1969 Boston Patriots season

1969 Boston Patriots season
Owner	Billy Sullivan
General manager	George Sauer
Head coach	Clive Rush
Home field	Alumni Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	T-3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
AP All-Pros	None
AFL All-Stars	RB Carl Garrett DT Jim Lee Hunt C Jon Morris WR Ron Sellers QB Mike Taliaferro S Don Web
Uniform

The 1969 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 10th and final season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of four wins and ten losses, and finished tied for third in the AFL's Eastern Division.

Offseason

NFL Draft

See also: 1969 NFL/AFL Draft

1969 Boston Patriots draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Ron Sellers	WR	Florida State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

1969 Boston Patriots staff

Front office President – Billy Sullivan General Manager – George Sauer Director of Player Personnel – Rommie Loudd Head coaches Head Coach – Clive Rush Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – John Mazur Receivers – Jerry Stoltz Offensive Line – Bruce Beatty

Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Jesse Richardson Linebackers – John Meyer Defensive Backfield – Bill Elias

Roster

1969 Boston Patriots roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Kim Hammond 17 Mike Taliaferro Running backs (RB) 22 Sid Blanks 13 R. C. Gamble 30 Carl Garrett 24 Bob Gladieux 35 Jim Nance FB Wide receivers (WR) 81 Charley Frazier 29 Aaron Marsh 33 Bill Rademacher 49 Tom Richardson 34 Ron Sellers Tight ends (TE) 36 Ken Herock 82 Jim Whalen

Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Tom Funchess T 74 Ezell Jones T 76 Charley Long G 64 Mike Montler G 56 Jon Morris C 77 Tom Neville T 60 Len St. Jean G Defensive linemen (DL) 65 Houston Antwine DT 62 John Cagle DE 72 Larry Eisenhauer DE 80 Karl Henke DE 79 Jim Lee Hunt DT 75 Ed Toner DT 70 Mel Witt DE

Linebackers (LB) 57 John Bramlett 50 Jim Cheyunski 52 Ed Philpott 54 Marty Schottenheimer 55 J. R. Williamson Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}} Special teams 20 Gino Cappelletti K 21 Tom Janik P

Rookies in italics

Schedule

See also: American Football League seasons

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 14	at Denver Broncos	L 7–35	0–1	Mile High Stadium	43,679	Recap
2	September 21	Kansas City Chiefs	L 0–31	0–2	Alumni Stadium	22,002	Recap
3	September 28	Oakland Raiders	L 23–38	0–3	Alumni Stadium	19,069	Recap
4	October 5	New York Jets	L 14–23	0–4	Alumni Stadium	25,584	Recap
5	October 11	at Buffalo Bills	L 16–23	0–5	War Memorial Stadium	46,201	Recap
6	October 19	San Diego Chargers	L 10–13	0–6	Alumni Stadium	18,346	Recap
7	October 26	at New York Jets	L 17–23	0–7	Shea Stadium	62,298	Recap
8	November 2	Houston Oilers	W 24–0	1–7	Alumni Stadium	19,006	Recap
9	November 9	Miami Dolphins	L 16–17	1–8	Alumni Stadium	19,821	Recap
10	November 16	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 25–14	2–8	Nippert Stadium	27,927	Recap
11	November 23	Buffalo Bills	W 35–21	3–8	Alumni Stadium	25,584	Recap
12	November 30	at Miami Dolphins	W 38–23	4–8	Tampa Stadium	32,121	Recap
13	December 7	at San Diego Chargers	L 18–28	4–9	San Diego Stadium	33,146	Recap
14	December 14	at Houston Oilers	L 23–27	4–10	Houston Astrodome	39,215	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Jets	10	4	0	.714	8–0	353	269	W2
Houston Oilers	6	6	2	.500	5–3	278	279	W1
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	3–5	266	316	L2
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	2–6	230	359	L2
Miami Dolphins	3	10	1	.231	2–6	233	332	L1

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