1965 Boston Patriots season

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1965 Boston Patriots season
Owner
AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AFL All-StarsDT Houston Antwine
LB Nick Buoniconti
DE Bob Dee
C Jon Morris
Uniform

The 1965 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 6th season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of four wins and eight losses and two ties, and finished third in the AFL's Eastern Division.

Staff

1965 Boston Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive line –
    Jesse Richardson
  • Defensive backfield/defensive line – Chuck Weber



Game-by-game results

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 11 at Buffalo Bills L 7–24 0–1 War Memorial Stadium 45,502 Recap
2 September 19 at Houston Oilers L 10–31 0–2 Rice Stadium 32,445 Recap
3 September 24 Denver Broncos L 10–27 0–3 Fenway Park 26,782 Recap
4 October 3 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–27 0–4 Municipal Stadium 26,773 Recap
5 October 8 Oakland Raiders L 10–24 0–5 Fenway Park 24,824 Recap
6 October 17 San Diego Chargers T 13–13 0–5–1 Fenway Park 20,924 Recap
7 October 24 at Oakland Raiders L 30–21 0–6–1 Frank Youell Field 20,858 Recap
8 October 31 at San Diego Chargers W 22–6 1–6–1 Balboa Stadium 33,366 Recap
9 November 7 Buffalo Bills L 7–23 1–7–1 Fenway Park 24,415 Recap
10 November 14 New York Jets L 20–30 1–8–1 Fenway Park 18,589 Recap
11 November 21 Kansas City Chiefs T 10–10 1–8–2 Fenway Park 13,056 Recap
12 November 28 at New York Jets W 27–23 2–8–2 Shea Stadium 59,334 Recap
13 Bye
14 December 12 at Denver Broncos W 28–20 3–8–2 Bears Stadium 27,207 Recap
15 December 18 Houston Oilers W 42–14 4–8–2 Fenway Park 14,508 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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 in the AFL.

Roster

1965 Boston Patriots final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics

References