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1968 New York Jets

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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

1968 Super Bowl Champions

Scored 419 points (29.9/g), 2nd of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 280 points (20.0/g), 4th.
 Differential of 139 points (9.9/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 10.1-3.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.1/g), 2nd.

Coached by Weeb Ewbank (11-3-0)

1968 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*+ 25 3 14 187 for 380, 3,147 yards, 15 td, 17 int, & 5 rushes for 11 yards and 2 td

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

HB Emerson Boozer* 25 2 0 143 rushes for 441 yards, 5 td, & 12 catches for 101 yards and 0 td

New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966
Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 98th pick / 1966

FB Matt Snell 27 4 0 179 rushes for 747 yards, 6 td, & 16 catches for 105 yards and 1 td

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

FL Don Maynard* 33 10 0 57 catches for 1,297 yards, 10 td

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

SE George Sauer*+ 25 3 0 66 catches for 1,141 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 21 yards and 0 td
TE Pete Lammons 25 2 0 32 catches for 400 yards, 3 td

New York Jets / 8th / 68th pick / 1966
Cleveland Browns / 14th / 213th pick / 1966

LT Winston Hill* 27 5 0 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963

LG Bob Talamini 29 8 0 2 fumbles recovered
LG Randy Rasmussen 23 1 7

New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967

C John Schmitt 26 4 0 1 fumble recovered
RG Dave Herman* 27 4 14

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

RT Sam Walton 25 Rook 14

New York Jets / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1968

 Defensive Starters
LDE Gerry Philbin*+ 27 4 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

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

LDT Paul Rochester 30 8 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
LDT Carl McAdams 24 1 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1966
New York Jets / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1966

RDT John Elliott* 24 1 0

New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1967

RDE Verlon Biggs* 25 3 0

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

LLB Ralph Baker 26 4 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

MLB Al Atkinson* 25 3 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

RLB Larry Grantham 30 8 0

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

LCB Johnny Sample 31 10 0 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 7th / 79th pick / 1958

RCB Randy Beverly 24 1 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
LS Jim Hudson 25 3 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RS Bill Baird 29 5 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Jim Turner* 27 4 0 34 of 46 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points

Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963

P Curley Johnson 33 8 0 68 punts for a 43.8 average, 1 blocked

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957

PR Bill Baird 29 5 0 18 punt returns for a 6.2 average and 0 td
KR Earl Christy 25 2 0 25 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Al Atkinson* 25 LB 12 0 230 6-2 Villanova 7/28/1943 3

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

Bill Baird 29 DB-HB 14 0 180 5-10 San Francisco State 3/1/1939 5
Ralph Baker 26 LB 14 0 228 6-3 Penn State 8/25/1942 4

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

Randy Beverly 24 DB 13 0 190 5-11 Colorado State 4/3/1944 1
Verlon Biggs* 25 DE 13 0 275 6-4 Jackson State 3/16/1943 3

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

Emerson Boozer* 25 RB 12 0 195 5-11 Md-Eastern Shore 7/4/1943 2

New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966
Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 98th pick / 1966

Earl Christy 25 HB-DB 14 0 195 5-10 Md-Eastern Shore 3/19/1943 2
Paul Crane 24 LB-C 13 0 212 6-3 Alabama 1/29/1944 2
Mike D'Amato 25 DB 13 0 205 6-2 Hofstra 3/3/1943 Rook

New York Jets / 10th / 264th pick / 1968

John Dockery 24 DB 3 0 185 6-0 Harvard 9/6/1944 Rook
John Elliott* 24 DT-DE 14 0 244 6-4 Texas 10/26/1944 1

New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1967

Cornell Gordon 27 DB 14 4 187 6-0 North Carolina A&T 1/6/1941 3

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

Larry Grantham 30 LB 13 0 210 6-0 Mississippi 9/16/1938 8

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

Raymond Hayes 22 DT 6 0 248 6-5 Toledo 9/5/1946 Rook

New York Jets / 12th / 318th pick / 1968

Karl Henke 23 DE-DT 6 0 245 6-4 Tulsa 3/8/1945 Rook

New York Jets / 8th / 214th pick / 1968

Dave Herman* 27 G-T 14 14 255 6-1 Michigan State 9/3/1941 4

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

Winston Hill* 27 T 14 0 270 6-4 Texas Southern 10/23/1941 5

Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963

Jim Hudson 25 DB 14 0 210 6-2 Texas 3/31/1943 3
Billy Joe 28 RB 10 0 235 6-2 Villanova 10/14/1940 5

Denver Broncos / 11th / 85th pick / 1963
Washington Redskins / 9th / 119th pick / 1963

Curley Johnson 33 RB-P-TE 14 0 215 6-0 Houston 7/2/1935 8

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957

Pete Lammons 25 TE 13 0 230 6-3 Texas 10/20/1943 2

New York Jets / 8th / 68th pick / 1966
Cleveland Browns / 14th / 213th pick / 1966

Bill Mathis 30 FB-HB 14 0 220 6-1 Clemson 12/10/1938 8

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

Don Maynard* 33 E-FL-HB 13 0 180 6-0 Rice,Texas-El Paso 1/25/1935 10

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

Carl McAdams 24 DT-LB-DE 14 0 240 6-3 Oklahoma 4/26/1944 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1966
New York Jets / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1966

Joe Namath*+ 25 QB 14 14 200 6-2 Alabama 5/31/1943 3

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

John Neidert 22 LB 5 0 230 6-2 Louisville 6/18/1946 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 145th pick / 1968

Babe Parilli 38 QB 14 0 196 6-1 Kentucky 5/7/1930 16

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1952

Gerry Philbin*+ 27 DE 14 0 245 6-2 Buffalo 7/31/1941 4

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

Bill Rademacher 26 WR-DB 14 0 190 6-1 Northern Michigan 5/13/1942 4
Randy Rasmussen 23 G 14 7 255 6-2 Nebraska-Kearney 5/10/1945 1

New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967

Jim Richards 22 DB 12 0 180 6-1 Virginia Tech 10/28/1946 Rook

New York Jets / 8th / 210th pick / 1968

Jeff Richardson 24 T-G-C 14 0 250 6-3 Michigan State 9/1/1944 1

New York Jets / 6th / 146th pick / 1967

Paul Rochester 30 DT 14 0 255 6-2 Michigan State 7/15/1938 8
Johnny Sample 31 DB 14 0 203 6-1 Md-Eastern Shore 6/15/1937 10

Baltimore Colts / 7th / 79th pick / 1958

George Sauer*+ 25 SE-WR 14 0 195 6-2 Texas 11/10/1943 3
John Schmitt 26 C 14 0 250 6-4 Hofstra 11/12/1942 4
Mark Smolinski 29 FB-TE 14 0 215 6-1 Wyoming 5/9/1939 7
Matt Snell 27 RB 14 0 219 6-2 Ohio State 8/18/1941 4

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

Michael Stromberg 23 LB 2 2 235 6-2 Temple 5/25/1945 Rook

New York Jets / 14th / 352nd pick / 1967

Bob Talamini 29 G 14 0 255 6-1 Kentucky 1/8/1939 8
Steve Thompson 23 DT-DE 4 0 250 6-2 Washington 2/12/1945 Rook

New York Jets / 2nd / 44th pick / 1968

Bake Turner 28 WR-SE 13 0 179 6-1 Texas Tech 7/22/1940 6

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962

Jim Turner* 27 K 14 0 205 6-2 Utah State 3/28/1941 4

Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963

Sam Walton 25 T 14 14 270 6-5 Texas A&M-Commerce 1/3/1943 Rook

New York Jets / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1968

Lee White 22 RB 1 0 232 6-2 Weber State 5/9/1946 Rook

New York Jets / 1st / 17th pick / 1968

Team Total 26.3 14 222.1 6-1.7 3.6