1969 Boston Patriots season

1969 Boston Patriots season
Head coach	Clive Rush
General manager	George Sauer
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Home field	Alumni Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	T-3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify
AP All-Pros	none
AFL All-Stars	RB Carl Garrett DT Jim Lee Hunt C Jon Morris WR Ron Sellers QB Mike Taliaferro S Don Web
Uniform

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

Staff

Boston Patriots 1969 staff
Front Office President – Billy Sullivan General Manager – George Sauer Director of Player Personnel – Rommie Loudd Head Coaches Head Coach – Clive Rush Offensive Coaches Offensive Backfield – John Mazur Receivers – Jerry Stoltz Offensive Line – Bruce Beatty			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Jesse Richardson Linebackers – John Meyer Defensive Backfield – Bill Elias

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Jets	10	4	0	.714	8–0	353	269	W2
Houston Oilers	6	6	2	.500	5–3	278	279	W1
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	3–5	266	316	L2
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	2–6	230	359	L2
Miami Dolphins	3	10	1	.231	2–6	233	332	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Game-by-game results

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium	Record	Attendance
1	September 14, 1969	at Denver Broncos	L 35–7	Mile High Stadium	0–1	43,679
2	September 21, 1969	Kansas City Chiefs	L 31–0	Alumni Stadium	0–2	22,002
3	September 28, 1969	Oakland Raiders	L 38–23	Alumni Stadium	0–3	19,069
4	October 5, 1969	New York Jets	L 23–14	Alumni Stadium	0–4	25,584
5	October 11, 1969	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–16	War Memorial Stadium	0–5	46,201
6	October 19, 1969	San Diego Chargers	L 13–10	Alumni Stadium	0–6	18,346
7	October 26, 1969	at New York Jets	L 23–17	Shea Stadium	0–7	62,298
8	November 2, 1969	Houston Oilers	W 24–0	Alumni Stadium	1–7	19,006
9	November 9, 1969	Miami Dolphins	L 17–16	Alumni Stadium	1–8	19,821
10	November 16, 1969	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 25–14	Nippert Stadium	2–8	27,927
11	November 23, 1969	Buffalo Bills	W 35–21	Alumni Stadium	3–8	25,584
12	November 30, 1969	at Miami Dolphins	W 38–23	Tampa Stadium[1]	4–8	32,121
13	December 7, 1969	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–18	San Diego Stadium	4–9	33,146
14	December 14, 1969	at Houston Oilers	L 27–23	Astrodome	4–10	39,215

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1969 Boston Patriots.

Name	Position	Notes
Jim Nance Carl Garrett		Gino Capeletti

References

1. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196911300mia.htm