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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)

1975 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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

Team Stats and Rankings

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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 6.0 461 180 316 2719 26 15 8.1 133 574 2737 25 4.8 308 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 24 1 25 26 21 26 24 26 25 25 22 20

Passing

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Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Joe Namath 32 QB 14 13 3-10-0 157 326 48.2 2286 15 4.6 28 8.6 91 7.0 3.6 14.6 163.3 51.0 27 253 5.8 2.6 7.6
J.J. Jones 23 7 1 0-1-0 16 57 28.1 181 1 1.8 5 8.8 20 3.2 -0.6 11.3 25.9 9.6 7 64 1.8 -1.5 10.9
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 1.0 1.0 0.0
Team Total 25.8 14 3-11-0 174 384 45.3 2468 16 4.2 33 8.6 91 6.4 3.0 14.2 176.3 44.7 34 317 5.1 2.0 8.1
Opp Total 14 180 316 57.0 2719 26 8.2 15 4.7 8.6 7.3 15.1 194.2 93.1 19 141 8.1 6.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
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
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
Steve Davis 27 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
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
Emerson Boozer 32 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
Joe Namath 32 QB 14 13 10 6 0 6 0.6 0.4 0.7 6 0 4
J.J. Jones 23 7 1 9 59 0 19 6.6 8.4 1.3 59 0 2
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
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
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
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
Lou Piccone 26 RET 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 79 11.3 0 21 0.5 6.1 79 0 3
Willie Brister 23 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Lou Piccone 26 RET 13 0 18 74 0 9 4.1 26 637 0 53 24.5 790
Steve Davis 27 14 1 20 483 0 46 24.2 829
Carl Garrett 28 RB 13 0 7 159 0 33 22.7 905
Bob Gresham 27 10 0 7 153 0 34 21.9 255
Ed Taylor 22 FS 14 9 7 151 0 36 21.6 151
Jazz Jackson 23 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 2 52 0 28 26.0 117
Richard Wood 22 rlb 14 5 3 27 0 14 9.0 27
Eddie Bell 29 WR 14 0 2 42 0 34 21.0 386
Rich Sowells 27 LCB 14 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Phil Wise 26 5 4 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
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

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Greg Gantt 24 P 14 0 59 2156 71 3 36.5
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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jim Bailey 27 rde 14 5 1 8 0 8
Carl Barzilauskas 24 LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Eddie Bell 29 WR 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ken Bernich 24 5 0 0 1 0 0
Willie Brister 23 12 1 0 1 0 1
Steve Davis 27 14 1 1 1 0 0
John Ebersole 27 MLB 13 7 2 21 0 18 0 1 0 0
Joe Fields 22 14 0 1 1 -17 0
Ed Galigher 25 RDT 13 11 0 2 0 0
Greg Gantt 24 P 14 0 1 0 0 0
Carl Garrett 28 RB 13 0 4 1 0 0
Bob Gresham 27 10 0 2 1 0 0
Winston Hill 34 RT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Delles Howell 27 fs 10 5 2 19 0 10
J.J. Jones 23 7 1 2 0 0 0
Pat Leahy 24 K 14 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Namath 32 QB 14 13 4 2 -1 0
Richard Neal 28 RDE 9 9 0 1 0 0
Burgess Owens 24 SS 11 11 3 3 0 3
Lou Piccone 26 RET 13 0 3 2 0 0
Bob Prout 24 7 0 1 10 0 10 0 1 0 0
Garry Puetz 23 RG 14 14 0 2 0 0
Randy Rasmussen 30 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
John Riggins* 26 FB 14 14 5 1 0 0
Rich Sowells 27 LCB 14 13 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ed Taylor 22 FS 14 9 0 2 0 0
Godwin Turk 25 LLB 14 14 2 20 0 12 0 2 0 0
Phil Wise 26 5 4 2 17 0 14
Roscoe Word 23 RCB 14 10 1 0 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 15 98 0 18 24 27 -18 1
Opp Total 14 34 25 12 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Pat Leahy 24 K 14 0 27 13 66
John Riggins* 26 FB 14 14 8 1 54
Carl Garrett 28 RB 13 0 5 1 36
Jerome Barkum 25 WR 13 13 5 30
Eddie Bell 29 WR 14 0 4 24
Rich Caster* 27 TE 14 0 4 24
Emerson Boozer 32 9 4 1 6
Willie Brister 23 12 1 1 6
Steve Davis 27 14 1 1 6
Bob Gresham 27 10 0 1 6
Team Total 25.8 14 15 16 1 27 13 258
Opp Total 14 25 26 1 53 12 1 433