1968 New York Jets (AFL)

1st place Eastern Division 11-3-0 .786

Walt Michaels	Defensive Backs
Clive Rush	Offense
Buddy Ryan	Defensive Line
Joe Spencer	Offensive Line

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score		Location	Venue	Attendance
Mon	8/12/1968	A	Houston Oilers	14-28	L	Houston, TX	Astrodome	40534
Sat	8/17/1968	N	Boston Patriots	25-6	W	Richmond, VA	City Stadium	14000
Fri	8/23/1968	N	Atlanta Falcons	27-12	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	27406
Fri	8/30/1968	N	Cincinnati Bengals	9-13	L	Memphis, TN	Liberty Bowl	24358
Sat	9/7/1968	N	Detroit Lions	9-6	W	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	84918
Sun	9/15/1968	A	Kansas City Chiefs	20-19	W	Kansas City, MO	Municipal Stadium	48871
Sun	9/22/1968	A	Boston Patriots	47-31	W	Birmingham, AL	Legion Field	29192
Sun	9/29/1968	A	Buffalo Bills	35-37	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	38044
Sat	10/5/1968	H	San Diego Chargers	23-20	W	New York, NY	Shea Stadium	63786
Sun	10/13/1968	H	Denver Broncos	13-21	L	New York, NY	Shea Stadium	62052
Sun	10/20/1968	A	Houston Oilers	20-14	W	Houston, TX	Astrodome	51710
Sun	10/27/1968	H	Boston Patriots	48-14	W	New York, NY	Shea Stadium	62351
Sun	11/3/1968	H	Buffalo Bills	25-21	W	New York, NY	Shea Stadium	61452
Sun	11/10/1968	H	Houston Oilers	26-7	W	New York, NY	Shea Stadium	60242
Sun	11/17/1968	A	Oakland Raiders	32-43	L	Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	53318
Sun	11/24/1968	A	San Diego Chargers	37-15	W	San Diego, CA	San Diego Stadium	51175
Sun	12/1/1968	H	Miami Dolphins	35-17	W	New York, NY	Shea Stadium	61776
Sun	12/8/1968	H	Cincinnati Bengals	27-14	W	New York, NY	Shea Stadium	61111
Sun	12/15/1968	A	Miami Dolphins	31-7	W	Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	32843
Sun	12/29/1968	H	Oakland Raiders	27-23	W	New York, NY	Shea Stadium	62627
Sun	1/12/1969	A	Baltimore Colts	16-7	W	Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	75389

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

Game Score Notes
9/7/1968	Detroit Lions	Doubleheader

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
62	Al Atkinson	MLB	6-1	229	25	Villanova	12	12
46	Billy Baird	RS	5-10	180	29	San Francisco State	14	8
51	Ralph Baker	LLB	6-3	232	26	Penn State	14	14
42	Randy Beverly	RCB	5-11	189	24	Trinidad State JC; Colorado State	13	10
86	Verlon Biggs	RDE	6-4	267	25	Jackson State	13	12
32	Emerson Boozer	HB	5-11	209	25	Maryland-Eastern Shore	12	11
45	Earl Christy	RB	5-11	193	25	Maryland-Eastern Shore	14	0
56	Paul Crane	RLB	6-2	208	24	Alabama	13	1
47	Mike D'Amato	S	6-2	205	25	Hofstra	13	0
43	John Dockery	CB	6-0	186	24	Harvard	3	0
80	John Elliott	RDT	6-4	244	24	Texas	14	14
48	Cornell Gordon	RCB-RS-LCB	6-0	187	27	North Carolina A&T State	14	11
60	Larry Grantham	RLB	6-0	204	30	Mississippi	13	13
73	Ray Hayes	DT	6-5	250	22	Toledo	6	0
70	Karl Henke	DT	6-4	245	23	Ventura JC; ; Tulsa	6	0
67	Dave Herman	ROG-ROT	6-2	255	27	Michigan State	14	12
75	Winston Hill	LOT	6-4	278	27	Texas Southern	14	14
22	Jim Hudson	LS	6-2	210	25	Texas	14	14
35	Billy Joe	RB	6-2	243	28	Villanova	10	0
33	Curley Johnson	P-TE	5-11	215	33	Houston	14	1
87	Pete Lammons	TE	6-3	228	25	Texas	13	13
31	Bill Mathis	HB-FB	6-1	219	30	Clemson	14	4
13	Don Maynard	FL	6-0	180	33	Rice; Texas-El Paso	13	13
50	Carl McAdams	LDT-RDE-MLB	6-3	240	24	Oklahoma	14	2
12	Joe Namath	QB	6-2	198	25	Alabama	14	14
63	John Neidert	LB	6-2	230	22	Louisville	5	0
15	Babe Parilli	QB	6-1	190	39	Kentucky	14	0
81	Gerry Philbin	LDE	6-2	244	27	Buffalo	14	14
23	Bill Rademacher	S	6-1	190	26	Northern Michigan	14	0
66	Randy Rasmussen	LOG	6-2	255	23	Nebraska-Kearney	14	7
26	Jim Richards	CB	6-1	180	22	Virginia Tech	12	0
74	Jeff Richardson	OG	6-3	253	24	Michigan State	14	0
72	Paul Rochester	LDT	6-2	254	30	Michigan State	14	14
24	Johnny Sample	LCB	6-1	203	32	Maryland-Eastern Shore	14	13
83	George Sauer	SE	6-2	199	25	Texas	14	14
52	John Schmitt	C	6-4	253	26	Hofstra	14	14
30	Mark Smolinski	FB	6-0	218	29	Wyoming	14	0
41	Matt Snell	FB	6-2	220	27	Ohio State	14	13
68	Mike Stromberg	LB	6-2	235	23	Temple	2	2
61	Bob Talamini	LOG-ROG	6-1	249	29	Kentucky	14	9
85	Steve Thompson	DE-DT	6-5	245	23	Washington	4	0
29	Bake Turner	FL	6-1	180	28	Texas Tech	13	1
11	Jim Turner	K	6-2	206	27	Utah State	14	0
71	Sam Walton	ROT	6-5	270	25	Texas A&M-Commerce	14	14
34	Lee White	FB	6-4	237	22	Arizona Western JC; Weber State	1	0

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	17	Lee White	RB	Weber State
2	44	Steve Thompson	DE	Washington
3	72	Sam Walton	T	Texas A&M-Commerce
4	101	Gary Magner	DT	Southern California
5	128	Lee Jacobsen	LB	Nebraska-Kearney
7	182	Oscar Lubke	T	Ball State
8	200	Bob Taylor	RB	Maryland-Eastern Shore
8	210	Jim Richards	DB	Virginia Tech
8	214	Karl Henke	DT	Tulsa
9	236	Gary Houser	TE-K	Oregon State
10	264	Mike D'Amato	DB	Hofstra
11	290	Henry Owens	FL	Weber State
12	318	Ray Hayes	DT	Toledo
13	344	Tom Myslinski	G	Maryland
14	372	Harvey Nairn	RB	Southern University*
15	398	Ronnie Ehrig	DB	Texas
16	426	Tom Bilotta	G	Adams State
17	452	Myles Strasser	RB	Wisconsin-Oshkosh

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Team Totals	103	113	64	139
Opponents Totals	44	69	41	126

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	FDR	FDP	FDX	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	PENY
Team Totals	42:51	249	80	144	25	/ %	/ %	76	742
Opponents Totals	17:09	178	59	104	15	/ %	/ %	65	695

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	X2	X2A	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Jim Turner	0	43	43	100.0	0	0	34	46	73.9	0	145
Don Maynard	10	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	60
Matt Snell	7	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	42
Bill Mathis	6	0	0		1	1	0	0		0	38
Emerson Boozer	5	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	30
Billy Joe	3	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	18
Pete Lammons	3	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	18
George Sauer	3	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	18
Joe Namath	2	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	12
Bake Turner	2	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	12
Randy Beverly	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	6
Babe Parilli	1	0	0		0	1	0	0		0	6
Johnny Sample	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	6
Mark Smolinski	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	6
Paul Crane	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1	2
Team Totals	45	43	43	100.0	1	2	34	46	73.9	1	419
Opponents Totals	36	33	34	97.1	2	2	9	17	52.9	0	280

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Jim Turner	34	46	73.9	8/8	15/18	6/10	5/9	0/1
Team Totals	34	46	73.9	8/8	15/18	6/10	5/9	0/1
Opponents Totals	9	17	52.9	2/3	2/3	4/6	1/2	0/3

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Matt Snell	179	747	4.2	60	6
Emerson Boozer	143	441	3.1	33	5
Bill Mathis	74	208	2.8	16	5
Billy Joe	42	186	4.4	32t	3
George Sauer	2	21	10.5	15	0
Mark Smolinski	12	15	1.3	5	0
Joe Namath	5	11	2.2	4	2
Babe Parilli	7	-2	-0.3	10	1
Curley Johnson	2	-6	-3.0	0	0
Bill Rademacher	1	-13	-13.0	-13	0
Team Totals	467	1608	3.4	60	22
Opponents Totals	368	1195	3.2	67	9

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Joe Namath	380	187	49.2	176	3147	8.3	16.8	87t	15	3.9	17	4.5	15	112	3035	72.1
Babe Parilli	55	29	52.7	24	401	7.3	13.8	40t	5	9.1	2	3.6	3	23	378	91.6
Matt Snell	1	1	100.0	0	26	26.0	26.0	26	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	26	118.8
Team Totals	436	217	49.8	200	3574	8.2	16.5	87t	20	4.6	19	4.4	18	135	3439	74.8
Opponents Totals	403	187	46.4	188	2567	6.4	13.7	87t	17	4.2	28	6.9	43	399	2168	52.4

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
George Sauer	66	1141	17.3	43	3
Don Maynard	57	1297	22.8	87t	10
Pete Lammons	32	400	12.5	27t	3
Matt Snell	16	105	6.6	39	1
Emerson Boozer	12	101	8.4	23	0
Bake Turner	10	241	24.1	71	2
Bill Mathis	9	149	16.6	31	1
Mark Smolinski	6	40	6.7	19	0
Curley Johnson	5	78	15.6	18	0
Billy Joe	2	11	5.5	11	0
Bill Rademacher	2	11	5.5	6	0
Team Totals	217	3574	16.5	87t	20
Opponents Totals	187	2567	13.7	87t	17

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Johnny Sample	7	88	12.6	39	1
Jim Hudson	5	96	19.2	45	0
Randy Beverly	4	127	31.8	68t	1
Billy Baird	4	74	18.5	36	0
Ralph Baker	3	31	10.3	20	0
Al Atkinson	2	24	12.0	22	0
Cornell Gordon	2	0	0.0	0	0
Earl Christy	1	16	16.0	16	0
Team Totals	28	456	16.3	68t	2
Opponents Totals	19	455	23.9	100t	4

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Curley Johnson	68	2977	43.8	65	1	12	531	2206	32.4
Team Totals	68	2977	43.8	65	1	12	531	2206	32.4
Opponents Totals	98	3766	38.4	65	2	8	286	3320	34.6

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Billy Baird	18	6	111	6.2	20	0
Earl Christy	13	1	116	8.9	39	0
Jim Richards	4	7	57	14.3	37	0
Gerry Philbin	1	0	2	2.0	2	0
Mike D'Amato	0	1	0			0
Jim Hudson	0	1	0			0
Team Totals	36	16	286	7.9	39	0
Opponents Totals	39	8	531	13.6	95t	3

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Earl Christy	25	599	24.0	87
Bake Turner	14	319	22.8	36
Matt Snell	3	28	9.3	15
Mike D'Amato	1	32	32.0	32
Mark Smolinski	1	17	17.0	17
John Neidert	1	0	0.0	0
Bill Rademacher	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	46	995	21.6	87
Opponents Totals	82	1664	20.3	63

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Ralph Baker	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Emerson Boozer	5		4	0	4	0	0
Earl Christy	2		0	0	0	0	0
Paul Crane	1		0	0	0	-38	0
Mike D'Amato	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Cornell Gordon	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Winston Hill	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Billy Joe	1		0	0	0	0	0
Curley Johnson	1		1	0	1	0	0
Bill Mathis	1		0	0	0	0	0
Carl McAdams	0	0	0	2	2	6	0
Joe Namath	1		0	0	0	0	0
Babe Parilli	3		1	0	1	0	0
Gerry Philbin	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Bill Rademacher	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Jim Richards	1		0	0	0	0	0
Paul Rochester	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Johnny Sample	0	0	0	1	1	5	0
George Sauer	1		0	0	0	0	0
John Schmitt	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Mark Smolinski	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Matt Snell	2		1	0	1	0	0
Bob Talamini	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
Bake Turner	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	19	9	10	15	25	-27	0
Opponents Totals	29	15	14	9	23		3