1968 Boston Patriots Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Sherman | 226 | 90 | 39.8 | 1199 | 5.3 | 12 | 5.3 | 16 | 7.1 | 87 | 45.6 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 176 | 67 | 38.1 | 889 | 5.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 15 | 8.5 | 70 | 26.9 |
| King Corcoran | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 14 | 17.9 |
| Totals | 409 | 160 | 39.1 | 2121 | 5.2 | 16 | 3.9 | 33 | 8.1 | 87 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nance | 177 | 593 | 3.4 | 30 | 4 |
| R.C. Gamble | 78 | 311 | 4.0 | 45 | 1 |
| Gene Thomas | 88 | 215 | 2.4 | 25 | 2 |
| Larry Garron | 36 | 97 | 2.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Tom Sherman | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Aaron Marsh | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Preston Johnson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Whalen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| King Corcoran | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 421 | 1362 | 3.2 | 45 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Whalen | 47 | 718 | 15.3 | 87 | 7 |
| Aaron Marsh | 19 | 331 | 17.4 | 70 | 4 |
| Bill Murphy | 18 | 268 | 14.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Art Graham | 16 | 242 | 15.1 | 34 | 1 |
| Jim Nance | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 13 | 182 | 14.0 | 30 | 2 |
| R.C. Gamble | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Gene Thomas | 10 | 85 | 8.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Jim Colclough | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Larry Garron | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Canale | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 160 | 2121 | 13.3 | 87 | 16 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gino Cappelletti | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 71 |
| Totals | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 71 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Swanson | 62 | 2449 | 39.5 | 57 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 34 | 1382 | 40.6 | 87 |
| Totals | 96 | 3831 | 39.9 | 87 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Porter | 22 | 135 | 6.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Leo | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Art Graham | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 197 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Porter | 36 | 812 | 22.6 | 61 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 22 | 442 | 20.1 | 36 | 0 |
| Aaron Marsh | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnson | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Gene Thomas | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Charley Long | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Art Graham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Cheyunski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.C. Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 71 | 1442 | 20.3 | 61 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Mitchell | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Ed Philpott | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Nick Buoniconti | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Art McMahon | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| John Charles | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jim Cheyunski | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mel Witt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Doug Satcher | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 220 | 9.6 | 29 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hunt | 0 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Porter | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Philpott | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Sherman | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Satcher | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Johnson | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.R. Williamson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Daryl Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Canale | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jon Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| R.C. Gamble | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aaron Marsh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Garron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gene Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Nance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Taliaferro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 78 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 83 | ||||||||
| Jim Whalen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Aaron Marsh | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Jim Nance | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| R.C. Gamble | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Gene Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mel Witt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ed Philpott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Larry Garron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Art Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Doug Satcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 229 |
