1979 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Erhardt (9-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

1979 New England Patriots Roster
1979 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots moved the ball well, scoring 411 points, and the defensive squad yielded 326. Steve Grogan triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,286 yards. Harold Jackson paced all receivers, catching 45 passes for 1,013 yards. Russ Francis and Stanley Morgan contributed to the receiving game, too.

Sam Cunningham rushed for a team-best 563 yards for New England, while Don Calhoun and Horace Ivory additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

The opportunistic defense created 43 turnovers. Raymond Clayborn snatched 5 opponent throws.

Ron Erhardt coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Grogan	423	206	48.7	3286	7.8	28	6.6	20	4.7	63	45	341	77.4
Tom Owen	47	27	57.4	248	5.3	2	4.3	3	6.4	32	4	41	59.5
Don Westbrook	2	2	100.0	52	26.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	28	0	0	118.8
Matt Cavanaugh	1	1	100.0	10	10.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	0	0	108.3
Eddie Hare	1	1	100.0	4	4.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	0	0	83.3
Harold Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	475	237	49.9	3600	7.6	30	6.3	23	4.8	63	49	382

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sam Cunningham	159	563	3.5	27	5
Horace Ivory	143	522	3.7	52	1
Don Calhoun	137	456	3.3	29	5
Steve Grogan	64	368	5.8	26	2
Andy Johnson	43	132	3.1	15	1
Allan Clark	19	84	4.4	19	2
Mosi Tatupu	23	71	3.1	12	0
Stanley Morgan	7	39	5.6	17	0
Harold Jackson	3	12	4.0	12	0
Don Westbrook	2	8	4.0	4	0
Eddie Hare	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tom Owen	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	604	2252	3.7	52	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Harold Jackson	45	1013	22.5	59	7
Stanley Morgan	44	1002	22.8	63	12
Russ Francis	39	557	14.3	44	5
Sam Cunningham	29	236	8.1	20	0
Horace Ivory	23	216	9.4	24	2
Don Calhoun	15	66	4.4	14	1
Don Hasselbeck	13	158	12.2	41	0
Don Westbrook	9	173	19.2	38	1
Andy Johnson	9	68	7.6	11	0
Carlos Pennywell	4	35	8.8	13	1
Allan Clark	2	35	17.5	20	0
Ray Jarvis	2	30	15.0	15	1
Mosi Tatupu	2	9	4.5	5	0
Al Chandler	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	237	3600	15.2	63	30

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Smith	49	46	93.9	33	23	69.7	115
Totals	49	46	93.9	33	23	69.7	115

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie Hare	83	3038	36.6	58
Totals	83	3038	36.6	58

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stanley Morgan	29	289	10.0	80	1
Mike Haynes	5	16	3.2	5	0
Don Westbrook	2	5	2.5	5	0
Rick Sanford	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	37	311	8.4	80	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Allan Clark	37	816	22.1	38
Rick Sanford	10	179	17.9	23
Don Westbrook	11	151	13.7	30
Raymond Clayborn	2	33	16.5	20
Mark Washington	1	18	18.0	18
Horace Ivory	1	15	15.0	15
Mosi Tatupu	3	15	5.0	12
Stanley Morgan	1	12	12.0	12
Totals	66	1239	18.8	38

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Raymond Clayborn	5	56	11.2	27	0
Mike Haynes	3	66	22.0	33	0
Prentice McCray	3	48	16.0	26	0
Tim Fox	2	38	19.0	25	0
Mike Hawkins	2	35	17.5	35	1
Rick Sanford	1	39	39.0	27	0
Doug Beaudoin	1	30	30.0	30	0
Ray Costict	1	22	22.0	22	0
Steve Nelson	1	18	18.0	18	0
Rod Shoate	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	352	17.6	35	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Steve Grogan			12	4	-12
Mike Haynes		0	1	3	0	0
Rick Sanford		0	0	2	10
Eddie Hare			0	2	0	0
Doug Beaudoin		0	0	2	0	0
Allan Clark			0	2	0
Mel Lunsford			0	2	0	0
Ray Costict		0	0	2	16	0
Steve Nelson		0	0	1	0	0
Julius Adams			0	1	0	0
Rod Shoate		0	0	1	0	0
John Hannah			0	1	0	0
Prentice McCray		0	0	1	0	0
Tim Fox		0	0	1	4	0
Bob Cryder			0	1	0	0
Shelby Jordan			0	1	0	0
Horace Ivory			4	1	0
Sam Hunt			0	1	0	0
Richard Bishop			0	1	0	0
Bill Lenkaitis			0	1	0	0
Don Calhoun			2	1	0
Mark Buben			0	1	0	0
Don Westbrook			0	1	0
Sam Cunningham			4	0	0
Tom Owen			1	0	0	0
Dwight Wheeler			1	0	-14	0
Don Hasselbeck			1	0	0	0
Stanley Morgan			1	0	0
Pete Brock			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	34	4	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Smith									23	46	0			115
Stanley Morgan	0	12	1	0					0	0	0			78
Harold Jackson	0	7							0	0	0			42
Don Calhoun	5	1							0	0	0			36
Russ Francis		5							0	0	0			30
Sam Cunningham	5	0							0	0	0			30
Horace Ivory	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Steve Grogan	2								0	0	0			12
Allan Clark	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Don Westbrook	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Carlos Pennywell		1							0	0	0			6
Ray Jarvis		1							0	0	0			6
Rick Sanford			0	0		0		1	0	0	0			6
Andy Johnson	1	0							0	0	0			6
Mike Hawkins						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	16	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	46	0	0	0	409