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1964 New York Jets

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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 3rd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 278 points (19.9/g), 7th of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 315 points (22.5/g), 5th.
 Differential of -37 points (-2.6/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 6.0-8.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 4th.

Coached by Weeb Ewbank (5-8-1)

1964 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Dick Wood 28 2 13 169 for 358, 2,298 yards, 17 td, 25 int, & 9 rushes for 6 yards and 1 td

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959

HB Bill Mathis 26 4 0 105 rushes for 305 yards, 4 td, & 4 catches for 39 yards and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 88th pick / 1960

FB Matt Snell* 23 Rook 0 215 rushes for 948 yards, 5 td, & 56 catches for 393 yards and 1 td

New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964
New York Giants / 4th / 49th pick / 1964

FL Don Maynard 29 6 0 46 catches for 847 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957

SE Bake Turner 24 2 0 58 catches for 974 yards, 9 td

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962

TE Gene Heeter 23 1 0 13 catches for 153 yards, 1 td

San Diego Chargers / 8th / 58th pick / 1963

TE Dee Mackey 30 4 0 14 catches for 213 yards, 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 24th / 287th pick / 1958

LT Winston Hill* 23 1 14

Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963

LG Dan Ficca 25 2 0

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 53rd pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 29th / 231st pick / 1961

C Mike Hudock 30 4 0

Green Bay Packers / 11th / 128th pick / 1956

RG Sam DeLuca 28 4 0

New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1957

RT Sherman Plunkett* 31 6 0

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1956

 Defensive Starters
LDE Bert Wilder 25 Rook 0

New York Titans / 14th / 109th pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 143rd pick / 1962

LDT Paul Rochester 26 4 0
RDT Gordy Holz 31 4 0

Pittsburgh Steelers / 23rd / 270th pick / 1955

RDE LaVerne Torczon 28 4 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957

LLB Ralph Baker 22 Rook 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964
New York Jets / 6th / 43rd pick / 1964

MLB Wahoo McDaniel 26 4 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RLB Larry Grantham*+ 26 4 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

LCB Mark Johnston 26 4 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Clyde Washington 26 4 0

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 116th pick / 1960

LS Dainard Paulson* 27 3 0 12 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RS Bill Baird 25 1 0 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Jim Turner 23 Rook 0 13 of 27 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points

Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963

P Curley Johnson 29 4 0 79 punts for a 41.3 average, 2 blocked

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957

PR Bill Baird 25 1 0 18 punt returns for a 9.4 average and 0 td
KR Jim Evans 25 Rook 1 13 kick returns for a 19.9 average and 0 td

New York Jets / 4th / 27th pick / 1964
Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 83rd pick / 1964

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Bill Baird 25 DB-HB 14 0 180 5-10 San Francisco State 3/1/1939 1
Ralph Baker 22 LB 14 0 228 6-3 Penn State 8/25/1942 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964
New York Jets / 6th / 43rd pick / 1964

Ed Cummings 23 LB 11 0 232 6-3 Stanford 6/29/1941 Rook
Sam DeLuca 28 G-T 11 0 250 6-2 South Carolina 5/2/1936 4

New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1957

Jim Evans 25 WR 12 1 190 6-1 Texas-El Paso 10/24/1939 Rook

New York Jets / 4th / 27th pick / 1964
Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 83rd pick / 1964

Dan Ficca 25 G 14 0 245 6-1 USC 2/7/1939 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 53rd pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 29th / 231st pick / 1961

Larry Grantham*+ 26 LB 14 0 210 6-0 Mississippi 9/16/1938 4

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

Gene Heeter 23 TE 14 0 230 6-4 West Virginia 4/19/1941 1

San Diego Chargers / 8th / 58th pick / 1963

Dave Herman 23 G-T 5 0 255 6-1 Michigan State 9/3/1941 Rook

New York Giants / 8th / 110th pick / 1963
New York Jets / 27th / 211th pick / 1963

Winston Hill* 23 T 14 14 270 6-4 Texas Southern 10/23/1941 1

Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963

Gordy Holz 31 DT-T 14 0 260 6-4 Minnesota 5/24/1933 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 23rd / 270th pick / 1955

Mike Hudock 30 C 11 0 245 6-2 Miami (FL) 9/29/1934 4

Green Bay Packers / 11th / 128th pick / 1956

Curley Johnson 29 RB-P-TE 14 0 215 6-0 Houston 7/2/1935 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957

Mark Johnston 26 DB 8 0 203 6-0 Northwestern 3/4/1938 4
Al Lawson 23 WR 1 0 190 5-11 Delaware State 6/6/1941 Rook
Pete Liske 22 QB 2 1 200 6-3 Penn State 5/24/1942 Rook

New York Jets / 15th / 115th pick / 1963
Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 130th pick / 1963

Dee Mackey 30 E-TE 14 0 235 6-5 Texas A&M-Commerce 10/16/1934 4

San Francisco 49ers / 24th / 287th pick / 1958

Bill Mathis 26 FB-HB 14 0 220 6-1 Clemson 12/10/1938 4

San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 88th pick / 1960

Don Maynard 29 E-FL-HB 14 0 180 6-0 Rice,Texas-El Paso 1/25/1935 6

New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957

Bob McAdams 25 DT 14 0 250 6-3 North Carolina Central 11/1/1939 1

New York Giants / 17th / 237th pick / 1963

Jim McCusker 28 T 14 0 246 6-2 Pittsburgh 5/19/1936 6

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1958

Wahoo McDaniel 26 LB 12 0 235 6-1 Oklahoma 6/19/1938 4
Bill Pashe 24 DB 4 0 185 5-11 George Washington 8/5/1940 Rook

New York Giants / 18th / 250th pick / 1963

Dainard Paulson* 27 DB 14 0 190 6-0 Oregon State 5/15/1937 3
Pete Perreault 25 G-T 14 0 248 6-3 Boston University 3/1/1939 1
Gerry Philbin 23 DE 6 0 245 6-2 Buffalo 7/31/1941 Rook

New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1964
Detroit Lions / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1964

Sherman Plunkett* 31 T 14 0 290 6-4 Md-Eastern Shore 4/17/1933 6

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1956

Bill Rademacher 22 WR-DB 6 0 190 6-1 Northern Michigan 5/13/1942 Rook
Paul Rochester 26 DT 14 0 255 6-2 Michigan State 7/15/1938 4
Bob Rowley 23 LB 6 0 235 6-2 Virginia 9/16/1941 1
John Schmitt 22 C 2 0 250 6-4 Hofstra 11/12/1942 Rook
Mark Smolinski 25 FB-TE 14 0 215 6-1 Wyoming 5/9/1939 3
Matt Snell* 23 RB 14 0 219 6-2 Ohio State 8/18/1941 Rook

New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964
New York Giants / 4th / 49th pick / 1964

Marshall Starks 25 DB 4 0 195 6-0 Illinois 3/6/1939 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 106th pick / 1961

Mike Taliaferro 23 QB 14 0 202 6-2 Illinois 7/26/1941 Rook

New York Giants / 10th / 138th pick / 1963
New York Jets / 28th / 219th pick / 1963

LaVerne Torczon 28 DE 14 0 250 6-3 Nebraska 1/1/1936 4

Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957

Bake Turner 24 WR-SE 14 0 179 6-1 Texas Tech 7/22/1940 2

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962

Jim Turner 23 K 14 0 205 6-2 Utah State 3/28/1941 Rook

Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963

Vince Turner 22 DB 6 0 190 5-11 Missouri 12/31/1942 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 9th / 120th pick / 1964

Clyde Washington 26 DB-P 8 0 197 6-1 Purdue 3/21/1938 4

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 116th pick / 1960

Bob Watters 29 DE 5 0 247 6-4 Lincoln (MO) 9/25/1935 2

New York Giants / 28th / 334th pick / 1958

Willie West 26 DB 3 0 190 5-10 Oregon 5/1/1938 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 37th pick / 1960

Bert Wilder 25 DE-DT 14 0 245 6-3 North Carolina State 4/14/1939 Rook

New York Titans / 14th / 109th pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 143rd pick / 1962

Dick Wood 28 QB 13 13 205 6-5 Auburn 2/29/1936 2

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959

Team Total 25.4 14 222.6 6-1.7 2.1