1970 Boston Patriots season

1970 Boston Patriots season
Head coach	Clive Rush (quit for medical reasons) John Mazur (interim)
General manager	George Sauer
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Home field	Harvard Stadium
Results
Record	2–12
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Jon Morris
AP All-Pros	none
Uniform

The Boston Patriots finished the National Football League's 1970 season with a record of two wins and twelve losses, and finished last in the AFC East Division.

Staff

Boston Patriots 1970 staff
Front Office President – Billy Sullivan General Manager – George Sauer Director of Player Personnel – Rommie Loudd Head Coaches Interim Head Coach/Offensive Backfield – John Mazur Offensive Coaches Receivers – Jerry Stoltz Offensive Line – Bruce Beatty			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Jesse Richardson Linebackers – John Meyer Defensive Backfield – Bill Elias

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 20, 1970	Miami Dolphins	W 27–14	32,607
2	September 27, 1970	New York Jets	L 31–21	36,040
3	October 4, 1970	Baltimore Colts	L 14–6	38,235
4	October 11, 1970	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–10	50,698
5	October 18, 1970	New York Giants	L 16–0	39,091
6	October 25, 1970	at Baltimore Colts	L 27–3	60,240
7	November 1, 1970	Buffalo Bills	L 45–10	31,148
8	November 8, 1970	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 31–0	46,466
9	November 15, 1970	San Diego Chargers	L 16–14	30,597
10	November 22, 1970	at New York Jets	L 17–3	61,822
11	November 29, 1970	at Buffalo Bills	W 14–10	31,427
12	December 6, 1970	at Miami Dolphins	L 37–20	51,032
13	December 13, 1970	Minnesota Vikings	L 35–14	37,819
14	December 20, 1970	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 45–7	60,157

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	11	2	1	.846	6–1–1	8–2–1	321	234	W4
Miami Dolphins	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	297	228	W6
New York Jets	4	10	0	.286	2–6	2–9	255	286	L3
Buffalo Bills	3	10	1	.231	3–4–1	3–7–1	204	337	L5
Boston Patriots	2	12	0	.143	2–6	2–9	149	361	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1970 Boston Patriots.

Number	Name	Position	Notes
11	Joe Kapp	QB
17	Mike Taliaferro	QB
22	Sid Banks	RB
30	Carl Garrett	RB
32	Odell Lawson	RB
35	Jim Nance	RB
36	Eddie Ray	RB