1972 New York Jets (NFL) |
| 2nd place American Football Conference Eastern Division 7-7-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank |
| Ed Biles | Defensive Backs |
| C.W. Hewgley | Offensive Line |
| Ken Meyer | Receivers |
| Buddy Ryan | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1972 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 17-10 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 41920 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1972 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-22 | L | Seattle, WA | University of Washington Stadium | 44038 | |
| Sun | 8/20/1972 | A | New York Giants | 31-31 | T | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 67945 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1972 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 27-34 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65386 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1972 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 9-3 | W | Atlanta, GA | Grant Field | 37806 | |
| Sat | 9/9/1972 | A | San Diego Chargers | 20-20 | T | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 46702 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1972 | A | Buffalo Bills | 41-24 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 46206 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1972 | A | Baltimore Colts | 44-34 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 56626 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1972 | A | Houston Oilers | 20-26 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51423 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1972 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-27 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 63841 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1972 | A | New England Patriots | 41-13 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60999 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1972 | H | Baltimore Colts | 24-20 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62948 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1972 | H | New England Patriots | 34-10 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62867 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1972 | H | Washington Redskins | 17-35 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62692 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1972 | H | Buffalo Bills | 41-3 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62853 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1972 | A | Miami Dolphins | 24-28 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
| Thu | 11/23/1972 | A | Detroit Lions | 20-37 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1972 | H | New Orleans Saints | 18-17 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62496 | |
| Mon | 12/11/1972 | A | Oakland Raiders | 16-24 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54843 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1972 | H | Cleveland Browns | 10-26 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62614 | |
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 |
| 62 | Al Atkinson | MLB | 6-1 | 229 | 29 | Villanova | 13 | 13 |
| 51 | Ralph Baker | LLB-MLB | 6-3 | 232 | 30 | Penn State | 10 | 6 |
| 83 | Jerome Barkum | WR | 6-3 | 218 | 22 | Jackson State | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Bell | WR | 5-10 | 160 | 25 | Compton JC; Idaho State | 13 | 13 |
| 40 | Hank Bjorklund | RB | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Princeton | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Emerson Boozer | RB | 5-11 | 209 | 29 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 11 | 10 |
| 88 | Rich Caster | TE | 6-5 | 228 | 24 | Jackson State | 14 | 13 |
| 56 | Paul Crane | LLB | 6-2 | 208 | 28 | Alabama | 8 | 7 |
| 15 | Bob Davis | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | Virginia | 14 | 1 |
| 55 | John Ebersole | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | John Elliott | RDT | 6-4 | 244 | 28 | Texas | 13 | 12 |
| 19 | Chris Farasopoulos | RS | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Brigham Young | 13 | 11 |
| 61 | Roger Finnie | ROG | 6-3 | 245 | 27 | Florida A&M | 14 | 1 |
| 85 | Ed Galigher | RDT | 6-5 | 247 | 22 | Chabot JC; UCLA | 13 | 1 |
| 60 | Larry Grantham | RLB | 6-0 | 204 | 34 | Mississippi | 11 | 10 |
| 36 | Steve Harkey | RB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 3 |
| 67 | Dave Herman | ROG | 6-2 | 255 | 31 | Michigan State | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | W.K. Hicks | RS | 6-1 | 191 | 30 | Texas Southern | 14 | 3 |
| 75 | Winston Hill | ROT | 6-4 | 278 | 31 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Gus Hollomon | LS | 6-3 | 195 | 27 | Houston | 14 | 12 |
| 3 | Bobby Howfield | K | 5-9 | 181 | 36 | none | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Joey Jackson | RDE | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | New Mexico State | 14 | 3 |
| 63 | Roy Kirksey | OG | 6-1 | 235 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 10 | 0 |
| 57 | John Little | LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Mark Lomas | RDE-RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Golden West JC; Northern Arizona | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Don Maynard | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 37 | Rice; Texas-El Paso | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Cliff McClain | RB | 6-0 | 215 | 25 | South Carolina State | 13 | 4 |
| 71 | John Mooring | OT-C | 6-6 | 255 | 25 | Tampa | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 29 | Alabama | 13 | 13 |
| 20 | Steve O'Neal | P | 6-3 | 185 | 26 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Gerry Philbin | LDE | 6-2 | 244 | 31 | Buffalo | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 27 | Nebraska-Kearney | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | John Riggins | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Kansas | 12 | 11 |
| 52 | John Schmitt | C | 6-4 | 253 | 30 | Hofstra | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Matt Snell | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 31 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | Rich Sowells | LCB | 6-0 | 179 | 24 | Alcorn State | 11 | 4 |
| 89 | Wayne Stewart | TE | 6-7 | 202 | 25 | California | 14 | 1 |
| 76 | Bob Svihus | LOT | 6-4 | 245 | 29 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Steve Tannen | LCB | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Florida | 13 | 10 |
| 50 | Mike Taylor | RLB-LLB | 6-1 | 230 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 5 |
| 45 | Earlie Thomas | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Colorado State | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Steve Thompson | DT | 6-5 | 245 | 27 | Washington | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Rocky Turner | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 22 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Phil Wise | LS-RLB | 6-0 | 193 | 23 | South Dakota; Nebraska-Omaha | 9 | 3 |
| 53 | Bill Zapalac | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 24 | Texas | 6 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 9 | Jerome Barkum | WR | Jackson State |
| 1 | 20 | Mike Taylor | LB | Michigan |
| 3 | 66 | Gary Hammond | WR | Southern Methodist |
| 4 | 89 | Ed Galigher | DE | UCLA |
| 5 | 114 | Dickie Harris | DB | South Carolina |
| 6 | 139 | Joey Jackson | DE | New Mexico State |
| 8 | 194 | Marion Latimore | G | Kansas State |
| 9 | 218 | Jeff Ford | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 10 | 244 | Rocky Turner | DB | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 11 | 268 | Robert Stevenson | LB | Tennessee State |
| 12 | 299 | Hank Bjorklund | RB | Princeton |
| 13 | 324 | Steve Sullivan | T | North Texas |
| 14 | 349 | Louis Age | G | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 15 | 374 | Phil Sullivan | DB | Georgia |
| 16 | 399 | Gary Kipfmiller | C | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 17 | 429 | Ken Gamble | P | Fayetteville State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 99 | 118 | 49 | 101 | |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 116 | 57 | 105 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 12:51 | 250 | 106 | 117 | 27 | 76/176 43.2% | 1/1 100.0% | 74 | 719 |
| Opponents Totals | 47:09 | 255 | 121 | 118 | 16 | 80/180 44.4% | 1/1 100.0% | 86 | 856 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Howfield | 0 | 40 | 41 | 97.6 | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 0 | 121 |
| Emerson Boozer | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Rich Caster | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| John Riggins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Don Maynard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Rasmussen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wayne Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 41 | 40 | 41 | 97.6 | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 0 | 367 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 36 | 37 | 97.3 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 0 | 324 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Howfield | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 1 | 42 | 7/8 | 7/7 | 11/15 | 2/7 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 1 | 42 | 7/8 | 7/7 | 11/15 | 2/7 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 7/7 | 8/11 | 4/7 | 3/7 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 207 | 944 | 4.6 | 40 | 7 |
| Emerson Boozer | 120 | 549 | 4.6 | 37t | 11 |
| Cliff McClain | 59 | 305 | 5.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Steve Harkey | 45 | 129 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 461 | 2010 | 4.4 | 40 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 476 | 2072 | 4.4 | 41t | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Namath | 324 | 162 | 162 | 141 | 2816 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 83t | 19 | 5.9 | 21 | 6.5 | 11 | 101 | 2715 | 72.5 |
| Bob Davis | 22 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 114 | 5.2 | 11.4 | 35 | 2 | 9.1 | 1 | 4.5 | 6 | 52 | 62 | 72.9 |
| Cliff McClain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 347 | 172 | 172 | 153 | 2930 | 8.4 | 17.0 | 83t | 21 | 6.1 | 22 | 6.3 | 17 | 153 | 2777 | 72.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 363 | 186 | 186 | 158 | 2888 | 8.0 | 15.5 | 89t | 18 | 5.0 | 19 | 5.2 | 27 | 251 | 2637 | 72.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Caster | 39 | 833 | 21.4 | 80t | 10 |
| Eddie Bell | 35 | 629 | 18.0 | 83t | 2 |
| Don Maynard | 29 | 510 | 17.6 | 41 | 2 |
| John Riggins | 21 | 230 | 11.0 | 67t | 1 |
| Jerome Barkum | 16 | 304 | 19.0 | 52 | 2 |
| Emerson Boozer | 11 | 142 | 12.9 | 49t | 3 |
| Steve Harkey | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Cliff McClain | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 44 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Wayne Stewart | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 172 | 2930 | 17.0 | 83t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 186 | 2888 | 15.5 | 89t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Tannen | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ralph Baker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| W.K. Hicks | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Gus Hollomon | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Earlie Thomas | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Al Atkinson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Crane | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Taylor | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 282 | 14.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 271 | 12.3 | 56 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve O'Neal | 51 | 2006 | 39.3 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 1727 | 33.9 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 2006 | 39.3 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 1727 | 33.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 2206 | 39.4 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 242 | 1904 | 34.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Farasopoulos | 17 | 17 | 179 | 10.5 | 65t | 1 |
| Rocky Turner | 5 | 1 | 38 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 |
| W.K. Hicks | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 18 | 242 | 9.7 | 65t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 9 | 239 | 10.4 | 42 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Farasopoulos | 26 | 627 | 24.1 | 51 | 0 | |
| Phil Wise | 9 | 211 | 23.4 | 33 | 0 | |
| Hank Bjorklund | 7 | 150 | 21.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| W.K. Hicks | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Rocky Turner | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Cliff McClain | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Roy Kirksey | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Matt Snell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bill Zapalac | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1218 | 21.8 | 51 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 1386 | 29.5 | 93t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Lomas | 7.0 | |
| John Little | 4.5 | |
| Joey Jackson | 4.0 | |
| Gerry Philbin | 4.0 | |
| Al Atkinson | 2.0 | |
| Ralph Baker | 1.0 | |
| Paul Crane | 1.0 | |
| John Elliott | 1.0 | |
| Ed Galigher | 1.0 | |
| Larry Grantham | 0.5 | |
| Gus Hollomon | 0.5 | |
| Steve Thompson | 0.5 | |
| Phil Wise | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals IND=27.5 | 27.0 | 251.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17.0 | 153.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| Emerson Boozer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Finnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Grantham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Harkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Kirksey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Lomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff McClain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Mooring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve O'Neal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Philbin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earlie Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Wise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
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