1979 New England Patriots season
OwnerBilly Sullivan
General managerBucko Kilroy
Head coachRon Erhardt
Home fieldSchaefer Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersG John Hannah
CB Mike Haynes
WR Stanley Morgan
AP All-ProsG John Hannah (1st team)
CB Mike Haynes (2nd team)
Uniform

The 1979 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League and 20th overall. The Patriots ended the season with a record of nine wins and seven losses and finished second in the AFC East Division. Ron Erhardt was named the Patriots the new coach. In their season opener, the Patriots faced the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night as Darryl Stingley returned to Schaffer Stadium. Patriots fans gave the paralyzed star a long sustained standing ovation. However, the emotion did not carry over as the Pats lost 16-13 in overtime. The Pats would find themselves at 8-4, as the team featured a more wide-open offense under quarterback Steve Grogan. However, a three-game losing streak ended their playoff chances, as the team settled for a disappointing 9–7 season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1979 New England Patriots draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 25 Rick Sanford  Cornerback South Carolina
2 52 Bob Golic *  Defensive tackle Notre Dame
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

New England Patriots 1979 staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Roster

1979 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–16 (OT) 0–1 Schaefer Stadium 60,978
2 September 9 New York Jets W 56–3 1–1 Schaefer Stadium 53,113
3 September 16 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–14 2–1 Riverfront Stadium 41,805
4 September 23 San Diego Chargers W 27–21 3–1 Schaefer Stadium 60,916
5 October 1 at Green Bay Packers L 14–27 3–2 Lambeau Field 52,842
6 October 7 Detroit Lions W 24–17 4–2 Schaefer Stadium 60,629
7 October 14 at Chicago Bears W 27–7 5–2 Soldier Field 54,128
8 October 21 Miami Dolphins W 28–13 6–2 Schaefer Stadium 61,096
9 October 28 at Baltimore Colts L 26–31 6–3 Memorial Stadium 41,029
10 November 4 at Buffalo Bills W 26–6 7–3 Rich Stadium 67,935
11 November 11 at Denver Broncos L 10–45 7–4 Mile High Stadium 74,379
12 November 18 Baltimore Colts W 50–21 8–4 Schaefer Stadium 60,879
13 November 25 Buffalo Bills L 13–16 (OT) 8–5 Schaefer Stadium 60,991
14 November 29 at Miami Dolphins L 24–39 8–6 Miami Orange Bowl 69,174
15 December 9 at New York Jets L 26–27 8–7 Shea Stadium 45,131
16 December 16 Minnesota Vikings W 27–23 9–7 Schaefer Stadium 54,719
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins(3) 10 6 0 .625 5–3 6–6 341 257 L1
New England Patriots 9 7 0 .563 4–4 6–6 411 326 W1
New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 4–4 5–7 337 383 W3
Buffalo Bills 7 9 0 .438 4–4 5–7 268 279 L3
Baltimore Colts 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–10 271 351 W1


Season summary

Week 1 vs Steelers

Week 2 vs Jets

Week 3 at Bengals

Week 4 vs Chargers

Week Four: San Diego Chargers (3–0) at New England Patriots (2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 14 0721
Patriots 17 3 0727

at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information
External videos
video icon San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots, NFL Films highlights

Week 5 at Packers

Week 6 vs Lions

Week 7 at Bears

Week 8 vs Dolphins

Week 9 at Colts


Week 10 at Bills

Week 11 at Broncos

Week 12 vs Colts

Week 13 vs Bills


Week 14 at Dolphins

Week 15 at Jets

Week 16 vs Vikings

See also

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