1991 New England Patriots season

The 1991 New England Patriots season was the team's 32nd season, and the 22nd in the National Football League. The team finished the season with a record of six wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East Division. Though the Patriots scored twenty or more points just five times during the season, they were able to upset playoff teams such as the Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.

1991 New England Patriots season
Owner	Victor Kiam
General manager	Sam Jankovich
Head coach	Dick MacPherson
Home field	Foxboro Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Bruce Armstrong TE Marv Cook
AP All-Pros	TE Marv Cook (1st team) LB Vincent Brown (2nd team)
Uniform
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It was the last season where the Patriots were owned by Victor Kiam, who was forced to sell the team to St. Louis businessman James Orthwein in order to settle a debt.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1991 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	11	Pat Harlow	Offensive tackle	Southern California
1	14	Leonard Russell	Running back	Arizona State
2	41	Jerome Henderson	Defensive back	Clemson
3	56	Calvin Stephens	Guard	South Carolina
4	84	Scott Zolak	Quarterback	Maryland
5	112	Jon Vaughn	Running back	Michigan
5	124	Ben Coates	Tight end	Livingstone
6	140	David Key	Defensive back	Michigan
7	168	Blake Miller	Center	Louisiana State
8	196	Harry Colon	Defensive back	Missouri
9	224	O'Neil Glenn	Guard	Maryland
10	251	Randy Bethel	Tight end	Miami (FL)
11	279	Vince Moore	Wide receiver	Tennessee
11	303	Paul Alsbury	Punter	Texas State
12	307	Tim Edwards	Defensive tackle	Delta State

Staff

1991 New England Patriots staff

Front office Chairman – Victor Kiam Vice chairman – Fran Murray President – Billy Sullivan Chief executive officer – Sam Jankovich Vice-president – Bucko Kilroy Vice-president of player operations – Joe Mendes Vice-president of administration – Patrick Forte Assistant director of player operations – Charley Armey Coordinator of pro scouting – Rod Rust Coordinator of college scouting – Charles Garcia Head coaches Head coach – Dick MacPherson Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dick Coury Running backs – Bobby Grier Wide receivers – Ivan Fears Tight ends – Dante Scarnecchia Offensive line – Rod Humenuik Assistant running backs/assistant wide receivers – Joel Collier

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive line – Stan Jones Assistant defensive line – Dave Uyrus Inside linebackers – Norm Gerber Outside linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive backs – Charlie West Special teams coaches Special teams – Dante Scarnecchia Assistant special teams – Dave Uyrus Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Ian Pyka

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Roster

1991 New England Patriots roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 13 Tommy Hodson  7 Hugh Millen 16 Scott Zolak Running backs (RB) 39 Marvin Allen 32 Leonard Russell 44 John Stephens 24 Jon Vaughn KR Wide receivers (WR) 81 Rob Carpenter 80 Irving Fryar 82 Millard Hamilton 83 Michael Timpson Tight ends (TE) 87 Ben Coates 85 Marv Cook

Offensive linemen (OL) 78 Bruce Armstrong T 61 Freddie Childress G 63 Gene Chilton C 74 Stan Clayton T 65 Elbert Crawford G 77 Pat Harlow T 64 Jon Melander G Defensive linemen (DL) 92 Ray Agnew DE 91 Chris Gannon DE 72 Tim Goad NT 60 Marion Hobby DE 76 Fred Smerlas NT 60 Garin Veris DE 96 Brent Williams DE

Linebackers (LB) 59 Vincent Brown ILB 99 David Howard OLB 51 Eugene Lockhart ILB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB 95 Ed Reynolds ILB 55 Chris Singleton OLB 53 Richard Tardits OLB 56 Andre Tippett OLB Defensive backs (DB) 40 Harry Colon SS 41 Tim Gordon S 36 Jerome Henderson 35 Maurice Hurst CB 26 David Key SS 42 Ronnie Lippett CB 31 Fred Marion FS 27 David Pool CB 21 Mickey Washington CB 25 Tony Zackery FS Special teams  8 Charlie Baumann K 11 Shawn McCarthy P

Practice squad 19 James Bradley WR 93 Reggie Clark LB 98 Tim Edwards DT 62 Blake Miller C 47 active, 10 inactive, 4 practice squad Reserve 88 Hart Lee Dykes WR (IR) 45 Ivy Joe Hunter FB (IR) 50 Ilia Jarostchuk LB (IR) 86 Greg McMurtry WR (IR) 10 Mike Murphy WR (IR) 71 Gregg Rakoczy C (IR)  4 Jason Staurovsky K (IR) 68 Calvin Stephens G (IR) 70 David Viaene (IR) 73 Danny Villa (IR) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 3	at Green Bay Packers	L 7–28	0–1	Lambeau Field	52,852
2	August 10	Washington Redskins	L 6–27	0–2	Foxboro Stadium	16,757
3	August 17	at Phoenix Cardinals	L 0–46	0–3	Sun Devil Stadium	51,070
4	August 24	New York Giants	W 24–3	1–3	Foxboro Stadium	21,147

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 1	at Indianapolis Colts	W 16–7	1–0	Hoosier Dome	49,961
2	September 8	Cleveland Browns	L 0–20	1–1	Sullivan Stadium	35,377
3	September 15	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–20	1–2	Three Rivers Stadium	53,703
4	September 22	Houston Oilers	W 24–20	2–2	Sullivan Stadium	30,702
5	September 29	at Phoenix Cardinals	L 10–24	2–3	Sun Devil Stadium	26,043
6	October 6	Miami Dolphins	L 10–20	2–4	Sullivan Stadium	49,749
7	Bye
8	October 20	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–23 (OT)	3–4	Sullivan Stadium	45,367[3]
9	October 27	Denver Broncos	L 6–9	3–5	Sullivan Stadium	43,994
10	November 3	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–22	3–6	Rich Stadium	78,278
11	November 10	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–30	3–7	Joe Robbie Stadium	56,065
12	November 17	New York Jets	L 21–28	3–8	Sullivan Stadium	30,743
13	November 24	Buffalo Bills	W 16–13	4–8	Sullivan Stadium	47,053
14	December 1	at Denver Broncos	L 3–20	4–9	Mile High Stadium	67,116
15	December 8	Indianapolis Colts	W 23–17 (OT)	5–9	Sullivan Stadium	20,131[4]
16	December 15	at New York Jets	W 6–3	6–9	Giants Stadium	55,689
17	December 22	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 7–29	6–10	Riverfront Stadium	46,394
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Buffalo Bills	13	3	0	.813	7–1	10–2	458	318	L1
(6) New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	314	293	W1
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	4–4	5–7	343	349	L2
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–9	211	305	L1
Indianapolis Colts	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–11	143	381	L6

See also

• New England Patriots seasons

References

1. 1991 New England Patriots Media Guide.
2. "1991 New England Patriots". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
3. "1991 New England Patriots Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
4. "1991 New England Patriots Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.