1968 Boston Patriots season

1968 Boston Patriots season
Head coach	Mike Holovak
General manager	Mike Holovak
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Home field	Fenway Park
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify
AP All-Pros	none
AFL All-Stars	DT Houston Antwine WR/K Gino Cappelletti CB Leroy Mitchell C Jon Morris T Tom Neville
Uniform

The Boston Patriots finished the American Football League's 1968 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.

Staff

Boston Patriots 1968 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

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	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 until 1972.

Game-by-game results

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1968	at Buffalo Bills	W 16–7	38,865
2	Bye
3	September 22, 1968	New York Jets[1]	L 47–31	22,002
4	September 29, 1968	at Denver Broncos	W 20–17	37,024
5	October 6, 1968	at Oakland Raiders	L 41–10	44,253
6	October 13, 1968	Houston Oilers	L 16–0	32,502
7	October 20, 1968	Buffalo Bills	W 23–6	21,082
8	October 27, 1968	at New York Jets	L 48–14	62,351
9	November 3, 1968	Denver Broncos	L 35–14	18,304
10	November 10, 1968	San Diego Chargers	L 27–17	19,278
11	November 17, 1968	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 31–17	48,271
12	November 24, 1968	Miami Dolphins	L 34–10	18,305
13	December 1, 1968	Cincinnati Bengals	W 33–14	17,796
14	December 8, 1968	at Miami Dolphins	L 38–7	24,242
15	December 15, 1968	at Houston Oilers	L 45–17	34,198

Game summaries

Week 1

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, 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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Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1968 Boston Patriots.

Name	Position	Notes

References

1. Game played in Birmingham, Alabama
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com