1969 Boston Patriots season

1969 Boston Patriots season
Head coach	Clive Rush
General manager	George Sauer
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Home field	Alumni Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	T-3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify
AP All-Pros	none
AFL All-Stars	RB Carl Garrett DT Jim Lee Hunt C Jon Morris WR Ron Sellers QB Mike Taliaferro S Don Web
Uniform

The Boston Patriots finished the American Football League's 1969 season with a record of four wins and ten losses, and finished tied for third in the AFL's Eastern division.

Staff

Boston Patriots 1969 staff
Front Office President – Billy Sullivan General Manager – George Sauer Director of Player Personnel – Rommie Loudd Head Coaches Head Coach – Clive Rush Offensive Coaches Offensive Backfield – John Mazur Receivers – Jerry Stoltz Offensive Line – Bruce Beatty			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Jesse Richardson Linebackers – John Meyer Defensive Backfield – Bill Elias

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Jets	10	4	0	.714	8–0	353	269	W2
Houston Oilers	6	6	2	.500	5–3	278	279	W1
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	3–5	266	316	L2
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	2–6	230	359	L2
Miami Dolphins	3	10	1	.231	2–6	233	332	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Game-by-game results

See also: American Football League seasons

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium	Record	Attendance
1	September 14, 1969	at Denver Broncos	L 35–7	Mile High Stadium	0–1	43,679
2	September 21, 1969	Kansas City Chiefs	L 31–0	Alumni Stadium	0–2	22,002
3	September 28, 1969	Oakland Raiders	L 38–23	Alumni Stadium	0–3	19,069
4	October 5, 1969	New York Jets	L 23–14	Alumni Stadium	0–4	25,584
5	October 11, 1969	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–16	War Memorial Stadium	0–5	46,201
6	October 19, 1969	San Diego Chargers	L 13–10	Alumni Stadium	0–6	18,346
7	October 26, 1969	at New York Jets	L 23–17	Shea Stadium	0–7	62,298
8	November 2, 1969	Houston Oilers	W 24–0	Alumni Stadium	1–7	19,006
9	November 9, 1969	Miami Dolphins	L 17–16	Alumni Stadium	1–8	19,821
10	November 16, 1969	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 25–14	Nippert Stadium	2–8	27,927
11	November 23, 1969	Buffalo Bills	W 35–21	Alumni Stadium	3–8	25,584
12	November 30, 1969	at Miami Dolphins	W 38–23	Miami Orange Bowl	4–8	32,121
13	December 7, 1969	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–18	San Diego Stadium	4–9	33,146
14	December 14, 1969	at Houston Oilers	L 27–23	Astrodome	4–10	39,215

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1969 Boston Patriots.

Name	Position	Notes
Jim Nance Carl Garrett		Gino Capeletti