1985 New England Patriots Roster
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Raymond Berry (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1985 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-1.
New England scored 362 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 290. Tony Eason threw for 2,156 yards, and Steve Grogan played quarterback, too. Tony Collins paced pass catchers, catching 52 passes, while Stanley Morgan accumulated 760 receiving yards. Irving Fryar was targeted regularly also.
Craig James rushed for a team-best 1,227 yards for the Patriots.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 47 turnovers. Fred Marion picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition. Andre Tippett topped the defensive unit with 16.5 quarterback sacks.
Raymond Berry coached the team. The 1985 New England Patriots lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Julius Adams | RDE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 55 | Don Blackmon | ROLB | March 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Tulsa | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Jim Bowman | DB | October 26, 1963 | 6'2" | 210 | Central Michigan | Cadillac, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | C | July 14, 1954 | 6'5" | 267 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 9 | 8 |
| 3 | Rich Camarillo | P | November 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 202 | Washington | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | RCB | January 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Tony Collins | RB | May 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 208 | East Carolina | Sanford, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Tom Condon | G | October 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Boston Col. | Derby, CT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Lin Dawson | TE | June 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | North Carolina St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 11 | Tony Eason | QB | October 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 212 | Illinois | Blythe, CA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 66 | Paul Fairchild | G | September 14, 1961 | 6'4" | 270 | Kansas | Carroll, IA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 1 | Tony Franklin | K | November 18, 1956 | 5'8" | 182 | Texas A&M | Big Spring, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Irving Fryar | PR | September 28, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Nebraska | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 16 | 14 |
| 43 | Ernest Gibson | DB | October 3, 1961 | 5'10" | 189 | Furman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 7 | 6 |
| 73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Greg Hawthorne | RB-TE-WR | September 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 228 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 76 | Brian Holloway | LT | July 25, 1959 | 6'7" | 284 | Stanford | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Brian Ingram | LB | October 31, 1959 | 6'4" | 236 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 32 | Craig James | FB | January 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 215 | SMU | Jacksonville, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 38 | Roland James | SS | February 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 191 | Tennessee | Xenia, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Cedric Jones | WR | June 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 184 | Duke | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 42 | Ronnie Lippett | LCB | December 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Melbourne, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Fred Marion | FS | January 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Miami (FL) | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Trevor Matich | C-G-T | October 9, 1961 | 6'4" | 277 | BYU | Sacramento, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | RILB | July 23, 1957 | 6'5" | 233 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 23 | Rod McSwain | DB | January 28, 1962 | 6'1" | 198 | Clemson | Caroleen, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Steve Moore | RT | October 1, 1960 | 6'4" | 293 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Easley, SC USA | 15 | 13 |
| 75 | Guy Morriss | C | May 13, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | TCU | Colorado City, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 98 | Dennis Owens | NT | February 24, 1960 | 6'1" | 257 | North Carolina St. | Clinton, NC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 70 | Art Plunkett | T | March 8, 1959 | 6'7" | 269 | UNLV | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 88 | Derrick Ramsey | TE | December 23, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Kentucky | Hastings, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 52 | Johnny Rembert | RILB | January 19, 1961 | 6'3" | 234 | Clemson | Hollandale, MS USA | 16 | 6 |
| 95 | Ed Reynolds | LB | September 23, 1961 | 6'5" | 238 | Virginia | Stuttgart, Germany | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Kenneth Sims | LDE | October 31, 1959 | 6'5" | 272 | Texas | Kosse, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 81 | Stephen Starring | KR | July 30, 1961 | 5'10" | 172 | McNeese St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | RB | April 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 227 | USC | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 16 | 2 |
| 99 | Ben Thomas | DE-NT | July 2, 1961 | 6'4" | 280 | Auburn | Ashburn, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 56 | Andre Tippett | LOLB | December 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Garin Veris | DE | February 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 255 | Stanford | Chillicothe, OH USA | 16 | 4 |
| 24 | Robert Weathers | RB | September 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona St. | Westfield, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Derwin Williams | WR | May 6, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | New Mexico | Brownwood, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Ed Williams | LB | September 8, 1961 | 6'4" | 244 | Texas | Odessa, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 72 | Lester Williams | NT | January 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 275 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 90 | Toby Williams | NT | November 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 264 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 5 | 3 |
| 61 | Ron Wooten | RG | June 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 274 | North Carolina | Bourne, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
