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1969 New York Jets

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 353 points (25.2/g), 3rd of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 269 points (19.2/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 84 points (6.0/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 9.2-4.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.9/g), 1st.

Coached by Weeb Ewbank (10-4-0)

1969 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* 26 4 14 185 for 361, 2,734 yards, 19 td, 17 int, & 11 rushes for 33 yards and 2 td

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

HB Emerson Boozer 26 3 0 130 rushes for 604 yards, 4 td, & 20 catches for 222 yards and 0 td

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

FB Matt Snell*+ 28 5 0 191 rushes for 695 yards, 4 td, & 22 catches for 187 yards and 1 td

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

FL Don Maynard*+ 34 11 0 47 catches for 938 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for -6 yards and 0 td

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

SE George Sauer* 26 4 0 45 catches for 745 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td
TE Pete Lammons 26 3 0 33 catches for 400 yards, 2 td

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

LT Winston Hill* 28 6 0

Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963

LG Randy Rasmussen 24 2 13

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

C John Schmitt 27 5 0
RG Dave Herman* 28 5 0

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

RT Roger Finnie 24 Rook 0

New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969

 Defensive Starters
LDE Gerry Philbin*+ 28 5 0 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

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

LDT Steve Thompson 24 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

RDT John Elliott*+ 25 2 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

RDE Verlon Biggs 26 4 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

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

LLB Ralph Baker 27 5 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

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

LLB Paul Crane 25 3 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
MLB Al Atkinson 26 4 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

RLB Larry Grantham* 31 9 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

LCB John Dockery 25 1 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Cornell Gordon 28 4 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

RCB Randy Beverly 25 2 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
LS Jim Richards 23 1 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

RS Bill Baird 30 6 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Jim Turner* 28 5 0 32 of 47 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points

Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963

P Steve O'Neal 23 Rook 0 54 punts for a 44.3 average, 0 blocked

New York Jets / 13th / 338th pick / 1969

PR Mike Battle 23 Rook 0 34 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td

New York Jets / 12th / 311th pick / 1969

KR Mike Battle 23 Rook 0 31 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 0 td

New York Jets / 12th / 311th pick / 1969

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Al Atkinson 26 LB 10 0 230 6-2 Villanova 7/28/1943 4

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

Bill Baird 30 DB-HB 14 0 180 5-10 San Francisco State 3/1/1939 6
Ralph Baker 27 LB 11 0 228 6-3 Penn State 8/25/1942 5

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

Mike Battle 23 DB 14 0 175 6-1 USC 7/9/1946 Rook

New York Jets / 12th / 311th pick / 1969

Randy Beverly 25 DB 13 0 190 5-11 Colorado State 4/3/1944 2
Verlon Biggs 26 DE 12 0 275 6-4 Jackson State 3/16/1943 4

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

Emerson Boozer 26 RB 14 0 195 5-11 Md-Eastern Shore 7/4/1943 3

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

Jim Carroll 26 LB 6 0 230 6-2 Notre Dame 5/6/1943 4

New York Giants / 12th / 155th pick / 1965

Paul Crane 25 LB-C 14 0 212 6-3 Alabama 1/29/1944 3
John Dockery 25 DB 14 0 185 6-0 Harvard 9/6/1944 1
John Elliott*+ 25 DT-DE 14 0 244 6-4 Texas 10/26/1944 2

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

Roger Finnie 24 T-G-DT 14 0 245 6-3 Florida A&M 11/6/1945 Rook

New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969

Dave Foley 22 T-C 1 0 255 6-5 Ohio State 10/28/1947 Rook

New York Jets / 1st / 26th pick / 1969

Cornell Gordon 28 DB 14 0 187 6-0 North Carolina A&T 1/6/1941 4

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

Larry Grantham* 31 LB 14 0 210 6-0 Mississippi 9/16/1938 9

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

Dave Herman* 28 G-T 12 0 255 6-1 Michigan State 9/3/1941 5

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

Winston Hill* 28 T 14 0 270 6-4 Texas Southern 10/23/1941 6

Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963

Jim Hudson 26 DB 4 0 210 6-2 Texas 3/31/1943 4
Billy Joe 29 RB 1 0 235 6-2 Villanova 10/14/1940 6

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

Jimmie L. Jones 22 DE 14 0 220 6-5 Wichita State 1/17/1947 Rook

New York Jets / 6th / 156th pick / 1969

Pete Lammons 26 TE 14 0 230 6-3 Texas 10/20/1943 3

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

Cecil Leonard 23 DB 8 0 160 5-11 Tuskegee 7/20/1946 Rook

New York Jets / 8th / 208th pick / 1969

Bill Mathis 31 FB-HB 14 0 220 6-1 Clemson 12/10/1938 9

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

Don Maynard*+ 34 E-FL-HB 11 0 180 6-0 Rice,Texas-El Paso 1/25/1935 11

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

Carl McAdams 25 DT-LB-DE 4 0 240 6-3 Oklahoma 4/26/1944 2

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

Joe Namath* 26 QB 14 14 200 6-2 Alabama 5/31/1943 4

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

John Neidert 23 LB 14 0 230 6-2 Louisville 6/18/1946 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 145th pick / 1968

George Nock 23 RB 2 0 200 5-11 Morgan State 3/4/1946 Rook

New York Jets / 16th / 416th pick / 1969

Steve O'Neal 23 P 14 0 185 6-3 Texas A&M 2/4/1946 Rook

New York Jets / 13th / 338th pick / 1969

Babe Parilli 39 QB 14 0 196 6-1 Kentucky 5/7/1930 17

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

Pete Perreault 30 G-T 14 0 248 6-3 Boston University 3/1/1939 6
Gerry Philbin*+ 28 DE 13 0 245 6-2 Buffalo 7/31/1941 5

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

Randy Rasmussen 24 G 13 13 255 6-2 Nebraska-Kearney 5/10/1945 2

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

Jim Richards 23 DB 14 0 180 6-1 Virginia Tech 10/28/1946 1

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

Paul Rochester 31 DT 13 0 255 6-2 Michigan State 7/15/1938 9
George Sauer* 26 SE-WR 14 0 195 6-2 Texas 11/10/1943 4
John Schmitt 27 C 14 0 250 6-4 Hofstra 11/12/1942 5
Paul Seiler 24 C-T 11 0 258 6-4 Notre Dame 11/1/1945 2

New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1967

Matt Snell*+ 28 RB 14 0 219 6-2 Ohio State 8/18/1941 5

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

Wayne Stewart 22 TE 14 0 219 6-7 California 8/18/1947 Rook

New York Jets / 15th / 390th pick / 1969

Steve Thompson 24 DT-DE 14 0 250 6-2 Washington 2/12/1945 1

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

Bake Turner 29 WR-SE 14 0 179 6-1 Texas Tech 7/22/1940 7

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962

Jim Turner* 28 K 14 0 205 6-2 Utah State 3/28/1941 5

Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963

Sam Walton 26 T 6 0 270 6-5 Texas A&M-Commerce 1/3/1943 1

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

Lee White 23 RB 14 0 232 6-2 Weber State 5/9/1946 1

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

Al Woodall 24 QB 4 0 205 6-5 Duke 12/7/1945 Rook

New York Jets / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1969

Gordon Wright 26 G 2 0 248 6-3 Delaware State 12/15/1943 2
Team Total 26.3 14 221.0 6-2.1 3.6