1973 New York Jets
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 240 points (17.1/g), 17th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 306 points (21.9/g), 17th.
Differential of -66 points (-4.7/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 5.0-9.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.8, Offense: -1.5, Defense: -1.3, SoS: 0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Weeb Ewbank (4-10-0)
Training Camp: Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Al Woodall | 28 | 4 | 6 | 101 for 201, 1,228 yards, 9 td, 8 int, & 13 rushes for 68 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1969 |
| QB | Joe Namath | 30 | 8 | 5 | 68 for 133, 966 yards, 5 td, 6 int, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1965 |
| RB | Emerson Boozer | 30 | 7 | 0 | 182 rushes for 831 yards, 3 td, & 22 catches for 130 yards and 3 td | New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 98th pick / 1966 |
| FB | John Riggins | 24 | 2 | 11 | 134 rushes for 482 yards, 4 td, & 23 catches for 158 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Jerome Barkum* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 44 catches for 810 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Eddie Bell | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 catches for 319 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 9th / 228th pick / 1970 |
| TE | Rich Caster | 25 | 3 | 0 | 35 catches for 593 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -9 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Robert E. Woods | 23 | Rook | 0 | New York Jets / 2nd / 38th pick / 1973 | |
| LG | Randy Rasmussen | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| C | John Schmitt | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Dave Herman | 32 | 9 | 0 | New York Giants / 8th / 110th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 27th / 211th pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Winston Hill* | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Galigher | 23 | 1 | 0 | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 | |
| LDT | John Little | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 14th / 358th pick / 1970 |
| RDT | John Elliott | 29 | 6 | 0 | New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1967 | |
| RDE | Mark Lomas | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 202nd pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Ralph Baker | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 New York Jets / 6th / 43rd pick / 1964 |
| MLB | John Ebersole | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Bill Ferguson | 22 | Rook | 0 | New York Jets / 4th / 90th pick / 1973 | |
| LCB | Delles Howell | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Earlie Thomas | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 11th / 280th pick / 1970 |
| SS | Burgess Owens | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Chris Farasopoulos | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bobby Howfield | 37 | 5 | 0 | 17 of 24 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Julian Fagan | 25 | 3 | 0 | 74 punts for a 37.1 average, 2 blocked | Houston Oilers / 17th / 430th pick / 1970 |
| PR | Chris Farasopoulos | 24 | 2 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1971 |
| KR | Margene Adkins | 26 | 3 | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 19.8 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1970 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Adamle | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 10/4/1949 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 120th pick / 1971 |
| 26 | Margene Adkins | 26 | WR | 13 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Henderson JC | 4/30/1947 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1970 |
| 62 | Al Atkinson | 30 | LB | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/28/1943 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 24th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 6th / 84th pick / 1965 |
| 51 | Ralph Baker | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 8/25/1942 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 New York Jets / 6th / 43rd pick / 1964 |
| 83 | Jerome Barkum* | 23 | TE-WR | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-3 | Jackson St. | 7/18/1950 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| 7 | Eddie Bell | 27 | WR | 13 | 0 | 160 | 5-10 | Idaho St. | 9/13/1946 | 3 | New York Jets / 9th / 228th pick / 1970 |
| 40 | Hank Bjorklund | 23 | RB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Princeton | 6/5/1950 | 1 | New York Jets / 12th / 299th pick / 1972 |
| 32 | Emerson Boozer | 30 | RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Md-Eastern Shore | 7/4/1943 | 7 | New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 98th pick / 1966 |
| 30 | Dennis Cambal | 24 | TE | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 1/27/1949 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 14th / 358th pick / 1972 |
| 88 | Rich Caster | 25 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Jackson St. | 10/16/1948 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| 6 | Bill Demory | 23 | QB | 6 | 1 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona | 12/1/1950 | Rook | |
| 55 | John Ebersole | 25 | LB | 13 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 11/5/1948 | 3 | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| 80 | John Elliott | 29 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Texas | 10/26/1944 | 6 | New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1967 |
| 10 | Julian Fagan | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/21/1948 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 17th / 430th pick / 1970 |
| 19 | Chris Farasopoulos | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | BYU | 7/20/1949 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1971 |
| 58 | Bill Ferguson | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Washington,San Diego St. | 7/7/1951 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 90th pick / 1973 |
| 85 | Ed Galigher | 23 | DT-DE | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | UCLA | 10/15/1950 | 1 | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| 54 | Rick Harrell | 22 | C | 4 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Clemson | 8/8/1951 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 155th pick / 1973 |
| 67 | Dave Herman | 32 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 9/3/1941 | 9 | New York Giants / 8th / 110th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 27th / 211th pick / 1963 |
| 75 | Winston Hill* | 32 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 10/23/1941 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| 20 | Delles Howell | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 8/22/1948 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1970 |
| 3 | Bobby Howfield | 37 | K | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | none | 12/3/1936 | 5 | |
| 86 | Joey Jackson | 24 | DE-DT | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | New Mexico St. | 5/7/1949 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 139th pick / 1972 |
| 82 | David Knight | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 2/1/1951 | Rook | New York Jets / 11th / 272nd pick / 1973 |
| 57 | John Little | 26 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 5/3/1947 | 3 | New York Jets / 14th / 358th pick / 1970 |
| 84 | Mark Lomas | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Northern Arizona | 6/8/1948 | 3 | New York Jets / 8th / 202nd pick / 1970 |
| 42 | Cliff McClain | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | South Carolina St. | 12/29/1947 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 108th pick / 1970 |
| 71 | John Mooring | 26 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Tampa | 5/8/1947 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1971 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | 30 | QB | 6 | 5 | 200 | 6-2 | Alabama | 5/31/1943 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1965 |
| 35 | Jim Nance | 31 | RB | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/30/1942 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965 Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| 81 | Richard Neal | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
| 22 | Burgess Owens | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/2/1951 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| 78 | Garry Puetz | 21 | G-T | 7 | 4 | 263 | 6-3 | Valparaiso | 3/14/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Nebraska-Kearney | 5/10/1945 | 6 | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| 44 | John Riggins | 24 | RB | 11 | 11 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/4/1949 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| 52 | John Schmitt | 31 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Hofstra | 11/12/1942 | 9 | |
| 46 | Rich Sowells | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 179 | 6-0 | Alcorn St. | 10/27/1948 | 2 | New York Jets / 12th / 292nd pick / 1971 |
| 59 | Rob Spicer | 22 | LB | 13 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Indiana | 7/20/1951 | Rook | New York Jets / 9th / 222nd pick / 1973 |
| 76 | Bob Svihus | 30 | T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | USC | 6/21/1943 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 53rd pick / 1965 |
| 21 | Steve Tannen | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Florida | 7/23/1948 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 20th pick / 1970 |
| 50 | Michael Taylor | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Michigan | 9/21/1949 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 20th pick / 1972 |
| 45 | Earlie Thomas | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Colorado St. | 12/11/1945 | 3 | New York Jets / 11th / 280th pick / 1970 |
| 87 | Steve Thompson | 28 | DT-DE | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Washington | 2/12/1945 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 44th pick / 1968 |
| 29 | Rocky Turner | 23 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 8/6/1950 | 1 | New York Jets / 10th / 244th pick / 1972 |
| 27 | Phil Wise | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Dakota,Nebraska-Omaha | 4/25/1949 | 2 | New York Jets / 6th / 136th pick / 1971 |
| 18 | Al Woodall | 28 | QB | 9 | 6 | 205 | 6-5 | Duke | 12/7/1945 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1969 |
| 72 | Robert E. Woods | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee St. | 7/26/1950 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 38th pick / 1973 |
| 53 | Willie Zapalac | 25 | LB-DE | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Texas | 9/1/1948 | 2 | New York Jets / 4th / 84th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 222.4 | 6-2.0 | 3.3 |