1968 Boston Patriots season

1968 Boston Patriots season
Owner	Billy Sullivan
General manager	Mike Holovak
Head coach	Mike Holovak
Home field	Fenway Park
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify
AP All-Pros	Jim Whalen
AFL All-Stars	DT Houston Antwine WR/K Gino Cappelletti CB Leroy Mitchell C Jon Morris T Tom Neville
Uniform

The 1968 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 9th season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of four wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFL's Eastern Division. The Patriots played their final season of home games at Fenway Park before moving to Alumni Stadium on the campus of Boston College for the following season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

See also: 1968 NFL/AFL Draft

1968 Boston Patriots draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Dennis Byrd	DT	NC State
2	32	Tom Funchess	T	Jackson State
3	60	Aaron Marsh	WR	Eastern Kentucky
4	88	R. C. Gamble	RB	South Carolina State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

Boston Patriots 1968 staff
Front Office President – Billy Sullivan Director of Player Personnel – Rommie Loudd Head Coaches Head Coach/General Manager – Mike Holovak Offensive Coaches Offensive Backfield – Tom Yewcic Offensive Line – Art Spinney			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Jesse Richardson Defensive Backfield – Claude Gibson

Roster

1968 Boston Patriots roster

	Quarterbacks 15 King Corcoran 14 Tom Sherman 17 Mike Taliaferro Running backs 13 R. C. Gamble 40 Larry Garron 48 Preston Johnson 35 Jim Nance FB 22 Gene Thomas Wide receivers 81 Jim Colclough 84 Art Graham 24 Bobby Leo 29 Aaron Marsh 31 Bill Murphy 46 Bob Scarpitto Tight ends 87 Bobby Nichols 82 Jim Whalen		Offensive linemen 63 Justin Canale G 66 Paul Feldhausen T 73 Tom Funchess T 76 Charley Long G 56 Jon Morris C 77 Tom Neville T 71 Don Oakes T 68 Karl Singer T 60 Len St. Jean G Defensive linemen 65 Houston Antwine DT 78 Dennis Byrd DE 67 Whit Canale DE 72 Larry Eisenhauer DE 79 Jim Lee Hunt DT 75 Ed Toner DT 70 Mel Witt DE		Linebackers 85 Nick Buoniconti 50 Jim Cheyunski 45 Ray Ilg 54 Ed Koontz 52 Ed Philpott 58 Doug Satcher 55 J. R. Williamson Defensive backs 25 John Charles S 23 Daryl Johnson CB 28 Art McMahon S 41 Leroy Mitchell CB 27 Willie Porter 42 Don Webb FS Special teams 20 Gino Cappelletti K 36 Terry Swanson P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Jets	11	3	0	.786	7–1	419	280	W4
Houston Oilers	7	7	0	.500	5–3	303	248	W2
Miami Dolphins	5	8	1	.385	4–3–1	276	355	L1
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	2–6	229	406	L2
Buffalo Bills	1	12	1	.077	1–6–1	199	367	L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

Game-by-game results

See also: American Football League seasons

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1968	at Buffalo Bills	W 16–7	38,865
2	Bye
3	September 22, 1968	New York Jets	L 47–31	22,002
4	September 29, 1968	at Denver Broncos	W 20–17	37,024
5	October 6, 1968	at Oakland Raiders	L 41–10	44,253
6	October 13, 1968	Houston Oilers	L 16–0	32,502
7	October 20, 1968	Buffalo Bills	W 23–6	21,082
8	October 27, 1968	at New York Jets	L 48–14	62,351
9	November 3, 1968	Denver Broncos	L 35–14	18,304
10	November 10, 1968	San Diego Chargers	L 27–17	19,278
11	November 17, 1968	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 31–17	48,271
12	November 24, 1968	Miami Dolphins	L 34–10	18,305
13	December 1, 1968	Cincinnati Bengals	W 33–14	17,796
14	December 8, 1968	at Miami Dolphins	L 38–7	24,242
15	December 15, 1968	at Houston Oilers	L 45–17	34,198

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Patriots 0 3 10 3 16 Bills 7 0 0 0 7 Date: September 8 Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York Game weather: 62°F, wind 6 mph

Scoring summary 1 BUF Paul Costa 6 yard run (Mike Mercer kick) Bills 7–0 2 BOS Gino Cappelletti 10 yard field goal Bills 7–3 3 BOS R.C. Gamble 45 yard run (Gino Capplletti kick) Patriots 10–7 3 BOS Gino Cappelletti 28 yard field goal Patriots 13–7 4 BOS Gino Cappelletti 30 yard field goal Patriots 16–7