1964 Boston Patriots season

The 1964 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 5th season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of ten wins, three losses, and one tie, and finished second in the AFL's Eastern Division.

1964 Boston Patriots season
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Head coach	Mike Holovak
Home stadium	Fenway Park
Results
Record	10–3–1
Division place	2nd AFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
AFL All-Stars	LB Tom Addison DT Houston Antwine LB Nick Buoniconti WR/K Gino Cappelletti DE Bob Dee DE Larry Eisenhauer RB Larry Garron C Jon Morris QB Babe Parilli
Uniform
← 1963 Patriots seasons 1965 →

The 43-43 tie vs. the Oakland Raiders October 16 is still the highest scoring draw in professional football history as of 2024.

Staff

1964 Boston Patriots staff

Front office President – Billy Sullivan Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Holovak Offensive coaches Offensive Line – Art Spinney

Defensive coaches Defensive Line/Defensive Backfield – Chuck Weber Defensive Backs – Carl Taseff

Game-by-game results

See also: American Football League seasons

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game Recap
1	September 13	at Oakland Raiders	W 17–14	1–0	Frank Youell Field	21,126	Recap
2	September 20	at San Diego Chargers	W 33–28	2–0	Balboa Stadium	20,568	Recap
3	September 27	New York Jets	W 26–10	3–0	Alumni Stadium	22,716	Recap
4	October 4	at Denver Broncos	W 39–10	4–0	Bears Stadium	15,485	Recap
5	October 9	San Diego Chargers	L 17–26	4–1	Fenway Park	35,096	Recap
6	October 16	Oakland Raiders	T 43–43	4–1–1	Fenway Park	23,279	Recap
7	October 23	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–7	5–1–1	Fenway Park	27,400	Recap
8	October 31	at New York Jets	L 14–35	5–2–1	Shea Stadium	45,003	Recap
9	November 6	Houston Oilers	W 25–24	6–2–1	Fenway Park	28,161	Recap
10	November 15	at Buffalo Bills	W 36–28	7–2–1	War Memorial Stadium	42,308	Recap
11	November 20	Denver Broncos	W 12–7	8–2–1	Fenway Park	24,979	Recap
12	November 29	at Houston Oilers	W 34–17	9–2–1	Jeppesen Stadium	17,560	Recap
13	December 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 31–24	10–2–1	Municipal Stadium	13,166	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 20	Buffalo Bills	L 14–24	10–3–1	Fenway Park	38,021	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	12	2	0	.857	5–1	400	242	W2
Boston Patriots	10	3	1	.769	4–2	365	297	L1
New York Jets	5	8	1	.385	2–4	278	315	L3
Houston Oilers	4	10	0	.286	1–5	310	355	W2

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

Roster

LB Tom Addison

DT Houston Antwine

LB *Nick Buoniconti

HB Ron Burton

WR/K/DB Gino Cappelletti

DB Dave Cloutier

WR Jim Colclough

FB/HB Jim Crawford

DE/DT Bob Dee

T/DT Jerry DeLucca

LB Mike Dukes

DE Larry Eisenhauer

LB Lonnie Farmer

DB Dick Felt

HB J.D. Garrett

HB Larry Garron

WR Art Graham

DB Ron Hall

T Ray Lardani

DT/DE Jim Hunt

T/G Charley Long

LB/C Don McKinnon

C Jon Morris

G Billy Neighbors

T/DT Don Oakes

DB Ross O'Hanley

QB Babe Parilli

DT Jess Richardson

TE Tony Romeo

LB Jack Rudolph

C/T/G Bob Schmidt

DB Chuck Shonta

WR Al Snyder

TE/DB Thomas Stephens

G Len St. Jean

G Dave Watson

DB Don Webb

T/C Bob Yates

QB/P/HB Tom Yewcic

TE Nick Marchese