1969 Boston Patriots season

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1969 Boston Patriots season
Owner Billy Sullivan
General manager George Sauer
Head coach Clive Rush
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division placeT-3rd AFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-Pros None
AFL All-StarsRB Carl Garrett
DT Jim Lee Hunt
C Jon Morris
WR Ron Sellers
QB Mike Taliaferro
S Don Web
Uniform
AFC-1967-1969-Uniform-NE.PNG

The 1969 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 10th and final season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of four wins and ten losses, and finished tied for third in the AFL's Eastern Division.

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

1969 Boston Patriots draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
16 Ron Sellers   WR Florida State
      Made roster        Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

1969 Boston Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Roster

1969 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

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 14at Denver Broncos L 7–350–1 Mile High Stadium 43,679 Recap
2September 21 Kansas City Chiefs L 0–310–2 Alumni Stadium 22,002 Recap
3September 28 Oakland Raiders L 23–380–3Alumni Stadium19,069 Recap
4October 5 New York Jets L 14–230–4Alumni Stadium25,584 Recap
5October 11at Buffalo Bills L 16–230–5 War Memorial Stadium 46,201 Recap
6October 19 San Diego Chargers L 10–130–6Alumni Stadium18,346 Recap
7October 26at New York Jets L 17–230–7 Shea Stadium 62,298 Recap
8November 2 Houston Oilers W 24–01–7Alumni Stadium19,006 Recap
9November 9 Miami Dolphins L 16–171–8Alumni Stadium19,821 Recap
10November 16at Cincinnati Bengals W 25–142–8 Nippert Stadium 27,927 Recap
11November 23 Buffalo Bills W 35–213–8Alumni Stadium25,584 Recap
12November 30at Miami Dolphins W 38–234–8 Tampa Stadium 32,121 Recap
13December 7at San Diego Chargers L 18–284–9 San Diego Stadium 33,146 Recap
14December 14at Houston Oilers L 23–274–10 Houston Astrodome 39,215 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
New York Jets 1040.7148–0353269W2
Houston Oilers 662.5005–3278279W1
Boston Patriots 4100.2863–5266316L2
Buffalo Bills 4100.2862–6230359L2
Miami Dolphins 3101.2312–6233332L1

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

References