1975 New York Jets (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 3-11-0 .214 |
| Head Coach: Charley Winner (2-7-0); Ken Shipp (1-4-0) |
| Bob Fry | Offensive Line |
| Sam Rutigliano | Defensive Backs |
| Buddy Ryan | Linebackers |
| Ken Shipp | Offensive Coordinator |
| Jim Spavital | Offensive Backs |
| Dick Voris | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 15 | W | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 51323 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1975 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 13 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41265 | |
| Sun | 8/24/1975 | N | New York Giants | 20 | 21 | L | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 33779 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 13 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 34387 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1975 | A | Washington Redskins | 35 | 31 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 37015 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1975 | H | New England Patriots | - | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | ||||
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | A | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 42 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77837 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 30 | 24 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 73939 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | H | New England Patriots | 36 | 7 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 57365 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 29 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47739 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | Miami Dolphins | 0 | 43 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 47191 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | H | Baltimore Colts | 28 | 45 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 55137 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | H | Buffalo Bills | 23 | 24 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 58343 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | A | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 27 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 72896 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | A | Baltimore Colts | 19 | 52 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 52097 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 37 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 53169 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1975 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 20 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 52618 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | A | New England Patriots | 30 | 28 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 53989 | |
| Mon | 12/15/1975 | A | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 24 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 49706 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1975 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 21 | 31 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 37279 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/14/1975 | New England Patriots | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Darrell Austin | 67 | OL | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | South Carolina | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Bailey | 76 | RDE-RDT | 6-4 | 253 | 27 | Kansas | 14 | 8 |
| Jerome Barkum | 83 | WR | 6-3 | 218 | 25 | Jackson State | 13 | 13 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 77 | LDT | 6-6 | 265 | 24 | Indiana | 14 | 14 |
| Eddie Bell | 7 | WR | 5-10 | 160 | 28 | Compton JC; Idaho State | 14 | 13 |
| Ken Bernich | 53 | OG | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Auburn | 5 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 209 | 32 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 9 | 4 |
| Willie Brister | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 236 | 23 | Southern University | 12 | 1 |
| Gordie Browne | 79 | OT | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Boston College | 13 | 0 |
| Carl Capria | 29 | S | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 228 | 27 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Jerry Davis | 23 | CB | 5-11 | 182 | 24 | Morris Brown | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 216 | 27 | Delaware State | 14 | 1 |
| John Ebersole | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 27 | Penn State | 13 | 6 |
| Joe Fields | 65 | C | 6-2 | 253 | 22 | Rutgers-Camden; Widener | 14 | 0 |
| Ed Galigher | 85 | RDT | 6-5 | 247 | 25 | Chabot JC; UCLA | 13 | 11 |
| Greg Gantt | 8 | P | 5-11 | 188 | 24 | Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 26 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 28 | New Mexico Highlands | 13 | 8 |
| Bob Gresham | 36 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | West Virginia | 10 | 1 |
| Winston Hill | 75 | ROT | 6-4 | 278 | 34 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| George Hoey | 49 | CB | 5-10 | 174 | 29 | Michigan | 5 | 3 |
| Delles Howell | 20 | RS | 6-4 | 197 | 27 | Grambling State | 10 | 5 |
| Jazz Jackson | 43 | RB | 5-8 | 169 | 23 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 0 |
| J.J. Jones | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 180 | 23 | Fisk | 7 | 1 |
| David Knight | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 177 | 24 | William & Mary | 6 | 0 |
| Pat Leahy | 5 | K | 6-0 | 196 | 24 | St. Louis | 14 | 0 |
| Rich Lewis | 57 | RLB | 6-2 | 223 | 25 | Portland State | 11 | 9 |
| Wayne Mulligan | 50 | C | 6-2 | 246 | 28 | Clemson | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Namath | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 32 | Alabama | 14 | 13 |
| Richard Neal | 81 | RDE | 6-3 | 254 | 28 | Southern University | 9 | 9 |
| Billy Newsome | 87 | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Burgess Owens | 22 | LS-LCB | 6-2 | 199 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 11 |
| Lou Piccone | 89 | WR | 5-8 | 184 | 26 | West Liberty | 13 | 1 |
| Bob Prout | 25 | RS | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Knox | 7 | 1 |
| Garry Puetz | 78 | ROG | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Valparaiso | 14 | 14 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 66 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 30 | Nebraska-Kearney | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Reese | 52 | MLB | 6-2 | 229 | 23 | Louisville | 12 | 5 |
| John Riggins | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| Jamie Rivers | 54 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 30 | Bowling Green State | 6 | 3 |
| Rich Sowells | 46 | LCB-RCB | 6-0 | 179 | 27 | Alcorn State | 14 | 13 |
| Ed Taylor | 38 | LS-RS-RCB | 6-0 | 175 | 20 | Memphis | 14 | 9 |
| Godwin Turk | 56 | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | California; Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Donnie Walker | 29 | RS | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Central State (Ohio) | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Wise | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 193 | 26 | South Dakota; Nebraska-Omaha | 5 | 4 |
| Richard Wood | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Southern California | 14 | 5 |
| Larry Woods | 70 | DT | 6-6 | 260 | 27 | Tennessee State | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 72 | LOT | 6-3 | 253 | 25 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| Roscoe Word | 47 | RCB | 5-11 | 170 | 23 | Jackson State | 14 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 37 | Anthony Davis | RB | Southern California |
| 3 | 68 | Richard Wood | LB | Southern California |
| 5 | 118 | Joe Wysock | G | Miami (Florida) |
| 6 | 153 | Tom Alward | OG | Nebraska |
| 8 | 193 | James Scott | WR | Trinity Valley CC |
| 9 | 224 | Ed Taylor | DB | Memphis |
| 10 | 249 | Charles James | DB | Jackson State |
| 11 | 274 | Jon Bradford | RB | Central State (Ohio) |
| 12 | 299 | Bert Cooper | LB | Florida State |
| 13 | 324 | Dan Spivey | DT | Georgia |
| 14 | 349 | Joe Fields | C | Widener |
| 15 | 380 | Brison Manor | DT | Arkansas |
| 16 | 405 | Greg Wells | G | Albany State |
| 17 | 430 | Mike Bartoszek | TE | Ohio State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 64 | 72 | 58 | 64 | 258 |
| Opponents Totals | 92 | 119 | 120 | 102 | 433 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 38:34 | 266 | 126 | 111 | 29 | 80/194 41.2% | 2/3 66.7% | 99 | 799 |
| Opponents Totals | 21:26 | 308 | 155 | 133 | 20 | 92/178 51.7% | 2/3 66.7% | 93 | 800 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Leahy | 0 | 27 | 30 | 90.0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 66 |
| John Riggins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Carl Garrett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Jerome Barkum | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Eddie Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Rich Caster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Brister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 27 | 32 | 84.4 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 258 |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 53 | 57 | 93.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 1 | 433 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Leahy | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 4 | 47 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 7/12 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 4 | 47 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 7/12 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 5/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 238 | 1005 | 4.2 | 42 | 8 |
| Carl Garrett | 122 | 566 | 4.6 | 40 | 5 |
| Steve Davis | 70 | 290 | 4.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Bob Gresham | 25 | 98 | 3.9 | 16 | 1 |
| J.J. Jones | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 501 | 2079 | 4.1 | 42 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 574 | 2737 | 4.8 | 52t | 25 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Namath | 326 | 157 | 48.2 | 141 | 2286 | 7.0 | 14.6 | 91 | 15 | 4.6 | 28 | 8.6 | 27 | 253 | 2033 | 51.0 |
| J.J. Jones | 57 | 16 | 28.1 | 36 | 181 | 3.2 | 11.3 | 20 | 1 | 1.8 | 5 | 8.8 | 7 | 64 | 117 | 9.6 |
| Greg Gantt | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 384 | 174 | 45.3 | 177 | 2468 | 6.4 | 14.2 | 91 | 16 | 4.2 | 33 | 8.6 | 34 | 317 | 2151 | 44.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 316 | 180 | 57.0 | 121 | 2860 | 9.1 | 15.9 | 90t | 26 | 8.2 | 15 | 4.7 | 19 | 141 | 2719 | 94.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Caster | 47 | 820 | 17.4 | 91 | 4 |
| Jerome Barkum | 36 | 549 | 15.3 | 56 | 5 |
| John Riggins | 30 | 363 | 12.1 | 34 | 1 |
| Eddie Bell | 20 | 344 | 17.2 | 38 | 4 |
| Carl Garrett | 19 | 180 | 9.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Lou Piccone | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Willie Brister | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 174 | 2468 | 14.2 | 91 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 180 | 2860 | 15.9 | 90t | 26 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess Owens | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Ebersole | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Godwin Turk | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Delles Howell | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Phil Wise | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Prout | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Bailey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roscoe Word | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 538 | 16.3 | 61t | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Gantt | 59 | 2156 | 36.5 | 71 | 3 | 7 | 208 | 1808 | 30.6 | |
| Team Totals | 59 | 2156 | 36.5 | 71 | 3 | 7 | 208 | 1808 | 30.6 | |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 1889 | 33.7 | 74 | 2 | 6 | 116 | 1653 | 30.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Piccone | 18 | 7 | 74 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 7 | 116 | 5.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 12 | 208 | 9.5 | 50t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Piccone | 26 | 637 | 24.5 | 53 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 20 | 483 | 24.2 | 46 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 7 | 159 | 22.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 34 | 0 | |
| Ed Taylor | 7 | 151 | 21.6 | 36 | 0 | |
| Richard Wood | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jazz Jackson | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Roscoe Word | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Phil Wise | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 74 | 1704 | 23.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 1205 | 23.2 | 65 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Newsome | 8.0 | |
| Ed Galigher | 4.0 | |
| Jim Bailey | 2.5 | |
| Richard Neal | 2.5 | |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 2.0 | |
| Team Totals | 19.0 | 141.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34.0 | 317.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Barzilauskas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Bernich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Brister | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ebersole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Fields | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
| Ed Galigher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gantt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winston Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Leahy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
| Richard Neal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Prout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Puetz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Godwin Turk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 27 | -18 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 |
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