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1982 New York Jets
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Record: 6-3-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 245 points (27.2/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 166 points (18.4/g), 10th.
Differential of 79 points (8.8/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 6.4-2.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.9/g), 2nd.
Coached by Walt Michaels (6-3-0)
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1982 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 | Richard Todd | 29 | 6 | 9 | 153 for 261, 1,961 yards, 14 td, 8 int, & 13 rushes for -5 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1976 |
| RB | Freeman McNeil*+ | 23 | 1 | 9 | 151 rushes for 786 yards, 6 td, & 16 catches for 187 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| FB | Mike Augustyniak | 26 | 1 | 8 | 50 rushes for 178 yards, 4 td, & 24 catches for 189 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Lam Jones | 24 | 2 | 7 | 18 catches for 294 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 2nd pick / 1980 |
| WR | Wesley Walker* | 27 | 5 | 9 | 39 catches for 620 yards, 6 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| TE | Jerome Barkum | 32 | 10 | 8 | 19 catches for 182 yards, 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Chris Ward | 27 | 4 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1978 |
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| LG | Stan Waldemore | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1978 |
| C | Joe Fields*+ | 29 | 7 | 9 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
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| RG | Dan Alexander | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| RT | Marvin Powell*+ | 27 | 5 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mark Gastineau*+ | 26 | 3 | 9 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| LDT | Abdul Salaam | 29 | 6 | 9 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 188th pick / 1976 |
| RDT | Marty Lyons | 25 | 3 | 7 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Kenny Neil | 23 | 1 | 7 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 169th pick / 1981 |
| LLB | Greg Buttle | 28 | 6 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
| MLB | Stan Blinka | 25 | 3 | 8 | New York Jets / 5th / 125th pick / 1979 |
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| RLB | Lance Mehl | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Bobby Jackson | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1978 |
| RCB | Jerry Holmes | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Ken Schroy | 30 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Darrol Ray | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 31 | 8 | 0 | 11 of 17 field goals & 26 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Chuck Ramsey | 30 | 5 | 0 | 35 punts for a 38.5 average, 1 blocked | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1974 |
| PR | Bruce Harper | 27 | 5 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 8.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Bruce Harper | 27 | 5 | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 20.4 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dan Alexander | 27 | G-T | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-4 | LSU | 6/17/1955 | 5 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Alvers | 25 | TE-C | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Miami (FL),Taft | 4/4/1957 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 172nd pick / 1979 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 26 | RB | 9 | 8 | 225 | 5-11 | Purdue | 7/17/1956 | 1 | |
| Marion Barber | 23 | RB | 6 | 0 | 224 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/6/1959 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 30th pick / 1981 |
| Jerome Barkum | 32 | TE-WR | 9 | 8 | 218 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 7/18/1950 | 10 | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| Barry Bennett | 27 | DT-DE | 7 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Concordia (MN) | 12/10/1955 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| Guy Bingham | 24 | C-G-T | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana | 2/25/1958 | 2 | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| Stan Blinka | 25 | LB | 8 | 8 | 230 | 6-2 | Sam Houston State | 4/29/1957 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 125th pick / 1979 |
| Greg Buttle | 28 | LB | 7 | 7 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 6/20/1954 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Coombs | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Idaho,Puget Sound | 5/31/1959 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 191st pick / 1982 |
| Bob Crable | 23 | LB | 9 | 2 | 228 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/22/1959 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 23rd pick / 1982 |
| Ron Crosby | 27 | LB | 9 | 0 | 224 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/2/1955 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 114th pick / 1977 |
| Dwayne Crutchfield | 23 | RB | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 9/30/1959 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 1982 |
| Scott Dierking | 27 | RB | 9 | 0 | 218 | 5-10 | Purdue | 5/24/1955 | 5 | New York Jets / 4th / 90th pick / 1977 |
| Joe Fields*+ | 29 | C-G | 9 | 9 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers-Camden,Widener | 11/14/1953 | 7 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| George Floyd | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Eastern Kentucky | 12/21/1960 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 107th pick / 1982 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 27 | WR | 9 | 2 | 181 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/24/1955 | 4 | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1978 |
| Mark Gastineau*+ | 26 | DE | 9 | 9 | 266 | 6-5 | Arizona State,East Central (OK) | 11/20/1956 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| Rusty Guilbeau | 24 | LB-DE | 4 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | McNeese State | 11/20/1958 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1982 |
| Bruce Harper | 27 | RB-WR | 9 | 0 | 174 | 5-8 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 6/20/1955 | 5 | |
| Jerry Holmes | 25 | DB | 9 | 9 | 175 | 6-2 | Chowan,West Virginia | 12/22/1957 | 2 | |
| Bobby Jackson | 26 | DB | 9 | 9 | 178 | 5-9 | Florida State | 12/23/1956 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1978 |
| Jesse Johnson | 24 | B | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Colorado | 1/10/1958 | 2 | New York Jets / 4th / 95th pick / 1980 |
| Bobby Jones | 27 | WR | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Millikin,Youngstown State | 7/12/1955 | 4 | |
| Lam Jones | 24 | WR | 8 | 7 | 180 | 5-11 | Texas | 4/4/1958 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 2nd pick / 1980 |
| Joe Klecko | 29 | DT-NT-DE | 2 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Temple | 10/15/1953 | 5 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| Pat Leahy | 31 | K | 9 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 8 | |
| Jim Luscinski | 24 | T-G | 6 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Norwich | 12/16/1958 | Rook | |
| Johnny Lynn | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | UCLA | 12/19/1956 | 3 | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1979 |
| Marty Lyons | 25 | DE-DT-NT | 7 | 7 | 269 | 6-5 | Alabama | 1/5/1957 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| Freeman McNeil*+ | 23 | RB | 9 | 9 | 216 | 5-11 | UCLA | 4/22/1959 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| Lance Mehl | 24 | LB | 9 | 9 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/14/1958 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| Kenny Neil | 23 | DE-DT | 9 | 7 | 244 | 6-4 | Iowa State | 1/8/1959 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 169th pick / 1981 |
| Tom Newton | 28 | RB | 9 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | California | 3/8/1954 | 5 | |
| Joseph Pellegrini | 25 | G-C | 9 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Harvard | 4/8/1957 | Rook | |
| Marvin Powell*+ | 27 | T | 8 | 8 | 268 | 6-5 | USC | 8/30/1955 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
| Chuck Ramsey | 30 | P | 9 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 2/24/1952 | 5 | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1974 |
| Darrol Ray | 24 | DB | 9 | 9 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 6/25/1958 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1980 |
| John Roman | 30 | T-G | 9 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Idaho State | 8/31/1952 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 313th pick / 1975 |
| Ben Rudolph | 25 | DT-DE | 9 | 2 | 271 | 6-5 | Long Beach State | 8/29/1957 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 60th pick / 1981 |
| Pat Ryan | 27 | QB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/16/1955 | 4 | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
| Abdul Salaam | 29 | DT-NT-DE | 9 | 9 | 262 | 6-3 | Kent State | 2/12/1953 | 6 | New York Jets / 7th / 188th pick / 1976 |
| Ken Schroy | 30 | DB | 9 | 9 | 198 | 6-2 | Maryland | 9/22/1952 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1975 |
| Mickey Shuler | 26 | TE | 9 | 2 | 232 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/21/1956 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| Kurt Sohn | 25 | WR | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Fordham,North Carolina State | 6/26/1957 | 1 | |
| Kirk Springs | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 8/16/1958 | 1 | |
| Richard Todd | 29 | QB | 9 | 9 | 207 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/19/1953 | 6 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1976 |
| Stan Waldemore | 27 | G-C-T | 9 | 9 | 263 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/20/1955 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1978 |
| Wesley Walker* | 27 | WR | 9 | 9 | 179 | 6-0 | California | 5/26/1955 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| Chris Ward | 27 | T | 9 | 9 | 267 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 12/16/1955 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1978 |
| John Woodring | 23 | LB | 9 | 1 | 232 | 6-2 | Brown | 4/4/1959 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 142nd pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 9 | 224.7 | 6-2.0 | 3.2 |