1979 New England Patriots season

1979 New England Patriots season
Head coach Ron Erhardt
General manager Bucko Kilroy
Owner Billy Sullivan
Home field Schaefer Stadium
Results
Record 9–7
Division place 2nd AFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers G John Hannah
CB Mike Haynes
WR Stanley Morgan
AP All-Pros G John Hannah (1st team)
CB Mike Haynes (2nd team)
Uniform

The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1979 season with a record of nine wins and seven losses, and finished second in the AFC East Division. Ron Erhardt was named the Patriots the new coach. In their season opener the Patriots faced the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night as Darryl Stingley returned to Schaffer Stadium. Patriots fans gave the paralyzed star a long sustained standing ovation. However the emotion did not carry over as the Pats lost 16-13 in overtime. The Pats would find themselves at 8-4, as the team featured a more wide-open offense under Quarterback Steve Grogan. However, a three-game losing streak ended their playoff chances ended the Pats playoff hopes, as the team settled for a disappointing 9-7 season.

Staff

New England Patriots 1979 staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Regular season

Schedule

Week Opponent Result Stadium Record Attendance
1 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–16 (OT) Schaefer Stadium 0–1
60,978
2 New York Jets W 56–3 Schaefer Stadium 1–1
53,113
3 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–14 Riverfront Stadium 2–1
41,805
4 San Diego Chargers W 27–21 Schaefer Stadium 3–1
60,916
5 at Green Bay Packers L 14–27 Lambeau Field 3–2
52,842
6 Detroit Lions W 24–17 Schaefer Stadium 4–2
60,629
7 at Chicago Bears W 27–7 Soldier Field 5–2
54,128
8 Miami Dolphins W 28–13 Schaefer Stadium 6–2
61,096
9 at Baltimore Colts L 26–31 Memorial Stadium 6–3
41,029
10 at Buffalo Bills W 26–6 Rich Stadium 7–3
67,935
11 at Denver Broncos L 10–45 Mile High Stadium 7–4
74,379
12 Baltimore Colts W 50–21 Schaefer Stadium 8–4
60,879
13 Buffalo Bills L 13–16 Schaefer Stadium 8–5
60,991
14 at Miami Dolphins L 24–39 Miami Orange Bowl 8–6
69,174
15 at New York Jets L 26–27 Shea Stadium 8–7
45,131
16 Minnesota Vikings W 27–23 Schaefer Stadium 9–7
54,719

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins(3) 10 6 0 .625 5–3 6–6 341 257 L1
New England Patriots 9 7 0 .563 4–4 6–6 411 326 W1
New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 4–4 5–7 337 383 W3
Buffalo Bills 7 9 0 .438 4–4 5–7 268 279 L3
Baltimore Colts 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–10 271 351 W1

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1979 New England Patriots.

Name Position Notes

See also


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