1965 Boston Patriots Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Holovak (4-8-2)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts

1965 Boston Patriots Roster
1965 Boston Patriots Results

The Boston Patriots of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.

Boston scored only 244 points, worst in the league, while the defense allowed 302. Babe Parilli threw for 2,597 yards. Jim Colclough paced pass catchers, hauling in 40 passes, while Gino Cappelletti accumulated 680 receiving yards.

Jim Nance ran for a team-best 321 yards for the Patriots, while Larry Garron also buoyed the ground attack.

Nick Buoniconti and Ron Hall each seized 3 opponent throws.

Mike Holovak coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Babe Parilli	426	173	40.6	2597	6.1	18	4.2	26	6.1	73	50.0
Eddie Wilson	46	20	43.5	257	5.6	1	2.2	3	6.5	30	41.7
Tom Yewcic	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	473	193	40.8	2854	6.0	19	4.0	29	6.1	73

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Nance	111	321	2.9	20	5
Larry Garron	74	259	3.5	59	1
Babe Parilli	50	200	4.0	17	0
J.D. Garrett	42	147	3.5	26	1
Ron Burton	45	108	2.4	22	1
Joe Bellino	24	49	2.0	10	0
Ellis Johnson	19	29	1.5	9	0
Eddie Wilson	8	4	0.5	17	0
Totals	373	1117	3.0	59	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Colclough	40	677	16.9	41	3
Gino Cappelletti	37	680	18.4	57	9
Art Graham	25	316	12.6	33	0
Jim Whalen	22	381	17.3	67	0
Larry Garron	15	222	14.8	52	1
Tony Romeo	15	203	13.5	36	2
Jim Nance	12	83	6.9	22	0
Ron Burton	10	127	12.7	73	2
J.D. Garrett	7	49	7.0	15	2
Joe Bellino	5	74	14.8	20	0
Ellis Johnson	4	29	7.2	23	0
Tom Yewcic	1	13	13.0	13	0
Totals	193	2854	14.8	73	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gino Cappelletti	27	27	100.0	27	17	63.0	78
Totals	27	27	100.0	27	17	63.0	78

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Yewcic	76	3094	40.7	70
Eddie Wilson	6	194	32.3	49
Totals	82	3288	40.1	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Burton	15	61	4.1	12
Jay Cunningham	5	35	7.0	13
Tom Hennessey	5	21	4.2	9
J.D. Garrett	1	19	19.0	19
Jim Nance	1	16	16.0	16
Totals	27	152	5.6	19

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jay Cunningham	17	374	22.0	45
J.D. Garrett	12	232	19.3	25
Ron Burton	7	188	26.9	39
Larry Garron	5	141	28.2	36
Joe Bellino	7	138	19.7	26
Mike Dukes	3	45	15.0	20
Jim Nance	3	40	13.3	19
Ellis Johnson	2	29	14.5	16
Jack Rudolph	1	4	4.0	4
George Pyne	1	0	0.0	0
Justin Canale	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	60	1191	19.8	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Hall	3	35	11.7	29
Nick Buoniconti	3	31	10.3	26
Chuck Shonta	2	46	23.0	27
Don Webb	2	45	22.5	45
Jay Cunningham	2	16	8.0	10
Tom Hennessey	2	14	7.0	14
White Graves	2	0	0.0	0
Lonnie Farmer	1	16	16.0	16
Tom Addison	1	13	13.0	13
Mike Dukes	1	10	10.0	10
Ross O'Hanley	1	5	5.0	5
Houston Antwine	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	21	233	11.1	45

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FTD
Babe Parilli			8	0
Ron Burton			6
George Pyne			1	0
Larry Garron			1
Tom Hennessey		0	1	0
Jay Cunningham		0	2
J.D. Garrett			1
Jim Nance			2
Ellis Johnson			2	0
Totals	0	0	24	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gino Cappelletti		9							17	27	0			132
Jim Nance	5	0	0	0					0	0	0			30
Jim Colclough		3							0	0	0			18
Ron Burton	1	2	0	0					0	0	0			18
J.D. Garrett	1	2	0	0					0	0	0			18
Tony Romeo		2							0	0	0			12
Larry Garron	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Jay Cunningham			0	0		0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	8	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	27	0	0	1	242