1974 New York Jets season

1974 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Charley Winner
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Rich Caster

The 1974 New York Jets season was the fifteenth season for the team and the fifth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 4–10 record from 1973 under new head coach Charley Winner. After beginning the season 1–7, the Jets won six straight and finished with a record of 7–7. During the streak were home upsets of playoff-bound Miami and Buffalo.

Roster

1974 New York Jets final roster

	Quarterbacks 6 Bill Demory 12 Joe Namath 18 Al Woodall Running backs 1 Mike Adamle 40 Hank Bjorklund 32 Emerson Boozer 33 Robert Burns 43 Jazz Jackson 44 John Riggins FB Wide receivers 83 Jerome Barkum 7 Eddie Bell 82 David Knight 89 Darrell Owen Tight ends 86 Willie Brister 88 Rich Caster		Offensive linemen 68 Roger Bernhardt G 79 Gordie Browne T 67 Dave Herman G 75 Winston Hill T 50 Wayne Mulligan C 77 Garry Puetz G 66 Randy Rasmussen G 72 Robert Woods T Defensive linemen 77 Carl Barzilauskas DT 85 Ed Galigher DE 57 John Little DT 84 Mark Lomas DE 81 Richard Neal DE 74 Joe Schmiesing DE		Linebackers 62 Al Atkinson 51 Ralph Baker 55 John Ebersole 58 Bill Ferguson 52 Steve Reese 54 Jamie Rivers Defensive backs 20 Delles Howell CB 22 Burgess Owens FS 21 Steve Tannen CB 45 Earlie Thomas CB 27 Phil Wise SS 47 Roscoe Word CB Special teams 8 Greg Gantt P 5 Pat Leahy K		Rookies in italics , 0 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	September 15, 1974	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–16	Arrowhead Stadium	74,854
2	September 22, 1974	at Chicago Bears	W 23–21	Soldier Field	50,213
3	September 29, 1974	at Buffalo Bills	L 16–12	Rich Stadium	76,978
4	October 7, 1974	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–17	Miami Orange Bowl	60,727
5	October 13, 1974	New England Patriots	L 24–0	Shea Stadium	57,825
6	October 20, 1974	Baltimore Colts	L 35–20	Shea Stadium	51,745
7	October 27, 1974	Los Angeles Rams	L 20–13	Shea Stadium	56,110
8	November 3, 1974	Houston Oilers	L 27–22	Shea Stadium	47,218
9	November 10, 1974	at New York Giants	W 26–20 (OT)	Yale Bowl	64,327
10	November 17, 1974	at New England Patriots	W 21–16	Schaefer Stadium	57,115
11	November 24, 1974	Miami Dolphins	W 17–14	Shea Stadium	57,162
12	December 1, 1974	San Diego Chargers	W 27–14	Shea Stadium	44,888
13	December 8, 1974	Buffalo Bills	W 20–10	Shea Stadium	61,091
14	December 15, 1974	at Baltimore Colts	W 45–38	Memorial Stadium	31,651

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–2	327	216	W3
Buffalo Bills	9	5	0	.643	5–3	7–4	264	244	L2
New York Jets	7	7	0	.500	4–4	5–6	279	300	W6
New England Patriots	7	7	0	.500	4–4	4–7	348	289	L3
Baltimore Colts	2	12	0	.143	1–7	1–10	190	329	L4

Season summary

Week 9 at Giants

See also: 1974 New York Giants season

Week Nine: New York Jets (1–7) at New York Giants (2–6)

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jets	7	3	3	7	6	26
Giants	3	10	7	0	0	20

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut

• Date: November 10, 1974
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,327
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter NYJ – David Knight 19-yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 7–0. Drive: NYG – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal. Jets 7–3. Drive: Second quarter NYG – Bob Tucker 2-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick). Giants 10–7. Drive: NYJ – Pat Leahy 34-yard field goal. Tie 10–10. Drive: NYG – Pete Gogolak 22-yard field goal. Giants 13–10. Drive: Third quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal. Tie 13–13. Drive: NYG – Bob Grim 12-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick). Giants 20–13. Drive: Fourth quarter NYJ – Joe Namath 3-yard run (Pat Leahy kick). Tie 20–20. Drive: Overtime NYJ – Emerson Boozer 5-yard pass from Joe Namath. Jets 26–20. Drive: Top passers NYJ – Joe Namath – 20/31, 236 yards, 2 TD NYG – Craig Morton – 21/32, 237 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYJ – Robert Burns – 21 rushes, 101 yards NYG – Joe Dawkins – 11 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers NYJ – Rich Caster – 3 receptions, 68 yards NYG – Walker Gillette – 5 receptions, 83 yards

Awards and honors

• Joe Namath, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

External links

• 1974 statistics