1979 New England Patriots (NFL) |
2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
Head Coach: Ron Erhardt |
Raymond Berry | Receivers |
Rick Buffington | Administrative Assistant |
Hank Bullough | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
Gino Cappelletti | Special Teams |
Billy Kinard | Defensive Backs |
John Polonchek | Quarterbacks |
Jim Ringo | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
Fritz Shurmur | Defensive Line |
Tom Yewcic | Offensive Backs |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/4/1979 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 37-14 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 53228 | |
Sun | 8/12/1979 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 3-15 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 44955 | |
Sun | 8/19/1979 | H | Oakland Raiders | 35-14 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 45518 | |
Fri | 8/24/1979 | A | Denver Broncos | 17-20 | L | OT | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75103 |
Mon | 9/3/1979 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-16 | L | OT | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60978 |
Sun | 9/9/1979 | H | New York Jets | 56-3 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 53113 | |
Sun | 9/16/1979 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-14 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 41805 | |
Sun | 9/23/1979 | H | San Diego Chargers | 27-21 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60916 | |
Mon | 10/1/1979 | A | Green Bay Packers | 14-27 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 52842 | |
Sun | 10/7/1979 | H | Detroit Lions | 24-17 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60629 | |
Sun | 10/14/1979 | A | Chicago Bears | 27-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 54128 | |
Sun | 10/21/1979 | H | Miami Dolphins | 28-13 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 61096 | |
Sun | 10/28/1979 | A | Baltimore Colts | 26-31 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 41029 | |
Sun | 11/4/1979 | A | Buffalo Bills | 26-6 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 67935 | |
Sun | 11/11/1979 | A | Denver Broncos | 10-45 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74379 | |
Sun | 11/18/1979 | H | Baltimore Colts | 50-21 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60879 | |
Sun | 11/25/1979 | H | Buffalo Bills | 13-16 | L | OT | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60991 |
Thu | 11/29/1979 | A | Miami Dolphins | 24-39 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 69174 | |
Sun | 12/9/1979 | A | New York Jets | 26-27 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 45131 | |
Sun | 12/16/1979 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 27-23 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 54719 |
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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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Julius Adams | 85 | RDE | 6-3 | 262 | 31 | Texas Southern | 16 | 2 |
Sam Adams | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 31 | Prairie View A&M | 15 | 13 |
Doug Beaudoin | 27 | SS | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Minnesota | 10 | 8 |
Richard Bishop | 64 | RDE-LDE-RDT | 6-1 | 265 | 29 | Marshalltown JC; Louisville | 14 | 14 |
Pete Brock | 58 | LOT-ROG | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Colorado | 16 | 7 |
Mark Buben | 63 | DE | 6-3 | 265 | 22 | Tufts | 16 | 0 |
Don Calhoun | 44 | FB-HB | 6-0 | 215 | 27 | Kansas State | 16 | 6 |
Matt Cavanaugh | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 0 |
Al Chandler | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 233 | 29 | Oklahoma | 7 | 0 |
Allan Clark | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 22 | Northern Arizona | 16 | 0 |
Raymond Clayborn | 26 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 24 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
Dick Conn | 22 | S | 6-0 | 180 | 28 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
Ray Costict | 55 | ROLB | 6-0 | 218 | 24 | Mississippi State | 16 | 1 |
Bob Cryder | 75 | ROG | 6-4 | 275 | 23 | Alabama | 16 | 2 |
Sam Cunningham | 39 | FB | 6-3 | 230 | 29 | Southern California | 12 | 12 |
Terry Falcon | 68 | OG-OT | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Minot State; Montana | 10 | 0 |
Tim Fox | 48 | FS | 5-11 | 188 | 26 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
Russ Francis | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 242 | 26 | Oregon | 12 | 12 |
Bob Golic | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 261 | 22 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
Steve Grogan | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 26 | Kansas State | 16 | 16 |
Ray Hamilton | 71 | NT-LDT | 6-1 | 244 | 28 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
John Hannah | 73 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 28 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
Eddie Hare | 8 | P | 6-4 | 209 | 22 | Tulsa | 16 | 0 |
Don Hasselbeck | 80 | TE | 6-7 | 244 | 24 | Colorado | 16 | 3 |
Mike Hawkins | 59 | LOLB | 6-2 | 232 | 24 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 16 | 14 |
Mike Haynes | 40 | RCB | 6-2 | 194 | 26 | Arizona State | 16 | 15 |
Sam Hunt | 50 | RILB-MLB | 6-1 | 248 | 28 | Stephen F. Austin State | 15 | 15 |
Horace Ivory | 23 | HB | 6-0 | 198 | 25 | Navarro JC; Oklahoma | 10 | 9 |
Harold Jackson | 29 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 33 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
Ray Jarvis | 87 | WR | 6-0 | 197 | 30 | Norfolk State | 7 | 0 |
Andy Johnson | 32 | HB | 6-0 | 204 | 27 | Georgia | 5 | 5 |
Shelby Jordan | 74 | ROT | 6-7 | 270 | 27 | Washington-St. Louis | 14 | 12 |
Steve King | 52 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 28 | Tulsa | 16 | 1 |
Bill Lenkaitis | 67 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 33 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
Mel Lunsford | 73 | LDE | 6-3 | 256 | 29 | Central State (Ohio) | 16 | 16 |
Bill Matthews | 53 | LLB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | South Dakota State | 16 | 1 |
Prentice McCray | 34 | SS | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | Arizona State | 14 | 5 |
Tony McGee | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 249 | 30 | Wyoming; Bishop | 16 | 2 |
Stanley Morgan | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 24 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
Steve Nelson | 57 | LILB-LOLB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Augsburg; North Dakota State | 15 | 15 |
Tom Owen | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 27 | Wichita State | 6 | 0 |
Carlos Pennywell | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | Grambling State | 6 | 0 |
Garry Puetz | 77 | ROT | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | Valparaiso | 5 | 4 |
Rick Sanford | 25 | SS | 6-1 | 192 | 22 | South Carolina | 16 | 4 |
Rod Shoate | 56 | ROLB | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
John Smith | 1 | K | 6-0 | 172 | 30 | King Alfred's; Southampton (England) | 16 | 0 |
Mosi Tatupu | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 227 | 24 | Southern California | 16 | 0 |
Mark Washington | 46 | CB | 5-11 | 187 | 32 | Morgan State | 12 | 0 |
Don Westbrook | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
Dwight Wheeler | 62 | LOT | 6-3 | 270 | 24 | Tennessee State | 13 | 10 |
John Zamberlin | 54 | RILB | 6-2 | 226 | 23 | Pacific Lutheran | 16 | 1 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 25 | Rick Sanford | DB | South Carolina |
2 | 52 | Bob Golic | LB | Notre Dame |
4 | 106 | Eddie Hare | P | Tulsa |
5 | 135 | John Zamberlin | LB | Pacific Lutheran |
7 | 177 | Judson Flint | DB | Memphis |
8 | 216 | Randy Love | RB | Houston |
9 | 245 | John Spagnola | TE | Yale |
10 | 270 | Martin Cox | WR | Vanderbilt |
10 | 271 | Allan Clark | RB | Northern Arizona |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 85 | 137 | 60 | 129 | 0 | 411 |
Opponents Totals | 87 | 93 | 71 | 69 | 6 | 326 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 318 | 132 | 159 | 27 | 113/254 44.5% | / % | 99 | 864 | |
Opponents Totals | 283 | 118 | 139 | 26 | 85/225 37.8% | / % | 102 | 902 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Smith | 0 | 46 | 49 | 93.9 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 0 | 115 |
Stanley Morgan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
Harold Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Don Calhoun | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Sam Cunningham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Russ Francis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Horace Ivory | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Allan Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Steve Grogan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Mike Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ray Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Andy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Carlos Pennywell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Don Westbrook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 49 | 46 | 49 | 93.9 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 1 | 411 |
Opponents Totals | 39 | 36 | 39 | 92.3 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 1 | 326 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Smith | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 2 | 47 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 11/13 | 6/14 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 2 | 47 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 11/13 | 6/14 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 5/7 | 5/11 | 1/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Cunningham | 159 | 563 | 3.5 | 27 | 5 |
Horace Ivory | 143 | 522 | 3.7 | 52 | 1 |
Don Calhoun | 137 | 456 | 3.3 | 29 | 5 |
Steve Grogan | 64 | 368 | 5.8 | 26 | 2 |
Andy Johnson | 43 | 132 | 3.1 | 15 | 1 |
Allan Clark | 19 | 84 | 4.4 | 19 | 2 |
Mosi Tatupu | 23 | 71 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
Stanley Morgan | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
Harold Jackson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
Don Westbrook | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Eddie Hare | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Owen | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 604 | 2252 | 3.7 | 52 | 16 |
Opponents Totals | 495 | 1770 | 3.6 | 39 | 22 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Grogan | 423 | 206 | 48.7 | 197 | 3286 | 7.8 | 16.0 | 63t | 28 | 6.6 | 20 | 4.7 | 45 | 341 | 2945 | 77.4 |
Tom Owen | 47 | 27 | 57.4 | 17 | 248 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 32 | 2 | 4.3 | 3 | 6.4 | 4 | 41 | 207 | 59.5 |
Don Westbrook | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 118.8 |
Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 108.3 |
Eddie Hare | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83.3 |
Harold Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 475 | 237 | 49.9 | 215 | 3600 | 7.6 | 15.2 | 63t | 30 | 6.3 | 23 | 4.8 | 49 | 382 | 3218 | 76.1 |
Opponents Totals | 467 | 246 | 52.7 | 201 | 3065 | 6.6 | 12.5 | 82 | 13 | 2.8 | 20 | 4.3 | 57 | 512 | 2553 | 64.8 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harold Jackson | 45 | 1013 | 22.5 | 59 | 7 |
Stanley Morgan | 44 | 1002 | 22.8 | 63t | 12 |
Russ Francis | 39 | 557 | 14.3 | 44 | 5 |
Sam Cunningham | 29 | 236 | 8.1 | 20 | 0 |
Horace Ivory | 23 | 216 | 9.4 | 24 | 2 |
Don Calhoun | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 14 | 1 |
Don Hasselbeck | 13 | 158 | 12.2 | 41 | 0 |
Don Westbrook | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 38 | 1 |
Andy Johnson | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 |
Carlos Pennywell | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13t | 1 |
Allan Clark | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
Ray Jarvis | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
Al Chandler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 237 | 3600 | 15.2 | 63t | 30 |
Opponents Totals | 246 | 3065 | 12.5 | 82 | 13 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Clayborn | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 27 | 0 |
Mike Haynes | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 |
Prentice McCray | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
Tim Fox | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 |
Mike Hawkins | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 35t | 1 |
Rick Sanford | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 27 | 0 |
Doug Beaudoin | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
Ray Costict | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Steve Nelson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Rod Shoate | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 20 | 352 | 17.6 | 35t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 23 | 417 | 18.1 | 56 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Hare | 83 | 3038 | 36.6 | 58 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 317 | 2501 | 29.8 |
Team Totals | 84 | 3038 | 36.2 | 58 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 317 | 2501 | 29.8 |
Opponents Totals | 94 | 3641 | 38.7 | 63 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 311 | 3150 | 33.5 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanley Morgan | 29 | 21 | 289 | 10.0 | 80t | 1 |
Mike Haynes | 5 | 1 | 16 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
Don Westbrook | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 37 | 22 | 311 | 8.4 | 80t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 28 | 17 | 317 | 11.3 | 75t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allan Clark | 37 | 816 | 22.1 | 38 | 0 | |
Don Westbrook | 11 | 151 | 13.7 | 30 | 0 | |
Rick Sanford | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 23 | 0 | |
Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | |
Ray Clayborn | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | |
Mark Washington | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
Horace Ivory | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
Stanley Morgan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 66 | 1239 | 18.8 | 38 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 80 | 1621 | 20.3 | 45 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Tony McGee | 12.0 | |
Richard Bishop | 7.0 | |
Mike Hawkins | 7.0 | |
Ray Hamilton | 7.0 | |
Mel Lunsford | 6.0 | |
Rod Shoate | 5.5 | |
Julius Adams | 5.5 | |
Ray Costict | 3.0 | |
Steve Nelson | 2.0 | |
Raymond Clayborn | 1.0 | |
Tim Fox | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 57.0 | 512.0 |
Opponents Totals | 49.0 | 382.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julius Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Beaudoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Brock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mark Buben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Don Calhoun | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Allan Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Costict | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
Bob Cryder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tim Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Steve Grogan | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 0 | |
John Hannah | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Hare | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Sam Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Horace Ivory | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Shelby Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Lenkaitis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mel Lunsford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Prentice McCray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stanley Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rick Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Rod Shoate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Don Westbrook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dwight Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 2 |
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