1968 Boston Patriots Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Holovak (4-10)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1968 Boston Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Holovak (4-10)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1968 Boston Patriots Results
The Boston Patriots of the American Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's East Division.
The Patriots ran up 229 points, but the leaky defense yielded 406, most in the league. Jim Nance carried the ball for a team-best 593 yards for Boston.
Tom Sherman threw for 1,199 yards. Jim Whalen hauled in 47 passes for 718 yards.
Leroy Mitchell intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Mike Holovak coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Houston Antwine | RDT | April 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 270 | Southern Illinois | Louise, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Jim Boudreaux | T-DE | October 11, 1944 | 6'4" | 260 | Louisiana Tech | Ville Platte, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Nick Buoniconti | MLB | December 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 220 | Notre Dame | Springfield, MA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 78 | Dennis Byrd | LDE | August 31, 1946 | 6'4" | 260 | North Carolina St. | Lincolnton, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | Whit Canale | DE-DT | December 27, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Tennessee | Sarasota, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 63 | Justin Canale | LG | April 11, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Mississippi St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Gino Cappelletti | K | March 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Minnesota | Keewatin, MN USA | 14 | 2 |
| 25 | John Charles | LS | May 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Purdue | Newark, NJ USA | 12 | 11 |
| 50 | Jim Cheyunski | LB | December 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Syracuse | Bridgewater, MA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 81 | Jim Colclough | E | March 31, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Boston Col. | Medford, MA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 15 | King Corcoran | QB | July 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 200 | Maryland | Jersey City, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Larry Eisenhauer | RDE | February 22, 1940 | 6'5" | 250 | Boston Col. | Hicksville, NY USA | 8 | 8 |
| 66 | Paul Feldhausen | T | June 14, 1946 | 6'6" | 260 | North (WI) | Madison, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Tom Funchess | LT | September 12, 1944 | 6'5" | 265 | Jackson St. | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 13 | R.C. Gamble | HB | September 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 220 | South Carolina St. | Greenville, SC USA | 14 | 8 |
| 40 | Larry Garron | HB | May 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | West. Illinois | Marks, MS USA | 4 | 2 |
| 84 | Art Graham | WR | July 31, 1941 | 6'1" | 205 | Boston Col. | Somerville, MA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 79 | Jim Hunt | LDT | October 5, 1938 | 5'11" | 250 | Prairie View | Atlanta, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Ray Ilg | LB | November 25, 1945 | 6'1" | 220 | Colgate | Wellesley, MA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 23 | Daryl Johnson | RCB | August 11, 1946 | 5'11" | 190 | Morgan St. | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Preston Johnson | RB | February 18, 1945 | 6'2" | 230 | Florida A&M | 3 | 0 | |
| 47 | Billy Johnson | LS | February 19, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | Nebraska | Stanton, NE USA | 14 | 5 |
| 54 | Ed Koontz | LB | June 11, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Catawba | Hanover, PA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Bobby Leo | RB-WR | January 19, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Harvard | Everett, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Charley Long | G-T | April 6, 1938 | 6'4" | 260 | Tenn-Chattanooga | DeKalb, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | Aaron Marsh | WR | July 27, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | East. Kentucky | Dayton, OH USA | 14 | 12 |
| 28 | Art McMahon | RS | February 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina St. | Newark, NJ USA | 12 | 5 |
| 41 | Leroy Mitchell | LCB | September 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Southern | Wharton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Holy Cross | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Bill Murphy | WR | March 26, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | Cornell | Montclair, NJ USA | 6 | 5 |
| 35 | Jim Nance | FB | December 30, 1942 | 6'1" | 235 | Syracuse | Indiana, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 77 | Tom Neville | RT | August 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 87 | Bobby Nichols | TE | January 30, 1943 | 6'2" | 220 | Boston Univ. | 6 | 1 | |
| 71 | Don Oakes | T | July 22, 1938 | 6'4" | 255 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 52 | Ed Philpott | LLB | September 14, 1945 | 6'3" | 240 | Miami (OH) | Wichita, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Willie Porter | KR | March 25, 1946 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas Southern | Victoria, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 58 | Doug Satcher | RLB | May 28, 1945 | 6'0" | 220 | Southern Miss | Sandersville, MS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 46 | Bob Scarpitto | FL-WR-P | January 7, 1939 | 5'11" | 192 | Notre Dame | Rahway, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Tom Sherman | QB | December 5, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | Penn St. | Bellevue, PA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 68 | Karl Singer | T | October 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Purdue | Warren, OH USA | 11 | 1 |
| 60 | Len St. Jean | RG | October 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 250 | Northern Michigan | Newberry, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 36 | Terry Swanson | P | January 8, 1944 | 6'0" | 210 | Massachusetts | Cambridge, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Mike Taliaferro | QB | July 26, 1941 | 6'2" | 202 | Illinois | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 7 |
| 22 | Gene Thomas | RB | September 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 210 | Florida A&M | Barberton, OH USA | 9 | 3 |
| 75 | Ed Toner | DT | September 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 250 | Massachusetts | Reading, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Don Webb | RS | May 22, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | Iowa St. | Jefferson City, MO USA | 10 | 9 |
| 82 | Jim Whalen | TE | May 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Boston Col. | Cambridge, MA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 55 | J.R. Williamson | LB-C | October 9, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Louisiana Tech | El Dorado, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Mel Witt | RDE | November 23, 1945 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas-Arlington | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 6 |
