1991 New England Patriots season
OwnerVictor Kiam
General managerSam Jankovich
Head coachDick MacPherson
Home fieldFoxboro Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Bruce Armstrong
TE Marv Cook
AP All-ProsTE Marv Cook (1st team)
LB Vincent Brown (2nd team)
Uniform

The 1991 New England Patriots season was the team's 32nd season, and the 22nd in the National Football League. The team finished the season with a record of six wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East Division. Though the Patriots scored twenty or more points just five times during the season, they were able to upset playoff teams such as the Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.

It was the last season where the Patriots were owned by Victor Kiam, who was forced to sell the team to St. Louis businessman James Orthwein in order to settle a debt.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1991 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 11 Pat Harlow Offensive tackle Southern California
1 14 Leonard Russell Running back Arizona State
2 41 Jerome Henderson Defensive back Clemson
3 56 Calvin Stephens Guard South Carolina
4 84 Scott Zolak Quarterback Maryland
5 112 Jon Vaughn Running back Michigan
5 124 Ben Coates Tight end Livingstone
6 140 David Key Defensive back Michigan
7 168 Blake Miller Center Louisiana State
8 196 Harry Colon Defensive back Missouri
9 224 O'Neil Glenn Guard Maryland
10 251 Randy Bethel Tight end Miami (FL)
11 279 Vince Moore Wide receiver Tennessee
11 303 Paul Alsbury Punter Texas State
12 307 Tim Edwards Defensive tackle Delta State

Staff

1991 New England Patriots staff
Front office
  • Chairman – Victor Kiam
  • Vice chairman – Fran Murray
  • President – Billy Sullivan
  • Chief executive officer – Sam Jankovich
  • Vice-president – Bucko Kilroy
  • Vice-president of player operations – Joe Mendes
  • Vice-president of administration – Patrick Forte
  • Assistant director of player operations – Charley Armey
  • Coordinator of pro scouting – Rod Rust
  • Coordinator of college scouting – Charles Garcia

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Joe Collier
  • Defensive line – Stan Jones
  • Assistant defensive line – Dave Uyrus
  • Inside linebackers – Norm Gerber
  • Outside linebackers – Myrel Moore
  • Defensive backs – Charlie West

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Dante Scarnecchia
  • Assistant special teams – Dave Uyrus

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Ian Pyka

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Roster

1991 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 88 Hart Lee Dykes WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 45 Ivy Joe Hunter FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 50 Ilia Jarostchuk LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 86 Greg McMurtry WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 10 Mike Murphy WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 71 Gregg Rakoczy C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  4 Jason Staurovsky K (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 68 Calvin Stephens G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 70 David Viaene T/C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 73 Danny Villa G/LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

47 active, 10 inactive, 4 practice squad


Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 3 at Green Bay Packers L 7–28 0–1 Lambeau Field 52,852
2 August 10 Washington Redskins L 6–27 0–2 Foxboro Stadium 16,757
3 August 17 at Phoenix Cardinals L 0–46 0–3 Sun Devil Stadium 51,070
4 August 24 New York Giants W 24–3 1–3 Foxboro Stadium 21,147

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 1 at Indianapolis Colts W 16–7 1–0 Hoosier Dome 49,961
2 September 8 Cleveland Browns L 0–20 1–1 Sullivan Stadium 35,377
3 September 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–20 1–2 Three Rivers Stadium 53,703
4 September 22 Houston Oilers W 24–20 2–2 Sullivan Stadium 30,702
5 September 29 at Phoenix Cardinals L 10–24 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium 26,043
6 October 6 Miami Dolphins L 10–20 2–4 Sullivan Stadium 49,749
7 Bye
8 October 20 Minnesota Vikings W 26–23 (OT) 3–4 Sullivan Stadium 45,367[3]
9 October 27 Denver Broncos L 6–9 3–5 Sullivan Stadium 43,994
10 November 3 at Buffalo Bills L 17–22 3–6 Rich Stadium 78,278
11 November 10 at Miami Dolphins L 20–30 3–7 Joe Robbie Stadium 56,065
12 November 17 New York Jets L 21–28 3–8 Sullivan Stadium 30,743
13 November 24 Buffalo Bills W 16–13 4–8 Sullivan Stadium 47,053
14 December 1 at Denver Broncos L 3–20 4–9 Mile High Stadium 67,116
15 December 8 Indianapolis Colts W 23–17 (OT) 5–9 Sullivan Stadium 20,131[4]
16 December 15 at New York Jets W 6–3 6–9 Giants Stadium 55,689
17 December 22 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–29 6–10 Riverfront Stadium 46,394
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Buffalo Bills 13 3 0 .813 7–1 10–2 458 318 L1
(6) New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–6 314 293 W1
Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 4–4 5–7 343 349 L2
New England Patriots 6 10 0 .375 4–4 5–9 211 305 L1
Indianapolis Colts 1 15 0 .063 1–7 1–11 143 381 L6

See also

References

  1. ^ 1991 New England Patriots Media Guide.
  2. ^ "1991 New England Patriots". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "1991 New England Patriots Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1991 New England Patriots Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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