1966 Boston Patriots season

1966 Boston Patriots season
Head coach Mike Holovak
Owner Billy Sullivan
Home field Fenway Park
Results
Record 8–4–2
Division Place 2nd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify
AFL All-Stars DT Houston Antwine
LB Nick Buoniconti
WR/K Gino Cappelletti
DE Larry Eisenhauer
DT Jim Lee Hunt
C Jon Morris
FB Jim Nance
T Tom Neville
QB Babe Parilli
DB Chuck Shonta
G Len St. Jean
Uniform
Timeline
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1965 1967

The Boston Patriots finished the American Football League's 1966 season with a record of eight wins and four losses and two ties, and finished second in the AFL's Eastern division.

Contents

Staff

Boston Patriots 1966 staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Line – Jesse Richardson
  • Linebackers – Rommie Loudd
  • Defensive Backfield/Defensive Line – Chuck Weber

Season summary

Game-by-game results

See also: American Football League seasons
Week Opponent Result Stadium Record Attendance
1 at San Diego Chargers L 0–24 Balboa Stadium 0–1
29,539
2 at Denver Broncos W 24–10 Mile High Stadium 1–1
25,337
3 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–43 Fenway Park 1–2
22,641
4 New York Jets T 24–24 Fenway Park 1–2–1
27,255
5 at Buffalo Bills W 20–10 War Memorial Stadium 2–2–1
45,542
6 Bye
7 San Diego Chargers W 35–17 Fenway Park 3–2–1
32,371
8 Oakland Raiders W 21–24 Fenway Park 4–2–1
26,941
9 Denver Broncos L 10–17 Fenway Park 4–3–1
18,154
10 Houston Oilers W 27–21 Fenway Park 5–3–1
23,426
11 at Kansas City Chiefs T 27–27 Municipal Stadium 5–3–2
41,475
12 at Miami Dolphins W 20–14 Miami Orange Bowl 6–3–2
22,754
13 Buffalo Bills W 14–3 Fenway Park 7–3–2
39,350
14 at Houston Oilers W 38–14 Rice Stadium 8–3–2
17,100
15 at New York Jets L 28–38 Shea Stadium 8–4–2
58,921

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1966 Boston Patriots.

Name Position Notes
Tom Addison
Houston Antwine
Joe Avezanno
Joe Bellino
Jim Boudreaux
Nick Buoniconti
Justin Canale
Bob Cappadona
Gino Cappelletti
Jim Colclough
Jay Cunningham
Bob Dee
Larry Eisenhauer
Lonnie Farmer
Dick Felt
Jim Fraser
J.D. Garrott
Larry Garron
Art Graham
White Graves

See also

Notes and references

New England Patriots
Formerly the Boston Patriots and briefly the Bay State Patriots • Founded in 1959 • Based in Foxborough, Massachusetts
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Head Coaches
Saban • Holovak • Rush • Mazur • Bengtson • Fairbanks • Erhardt • Meyer • Berry • Rust • MacPherson • Parcells • Carroll • Belichick
Division Championships (14)
1963 • 1978 • 1986 • 1996 • 1997 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011
Conference Championships (6)
1985 • 1996 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2007
League Championships (3)
2001 • 2003 • 2004
Retired Numbers
20, 40, 56, 57, 73, 78, 79, 89
Seasons
1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011
Current League Affiliations
League: National Football League • Conference: American Football Conference • Division: East Division • Radio: WBZ-FM
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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory
Eastern Division Western Division
Boston Denver
Buffalo Kansas City
Houston Oakland
Miami San Diego
New York Jets
1966 AFL Draft • 1966 AFL Championship Game • 1966 AFL All-Star game • Super Bowl I
Related: 1966 NFL Season