1972 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Mazur (2-7)
Coach: Phil Bengtson (1-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1972 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Mazur (2-7)
Coach: Phil Bengtson (1-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1972 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New England stumbled, scoring only 192 points, while the leaky defensive unit yielded 446, most in the circuit. Jim Plunkett threw for 2,196 yards. Reggie Rucker paced all receivers, catching 44 passes for 681 yards. Bob Windsor was targeted regularly, too.
Josh Ashton rushed for a team-best 546 yards for the Patriots, and Carl Garrett also contributed to the rushing attack.
Honor Jackson intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
John Mazur and Phil Bengtson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ron Acks | RLB | October 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 214 | Illinois | Herrin, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 85 | Julius Adams | LDE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 61 | Sam Adams | G | September 20, 1948 | 6'3" | 256 | Prairie View | Jasper, TX USA | 6 | 1 |
| 31 | Josh Ashton | FB | August 24, 1949 | 6'1" | 205 | Tulsa | Eagle Lake, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 82 | Tom Beer | TE-G | December 21, 1944 | 6'4" | 235 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Ron Berger | DT | September 30, 1943 | 6'8" | 290 | Wayne State (NE) | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 3 |
| 49 | Dick Blanchard | LB | January 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 225 | Tulsa | Waukesha, WI USA | 14 | 1 |
| 27 | Ron Bolton | DB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 84 | Hubie Bryant | WR | February 10, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | Minnesota | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Larry Carwell | LCB | August 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 188 | Iowa St. | Vada, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Rick Cash | RDT | July 1, 1945 | 6'5" | 248 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 13 |
| 50 | Jim Cheyunski | MLB | December 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Syracuse | Bridgewater, MA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 55 | Ralph Cindrich | LB | October 29, 1949 | 6'1" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Washington, PA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 14 | Brian Dowling | QB | April 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Yale | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Carl Garrett | KR | August 31, 1947 | 5'11" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 10 | 7 |
| 24 | Bob Gladieux | FB | January 2, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Notre Dame | Louisville, OH USA | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Charlie Gogolak | K | December 29, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Princeton | Rapahidveg, Hungary | 6 | 0 |
| 62 | Halvor Hagen | G-DE-T-C | February 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 245 | Weber St. | Oslo, Norway | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Rickie Harris | FS | May 15, 1943 | 5'11" | 182 | Arizona | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 11 |
| 23 | George Hoey | RCB | November 14, 1946 | 5'10" | 174 | Michigan | Gaffney, SC USA | 12 | 6 |
| 29 | Honor Jackson | SS | November 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Pacific | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 52 | Ron Kadziel | LB | February 27, 1949 | 6'4" | 230 | Stanford | Pomona, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | C | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 4 |
| 40 | Jack Maitland | RB | February 8, 1948 | 6'2" | 211 | Williams | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 75 | Wayne Mass | T | March 11, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Clemson | Portales, NM USA | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Henry Matthews | RB | March 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 203 | Michigan St. | Akron, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Art McMahon | DB | February 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina St. | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Mike Montler | LG | January 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 254 | Colorado | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Holy Cross | Washington, DC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 77 | Tom Neville | RT | August 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 44 | John Outlaw | RCB | January 8, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Jackson St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 6 | 5 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Tom Reynolds | WR | April 11, 1949 | 6'3" | 200 | San Diego St. | Pasadena, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Bob Reynolds | LT | January 22, 1939 | 6'5" | 265 | Bowling Green | Nashville, TN USA | 12 | 10 |
| 76 | Dave Rowe | LDT | June 20, 1945 | 6'7" | 280 | Penn St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 9 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Clarence Scott | SS | May 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 186 | Morgan St. | Norristown, PA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 60 | Len St. Jean | RG | October 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 250 | Northern Michigan | Newberry, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Pat Studstill | P | June 4, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Houston | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | John Tarver | RB | January 1, 1949 | 6'3" | 227 | Colorado | Bakersfield, CA USA | 8 | 3 |
| 18 | Randy Vataha | WR | December 4, 1948 | 5'10" | 176 | Stanford | Santa Maria, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Mike Walker | K | October 18, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | none | Lancaster, England | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Ed Weisacosky | LLB | May 4, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Miami (FL) | Pottsville, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 87 | Jim White | LDE | September 5, 1948 | 6'4" | 256 | Colorado St. | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 6 |
| 86 | Bob Windsor | TE | December 19, 1942 | 6'4" | 220 | Kentucky | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Dennis Wirgowski | RDE | September 20, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Purdue | Bay City, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
