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| New England Patriots | |||
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 Current season | |||
| Established November 16, 1959[1] First season: 1960 Play in and headquartered in Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts | |||
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| League/conference affiliations | |||
American Football League (1960–1969)
National Football League (1970–present)
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Current uniform | |||
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| Team colors | Nautical blue, red, new century silver, white[2][3] | ||
| Fight song | "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" | ||
| Mascot | Pat Patriot | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner(s) | Robert Kraft | ||
| President | Jonathan Kraft | ||
| General manager | Bill Belichick (de facto) | ||
| Head coach | Bill Belichick | ||
| Team history | |||
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| Championships | |||
| League championships (14) | |||
| Conference championships (22) | |||
| Division championships (39) | |||
| Playoff appearances (47) | |||
| Home fields | |||
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The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is 22 miles (35 km)[5] southwest of downtown Boston.
Founded in 1959 as the Boston Patriots, the team was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL in 1970 through the AFL–NFL merger. The Patriots played their home games at various stadiums throughout Boston until the franchise moved to Foxborough in 1971. As part of the move, the team changed its name to the New England Patriots. Home games were played at Foxboro Stadium until 2002 when the stadium was demolished alongside the opening of Gillette Stadium. The team began utilizing Gillette Stadium for home games the same year.
The Patriots hold the records for most Super Bowl wins (6, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers), appearances (11), and losses (5, tied with the Denver Broncos). Generally unsuccessful prior to the 21st century, the franchise enjoyed a period of dominance under head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady from 2001 to 2019. The Brady–Belichick era, regarded as one of sports' greatest dynasties, would see the Patriots claim nearly every major Super Bowl record. Other NFL records held by the franchise include the most wins in a ten-year period (126 from 2003 to 2012), the most playoff wins (37), the longest winning streak of regular season and playoff games (21 from October 2003 to October 2004), the most consecutive winning seasons (19 from 2001 to 2019), the most consecutive division titles (11 from 2009 to 2019), the only undefeated 16-game regular season (2007), and the highest postseason winning percentage (.638).
American International[edit]
| Year | Open Class | Class A | All-Girl | Class A60 | International[i] |
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| 1972 (1st) |
Anaheim Kingsmen (California) |
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| 1973 (2nd) |
Santa Clara Vanguard (California) | ||||
| 1974 (3rd) |
Santa Clara Vanguard (2) | ||||
| 1975 (4th) |
Madison Scouts (Wisconsin) |
Cadets of Greece (New York) |
St. Ignatius (New York) | ||
| 1976 (5th) |
Blue Devils (California) |
Wausau Story (Wisconsin) |
St. Ignatius (2) | ||
| 1977 (6th) |
Blue Devils (2) | Bengal Lancers (Connecticut) |
St. Ignatius (3) | ||
| 1978 (7th) |
Santa Clara Vanguard (3) | Black Watch[ii] (Washington) |
Les Châtelaines (Quebec) | ||
| 1979 (8th) |
Blue Devils (3) | Black Watch (New Jersey) |
Arbella (Massachusetts) | ||
| 1980 (9th) |
Blue Devils (4) | Ventures[iii] (Ontario) | |||
| 1981 (10th) |
Santa Clara Vanguard (4) | Southernaires (Louisiana) |
Les Châtelaines (2) | ||
| 1982 (11th) |
Blue Devils (5) | Dutch Boy (Ontario) |
Les Châtelaines (3) | ||
| 1983 (12th) |
Garfield Cadets (New Jersey) |
Les Châtelaines | |||
| 1984 (13th) |
Garfield Cadets (2) | Florida Wave (Florida) | |||
| 1985 (14th) |
Garfield Cadets (3) | Ventures (2) | St. Francis Xavier Sancians (Massachusetts) | ||
| 1986 (15th) |
Blue Devils (6) | Canadian Knights (Ontario) |
St. Francis Xavier Sancians (2) | ||
| 1987 (16th) |
Garfield Cadets (4) | Ventures (3) | Mandarins (California) | ||
| 1988 (17th) |
Madison Scouts (2) | L'Insolites (Quebec) |
Mandarins (2) | British Crusaders[iv] (United Kingdom) | |
| 1989 (18th) |
Santa Clara Vanguard (5) | Ventures (4) | Blue Stars (Wisconsin) |
No champion | |
| 1990 (19th) |
Cadets of Bergen County (5) (previously the Garfield Cadets) |
Ventures (5) | Academie Musicale (Quebec) |
West Coast Cadets (United Kingdom) | |
| 1991 (20th) |
Star of Indiana (Indiana) |
Southwind (Alabama) |
Pioneer (Wisconsin) |
No champion | |
American Legion[edit]
Canadian Nationals[edit]
CYO Nationals[edit]
Drum Corps East[edit]
Drum Corps Midwest[edit]
National Dream[edit]
U.S. Open[edit]
World Open[edit]
VFW Nationals[edit]
- ^ "The History of the New England Patriots". Patriots.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "New uniforms unveiled". Patriots.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. May 25, 2000. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
Exactly what do colors Nautical Blue and New Century Silver look like? Find out Saturday evening, May 27, right here on Patriots.com. We'll show you exactly what the new uniforms look like after they are unveiled at the WBCN River Rave concert at Foxboro stadium.
- ^ "New England Patriots Team Capsule" (PDF). 2021 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 11, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "New England Patriots Team Facts". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ "Distance between Boston, MA and Foxboro, MA". Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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