1968 Boston Patriots season

The 1968 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 9th season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of four wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFL's Eastern Division. The Patriots played their final season of home games at Fenway Park before moving to Alumni Stadium on the campus of Boston College for the following season.

1968 Boston Patriots season
Owner	Billy Sullivan
General manager	Mike Holovak
Head coach	Mike Holovak
Home stadium	Fenway Park
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	Jim Whalen
AFL All-Stars	DT Houston Antwine WR/K Gino Cappelletti CB Leroy Mitchell C Jon Morris T Tom Neville
Uniform
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Offseason

NFL draft

See also: 1968 NFL/AFL draft

1968 Boston Patriots draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Dennis Byrd	DT	NC State
2	32	Tom Funchess	T	Jackson State
3	60	Aaron Marsh	WR	Eastern Kentucky
4	88	R. C. Gamble	RB	South Carolina State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

1968 Boston Patriots staff

Front office President – Billy Sullivan Director of Player Personnel – Rommie Loudd Head coaches Head coach/General Manager – Mike Holovak Offensive coaches Offensive backfield – Tom Yewcic Offensive line – Art Spinney

Defensive coaches Defensive line – Jesse Richardson Defensive backfield – Claude Gibson

Roster

1968 Boston Patriots roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 15 King Corcoran 14 Tom Sherman Running backs (RB) 13 R. C. Gamble 48 Preston Johnson 35 Jim Nance Wide receivers (WR) 20 Gino Cappelletti K 81 Jim Colclough 84 Art Graham 29 Aaron Marsh 31 Bill Murphy 46 Bob Scarpitto P Tight ends (TE) 87 Bobby Nichols 82 Jim Whalen

Offensive linemen (OL) 64 Jim Boudreaux T 63 Justin Canale G 66 Paul Feldhausen T 73 Tom Funchess T 76 Charlie Long G 56 Jon Morris C 77 Tom Neville T 71 Don Oakes T 60 Len St. Jean G Defensive linemen (DL) 65 Houston Antwine DT 78 Dennis Byrd DE/DT 67 Whit Canale DE 79 Jim Lee Hunt DT/DE 75 Ed Toner DT 70 Mel Witt DE

Linebackers (LB) 50 Jim Cheyunski MLB 45 Ray Ilg MLB 54 Ed Koontz OLB 52 Ed Philpott OLB 58 Doug Satcher OLB 55 J. R. Williamson OLB Defensive backs (DB) 25 John Charles SS 47 Bill Johnson CB/S 23 Daryl Johnson CB 28 Art McMahon FS 41 Leroy Mitchell CB 27 Willie Porter CB Special teams (ST) 36 Terry Swanson P

Reserve 85 Nick Buoniconti LB (IR) 72 Larry Eisenhauer DE (IR) 40 Larry Garron RB (IR) 44 John Outlaw CB (IR) 17 Mike Taliaferro QB (IR) 42 Don Webb S (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Jets	11	3	0	.786	7–1	419	280	W4
Houston Oilers	7	7	0	.500	5–3	303	248	W2
Miami Dolphins	5	8	1	.385	4–3–1	276	355	L1
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	2–6	229	406	L2
Buffalo Bills	1	12	1	.077	1–6–1	199	367	L8

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

Game-by-game results

See also: American Football League seasons

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 8	at Buffalo Bills	W 16–7	1–0	War Memorial Stadium	38,865	Recap
2	Bye
3	September 22	New York Jets	L 31–47	1–1	Legion Field, Birmingham, AL	22,002	Recap
4	September 29	at Denver Broncos	W 20–17	2–1	Mile High Stadium	37,024	Recap
5	October 6	at Oakland Raiders	L 10–41	2–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	44,253	Recap
6	October 13	Houston Oilers	L 0–16	2–3	Fenway Park	32,502	Recap
7	October 20	Buffalo Bills	W 23–6	3–3	Fenway Park	21,082	Recap
8	October 27	at New York Jets	L 14–48	3–4	Shea Stadium	62,351	Recap
9	November 3	Denver Broncos	L 14–35	3–5	Fenway Park	18,304	Recap
10	November 10	San Diego Chargers	L 17–27	3–6	Fenway Park	19,278	Recap
11	November 17	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–31	3–7	Municipal Stadium	48,271	Recap
12	November 24	Miami Dolphins	L 10–34	3–8	Fenway Park	18,305	Recap
13	December 1	Cincinnati Bengals	W 33–14	4–8	Fenway Park	17,796	Recap
14	December 8	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–38	4–9	Miami Orange Bowl	24,242	Recap
15	December 15	at Houston Oilers	L 17–45	4–10	Houston Astrodome	34,198	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Patriots	0	3	10	3	16
Bills	7	0	0	0	7

• Date: September 8
• Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), wind 6 mph

Scoring summary

1		BUF	Paul Costa 6 yard run (Mike Mercer kick)	Bills 7–0
2		BOS	Gino Cappelletti 10 yard field goal	Bills 7–3
3		BOS	R.C. Gamble 45 yard run (Gino Capplletti kick)	Patriots 10–7
3		BOS	Gino Cappelletti 28 yard field goal	Patriots 13–7
4		BOS	Gino Cappelletti 30 yard field goal	Patriots 16–7

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