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1973 New York Jets: 4-10-0
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Home record: 2-4-0 (129 points scored, 156 allowed) Road record: 2-6-0 (111 points scored, 150 allowed) Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank

240 points scored (17th of 26 teams), 306 points allowed (17th) NFL Averages: 19.5 points/game (272.3 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:   181   373   2,056   (11)   5.01   16   22    453   1,864   (16)    4.1    7    3,920    (16)      39
Defense:   150   296   1,950   (14)   6.06   18   19    538   2,228   (20)    4.1   12    4,178    (16)      38

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Mike Adamle          RB    14   5'9   197   24    3   Northwestern
 3  Bobby Howfield       K     14   5'9   180   36    6   None
 6  Bill Demory          QB     6   6'2   195   22    R   Arizona
 7  Eddie Bell           WR    13   5'10  160   27    4   Idaho State
10  Julian Fagan         P     14   6'3   205   25    4   Mississippi
12  Joe Namath           QB     6   6'2   200   30    9   Alabama
18  Al Woodall           QB     9   6'5   194   27    4   Duke
19  Chris Farasopoulos   DB     9   5'11  190   24    3   Brigham Young
20  Delles Howell        DB    14   6'3   200   25    4   Grambling
21  Steve Tannen         DB     9   6'1   194   25    4   Florida
22  Burgess Owens        DB    14   6'2   200   22    R   Miami
26  Margene Adkins       WR    13   5'10  183   26    4   Wichita State
27  Phil Wise            DB     8   6'0   190   24    3   Nebraska-Omaha
29  Rocky Turner         DB    14   6'0   200   23    2   Tennessee-Chattanooga
30  Dennis Cambal        TE     8   6'3   228   24    1   William & Mary
32  Emerson Boozer       RB    13   5'11  205   30    8   Maryland Eastern Shore
35  Jim Nance            RB     7   6'1   240   30    8   Syracuse
40  Hank Bjorklund       RB    10   6'1   200   23    2   Princeton
42  Cliff McClain        RB    12   6'0   217   25    4   South Carolina State
44  John Riggins         RB    11   6'2   230   24    3   Kansas
45  Earlie Thomas        DB    12   6'1   190   27    4   Colorado State
46  Rich Sowells         DB    12   6'0   175   25    3   Alcorn State
50  Mike Taylor          LB     8   6'1   230   24    2   Michigan
51  Ralph Baker          LB    14   6'3   228   31   10   Penn State
52  John Schmitt         C     14   6'4   250   30   10   Hofstra
53  Bill Zapalac         LB    13   6'4   225   25    3   Texas
54  Rick Harrell         C      4   6'3   238   22    R   Clemson
55  John Ebersole        LB    13   6'3   235   24    4   Penn State
57  John Little          DT    14   6'3   250   26    4   Oklahoma State
58  Bill Ferguson        LB    11   6'3   225   22    R   San Diego State
59  Rob Spicer           LB    13   6'4   227   22    R   Indiana
62  Al Atkinson          LB     5   6'1   230   30    9   Villanova
66  Randy Rasmussen      OG    14   6'2   255   28    7   Nebraska-Kearney
67  Dave Herman          OG    14   6'2   255   32   10   Michigan State
71  John Mooring         OT    14   6'6   255   26    3   Tampa
72  Robert Woods         OT    14   6'3   255   23    R   Tennessee State
75  Winston Hill         OT    14   6'4   280   32   11   Texas Southern
76  Bob Svihus           OT    12   6'4   245   30    9   Southern California
78  Garry Puetz          OG     7   6'3   255   21    R   Valparaiso
80  John Elliott         DT    13   6'4   244   29    7   Texas
81  Richard Neal         DE    14   6'3   254   26    5   Southern
82  David Knight         WR    14   6'1   182   22    R   William & Mary
83  Jerome Barkum        WR    14   6'3   215   23    2   Jackson State
84  Mark Lomas           DE    14   6'4   250   25    4   Northern Arizona
85  Ed Galigher          DE     7   6'4   255   23    2   UCLA
86  Joey Jackson         DE     3   6'4   270   24    2   New Mexico State
87  Steve Thompson       DT     8   6'5   250   28    5   Washington
88  Rich Caster          TE    14   6'5   228   25    4   Jackson State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Al Woodall           201  101   50.2  1,228   6.11  12.2   9   4.5    8   4.0    19   127    67.8
Joe Namath           133   68   51.1    966   7.26  14.2   5   3.8    6   4.5    10    97    68.7
Bill Demory           39   12   30.8    159   4.08  13.2   2   5.1    8  20.5     8    73    22.2
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Jerome Barkum          44    810   18.4    6
Rich Caster            35    593   16.9    4
Eddie Bell             24    319   13.3    2
John Riggins           23    158    6.9    0
Emerson Boozer         22    130    5.9    3
Mike Adamle             9     63    7.0    0
Margene Adkins          6    109   18.2    0
David Knight            6     78   13.0    1
Cliff McClain           6     52    8.7    0
Jim Nance               4     26    6.5    0
Hank Bjorklund          2     15    7.5    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Emerson Boozer        182    831    4.6    3
John Riggins          134    482    3.6    4
Mike Adamle            67    264    3.9    0
Jim Nance              18     78    4.3    0
Hank Bjorklund         22     72    3.3    0
Al Woodall             13     68    5.2    0
Julian Fagan            2     47   23.5    0
Cliff McClain           8     32    4.0    0
Jerome Barkum           1      2    2.0    0
Bill Demory             4     -1   -0.2    0
Joe Namath              1     -2   -2.0    0
Rich Caster             1     -9   -9.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Margene Adkins         31    615   19.8    0
Hank Bjorklund          9    175   19.4    0
Cliff McClain           5     89   17.8    0
Mike Adamle             5     79   15.8    0
Burgess Owens           2    103   51.5    1
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Chris Farasopoulos     14    111    7.9   10    0
Rocky Turner           11     54    4.9    4    0
Steve Tannen            2      0    0.0    4    0
David Knight            0      0      ?    3    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Julian Fagan 74 2,744 37.1 0 0 2 0 0 36.1 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Bobby Howfield 4/4 5/6 5/7 3/6 0/1 17/24 27/27 78 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Al Atkinson 1 11 0 Ralph Baker 1.0 4 51 1 John Ebersole 2.0 1 0 0 John Elliott 3.0 Julian Fagan 4.0 Chris Farasopoulos 0.5 1 1 0 Bill Ferguson 2.0 Ed Galigher 1.5 Delles Howell 4 76 0 Joey Jackson 1.0 John Little 2.5 Mark Lomas 7.5 Richard Neal 4.0 Burgess Owens 1 27 0 Rich Sowells 3 55 1 Rob Spicer 1 12 0 Steve Tannen 1.0 1 30 0 Earlie Thomas 2 25 0

1973 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 13 DB Burgess Owens 137 Miami 2 38 OT Robert Woods 99 Tennessee State 4 90 LB Bill Ferguson 24 San Diego State 5 116 LB Bruce Bannon 28 Penn State 6 144 OG Travis Roach 14 Texas 6 155 C Rick Harrell 4 Clemson [pick acquired from WAS] 7 169 WR Mike Haggard South Carolina 8 194 DB Rick Seifert Ohio State 9 222 LB Rob Spicer 13 Indiana 10 243 LB Joe Carbone Delaware [pick acquired from BAL] 10 247 OT James Krempin Texas A&I 11 272 WR David Knight 58 William & Mary 12 300 OT Garry Puetz 119 Valparaiso 13 325 DT Robert Parrish Duke 14 350 RB Joe Schwartz Toledo 15 378 TE Mahlon Williams North Carolina State 16 403 OT John Cerwinski Bowling Green 17 432 P Jim Foote Delaware Valley

Traded draft picks: #3 to NO (Pete Van Valkenburg)


Transactions:

01-29-1973traded Washington's #2 pick and the Jets' #3 pick in the 1973 draft to Saints for Richard Neal and Delles Howell
02-16-1973traded Gerry Philbin to Chiefs for Mike Adamle
04-25-1973Saints claimed Richard Ciemny on waivers
05-07-1973traded Roger Finnie to Cardinals for Vern Emerson
05-17-1973traded Leroy Keyes and Ernie Calloway to Chiefs for Gerry Philbin and Kansas City's #8 pick in the 1974 draft
06-05-1973traded Bob Davis, Steve O'Neal and the Jets' #4 pick in the 1974 draft to Saints for Julian Fagan, Margene Adkins and New Orleans' #8 pick in the 1974 draft
08-01-1973traded Mike Haggard to Steelers for Roger Bernhardt
08-06-1973traded Gary Arthur to Saints for an undisclosed draft pick
08-08-1973placed Mike Dempsey on injured reserve
09-10-1973traded Don Maynard to Cardinals for St. Louis' #6 pick in the 1974 draft


1973 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/17/73 at Green Bay Packers L 7-23 0-1-0 09/23/73 at Baltimore Colts W 34-10 1-1-0 09/30/73 at Buffalo Bills L 7-9 1-2-0 10/07/73 at Miami Dolphins L 3-31 1-3-0 10/14/73 at New England Patriots W 9-7 2-3-0 10/21/73 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14-26 2-4-0 10/28/73 vs Denver Broncos L 28-40 2-5-0 11/04/73 vs Miami Dolphins L 14-24 2-6-0 11/11/73 vs New England Patriots W 33-13 3-6-0 11/18/73 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14-20 3-7-0 11/25/73 vs Atlanta Falcons L 20-28 3-8-0 12/02/73 vs Baltimore Colts W 20-17 4-8-0 12/09/73 at Philadelphia Eagles L 23-24 4-9-0 12/16/73 vs Buffalo Bills L 14-34 4-10-0

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