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Patriot
Facts
- Franchise
Granted:
November 22, 1959 as the Boston Patriots
- First
Season:
1960
- Changed
name to New England Patriots:
1971
- Stadium:
Foxboro Stadium (CMGI 2002)
- Owner/CEO:
Robert K. Kraft
- Head
Coach:
Bill Belichick
- AFC
Championships:
1985, 1996, 2001
- AFL
Eastern Division Championship:
1963
- AFC
Eastern Division Championships:
1978, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2001
- AFL
Record:
64- 69-9
- Retired
Uniform Numbers:
#14 Steve Grogan, #20 Gino Cappelletti, #40 Mike Haynes,
#57 Steve Nelson, #73 John Hannah, #79 Jim Hunt, #89 Bob
Dee
Firsts, Records, and Odds and Ends
- First
Regular-Season Game:
A 13-10 loss to the Denver Broncos, 9/9/60.
- First
Regular-Season Win:
A 28-24 victory over the New York Titans, 9/16/60.
- First
Regular-Season Points:
A 35-yard field goal by Gino Cappelletti vs. the Denver
Broncos, 9/9/60.
- First
Regular-Season Touchdown:
A 10-yard pass from Butch Songin to Jim Colclough vs. the
Denver Broncos, 9/9/60.
- First
Winning Season:
1961 (9-4-1).
- First
Playoff Appearance:
A 26-8 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFL's Eastern
Division Championship game, 12/28/63.
- First
Super Bowl Appearance:
A 46-10 loss to the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX, 1/26/86.
- First
All-League Selections:
LB Tom Addison and DB Russ O'Hanley, 1960.
- First
Patriot Elected to the Hall of Fame:
G John Hannah, 1991.
- First
to Rush 100 Yards in a Game:
Ron Burton, 127 yards vs. the Denver Broncos, 10/23/60.
- First
1,000-Yard Rusher:
Jim Nance, 1,458 yards (1966).
- First
to Pass 400 Yards in a Game:
Babe Parilli, 400 yards vs. the Oakland Raiders, 10/16/64.
- Most
Yards Rushing, Career:
Sam Cunningham, 5,453 yards (1973-79, 81-82).
- All-Time
Leading Scorer:
Gino Cappelletti, 1,130 points (1960-70).
- Fewest
Yards Rushing Allowed in a Game:
In a 41-0 win over the San Diego Chargers on 12/17/61, the
Patriots allowed just two yards rushing.
- Most
Lopsided Win:
A 56-3 victory over the New York Jets, 9/9/79.
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