1985 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Tony Eason	299	168	56.2	2156	7.2	11	3.7	17	5.7	90	28	229	67.5
Steve Grogan	156	85	54.5	1311	8.4	7	4.5	5	3.2	56	11	86	84.1
Craig James	2	2	100.0	16	8.0	2	100.0	0	0.0	11	0	0	139.6
Totals	457	255	55.8	3483	7.6	20	4.4	22	4.8	90	39	315

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Craig James	263	1227	4.7	65	5
Tony Collins	163	657	4.0	28	3
Robert Weathers	41	174	4.2	42	1
Mosi Tatupu	47	152	3.2	11	2
Tony Eason	22	70	3.2	23	1
Steve Grogan	20	29	1.4	12	2
Irving Fryar	7	27	3.9	13	1
Stanley Morgan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tony Franklin	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	565	2331	4.1	65	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Collins	52	549	10.6	49	2
Stanley Morgan	39	760	19.5	50	5
Irving Fryar	39	670	17.2	56	7
Derrick Ramsey	28	285	10.2	26	1
Craig James	27	360	13.3	90	2
Cedric Jones	21	237	11.3	29	2
Lin Dawson	17	148	8.7	26	0
Stephen Starring	16	235	14.7	40	0
Derwin Williams	9	163	18.1	30	0
Greg Hawthorne	3	42	14.0	28	1
Robert Weathers	2	18	9.0	13	0
Mosi Tatupu	2	16	8.0	15	0
Totals	255	3483	13.7	90	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tony Franklin	41	40	97.6	30	24	80.0	112
Totals	41	40	97.6	30	24	80.0	112

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rich Camarillo	92	3953	43.0	75
Totals	92	3953	43.0	75

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Irving Fryar	37	520	14.1	85	2
Roland James	2	13	6.5	13	0
Stephen Starring	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jim Bowman	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	42	530	12.6	85	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Stephen Starring	48	1012	21.1	53
Irving Fryar	3	39	13.0	24
Cedric Jones	3	37	12.3	20
Robert Weathers	1	18	18.0	18
Greg Hawthorne	1	13	13.0	13
Craig James	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	57	1119	19.6	53

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fred Marion	7	189	27.0	83	0
Raymond Clayborn	6	80	13.3	38	1
Roland James	4	51	12.8	39	0
Ronnie Lippett	3	93	31.0	58	0
Don Blackmon	1	14	14.0	14	0
Larry McGrew	1	0	0.0	0	0
Rod McSwain	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	23	427	18.6	83	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Andre Tippett	16.5
Garin Veris	10.0
Don Blackmon	8.0
Kenneth Sims	5.5
Julius Adams	5.0
Toby Williams	2.0
Steve Nelson	2.0
Lester Williams	1.0
Larry McGrew	1.0
Totals	51.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Andre Tippett			0	4	25	1
Craig James			8	4	-7
Fred Marion		0	0	3	9	0
Johnny Rembert			0	3	9	1
Steve Nelson			0	3	0	0
Don Blackmon		0	0	2	0
Larry McGrew		0	0	2	0	0
Garin Veris			0	2	0	0
Tony Collins			6	2	0
Julius Adams			0	2	12	0
Kenneth Sims			0	2	0	0
Brian Holloway			0	2	0	0
Stephen Starring			4	1	0	0
Cedric Jones			0	1	15	1
Tony Eason			4	1	-19
Mosi Tatupu			1	1	0
Steve Grogan			6	1	-10
Lin Dawson			1	1	0	0
Irving Fryar			4	0	0
Roland James		0	1	0	0	0
Stanley Morgan			1	0	0
Derrick Ramsey			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	37	37	34	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tony Franklin	0								24	40	0			112
Irving Fryar	1	7	2	0					0	0	0			60
Craig James	5	2		0					0	0	0			42
Stanley Morgan	0	5							0	0	0			30
Tony Collins	3	2							0	0	0			30
Cedric Jones		2		0			1		0	0	0			18
Steve Grogan	2								0	0	0			12
Mosi Tatupu	2	0							0	0	0			12
Greg Hawthorne		1		0					0	0	0			6
Andre Tippett							1		0	0	0			6
Derrick Ramsey		1							0	0	0			6
Robert Weathers	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Raymond Clayborn						1			0	0	0			6
Tony Eason	1								0	0	0			6
Johnny Rembert							1		0	0	0			6
Don Blackmon						0			0	0	0		2	4
Totals	15	20	2	0	0	1	3	0	24	40	0	0	2	362