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1968 Boston Patriots season
Head Coach Mike Holovak
General Manager Mike Holovak
Home Field Fenway Park
Results
Record 4–10
Place 4th AFL Eastern
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Uniform
AFC-1967-1969-Uniform-NE
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1967 1969

The Boston Patriots finished the American Football League's 1968 season with a record of four wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFL's Eastern Division. The Patriots played their final season of home games at Fenway Park before moving to Alumni Stadium on the campus of Boston College for the following season.

Staff[]

Boston Patriots 1968 staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Line – Jesse Richardson
  • Defensive Backfield – Claude Gibson

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Eastern Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
*New York Jets 11 3 0 .786 419 280
Houston Oilers 7 7 0 .500 303 248
Miami Dolphins 5 8 1 .385 276 355
Boston Patriots 4 10 0 .286 229 406
Buffalo Bills 1 12 1 .077 199 367

[1]

Season summary[]

Game-by-game results[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 8, 1968 at Buffalo Bills W 16-7
38,865
2 Bye
3 September 22, 1968 New York Jets[2] L 47–31
22,002
4 September 29, 1968 at Denver Broncos W 20–17
37,024
5 October 6, 1968 at Oakland Raiders L 41–10
44,253
6 October 13, 1968 Houston Oilers L 16–0
32,502
7 October 20, 1968 Buffalo Bills W 23-6
21,082
8 October 27, 1968 at New York Jets L 48-14
62,351
9 November 3, 1968 Denver Broncos L 35–14
18,304
10 November 10, 1968 San Diego Chargers L 27–17
19,278
11 November 17, 1968 at Kansas City Chiefs L 31–17
48,271
12 November 24, 1968 Miami Dolphins L 34-10
18,305
13 December 1, 1968 Cincinnati Bengals W 33–14
17,796
14 December 8, 1968 at Miami Dolphins L 38–7
24,242
15 December 15, 1968 at Houston Oilers L 45–17
34,198

Notes[]

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 298
  2. Game played in Birmingham, AL

Roster[]

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1968 Boston Patriots.

Name Position Notes

See also[]

Eastern Division Western Division
Boston Cincinnati
Buffalo Denver
Houston Kansas City
Miami Oakland
New York Jets San Diego
1969 AFL DraftAFL Playoffs1968 AFL All-Star gameSuper Bowl III
Related: 1968 NFL Season

References[]

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