1972 New England Patriots Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Phil Bengtson (1-4) | 3-11 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Ron Acks | LB | October 3, 1944 | 6’2′ | 214 | Illinois |
| Julius Adams | DE-DT | April 26, 1948 | 6’3′ | 270 | Texas Southern |
| Sam Adams | G-T | September 20, 1948 | 6’3′ | 256 | Prairie View |
| Josh Ashton | RB | August 24, 1949 | 6’1′ | 205 | Tulsa |
| Tom Beer | TE-G | December 21, 1944 | 6’4′ | 235 | Detroit Mercy |
| Ron Berger | DT-DE | September 30, 1943 | 6’8′ | 290 | Wayne State (NE) |
| Dick Blanchard | LB | January 17, 1949 | 6’3′ | 225 | Tulsa |
| Ron Bolton | DB | April 16, 1950 | 6’2′ | 180 | Norfolk St. |
| Hubie Bryant | WR | February 10, 1946 | 5’10’ | 170 | Minnesota |
| Larry Carwell | DB | August 5, 1944 | 6’1′ | 188 | Iowa St. |
| Rick Cash | DE-DT | July 1, 1945 | 6’5′ | 248 | Missouri |
| Jim Cheyunski | LB | December 29, 1945 | 6’1′ | 225 | Syracuse |
| Ralph Cindrich | LB | October 29, 1949 | 6’1′ | 228 | Pittsburgh |
| Brian Dowling | QB | April 1, 1947 | 6’2′ | 210 | Yale |
| Carl Garrett | RB | August 31, 1947 | 5’11’ | 210 | New Mex. Highlands |
| Bob Gladieux | RB | January 2, 1947 | 5’11’ | 195 | Notre Dame |
| Charlie Gogolak | K | December 29, 1944 | 5’10’ | 165 | Princeton |
| Halvor Hagen | G-DE-T-C | February 4, 1947 | 6’5′ | 245 | Weber St. |
| Rickie Harris | DB | May 15, 1943 | 5’11’ | 182 | Arizona |
| George Hoey | DB | November 14, 1946 | 5’10’ | 174 | Michigan |
| Honor Jackson | DB | November 21, 1948 | 6’1′ | 195 | Pacific |
| Ron Kadziel | LB | February 27, 1949 | 6’4′ | 230 | Stanford |
| Bill Lenkaitis | C-G | June 30, 1946 | 6’4′ | 255 | Penn St. |
| Jack Maitland | RB | February 8, 1948 | 6’2′ | 211 | Williams |
| Wayne Mass | T | March 11, 1946 | 6’4′ | 240 | Clemson |
| Henry Matthews | RB | March 17, 1949 | 6’3′ | 203 | Michigan St. |
| Art McMahon | DB | February 24, 1946 | 6’0′ | 190 | North Carolina St. |
| Mike Montler | C-G-T | January 10, 1944 | 6’5′ | 254 | Colorado |
| Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6’4′ | 254 | Holy Cross |
| Tom Neville | T | August 12, 1943 | 6’4′ | 260 | Mississippi St. |
| John Outlaw | DB | January 8, 1945 | 5’10’ | 180 | Jackson St. |
| Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6’3′ | 220 | Stanford |
| Tom Reynolds | WR | April 11, 1949 | 6’3′ | 200 | San Diego St. |
| Bob Reynolds | T | January 22, 1939 | 6’5′ | 265 | Bowling Green |
| Dave Rowe | DT-NT | June 20, 1945 | 6’7′ | 280 | Penn St. |
| Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6’2′ | 195 | Boston Univ. |
| Clarence Scott | DB | May 5, 1944 | 6’1′ | 186 | Morgan St. |
| Len St. Jean | G | October 27, 1941 | 5’11’ | 250 | Northern Michigan |
| Pat Studstill | FL-HB-WR-P | June 4, 1938 | 6’0′ | 180 | Houston |
| John Tarver | RB | January 1, 1949 | 6’3′ | 227 | Colorado |
| Randy Vataha | WR | December 4, 1948 | 5’10’ | 176 | Stanford |
| Mike Walker | K | October 18, 1949 | 6’0′ | 190 | none |
| Ed Weisacosky | LB | May 4, 1944 | 6’1′ | 230 | Miami (FL) |
| Jim White | DE | September 5, 1948 | 6’4′ | 256 | Colorado St. |
| Bob Windsor | TE | December 19, 1942 | 6’4′ | 220 | Kentucky |
| Dennis Wirgowski | DE-DT | September 20, 1947 | 6’5′ | 257 | Purdue |