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.

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

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