1967 Boston Patriots season

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1967 Boston Patriots season
Owner Billy Sullivan
Head coach Mike Holovak
Home stadium Fenway Park
Results
Record3–10–1
Division place5th AFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify
AFL All-StarsDT Houston Antwine
LB Nick Buoniconti
RB Larry Garron
DT Jim Lee Hunt
C Jon Morris
FB Jim Nance
T Don Oakes
Uniform
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The 1967 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 8th season in the American Football League. The Patriots recorded three wins, ten losses, and one tie, and finished last in the AFL's Eastern Division.

Contents

Notably, the Patriots would not record another tie prior to the introduction of overtime in professional football in 1974, and have not yet recorded a tie (as of 2025) in the overtime era, which is currently the longest such span among current National Football League teams.

Staff

1967 Boston Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Roster

1967 Boston Patriots roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Game-by-game results

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 3at Denver Broncos L 21–260–1 Bears Stadium 35,488 Recap
2September 9at San Diego Chargers L 14–280–2 San Diego Stadium 39,227 Recap
3September 17at Oakland Raiders L 7–350–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 26,289 Recap
4September 24at Buffalo Bills W 23–01–3 War Memorial Stadium 45,748 Recap
5 Bye
6October 8 San Diego Chargers T 31–311–3–1San Diego Stadium*23,620 Recap
7October 15 Miami Dolphins W 41–102–3–1 Alumni Stadium**23,955 Recap
8October 22 Oakland Raiders L 14–482–4–1Fenway Park25,057 Recap
9October 29at New York Jets L 23–302–5–1 Shea Stadium 62,784 Recap
10November 5 Houston Oilers W 18–73–5–1Fenway Park19,422 Recap
11November 12 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–333–6–1Fenway Park23,010 Recap
12November 19 New York Jets L 24–293–7–1Fenway Park26,790 Recap
13November 26at Houston Oilers L 6–273–8–1 Rice Stadium 28,044 Recap
14Bye
15December 9 Buffalo Bills L 16–443–9–1Fenway Park20,627 Recap
16December 17at Miami Dolphins L 32–413–10–1 Miami Orange Bowl 25,969 Recap
17Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Notes:

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

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  • Date: September 24
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 45,748
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); wind 15 mph

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Standings

AFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Houston Oilers 941.6925–1–1258199W2
New York Jets 851.6155–1–1371329W1
Buffalo Bills 4100.2863–5237285L1
Miami Dolphins 4100.2862–6219407L1
Boston Patriots 3101.2313–5280389L5

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

References

  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-08.