1975 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 3-11-0 .214 |
| Head Coach: Chuck Fairbanks |
| Hank Bullough | Defensive Line |
| Rollie Dotsch | Outside Linebackers |
| Ron Erhardt | Offensive Backs |
| Red Miller | Offensive Line |
| Ray Perkins | Receivers |
| John Polonchek | Quarterbacks |
| Charlie Sumner | Inside Linebackers |
| Jim Valek | Special Teams |
| Larrye Weaver | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/10/1975 | H | New York Giants | 14-28 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 40726 | |
| Sun | 8/17/1975 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 36-10 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 40218 | |
| Fri | 8/22/1975 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-24 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 40156 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-17 | W | OT | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 51769 |
| Sun | 9/7/1975 | H | San Diego Chargers | 31-24 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 39502 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1975 | A | New York Jets | - | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | |||
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | H | Houston Oilers | 0-7 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 51934 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | H | Miami Dolphins | 14-22 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 59967 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | A | New York Jets | 7-36 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 57365 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-27 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 51220 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | Baltimore Colts | 21-10 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 51417 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 24-16 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60358 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-24 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45907 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | A | San Diego Chargers | 33-19 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 24161 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 31-34 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60905 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | A | Buffalo Bills | 31-45 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 65655 | |
| Mon | 12/1/1975 | A | Miami Dolphins | 7-20 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 61963 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | H | New York Jets | 28-30 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 53989 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1975 | H | Buffalo Bills | 14-34 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 58393 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1975 | A | Baltimore Colts | 21-34 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 51926 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/14/1975 | New York Jets | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Julius Adams | 85 | RDE | 6-3 | 262 | 27 | Texas Southern | 9 | 8 |
| Sam Adams | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Prairie View A&M | 13 | 13 |
| Bobby Anderson | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 208 | 28 | Colorado | 5 | 0 |
| Mel Baker | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 25 | Texas Southern | 1 | 0 |
| Rodrigo Barnes | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Rice | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 27 | RCB | 6-2 | 170 | 25 | Norfolk State | 13 | 13 |
| Steve Burks | 82 | WR-P | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | Arkansas State | 13 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 44 | RB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Kansas State | 5 | 1 |
| Allen Carter | 21 | RB | 5-11 | 208 | 23 | Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| Dick Conn | 22 | S | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Georgia | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Corbett | 62 | OG | 6-4 | 248 | 24 | Boston College | 14 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 39 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | Southern California | 13 | 13 |
| Pete Cusick | 76 | NT | 6-1 | 255 | 23 | Ohio State | 13 | 0 |
| Maury Damkroger | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 44 | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | Marin JC; Chico State | 5 | 0 |
| Bill DuLac | 68 | ROG | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 1 |
| Doug Dumler | 58 | C | 6-3 | 243 | 25 | Nebraska | 14 | 3 |
| Russ Francis | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 242 | 22 | Oregon | 14 | 11 |
| Bob Geddes | 59 | RILB | 6-2 | 240 | 29 | Riverside CC; UCLA | 13 | 1 |
| Neil Graff | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | Wisconsin | 11 | 2 |
| Leon Gray | 70 | LOT | 6-3 | 261 | 24 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Grogan | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 22 | Kansas State | 13 | 7 |
| Ray Hamilton | 71 | NT | 6-1 | 244 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| John Hannah | 73 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| Craig Hanneman | 74 | RDE | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | Oregon State | 11 | 3 |
| Mack Herron | 42 | RB | 5-5 | 174 | 27 | Hutchinson CC; Kansas State | 7 | 5 |
| Bobby Howard | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 31 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo); San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Sam Hunt | 50 | RILB | 6-1 | 248 | 24 | Stephen F. Austin State | 13 | 13 |
| Marty Imhof | 64 | RDE | 6-6 | 256 | 26 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 5 | 3 |
| Andy Johnson | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 23 | Georgia | 14 | 9 |
| Shelby Jordan | 63 | ROT | 6-7 | 270 | 23 | Washington-St. Louis | 14 | 14 |
| Durwood Keeton | 29 | S | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Navarro JC; Oklahoma | 12 | 0 |
| Steve King | 52 | ROLB-LOLB | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Tulsa | 14 | 8 |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 67 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 29 | Penn State | 11 | 11 |
| Mel Lunsford | 72 | LDE | 6-3 | 256 | 25 | Central State (Ohio) | 4 | 4 |
| Jim Massey | 47 | RCB | 5-11 | 198 | 27 | Linfield | 14 | 1 |
| Prentice McCray | 34 | SS | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Tony McGee | 78 | LDE | 6-3 | 249 | 26 | Wyoming; Bishop | 13 | 10 |
| Leon McQuay | 31 | RB | 5-9 | 195 | 25 | Tampa | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Nelson | 57 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Augsburg; North Dakota State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Patrick | 2 | P | 6-0 | 209 | 23 | Mississippi State | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Patton | 72 | DE | 6-3 | 255 | 29 | Nebraska | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 28 | Stanford | 5 | 5 |
| Kevin Reilly | 55 | LOLB | 6-1 | 213 | 24 | Villanova | 4 | 1 |
| John Sanders | 25 | FS | 6-1 | 178 | 24 | South Dakota | 14 | 14 |
| Rod Shoate | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 |
| John Smith | 1 | K | 6-0 | 172 | 26 | King Alfred's; Southampton (England) | 14 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Tipton | 60 | NT | 6-2 | 255 | 22 | Western Illinois | 4 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 18 | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 27 | Golden West JC; Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| George Webster | 90 | LOLB | 6-4 | 225 | 30 | Michigan State | 10 | 10 |
| Bob Windsor | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 227 | 33 | Montgomery JC; Kentucky | 14 | 3 |
| Elmo Wright | 17 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Houston | 4 | 4 |
| Steve Zabel | 54 | ROLB | 6-4 | 228 | 27 | Oklahoma | 13 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 16 | Russ Francis | TE | Oregon |
| 2 | 41 | Rod Shoate | LB | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 66 | Pete Cusick | DT | Ohio State |
| 4 | 86 | Allen Carter | RB | Southern California |
| 4 | 91 | Steve Burks | WR | Arkansas State |
| 5 | 116 | Steve Grogan | QB | Kansas State |
| 5 | 117 | Steve Freeman | DB | Mississippi State |
| 7 | 172 | Larry Williams | WR | Texas Tech |
| 11 | 272 | Rene Garnett | DB | Idaho State |
| 12 | 297 | Matt Kendon | DT | Idaho State |
| 12 | 306 | Condredge Holloway | QB-DB | Tennessee |
| 13 | 328 | Joe Harvey | DE | Northern Michigan |
| 14 | 353 | Tom Gossom | WR | Auburn |
| 15 | 378 | Don Clayton | RB | Murray State |
| 16 | 403 | Kerry Marbury | RB | West Virginia |
| 17 | 428 | Myke Horton | T | UCLA |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 37 | 107 | 38 | 76 | 258 |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 77 | 110 | 104 | 358 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 253 | 94 | 133 | 26 | 82/195 42.1% | / % | 89 | 719 | |
| Opponents Totals | 254 | 118 | 120 | 16 | 90/216 41.7% | / % | 103 | 759 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 0 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 60 |
| Sam Cunningham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Randy Vataha | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Russ Francis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Andy Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Allen Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 258 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 37 | 42 | 88.1 | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 0 | 358 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 3 | 46 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 2/8 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 2 | 46 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 2/8 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 1/1 | 11/11 | 6/10 | 5/13 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cunningham | 169 | 666 | 3.9 | 17 | 6 |
| Andy Johnson | 117 | 488 | 4.2 | 66t | 3 |
| Mack Herron | 61 | 274 | 4.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 14 | 3 |
| Don Calhoun | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 38t | 1 |
| Allen Carter | 22 | 95 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 33 | 47 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 1 |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Neil Graff | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 472 | 1845 | 3.9 | 66t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 555 | 2220 | 4.0 | 63t | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Grogan | 274 | 139 | 50.7 | 117 | 1976 | 7.2 | 14.2 | 62t | 11 | 4.0 | 18 | 6.6 | 22 | 207 | 1769 | 60.4 |
| Neil Graff | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 14 | 221 | 6.3 | 12.3 | 31t | 2 | 5.7 | 3 | 8.6 | 4 | 34 | 187 | 54.6 |
| Jim Plunkett | 92 | 36 | 39.1 | 49 | 571 | 6.2 | 15.9 | 76 | 3 | 3.3 | 7 | 7.6 | 13 | 89 | 482 | 39.7 |
| Team Totals | 401 | 193 | 48.1 | 180 | 2768 | 6.9 | 14.3 | 76 | 16 | 4.0 | 28 | 7.0 | 39 | 330 | 2438 | 55.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 368 | 213 | 57.9 | 142 | 2515 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 77t | 18 | 4.9 | 13 | 3.5 | 33 | 271 | 2244 | 80.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Vataha | 46 | 720 | 15.7 | 47 | 6 |
| Russ Francis | 35 | 636 | 18.2 | 48 | 4 |
| Sam Cunningham | 32 | 253 | 7.9 | 24 | 2 |
| Andy Johnson | 26 | 294 | 11.3 | 29 | 1 |
| Darryl Stingley | 21 | 378 | 18.0 | 45 | 2 |
| Steve Burks | 6 | 158 | 26.3 | 76 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 62t | 1 |
| Mack Herron | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Allen Carter | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 193 | 2768 | 14.3 | 76 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 213 | 2515 | 11.8 | 77t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Bolton | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 44t | 1 |
| Steve Nelson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kevin Reilly | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| John Sanders | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| George Webster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 165 | 12.7 | 54 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 388 | 13.9 | 58 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Patrick | 83 | 3223 | 38.8 | 62 | 0 | 513 | ||||
| Team Totals | 83 | 3223 | 38.8 | 62 | 0 | 513 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 3042 | 39.5 | 65 | 1 | 262 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Stingley | 15 | 2 | 113 | 7.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 12 | 2 | 89 | 7.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 6 | 4 | 60 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 8 | 262 | 7.9 | 29 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 13 | 513 | 12.2 | 69t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Carter | 32 | 879 | 27.5 | 99t | 1 | |
| Leon McQuay | 15 | 252 | 16.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| Andy Johnson | 10 | 188 | 18.8 | 32 | 0 | |
| Steve Burks | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 66 | 1520 | 23.0 | 99t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 1142 | 24.8 | 59 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Tony McGee | 9.0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 6.0 | |
| Julius Adams | 4.0 | |
| Craig Hanneman | 4.0 | |
| Steve Zabel | 3.0 | |
| Sam Hunt | 2.0 | |
| Steve Nelson | 2.0 | |
| Pete Cusick | 1.0 | |
| Steve King | 1.0 | |
| George Webster | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 33.0 | 271.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39.0 | 330.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allen Carter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill DuLac | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neil Graff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| Leon Gray | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Mack Herron | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Martin Imhof | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shelby Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Durwood Keeton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | |
| Jim Massey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Zabel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 47 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 2 |
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