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Butch Songin

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NYT · QB

Butch Songin recorded 29 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with NYT, New York Titans, BOS, Boston Patriots.

▶Best highlights

149.9

pass yds/gm

3.1

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

29

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Butch Songin's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1961
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 16, 1961

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1961

250 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1960
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 18, 1960

New England Patriots vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1960

327 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1960
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 4, 1960

Oakland Raiders vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1960

264 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1960
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 11, 1960

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1960

234 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1960
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 23, 1960

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1960

223 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 3 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Butch Songin's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 327 passing yards · 20 rushing yards

Regular Season
1960
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 18, 1960

New England Patriots vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1960

327 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1961
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 16, 1961

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1961

250 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Butch Songin's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1975

01
NESONGIN—Butch Songin
NECAPPELLETTI—Gino Cappelletti
NEPARILLI—Babe Parilli

A wandering AFL club finds Foxborough

New England Patriots · The Boston Patriots

The Patriots reached the 1963 AFL title game but struggled for stability while playing in a succession of Boston-area stadiums.

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Franchise era

1960–1968

02
NYJSONGIN—Butch Songin
NYJNAMATH12Joe Namath
NYJMAYNARD—Don Maynard

The AFL's boldest team changes football

New York Jets · Namath and the guarantee

The Titans became the Jets, signed Namath and validated the entire AFL by upsetting Baltimore in Super Bowl III.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons29 career games4,347 career passing yards38 career passing touchdowns90 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 1960Most recent: Oct 14, 1962

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history