1975 New York Jets season

1975 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Charley Winner
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	3–11
Division place	T-4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1975 New York Jets season was the 16th season for the team and the sixth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–7 record from 1974 under head coach Charley Winner. The Jets failed to do so, and finished with a record of 3–11, the worst in franchise history at the time. This would be the first of 3 straight 3-11 seasons, as they would go 3-11 in 1976 and 1977. They tied the New England Patriots for last place in their division, the AFC East, but were awarded 4th place by virtue of their head-to-head sweep over the Patriots during the season.

The Jets' pass defense surrendered 8.12 yards-per-attempt (including quarterback sacks), the second-most in NFL history.

Roster

1975 New York Jets final roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Joe Namath Running backs 32 Emerson Boozer 26 Carl Garrett 44 John Riggins FB Wide receivers 83 Jerome Barkum 7 Eddie Bell 82 David Knight 89 Lou Piccone Tight ends 88 Rich Caster		Offensive linemen 67 Darrell Austin G 75 Winston Hill T 50 Wayne Mulligan C 66 Randy Rasmussen G 72 Robert Woods T Defensive linemen 77 Carl Barzilauskas DT 85 Ed Galigher DT 81 Richard Neal DE 87 Billy Newsome DE		Linebackers 51 Ralph Baker 55 John Ebersole 58 Richard Wood Defensive backs 48 George Hoey 20 Delles Howell CB 22 Burgess Owens FS 27 Phil Wise SS Special teams 8 Greg Gantt P 5 Pat Leahy K		Reserve lists Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics , 0 practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1975-09-21	at Buffalo Bills	L 42–14	Rich Stadium	77,837
2	1975-09-28	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–24	Arrowhead Stadium	73,939
3	1975-10-05	New England Patriots	W 36–7	Shea Stadium	57,365
4	1975-10-12	at Minnesota Vikings	L 29–21	Metropolitan Stadium	47,739
5	1975-10-19	Miami Dolphins	L 43–0	Shea Stadium	47,191
6	1975-10-26	Baltimore Colts	L 45–28	Shea Stadium	55,137
7	1975-11-02	Buffalo Bills	L 24–23	Shea Stadium	58,343
8	1975-11-09	at Miami Dolphins	L 27–7	Miami Orange Bowl	72,896
9	1975-11-16	at Baltimore Colts	L 52–19	Memorial Stadium	52,097
10	1975-11-23	St. Louis Cardinals	L 37–6	Shea Stadium	53,169
11	1975-11-30	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–7	Shea Stadium	52,618
12	1975-12-07	at New England Patriots	W 30–28	Schaefer Stadium	53,989
13	1975-12-15	at San Diego Chargers	L 24–16	San Diego Stadium	49,706
14	1975-12-21	Dallas Cowboys	L 31–21	Shea Stadium	37,279

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts(3)	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	395	269	W9
Miami Dolphins	10	4	0	.714	6–2	7–4	357	222	W1
Buffalo Bills	8	6	0	.571	5–3	7–4	420	355	L1
New York Jets	3	11	0	.214	2–6	3–8	258	433	L2
New England Patriots	3	11	0	.214	1–7	2–9	258	358	L6

External links

• 1975 statistics