1984 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Meyer (5-3)
Coach: Raymond Berry (4-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1984 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Meyer (5-3)
Coach: Raymond Berry (4-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1984 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Patriots scored 362 points, and the defensive squad allowed 352. Tony Eason led the charge, throwing for 3,228 yards. Derrick Ramsey paced pass catchers, catching 66 passes for 792 yards. Stephen Starring and Stanley Morgan provided receiving help also.
Craig James rushed for a team-best 790 yards for New England.
Ronnie Lippett and Raymond Clayborn each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition. Andre Tippett topped the defensive unit with 18.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 55 sacks.
Ron Meyer and Raymond Berry coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Julius Adams | DE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 55 | Don Blackmon | ROLB | March 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Tulsa | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | C | July 14, 1954 | 6'5" | 267 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | Rich Camarillo | P | November 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 202 | Washington | Whittier, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | RCB | January 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Tony Collins | KR | May 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 208 | East Carolina | Sanford, FL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 87 | Lin Dawson | TE | June 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | North Carolina St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 47 | Paul Dombroski | DB | August 8, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | Hawaii | Sumter, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Tony Eason | QB | October 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 212 | Illinois | Blythe, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 66 | Paul Fairchild | G-C | September 14, 1961 | 6'4" | 270 | Kansas | Carroll, IA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Tony Franklin | K | November 18, 1956 | 5'8" | 182 | Texas A&M | Big Spring, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Irving Fryar | PR | September 28, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Nebraska | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 14 | 2 |
| 43 | Ernest Gibson | LCB | October 3, 1961 | 5'10" | 189 | Furman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 15 | 8 |
| 59 | Tim Golden | LB | November 15, 1959 | 6'1" | 220 | Florida | Pahokee, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 68 | Darryl Haley | RT | February 16, 1961 | 6'4" | 269 | Utah | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 40 | Greg Hawthorne | RB | September 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 228 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 60 | Luther Henson | NT | March 25, 1959 | 6'0" | 275 | Ohio St. | Sandusky, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 76 | Brian Holloway | LT | July 25, 1959 | 6'7" | 284 | Stanford | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Brian Ingram | LB | October 31, 1959 | 6'4" | 236 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Craig James | RB | January 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 215 | SMU | Jacksonville, TX USA | 15 | 7 |
| 38 | Roland James | SS | February 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 191 | Tennessee | Xenia, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 83 | Cedric Jones | WR | June 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 184 | Duke | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 19 | Mike Kerrigan | QB | April 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Keith Lee | DB | December 22, 1957 | 5'11" | 192 | Colorado St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 42 | Ronnie Lippett | LCB | December 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Melbourne, FL USA | 16 | 8 |
| 31 | Fred Marion | FS | January 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Miami (FL) | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | RILB | July 23, 1957 | 6'5" | 233 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 23 | Rod McSwain | DB | January 28, 1962 | 6'1" | 198 | Clemson | Caroleen, NC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 67 | Steve Moore | T | October 1, 1960 | 6'4" | 293 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Easley, SC USA | 13 | 12 |
| 75 | Guy Morriss | C | May 13, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | TCU | Colorado City, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Dennis Owens | NT | February 24, 1960 | 6'1" | 257 | North Carolina St. | Clinton, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Luke Prestridge | P | September 17, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 88 | Derrick Ramsey | TE | December 23, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Kentucky | Hastings, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 52 | Johnny Rembert | LB | January 19, 1961 | 6'3" | 234 | Clemson | Hollandale, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 95 | Ed Reynolds | LB | September 23, 1961 | 6'5" | 238 | Virginia | Stuttgart, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Bo Robinson | RB | May 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 228 | West Texas A&M | La Mesa, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 65 | Doug Rogers | DE | June 23, 1960 | 6'5" | 266 | Stanford | Chico, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Rick Sanford | FS | January 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 192 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC USA | 16 | 7 |
| 77 | Kenneth Sims | LDE | October 31, 1959 | 6'5" | 272 | Texas | Kosse, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Ricky Smith | DB-WR | July 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 182 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Stephen Starring | WR | July 30, 1961 | 5'10" | 172 | McNeese St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | RB | April 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 227 | USC | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 16 | 4 |
| 56 | Andre Tippett | LOLB | December 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Scott Virkus | DE | September 7, 1959 | 6'5" | 260 | Purdue | Rochester, MN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Clarence Weathers | WR | January 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 170 | Delaware St. | Green Pond, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | Robert Weathers | RB | September 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona St. | Westfield, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Clayton Weishuhn | LB | October 9, 1959 | 6'2" | 220 | Angelo State (TX) | San Angelo, TX USA | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Ed Williams | LB | September 8, 1961 | 6'4" | 244 | Texas | Odessa, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Jon Williams | RB | June 1, 1961 | 5'9" | 205 | Penn St. | Somerville, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 72 | Lester Williams | NT-DE | January 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 275 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 90 | Toby Williams | RDE | November 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 264 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 61 | Ron Wooten | RG | June 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 274 | North Carolina | Bourne, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
