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1974 New York Jets: 7-7-0
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Home record: 3-4-0 (119 points scored, 144 allowed) Road record: 4-3-0 (160 points scored, 156 allowed) Head Coach: Charley Winner

279 points scored (11th of 26 teams), 300 points allowed (24th) NFL Averages: 18.2 points/game (254.5 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   194   369   2,436   ( 5)   6.28   20   24    444   1,625   (18)    3.7   12    4,061    (13)      32
Defense:   186   347   2,057   (10)   5.53   14   17    539   2,240   (24)    4.2   20    4,297    (19)      26

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Mike Adamle          RB    12   5'9   193   25    4   Northwestern
 3  Bobby Howfield       K      7   5'9   180   37    7   None
 5  Pat Leahy            K      6   6'0   200   23    R   St. Louis
 6  Bill Demory          QB     1   6'2   195   23    2   Arizona
 7  Eddie Bell           WR    13   5'10  160   28    5   Idaho State
 8  Greg Gantt           P     14   5'11  188   23    R   Alabama
12  Joe Namath           QB    14   6'2   200   31   10   Alabama
18  Al Woodall           QB     3   6'5   194   28    5   Duke
20  Delles Howell        DB    10   6'3   200   26    5   Grambling
21  Steve Tannen         DB    14   6'1   194   26    5   Florida
22  Burgess Owens        DB    14   6'2   200   23    2   Miami
27  Phil Wise            DB    14   6'0   190   25    4   Nebraska-Omaha
32  Emerson Boozer       RB    13   5'11  205   31    9   Maryland Eastern Shore
33  Bob Burns            RB    14   6'3   212   22    R   Georgia
37  Marv Owens           WR     2   5'11  205   24    2   San Diego State
40  Hank Bjorklund       RB    13   6'1   200   24    3   Princeton
43  Jazz Jackson         RB    13   5'8   167   22    R   Western Kentucky
44  John Riggins         RB    10   6'2   230   25    4   Kansas
45  Earlie Thomas        DB     8   6'1   190   28    5   Colorado State
46  Rich Sowells         DB    14   6'0   185   26    4   Alcorn State
47  Roscoe Word          DB    14   5'11  170   22    R   Jackson State
50  Wayne Mulligan       C     13   6'2   250   27    6   Clemson
51  Ralph Baker          LB    14   6'3   228   32   11   Penn State
52  Steve Reese          LB    11   6'2   232   22    R   Louisville
53  Warren Koegel        C      2   6'3   260   24    3   Penn State
54  Jamie Rivers         LB    13   6'2   245   29    7   Bowling Green
55  John Ebersole        LB    14   6'3   235   25    5   Penn State
57  John Little          DT    14   6'3   250   27    5   Oklahoma State
58  Bill Ferguson        LB    13   6'3   225   23    2   San Diego State
59  Howard Kindig        C      8   6'6   260   33    9   Los Angeles State
62  Al Atkinson          LB    14   6'1   230   31   10   Villanova
63  Travis Roach         OG    14   6'2   260   24    1   Texas
66  Randy Rasmussen      OG    14   6'2   267   29    8   Nebraska-Kearney
68  Roger Bernhardt      OG    14   6'4   244   25    1   Kansas
70  Larry Woods          DT    13   6'6   270   26    4   Tennessee State
72  Robert Woods         OT    14   6'3   255   24    2   Tennessee State
74  Joe Schmiesing       DT    13   6'4   256   29    7   New Mexico State
75  Winston Hill         OT    14   6'4   280   33   12   Texas Southern
77  Carl Barzilauskas    DT    14   6'6   280   23    R   Indiana
78  Garry Puetz          OG    14   6'4   255   22    2   Valparaiso
79  Gordie Browne        OT    10   6'5   265   22    R   Boston College
81  Richard Neal         DE    14   6'3   260   27    6   Southern
82  David Knight         WR    14   6'1   182   23    2   William & Mary
83  Jerome Barkum        WR    14   6'3   212   24    3   Jackson State
84  Mark Lomas           DE    11   6'4   250   26    5   Northern Arizona
85  Ed Galigher          DE    13   6'4   260   24    3   UCLA
86  Willie Brister       TE    12   6'4   236   22    R   Southern
88  Rich Caster          TE    13   6'5   228   26    5   Jackson State
89  Lou Piccone          WR    14   5'9   175   25    1   West Liberty State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Joe Namath           361  191   52.9  2,616   7.25  13.7  20   5.5   22   6.1    19   195    69.4
Al Woodall             8    3   37.5     15   1.88   5.0   0   0.0    2  25.0     0     0     6.3
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Jerome Barkum          41    524   12.8    3
David Knight           40    579   14.5    4
Rich Caster            38    745   19.6    7
John Riggins           19    180    9.5    2
Emerson Boozer         14    161   11.5    1
Eddie Bell             13    126    9.7    1
Bob Burns              11     83    7.5    1
Mike Adamle             9     84    9.3    0
Willie Brister          5     90   18.0    0
Jazz Jackson            2     44   22.0    1
Hank Bjorklund          2     15    7.5    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
John Riggins          169    680    4.0    5
Emerson Boozer        153    563    3.7    4
Bob Burns              40    158    4.0    0
Mike Adamle            28     83    3.0    2
Jazz Jackson           20     74    3.7    0
Hank Bjorklund         23     57    2.5    0
Jerome Barkum           1      2    2.0    0
Joe Namath              8      1    0.1    1
Al Woodall              2     -3   -1.5    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Lou Piccone            39    961   24.6    0
Jazz Jackson            4    100   25.0    0
Hank Bjorklund          4     73   18.2    0
Roscoe Word             4     69   17.2    0
Bob Burns               3     52   17.3    0
Marv Owens              3     35   11.7    0
Mike Adamle             2     17    8.5    0
David Knight            2      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Roscoe Word            38    301    7.9    2    0
Lou Piccone             9     75    8.3    0    0
Jazz Jackson            6     49    8.2    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Greg Gantt 75 2,689 35.9 0 0 0 0 0 35.9 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Pat Leahy 0/0 3/5 2/4 1/2 0/0 6/11 18/19 36 Bobby Howfield 0/1 1/1 3/3 2/2 0/0 6/ 7 8/12 26 Greg Gantt 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/ 0 1/ 2 1 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Ralph Baker 2.0 2 87 1 Carl Barzilauskas 5.0 John Ebersole 3 48 0 Ed Galigher 3.5 Delles Howell 2 23 0 John Little 1.0 Mark Lomas 5.0 Richard Neal 5.0 Burgess Owens 1.0 3 68 1 Jamie Rivers 0.5 1 0 0 Joe Schmiesing 1.5 Rich Sowells 2 0 0 Steve Tannen 2 33 0 Phil Wise 0.5 Larry Woods 2.0 Roscoe Word 2 19 0

1974 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 6 DT Carl Barzilauskas 70 Indiana 2 31 OT Gordon Browne 23 Boston College 3 58 LB Godwin Turk 56 Southern 3 74 DB Roscoe Word 37 Jackson State [pick acquired from WAS] 5 110 LB Gary Baccus Oklahoma 6 135 C Bill Wyman Texas 6 137 RB Wayne Jones Mississippi State [pick acquired from STL] 7 162 TE Burney Veazey Mississippi 8 187 P Greg Gantt 28 Alabama 8 192 RB Larry Lightfoot Livingston [pick acquired from NO] 8 197 DT Ron Rydalch 74 Utah [pick acquired from KC] 9 214 RB Robert Burns 14 Georgia 10 239 OG Sam Baker Georgia 11 266 DB Eugene Bird Southern Mississippi 11 267 WR Bill Buckley Mississippi State [pick acquired from STL] 12 291 DE John Ricca Duke 13 318 LB John Tate Jackson State 14 343 OG Greg Fountain Mississippi State 15 370 TE Willie Brister 24 Southern 16 395 RB Jazz Jackson 33 Western Kentucky 17 422 OG Doug Lowrey Arkansas State

Traded draft picks: #4 to SF via NO (Clint Haslerig)


Transactions:

05-30-1974Sam Walton retired
08-07-1974traded the Jets' #6 pick in the 1975 draft to Dolphins for Larry Woods
08-28-1974traded John Mooring to Dolphins for Miami's #6 pick in the 1975 draft
08-29-1974traded the Jets' #7 pick in the 1975 draft to Bears for Wayne Mulligan
09-03-1974traded John Schmitt to Packers for a draft pick
09-10-1974placed Jerry Bond on injured reserve
09-10-1974placed John Jones on injured reserve
09-10-1974placed Margene Adkins on injured reserve


1974 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/15/74 at Kansas City Chiefs L 16-24 0-1-0 09/22/74 at Chicago Bears W 23-21 1-1-0 09/29/74 at Buffalo Bills L 12-16 1-2-0 10/07/74 at Miami Dolphins L 17-21 1-3-0 10/13/74 vs New England Patriots L 0-24 1-4-0 10/20/74 vs Baltimore Colts L 20-35 1-5-0 10/27/74 vs Los Angeles Rams L 13-20 1-6-0 11/03/74 vs Houston Oilers L 22-27 1-7-0 11/10/74 at New York Giants W 26-20 (OT) 2-7-0 11/17/74 at New England Patriots W 21-16 3-7-0 11/24/74 vs Miami Dolphins W 17-14 4-7-0 12/01/74 vs San Diego Chargers W 27-14 5-7-0 12/08/74 vs Buffalo Bills W 20-10 6-7-0 12/15/74 at Baltimore Colts W 45-38 7-7-0

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