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1991 New England Patriots

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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.

Coached by Dick MacPherson (6-10-0)

1991 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 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

ROLB David Howard 30 6 5 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp

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

FS Tim Gordon 26 4 7 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
 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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
George Adams 29 RB 2 1 225 6-1 Kentucky 12/22/1962 6

New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1985

Ray Agnew 24 DT-DE 13 10 285 6-3 North Carolina State 12/9/1967 1

New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 1990

Marvin Allen 26 RB 15 0 215 5-10 Tulane 11/23/1965 3

New England Patriots / 11th / 294th pick / 1988

Bruce Armstrong* 26 T-G 16 16 295 6-4 Louisville 9/7/1965 4

New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987

Charlie Baumann 24 K 7 0 203 6-1 West Virginia 8/25/1967 Rook
Vincent Brown 26 LB 16 15 245 6-2 Miss. Valley State 1/9/1965 3

New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1988

Rob Carpenter 23 WR 9 1 190 6-2 Notre Dame,Syracuse 8/1/1968 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1991

Freddie Childress 25 G-T 15 1 331 6-4 Arkansas 9/17/1966 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 55th pick / 1989

Gene Chilton 27 C-T 16 16 281 6-3 Texas 3/27/1964 5

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1986

Ben Coates 22 TE 16 2 245 6-5 Livingstone 8/16/1969 Rook

New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991

Harry Colon 22 DB 16 14 203 6-0 Missouri 2/14/1969 Rook

New England Patriots / 8th / 196th pick / 1991

Marv Cook*+ 25 TE 16 16 234 6-4 Iowa 2/24/1966 2

New England Patriots / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1989

Elbert Crawford 25 G-C 16 16 280 6-3 Arkansas 6/20/1966 1

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 216th pick / 1990

Irving Fryar 29 WR 16 15 200 6-0 Nebraska 9/28/1962 7

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

Darrell Fullington 27 DB 5 0 197 6-1 Miami (FL) 4/17/1964 3

Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 124th pick / 1988

Chris Gannon 25 DE-TE 8 0 265 6-6 La-Lafayette 1/20/1966 2

New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1989

Tim Goad 25 NT-DT 16 15 280 6-3 North Carolina 2/28/1966 3

New England Patriots / 4th / 87th pick / 1988

Tim Gordon 26 DB 11 7 188 6-0 Tulsa 5/7/1965 4
Pat Harlow 22 T 16 16 295 6-6 USC 3/16/1969 Rook

New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1991

Richard Harvey 25 LB 1 0 235 6-1 Tulane 9/11/1966 1

Buffalo Bills / 11th / 305th pick / 1989

Jerome Henderson 22 DB 16 1 193 5-10 Clemson 8/8/1969 Rook

New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1991

Marion Hobby 25 DE 15 1 277 6-4 Tennessee 11/7/1966 1

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1990

Tom Hodson 24 QB 16 3 195 6-3 LSU 1/28/1967 1

New England Patriots / 3rd / 59th pick / 1990

David Howard 30 LB 16 5 232 6-2 Long Beach State,Oregon State 12/8/1961 6

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp

Ivy Joe Hunter 25 RB 13 11 237 6-0 Kentucky 11/16/1966 2

Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 182nd pick / 1989

Maurice Hurst 24 DB 15 14 185 5-10 Southern 9/17/1967 2

New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 1989

David Key 23 DB 3 0 190 5-10 Michigan 3/27/1968 Rook

New England Patriots / 6th / 140th pick / 1991

Ronnie Lippett 31 DB 16 13 180 5-11 Miami (FL) 12/10/1960 8

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

Eugene Lockhart 30 LB 16 13 234 6-2 Houston 3/8/1961 7

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984

Fred Marion 32 DB 11 11 192 6-2 Miami (FL) 1/2/1959 9

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

Sammy Martin 26 WR 4 0 175 5-11 LSU 8/21/1965 3

New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1988

Shawn McCarthy 23 P 13 0 227 6-6 Purdue 2/22/1968 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 305th pick / 1990

Greg McMurtry 24 WR 15 13 207 6-2 Michigan 10/15/1967 1

New England Patriots / 3rd / 80th pick / 1990

Jon Melander 25 G-T 10 3 280 6-7 Minnesota 12/27/1966 Rook

New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1990

Hugh Millen 28 QB 13 13 216 6-5 Washington 11/22/1963 4

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1986

David Pool 25 DB 15 3 188 5-9 Carson-Newman,Tennessee State 12/20/1966 1

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 145th pick / 1990

Gregg Rakoczy 26 C-G-T 5 2 290 6-6 Miami (FL) 5/18/1965 4

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1987

Johnny Rembert 30 LB 12 1 234 6-3 Clemson 1/19/1961 8

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

Ed Reynolds 30 LB 9 0 238 6-5 Virginia 9/23/1961 8
Leonard Russell 22 RB 16 15 240 6-2 Arizona State 11/17/1969 Rook

New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1991

Chris Singleton 24 LB 12 11 246 6-2 Arizona 2/20/1967 1

New England Patriots / 1st / 8th pick / 1990

Fred Smerlas 34 NT-DT 16 1 277 6-3 Boston College 4/8/1957 12

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979

Sean W. Smith 24 DE 2 0 280 6-7 Georgia Tech 5/29/1967 1

New England Patriots / 11th / 280th pick / 1990

Jason Staurovsky 28 K 9 0 167 5-9 Tulsa 3/23/1963 4
John Stephens 25 RB 14 3 220 6-1 Northwest State (LA) 2/23/1966 3

New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1988

Richard Tardits 26 LB 16 0 228 6-2 Georgia 7/30/1965 1

Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1989

Gene Taylor 29 WR 1 0 189 6-2 Fresno State 11/12/1962 4

New England Patriots / 6th / 163rd pick / 1987

Michael Timpson 24 WR 16 2 178 5-10 Penn State 6/6/1967 2

New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1989

Andre Tippett 32 LB 16 16 240 6-3 Iowa 12/27/1959 9

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

Jon Vaughn 21 RB 16 2 203 5-9 Michigan 3/12/1970 Rook

New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1991

Garin Veris 28 DE 16 4 255 6-4 Stanford 2/27/1963 6

New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 1985

Danny Villa 27 T-C-G 10 10 304 6-5 Arizona State 9/21/1964 4

New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1987

Bryan Wagner 29 P 3 0 200 6-2 California Lutheran,Cal State-Northridge 3/28/1962 4
Mickey Washington 23 DB 16 4 195 5-9 Texas A&M 7/8/1968 1

Phoenix Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1990

Brent Williams 27 DE 16 16 283 6-4 Toledo 10/23/1964 5

New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986

Tony Zackery 25 DB 16 0 195 6-2 Washington 11/20/1966 2

New England Patriots / 8th / 223rd pick / 1989

Team Total 26.0 16 231.5 6-2.0 3.0