1968 Boston Patriots Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Holovak (4-10)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1968 Boston Patriots Statistics
1968 Boston Patriots Results

The Boston Patriots of the American Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's East Division.

Boston ran up 229 points, while the leaky defense yielded 406, most in the league. Jim Nance carried the ball for a team-best 593 yards for the Patriots.

Tom Sherman threw for 1,199 yards. Jim Whalen hauled in 47 passes for 718 yards.

Leroy Mitchell intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Mike Holovak coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
65Houston AntwineRDTApril 11, 19396'0"270Southern IllinoisLouise, MS USA1414
64Jim BoudreauxT-DEOctober 11, 19446'4"260Louisiana TechVille Platte, LA USA30
85Nick BuonicontiMLBDecember 15, 19405'11"220Notre DameSpringfield, MA USA88
78Dennis ByrdLDEAugust 31, 19466'4"260North Carolina St.Lincolnton, NC USA1414
67Whit CanaleDE-DTDecember 27, 19416'3"245TennesseeSarasota, FL USA130
63Justin CanaleLGApril 11, 19436'2"250Mississippi St.Memphis, TN USA1413
20Gino CappellettiKMarch 26, 19346'0"190MinnesotaKeewatin, MN USA142
25John CharlesLSMay 9, 19446'0"205PurdueNewark, NJ USA1211
50Jim CheyunskiLBDecember 29, 19456'1"225SyracuseBridgewater, MA USA134
81Jim ColcloughEMarch 31, 19366'0"185Boston Col.Medford, MA USA144
15King CorcoranQBJuly 6, 19436'0"200MarylandJersey City, NJ USA20
72Larry EisenhauerRDEFebruary 22, 19406'5"250Boston Col.Hicksville, NY USA88
66Paul FeldhausenTJune 14, 19466'6"260North (WI)Madison, WI USA20
73Tom FunchessLTSeptember 12, 19446'5"265Jackson St.Crystal Springs, MS USA1413
13R.C. GambleHBSeptember 27, 19466'3"220South Carolina St.Greenville, SC USA148
40Larry GarronHBMay 23, 19376'0"195West. IllinoisMarks, MS USA42
84Art GrahamWRJuly 31, 19416'1"205Boston Col.Somerville, MA USA116
79Jim HuntLDTOctober 5, 19385'11"250Prairie ViewAtlanta, TX USA1414
45Ray IlgLBNovember 25, 19456'1"220ColgateWellesley, MA USA141
23Daryl JohnsonRCBAugust 11, 19465'11"190Morgan St.Richmond, VA USA1414
48Preston JohnsonRBFebruary 18, 19456'2"230Florida A&M30
47Billy JohnsonLSFebruary 19, 19435'10"180NebraskaStanton, NE USA145
54Ed KoontzLBJune 11, 19466'2"230CatawbaHanover, PA USA61
24Bobby LeoRB-WRJanuary 19, 19455'10"180HarvardEverett, MA USA10
76Charley LongG-TApril 6, 19386'4"260Tenn-ChattanoogaDeKalb, AL USA130
29Aaron MarshWRJuly 27, 19456'1"190East. KentuckyDayton, OH USA1412
28Art McMahonRSFebruary 24, 19466'0"190North Carolina St.Newark, NJ USA125
41Leroy MitchellLCBSeptember 22, 19446'1"190Texas SouthernWharton, TX USA1414
56Jon MorrisCApril 5, 19426'4"254Holy CrossWashington, DC USA1414
31Bill MurphyWRMarch 26, 19466'1"185CornellMontclair, NJ USA65
35Jim NanceFBDecember 30, 19426'1"235SyracuseIndiana, PA USA1212
77Tom NevilleRTAugust 12, 19436'4"260Mississippi St.Montgomery, AL USA1413
87Bobby NicholsTEJanuary 30, 19436'2"220Boston Univ.61
71Don OakesTJuly 22, 19386'4"255Virginia TechRoanoke, VA USA133
52Ed PhilpottLLBSeptember 14, 19456'3"240Miami (OH)Wichita, KS USA1414
27Willie PorterKRMarch 25, 19465'11"190Texas SouthernVictoria, TX USA130
58Doug SatcherRLBMay 28, 19456'0"220Southern MissSandersville, MS USA1413
46Bob ScarpittoFL-WR-PJanuary 7, 19395'11"192Notre DameRahway, NY USA140
14Tom ShermanQBDecember 5, 19456'0"190Penn St.Bellevue, PA USA147
68Karl SingerTOctober 12, 19436'3"250PurdueWarren, OH USA111
60Len St. JeanRGOctober 27, 19415'11"250Northern MichiganNewberry, MI USA1413
36Terry SwansonPJanuary 8, 19446'0"210MassachusettsCambridge, MA USA100
17Mike TaliaferroQBJuly 26, 19416'2"202IllinoisHouston, TX USA77
22Gene ThomasRBSeptember 1, 19426'1"210Florida A&MBarberton, OH USA93
75Ed TonerDTSeptember 11, 19446'2"250MassachusettsReading, MA USA50
42Don WebbRSMay 22, 19395'10"182Iowa St.Jefferson City, MO USA109
82Jim WhalenTEMay 20, 19436'2"210Boston Col.Cambridge, MA USA1413
55J.R. WilliamsonLB-COctober 9, 19416'2"220Louisiana TechEl Dorado, AR USA140
70Mel WittRDENovember 23, 19456'3"250Texas-ArlingtonFort Worth, TX USA146



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