1966 Boston Patriots season
Appearance
1966 Boston Patriots season | |
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Owner | Billy Sullivan |
Head coach | Mike Holovak |
Home field | Fenway Park |
Results | |
Record | 8–4–2 |
Division place | 2nd AFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
AFL All-Stars | DT Houston Antwine LB Nick Buoniconti WR/K Gino Cappelletti DE Larry Eisenhauer DT Jim Lee Hunt C Jon Morris FB Jim Nance T Tom Neville QB Babe Parilli DB Chuck Shonta G Len St. Jean |
Uniform | |
The Boston Patriots finished the American Football League's 1966 season with a record of eight wins and four losses and two ties, and finished second in the AFL's Eastern division.
Staff
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Season summary
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Game-by-game results
Week | Opponent | Result | Stadium | Record | Attendance |
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1 | at San Diego Chargers | L 0–24 | Balboa Stadium | 0–1 | |
2 | at Denver Broncos | W 24–10 | Mile High Stadium | 1–1 | |
3 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–43 | Fenway Park | 1–2 | |
4 | New York Jets | T 24–24 | Fenway Park | 1–2–1 | |
5 | at Buffalo Bills | W 20–10 | War Memorial Stadium | 2–2–1 | |
6 | Bye | ||||
7 | San Diego Chargers | W 35–17 | Fenway Park | 3–2–1 | |
8 | Oakland Raiders | W 21–24 | Fenway Park | 4–2–1 | |
9 | Denver Broncos | L 10–17 | Fenway Park | 4–3–1 | |
10 | Houston Oilers | W 27–21 | Fenway Park | 5–3–1 | |
11 | at Kansas City Chiefs | T 27–27 | Municipal Stadium | 5–3–2 | |
12 | at Miami Dolphins | W 20–14 | Miami Orange Bowl | 6–3–2 | |
13 | Buffalo Bills | W 14–3 | Fenway Park | 7–3–2 | |
14 | at Houston Oilers | W 38–14 | Rice Stadium | 8–3–2 | |
15 | at New York Jets | L 28–38 | Shea Stadium | 8–4–2 |
Standings
AFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Buffalo Bills | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 6–2 | 358 | 255 | W1 | |
Boston Patriots | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5–1–1 | 315 | 283 | L1 | |
New York Jets | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 322 | 312 | W1 | |
Houston Oilers | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 1–7 | 335 | 396 | L8 | |
Miami Dolphins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–5 | 213 | 362 | W1 |
Roster
All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1966 Boston Patriots.
Notes and references
- "1960 Boston Patriots". Football @ JT-SW.com. John Troan. 2002. Archived from the original on 25 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
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- "New England Patriots (1960–present)". Sports E-cyclopedia. Tank Productions. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
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- ^ "Chargers' tie jolt to Raiders". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1965. p. 51 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "AFL standings". Lompoc Records. December 19, 1966. p. 2-B – via newspapers.com.