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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)
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1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |
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| LG | John Hannah* | 33 | 11 | 15 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
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| C | Pete Brock | 30 | 8 | 12 | New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976 |
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| C | Guy Morriss | 33 | 11 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Ron Wooten | 25 | 2 | 16 | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Darryl Haley | 23 | 2 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |