1991 New England Patriots season

1991 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Dick MacPherson
Owner	Victor Kiam
Home field	Foxboro Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Bruce Armstrong TE Marv Cook
AP All-Pros	TE Marv Cook (1st team) LB Vincent Brown (2<supnd team
Uniform
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The 1991 season New England Patriots season was the team's 32nd, and 22nd in the National Football League. The team finished the season with a record of six wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East division.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1991 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	11	Pat Harlow	Offensive tackle	Southern California
1	14	Leonard Russell	Running back	Arizona State
2	41	Jerome Henderson	Defensive back	Clemson
3	56	Calvin Stephens	Guard	South Carolina
4	84	Scott Zolak	Quarterback	Maryland
5	112	Jon Vaughn	Running back	Michigan
5	124	Ben Coates	Tight end	Livingstone
6	140	David Key	Defensive back	Michigan
7	168	Blake Miller	Center	Louisiana State
8	196	Harry Colon	Defensive back	Missouri
9	224	O'Neil Glenn	Guard	Maryland
10	251	Randy Bethel	Tight end	Miami (FL)
11	279	Vince Moore	Wide receiver	Tennessee
11	303	Paul Alsbury	Punter	Texas State
12	307	Tim Edwards	Defensive tackle	Delta State

Personnel

Staff

New England Patriots 1991 staff
Front Office Chairman – Victor Kiam Vice Chairman – Fran Murray President – Billy Sullivan CEO – Sam Jankovich Vice President – Bucko Kilroy Vice President of Player Operations – Joe Mendes Vice President of Administration – Patrick Forte Director of Player Operations – Charley Armey Director of Pro Scouting – Rod Rust Head Coaches Head Coach – Dick MacPherson Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Dick Coury Offensive Backfield – Bobby Grier Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik Assistant Running Backs/Assistant Receivers – Joel Collier			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Stan Jones Outside Linebackers – Myrel Moore Inside Linebackers – Norm Gerber Defensive Backs – Charlie West Special Teams Coaches Special Teams/Tight Ends – Dante Scarnecchia Assistant Special Teams/Assistant Defensive Line – Dave Uyrus Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Ian Pyka

Roster

1991 New England Patriots roster
	Quarterbacks 13 Tommy Hodson  7 Hugh Millen Running Backs 33 George Adams FB 39 Marvin Allen FB 45 Ivy Joe Hunter FB 32 Leonard Russell 44 John Stephens 24 Jon Vaughn KR Wide Receivers 81 Rob Carpenter 80 Irving Fryar 82 Sammy Martin 86 Greg McMurtry 82 Gene Taylor 83 Michael Timpson Tight Ends 87 Ben Coates 85 Marv Cook		Offensive Linemen 78 Bruce Armstrong T 61 Freddie Childress G 63 Gene Chilton C 65 Elbert Crawford G 77 Pat Harlow T 64 Jon Melander G/T 71 Gregg Rakoczy C 75 Danny Villa G Defensive Linemen 92 Ray Agnew DE 91 Chris Gannon DE 72 Tim Goad NT 60 Marion Hobby DE 76 Fred Smerlas NT 97 Sean Smith DE 90 Garin Veris DE 96 Brent Williams DE		Linebackers 59 Vincent Brown ILB 58 Richard Harvey ILB/OLB 99 David Howard OLB 51 Eugene Lockhart ILB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB 95 Ed Reynolds ILB 55 Chris Singleton OLB 53 Richard Tardits OLB 56 Andre Tippett OLB Defensive Backs 40 Harry Colon SS 29 Darrell Fullington FS/SS 41 Tim Gordon FS/SS 36 Jerome Henderson FS/PR 37 Maurice Hurst CB 26 David Key CB 42 Ronnie Lippett CB 31 Fred Marion FS 27 David Pool CB 21 Mickey Washington CB 25 Tony Zackery CB Special Teams  8 Charlie Baumann K 11 Shawn McCarthy P  4 Jason Staurovsky K  8 Bryan Wagner P		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice Squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1991	at Indianapolis Colts	W 16–7	49,961
2	September 8, 1991	Cleveland Browns	L 20–0	35,377
3	September 15, 1991	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–6	53,703
4	September 22, 1991	Houston Oilers	W 24–20	30,702
5	September 29, 1991	at Phoenix Cardinals	L 24–10	26,043
6	October 6, 1991	Miami Dolphins	L 20–10	49,749
7	Bye
8	October 20, 1991	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–23	45,367
9	October 27, 1991	Denver Broncos	L 9–6	43,994
10	November 3, 1991	at Buffalo Bills	L 22–17	78,278
11	November 10, 1991	at Miami Dolphins	L 30–20	56,065
12	November 17, 1991	New York Jets	L 28–21	30,743
13	November 24, 1991	Buffalo Bills	W 16–13	47,053
14	December 1, 1991	at Denver Broncos	L 20–3	67,116
15	December 8, 1991	Indianapolis Colts	W 23–17	20,131
16	December 15, 1991	at New York Jets	W 6–3	55,689
17	December 22, 1991	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 29–7	46,394

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	13	3	0	.813	458	318
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	314	293
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	343	349
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	211	305
Indianapolis Colts	1	15	0	.063	143	381

See also

• New England Patriots seasons