1968 Boston Patriots season

Season of American Football League team the Boston Patriots November 2013 March 2026 Boston Patriots 1968 4–10 4th AFL Eastern Mike Holovak Mike Holovak Billy Sullivan Fenway Park Did not qualify DT Houston AntwineWR/K Gino CappellettiCB Leroy MitchellC Jon MorrisT Tom Neville Jim Whalen Image:AFC-1967-1969-Uniform-NE.PNG Patriots seasons The 1968 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's ninth 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 1968 NFL/AFL draft 1968 Boston Patriots 1 6 Dennis Byrd DT NC State yes no 2 32 Tom Funchess T Jackson State yes no 3 60 Aaron Marsh WR Eastern Kentucky yes no 4 88 R. C. Gamble RB South Carolina State yes no Personnel Staff / Coaches 1968 Boston Patriots President – Billy Sullivan Director of Player Personnel – Rommie Loudd Head coach/General Manager – Mike Holovak Offensive backfield – Tom Yewcic Offensive line – Art Spinney Defensive line – Jesse Richardson Defensive backfield – Claude Gibson Final roster 1968 Boston Patriots 41 6 0 15 King Corcoran 14 Tom Sherman American football y 13 R. C. Gamble y 48 Preston Johnson y no 35 Jim Nance 20 Gino Cappelletti K 81 Jim Colclough 84 Art Graham 29 Aaron Marsh American football y 31 Bill Murphy businessman y 46 Bob Scarpitto P 87 Bobby Nichols no 82 Jim Whalen 64 Jim Boudreaux T 63 Justin Canale G 66 Paul Feldhausen y T 73 Tom Funchess y T 76 Charlie Long G 56 Jon Morris C 77 Tom Neville offensive tackle T 71 Don Oakes American football T 60 Len St. Jean G 65 Houston Antwine DT 78 Dennis Byrd American football, born 1946 y DE/DT 67 Whit Canale DE 79 Jim Lee Hunt DT/DE 75 Ed Toner defensive tackle DT 70 Mel Witt DE 50 Jim Cheyunski y MLB 45 Ray Ilg MLB 54 Ed Koontz OLB 52 Ed Philpott OLB 58 Doug Satcher OLB 55 J. R. Williamson OLB 25 John Charles American football SS 47 Billy Johnson defensive back CB/S 23 Daryl Johnson CB 28 Art McMahon FS 41 Leroy Mitchell CB 27 Willie Porter y no CB 36 Terry Swanson P 85 Nick Buoniconti LB IR 72 Larry Eisenhauer DE IR 40 Larry Garron RB IR 44 John Outlaw y CB IR 17 Mike Taliaferro QB IR 42 Don Webb American football S IR Regular season July 2010 Standings Game-by-game results American Football League seasons Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 8 at Buffalo Bills W 16–7 1–0 War Memorial Stadium 38,865 Recap 2 Bye 3 September 22 New York Jets L 31–47 1–1 Legion Field, Birmingham, AL 22,002 Recap 4 September 29 at Denver Broncos W 20–17 2–1 Mile High Stadium 37,024 Recap 5 October 6 at Oakland Raiders L 10–41 2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 44,253 Recap 6 October 13 Houston Oilers L 0–16 2–3 Fenway Park 32,502 Recap 7 October 20 Buffalo Bills W 23–6 3–3 Fenway Park 21,082 Recap 8 October 27 at New York Jets L 14–48 3–4 Shea Stadium 62,351 Recap 9 November 3 Denver Broncos L 14–35 3–5 Fenway Park 18,304 Recap 10 November 10 San Diego Chargers L 17–27 3–6 Fenway Park 19,278 Recap 11 November 17 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–31 3–7 Municipal Stadium 48,271 Recap 12 November 24 Miami Dolphins L 10–34 3–8 Fenway Park 18,305 Recap 13 December 1 Cincinnati Bengals W 33–14 4–8 Fenway Park 17,796 Recap 14 December 8 at Miami Dolphins L 7–38 4–9 Miami Orange Bowl 24,242 Recap 15 December 15 at Houston Oilers L 17–45 4–10 Houston Astrodome 34,198 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Patriots 0 3 10 3 Bills 7 0 0 0 September 8 War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York 62 F, wind 6 mph yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com References External links 1968 Boston Patriots at Pro-Football-Reference.com Boston Patriots Category:New England Patriots seasons Boston Patriots Category:1968 in Boston