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1984 New England Patriots

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 362 points (22.6/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 352 points (22.0/g), 18th.
 Differential of 10 points (0.6/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 18th.

Coached by Raymond Berry (4-4-0) and Ron Meyer (5-3-0)

1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Tony Eason 25 1 13 259 for 431, 3,228 yards, 23 td, 8 int, & 40 rushes for 154 yards and 5 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983

RB Craig James 23 Rook 7 160 rushes for 790 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 159 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 7th / 187th pick / 1983

RB Tony Collins 25 3 5 138 rushes for 550 yards, 5 td, & 16 catches for 100 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981

WR Stanley Morgan 29 7 12 38 catches for 709 yards, 5 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977

WR Stephen Starring 23 1 16 46 catches for 657 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for -16 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1983

TE Lin Dawson 25 3 15 39 catches for 427 yards, 4 td

New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981

TE Derrick Ramsey 28 6 13 66 catches for 792 yards, 7 td

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978

LT Brian Holloway* 25 3 16

New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981

LG John Hannah* 33 11 15

New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973

C Pete Brock 30 8 12

New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976

C Guy Morriss 33 11 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973

RG Ron Wooten 25 2 16

New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981

RT Darryl Haley 23 2 16

New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982

 Defensive Starters
LDE Kenneth Sims 25 2 16 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982

NT Dennis Owens 24 2 16 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RDE Toby Williams 25 1 15 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983

LOLB Andre Tippett* 25 2 16 18.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982

LILB Steve Nelson* 33 10 16 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974

RILB Larry McGrew 27 4 15 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980

ROLB Don Blackmon 26 3 16 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981

LCB Ernest Gibson 23 Rook 8 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 6th / 151st pick / 1984

LCB Ronnie Lippett 24 1 8 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983

RCB Raymond Clayborn 29 7 16 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977

SS Roland James 26 4 15 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980

FS Fred Marion 25 2 10 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982

FS Rick Sanford 27 5 7 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1979

 Special Teams Starters
K Tony Franklin 28 5 0 22 of 28 field goals & 42 of 42 extra points

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979

P Rich Camarillo 25 3 0 48 punts for a 42.1 average, 0 blocked
PR Irving Fryar 22 Rook 2 36 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 0 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984

KR Tony Collins 25 3 5 25 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td

New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Julius Adams 36 DE-DT 16 1 270 6-3 Texas Southern 4/26/1948 13

New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971

Don Blackmon 26 LB 16 16 235 6-3 Tulsa 3/14/1958 3

New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981

Pete Brock 30 C-T-G 12 12 267 6-5 Colorado 7/14/1954 8

New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976

Rich Camarillo 25 P 7 0 202 5-11 Washington 11/29/1959 3
Raymond Clayborn 29 DB 16 16 186 6-0 Texas 1/2/1955 7

New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977

Tony Collins 25 RB 16 5 208 5-11 East Carolina 5/27/1959 3

New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981

Lin Dawson 25 TE 16 15 240 6-3 North Carolina State 6/24/1959 3

New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981

Paul Dombroski 28 DB 14 0 185 6-0 Hawaii,Linfield 8/8/1956 4
Tony Eason 25 QB 16 13 212 6-4 Illinois 10/8/1959 1

New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983

Paul Fairchild 23 G-C 7 0 270 6-4 Kansas 9/14/1961 Rook

New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1984

Tony Franklin 28 K 16 0 182 5-8 Texas A&M 11/18/1956 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979

Irving Fryar 22 WR 14 2 200 6-0 Nebraska 9/28/1962 Rook

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984

Ernest Gibson 23 DB 15 8 189 5-10 Furman 10/3/1961 Rook

New England Patriots / 6th / 151st pick / 1984

Tim Golden 25 LB 15 0 220 6-1 Florida 11/15/1959 2
Steve Grogan 31 QB 3 3 210 6-4 Kansas State 7/24/1953 9

New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975

Darryl Haley 23 T-G 16 16 269 6-4 Utah 2/16/1961 2

New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982

John Hannah* 33 G 15 15 265 6-2 Alabama 4/4/1951 11

New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973

Greg Hawthorne 28 RB-TE-WR 14 1 228 6-2 Baylor 9/5/1956 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1979

Luther Henson 25 NT 9 0 275 6-0 Ohio State 3/25/1959 2
Brian Holloway* 25 T-G 16 16 284 6-7 Stanford 7/25/1959 3

New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981

Brian Ingram 25 LB 12 0 236 6-4 Tennessee 10/31/1959 2

New England Patriots / 4th / 111th pick / 1982

Craig James 23 RB 15 7 215 6-0 SMU 1/2/1961 Rook

New England Patriots / 7th / 187th pick / 1983

Roland James 26 DB 15 15 191 6-2 Tennessee 2/18/1958 4

New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980

Cedric Jones 24 WR 14 3 184 6-1 Duke 6/1/1960 2

New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982

Mike Kerrigan 24 QB 1 0 205 6-3 Northwestern 4/27/1960 1
Keith Lee 27 DB 15 0 192 5-11 Colorado State 12/22/1957 3

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 129th pick / 1980

Ronnie Lippett 24 DB 16 8 180 5-11 Miami (FL) 12/10/1960 1

New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983

Fred Marion 25 DB 16 10 192 6-2 Miami (FL) 1/2/1959 2

New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982

Larry McGrew 27 LB 16 15 233 6-5 USC 7/23/1957 4

New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980

Rod McSwain 22 DB 15 0 198 6-1 Clemson 1/28/1962 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1984

Steve Moore 24 T 16 0 293 6-4 Tennessee State 10/1/1960 1

New England Patriots / 3rd / 80th pick / 1983

Stanley Morgan 29 WR 13 12 181 5-11 Tennessee 2/17/1955 7

New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977

Guy Morriss 33 C 16 5 255 6-4 TCU 5/13/1951 11

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973

Steve Nelson* 33 LB 16 16 230 6-2 Augsburg,North Dakota State 4/26/1951 10

New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974

Dennis Owens 24 NT 16 16 257 6-1 North Carolina State 2/24/1960 2
Luke Prestridge 28 P 9 0 235 6-4 Baylor 9/17/1956 5

Denver Broncos / 7th / 188th pick / 1979

Derrick Ramsey 28 TE 16 13 230 6-4 Kentucky 12/23/1956 6

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978

Johnny Rembert 23 LB 7 0 234 6-3 Clemson 1/19/1961 1

New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983

Ed Reynolds 23 LB 16 0 238 6-5 Virginia 9/23/1961 1
Bo Robinson 28 RB-TE 16 1 228 6-2 West Texas A&M 5/27/1956 5

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1979

Doug Rogers 24 DE 12 0 266 6-5 Stanford 6/23/1960 2

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1982

Rick Sanford 27 DB 16 7 192 6-1 South Carolina 1/9/1957 5

New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1979

Kenneth Sims 25 DE 16 16 272 6-5 Texas 10/31/1959 2

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982

Ricky Smith 24 DB-WR 1 0 182 6-0 Alabama State 7/20/1960 2

New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1982

Stephen Starring 23 WR 16 16 172 5-10 McNeese State 7/30/1961 1

New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1983

Mosi Tatupu 29 RB 16 4 227 6-0 USC 4/26/1955 6

New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978

Andre Tippett* 25 LB 16 16 240 6-3 Iowa 12/27/1959 2

New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982

Scott Virkus 25 DE 5 0 260 6-5 Purdue 9/7/1959 1
Clarence Weathers 22 WR 9 0 170 5-9 Delaware State 1/10/1962 1
Robert Weathers 24 RB 2 0 220 6-2 Arizona State 9/13/1960 2

New England Patriots / 2nd / 40th pick / 1982

Clayton Weishuhn 25 LB 1 1 220 6-2 Angelo State (TX) 10/9/1959 2

New England Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1982

Ed Williams 23 LB 14 0 244 6-4 Texas 9/8/1961 Rook

New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1984

Jon Williams 23 RB 9 0 205 5-9 Penn State 6/1/1961 Rook

New England Patriots / 3rd / 70th pick / 1984

Lester Williams 25 NT-DE 7 0 275 6-3 Miami (FL) 1/19/1959 2

New England Patriots / 1st / 27th pick / 1982

Toby Williams 25 NT-DE-DT 16 15 264 6-3 Nebraska 11/19/1959 1

New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983

Ron Wooten 25 G 16 16 274 6-4 North Carolina 6/28/1959 2

New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981

Team Total 25.9 16 226.6 6-1.9 3.3