1991 New England Patriots season

Season of National Football League team the New England Patriots November 2013 March 2026 New England Patriots 1991 6–10 4th AFC East Victor Kiam Sam Jankovich Dick MacPherson Foxboro Stadium Did not qualify T Bruce ArmstrongTE Marv Cook TE Marv Cook (1st team) LB Vincent Brown (2nd team) Image:AFC-1991-1992-Uniform-NE.PNG Patriots seasons The 1991 New England Patriots season was the team's 32nd season, and the 22nd in the National Football League. The team finished the season with a record of six wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East Division. Though the Patriots scored twenty or more points just five times during the season, they were able to upset playoff teams such as the Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills and New York Jets. It was the last season where the Patriots were owned by Victor Kiam, who was forced to sell the team to St. Louis businessman James Orthwein in order to settle a debt. After the season, George Adams and Marvin Allen decided they had played their final NFL games. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 11 Pat Harlow Offensive tackle Southern California 1 14 Leonard Russell Running back Arizona State 2 41 Jerome Henderson Defensive back Clemson 3 56 Calvin Stephens Guard South Carolina 4 84 Scott Zolak Quarterback Maryland 5 112 Jon Vaughn Running back Michigan 5 124 Ben Coates Tight end Livingstone 6 140 David Key Defensive back Michigan 7 168 Blake Miller Center Louisiana State 8 196 Harry Colon Defensive back Missouri 9 224 O'Neil Glenn Guard Maryland 10 251 Randy Bethel Tight end Miami (FL) 11 279 Vince Moore Wide receiver Tennessee 11 303 Paul Alsbury Punter Texas State 12 307 Tim Edwards Defensive tackle Delta State Staff 1991 New England Patriots Chairman – Victor Kiam Vice chairman – Fran Murray President – Billy Sullivan Chief executive officer – Sam Jankovich Vice-president – Bucko Kilroy Vice-president of player operations – Joe Mendes Vice-president of administration – Patrick Forte Assistant director of player operations – Charley Armey Coordinator of pro scouting – Rod Rust Coordinator of college scouting – Charles Garcia Head coach – Dick MacPherson Offensive coordinator – Dick Coury Running backs – Bobby Grier Assistant running backs/assistant wide receivers – Joel Collier Wide receivers – Ivan Fears Offensive line – Rod Humenuik Defensive coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive line – Stan Jones Assistant defensive line/assistant special teams – Dave Uyrus Inside linebackers – Norm Gerber Outside linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive backs – Charlie West Special teams/tight ends – Dante Scarnecchia Strength and conditioning – Ian Pyka 1991 New England Patriots Media Guide Roster 1991 New England Patriots 13 Tommy Hodson  7 Hugh Millen 16 Scott Zolak y 39 Marvin Allen running back 32 Leonard Russell American football y 44 John Stephens American football 24 Jon Vaughn y KR 81 Rob Carpenter wide receiver y 80 Irving Fryar 82 Millard Hamilton y 83 Michael Timpson 87 Ben Coates y 85 Marv Cook 78 Bruce Armstrong T 61 Freddie Childress G 63 Gene Chilton C 74 Stan Clayton T 65 Elbert Crawford G 77 Pat Harlow y T 64 Jon Melander G 92 Ray Agnew DE 91 Chris Gannon DE 72 Tim Goad NT 60 Marion Hobby DE 76 Fred Smerlas NT 60 Garin Veris DE 96 Brent Williams American football DE 59 Vincent Brown linebacker ILB 99 David Howard linebacker OLB 51 Eugene Lockhart ILB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB 95 Ed Reynolds linebacker ILB 55 Chris Singleton American football OLB 53 Richard Tardits OLB 56 Andre Tippett OLB 40 Harry Colon y SS 41 Tim Gordon FS/SS 36 Jerome Henderson y CB/PR 35 Maurice Hurst cornerback CB 26 David Key American football y SS 42 Ronnie Lippett CB 31 Fred Marion FS 27 David Pool CB 21 Mickey Washington CB 25 Tony Zackery FS  8 Charlie Baumann K 11 Shawn McCarthy P 88 Hart Lee Dykes WR IR 45 Ivy Joe Hunter FB IR 50 Ilia Jarostchuk LB IR 86 Greg McMurtry WR IR 10 Mike Murphy wide receiver WR IR 71 Gregg Rakoczy C IR  4 Jason Staurovsky K IR 68 Calvin Stephens y G IR 70 David Viaene T/C IR 73 Danny Villa G/LS IR 47 active, 10 inactive, 4 practice squad 19 James Bradley wide receiver y WR 93 Reggie Clark y LB 98 Tim Edwards American football y DT 62 Blake Miller center y C Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 3, 1991 at Green Bay Packers L 7–28 0–1 Lambeau Field 52,852 2 August 10, 1991 Washington Redskins L 6–27 0–2 Foxboro Stadium 16,757 3 August 17, 1991 at Phoenix Cardinals L 0–46 0–3 Sun Devil Stadium 51,070 4 August 24, 1991 New York Giants W 24–3 1–3 Foxboro Stadium 21,147https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflne.html 1991 New England Patriots Pro Football Archives November 11, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 at Indianapolis Colts W 16–7 1–0 Hoosier Dome 49,961 2 September 8 Cleveland Browns L 0–20 1–1 Foxboro Stadium 35,377 3 September 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–20 1–2 Three Rivers Stadium 53,703 4 September 22 Houston Oilers W 24–20 2–2 Foxboro Stadium 30,702 5 September 29 at Phoenix Cardinals L 10–24 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium 26,043 6 October 6 Miami Dolphins L 10–20 2–4 Foxboro Stadium 49,749 7 Bye 8 October 20 Minnesota Vikings W 26–23 (OT) 3–4 Foxboro Stadium 45,367https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/1991.htm 1991 New England Patriots Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com 9 October 27 Denver Broncos L 6–9 3–5 Foxboro Stadium 43,994 10 November 3 at Buffalo Bills L 17–22 3–6 Rich Stadium 78,278 11 November 10 at Miami Dolphins L 20–30 3–7 Joe Robbie Stadium 56,065 12 November 17 New York Jets L 21–28 3–8 Foxboro Stadium 30,743 13 November 24 Buffalo Bills W 16–13 4–8 Foxboro Stadium 47,053 14 December 1 at Denver Broncos L 3–20 4–9 Mile High Stadium 67,116 15 December 8 Indianapolis Colts W 23–17 (OT) 5–9 Foxboro Stadium 20,131https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/1991.htm 1991 New England Patriots Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com 16 December 15 at New York Jets W 6–3 6–9 Giants Stadium 55,689 17 December 22 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–29 6–10 Riverfront Stadium 46,394 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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