1972 New England Patriots season
1972 New England Patriots season | |
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Head coach |
John Mazur (fired) Phil Bengtson (interim) |
General manager |
Upton Bell (fired) Peter Hadhazy (interim) |
Owner | Billy Sullivan |
Home field | Schaefer Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–11 |
Division place | 5th AFC East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | none |
AP All-Pros | none |
Uniform | |
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The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1972 season with a record of three wins and eleven losses, and finished last in the AFC East Division.
Although they managed to win three games, the 1972 Patriots had the second-worst point differential of any team in a 14-game NFL season, ahead of only the expansion 1976 Buccaners.[1] They lost eight of their fourteen games by three touchdowns or more, and their first two wins were by a single point.
Staff
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 17, 1972 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 31–7 | |
2 | September 24, 1972 | Atlanta Falcons | W 21–20 | |
3 | October 1, 1972 | Washington Redskins | W 24–23 | |
4 | October 8, 1972 | at Buffalo Bills | L 38–14 | |
5 | October 15, 1972 | New York Jets | L 41–13 | |
6 | October 22, 1972 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 33–3 | |
7 | October 29, 1972 | at New York Jets | L 34–10 | |
8 | November 6, 1972 | Baltimore Colts | L 24–17 | |
9 | November 12, 1972 | at Miami Dolphins | L 52–0 | |
10 | November 19, 1972 | Buffalo Bills | L 27–24 | |
11 | November 26, 1972 | at Baltimore Colts | L 31–0 | |
12 | December 3, 1972 | Miami Dolphins | L 37–21 | |
13 | December 10, 1972 | at New Orleans Saints | W 17–10 | |
14 | December 17, 1972 | at Denver Broncos | L 45–21 | |
Game summaries
Week 3
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8–0 | 11–0 | 385 | 171 | W14 |
New York Jets | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 6–2 | 6–5 | 367 | 324 | L2 |
Baltimore Colts | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 4–4 | 5–6 | 235 | 252 | L2 |
Buffalo Bills | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 2–6 | 2–9 | 257 | 377 | W1 |
New England Patriots | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 0–8 | 0–11 | 192 | 446 | L1 |
References
- ↑ All NFL teams sorted by point differential from 1961 to 1977
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-May-04.
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