The 1978 New York Jets season was the 19th season for the team and the 9th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from 1977 under head coach Walt Michaels. The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–8.
This was the first season for a new logo with the "J" styled to have a jet-like appearance. This logo would last until the 1997 NFL season. Amazingly, the eighth game was the last time the Jets would oppose the Cardinals until 1996, when that franchise, based in Phoenix, would provide the Jets with their only win for the entire season.[1] The reason for this is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team’s division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season.[2]
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Schedule [edit]
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Game site |
Attendance |
| 1 |
1978-09-03 |
Miami Dolphins |
W 33–20 |
Shea Stadium |
49,598
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| 2 |
1978-09-10 |
at Buffalo Bills |
W 21–20 |
Rich Stadium |
40,985
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| 3 |
1978-09-17 |
Seattle Seahawks |
L 17–24 |
Shea Stadium |
46,911
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| 4 |
1978-09-24 |
at Washington Redskins |
L 3–23 |
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium |
54,729
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| 5 |
1978-10-01 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 17-28 |
Shea Stadium |
52,058
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| 6 |
1978-10-08 |
Buffalo Bills |
W 45–14 |
Shea Stadium |
44,545
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| 7 |
1978-10-15 |
at Baltimore Colts |
W 33–10 |
Memorial Stadium |
45,563
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| 8 |
1978-10-22 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
W 23–10 |
Shea Stadium |
49,244
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| 9 |
1978-10-29 |
at New England Patriots |
L 21-55 |
Schafer Stadium |
60,585
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| 10 |
1978-11-05 |
at Denver Broncos |
W 31–28 |
Mile High Stadium |
74,983
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| 11 |
1978-11-12 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
L 9-17 |
Veterans Stadium |
60,249
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| 12 |
1978-11-19 |
New England Patriots |
L 17–19 |
Shea Stadium |
55,568
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| 13 |
1978-11-26 |
at Miami Dolphins |
W 24–13 |
Miami Orange Bowl |
49,255
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| 14 |
1978-12-03 |
Baltimore Colts |
W 24–16 |
Shea Stadium |
50,248
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| 15 |
1978-12-10 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L 34–37 (OT) |
Cleveland Stadium |
36,881
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| 16 |
1978-12-17 |
Dallas Cowboys |
L 7–30 |
Shea Stadium |
52,532
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