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1965 New York Jets

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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 2nd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 285 points (20.4/g), 7th of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 303 points (21.6/g), 6th.
 Differential of -18 points (-1.3/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 6.5-7.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 4th.

Coached by Weeb Ewbank (5-8-1)

1965 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 Joe Namath* 22 Rook 9 164 for 340, 2,220 yards, 18 td, 15 int, & 8 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td

New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965
St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1965

QB Mike Taliaferro 24 1 5 45 for 119, 531 yards, 3 td, 7 int, & 7 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td

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

HB Bill Mathis 27 5 0 147 rushes for 604 yards, 5 td, & 17 catches for 242 yards and 1 td

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

FB Matt Snell 24 1 0 169 rushes for 763 yards, 4 td, & 38 catches for 264 yards and 0 td

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

FL Don Maynard* 30 7 0 68 catches for 1,218 yards, 14 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td

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

SE George Sauer 22 Rook 0 29 catches for 301 yards, 2 td
TE Dee Mackey 31 5 0 16 catches for 255 yards, 1 td

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

LT Winston Hill 24 2 0

Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963

LG Sam DeLuca 29 5 0

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

C Mike Hudock 31 5 0

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

RG Dave Herman 24 1 14

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

RT Sherman Plunkett 32 7 0

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1956

 Defensive Starters
LDE Gerry Philbin 24 1 0

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

LDT Paul Rochester 27 5 0
RDT Jim Jr. Harris 22 Rook 14

New York Jets / 7th / 52nd pick / 1965
Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 55th pick / 1965

RDE Verlon Biggs 22 Rook 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965

LLB Ralph Baker 23 1 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

MLB Wahoo McDaniel 27 5 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
RLB Larry Grantham 27 5 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

LCB Bill Baird 26 2 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Clyde Washington 27 5 0

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 116th pick / 1960

LS Dainard Paulson* 28 4 0 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RS Ray Abruzzese 28 3 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 23rd / 180th pick / 1962
Baltimore Colts / 16th / 219th pick / 1962

 Special Teams Starters
K Jim Turner 24 1 0 20 of 34 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points

Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963

P Curley Johnson* 30 5 0 72 punts for a 45.3 average, 0 blocked

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957

PR Bill Baird 26 2 0 14 punt returns for a 6.3 average and 0 td
KR Bake Turner 25 3 4 18 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Ray Abruzzese 28 B 12 0 194 6-1 Alabama 10/27/1937 3

Buffalo Bills / 23rd / 180th pick / 1962
Baltimore Colts / 16th / 219th pick / 1962

Al Atkinson 22 LB 14 2 230 6-2 Villanova 7/28/1943 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 24th pick / 1965
Baltimore Colts / 6th / 84th pick / 1965

Bill Baird 26 DB-HB 14 0 180 5-10 San Francisco State 3/1/1939 2
Ralph Baker 23 LB 14 0 228 6-3 Penn State 8/25/1942 1

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

Verlon Biggs 22 DE 14 0 275 6-4 Jackson State 3/16/1943 Rook

New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965

Charlie Browning 22 HB 1 0 200 6-2 Washington 7/28/1943 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 87th pick / 1965
New York Jets / 17th / 132nd pick / 1965

Kern Carson 24 HB 10 0 200 6-1 San Diego State 1/29/1941 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 17th / 229th pick / 1963
Denver Broncos / 29th / 229th pick / 1963

Nick DeFelice 25 T 14 0 250 6-3 Southern Connecticut State 2/4/1940 Rook
Sam DeLuca 29 G-T 14 0 250 6-2 South Carolina 5/2/1936 5

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

Mike Dukes 29 LB 3 0 235 6-3 Clemson 3/16/1936 5

San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1959

Jim Evans 26 WR 9 0 190 6-1 Texas-El Paso 10/24/1939 1

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

Dan Ficca 26 G 14 0 245 6-1 USC 2/7/1939 3

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

Cornell Gordon 24 DB 14 0 187 6-0 North Carolina A&T 1/6/1941 Rook

New York Jets / 23rd / 179th pick / 1964
San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 211th pick / 1964

Larry Grantham 27 LB 14 0 210 6-0 Mississippi 9/16/1938 5

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

Jim Jr. Harris 22 DT 14 14 280 6-4 Utah State 2/24/1943 Rook

New York Jets / 7th / 52nd pick / 1965
Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 55th pick / 1965

Gene Heeter 24 TE 2 0 230 6-4 West Virginia 4/19/1941 2

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

Dave Herman 24 G-T 14 14 255 6-1 Michigan State 9/3/1941 1

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

Winston Hill 24 T 14 0 270 6-4 Texas Southern 10/23/1941 2

Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963

Mike Hudock 31 C 14 0 245 6-2 Miami (FL) 9/29/1934 5

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

Jim Hudson 22 DB 2 0 210 6-2 Texas 3/31/1943 Rook
Cosmo Iacavazzi 22 HB 2 0 209 5-11 Princeton 8/18/1943 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 275th pick / 1965

Curley Johnson* 30 RB-P-TE 14 0 215 6-0 Houston 7/2/1935 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957

Dee Mackey 31 E-TE 10 0 235 6-5 Texas A&M-Commerce 10/16/1934 5

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

Bill Mathis 27 FB-HB 14 0 220 6-1 Clemson 12/10/1938 5

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

Don Maynard* 30 E-FL-HB 14 0 180 6-0 Rice,Texas-El Paso 1/25/1935 7

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

Wahoo McDaniel 27 LB 14 0 235 6-1 Oklahoma 6/19/1938 5
Joe Namath* 22 QB 13 9 200 6-2 Alabama 5/31/1943 Rook

New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965
St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1965

Jim O'Mahoney 24 LB 14 0 228 6-1 Miami (FL) 3/29/1941 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 100th pick / 1963

Dainard Paulson* 28 DB 14 0 190 6-0 Oregon State 5/15/1937 4
Pete Perreault 26 G-T 3 0 248 6-3 Boston University 3/1/1939 2
Gerry Philbin 24 DE 14 0 245 6-2 Buffalo 7/31/1941 1

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

Sherman Plunkett 32 T 14 0 290 6-4 Md-Eastern Shore 4/17/1933 7

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1956

Bill Rademacher 23 WR-DB 4 0 190 6-1 Northern Michigan 5/13/1942 1
Jerry Robinson 26 FL-WR 4 0 190 5-11 Grambling State 3/9/1939 3

San Diego Chargers / 8th / 64th pick / 1962
Chicago Bears / 11th / 147th pick / 1962

Paul Rochester 27 DT 13 0 255 6-2 Michigan State 7/15/1938 5
George Sauer 22 SE-WR 14 0 195 6-2 Texas 11/10/1943 Rook
John Schmitt 23 C 2 0 250 6-4 Hofstra 11/12/1942 1
Bob Schweickert 23 QB 3 0 190 6-1 Virginia Tech 9/17/1942 Rook

New York Jets / 4th / 28th pick / 1965
San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1965

Arnie Simkus 22 DE-DT 1 0 240 6-4 Michigan 3/25/1943 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 72nd pick / 1965

Mark Smolinski 26 FB-TE 12 0 215 6-1 Wyoming 5/9/1939 4
Matt Snell 24 RB 14 0 219 6-2 Ohio State 8/18/1941 1

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

Mike Taliaferro 24 QB 14 5 202 6-2 Illinois 7/26/1941 1

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

LaVerne Torczon 29 DE 14 0 250 6-3 Nebraska 1/1/1936 5

Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957

Bake Turner 25 WR-SE 13 4 179 6-1 Texas Tech 7/22/1940 3

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962

Jim Turner 24 K 14 0 205 6-2 Utah State 3/28/1941 1

Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963

Clyde Washington 27 DB-P 14 0 197 6-1 Purdue 3/21/1938 5

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 116th pick / 1960

Willie West 27 DB 14 0 190 5-10 Oregon 5/1/1938 5

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

Bert Wilder 26 DE-DT 14 0 245 6-3 North Carolina State 4/14/1939 1

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

Team Total 25.4 14 222.3 6-1.7 2.3