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1976 New York Jets
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 169 points (12.1/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 383 points (27.4/g), 26th.
Differential of -214 points (-15.3/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 1.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -21 (-1.5/g), 27th.
Coached by Mike Holovak (0-1-0) and Lou Holtz (3-10-0)
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1976 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 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 114 for 230, 1,090 yards, 4 td, 16 int, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| QB | Richard Todd | 23 | Rook | 6 | 65 for 162, 870 yards, 3 td, 12 int, & 28 rushes for 107 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1976 |
| RB | Steve Davis | 28 | 4 | 0 | 94 rushes for 418 yards, 3 td, & 8 catches for 57 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1971 |
| FB | Clark Gaines | 22 | Rook | 8 | 157 rushes for 724 yards, 3 td, & 41 catches for 400 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | David Knight | 25 | 3 | 0 | 20 catches for 403 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 11th / 272nd pick / 1973 |
| WR | Lou Piccone | 27 | 2 | 7 | 12 catches for 147 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 11 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Rich Caster | 28 | 6 | 0 | 31 catches for 391 yards, 1 td, & 6 rushes for 73 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Robert E. Woods | 26 | 3 | 0 | New York Jets / 2nd / 38th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Randy Rasmussen | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| C | Joe Fields | 23 | 1 | 10 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
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| C | Darrell Austin | 25 | 1 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 16th / 404th pick / 1974 |
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| RG | Darrell Austin | 25 | 1 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 16th / 404th pick / 1974 |
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| RG | Garry Puetz | 24 | 3 | 14 | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
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| RT | Garry Puetz | 24 | 3 | 14 | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
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| RT | Winston Hill | 35 | 13 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lawrence Pillers | 24 | Rook | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 11th / 296th pick / 1976 |
| LDT | Carl Barzilauskas | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| RDT | Ed Galigher | 26 | 4 | 0 | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
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| RDE | Richard Neal | 29 | 7 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
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| LLB | Greg Buttle | 22 | Rook | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
| MLB | John Ebersole | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Bob Martin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 163rd pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Shafer Suggs | 23 | Rook | 10 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Ed Taylor | 23 | 1 | 11 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 9th / 224th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Phil Wise | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 136th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Burgess Owens | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 25 | 2 | 0 | 11 of 16 field goals & 16 of 20 extra points | |
| P | Duane Carrell | 27 | 2 | 0 | 81 punts for a 39.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Lou Piccone | 27 | 2 | 7 | 21 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Lou Piccone | 27 | 2 | 7 | 31 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Darrell Austin | 25 | G-C-T | 11 | 11 | 250 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 11/6/1951 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 16th / 404th pick / 1974 |
| Jerome Barkum | 26 | TE-WR | 4 | 3 | 218 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 7/18/1950 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 271 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/19/1951 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| Cliff Brooks | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 6/21/1949 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1972 |
| Don Buckey | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | North Carolina State | 11/9/1953 | Rook | New York Jets / 12th / 326th pick / 1976 |
| Greg Buttle | 22 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 6/20/1954 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
| Duane Carrell | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida State | 10/3/1949 | 2 | |
| Rich Caster | 28 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 10/16/1948 | 6 | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| Steve Davis | 28 | RB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Delaware State | 11/10/1948 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1971 |
| Keith Denson | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | San Diego State | 8/30/1952 | Rook | |
| John Ebersole | 28 | LB | 13 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/5/1948 | 6 | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1970 |
| Joe Fields | 23 | C-G | 14 | 10 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers-Camden,Widener | 11/14/1953 | 1 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| Clark Gaines | 22 | RB | 14 | 8 | 206 | 6-1 | Wake Forest | 2/1/1954 | Rook | |
| Ed Galigher | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | UCLA | 10/15/1950 | 4 | New York Jets / 4th / 89th pick / 1972 |
| Louie Giammona | 23 | RB | 14 | 3 | 180 | 5-9 | Utah State | 3/3/1953 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 214th pick / 1976 |
| Bob Gresham | 28 | RB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 7/9/1948 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1971 |
| Clint Haslerig | 24 | WR-HB | 5 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/9/1952 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1974 |
| Mike Hennigan | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Parsons,Tennessee Tech | 10/24/1951 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 81st pick / 1973 |
| Winston Hill | 35 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 10/23/1941 | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| Harry Howard | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/7/1949 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 225th pick / 1972 |
| Jazz Jackson | 24 | RB | 7 | 0 | 167 | 5-8 | Western Kentucky | 3/5/1952 | 2 | New York Jets / 16th / 395th pick / 1974 |
| Steve Joachim | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Penn State,Temple | 3/17/1952 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 160th pick / 1975 |
| Larry Keller | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Houston | 10/2/1953 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 214th pick / 1975 |
| David Knight | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 2/1/1951 | 3 | New York Jets / 11th / 272nd pick / 1973 |
| Al Krevis | 24 | T | 10 | 0 | 263 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/9/1952 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1975 |
| Pat Leahy | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 2 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Cornell | 3/31/1950 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 50th pick / 1972 |
| Bob Martin | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 11/14/1953 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 163rd pick / 1976 |
| Tommy Marvaso | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 10/2/1953 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 6th / 179th pick / 1976 |
| Joe Namath | 33 | QB | 11 | 8 | 200 | 6-2 | Alabama | 5/31/1943 | 11 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| Richard Neal | 29 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
| Billy Newsome | 28 | DE-DT | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/2/1948 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
| Richard Osborne | 23 | TE | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 10/31/1953 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 248th pick / 1976 |
| Burgess Owens | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/2/1951 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| Lou Piccone | 27 | WR | 14 | 7 | 175 | 5-9 | West Liberty State | 7/17/1949 | 2 | |
| Lawrence Pillers | 24 | DE-DT-NT | 14 | 13 | 255 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 11/4/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 11th / 296th pick / 1976 |
| Steve Poole | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 8/25/1952 | Rook | |
| Garry Puetz | 24 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 263 | 6-3 | Valparaiso | 3/14/1952 | 3 | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 31 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Nebraska-Kearney | 5/10/1945 | 9 | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| Steve Rogers | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/26/1953 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 163rd pick / 1975 |
| John Roman | 24 | T-G | 11 | 2 | 255 | 6-4 | Idaho State | 8/31/1952 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 313th pick / 1975 |
| Jim Rosecrans | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Penn State | 1/13/1953 | Rook | |
| Carl Russ | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/16/1953 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 13th / 315th pick / 1975 |
| Abdul Salaam | 23 | DT-NT-DE | 14 | 4 | 262 | 6-3 | Kent State | 2/12/1953 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 188th pick / 1976 |
| Howard Satterwhite | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Sam Houston State | 5/24/1953 | Rook | |
| Rich Sowells | 28 | DB | 10 | 0 | 179 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 10/27/1948 | 5 | New York Jets / 12th / 292nd pick / 1971 |
| Shafer Suggs | 23 | DB | 11 | 10 | 200 | 6-1 | Ball State | 4/28/1953 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1976 |
| Ed Taylor | 23 | DB | 11 | 11 | 174 | 6-0 | Memphis | 5/13/1953 | 1 | New York Jets / 9th / 224th pick / 1975 |
| Richard Todd | 23 | QB | 13 | 6 | 207 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/19/1953 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1976 |
| Phil Wise | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Nebraska-Omaha,South Dakota | 4/25/1949 | 5 | New York Jets / 6th / 136th pick / 1971 |
| Robert E. Woods | 26 | T-G | 10 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 7/26/1950 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 38th pick / 1973 |
| Roscoe Word | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 7/24/1952 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1974 |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 14 | 216.3 | 6-1.5 | 2.5 |