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1970 New York Jets
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 255 points (18.2/g), 17th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 286 points (20.4/g), 18th.
Differential of -31 points (-2.2/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 6.1-7.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.
Coached by Weeb Ewbank (4-10-0)
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1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Al Woodall | 25 | 1 | 9 | 96 for 188, 1,265 yards, 9 td, 9 int, & 28 rushes for 110 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1969 |
| QB | Joe Namath | 27 | 5 | 5 | 90 for 179, 1,259 yards, 5 td, 12 int, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| RB | George Nock | 24 | 1 | 0 | 135 rushes for 402 yards, 5 td, & 18 catches for 146 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 16th / 416th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Emerson Boozer | 27 | 4 | 0 | 139 rushes for 581 yards, 5 td, & 28 catches for 258 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966 |
| WR | Don Maynard | 35 | 12 | 0 | 31 catches for 525 yards, 0 td | New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957 |
| WR | George Sauer | 27 | 5 | 0 | 31 catches for 510 yards, 4 td | |
| TE | Pete Lammons | 27 | 4 | 0 | 25 catches for 316 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 8th / 68th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Winston Hill* | 29 | 7 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Randy Rasmussen | 25 | 3 | 13 | 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| C | John Schmitt | 28 | 6 | 0 | ||
| RG | Dave Herman | 29 | 6 | 0 | New York Giants / 8th / 110th pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Dave Foley | 23 | 1 | 0 | New York Jets / 1st / 26th pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gerry Philbin | 29 | 6 | 0 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Mark Lomas | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 202nd pick / 1970 |
| RDT | John Elliott* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Verlon Biggs | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| LLB | Ralph Baker | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Al Atkinson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 24th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Larry Grantham | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960 |
| LCB | Steve Tannen | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 20th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Earlie Thomas | 25 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 11th / 280th pick / 1970 |
| SS | Gus Hollomon | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 111th pick / 1968 |
| FS | W.K. Hicks | 28 | 6 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Turner | 29 | 6 | 0 | 19 of 35 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| P | Steve O'Neal | 24 | 1 | 0 | 73 punts for a 40.1 average, 1 blocked | New York Jets / 13th / 338th pick / 1969 |
| PR | Mike Battle | 24 | 1 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 6.2 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 12th / 311th pick / 1969 |
| KR | Mike Battle | 24 | 1 | 0 | 40 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 12th / 311th pick / 1969 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Gary Arthur | 22 | TE | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 1/9/1948 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 124th pick / 1970 |
| Al Atkinson | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/28/1943 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 24th pick / 1965 |
| Ralph Baker | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/25/1942 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 |
| Mike Battle | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-1 | USC | 7/9/1946 | 1 | New York Jets / 12th / 311th pick / 1969 |
| Tom Bayless | 23 | DT | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Purdue | 12/17/1947 | Rook | New York Jets / 15th / 384th pick / 1970 |
| Eddie Bell | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 160 | 5-10 | Idaho State | 9/13/1946 | Rook | New York Jets / 9th / 228th pick / 1970 |
| Verlon Biggs | 27 | DE | 13 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 3/16/1943 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| Emerson Boozer | 27 | RB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Md-Eastern Shore | 7/4/1943 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966 |
| Rich Caster | 22 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 10/16/1948 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| Paul Crane | 26 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Alabama | 1/29/1944 | 4 | |
| Bob Davis | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/15/1945 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1967 |
| John Dockery | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Harvard | 9/6/1944 | 2 | |
| John Ebersole | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/5/1948 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| John Elliott* | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Texas | 10/26/1944 | 3 | New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1967 |
| Roger Finnie | 25 | T-G-DT | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 11/6/1945 | 1 | New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969 |
| Dave Foley | 23 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 10/28/1947 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 26th pick / 1969 |
| Larry Grantham | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 9/16/1938 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960 |
| Dave Herman | 29 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 9/3/1941 | 6 | New York Giants / 8th / 110th pick / 1963 |
| W.K. Hicks | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 7/14/1942 | 6 | |
| Winston Hill* | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 10/23/1941 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| Gus Hollomon | 25 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Houston | 10/23/1945 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 111th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Hudson | 27 | DB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Texas | 3/31/1943 | 5 | |
| Jimmie L. Jones | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Wichita State | 1/17/1947 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 156th pick / 1969 |
| Pete Lammons | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas | 10/20/1943 | 4 | New York Jets / 8th / 68th pick / 1966 |
| Cecil Leonard | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 160 | 5-11 | Tuskegee | 7/20/1946 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 208th pick / 1969 |
| John Little | 23 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 5/3/1947 | Rook | New York Jets / 14th / 358th pick / 1970 |
| Mark Lomas | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Northern Arizona | 6/8/1948 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 202nd pick / 1970 |
| Don Maynard | 35 | E-FL-HB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Rice,Texas-El Paso | 1/25/1935 | 12 | New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957 |
| Cliff McClain | 23 | RB | 10 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | South Carolina State | 12/29/1947 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 108th pick / 1970 |
| Chuck Mercein | 27 | RB | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Yale | 4/9/1943 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1965 |
| Dave Middendorf | 25 | G | 8 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington State | 11/23/1945 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 112th pick / 1968 |
| Joe Namath | 27 | QB | 5 | 5 | 200 | 6-2 | Alabama | 5/31/1943 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| George Nock | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Morgan State | 3/4/1946 | 1 | New York Jets / 16th / 416th pick / 1969 |
| Steve O'Neal | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/4/1946 | 1 | New York Jets / 13th / 338th pick / 1969 |
| Dennis Onkotz | 22 | LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Penn State | 2/6/1948 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1970 |
| Pete Perreault | 31 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston University | 3/1/1939 | 7 | |
| Gerry Philbin | 29 | DE | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Buffalo | 7/31/1941 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1964 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 25 | G | 13 | 13 | 255 | 6-2 | Nebraska-Kearney | 5/10/1945 | 3 | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| George Sauer | 27 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas | 11/10/1943 | 5 | |
| John Schmitt | 28 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Hofstra | 11/12/1942 | 6 | |
| Matt Snell | 29 | RB | 3 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/18/1941 | 6 | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| Wayne Stewart | 23 | TE | 7 | 0 | 219 | 6-7 | California | 8/18/1947 | 1 | New York Jets / 15th / 390th pick / 1969 |
| Steve Tannen | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Florida | 7/23/1948 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 20th pick / 1970 |
| Earlie Thomas | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 12/11/1945 | Rook | New York Jets / 11th / 280th pick / 1970 |
| Steve Thompson | 25 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Washington | 2/12/1945 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 44th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Turner | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Utah State | 3/28/1941 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| Lee White | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Weber State | 5/9/1946 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 17th pick / 1968 |
| Al Woodall | 25 | QB | 10 | 9 | 205 | 6-5 | Duke | 12/7/1945 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 14 | 220.6 | 6-2.3 | 3.1 |