1974 New England Patriots Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim Plunkett	352	173	49.1	2457	7.0	19	5.4	22	6.2	69	21	174	64.1
Dick Shiner	6	3	50.0	37	6.2	0	0.0	1	16.7	18	0	0	29.9
Neil Graff	1	1	100.0	20	20.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	20	0	0	118.8
Totals	359	177	49.3	2514	7.0	19	5.3	23	6.4	69	21	174

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mack Herron	231	824	3.6	28	7
Sam Cunningham	166	811	4.9	75	9
Jim Plunkett	30	161	5.4	37	2
John Tarver	41	101	2.5	18	2
Josh Ashton	26	99	3.8	22	0
Darryl Stingley	5	63	12.6	23	1
Joe Wilson	15	57	3.8	12	0
Randy Vataha	3	21	7.0	24	0
Eddie Hinton	1	1	1.0	1	0
Andy Johnson	2	-4	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	520	2134	4.1	75	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mack Herron	38	474	12.5	48	5
Reggie Rucker	27	436	16.1	69	4
Randy Vataha	25	561	22.4	59	3
Sam Cunningham	22	214	9.7	37	2
Bob Adams	17	244	14.4	29	0
Bob Windsor	12	127	10.6	20	1
Darryl Stingley	10	139	13.9	20	1
John Tarver	9	37	4.1	12	0
Andy Johnson	8	147	18.4	34	0
Joe Wilson	3	38	12.7	23	0
Eddie Hinton	2	36	18.0	20	0
John Tanner	2	23	11.5	21	1
Steve Schubert	1	21	21.0	21	1
Al Marshall	1	17	17.0	17	1
Totals	177	2514	14.2	69	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Smith	43	42	97.7	22	16	72.7	90
Totals	43	42	97.7	22	16	72.7	90

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bruce Barnes	45	1604	35.6	50
Dave Chapple	26	967	37.2	57
Totals	71	2571	36.2	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mack Herron	35	517	14.8	66
Steve Schubert	3	15	5.0	11
Sandy Durko	1	1	1.0	1
Eddie Hinton	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	40	533	13.3	66

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mack Herron	28	629	22.5	62
Andy Johnson	15	303	20.2	41
Steve Schubert	5	112	22.4	32
Eddie Hinton	3	83	27.7	53
Joe Wilson	2	33	16.5	18
Sam Hunt	1	21	21.0	21
John Tanner	2	17	8.5	17
Sandy Durko	1	0	0.0	0
Donnell Smith	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	58	1198	20.7	62

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Bolton	7	18	2.6	10	0
John Sanders	5	57	11.4	23	1
Sam Hunt	3	66	22.0	27	0
Prentice McCray	3	61	20.3	33	0
Jack Mildren	3	51	17.0	41	0
Bob Geddes	2	32	16.0	29	1
Steve King	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	24	294	12.2	41	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Mack Herron			12	3	0
Jack Mildren		0	0	2	5	0
Ray Hamilton			0	2	0	0
Ed Jenkins			0	1	0	0
Joe Wilson			1	1	0	0
Rodrigo Barnes			0	1	0	0
Andy Johnson			1	1	0	0
Prentice McCray		0	0	1	2	0
Donnell Smith			0	1	0	0
George Webster			0	1	0	0
John Hannah			0	1	0	1
Jim Plunkett			4	1	0
Randy Vataha			1	1	0
Josh Ashton			0	1	0	0
John Sanders		0	0	1	0
Steve Schubert			0	1	13
Steve Nelson			0	1	0	0
Craig Hanneman			0	1	0	0
Eddie Hinton			1	1	0	0
Mel Lunsford			0	1	0	0
Reggie Rucker			1	0	0
John Tarver			2	0	0
John Tanner			1	0	0
Sam Cunningham			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	24	20	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Smith									16	42	0			90
Mack Herron	7	5	0	0					0	0	0			72
Sam Cunningham	9	2							0	0	0			66
Reggie Rucker		4							0	0	0			24
Randy Vataha	0	3							0	0	0			18
John Tarver	2	0							0	0	0			12
Jim Plunkett	2								0	0	0			12
Darryl Stingley	1	1							0	0	0			12
John Hannah							1		0	0	0			6
John Tanner		1		0					0	0	0			6
Bob Geddes						1			0	0	0			6
Steve Schubert		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Al Marshall		1							0	0	0			6
John Sanders						1			0	0	0			6
Bob Windsor		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	21	19	0	0	0	2	1	0	16	42	0	0	0	348