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1979 New England Patriots
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 411 points (25.7/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 326 points (20.4/g), 15th.
Differential of 85 points (5.3/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 9th.
Coached by Ron Erhardt (9-7-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 25 | NWE | Rick Sanford | DB | 7 | 1979 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 94 | South Carolina | |||||||||||
| 2 | 52 | NWE | Bob Golic | NT | 14 | 1979 | 1992 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 187 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||
| 4 | 106 | NWE | Eddie Hare | P | 1 | 1979 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | |||
| 5 | 135 | NWE | John Zamberlin | LB | 6 | 1979 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | Pacific Lutheran | |||||||||||
| 7 | 177 | NWE | Judson Flint | DB | 4 | 1980 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | California (PA) | |||||||||||
| 8 | 216 | NWE | Randy Love | RB | 7 | 1979 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 65 | 211 | 3 | 15 | 95 | 2 | Houston | |||||
| 9 | 245 | NWE | John Spagnola | TE | 10 | 1979 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 133 | 263 | 2886 | 15 | Yale | ||||||||
| 10 | 270 | NWE | Martin Cox | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vanderbilt | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 271 | NWE | Allan Clark | RB | 3 | 1979 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 140 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 0 | Northern Arizona | |||||