1984 New England Patriots season

1984 New England Patriots season
Owner(s)	Billy Sullivan
Head Coach	Ron Meyer Raymond Berry
General Manager	Patrick Sullivan
Home Field	Sullivan Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Place	2nd AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	G John Hannah T Brian Holloway LB Steve Nelson LB Andre Tippett
Uniform
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1983	1985

The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1984 season with a record of nine wins and seven losses, and finished second in the AFC East division.

Staff

New England Patriots 1984 staff
Front Office President – Billy Sullivan Executive Vice President – Chuck Sullivan Vice President – Bucko Kilroy General Manager – Patrick Sullivan Director of Player Development – Dick Steinberg Director of College Scouting – Joe Mendes Director of Pro Scouting – Bill McPeak Head Coaches Head Coach – Raymond Berry Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Lew Erber Offensive Backfield – Cleve Bryant Receivers – Steve Endicott Offensive Line – Bill Muir			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Rod Rust Linebackers – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Steve Sidwell Defensive Backs – Steve Walters Special Teams Coaches Special Teams/Tight Ends – Dante Scarnecchia Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Notes	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–17		48,528
2	September 9, 1984	at Miami Dolphins	L 28–7		66,083
3	September 16, 1984	Seattle Seahawks	W 38–23	Patriots erased 23–0 gap	43,140
4	September 23, 1984	Washington Redskins	L 26–10		60,503
5	September 30, 1984	at New York Jets	W 28–21		68,978
6	October 7, 1984	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–16		53,036
7	October 14, 1984	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–14		48,154
8	October 21, 1984	Miami Dolphins	L 44–24	Ron Meyer fired following game	60,711
9	October 28, 1984	New York Jets	W 30–20	Raymond Berry took over as coach	60,513
10	November 4, 1984	at Denver Broncos	L 26–19		74,908
11	November 11, 1984	Buffalo Bills	W 38–10		43,313
12	November 18, 1984	at Indianapolis Colts	W 50–17	First trip to Indianapolis	60,009
13	November 22, 1984	at Dallas Cowboys	L 20–17	Patriots' first Thanksgiving Day game	55,341
14	December 2, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals	L 33–10		53,558
15	December 9, 1984	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 27–17		41,581
16	December 16, 1984	Indianapolis Colts	W 16–10		22,383

Standings

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	14	2	0	.875	513	298
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	362	352
New York Jets	7	9	0	.438	332	364
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	0	.250	239	414
Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	250	454

Roster

New England Patriots 1984 roster
Quarterbacks 11 Tony Eason 14 Steve Grogan 19 Mike Kerrigan Running Backs 33 Tony Collins 32 Craig James FB 30 Mosi Tatupu FB 24 Robert Weathers 44 Jon Williams Wide Receivers 80 Irving Fryar 83 Cedric Jones 86 Stanley Morgan 81 Stephen Starring 82 Clarence Weathers Tight Ends 87 Lin Dawson 40 Greg Hawthorne FB 88 Derrick Ramsey 41 Bo Robinson FB		Offensive Linemen 58 Pete Brock C 66 Paul Fairchild G 73 John Hannah G 68 Darryl Haley T 76 Brian Holloway T 67 Steve Moore T 75 Guy Morriss C 61 Ron Wooten G Defensive Linemen 85 Julius Adams DE 60 Luther Henson NT 98 Dennis Owens NT 65 Doug Rogers DE 77 Kenneth Sims DE 70 Scott Virkus DE 72 Lester Williams NT 90 Toby Williams DE		Linebackers 55 Don Blackmon OLB 59 Tim Golden LB 51 Brian Ingram LB 50 Larry McGrew ILB 57 Steve Nelson ILB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB 95 Ed Reynolds LB 56 Andre Tippett OLB 53 Clayton Weishuhn ILB 54 Ed Williams LB Defensive Backs 26 Raymond Clayborn CB 47 Paul Dombroski S 43 Ernest Gibson CB 38 Roland James SS 22 Keith Lee CB 42 Ronnie Lippett CB 31 Fred Marion FS 31 Rod McSwain S 25 Rick Sanford FS 27 Ricky Smith CB Special Teams  3 Rich Camarillo P  1 Tony Franklin K 17 Luke Prestridge P