1977 New York Jets season

1977 New York Jets season
Head coach	Walt Michaels
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	3–11
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1977 New York Jets season was the 18th season for the team and the 8th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from 1976 under new head coach Walt Michaels and beginning the post-Joe Namath era. For the third straight season, the Jets finished with a record of 3–11.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1977-09-18	at Houston Oilers	L 20–0	The Astrodome	39,488
2	1977-09-25	Baltimore Colts	L 20–12	Shea Stadium	43,439
3	1977-10-02	New England Patriots	W 30–27	Shea Stadium	38,227
4	1977-10-09	at Buffalo Bills	W 24–19	Rich Stadium	32,046
5	1977-10-16	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–17	Miami Orange Bowl	43,446
6	1977-10-23	Oakland Raiders	L 28–27	Shea Stadium	56,734
7	1977-10-30	at New England Patriots	L 24–13	Schafer Stadium	61,042
8	1977-11-06	Miami Dolphins	L 14–10	Shea Stadium	51,582
9	1977-11-13	Seattle Seahawks	L 17–0	Shea Stadium	42,923
10	1977-11-20	at Baltimore Colts	L 33–12	Memorial Stadium	50,957
11	1977-11-27	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–20	Shea Stadium	47,385
12	1977-12-04	at New Orleans Saints	W 16–13	Louisiana Superdome	40,464
13	1977-12-11	Buffalo Bills	L 14–10	Shea Stadium	31,929
14	1977-12-18	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 27–0	Veterans Stadium	19,241

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Oilers

See also: 1977 Houston Oilers season

1 2 3 4 Total Jets 0 0 0 0 0 Oilers 0 7 0 13 20 at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas Date: Sunday, September 18 Game time: 3:00 p.m. Game weather: dome Box Score Game information Second Quarter HOU - Don Hardeman 1 yard run (Skip Butler kick) Fourth Quarter HOU - Dan Pastorini 1 yard run (Skip Butler kick) HOU - Rob Carpenter 1 yard run (kick failed) Passing NYJ - Richard Todd 10/25, 115 yards, INT HOU - Dan Pastorini 20/32, 137 yards Rushing NYJ - Charlie White 13 att, 43 yards HOU - Don Hardeman 12 att, 55 yards, TD Receiving NYJ - David Knight 3 rec, 40 yards HOU - Ken Burrough 3 rec, 57 yards

Week 2: vs. Baltimore Colts

See also: 1977 Baltimore Colts season

Week 3: vs. New England Patriots

See also: 1977 New England Patriots season

Week 4: at Buffalo Bills

See also: 1977 Buffalo Bills season

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

See also: 1977 Miami Dolphins season

Week 6: vs. Oakland Raiders

See also: 1977 Oakland Raiders season

Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks

See also: 1977 Seattle Seahawks season

Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

See also: 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Week 12: at New Orleans Saints

See also: 1977 New Orleans Saints season

Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles

See also: 1977 Philadelphia Eagles season

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA
Baltimore Colts(2)	10	4	0	.714	6–2	9–3	295	221
Miami Dolphins	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–4	313	197
New England Patriots	9	5	0	.643	4–4	7–5	278	217
Buffalo Bills	3	11	0	.214	2–6	2–10	160	313
New York Jets	3	11	0	.214	2–6	2–10	191	300

External links

• 1977 statistics