| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Jim Plunkett | 26 | 2 | 14 | 193 for 376, 2,550 yards, 13 td, 17 int, & 44 rushes for 209 yards and 5 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
RB | Josh Ashton | 24 | 1 | 8 | 93 rushes for 305 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 113 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 9th / 209th pick / 1971 |
FB | Sam Cunningham | 23 | Rook | 10 | 155 rushes for 516 yards, 4 td, & 15 catches for 144 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1973 |
WR | Reggie Rucker | 26 | 3 | 14 | 53 catches for 743 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | |
WR | Darryl Stingley | 22 | Rook | 10 | 23 catches for 339 yards, 2 td, & 6 rushes for 64 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1973 |
TE | Bob Windsor | 31 | 6 | 9 | 23 catches for 348 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -6 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1966 |
LT | Sam Adams | 25 | 1 | 8 | | |
LG | John Hannah | 22 | Rook | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
C | Bill Lenkaitis | 27 | 5 | 12 | | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 |
RG | Len St. Jean | 32 | 9 | 14 | | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964, Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964 |
RT | Tom Neville | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965, Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | Ray Hamilton | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 14th / 342nd pick / 1973 |
LDT | Dave Rowe | 28 | 6 | 14 | | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
RDT | Julius Adams | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
RDE | Rick Cash | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1968 |
LLB | Steve Kiner | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1970 |
MLB | Edgar Chandler | 27 | 5 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1968 |
RLB | Ron Acks | 29 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966, New York Jets / 16th / 141st pick / 1966 |
LCB | George Hoey | 27 | 2 | 12 | | Detroit Lions / 14th / 346th pick / 1969 |
RCB | Ron Bolton | 23 | 1 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
SS | Sandy Durko | 25 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 137th pick / 1970 |
FS | Ralph Anderson | 24 | 2 | 11 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 126th pick / 1971 |
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