1966 Boston Patriots season

The 1966 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 7th season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of eight wins and four losses and two ties, and finished second in the AFL's Eastern Division. This would be the last winning season the Patriots posted as an AFL team; they would not have another such season until 1976, by which time the team was in the NFL as the New England Patriots.

1966 Boston Patriots season
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Head coach	Mike Holovak
Home stadium	Fenway Park
Results
Record	8–4–2
Division place	2nd AFL Eastern
Playoffs	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
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Staff

1966 Boston Patriots staff

Front office President – Billy Sullivan Head coaches Head coach – Mike Holovak Offensive coaches Offensive line – Art Spinney

Defensive coaches Defensive line – Jesse Richardson Linebackers – Rommie Loudd Defensive backfield/defensive line – Chuck Weber

Game-by-game results

See also: American Football League seasons

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 10	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–24	0–1	Balboa Stadium	29,539	Recap
3	September 18	at Denver Broncos	W 24–10	1–1	Bears Stadium	25,337	Recap
4	September 25	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–43	1–2	Fenway Park	22,641	Recap
5	October 2	New York Jets	T 24–24	1–2–1	Fenway Park	27,255	Recap
6	October 8	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–10	2–2–1	War Memorial Stadium	45,542	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 23	San Diego Chargers	W 35–17	3–2–1	Fenway Park	32,371	Recap
9	October 30	Oakland Raiders	W 24–21	4–2–1	Fenway Park	26,941	Recap
10	November 6	Denver Broncos	L 10–17	4–3–1	Fenway Park	18,154	Recap
11	November 13	Houston Oilers	W 27–21	5–3–1	Fenway Park	23,426	Recap
12	November 20	at Kansas City Chiefs	T 27–27	5–3–2	Municipal Stadium	41,475	Recap
13	November 27	at Miami Dolphins	W 20–14	6–3–2	Miami Orange Bowl	22,754	Recap
14	December 4	Buffalo Bills	W 14–3	7–3–2	Fenway Park	39,350	Recap
15	December 11	at Houston Oilers	W 38–14	8–3–2	Rice Stadium	17,100	Recap
16	December 17	at New York Jets	L 28–38	8–4–2	Shea Stadium	58,921	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	9	4	1	.692	6–2	358	255	W1
Boston Patriots	8	4	2	.667	5–1–1	315	283	L1
New York Jets	6	6	2	.500	4–3–1	322	312	W1
Houston Oilers	3	11	0	.214	1–7	335	396	L8
Miami Dolphins	3	11	0	.214	2–5	213	362	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.^[1][2]

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 Avezzano
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