The Patriots: From Boston to Foxboro (Presented by the Sports History Network) - The Patriots: From Boston to Foxboro
This podcast is part of the Sports History Network - the headquarters of sports' yesteryear (https://sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/).
SHOW DESCRIPTION:
These days, the New England Patriots are often thought of as one of the elite teams in the NFL. However, that hasn’t always been the case, especially during the team’s infancy, when they were a charter member of the upstart AFL and chaos and confusion often reigned. The Patriots of the 60s and early 70s were a transient team and played its home games in no less than 5 different stadiums. The Pats also cycled thru its head coaches quite frequently back then and one coach in particular is often remembered as the one who best epitomized the team’s failings during this time.
In this 4-part series, we will take a look at the team’s humble beginnings in Boston in 1960 to their first years in Foxboro. We will also do a deep dive into the timeline between 1969 – 1972 to relive some of the most shocking and bizarre events to ever impact a professional sports franchise. The Patriots: From Boston to Foxboro.
HOST - JOE SANTOS:
Joe Santos grew up in Massachusetts and is an avid football fan, with a special fondness for the NFL in the early 70s. This Week in Pro Football and NFL Game of the Week were must-see TV back in the day. And living in Massachusetts meant you saw all of the NY Giants games on tv, both home and away, as they were the de facto home team for the NFC. Due to the blackout rules at the time, only the Patriots away games were shown. Being a huge sports history fan, Joe will continue to tell the unusual stories from an era that's considered to be the golden age of pro football.
23 Nov 2022
Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
A brief history of Thanksgiving football from 1869 to the 1924 Pitt Panthers-Penn State Keystone Classic, as told by Orville Mulligan, Sports Writer.
10 Sept 2021
Episode 11: What Though the Odds
1980's top teams jockey for position and a shot at the title as bowl bids are handed out. The sport's two pre-eminent programs do battle at Legion Field as Notre Dame and Alabama meet with the Sugar Bowl on the line. Meanwhile the USC Trojans, suspended from postseason play, look to spoil the party and extend their unbeaten streak to 29 games against a Washington Huskies team with something to prove. And Heisman favorite George Rogers tries to carry his South Carolina teammates to a win and a berth in the Gator Bowl against upset-minded Wake Forest.
3 May 2020
Episode 10: A Hell of an Engineer
After a chaotic week that saw four top ten teams fall victim to an upset, college football's new number one, Notre Dame, tries to avoid a trap game in Atlanta. Resurgent Florida seeks its first ever SEC championship as it takes on Georgia in Jacksonville where the two teams combine for one of the wildest endings in college football history. Plus, the incredibly true story of Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson's battle with the Big Ten and his record-breaking performance in the Horseshoe against Ohio State to become college football's first 600-yard man.
22 Jan 2020
Episode 09: Bear Down
Undefeated and top-ranked Alabama looks to roll to a 23rd straight victory over Mississippi State in Jackson but the Bulldogs and their coach have a plan to change history. The nation tunes in for a legendary showdown between freshman Herschel Walker and senior George Rogers. Both will have huge days on the ground but a crucial fumble will decide the game and, potentially, the Heisman Trophy. The Oklahoma Sooners humiliate sixth-ranked North Carolina as part of one of the wildest Saturdays in college football history. Four of the six remaining undefeated teams suffer an upset and for the sixth week in a row a top-five team is upended.
3 Jan 2020
Episode 08: Pluck and Grit
The 1980 college football season wraps up its second month with Alabama still looking like the team to beat. The top-ranked Tide welcome Southern Miss to Tuscaloosa where Bear Bryant hasn't lost in nearly two decades. In Texas, the number two Longhorns figure to keep their winning streak going against SMU but a freshman quarterback making his first start helps to spark Mustang Mania in the Southwest. Plus, Pittsburgh's Jackie Sherrill takes his Panthers on the road to face his mentor Johnny Majors and the Tennessee Volunteers as Pitt tries to climb back into the national championship hunt.
18 Oct 2019
Episode 07: Through Fair and Stormy Weather
College offenses are taking to the air as Illinois and Purdue combine for the greatest passing day in Big Ten history. Jim McMahon and the BYU Cougars continue their assault on the record books when their aerial circus invades Logan, Utah for a game against the Utah State Aggies. The Pitt Panthers look to take out their frustrations after an upset loss to Florida State with a rumble against West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl. After quarterback Dan Marino is lost to injury, the Panthers are just hoping to survive. On the west coast, second-ranked USC’s undefeated streak is in jeopardy against the Oregon Ducks and George Rogers and Herschel Walker continue to punish defenses as they set their sights on each other for southeastern supremacy and the Heisman Trophy.
12 Oct 2019
Episode 06: On The Warpath
The largest crowd in Florida State history awaits an encore from the Seminoles as they take on their second straight top-five opponent. This time they host the Pitt Panthers, the Beast of the East, and their star defender Hugh Green in a battle of top-ranked independents. Bear Bryant and the Crimson Tide look for some national media exposure while in the Big Apple to take on Rutgers and find themselves in an unexpected battle with the Scarlet Knights. UCLA continues its redemption tour as it returns to the West Coast after silencing the Horseshoe with a win over Ohio State and tries to slow down John Elway and Stanford. Plus, a recap of the title contenders as we near the midway point of the 1980 season.
4 Oct 2019
Episode 05: Triumphant Evermore
The Florida State Seminoles take on third-ranked Nebraska in Lincoln with a walk-on center and big, bad Ron Simmons. Ohio State defends The Horseshoe against a revenge-minded UCLA Bruins team with nothing to lose while Penn State goes to Columbia, Missouri and comes away with a win and a quarterback. Plus, Colorado is on the wrong end of history as Oklahoma puts up offensive numbers higher than the Rocky Mountains.
27 Sept 2019
Episode 04: In All Kinds of Weather
The oldest rivalry in college football plays its final chapter 111 years after giving birth to the game. The Nebraska Cornhuskers make a trip to Happy Valley for their biggest test of the season against an unbeaten Penn State team looking for revenge. Michigan once again finds itself in a close contest that is decided on the final play, this time against George Rogers and the South Carolina Gamecocks. Plus Bobby Bowden has to make a do or die decision when Florida State and its top-ranked defense puts its shutout streak on the line in the Orange Bowl against Miami and sophomore quarterback Jim Kelly.
19 Sept 2019
Episode 03: Fight On
Alabama reclaims its top spot in the polls after Ohio State’s close call with Syracuse. The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame look for their second big win of the season when the Michigan Wolverines come calling and it’s a battle of USC’s as South Carolina and George Rogers invade Los Angeles to take on Ronnie Lott and the Southern Cal Trojans. Plus, Georgia squares off against Clemson between the hedges with freshman running back Herschel Walker firmly entrenched as the starter.
10 Sept 2019
Episode 02: Across the Field
After losing the 1979 National Championship by a single point, the number-one ranked Ohio State Buckeyes open their 1980 season against the Syracuse Orangemen in the Horseshoe. In Pittsburgh, Jackie Sherrill and the Panthers uncage one the most talented defenses of all time to feast on Boston College while Lawrence Taylor and the fifteenth-ranked UNC Tar Heels travel to West Texas for a duel with the Red Raiders.
4 Sept 2019
Episode 01: At The Battle's End
As the 1980 college football season begins, everybody is hunting Alabama and The Bear. Winners of two straight national titles to close out the decade, the Crimson Tide starts the year perched at number two and riding an eighteen-game winning streak. The first week of games features Bobby Bowden and his renegade band of Seminoles continuing their raid on college football’s elite with a season opener in Death Valley against LSU while the Georgia Bulldogs and their prized freshman recruit, Herschel Walker, take on Tennessee in front of the largest crowd to ever watch a football game in the South. Meanwhile, in the Midlands of South Carolina, the Gamecocks’ George Rogers gallops against the University of the Pacific.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
21 ratings
Host of Hidden Yardage: The Story of the 1980 College Football Season?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
