1964 Boston Patriots season

1964 Boston Patriots season
OwnerBilly Sullivan
Head coachMike Holovak
Home fieldFenway Park
Results
Record10–3–1
Division place2nd AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AFL All-StarsLB Tom Addison
DT Houston Antwine
LB Nick Buoniconti
WR/K Gino Cappelletti
DE Bob Dee
DE Larry Eisenhauer
RB Larry Garron
C Jon Morris
QB Babe Parilli
Uniform

The 1964 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 5th season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of ten wins, three losses, and one tie, and finished second in the AFL's Eastern Division.

The 43-43 tie vs. the Oakland Raiders October 16 is still the highest scoring draw in professional football history as of 2024.

Staff

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1964 Boston Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches




Game-by-game results

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game
Recap
1 September 13 at Oakland Raiders W 17–14 1–0 Frank Youell Field 21,126 Recap
2 September 20 at San Diego Chargers W 33–28 2–0 Balboa Stadium 20,568 Recap
3 September 27 New York Jets W 26–10 3–0 Alumni Stadium 22,716 Recap
4 October 4 at Denver Broncos W 39–10 4–0 Bears Stadium 15,485 Recap
5 October 9 San Diego Chargers L 17–26 4–1 Fenway Park 35,096 Recap
6 October 16 Oakland Raiders T 43–43 4–1–1 Fenway Park 23,279 Recap
7 October 23 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–7 5–1–1 Fenway Park 27,400 Recap
8 October 31 at New York Jets L 14–35 5–2–1 Shea Stadium 45,003 Recap
9 November 6 Houston Oilers W 25–24 6–2–1 Fenway Park 28,161 Recap
10 November 15 at Buffalo Bills W 36–28 7–2–1 War Memorial Stadium 42,308 Recap
11 November 20 Denver Broncos W 12–7 8–2–1 Fenway Park 24,979 Recap
12 November 29 at Houston Oilers W 34–17 9–2–1 Jeppesen Stadium 17,560 Recap
13 December 6 at Kansas City Chiefs W 31–24 10–2–1 Municipal Stadium 13,166 Recap
14 Bye
15 December 20 Buffalo Bills L 14–24 10–3–1 Fenway Park 38,021 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 12 2 0 .857 5–1 400 242 W2
Boston Patriots 10 3 1 .769 4–2 365 297 L1
New York Jets 5 8 1 .385 2–4 278 315 L3
Houston Oilers 4 10 0 .286 1–5 310 355 W2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

Roster

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LB Tom Addison

DT Houston Antwine

LB *Nick Buoniconti

HB Ron Burton

WR/K/DB Gino Cappelletti

DB Dave Cloutier

WR Jim Colclough

FB/HB Jim Crawford

DE/DT Bob Dee

T/DT Jerry DeLucca

LB Mike Dukes

DE Larry Eisenhauer

LB Lonnie Farmer

DB Dick Felt

HB J.D. Garrett

HB Larry Garron

WR Art Graham

DB Ron Hall

T Ray Lardani

DT/DE Jim Hunt

T/G Charley Long

LB/C Don McKinnon

C Jon Morris

G Billy Neighbors

T/DT Don Oakes

DB Ross O'Hanley

QB Babe Parilli

DT Jess Richardson

TE Tony Romeo

LB Jack Rudolph

C/T/G Bob Schmidt

DB Chuck Shonta

WR Al Snyder

TE/DB Thomas Stephens

G Len St. Jean

G Dave Watson

DB Don Webb

T/C Bob Yates

QB/P/HB Tom Yewcic

TE Nick Marchese

References

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