1974 New York Jets season

1974 season of NFL team New York Jets

1974 New York Jets season

Owner| Leon Hess
Head coach| Charley Winner
Home stadium| Shea Stadium
Results
Record| 7–7
Division place| 3rd AFC East
Playoffs| Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers| TE Rich Caster

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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, wins over the other division teams New England and Baltimore, and a victory over the crosstown rival Giants which was the first NFL game decided in overtime.

## Offseason

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### Draft

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1974 New York Jets draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 6  | Carl Barzilauskas | Defensive tackle | Indiana |
2  | 31  | Gordie Browne | Tackle | Boston College |
3  | 58  | Godwin Turk | Linebacker | Southern | Played with Jets in 1975
3  | 74  | Roscoe Word | Defensive back | Jackson State |
5  | 110  | Gary Baccus | Linebacker  | Oklahoma |
6  | 135  | Bill Wyman | Center | Texas |
6  | 137  | Wayne Jones | Running back | Mississippi State |
7  | 162  | Burney Veazey | Tight end | Ole Miss |
8  | 187  | Greg Gantt | Punter | Alabama |
8  | 192  | Larry Lightfoot | Running back  | Livingston |
8  | 197  | Ron Rydalch | Defensive tackle  | Utah |
9  | 214  | Robert Burns | Running back  | Georgia |
10  | 239  | Sam Baker | Guard | Georgia  |
11  | 266  | Eugene Bird | Defensive back  | Southern Miss |
11  | 267  | Bill Buckley | Wide receiver | Mississippi State  |
12  | 291  | John Ricca | Defensive end | Duke |
13  | 318  | John Tate | Linebacker  | Jackson State  |
14  | 343  | Greg Fountain | Guard  | Mississippi State  |
15  | 370  | Willie Brister | Tight end  | Southern  |
16  | 395  | Jazz Jackson | Running back  | Western Kentucky |
17  | 422  | Doug Lowrey | Guard  | Arkansas State |
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## Roster

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1974 New York Jets roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 6 Bill Demory
* 12 Joe Namath
* 18 Al Woodall

Running backs (RB)

* 1 Mike Adamle
* 40 Hank Bjorklund
* 32 Emerson Boozer
* 33 Bob Burns
* 43 Jazz Jackson
* 44 John Riggins

Wide receivers (WR)

* 83 Jerome Barkum
* 7 Eddie Bell
* 82 David Knight
* 37 Marv Owens
* 89 Lou Piccone

Tight ends (TE)

* 86 Willie Brister
* 88 Rich Caster

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* 68 Roger Bernhardt G
* 79 Gordie Browne T
* 75 Winston Hill T
* 59 Howard Kindig C
* 50 Wayne Mulligan C
* 77 Garry Puetz G
* 66 Randy Rasmussen G
* 63 Travis Roach G
* 72 Robert Woods T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 77 Carl Barzilauskas DT
* 85 Ed Galigher DE
* 57 John Little DE
* 81 Richard Neal DE
* 74 Joe Schmiesing DT
* 70 Larry Woods DT

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 62 Al Atkinson MLB
* 51 Ralph Baker OLB
* 55 John Ebersole OLB
* 58 Bill Ferguson OLB
* 53 Rich Lewis OLB
* 52 Steve Reese OLB
* 54 Jamie Rivers MLB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 20 Delles Howell CB
* 22 Burgess Owens SS
* 46 Rich Sowells CB
* 21 Steve Tannen FS
* 45 Earlie Thomas CB
* 27 Phil Wise FS
* 47 Roscoe Word CB

Special teams (ST)

* 8 Greg Gantt P
* 5 Pat Leahy K

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Reserve

* 26 Margene Adkins WR (IR)
* 23 Jerry Bond S (IR)
* 3 Bobby Howfield K (IR)
* 11 J. J. Jones QB (IR)
* 53 Warren Koegel C (IR)
* 84 Mark Lomas DE (IR)
* 56 Godwin Turk LB (IR)

Rookies in italics

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## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance  | Recap

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

### Standings

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| 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

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### Week 9 at Giants

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See also: 1974 New York Giants season

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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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

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## Awards and honors

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* Joe Namath, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

## References

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1. ^ "1974 New York Jets Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

## External links

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* 1974 statistics

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* Owner/chairman: Woody Johnson
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* Division: East Division

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Buffalo | Cleveland| Kansas City| NY Giants| Detroit| Los Angeles
Miami | Houston| Oakland| Philadelphia| Green Bay| New Orleans
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