1967 Boston Patriots season

The 1967 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 8th season in the American Football League. The Patriots recorded three wins, ten losses, and one tie, and finished last in the AFL's Eastern Division.

1967 Boston Patriots season
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Head coach	Mike Holovak
Home stadium	Fenway Park
Results
Record	3–10–1
Division place	5th AFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
AFL All-Stars	DT Houston Antwine LB Nick Buoniconti RB Larry Garron DT Jim Lee Hunt C Jon Morris FB Jim Nance T Don Oakes
Uniform
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Notably, the Patriots would not record another tie prior to the introduction of overtime in professional football in 1974, and have not yet recorded a tie (as of 2025) in the overtime era, which is currently the longest such span among current National Football League teams.

Staff

1967 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

Roster

1967 Boston Patriots roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Babe Parilli 10 Don Trull Running backs (RB) 27 Joe Bellino 33 Bob Cappadona 32 J.D. Garrett 40 Larry Garron 35 Jim Nance Wide receivers (WR) 20 Gino Cappelletti K 81 Jim Colclough 84 Art Graham 24 Bobby Leo Tight ends (TE) 87 Bobby Nichols 82 Jim Whalen

Offensive linemen (OL) 64 Jim Boudreaux T 63 Justin Canale G 76 Charlie Long G 56 Jon Morris C 77 Tom Neville T 71 Don Oakes T 68 Karl Singer T 60 Len St. Jean G Defensive linemen (DL) 65 Houston Antwine DT 89 Bob Dee DE 72 Larry Eisenhauer DE 83 Tom Fussell DE 79 Jim Lee Hunt DT 74 John Mangum DT 75 Ed Toner DT/DE 70 Mel Witt DE

Linebackers (LB) 53 Tom Addison OLB 85 Nick Buoniconti MLB 45 Ray Ilg MLB 52 Ed Philpott OLB 58 Doug Satcher OLB Defensive backs (DB) 25 John Charles CB 21 Jay Cunningham CB/S 44 White Graves SS 23 Ron Hall FS 47 Bill Johnson CB/S 41 Leroy Mitchell CB 34 Chuck Shonta SS 42 Don Webb FS Special teams (ST) 36 Terry Swanson P

Rookies in italics

Game-by-game results

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 3	at Denver Broncos	L 21–26	0–1	Bears Stadium	35,488	Recap
2	September 9	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–28	0–2	San Diego Stadium	39,227	Recap
3	September 17	at Oakland Raiders	L 7–35	0–3	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	26,289	Recap
4	September 24	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–0	1–3	War Memorial Stadium	45,748	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 8	San Diego Chargers	T 31–31	1–3–1	San Diego Stadium*	23,620	Recap
7	October 15	Miami Dolphins	W 41–10	2–3–1	Alumni Stadium**	23,955	Recap
8	October 22	Oakland Raiders	L 14–48	2–4–1	Fenway Park	25,057	Recap
9	October 29	at New York Jets	L 23–30	2–5–1	Shea Stadium	62,784	Recap
10	November 5	Houston Oilers	W 18–7	3–5–1	Fenway Park	19,422	Recap
11	November 12	Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–33	3–6–1	Fenway Park	23,010	Recap
12	November 19	New York Jets	L 24–29	3–7–1	Fenway Park	26,790	Recap
13	November 26	at Houston Oilers	L 6–27	3–8–1	Rice Stadium	28,044	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 9	Buffalo Bills	L 16–44	3–9–1	Fenway Park	20,627	Recap
16	December 17	at Miami Dolphins	L 32–41	3–10–1	Miami Orange Bowl	25,969	Recap
17	Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Notes:

• (*) Played at San Diego Stadium because of the World Series at Fenway Park.
• (**) Played at Alumni Stadium because of the World Series at Fenway Park.

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Patriots	6	7	0	10	23
Bills	0	0	0	0	0

• Date: September 24
• Location: War Memorial Stadium
• Game attendance: 45,748
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); wind 15 mph

Scoring summary

Q1		BOS	Cappelletti 24 yard field goal	BOS 3–0
Q1		BOS	Cappelletti 23 yard field goal	BOS 6–0
Q2		BOS	Nance 3 yard run (Cappelletti kick)	BOS 13–0
Q4		BOS	Garron 11 yard pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick)	BOS 20–0
Q4		BOS	Cappelletti 45 yard field goal	BOS 23–0

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Standings

AFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Houston Oilers	9	4	1	.692	5–1–1	258	199	W2
New York Jets	8	5	1	.615	5–1–1	371	329	W1
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	3–5	237	285	L1
Miami Dolphins	4	10	0	.286	2–6	219	407	L1
Boston Patriots	3	10	1	.231	3–5	280	389	L5

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