
1974 New England Patriots Roster
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (7-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1974 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New England kept the scoreboard humming with 348 points, while the defensive unit gave up 289. Mack Herron rushed for a team-best 824 yards for the Patriots, while Sam Cunningham also contributed to the rushing attack.
Jim Plunkett threw for 2,457 yards. Mack Herron caught 38 passes, while Randy Vataha accumulated 561 receiving yards. Reggie Rucker provided receiving help, too.
Ron Bolton picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Chuck Fairbanks coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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85 | Julius Adams | LDE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
80 | Bob Adams | TE | August 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 225 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA | 13 | 7 |
61 | Sam Adams | RG | September 20, 1948 | 6'3" | 256 | Prairie View | Jasper, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
31 | Josh Ashton | RB | August 24, 1949 | 6'1" | 205 | Tulsa | Eagle Lake, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
3 | Bruce Barnes | P | June 21, 1951 | 5'11" | 215 | UCLA | Coshocton, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
59 | Rodrigo Barnes | LB | February 10, 1950 | 6'1" | 215 | Rice | Waco, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
27 | Ron Bolton | RCB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
51 | Kent Carter | LB | May 25, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
10 | Dave Chapple | P | March 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 184 | California-Santa Barbara | Arcadia, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
54 | Gail Clark | LB | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 226 | Michigan St. | Bellefontaine, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
39 | Sam Cunningham | FB | August 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 226 | USC | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
51 | Maury Damkroger | LB | January 8, 1952 | 6'2" | 230 | Nebraska | Cambridge, NE USA | 11 | 0 |
68 | Bill DuLac | G | January 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 1 |
58 | Doug Dumler | C | December 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 243 | Nebraska | Hoisington, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
22 | Sandy Durko | DB | August 29, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 4 |
55 | Will Foster | LB | October 2, 1948 | 6'2" | 230 | East. Michigan | Grady, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
64 | Allen Gallaher | T | November 13, 1950 | 6'3" | 250 | USC | San Fernando, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
59 | Bob Geddes | LILB | April 22, 1946 | 6'2" | 240 | UCLA | Seattle, WA USA | 9 | 5 |
38 | Noe Gonzalez | RB | February 5, 1951 | 6'1" | 210 | Texas St. | Alice, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
15 | Neil Graff | QB | January 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 205 | Wisconsin | Sioux Falls, SD USA | 14 | 0 |
70 | Leon Gray | LT | November 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 256 | Jackson St. | Olive Branch, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
71 | Ray Hamilton | NT | January 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 244 | Oklahoma | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
74 | Craig Hanneman | DE-DT | July 1, 1949 | 6'3" | 240 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 9 | 0 |
42 | Mack Herron | KR | July 24, 1948 | 5'5" | 170 | Kansas St. | Biloxi, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
82 | Eddie Hinton | WR | June 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 200 | Oklahoma | Lawton, OK USA | 9 | 1 |
50 | Sam Hunt | RILB | August 6, 1951 | 6'1" | 248 | S.F. Austin | Longview, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
30 | Ed Jenkins | RB | August 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 210 | Holy Cross | Jacksonville, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
32 | Andy Johnson | RB | October 18, 1952 | 6'0" | 204 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 14 | 3 |
52 | Steve King | ROLB | June 10, 1951 | 6'4" | 232 | Tulsa | McAlester, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
67 | Bill Lenkaitis | C | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
72 | Mel Lunsford | LDE | June 13, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Central State (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
88 | Al Marshall | WR | January 7, 1951 | 6'2" | 190 | Boise St. | Monroe, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
47 | Jim Massey | DB | April 24, 1948 | 5'11" | 198 | Linfield | McMinnville, OR USA | 1 | 0 |
34 | Prentice McCray | FS | March 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 188 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
40 | Dave McCurry | DB | February 23, 1951 | 6'1" | 187 | Iowa St. | Grinnell, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
78 | Tony McGee | DE | January 18, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Wyoming | Battle Creek, MI USA | 14 | 1 |
45 | Jack Mildren | SS | October 16, 1949 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | Kingsville, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
75 | Arthur Moore | NT-DT | April 4, 1951 | 6'5" | 253 | Tulsa | Daingerfield, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
56 | Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Holy Cross | Washington, DC USA | 3 | 0 |
57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 11 | 9 |
77 | Tom Neville | RT | August 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
37 | Willie Osley | DB | April 10, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 4 |
16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
41 | Ken Pope | DB | December 28, 1951 | 5'11" | 200 | Oklahoma | Galveston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
33 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 10 |
25 | John Sanders | LCB | January 11, 1950 | 6'1" | 175 | South Dakota | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 10 |
87 | Steve Schubert | WR | March 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 185 | Massachusetts | Brooklyn, NY USA | 8 | 3 |
11 | Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 201 | Maryland | Lebanon, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
65 | Donnell Smith | DE | May 25, 1949 | 6'4" | 245 | Southern | Lakeland, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
1 | John Smith | K | December 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 186 | King Alfred's (England) | Leafield, England | 14 | 0 |
84 | Darryl Stingley | WR | September 18, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 2 |
81 | Joe Sweet | WR | July 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 196 | Tennessee St. | Lakeland, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
53 | John Tanner | LB | March 8, 1945 | 6'4" | 241 | Tennessee Tech | Orlando, FL USA | 13 | 2 |
36 | John Tarver | RB | January 1, 1949 | 6'3" | 227 | Colorado | Bakersfield, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
18 | Randy Vataha | WR | December 4, 1948 | 5'10" | 176 | Stanford | Santa Maria, CA USA | 12 | 9 |
90 | George Webster | LOLB | November 25, 1945 | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan St. | Anderson, SC USA | 14 | 12 |
23 | Joe Wilson | RB | August 11, 1950 | 5'10" | 210 | Holy Cross | Raeford, BC Canada | 12 | 0 |
86 | Bob Windsor | TE | December 19, 1942 | 6'4" | 220 | Kentucky | Washington, DC USA | 7 | 7 |