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1972 New York Jets
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 367 points (26.2/g), 2nd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 324 points (23.1/g), 19th.
Differential of 43 points (3.1/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 12th.
Coached by Weeb Ewbank (7-7-0)
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1972 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 | Joe Namath* | 29 | 7 | 13 | 162 for 324, 2,816 yards, 19 td, 21 int, & 6 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| RB | Emerson Boozer | 29 | 6 | 0 | 120 rushes for 549 yards, 11 td, & 11 catches for 142 yards and 3 td | New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966 |
| FB | John Riggins | 23 | 1 | 8 | 207 rushes for 944 yards, 7 td, & 21 catches for 230 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Eddie Bell | 26 | 2 | 0 | 35 catches for 629 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 9th / 228th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Don Maynard | 37 | 14 | 0 | 29 catches for 510 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957 |
| TE | Rich Caster* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 39 catches for 833 yards, 10 td, & 2 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Bob Svihus | 29 | 7 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Randy Rasmussen | 27 | 5 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| C | John Schmitt | 30 | 8 | 0 | ||
| RG | Dave Herman | 31 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 8th / 110th pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Winston Hill* | 31 | 9 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gerry Philbin | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | John Little | 25 | 2 | 0 | New York Jets / 14th / 358th pick / 1970 |
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| RDT | John Elliott | 28 | 5 | 0 | New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1967 |
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| RDE | Mark Lomas | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 202nd pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Ralph Baker | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Al Atkinson | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 24th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Larry Grantham | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960 |
| LCB | Steve Tannen | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 20th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Earlie Thomas | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 11th / 280th pick / 1970 |
| SS | Gus Hollomon | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 111th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Chris Farasopoulos | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bobby Howfield | 36 | 4 | 0 | 27 of 37 field goals & 40 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Steve O'Neal | 26 | 3 | 0 | 51 punts for a 39.3 average, 1 blocked | New York Jets / 13th / 338th pick / 1969 |
| PR | Chris Farasopoulos | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 1 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1971 |
| KR | Chris Farasopoulos | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 24.1 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1971 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Al Atkinson | 29 | LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/28/1943 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 24th pick / 1965 |
| Ralph Baker | 30 | LB | 10 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/25/1942 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 |
| Jerome Barkum | 22 | TE-WR | 14 | 1 | 218 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 7/18/1950 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| Eddie Bell | 26 | WR | 13 | 0 | 160 | 5-10 | Idaho State | 9/13/1946 | 2 | New York Jets / 9th / 228th pick / 1970 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 22 | RB | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Princeton | 6/5/1950 | Rook | New York Jets / 12th / 299th pick / 1972 |
| Emerson Boozer | 29 | RB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Md-Eastern Shore | 7/4/1943 | 6 | New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966 |
| Rich Caster* | 24 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 10/16/1948 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| Paul Crane | 28 | LB-C | 8 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Alabama | 1/29/1944 | 6 | |
| Bob Davis | 27 | QB | 14 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/15/1945 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1967 |
| John Ebersole | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/5/1948 | 2 | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| John Elliott | 28 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Texas | 10/26/1944 | 5 | New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1967 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | BYU | 7/20/1949 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1971 |
| Roger Finnie | 27 | T-G-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 11/6/1945 | 3 | New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969 |
| Ed Galigher | 22 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | UCLA | 10/15/1950 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| Larry Grantham | 34 | LB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 9/16/1938 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960 |
| Steve Harkey | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 8/3/1949 | 1 | New York Jets / 16th / 396th pick / 1971 |
| Dave Herman | 31 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 9/3/1941 | 8 | New York Giants / 8th / 110th pick / 1963 |
| W.K. Hicks | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 7/14/1942 | 8 | |
| Winston Hill* | 31 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 10/23/1941 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| Gus Hollomon | 27 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Houston | 10/23/1945 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 111th pick / 1968 |
| Bobby Howfield | 36 | K | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | none | 12/3/1936 | 4 | |
| Joey Jackson | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | New Mexico State | 5/7/1949 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 139th pick / 1972 |
| Roy Kirksey | 25 | G | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 9/18/1947 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 188th pick / 1971 |
| John Little | 25 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 5/3/1947 | 2 | New York Jets / 14th / 358th pick / 1970 |
| Mark Lomas | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Northern Arizona | 6/8/1948 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 202nd pick / 1970 |
| Don Maynard | 37 | E-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Rice,Texas-El Paso | 1/25/1935 | 14 | New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957 |
| Cliff McClain | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | South Carolina State | 12/29/1947 | 2 | New York Jets / 5th / 108th pick / 1970 |
| John Mooring | 25 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Tampa | 5/8/1947 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1971 |
| Joe Namath* | 29 | QB | 13 | 13 | 200 | 6-2 | Alabama | 5/31/1943 | 7 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| Steve O'Neal | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/4/1946 | 3 | New York Jets / 13th / 338th pick / 1969 |
| Gerry Philbin | 31 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Buffalo | 7/31/1941 | 8 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1964 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Nebraska-Kearney | 5/10/1945 | 5 | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| John Riggins | 23 | RB | 12 | 8 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/4/1949 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| John Schmitt | 30 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Hofstra | 11/12/1942 | 8 | |
| Matt Snell | 31 | RB | 4 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/18/1941 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| Rich Sowells | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 179 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 10/27/1948 | 1 | New York Jets / 12th / 292nd pick / 1971 |
| Wayne Stewart | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-7 | California | 8/18/1947 | 3 | New York Jets / 15th / 390th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Svihus | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | USC | 6/21/1943 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 |
| Steve Tannen | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Florida | 7/23/1948 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 20th pick / 1970 |
| Michael Taylor | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Michigan | 9/21/1949 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 20th pick / 1972 |
| Earlie Thomas | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 12/11/1945 | 2 | New York Jets / 11th / 280th pick / 1970 |
| Steve Thompson | 27 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Washington | 2/12/1945 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 44th pick / 1968 |
| Rocky Turner | 22 | DB-WR | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 8/6/1950 | Rook | New York Jets / 10th / 244th pick / 1972 |
| Phil Wise | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Nebraska-Omaha,South Dakota | 4/25/1949 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 136th pick / 1971 |
| Willie Zapalac | 24 | LB-DE | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Texas | 9/1/1948 | 1 | New York Jets / 4th / 84th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 14 | 220.6 | 6-2.0 | 3.9 |