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1984 New York Jets
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 332 points (20.8/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 364 points (22.8/g), 20th.
Differential of -32 points (-2.0/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 7.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Joe Walton (7-9-0)
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1984 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 | Pat Ryan | 29 | 6 | 11 | 156 for 285, 1,939 yards, 14 td, 14 int, & 23 rushes for 92 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
| QB | Ken O'Brien | 24 | Rook | 5 | 116 for 203, 1,402 yards, 6 td, 7 int, & 16 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Freeman McNeil* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 229 rushes for 1,070 yards, 5 td, & 25 catches for 294 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| FB | Marion Barber | 25 | 2 | 5 | 31 rushes for 148 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 79 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 30th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Lam Jones | 26 | 4 | 8 | 32 catches for 470 yards, 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 2nd pick / 1980 |
| WR | Wesley Walker | 29 | 7 | 10 | 41 catches for 623 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Derrick Gaffney | 29 | 6 | 7 | 19 catches for 285 yards, 0 td | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1978 |
| TE | Mickey Shuler | 28 | 6 | 16 | 68 catches for 782 yards, 6 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| TE | Glenn Dennison | 23 | Rook | 9 | 16 catches for 141 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 39th pick / 1984 |
| LT | Reggie McElroy | 24 | 1 | 16 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
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| LG | Stan Waldemore | 29 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1978 |
| C | Joe Fields | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| RG | Dan Alexander | 29 | 7 | 16 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Marvin Powell | 29 | 7 | 16 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mark Gastineau*+ | 28 | 5 | 16 | 22.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| LDT | Barry Bennett | 29 | 6 | 13 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| LDT | Joe Klecko* | 31 | 7 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| RDT | Marty Lyons | 27 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Ron Faurot | 22 | Rook | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 |
| LLB | Greg Buttle | 30 | 8 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
| MLB | Kyle Clifton | 22 | Rook | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| MLB | John Woodring | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 142nd pick / 1981 |
| RLB | Lance Mehl | 26 | 4 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Davlin Mullen | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 217th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Johnny Lynn | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1979 |
| RCB | Johnny Lynn | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1979 |
| RCB | Russell Carter | 22 | Rook | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Kirk Springs | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Ken Schroy | 32 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Darrol Ray | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 33 | 10 | 0 | 17 of 24 field goals & 38 of 39 extra points | |
| P | Chuck Ramsey | 32 | 7 | 0 | 74 punts for a 39.7 average, 1 blocked | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1974 |
| PR | Kirk Springs | 26 | 3 | 11 | 28 punt returns for a 8.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Kirk Springs | 26 | 3 | 11 | 23 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Alexander | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | LSU | 6/17/1955 | 7 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| Tom Baldwin | 23 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 2 | 274 | 6-4 | Tulsa,Wisconsin | 5/13/1961 | Rook | New York Jets / 9th / 234th pick / 1984 |
| Ted Banker | 23 | G-C-T | 4 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 2/17/1961 | Rook | |
| Marion Barber | 25 | RB | 14 | 5 | 224 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/6/1959 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 30th pick / 1981 |
| Bobby Bell | 22 | LB | 15 | 2 | 217 | 6-3 | Missouri | 2/7/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 91st pick / 1984 |
| Barry Bennett | 29 | DT-DE | 15 | 13 | 257 | 6-4 | Concordia (MN) | 12/10/1955 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 |
| Guy Bingham | 26 | C-G-T | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana | 2/25/1958 | 4 | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| Dennis Bligen | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | St. John's (NY) | 3/3/1962 | Rook | |
| Nick Bruckner | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 5/19/1961 | 1 | |
| Fernanza Burgess | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 3/6/1960 | Rook | |
| Greg Buttle | 30 | LB | 14 | 13 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 6/20/1954 | 8 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
| Russell Carter | 22 | DB | 11 | 8 | 195 | 6-2 | SMU | 2/10/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 10th pick / 1984 |
| Kyle Clifton | 22 | LB | 16 | 9 | 236 | 6-4 | TCU | 8/23/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 64th pick / 1984 |
| Bob Crable | 25 | LB | 5 | 2 | 228 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/22/1959 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 23rd pick / 1982 |
| Chy Davidson | 25 | WR | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Rhode Island | 5/9/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 11th / 2nd pick / 1981 Supp |
| Mike Dennis | 26 | DB | 4 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Wyoming | 6/6/1958 | 4 | |
| Glenn Dennison | 23 | TE | 16 | 9 | 225 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 11/17/1961 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 39th pick / 1984 |
| Jim Eliopulos | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Westminster (MO),Wyoming | 4/18/1959 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1982 |
| Ron Faurot | 22 | DE-DT | 15 | 9 | 262 | 6-7 | Arkansas | 1/27/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 |
| Joe Fields | 31 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers-Camden,Widener | 11/14/1953 | 9 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| George Floyd | 24 | DB | 8 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | Eastern Kentucky | 12/21/1960 | 2 | New York Jets / 4th / 107th pick / 1982 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 29 | WR | 12 | 7 | 181 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/24/1955 | 6 | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1978 |
| Mark Gastineau*+ | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-5 | Arizona State,East Central (OK) | 11/20/1956 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| Rusty Guilbeau | 26 | LB-DE | 16 | 2 | 242 | 6-4 | McNeese State | 11/20/1958 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1982 |
| Harry Hamilton | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Penn State | 11/29/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Bruce Harper | 29 | RB-WR | 4 | 0 | 174 | 5-8 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 6/20/1955 | 7 | |
| Johnny Hector | 24 | RB | 13 | 2 | 204 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/26/1960 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1983 |
| Bobby Humphery | 23 | DB-WR | 16 | 4 | 178 | 5-10 | New Mexico State | 8/23/1961 | Rook | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1983 |
| Bobby Jackson | 28 | DB | 3 | 2 | 178 | 5-9 | Florida State | 12/23/1956 | 6 | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1978 |
| Lam Jones | 26 | WR | 8 | 8 | 180 | 5-11 | Texas | 4/4/1958 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 2nd pick / 1980 |
| Joe Klecko* | 31 | DT-NT-DE | 12 | 11 | 263 | 6-3 | Temple | 10/15/1953 | 7 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| Rocky Klever | 25 | TE-RB | 16 | 2 | 225 | 6-3 | Montana | 7/10/1959 | 1 | New York Jets / 9th / 247th pick / 1982 |
| Skip Lane | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 1/30/1960 | Rook | |
| Pat Leahy | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 10 | |
| George Lilja | 26 | G-C-T | 3 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/3/1958 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 104th pick / 1981 |
| Johnny Lynn | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-0 | UCLA | 12/19/1956 | 5 | New York Jets / 4th / 98th pick / 1979 |
| Marty Lyons | 27 | DE-DT-NT | 13 | 10 | 269 | 6-5 | Alabama | 1/5/1957 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| Reggie McElroy | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | West Texas A&M | 3/4/1960 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 |
| Freeman McNeil* | 25 | RB | 12 | 12 | 216 | 5-11 | UCLA | 4/22/1959 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1981 |
| Lance Mehl | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/14/1958 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| Cedric Minter | 26 | RB | 8 | 2 | 200 | 5-10 | Boise State | 11/13/1958 | Rook | |
| Davlin Mullen | 24 | DB | 15 | 6 | 175 | 6-1 | Western Kentucky | 2/17/1960 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 217th pick / 1983 |
| Ken O'Brien | 24 | QB | 10 | 5 | 210 | 6-4 | California-Davis,Sacramento State | 11/27/1960 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 24th pick / 1983 |
| Tony Paige | 22 | RB | 16 | 3 | 225 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 10/14/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| Marvin Powell | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-5 | USC | 8/30/1955 | 7 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
| Chuck Ramsey | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 2/24/1952 | 7 | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1974 |
| Darrol Ray | 26 | DB | 15 | 12 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 6/25/1958 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1980 |
| Ben Rudolph | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 3 | 271 | 6-5 | Long Beach State | 8/29/1957 | 3 | New York Jets / 3rd / 60th pick / 1981 |
| Pat Ryan | 29 | QB | 16 | 11 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/16/1955 | 6 | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
| Ken Schroy | 32 | DB | 12 | 7 | 198 | 6-2 | Maryland | 9/22/1952 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1975 |
| Mickey Shuler | 28 | TE | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/21/1956 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| Kurt Sohn | 27 | WR | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Fordham,North Carolina State | 6/26/1957 | 3 | |
| Kirk Springs | 26 | DB | 16 | 11 | 192 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 8/16/1958 | 3 | |
| Jim Sweeney | 22 | C-T-G | 10 | 2 | 297 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 8/8/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
| Stan Waldemore | 29 | G-C-T | 14 | 14 | 263 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/20/1955 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1978 |
| Wesley Walker | 29 | WR | 12 | 10 | 179 | 6-0 | California | 5/26/1955 | 7 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| John Woodring | 25 | LB | 15 | 5 | 232 | 6-2 | Brown | 4/4/1959 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 142nd pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 222.2 | 6-1.7 | 3.1 |