| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Jim Plunkett | 25 | 1 | 14 | 169 for 355, 2,196 yards, 8 td, 25 int, & 36 rushes for 230 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
RB | Carl Garrett | 25 | 3 | 6 | 131 rushes for 488 yards, 5 td, & 30 catches for 410 yards and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
FB | Josh Ashton | 23 | Rook | 12 | 128 rushes for 546 yards, 3 td, & 22 catches for 207 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 9th / 209th pick / 1971 |
WR | Reggie Rucker | 25 | 2 | 14 | 44 catches for 681 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | |
WR | Randy Vataha | 24 | 1 | 14 | 25 catches for 369 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 418th pick / 1971 |
TE | Bob Windsor | 30 | 5 | 14 | 33 catches for 383 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1966 |
LT | Bob Reynolds | 33 | 9 | 11 | | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963, Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
LG | Mike Montler | 28 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
C | Jon Morris | 30 | 8 | 13 | | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964, Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964 |
RG | Len St. Jean | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964, Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964 |
RT | Tom Neville | 29 | 7 | 13 | | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965, Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | Julius Adams | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
LDT | Dave Rowe | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
RDT | Rick Cash | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1968 |
RDE | Dennis Wirgowski | 25 | 2 | 14 | | Boston Patriots / 9th / 212th pick / 1970 |
LLB | Ed Weisacosky | 28 | 5 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 42nd pick / 1966 |
MLB | Jim Cheyunski | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
RLB | Ron Acks | 28 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966, New York Jets / 16th / 141st pick / 1966 |
LCB | Larry Carwell | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967 |
RCB | John Outlaw | 27 | 3 | 5 | | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
SS | Honor Jackson | 24 | Rook | 10 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 233rd pick / 1971 |
FS | Rickie Harris | 29 | 7 | 11 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
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