1975 New York Jets season

1975 season of NFL team New York Jets

1975 New York Jets season

Owner| Leon Hess
Head coach| Charley Winner (2-7)
Ken Shipp (1-4)
Home stadium| Shea Stadium
Results
Record| 3–11
Division place| T-4th AFC East
Playoffs| Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers| RB John Riggins
TE Rich Caster

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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. Winner was fired after nine games and replaced with assistant Ken Shipp, who finished the season winning once in five games.

This would be the first of three consecutive 3–11 seasons, as they would repeat this win–loss record in 1976 and 1977. They tied the New England Patriots for last place in their division, the AFC East, but were awarded fourth 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.[1][note 1]

One of the only bright spots was fullback John Riggins rushing for 1,000 yards in a season (1,005) becoming the first Jet runner to eclipse that mark. Riggins also broke the record for most yards rushing in a season by a New York Jet (breaking the previous record of 948 set by Matt Snell).

## Offseason

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## Roster

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1975 New York Jets roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 11 J. J. Jones
* 12 Joe Namath

Running backs (RB)

* 32 Emerson Boozer
* 35 Steve Davis
* 26 Carl Garrett
* 36 Bob Gresham
* 43 Jazz Jackson
* 44 John Riggins

Wide receivers (WR)

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

Tight ends (TE)

* 86 Willie Brister
* 88 Rich Caster

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 67 Darrell Austin G/T
* 79 Gordie Browne T
* 65 Joe Fields C/G
* 75 Winston Hill T
* 50 Wayne Mulligan C
* 77 Garry Puetz G
* 66 Randy Rasmussen G
* 72 Robert Woods T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 77 Carl Barzilauskas DT
* 76 Jim Bailey DE/DT
* 85 Ed Galigher DT
* 81 Richard Neal DE
* 87 Billy Newsome DE
* 70 Larry Woods DT

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 53 Ken Bernich OLB
* 55 John Ebersole MLB
* 57 Rich Lewis OLB
* 52 Steve Reese MLB
* 56 Godwin Turk OLB
* 58 Richard Wood OLB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 29 Carl Capria FS
* 23 Jerry Davis CB
* 48 George Hoey CB
* 22 Burgess Owens SS
* 46 Rich Sowells CB
* 38 Ed Taylor FS/SS
* 47 Roscoe Word CB

Special teams (ST)

* 8 Greg Gantt P
* 5 Pat Leahy K

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Reserve

* 62 Al Atkinson LB (IR)
* 33 Bob Burns RB (IR)
* 20 Delles Howell S (IR)
* 84 Mark Lomas DE (IR)
* 54 Jamie Rivers LB (IR)
* 80 James Scott WR (IR)
* 21 Steve Tannen CB/S (IR)
* 27 Phil Wise S (IR)
* 18 Al Woodall QB (IR)
* 64 Joe Wysock G (IR)

Rookies in italics

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## Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Game site  | Attendance

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1  | September 21  | at Buffalo Bills | L 42–14  | 0–1  | Rich Stadium | 77,837
2  | September 28  | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 30–24  | 1–1  | Arrowhead Stadium | 73,939
3  | October 5  | New England Patriots | W 36–7  | 2–1  | Shea Stadium | 57,365
4  | October 12  | at Minnesota Vikings | L 29–21  | 2–2  | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,739
5  | October 19  | Miami Dolphins | L 43–0  | 2–3  | Shea Stadium  | 47,191
6  | October 26  | Baltimore Colts | L 45–28  | 2–4  | Shea Stadium  | 55,137
7  | November 2  | Buffalo Bills | L 24–23  | 2–5  | Shea Stadium  | 58,343
8  | November 9  | at Miami Dolphins | L 27–7  | 2–6  | Miami Orange Bowl | 72,896
9  | November 16  | at Baltimore Colts | L 52–19  | 2–7  | Memorial Stadium | 52,097
10  | November 23  | St. Louis Cardinals | L 37–6  | 2–8  | Shea Stadium  | 53,169
11  | November 30  | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–7  | 2–9  | Shea Stadium  | 52,618
12  | December 7  | at New England Patriots | W 30–28  | 3–9  | Schaefer Stadium | 53,989
13  | December 15 | at San Diego Chargers | L 24–16  | 3–10  | San Diego Stadium | 49,706
14  | December 21  | Dallas Cowboys | L 31–21  | 3–11  | Shea Stadium  | 37,279
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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### Standings

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| 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

## Notes

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1. ^ The 1981 Colts are the only NFL team to surrender more yards per opposing pass attempt.

## References

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1. ^ Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task
2. ^ "New York Jets 1975 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

## External links

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