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1975 New York Jets: 3-11-0
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Home record: 1-6-0 (121 points scored, 207 allowed) Road record: 2-5-0 (137 points scored, 226 allowed) Head Coaches: Charley Winner (2-7-0), Ken Shipp (1-4-0)

258 points scored (15th of 26 teams), 433 points allowed (26th) NFL Averages: 20.6 points/game (288.3 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:   174   384   2,151   (16)   5.15   16   33    501   2,079   (11)    4.1   15    4,230    (14)      41
Defense:   180   316   2,719   (25)   8.12   26   15    574   2,737   (26)    4.8   25    5,456    (26)      28

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 5  Pat Leahy            K     14   6'0   200   24    2   St. Louis
 7  Eddie Bell           WR    14   5'10  160   29    6   Idaho State
 8  Greg Gantt           P     14   5'11  188   24    2   Alabama
11  John Jones           QB     7   6'1   180   23    1   Fisk
12  Joe Namath           QB    14   6'2   200   32   11   Alabama
20  Delles Howell        DB    10   6'3   200   27    6   Grambling
22  Burgess Owens        DB    11   6'2   200   24    3   Miami
23  Jerry Davis          DB     6   5'11  182   24    1   Morris Brown
25  Bob Prout            DB     7   6'1   183   24    2   Knox
26  Carl Garrett         RB    13   5'11  205   28    7   New Mexico Highlands
27  Phil Wise            DB     5   6'0   190   26    5   Nebraska-Omaha
29  Carl Capria          DB     1   6'3   185   23    2   Purdue
29  Donnie Walker        DB     2   6'1   180   24    3   Central State
32  Emerson Boozer       RB     9   5'11  205   32   10   Maryland Eastern Shore
35  Steve Davis          RB    14   6'1   218   26    4   Delaware State
36  Bob Gresham          RB    10   5'11  195   27    5   West Virginia
38  Ed Taylor            DB    14   6'0   170   22    R   Memphis
43  Jazz Jackson         RB    13   5'8   167   23    2   Western Kentucky
44  John Riggins         RB    14   6'2   225   26    5   Kansas
46  Rich Sowells         DB    14   6'0   180   27    5   Alcorn State
47  Roscoe Word          DB    14   5'11  170   23    2   Jackson State
49  George Hoey          DB     5   5'10  180   28    5   Michigan
50  Wayne Mulligan       C     14   6'2   250   28    7   Clemson
52  Steve Reese          LB    12   6'2   232   23    2   Louisville
53  Kenneth Bernich      LB     5   6'2   250   24    R   Auburn
54  Jamie Rivers         LB     6   6'2   245   30    8   Bowling Green
55  John Ebersole        LB    13   6'3   227   26    6   Penn State
56  Godwin Turk          LB    14   6'3   230   25    1   Southern
57  Rich Lewis           LB    11   6'3   215   25    4   Portland State
58  Richard Wood         LB    14   6'2   215   22    R   Southern California
65  Joe Fields           C     14   6'2   240   21    R   Widener
66  Randy Rasmussen      OG    14   6'2   267   30    9   Nebraska-Kearney
67  Darrell Austin       OG    12   6'4   250   23    1   South Carolina
70  Larry Woods          DT    12   6'6   270   27    5   Tennessee State
72  Robert Woods         OT    14   6'3   255   25    3   Tennessee State
75  Winston Hill         OT    14   6'4   280   34   13   Texas Southern
76  Jim Bailey           DT    14   6'5   255   27    6   Kansas
77  Carl Barzilauskas    DT    14   6'6   280   24    2   Indiana
78  Garry Puetz          OG    14   6'4   265   23    3   Valparaiso
79  Gordie Browne        OT    13   6'5   265   23    2   Boston College
81  Richard Neal         DE     9   6'3   260   28    7   Southern
82  David Knight         WR     6   6'1   175   24    3   William & Mary
83  Jerome Barkum        WR    13   6'3   212   25    4   Jackson State
85  Ed Galigher          DT    13   6'4   253   25    4   UCLA
86  Willie Brister       TE    12   6'4   236   23    2   Southern
87  Billy Newsome        DE    14   6'4   246   27    6   Grambling
88  Rich Caster          TE    14   6'5   228   27    6   Jackson State
89  Lou Piccone          WR    13   5'9   175   26    2   West Liberty State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Joe Namath           326  157   48.2  2,286   7.01  14.6  15   4.6   28   8.6    27   253    51.0
John Jones            57   16   28.1    181   3.18  11.3   1   1.8    5   8.8     7    64     9.6
Greg Gantt             1    1  100.0      1   1.00   1.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    79.2
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Rich Caster            47    820   17.4    4
Jerome Barkum          36    549   15.2    5
John Riggins           30    363   12.1    1
Eddie Bell             20    344   17.2    4
Carl Garrett           19    180    9.5    1
Lou Piccone             7     79   11.3    0
Steve Davis             6     56    9.3    0
Jazz Jackson            5     54   10.8    0
Bob Gresham             2      4    2.0    0
Emerson Boozer          1     16   16.0    1
Willie Brister          1      3    3.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
John Riggins          238  1,005    4.2    8
Carl Garrett          122    566    4.6    5
Steve Davis            70    290    4.1    1
Bob Gresham            25     98    3.9    1
John Jones              9     59    6.6    0
Emerson Boozer         20     51    2.5    0
Jazz Jackson            6     11    1.8    0
Joe Namath             10      6    0.6    0
Jerome Barkum           1     -7   -7.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Lou Piccone            26    637   24.5    0
Steve Davis            20    483   24.1    0
Carl Garrett            7    159   22.7    0
Bob Gresham             7    153   21.9    0
Ed Taylor               7    151   21.6    0
Richard Wood            3     27    9.0    0
Jazz Jackson            2     52   26.0    0
Roscoe Word             1     22   22.0    0
Phil Wise               1     20   20.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Lou Piccone            18     74    4.1    7    0
Eddie Bell              2     42   21.0    0    0
Jazz Jackson            1      0    0.0    0    0
Rich Sowells            1      0    0.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Greg Gantt 59 2,156 36.5 0 0 3 0 0 34.8 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Pat Leahy 0/0 3/3 3/5 7/12 0/1 13/21 27/30 66 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Jim Bailey 2.5 1 8 0 Carl Barzilauskas 2.0 John Ebersole 2 21 0 Ed Galigher 4.0 Delles Howell 2 19 0 Richard Neal 2.5 Billy Newsome 8.0 Burgess Owens 3 3 0 Bob Prout 1 10 0 Rich Sowells 1 0 0 Godwin Turk 2 20 0 Phil Wise 2 17 0 Roscoe Word 1 0 0

1975 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 2 37 RB Anthony Davis 15 USC 3 68 LB Richard Wood 146 USC 5 118 OG Joe Wysocki Miami 6 153 OG Tom Alward 14 Nebraska [pick acquired from MIA] 8 193 WR James Scott 71 Henderson J.C. 9 224 DB Ed Taylor 86 Memphis 10 249 DB Charles James Jackson State 11 274 RB Jon Bradford Central State (Oh.) 12 299 LB Bert Cooper 12 Florida State 13 324 DT Dan Spivey Georgia 14 349 C Joe Fields 186 Widener 15 380 DT Brison Manor 113 Arkansas 16 405 OG Greg Wells Albany State (Ga.) 17 430 TE Mike Bartoszek Ohio State

Traded draft picks: #1 to NO (Kurt Schumacher), #4 to BAL (Paul Linford), #6 to MIA (Steve Towle), #7 to BAL via CHI (Derrel Luce)


Transactions:

01-27-1975traded the Jets' #4 pick in the 1975 draft to Colts for Jim Bailey
01-28-1975traded the Jets' #1 pick in the 1975 draft to Saints for Billy Newsome
01-28-1975traded a #6 pick in the 1975 draft to Raiders for Bob Prout
07-25-1975Falcons claimed Steve Price on waivers
08-06-1975traded cash to Bears for Fred Pagac
08-06-1975traded cash to Bears for Joe Barnes
08-12-1975traded the Jets' #3 pick in the 1977 draft to Steelers for Steve Davis
08-12-1975Ralph Baker retired
09-03-1975placed Al Woodall on injured reserve
09-03-1975placed Bob Burns on injured reserve
09-09-1975traded Mike Adamle and the Jets' #4 pick in the 1976 draft to Bears for Carl Garrett
11-11-1975placed Phil Wise on injured reserve


1975 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/21/75 at Buffalo Bills L 14-42 0-1-0 09/28/75 at Kansas City Chiefs W 30-24 1-1-0 10/05/75 vs New England Patriots W 36-7 2-1-0 10/12/75 at Minnesota Vikings L 21-29 2-2-0 10/19/75 vs Miami Dolphins L 0-43 2-3-0 10/26/75 vs Baltimore Colts L 28-45 2-4-0 11/02/75 vs Buffalo Bills L 23-24 2-5-0 11/09/75 at Miami Dolphins L 7-27 2-6-0 11/16/75 at Baltimore Colts L 19-52 2-7-0 11/23/75 vs St. Louis Cardinals L 6-37 2-8-0 11/30/75 vs Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-20 2-9-0 12/07/75 at New England Patriots W 30-28 3-9-0 12/15/75 at San Diego Chargers L 16-24 3-10-0 12/21/75 vs Dallas Cowboys L 21-31 3-11-0

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