1970 New York Jets (NFL) |
| 3rd place American Football Conference Eastern Division 4-10-0 .286 |
| Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank |
| Ken Meyer | Receivers |
| Walt Michaels | Linebackers/Defensive Backs |
| Buddy Ryan | Defensive Line |
| Joe Spencer | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/8/1970 | N | Buffalo Bills | 33-10 | W | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 48012 | |
| Sat | 8/15/1970 | N | Atlanta Falcons | 7-33 | L | Winston-Salem, NC | Groves Stadium | 19700 | |
| Sun | 8/23/1970 | A | New York Giants | 24-28 | L | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 70854 | |
| Sun | 8/30/1970 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 21-52 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47900 | |
| Sun | 9/5/1970 | A | New Orleans Saints | 27-14 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 78581 | |
| Sun | 9/13/1970 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 29-21 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 55297 | |
| Mon | 9/21/1970 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-31 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 85703 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1970 | A | Boston Patriots | 31-21 | W | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 36040 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1970 | A | Buffalo Bills | 31-34 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 46206 | |
| Sat | 10/10/1970 | H | Miami Dolphins | 6-20 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62712 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1970 | H | Baltimore Colts | 22-29 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 63301 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1970 | H | Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62712 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1970 | H | New York Giants | 10-22 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 63903 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1970 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50028 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1970 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 31-20 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 76378 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1970 | H | Boston Patriots | 17-3 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 61822 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 20-10 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62333 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1970 | H | Oakland Raiders | 13-14 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62905 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1970 | A | Miami Dolphins | 10-16 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 75099 | |
| Sat | 12/19/1970 | A | Baltimore Colts | 20-35 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60240 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 82 | Gary Arthur | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 22 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 0 |
| 62 | Al Atkinson | MLB | 6-1 | 229 | 27 | Villanova | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Ralph Baker | LLB | 6-3 | 232 | 28 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Mike Battle | RS | 6-1 | 175 | 24 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Tom Bayless | OG | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Purdue | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Eddie Bell | WR | 5-10 | 160 | 23 | Compton JC; Idaho State | 14 | 2 |
| 86 | Verlon Biggs | RDE | 6-4 | 267 | 27 | Jackson State | 13 | 13 |
| 32 | Emerson Boozer | RB | 5-11 | 209 | 27 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 10 | 10 |
| 88 | Rich Caster | WR | 6-5 | 228 | 22 | Jackson State | 14 | 6 |
| 56 | Paul Crane | RLB | 6-2 | 208 | 26 | Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Bob Davis | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | John Dockery | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Harvard | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | John Ebersole | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 22 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | John Elliott | RDT | 6-4 | 244 | 26 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Roger Finnie | ROT | 6-3 | 245 | 25 | Florida A&M | 3 | 3 |
| 70 | Dave Foley | ROT | 6-5 | 252 | 23 | Ohio State | 14 | 11 |
| 60 | Larry Grantham | RLB | 6-0 | 204 | 32 | Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | Dave Herman | ROG | 6-2 | 255 | 29 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | W.K. Hicks | RS | 6-1 | 191 | 28 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Winston Hill | LOT | 6-4 | 278 | 29 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Gus Hollomon | LS-RS | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | Houston | 14 | 13 |
| 22 | Jim Hudson | LS | 6-2 | 210 | 27 | Texas | 7 | 1 |
| 65 | Jimmie Jones | DE | 6-3 | 215 | 23 | Wichita State | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Pete Lammons | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Cecil Leonard | CB | 5-11 | 165 | 24 | Tuskegee | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | John Little | LDT-LDE | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 1 |
| 84 | Mark Lomas | LDT | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Golden West JC; Northern Arizona | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Don Maynard | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 35 | Rice; Texas-El Paso | 10 | 8 |
| 42 | Cliff McClain | RB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | South Carolina State | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Chuck Mercein | RB | 6-3 | 227 | 27 | Yale | 9 | 0 |
| 68 | Dave Middendorf | LOG-ROT | 6-3 | 258 | 25 | Washington State | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 27 | Alabama | 5 | 5 |
| 37 | George Nock | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 24 | Morgan State | 14 | 9 |
| 20 | Steve O'Neal | P | 6-3 | 185 | 24 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Dennis Onkotz | LLB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Penn State | 9 | 0 |
| 63 | Pete Perreault | LOG | 6-3 | 246 | 31 | Boston University | 13 | 1 |
| 81 | Gerry Philbin | LDE | 6-2 | 244 | 29 | Buffalo | 11 | 7 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 25 | Nebraska-Kearney | 13 | 13 |
| 83 | George Sauer | WR | 6-2 | 199 | 27 | Texas | 14 | 12 |
| 52 | John Schmitt | C | 6-4 | 253 | 28 | Hofstra | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Matt Snell | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 29 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| 89 | Wayne Stewart | TE | 6-7 | 202 | 23 | California | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Steve Tannen | LCB | 6-1 | 194 | 22 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Earlie Thomas | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Colorado State | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Steve Thompson | LDT-RDE | 6-5 | 245 | 25 | Washington | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | Jim Turner | K | 6-2 | 206 | 29 | Utah State | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Lee White | RB | 6-4 | 237 | 24 | Arizona Western JC; Weber State | 14 | 6 |
| 18 | Al Woodall | QB | 6-5 | 210 | 25 | Duke | 10 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 20 | Steve Tannen | DB | Florida |
| 2 | 46 | Rich Caster | WR | Jackson State |
| 3 | 72 | Dennis Onkotz | LB | Penn State |
| 4 | 98 | John Ebersole | DE | Penn State |
| 5 | 108 | Cliff McClain | RB | South Carolina State |
| 5 | 124 | Gary Arthur | TE | Miami (Ohio) |
| 6 | 150 | Terry Stewart | DB | Arkansas |
| 7 | 176 | Jim Williams | DB | Virginia State |
| 8 | 187 | Jack Porter | G | Oklahoma |
| 8 | 202 | Mark Lomas | DE | Northern Arizona |
| 9 | 228 | Eddie Bell | WR | Idaho State |
| 10 | 254 | Cleve Dickerson | RB | Miami (Ohio) |
| 11 | 280 | Earlie Thomas | DB | Colorado State |
| 12 | 306 | Bill Pierson | C-OG | San Diego State |
| 13 | 332 | Walter Groth | DT | Baylor |
| 14 | 358 | John Little | LB | Oklahoma State |
| 15 | 384 | Tom Bayless | DT | Purdue |
| 16 | 418 | Claude Herard | DT | Mississippi |
| 17 | 440 | Dick Beard | RB | Kentucky |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 56 | 74 | 82 | 43 | |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 63 | 86 | 85 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 34:17 | 230 | 90 | 122 | 18 | 74/210 35.2% | / % | 88 | 1022 |
| Opponents Totals | 25:43 | 216 | 65 | 122 | 29 | 69/191 36.1% | 1/1 100.0% | 70 | 655 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 0 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 0 | 85 |
| George Nock | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Emerson Boozer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| George Sauer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Rich Caster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Pete Lammons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Grantham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Mercein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Matt Snell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Earlie Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lee White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Elliott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 28 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 1 | 255 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 1 | 286 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 1 | 42 | 2/2 | 8/9 | 7/11 | 2/10 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 1 | 42 | 2/2 | 8/9 | 7/11 | 2/10 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 8/9 | 5/7 | 2/5 | 3/7 | 0/4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Boozer | 139 | 581 | 4.2 | 27 | 5 |
| George Nock | 135 | 402 | 3.0 | 19 | 5 |
| Matt Snell | 64 | 281 | 4.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Lee White | 70 | 215 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Al Woodall | 28 | 110 | 3.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Chuck Mercein | 20 | 44 | 2.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve O'Neal | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Turner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 463 | 1653 | 3.6 | 27 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 408 | 1283 | 3.1 | 40 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Woodall | 188 | 96 | 51.1 | 83 | 1265 | 6.7 | 13.2 | 67 | 9 | 4.8 | 9 | 4.8 | 29 | 222 | 1043 | 68.7 |
| Joe Namath | 179 | 90 | 50.3 | 77 | 1259 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 72t | 5 | 2.8 | 12 | 6.7 | 6 | 63 | 1196 | 54.7 |
| Bob Davis | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 11 | 66 | 3.9 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 47.7 |
| Steve O'Neal | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79.2 |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 386 | 193 | 50.0 | 171 | 2592 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 72t | 14 | 3.6 | 22 | 5.7 | 35 | 285 | 2307 | 60.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 383 | 165 | 43.1 | 195 | 2680 | 7.0 | 16.2 | 51 | 20 | 5.2 | 23 | 6.0 | 35 | 308 | 2372 | 59.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Maynard | 31 | 525 | 16.9 | 47 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 31 | 510 | 16.5 | 67 | 4 |
| Emerson Boozer | 28 | 258 | 9.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Pete Lammons | 25 | 316 | 12.6 | 30 | 2 |
| Eddie Bell | 21 | 246 | 11.7 | 26 | 2 |
| Rich Caster | 19 | 393 | 20.7 | 72t | 3 |
| George Nock | 18 | 146 | 8.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Lee White | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Chuck Mercein | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Matt Snell | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Cliff McClain | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Wayne Stewart | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Battle | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 193 | 2592 | 13.4 | 72t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 165 | 2680 | 16.2 | 51 | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.K. Hicks | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Larry Grantham | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Al Atkinson | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Gus Hollomon | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Earlie Thomas | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Steve Tannen | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ralph Baker | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 281 | 12.2 | 41t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 397 | 18.0 | 42 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve O'Neal | 73 | 2925 | 40.1 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 380 | 2425 | 33.2 | |
| Team Totals | 73 | 2925 | 40.1 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 380 | 2425 | 33.2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 2646 | 38.9 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 150 | 2416 | 36.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Battle | 19 | 15 | 117 | 6.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 7 | 5 | 33 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 20 | 150 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 16 | 380 | 9.0 | 62 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Battle | 40 | 891 | 22.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Cliff McClain | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Chuck Mercein | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bell | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Cecil Leonard | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| George Nock | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Onkotz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Tannen | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1106 | 19.8 | 41 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 1210 | 20.9 | 95t | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| John Elliott | 12.5 | |
| Larry Grantham | 4.5 | |
| Ralph Baker | 2.5 | |
| Verlon Biggs | 2.5 | |
| Gerry Philbin | 2.5 | |
| Al Atkinson | 1.0 | |
| Mark Lomas | 5.5 | |
| Gus Hollomon | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 35.0 | 308.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 285.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Battle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Verlon Biggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ebersole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Elliott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Grantham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| W.K. Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Lammons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Little | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff McClain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Mercein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Nock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Tannen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee White | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Woodall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0 |
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