1965 Boston Patriots season

1965 Boston Patriots season
Head coach	Mike Holovak
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Home field	Fenway Park
Results
Record	4–8–2
Division place	3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify
AFL All-Stars	DT Houston Antwine LB Nick Buoniconti DE Bob Dee C Jon Morris
Uniform

The Boston Patriots finished the American Football League's 1965 season with a record of four wins and eight losses and two ties, and finished third in the AFL's Eastern division.

Staff

Boston Patriots 1965 staff
Front Office President – Billy Sullivan Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike Holovak Offensive Coaches Offensive Line – Art Spinney			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Jesse Richardson Defensive Backfield/Defensive Line – Chuck Weber

Game-by-game results

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 1965	at Buffalo Bills	L 24–7	45,502
2	September 19, 1965	at Houston Oilers	L 31–10	32,445
3	September 24, 1965	Denver Broncos	L 27–10	26,782
4	October 3, 1965	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–17	26,773
5	October 8, 1965	Oakland Raiders	L 24–10	24,824
6	October 17, 1965	San Diego Chargers	T 13–13	20,924
7	October 24, 1965	at Oakland Raiders	L 30–21	20,858
8	October 31, 1965	at San Diego Chargers	W 22–6	33,366
9	November 7, 1965	Buffalo Bills	L 23–7	24,415
10	November 14, 1965	New York Jets	L 30–20	18,589
11	November 21, 1965	Kansas City Chiefs	T 10–10	13,056
12	November 28, 1965	at New York Jets	W 27–23	59,334
13	Bye
14	December 12, 1965	at Denver Broncos	W 28–20	27,207
15	December 18, 1965	Houston Oilers	W 42–14	14,508

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	10	3	1	.769	4–2	313	226	L1
New York Jets	5	8	1	.385	3–3	285	303	W1
Boston Patriots	4	8	2	.333	2–4	244	302	W3
Houston Oilers	4	10	0	.286	3–3	298	429	L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Tom Addison LB South Carolina

Houston Antwine DT Southern Illinois

Joe Bellino RB Navy

Nick Buoniconti LB Notre Dame

Ray Lardani OT Miami (FL)

Ron Burton RB Northwestern

Justin Canale OG Mississippi State

Gino Cappelletti WR Minnesota

Jim Colclough WR Boston College

Jay Cunningham DB Bowling Green

Bill Dawson TE Florida State

Bob Dee DE Holy Cross

Mike Dukes LB Clemson

Larry Eisenhauer DE Boston College

Lonnie Farmer LB Tennessee-Chattanooga

Dick Felt DB Brigham Young

J.D. Garrett RB Grambling

Larry Garron RB Western Illinois

Art Graham WR Boston College

White Graves DB Louisiana State

Ron Hall DB Missouri Valley

Tom Hennessey DB Holy Cross

Jim Hunt DT Prairie View A&M

Ellis Johnson RB Southeastern Louisiana

Charlie Long OT Tennessee-Chattanooga

Ed Meixler LB Boston University

Jon Morris C Holy Cross

Jim Nance RB Syracuse

Billy Neighbors OG Alabama

Tom Neville OT Mississippi State

Ross O'Hanley DB Boston College

Don Oakes OT Virginia Tech

Babe Parilli QB Kentucky

George Pyne DT Olivet

Tony Romeo TE Florida State

Jack Rudolph LB Georgia Tech

Chuck Shonta DB Eastern Michigan

Len St. Jean OG Northern Michigan

Don Webb DB Iowa State

Jim Whalen TE Boston College

Eddie Wilson QB Arizona

Bob Yates OT Syracuse

Tom Yewcic QB Michigan State

References