1974 New England Patriots Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (7-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1974 New England Patriots Statistics
1974 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots kept the scoreboard humming with 348 points, and the defensive unit gave up 289. Mack Herron rushed for a team-best 824 yards for New England, while Sam Cunningham also contributed to the rushing attack.

Jim Plunkett threw for 2,457 yards. Mack Herron caught 38 passes, while Randy Vataha accumulated 561 receiving yards. Reggie Rucker contributed to the receiving game, too.

Ron Bolton picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Chuck Fairbanks coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
85Julius AdamsLDEApril 26, 19486'3"270Texas SouthernMacon, GA USA1414
80Bob AdamsTEAugust 15, 19466'2"225PacificStockton, CA USA137
61Sam AdamsRGSeptember 20, 19486'3"256Prairie ViewJasper, TX USA1413
31Josh AshtonRBAugust 24, 19496'1"205TulsaEagle Lake, TX USA120
3Bruce BarnesPJune 21, 19515'11"215UCLACoshocton, OH USA90
59Rodrigo BarnesLBFebruary 10, 19506'1"215RiceWaco, TX USA50
27Ron BoltonRCBApril 16, 19506'2"180Norfolk St.Petersburg, VA USA1414
51Kent CarterLBMay 25, 19506'3"235USCLos Angeles, CA USA20
10Dave ChapplePMarch 30, 19476'0"184California-Santa BarbaraArcadia, CA USA50
54Gail ClarkLBApril 14, 19516'2"226Michigan St.Bellefontaine, OH USA80
39Sam CunninghamFBAugust 15, 19506'3"226USCSanta Barbara, CA USA1010
51Maury DamkrogerLBJanuary 8, 19526'2"230NebraskaCambridge, NE USA110
68Bill DuLacGJanuary 15, 19516'4"250East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA131
58Doug DumlerCDecember 15, 19506'3"243NebraskaHoisington, KS USA140
22Sandy DurkoDBAugust 29, 19486'1"185USCLos Angeles, CA USA114
55Will FosterLBOctober 2, 19486'2"230East. MichiganGrady, AL USA120
64Allen GallaherTNovember 13, 19506'3"250USCSan Fernando, CA USA140
59Bob GeddesLILBApril 22, 19466'2"240UCLASeattle, WA USA95
38Noe GonzalezRBFebruary 5, 19516'1"210Texas St.Alice, TX USA20
15Neil GraffQBJanuary 12, 19506'3"205WisconsinSioux Falls, SD USA140
70Leon GrayLTNovember 15, 19516'3"256Jackson St.Olive Branch, MS USA1414
71Ray HamiltonNTJanuary 20, 19516'1"244OklahomaOmaha, NE USA1414
73John HannahLGApril 4, 19516'2"265AlabamaCanton, GA USA1414
74Craig HannemanDE-DTJuly 1, 19496'3"240Oregon St.Salem, OR USA90
42Mack HerronKRJuly 24, 19485'5"170Kansas St.Biloxi, MS USA1414
82Eddie HintonWRJune 26, 19476'0"200OklahomaLawton, OK USA91
50Sam HuntRILBAugust 6, 19516'1"248S.F. AustinLongview, TX USA1414
30Ed JenkinsRBAugust 31, 19506'2"210Holy CrossJacksonville, FL USA40
32Andy JohnsonRBOctober 18, 19526'0"204GeorgiaAthens, GA USA143
52Steve KingROLBJune 10, 19516'4"232TulsaMcAlester, OK USA1414
67Bill LenkaitisCJune 30, 19466'4"255Penn St.Cleveland, OH USA1414
72Mel LunsfordLDEJune 13, 19506'3"256Central State (OH)Cincinnati, OH USA1313
88Al MarshallWRJanuary 7, 19516'2"190Boise St.Monroe, LA USA40
47Jim MasseyDBApril 24, 19485'11"198LinfieldMcMinnville, OR USA10
34Prentice McCrayFSMarch 1, 19516'1"188Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA1414
40Dave McCurryDBFebruary 23, 19516'1"187Iowa St.Grinnell, IA USA20
78Tony McGeeDEJanuary 18, 19496'4"250WyomingBattle Creek, MI USA141
45Jack MildrenSSOctober 16, 19496'1"200OklahomaKingsville, TX USA1410
75Arthur MooreNT-DTApril 4, 19516'5"253TulsaDaingerfield, TX USA110
56Jon MorrisCApril 5, 19426'4"254Holy CrossWashington, DC USA30
57Steve NelsonLILBApril 26, 19516'2"230AugsburgFarmington, MN USA119
77Tom NevilleRTAugust 12, 19436'4"260Mississippi St.Montgomery, AL USA1414
37Willie OsleyDBApril 10, 19516'0"195IllinoisDetroit, MI USA74
16Jim PlunkettQBDecember 5, 19476'3"220StanfordSan Jose, CA USA1414
41Ken PopeDBDecember 28, 19515'11"200OklahomaGalveston, TX USA40
33Reggie RuckerWRSeptember 21, 19476'2"195Boston Univ.Washington, DC USA1010
25John SandersLCBJanuary 11, 19506'1"175South DakotaChicago, IL USA1410
87Steve SchubertWRMarch 15, 19515'10"185MassachusettsBrooklyn, NY USA83
11Dick ShinerQBJuly 18, 19426'0"201MarylandLebanon, PA USA10
65Donnell SmithDEMay 25, 19496'4"245SouthernLakeland, FL USA90
1John SmithKDecember 30, 19496'0"186King Alfred's (England)Leafield, England140
84Darryl StingleyWRSeptember 18, 19516'0"194PurdueChicago, IL USA52
81Joe SweetWRJuly 5, 19486'2"196Tennessee St.Lakeland, FL USA40
53John TannerLBMarch 8, 19456'4"241Tennessee TechOrlando, FL USA132
36John TarverRBJanuary 1, 19496'3"227ColoradoBakersfield, CA USA144
18Randy VatahaWRDecember 4, 19485'10"176StanfordSanta Maria, CA USA129
90George WebsterLOLBNovember 25, 19456'4"220Michigan St.Anderson, SC USA1412
23Joe WilsonRBAugust 11, 19505'10"210Holy CrossRaeford, BC Canada120
86Bob WindsorTEDecember 19, 19426'4"220KentuckyWashington, DC USA77



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