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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.
Coached by Ken Shipp (1-4-0) and Charley Winner (2-7-0)
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1975 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 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 157 for 326, 2,286 yards, 15 td, 28 int, & 10 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| RB | Carl Garrett | 28 | 6 | 0 | 122 rushes for 566 yards, 5 td, & 19 catches for 180 yards and 1 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| FB | John Riggins* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 238 rushes for 1,005 yards, 8 td, & 30 catches for 363 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Jerome Barkum | 25 | 3 | 13 | 36 catches for 549 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Eddie Bell | 29 | 5 | 0 | 20 catches for 344 yards, 4 td | New York Jets / 9th / 228th pick / 1970 |
| TE | Rich Caster* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 47 catches for 820 yards, 4 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Robert E. Woods | 25 | 2 | 14 | New York Jets / 2nd / 38th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Randy Rasmussen | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| C | Wayne Mulligan | 28 | 6 | 14 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Garry Puetz | 23 | 2 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
| RT | Winston Hill | 34 | 12 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Billy Newsome | 27 | 5 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
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| LDT | Carl Barzilauskas | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| RDT | Ed Galigher | 25 | 3 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| RDE | Richard Neal | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
| RDE | Jim Bailey | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 44th pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Godwin Turk | 25 | Rook | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1974 |
| MLB | John Ebersole | 27 | 5 | 7 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Rich Lewis | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RLB | Richard Wood | 22 | Rook | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
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| LCB | Rich Sowells | 27 | 4 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 292nd pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Roscoe Word | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1974 |
| SS | Burgess Owens | 24 | 2 | 11 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Ed Taylor | 22 | Rook | 9 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 9th / 224th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Delles Howell | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1970 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 24 | 1 | 0 | 13 of 21 field goals & 27 of 30 extra points | |
| P | Greg Gantt | 24 | 1 | 0 | 59 punts for a 36.5 average, 3 blocked | New York Jets / 8th / 187th pick / 1974 |
| PR | Lou Piccone | 26 | 1 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 4.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Lou Piccone | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 24.5 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Austin | 24 | G-C-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 11/6/1951 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 16th / 404th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Bailey | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 5 | 253 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/9/1948 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 44th pick / 1970 |
| Jerome Barkum | 25 | TE-WR | 13 | 13 | 218 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 7/18/1950 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 24 | DT | 14 | 14 | 271 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/19/1951 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| Eddie Bell | 29 | WR | 14 | 0 | 160 | 5-10 | Idaho State | 9/13/1946 | 5 | New York Jets / 9th / 228th pick / 1970 |
| Ken Bernich | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/6/1951 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 101st pick / 1975 |
| Emerson Boozer | 32 | RB | 9 | 4 | 195 | 5-11 | Md-Eastern Shore | 7/4/1943 | 9 | New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick / 1966 |
| Willie Brister | 23 | TE | 12 | 1 | 236 | 6-4 | Southern | 1/28/1952 | 1 | New York Jets / 15th / 370th pick / 1974 |
| Gordie Browne | 24 | T | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Boston College | 12/5/1951 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 31st pick / 1974 |
| Carl Capria | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Purdue | 6/8/1952 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 117th pick / 1974 |
| Rich Caster* | 27 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 10/16/1948 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| Jerry Davis | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Morris Brown | 2/5/1951 | Rook | |
| Steve Davis | 27 | RB | 14 | 1 | 218 | 6-1 | Delaware State | 11/10/1948 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1971 |
| John Ebersole | 27 | LB | 13 | 7 | 234 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/5/1948 | 5 | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| Joe Fields | 22 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers-Camden,Widener | 11/14/1953 | Rook | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| Ed Galigher | 25 | DT-DE | 13 | 11 | 255 | 6-4 | UCLA | 10/15/1950 | 3 | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| Greg Gantt | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Alabama | 10/30/1951 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 187th pick / 1974 |
| Carl Garrett | 28 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | New Mexico Highlands | 8/31/1947 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Gresham | 27 | RB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 7/9/1948 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1971 |
| Winston Hill | 34 | T | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 10/23/1941 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| George Hoey | 29 | DB | 5 | 3 | 174 | 5-10 | Michigan | 11/14/1946 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 14th / 346th pick / 1969 |
| Delles Howell | 27 | DB | 10 | 5 | 200 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 8/22/1948 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1970 |
| Jazz Jackson | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 167 | 5-8 | Western Kentucky | 3/5/1952 | 1 | New York Jets / 16th / 395th pick / 1974 |
| J.J. Jones | 23 | QB | 7 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Fisk | 4/16/1952 | Rook | |
| David Knight | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 2/1/1951 | 2 | New York Jets / 11th / 272nd pick / 1973 |
| Pat Leahy | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 1 | |
| Rich Lewis | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Portland State | 6/8/1950 | 3 | |
| Wayne Mulligan | 28 | C-T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Clemson | 5/5/1947 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969 |
| Joe Namath | 32 | QB | 14 | 13 | 200 | 6-2 | Alabama | 5/31/1943 | 10 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| Richard Neal | 28 | DE-DT | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
| Billy Newsome | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/2/1948 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
| Burgess Owens | 24 | DB | 11 | 11 | 200 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/2/1951 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| Lou Piccone | 26 | WR | 13 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | West Liberty State | 7/17/1949 | 1 | |
| Bob Prout | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Knox | 5/11/1951 | 1 | |
| Garry Puetz | 23 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 263 | 6-3 | Valparaiso | 3/14/1952 | 2 | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 30 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Nebraska-Kearney | 5/10/1945 | 8 | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| Steve Reese | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/7/1952 | 1 | |
| John Riggins* | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/4/1949 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| Jamie Rivers | 30 | LB | 6 | 2 | 245 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 9/22/1945 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967 |
| Rich Sowells | 27 | DB | 14 | 13 | 179 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 10/27/1948 | 4 | New York Jets / 12th / 292nd pick / 1971 |
| Ed Taylor | 22 | DB | 14 | 9 | 174 | 6-0 | Memphis | 5/13/1953 | Rook | New York Jets / 9th / 224th pick / 1975 |
| Godwin Turk | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-3 | California,Southern | 10/15/1950 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1974 |
| Donnie Walker | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Central State (OH) | 12/26/1950 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 87th pick / 1973 |
| Phil Wise | 26 | DB | 5 | 4 | 190 | 6-0 | Nebraska-Omaha,South Dakota | 4/25/1949 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 136th pick / 1971 |
| Richard Wood | 22 | LB | 14 | 5 | 224 | 6-2 | USC | 5/31/1953 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| Larry Woods | 27 | DT | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 5/11/1948 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 100th pick / 1971 |
| Robert E. Woods | 25 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 7/26/1950 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 38th pick / 1973 |
| Roscoe Word | 23 | DB | 14 | 10 | 170 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 7/24/1952 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1974 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 217.7 | 6-1.7 | 3.1 |