1966 Boston Patriots season
OwnerBilly Sullivan
Head coachMike Holovak
Home fieldFenway Park
Local radioWBZ
Results
Record8–4–2
Division place2nd AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AFL All-StarsDT Houston Antwine
LB Nick Buoniconti
WR/K Gino Cappelletti
DE Larry Eisenhauer
DT Jim Lee Hunt
C Jon Morris
FB Jim Nance
T Tom Neville
QB Babe Parilli
DB Chuck Shonta
G Len St. Jean
Uniform

The 1966 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 7th season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of eight wins and four losses and two ties, and finished second in the AFL's Eastern Division. This would be the last winning season the Patriots posted as an AFL team; they would not have another such season until 1976, by which time the team was in the NFL as the New England Patriots.

Staff

1966 Boston Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Game-by-game results

See also: American Football League seasons
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 Bye
2 September 10 at San Diego Chargers L 0–24 0–1 Balboa Stadium 29,539 Recap
3 September 18 at Denver Broncos W 24–10 1–1 Bears Stadium 25,337 Recap
4 September 25 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–43 1–2 Fenway Park 22,641 Recap
5 October 2 New York Jets T 24–24 1–2–1 Fenway Park 27,255 Recap
6 October 8 at Buffalo Bills W 20–10 2–2–1 War Memorial Stadium 45,542 Recap
7 Bye
8 October 23 San Diego Chargers W 35–17 3–2–1 Fenway Park 32,371 Recap
9 October 30 Oakland Raiders W 24–21 4–2–1 Fenway Park 26,941 Recap
10 November 6 Denver Broncos L 10–17 4–3–1 Fenway Park 18,154 Recap
11 November 13 Houston Oilers W 27–21 5–3–1 Fenway Park 23,426 Recap
12 November 20 at Kansas City Chiefs T 27–27 5–3–2 Municipal Stadium 41,475 Recap
13 November 27 at Miami Dolphins W 20–14 6–3–2 Miami Orange Bowl 22,754 Recap
14 December 4 Buffalo Bills W 14–3 7–3–2 Fenway Park 39,350 Recap
15 December 11 at Houston Oilers W 38–14 8–3–2 Rice Stadium 17,100 Recap
16 December 17 at New York Jets L 28–38 8–4–2 Shea Stadium 58,921 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 9 4 1 .692 6–2 358 255 W1
Boston Patriots 8 4 2 .667 5–1–1 315 283 L1
New York Jets 6 6 2 .500 4–3–1 322 312 W1
Houston Oilers 3 11 0 .214 1–7 335 396 L8
Miami Dolphins 3 11 0 .214 2–5 213 362 W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.[1][2]

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1966 Boston Patriots.

Name Position Notes
Tom Addison
Houston Antwine
Joe Avezzano
Joe Bellino
Jim Boudreaux
Nick Buoniconti
Justin Canale
Bob Cappadona
Gino Cappelletti
Jim Colclough
Jay Cunningham
Bob Dee
Larry Eisenhauer
Lonnie Farmer
Dick Felt
Jim Fraser
J.D. Garrott
Larry Garron
Art Graham
White Graves

Notes and references


  1. ^ "Chargers' tie jolt to Raiders". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1965. p. 51 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "AFL standings". Lompoc Records. December 19, 1966. p. 2-B – via newspapers.com.
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