1966 Boston Patriots Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 8-4-2
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Holovak (8-4-2)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts

1966 Boston Patriots Roster
1966 Boston Patriots Results

The Boston Patriots of the American Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses and 2 ties, finishing second in the AFL's East Division.

Boston chalked up 315 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 283. Jim Nance powered the ground game, running for a 1,458 yards for the Patriots.

Babe Parilli tossed for 2,721 yards. Art Graham hauled in 51 passes, while Gino Cappelletti accumulated 676 receiving yards.

Tom Hennessey and Ron Hall each snatched 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Mike Holovak coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Babe Parilli	382	181	47.4	2721	7.1	20	5.2	20	5.2	63	66.9
John Huarte	11	5	45.5	63	5.7	0	0.0	1	9.1	17	25.9
Totals	393	186	47.3	2784	7.1	20	5.1	21	5.3	63

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Nance	299	1458	4.9	65	11
Larry Garron	101	319	3.2	54	4
Bob Cappadona	22	88	4.0	13	1
Babe Parilli	28	42	1.5	17	1
John Huarte	7	40	5.7	13	0
J.D. Garrett	13	21	1.6	5	0
Tom Yewcic	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	471	1963	4.2	65	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Art Graham	51	673	13.2	42	4
Gino Cappelletti	43	676	15.7	63	6
Larry Garron	30	416	13.9	61	5
Jim Whalen	29	502	17.3	45	4
Jim Colclough	16	284	17.8	32	0
Jim Nance	8	103	12.9	45	0
Joe Bellino	6	77	12.8	25	1
Tony Romeo	2	46	23.0	29	0
J.D. Garrett	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	186	2784	15.0	63	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gino Cappelletti	36	35	97.2	32	16	50.0	83
Totals	36	35	97.2	32	16	50.0	83

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Fraser	55	2044	37.2	68
Tom Yewcic	21	732	34.9	49
Totals	76	2776	36.5	68

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vic Purvis	5	43	8.6	18
Tom Hennessey	7	39	5.6	11
Billy Johnson	7	37	5.3	12
Joe Bellino	4	19	4.8	13
White Graves	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	24	143	6.0	18

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Joe Bellino	18	410	22.8	43
Jay Cunningham	17	371	21.8	39
Vic Purvis	8	185	23.1	34
Larry Garron	2	49	24.5	29
Bob Cappadona	3	46	15.3	17
Ellis Johnson	2	45	22.5	23
Karl Singer	1	27	27.0	27
John Mangum	1	8	8.0	8
Billy Johnson	1	2	2.0	2
Jim Colclough	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	54	1145	21.2	43

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Hall	6	159	26.5	87
Tom Hennessey	6	99	16.5	33
Nick Buoniconti	4	43	10.8	41
Dick Felt	2	35	17.5	32
Chuck Shonta	1	9	9.0	9
Jim Fraser	1	3	3.0	3
White Graves	1	0	0.0	0
Don Webb	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	22	348	15.8	87

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Larry Garron			3	0	0		0
Tom Hennessey		0	2	0	0	0	0
Billy Johnson			1	0	0	0	0
Vic Purvis			1	0	0	0	0
Babe Parilli			8	0	0		0
Tom Yewcic			1	0	0	0	0
Jim Nance			7	0	0		0
Joe Bellino			1	0	0		0
Jim Hunt						1
Jim Colclough			1	0	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gino Cappelletti		6							16	35	0			119
Jim Nance	11	0							0	0	0			66
Larry Garron	4	5		0					0	0	0			54
Jim Whalen		4							0	0	0			24
Art Graham		4							0	0	0			24
Bob Cappadona	1			0					0	0	0	1		8
Babe Parilli	1								0	0	0			6
Joe Bellino		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Jim Hunt							1		0	0	0			6
Tony Romeo		0							0	0	0	1		2
Totals	17	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	35	0	2	0	315