1986 New England Patriots
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 412 points (25.8/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 307 points (19.2/g), 10th.
Differential of 105 points (6.6/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 2nd.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.7, Offense: 4.4, Defense: 1.3, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Raymond Berry (11-5-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Rod Rust
Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Tony Eason | 27 | 3 | 14 | 276 for 448, 3,328 yards, 19 td, 10 int, & 35 rushes for 170 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Tony Collins | 27 | 5 | 15 | 156 rushes for 412 yards, 3 td, & 77 catches for 684 yards and 5 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Craig James | 25 | 2 | 12 | 154 rushes for 427 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 129 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 187th pick / 1983 |
| FB | Mosi Tatupu* | 31 | 8 | 5 | 71 rushes for 172 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 145 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Irving Fryar | 24 | 2 | 13 | 43 catches for 737 yards, 6 td, & 4 rushes for 80 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| WR | Stanley Morgan* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 84 catches for 1,491 yards, 10 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Greg Hawthorne | 30 | 7 | 10 | 24 catches for 192 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Greg Baty | 22 | Rook | 7 | 37 catches for 331 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986 |
| LT | Brian Holloway | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981 |
| LG | Paul Fairchild | 25 | 2 | 15 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1984 | |
| C | Pete Brock | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976 |
| RG | Ron Wooten | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
| RT | Steve Moore | 26 | 3 | 11 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 80th pick / 1983 | |
| RT | Darryl Haley | 25 | 4 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Brent Williams | 22 | Rook | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| NT | Toby Williams | 27 | 3 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | Garin Veris | 23 | 1 | 15 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Andre Tippett* | 27 | 4 | 11 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Steve Nelson | 35 | 12 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| RILB | Larry McGrew | 29 | 6 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| RILB | Johnny Rembert | 25 | 3 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Don Blackmon | 28 | 5 | 15 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Ronnie Lippett | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Raymond Clayborn* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| SS | Roland James | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Fred Marion | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tony Franklin* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 32 of 41 field goals & 44 of 45 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979 |
| P | Rich Camarillo | 27 | 5 | 0 | 89 punts for a 42.1 average, 3 blocked | |
| PR | Irving Fryar | 24 | 2 | 13 | 35 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| KR | Stephen Starring | 25 | 3 | 2 | 36 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1983 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Bill Bain | 34 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 279 | 6-4 | Colorado,USC | 8/9/1952 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
| 48 | Greg Baty | 22 | TE | 16 | 7 | 241 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/28/1964 | Rook | New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986 |
| 94 | Mel Black | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | East. Illinois | 2/2/1962 | Rook | |
| 55 | Don Blackmon | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 235 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 3/14/1958 | 5 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981 |
| 28 | Jim Bowman | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Central Michigan | 10/26/1963 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1985 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | 32 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 267 | 6-5 | Colorado | 7/14/1954 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976 |
| 3 | Rich Camarillo | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Washington | 11/29/1959 | 5 | |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn* | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/2/1955 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| 33 | Tony Collins | 27 | RB | 16 | 15 | 208 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 5/27/1959 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981 |
| 59 | Steve Doig | 26 | LB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | New Hampshire | 3/28/1960 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1982 |
| 21 | Reggie Dupard | 23 | RB | 6 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | SMU | 10/30/1963 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 26th pick / 1986 |
| 11 | Tony Eason | 27 | QB | 15 | 14 | 212 | 6-4 | Illinois | 10/8/1959 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983 |
| 66 | Paul Fairchild | 25 | G-C | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/14/1961 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1984 |
| 1 | Tony Franklin* | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 11/18/1956 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979 |
| 80 | Irving Fryar | 24 | WR | 14 | 13 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 9/28/1962 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| 43 | Ernest Gibson | 25 | DB | 15 | 1 | 189 | 5-10 | Furman | 10/3/1961 | 2 | New England Patriots / 6th / 151st pick / 1984 |
| 25 | Vencie Glenn | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Indiana St. | 10/26/1964 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | 33 | QB | 4 | 2 | 210 | 6-4 | Kansas St. | 7/24/1953 | 11 | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| 68 | Darryl Haley | 25 | T-G | 16 | 6 | 269 | 6-4 | Utah | 2/16/1961 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982 |
| 27 | Greg Hawthorne | 30 | RB-TE-WR | 14 | 10 | 228 | 6-2 | Baylor | 9/5/1956 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1979 |
| 97 | Milford Hodge | 25 | DE-NT | 6 | 0 | 278 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 3/11/1961 | Rook | New England Patriots / 8th / 224th pick / 1985 |
| 76 | Brian Holloway | 27 | T-G | 15 | 15 | 284 | 6-7 | Stanford | 7/25/1959 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981 |
| 32 | Craig James | 25 | RB | 13 | 12 | 215 | 6-0 | SMU | 1/2/1961 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 187th pick / 1983 |
| 38 | Roland James | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 191 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/18/1958 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| 83 | Cedric Jones | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Duke | 6/1/1960 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982 |
| 42 | Ronnie Lippett | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 180 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 12/10/1960 | 3 | New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983 |
| 31 | Fred Marion | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/2/1959 | 4 | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| 64 | Trevor Matich | 25 | C-G-T | 11 | 1 | 277 | 6-4 | BYU | 10/9/1961 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1985 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | 29 | LB | 14 | 14 | 233 | 6-5 | USC | 7/23/1957 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| 23 | Rod McSwain | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Clemson | 1/28/1962 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1984 |
| 67 | Steve Moore | 26 | T | 11 | 11 | 293 | 6-4 | Tennessee St. | 10/1/1960 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 80th pick / 1983 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan* | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/17/1955 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| 75 | Guy Morriss | 35 | C | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | TCU | 5/13/1951 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | 35 | LB | 10 | 10 | 230 | 6-2 | Augsburg,North Dakota St. | 4/26/1951 | 12 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| 98 | Dennis Owens | 26 | NT | 16 | 1 | 257 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 2/24/1960 | 4 | |
| 22 | Gene Profit | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 168 | 5-10 | Yale | 11/11/1964 | Rook | |
| 12 | Tom Ramsey | 25 | QB | 5 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/9/1961 | Rook | New England Patriots / 10th / 267th pick / 1983 |
| 52 | Johnny Rembert | 25 | LB | 16 | 10 | 234 | 6-3 | Clemson | 1/19/1961 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| 95 | Ed Reynolds | 25 | LB | 16 | 3 | 238 | 6-5 | Virginia | 9/23/1961 | 3 | |
| 65 | Mike Ruth | 22 | NT | 6 | 0 | 266 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 6/25/1964 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1986 |
| 88 | Willie Scott | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 2/13/1959 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981 |
| 77 | Kenneth Sims | 27 | DE | 3 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | Texas | 10/31/1959 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982 |
| 81 | Stephen Starring | 25 | WR | 14 | 2 | 172 | 5-10 | McNeese St. | 7/30/1961 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1983 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu* | 31 | RB | 16 | 5 | 227 | 6-0 | USC | 4/26/1955 | 8 | New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978 |
| 99 | Ben Thomas | 25 | DE-NT | 4 | 1 | 280 | 6-4 | Auburn | 7/2/1961 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 56th pick / 1985 |
| 56 | Andre Tippett* | 27 | LB | 11 | 11 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa | 12/27/1959 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| 60 | Garin Veris | 23 | DE | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-4 | Stanford | 2/27/1963 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 1985 |
| 24 | Robert Weathers | 26 | RB | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 9/13/1960 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 40th pick / 1982 |
| 53 | Clayton Weishuhn | 27 | LB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Angelo State (TX) | 10/9/1959 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1982 |
| 96 | Brent Williams | 22 | DE | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Toledo | 10/23/1964 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| 82 | Derwin Williams | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 5/6/1961 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1984 |
| 54 | Ed Williams | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Texas | 9/8/1961 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1984 |
| 90 | Toby Williams | 27 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/19/1959 | 3 | New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983 |
| 61 | Ron Wooten | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/28/1959 | 4 | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 229.4 | 6-2.1 | 3.9 |