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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 211 points (13.2/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 305 points (19.1/g), 15th.
Differential of -94 points (-5.9/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 4.7-11.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 25th.
Simple Rating System: Total -8.7, Offense: -7.9, Defense: -0.8, SoS: -2.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dick MacPherson
Offensive Coordinator: Dick Coury
Defensive Coordinator: Joe Collier
Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Hugh Millen | 28 | 4 | 13 | 246 for 409, 3,073 yards, 9 td, 18 int, & 31 rushes for 92 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1986 |
| RB | Leonard Russell | 22 | Rook | 15 | 266 rushes for 959 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 81 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1991 |
| FB | Ivy Joe Hunter | 25 | 2 | 11 | 18 rushes for 53 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 97 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 182nd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Irving Fryar | 29 | 7 | 15 | 68 catches for 1,014 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| WR | Greg McMurtry | 24 | 1 | 13 | 41 catches for 614 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 80th pick / 1990 |
| TE | Marv Cook*+ | 25 | 2 | 16 | 82 catches for 808 yards, 3 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1989 |
| LT | Bruce Armstrong* | 26 | 4 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 | |
| LG | Elbert Crawford | 25 | 1 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 216th pick / 1990 | |
| C | Gene Chilton | 27 | 5 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1986 | |
| RG | Danny Villa | 27 | 4 | 10 | 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1987 |
| RT | Pat Harlow | 22 | Rook | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1991 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ray Agnew | 24 | 1 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 1990 |
| NT | Tim Goad | 25 | 3 | 15 | New England Patriots / 4th / 87th pick / 1988 | |
| RDE | Brent Williams | 27 | 5 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | Andre Tippett | 32 | 9 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Eugene Lockhart | 30 | 7 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 | |
| RILB | Vincent Brown | 26 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1988 |
| ROLB | Chris Singleton | 24 | 1 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 8th pick / 1990 |
| LCB | Ronnie Lippett | 31 | 8 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Maurice Hurst | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Harry Colon | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 8th / 196th pick / 1991 |
| FS | Fred Marion | 32 | 9 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Staurovsky | 28 | 4 | 0 | 13 of 19 field goals & 10 of 11 extra points | |
| P | Shawn McCarthy | 23 | Rook | 0 | 66 punts for a 40.2 average, 2 blocked | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 305th pick / 1990 |
| PR | Jerome Henderson | 22 | Rook | 1 | 27 punt returns for a 7.4 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1991 |
| KR | Jon Vaughn | 21 | Rook | 2 | 34 kick returns for a 21.1 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1991 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | George Adams | 29 | rb | 2 | 1 | 225 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/22/1962 | 6 | 0 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1985 |
| 92 | Ray Agnew | 24 | LDE | 13 | 10 | 285 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 12/9/1967 | 1 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 1990 |
| 39 | Marvin Allen | 26 | 15 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Tulane | 11/23/1965 | 3 | 0 | New England Patriots / 11th / 294th pick / 1988 | |
| 78 | Bruce Armstrong* | 26 | LT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Louisville | 9/7/1965 | 4 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| 8 | Charlie Baumann | 24 | 7 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 8/25/1967 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 59 | Vincent Brown | 26 | RILB | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley St. | 1/9/1965 | 3 | 13 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1988 |
| 81 | Rob Carpenter | 23 | wr | 9 | 1 | 190 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Syracuse | 8/1/1968 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1991 |
| 61 | Freddie Childress | 25 | g | 15 | 1 | 331 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 9/17/1966 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 55th pick / 1989 |
| 63 | Gene Chilton | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-3 | Texas | 3/27/1964 | 5 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1986 |
| 87 | Ben Coates | 22 | te | 16 | 2 | 245 | 6-5 | Livingstone | 8/16/1969 | Rook | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991 |
| 40 | Harry Colon | 22 | SS | 16 | 14 | 203 | 6-0 | Missouri | 2/14/1969 | Rook | 6 | New England Patriots / 8th / 196th pick / 1991 |
| 85 | Marv Cook*+ | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-4 | Iowa | 2/24/1966 | 2 | 7 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1989 |
| 65 | Elbert Crawford | 25 | LG | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 6/20/1966 | 1 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 216th pick / 1990 |
| 80 | Irving Fryar | 29 | WR | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 9/28/1962 | 7 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| 29 | Darrell Fullington | 27 | 5 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1964 | 3 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 124th pick / 1988 | |
| 91 | Chris Gannon | 25 | 8 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | La-Lafayette | 1/20/1966 | 2 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1989 | |
| 72 | Tim Goad | 25 | NT | 16 | 15 | 280 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 2/28/1966 | 3 | 7 | New England Patriots / 4th / 87th pick / 1988 |
| 41 | Tim Gordon | 26 | fs | 11 | 7 | 188 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 5/7/1965 | 4 | 3 | |
| 77 | Pat Harlow | 22 | RT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | USC | 3/16/1969 | Rook | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1991 |
| 58 | Richard Harvey | 25 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tulane | 9/11/1966 | 1 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 305th pick / 1989 | |
| 36 | Jerome Henderson | 22 | PR | 16 | 1 | 193 | 5-10 | Clemson | 8/8/1969 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1991 |
| 60 | Marion Hobby | 25 | de | 15 | 1 | 277 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 11/7/1966 | 1 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1990 |
| 13 | Tom Hodson | 24 | qb | 16 | 3 | 195 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/28/1967 | 1 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 59th pick / 1990 |
| 99 | David Howard | 30 | rolb | 16 | 5 | 232 | 6-2 | Oregon St.,Long Beach St. | 12/8/1961 | 6 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 45 | Ivy Joe Hunter | 25 | FB | 13 | 11 | 237 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 11/16/1966 | 2 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 182nd pick / 1989 |
| 37 | Maurice Hurst | 24 | RCB | 15 | 14 | 185 | 5-10 | Southern | 9/17/1967 | 2 | 6 | New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 1989 |
| 26 | David Key | 23 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Michigan | 3/27/1968 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 6th / 140th pick / 1991 | |
| 42 | Ronnie Lippett | 31 | LCB | 16 | 13 | 180 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 12/10/1960 | 8 | 6 | New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983 |
| 51 | Eugene Lockhart | 30 | LILB | 16 | 13 | 234 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/8/1961 | 7 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| 31 | Fred Marion | 32 | FS | 11 | 11 | 192 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/2/1959 | 9 | 5 | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| 82 | Sammy Martin | 26 | 4 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | LSU | 8/21/1965 | 3 | 0 | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1988 | |
| 11 | Shawn McCarthy | 23 | P | 13 | 0 | 227 | 6-6 | Purdue | 2/22/1968 | Rook | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 305th pick / 1990 |
| 86 | Greg McMurtry | 24 | WR | 15 | 13 | 207 | 6-2 | Michigan | 10/15/1967 | 1 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 80th pick / 1990 |
| 64 | Jon Melander | 25 | g | 10 | 3 | 280 | 6-7 | Minnesota | 12/27/1966 | Rook | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1990 |
| 7 | Hugh Millen | 28 | QB | 13 | 13 | 216 | 6-5 | Washington | 11/22/1963 | 4 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1986 |
| 27 | David Pool | 25 | db | 15 | 3 | 188 | 5-9 | Tennessee St.,Carson-Newman | 12/20/1966 | 1 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 145th pick / 1990 |
| 71 | Gregg Rakoczy | 26 | c | 5 | 2 | 290 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 5/18/1965 | 4 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1987 |
| 52 | Johnny Rembert | 30 | lb | 12 | 1 | 234 | 6-3 | Clemson | 1/19/1961 | 8 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| 95 | Ed Reynolds | 30 | 9 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | Virginia | 9/23/1961 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 32 | Leonard Russell | 22 | RB | 16 | 15 | 240 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 11/17/1969 | Rook | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1991 |
| 55 | Chris Singleton | 24 | ROLB | 12 | 11 | 246 | 6-2 | Arizona | 2/20/1967 | 1 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 8th pick / 1990 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas | 34 | nt | 16 | 1 | 277 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 4/8/1957 | 12 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979 |
| 97 | Sean W. Smith | 24 | 2 | 0 | 280 | 6-7 | Georgia Tech | 5/29/1967 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 11th / 280th pick / 1990 | |
| 4 | Jason Staurovsky | 28 | K | 9 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Tulsa | 3/23/1963 | 4 | 0 | |
| 44 | John Stephens | 25 | rb | 14 | 3 | 220 | 6-1 | NW State (LA) | 2/23/1966 | 3 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1988 |
| 53 | Richard Tardits | 26 | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/30/1965 | 1 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1989 | |
| 82 | Gene Taylor | 29 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 11/12/1962 | 4 | 0 | New England Patriots / 6th / 163rd pick / 1987 | |
| 83 | Michael Timpson | 24 | wr | 16 | 2 | 178 | 5-10 | Penn St. | 6/6/1967 | 2 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1989 |
| 56 | Andre Tippett | 32 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa | 12/27/1959 | 9 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| 24 | Jon Vaughn | 21 | KR | 16 | 2 | 203 | 5-9 | Michigan | 3/12/1970 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1991 |
| 90 | Garin Veris | 28 | de | 16 | 4 | 255 | 6-4 | Stanford | 2/27/1963 | 6 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 1985 |
| 75 | Danny Villa | 27 | RG | 10 | 10 | 304 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 9/21/1964 | 4 | 3 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1987 |
| 8 | Bryan Wagner | 29 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | California Lutheran,Cal State-Northridge | 3/28/1962 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Mickey Washington | 23 | db | 16 | 4 | 195 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 7/8/1968 | 1 | 3 | Phoenix Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1990 |
| 96 | Brent Williams | 27 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Toledo | 10/23/1964 | 5 | 8 | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| 25 | Tony Zackery | 25 | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/20/1966 | 2 | 1 | New England Patriots / 8th / 223rd pick / 1989 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 231.5 | 6-2.0 | 3.0 |