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1975 New York Jets

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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 258 points (18.4/g), 14th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 433 points (30.9/g), 26th.
 Differential of -175 points (-12.5/g), 24th.
 Expected W-L: 3.2-10.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.9/g), 21st.

Simple Rating System: Total -8.3, Offense: -1.2, Defense: -7.1, SoS: 4.2, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Ken Shipp and Charley Winner

Training Camp: Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 258 4230 919 4.6 266 174 384 2151 16 33 5.1 111 501 2079 15 4.1 126 41 8 29
Team Defense 433 5456 909 6.0 308 180 316 2719 26 15 8.1 133 574 2737 25 4.8 155 28 13 20
Lg Rank Offense 14 14 11 13 16 13 25 16 12 11 12 8 20 1
Lg Rank Defense 26 26 25 1 25 26 21 26 24 26 25 25 22 20

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 21 boxscore L 0-1 @ Buffalo Bills 14 42 17 261 150 111 5 26 361 52 309
2 Sun September 28 boxscore W 1-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 30 24 24 418 127 291 2 25 339 208 131 1
3 Sun October 5 boxscore W 2-1 New England Patriots 36 7 24 380 207 173 1 15 320 248 72 5
4 Sun October 12 boxscore L 2-2 @ Minnesota Vikings 21 29 17 305 190 115 2 25 407 233 174 2
5 Sun October 19 boxscore L 2-3 Miami Dolphins 0 43 12 176 60 116 8 22 437 176 261 2
6 Sun October 26 boxscore L 2-4 Baltimore Colts 28 45 17 341 259 82 3 24 400 188 212
7 Sun November 2 boxscore L 2-5 Buffalo Bills 23 24 25 366 167 199 1 22 435 287 148 3
8 Sun November 9 boxscore L 2-6 @ Miami Dolphins 7 27 15 269 122 147 2 14 342 214 128 2
9 Sun November 16 boxscore L 2-7 @ Baltimore Colts 19 52 19 319 237 82 4 26 502 277 225 3
10 Sun November 23 boxscore L 2-8 St. Louis Cardinals 6 37 22 323 166 157 3 23 476 267 209 3
11 Sun November 30 boxscore L 2-9 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 20 16 270 129 141 4 21 326 113 213
12 Sun December 7 boxscore W 3-9 @ New England Patriots 30 28 21 361 156 205 1 21 424 261 163 5
13 Mon December 15 boxscore L 3-10 @ San Diego Chargers 16 24 24 321 182 139 3 23 358 109 249
14 Sun December 21 boxscore L 3-11 Dallas Cowboys 21 31 13 120 -1 121 2 21 329 86 243 2

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
12 Joe Namath 32 QB 14 13 3-10-0 157 326 48.2 2286 15 4.6 28 8.6 91 7.0 4.1 14.6 163.3 51.0 27 253 5.76 3.04 7.6
11 J.J. Jones 23 qb 7 1 0-1-0 16 57 28.1 181 1 1.8 5 8.8 20 3.2 -0.4 11.3 25.9 9.6 7 64 1.83 -1.38 10.9
8 Greg Gantt 24 P 14 0 1 1 100.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.1 79.2 0 0 1.00 1.00 0.0
Team Total 25.8 14 3-11-0 174 384 45.3 2468 16 4.2 33 8.6 91 6.4 3.4 14.2 176.3 44.7 34 317 5.15 2.36 8.1 0 0
Opp Total 14 180 316 57.0 2860 26 8.2 15 4.7 9.1 8.56 15.9 204.3 94.9 19 141 8.1 7.7 5.7

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
44 John Riggins* 26 FB 14 14 238 1005 8 42 4.2 71.8 17.0 30 363 12.1 1 34 2.1 25.9 1368 9 5
26 Carl Garrett 28 RB 13 0 122 566 5 40 4.6 43.5 9.4 19 180 9.5 1 20 1.5 13.8 746 6 4
35 Steve Davis 27 rb 14 1 70 290 1 24 4.1 20.7 5.0 6 56 9.3 0 18 0.4 4.0 346 1 1
36 Bob Gresham 27 10 0 25 98 1 16 3.9 9.8 2.5 2 4 2.0 0 6 0.2 0.4 102 1 2
32 Emerson Boozer 32 rb 9 4 20 51 0 8 2.6 5.7 2.2 1 16 16.0 1 16 0.1 1.8 67 1 0
12 Joe Namath 32 QB 14 13 10 6 0 6 0.6 0.4 0.7 6 0 4
11 J.J. Jones 23 qb 7 1 9 59 0 19 6.6 8.4 1.3 59 0 2
43 Jazz Jackson 23 13 0 6 11 0 7 1.8 0.8 0.5 5 54 10.8 0 14 0.4 4.2 65 0 0
83 Jerome Barkum 25 WR 13 13 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.5 0.1 36 549 15.3 5 56 2.8 42.2 542 5 0
88 Rich Caster* 27 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 47 820 17.4 4 91 3.4 58.6 820 4 0
7 Eddie Bell 29 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 344 17.2 4 38 1.4 24.6 344 4 0
89 Lou Piccone 26 KR/PR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 79 11.3 0 21 0.5 6.1 79 0 3
86 Willie Brister 23 te 12 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.3 3 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 501 2079 15 42 4.1 148.5 35.8 174 2468 14.2 16 91 12.4 176.3 4547 31 24
Opp Total 14 574 2737 25 4.8 195.5 41.0 180 2719 15.1 26 12.9 194.2 5456 51 25

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
89 Lou Piccone 26 KR/PR 13 0 18 74 0 9 4.1 26 637 0 53 24.5 790
35 Steve Davis 27 rb 14 1 20 483 0 46 24.2 829
26 Carl Garrett 28 RB 13 0 7 159 0 33 22.7 905
36 Bob Gresham 27 10 0 7 153 0 34 21.9 255
38 Ed Taylor 22 FS 14 9 7 151 0 36 21.6 151
43 Jazz Jackson 23 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 2 52 0 28 26.0 117
58 Richard Wood 22 rlb 14 5 3 27 0 14 9.0 27
7 Eddie Bell 29 WR 14 0 2 42 0 34 21.0 386
46 Rich Sowells 27 LCB 14 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
27 Phil Wise 26 db 5 4 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
47 Roscoe Word 23 RCB 14 10 1 22 0 22 22.0 22
Team Total 25.8 14 22 116 0 34 5.3 74 1704 0 53 23.0 6367
Opp Total 14 22 1 52 1205 0 23.2

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
8 Greg Gantt 24 P 14 0 59 2156 71 3 36.5
5 Pat Leahy 24 K 14 0 3 3 5 3 12 7 1 21 13 61.9% 30 27 90.0%
Team Total 25.8 14 3 3 5 3 12 7 1 21 13 61.9% 30 27 90.0% 59 2156 71 3 36.5
Opp Total 14 16 12 75.0% 57 53 93.0% 56 1887 33.7

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
12 Joe Namath 32 QB 14 13 0 4 2 -1 0
44 John Riggins* 26 FB 14 14 0 5 1 0 0
26 Carl Garrett 28 RB 13 0 0 4 1 0 0
89 Lou Piccone 26 KR/PR 13 0 0 3 2 0 0
56 Godwin Turk 25 LLB 14 14 2 20 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
55 John Ebersole 27 MLB 13 7 2 21 0 18 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 Bob Gresham 27 10 0 0 2 1 0 0
22 Burgess Owens 24 SS 11 11 3 3 0 3 0
35 Steve Davis 27 rb 14 1 0 1 1 0 0
65 Joe Fields 22 14 0 0 1 1 -17 0
85 Ed Galigher 25 RDT 13 11 0 0 2 0 0
20 Delles Howell 27 fs 10 5 2 19 0 10 0
11 J.J. Jones 23 qb 7 1 0 2 0 0 0
25 Bob Prout 24 7 0 1 10 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
78 Garry Puetz 23 RG 14 14 0 0 2 0 0
46 Rich Sowells 27 LCB 14 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 Ed Taylor 22 FS 14 9 0 0 2 0 0
27 Phil Wise 26 db 5 4 2 17 0 14 0
76 Jim Bailey 27 rde 14 5 1 8 0 8 0
77 Carl Barzilauskas 24 LDT 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
7 Eddie Bell 29 WR 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
53 Ken Bernich 24 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
86 Willie Brister 23 te 12 1 0 0 1 0 1
8 Greg Gantt 24 P 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
75 Winston Hill 34 RT 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
5 Pat Leahy 24 K 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
81 Richard Neal 28 RDE 9 9 0 0 1 0 0
66 Randy Rasmussen 30 LG 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
47 Roscoe Word 23 RCB 14 10 1 0 0 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 15 98 0 18 0 0 24 27 -18 1
Opp Total 14 34 25 12 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
5 Pat Leahy 24 K 14 0 27 13 66
44 John Riggins* 26 FB 14 14 8 1 9 54
26 Carl Garrett 28 RB 13 0 5 1 6 36
83 Jerome Barkum 25 WR 13 13 5 5 30
7 Eddie Bell 29 WR 14 0 4 4 24
88 Rich Caster* 27 TE 14 0 4 4 24
32 Emerson Boozer 32 rb 9 4 1 1 6
86 Willie Brister 23 te 12 1 1 1 6
35 Steve Davis 27 rb 14 1 1 1 6
36 Bob Gresham 27 10 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.8 14 15 16 1 32 27 13 258
Opp Total 14 25 26 1 53 12 1 433