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1974 New York Jets
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 279 points (19.9/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 300 points (21.4/g), 24th.
Differential of -21 points (-1.5/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 6.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 22nd.
Coached by Charley Winner (7-7-0)
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1974 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 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 191 for 361, 2,616 yards, 20 td, 22 int, & 8 rushes for 1 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| RB | Emerson Boozer | 31 | 8 | 0 | 153 rushes for 563 yards, 4 td, & 14 catches for 161 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966 |
| FB | John Riggins | 25 | 3 | 9 | 169 rushes for 680 yards, 5 td, & 19 catches for 180 yards and 2 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Jerome Barkum | 24 | 2 | 14 | 41 catches for 524 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| WR | David Knight | 23 | 1 | 0 | 40 catches for 579 yards, 4 td | New York Jets / 11th / 272nd pick / 1973 |
| TE | Rich Caster* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 38 catches for 745 yards, 7 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Robert E. Woods | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 38th pick / 1973 |
| LG | Randy Rasmussen | 29 | 7 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| C | Wayne Mulligan | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969 |
| RG | Garry Puetz | 22 | 1 | 14 | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
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| RT | Winston Hill | 33 | 11 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Galigher | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| LDT | Carl Barzilauskas | 23 | Rook | 0 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
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| RDT | Joe Schmiesing | 29 | 6 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968 |
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| RDE | Mark Lomas | 26 | 4 | 0 | New York Jets / 8th / 202nd pick / 1970 |
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| RDE | Richard Neal | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Ralph Baker | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Jamie Rivers | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967 |
| RLB | John Ebersole | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Rich Sowells | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 292nd pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Roscoe Word | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1974 |
| SS | Burgess Owens | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Steve Tannen | 26 | 4 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 20th pick / 1970 |
| FS | Phil Wise | 25 | 3 | 6 | New York Jets / 6th / 136th pick / 1971 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 23 | Rook | 0 | 6 of 11 field goals & 18 of 19 extra points | |
| P | Greg Gantt | 23 | Rook | 0 | 75 punts for a 35.9 average, 0 blocked | New York Jets / 8th / 187th pick / 1974 |
| PR | Roscoe Word | 22 | Rook | 0 | 38 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Lou Piccone | 25 | Rook | 0 | 39 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mike Adamle | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 197 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 10/4/1949 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 120th pick / 1971 |
| Al Atkinson | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/28/1943 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 24th pick / 1965 |
| Ralph Baker | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/25/1942 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 |
| Jerome Barkum | 24 | TE-WR | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 7/18/1950 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 271 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/19/1951 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| Eddie Bell | 28 | WR | 13 | 0 | 160 | 5-10 | Idaho State | 9/13/1946 | 4 | New York Jets / 9th / 228th pick / 1970 |
| Roger Bernhardt | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Kansas | 10/14/1949 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1973 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Princeton | 6/5/1950 | 2 | New York Jets / 12th / 299th pick / 1972 |
| Emerson Boozer | 31 | RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Md-Eastern Shore | 7/4/1943 | 8 | New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966 |
| Willie Brister | 22 | TE | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Southern | 1/28/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 15th / 370th pick / 1974 |
| Gordie Browne | 23 | T | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Boston College | 12/5/1951 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 31st pick / 1974 |
| Robert Burns | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Georgia | 1/12/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 9th / 214th pick / 1974 |
| Rich Caster* | 26 | TE-WR | 13 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 10/16/1948 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| Bill Demory | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona | 12/1/1950 | 1 | |
| John Ebersole | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/5/1948 | 4 | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| Bill Ferguson | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | San Diego State,Washington | 7/7/1951 | 1 | New York Jets / 4th / 90th pick / 1973 |
| Ed Galigher | 24 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | UCLA | 10/15/1950 | 2 | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| Greg Gantt | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Alabama | 10/30/1951 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 187th pick / 1974 |
| Winston Hill | 33 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 10/23/1941 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| Delles Howell | 26 | DB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 8/22/1948 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1970 |
| Bobby Howfield | 38 | K | 7 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | none | 12/3/1936 | 6 | |
| Jazz Jackson | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 167 | 5-8 | Western Kentucky | 3/5/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 16th / 395th pick / 1974 |
| Howard Kindig | 33 | DE-T | 8 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Los Angeles State | 6/22/1941 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 112th pick / 1964 |
| David Knight | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 2/1/1951 | 1 | New York Jets / 11th / 272nd pick / 1973 |
| Warren Koegel | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/1/1949 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1971 |
| Pat Leahy | 23 | K | 6 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | Rook | |
| John Little | 27 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 5/3/1947 | 4 | New York Jets / 14th / 358th pick / 1970 |
| Mark Lomas | 26 | DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Northern Arizona | 6/8/1948 | 4 | New York Jets / 8th / 202nd pick / 1970 |
| Wayne Mulligan | 27 | C-T | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Clemson | 5/5/1947 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969 |
| Joe Namath | 31 | QB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-2 | Alabama | 5/31/1943 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| Richard Neal | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
| Burgess Owens | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/2/1951 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| Marv Owens | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 6/16/1950 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 361st pick / 1972 |
| Lou Piccone | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | West Liberty State | 7/17/1949 | Rook | |
| Garry Puetz | 22 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 263 | 6-3 | Valparaiso | 3/14/1952 | 1 | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 29 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Nebraska-Kearney | 5/10/1945 | 7 | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| Steve Reese | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/7/1952 | Rook | |
| John Riggins | 25 | RB | 10 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/4/1949 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| Jamie Rivers | 29 | LB | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 9/22/1945 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967 |
| Travis Roach | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Texas | 3/18/1950 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1973 |
| Joe Schmiesing | 29 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Minnesota,New Mexico State | 4/1/1945 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968 |
| Rich Sowells | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 10/27/1948 | 3 | New York Jets / 12th / 292nd pick / 1971 |
| Steve Tannen | 26 | DB | 14 | 8 | 194 | 6-1 | Florida | 7/23/1948 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 20th pick / 1970 |
| Earlie Thomas | 29 | DB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 12/11/1945 | 4 | New York Jets / 11th / 280th pick / 1970 |
| Phil Wise | 25 | DB | 14 | 6 | 190 | 6-0 | Nebraska-Omaha,South Dakota | 4/25/1949 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 136th pick / 1971 |
| Al Woodall | 29 | QB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-5 | Duke | 12/7/1945 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1969 |
| Larry Woods | 26 | DT | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 5/11/1948 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 100th pick / 1971 |
| Robert E. Woods | 24 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 7/26/1950 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 38th pick / 1973 |
| Roscoe Word | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 7/24/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1974 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 221.2 | 6-2.0 | 3.2 |