1973 New York Jets (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 4-10-0 .286 |
| Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank |
| Ed Biles | Defensive Backs |
| C.W. Hewgley | Offensive Line |
| Mike Holovak | Receivers |
| Buddy Ryan | Defensive Line |
| Ken Shipp | Offensive Backs |
| Charley Winner | Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/3/1973 | A | Houston Oilers | 16-13 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45775 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1973 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 34-14 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 46477 | |
| Sun | 8/19/1973 | N | New York Giants | 30-45 | L | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 70874 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1973 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 10-13 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41040 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1973 | A | New Orleans Saints | 28-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 67434 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1973 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 16-13 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 44218 | |
| Mon | 9/17/1973 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-23 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 47124 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1973 | A | Baltimore Colts | 34-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 55942 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | A | Buffalo Bills | 7-9 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77425 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1973 | A | Miami Dolphins | 3-31 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 63850 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1973 | A | New England Patriots | 9-7 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 57781 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1973 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-26 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48682 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1973 | H | Denver Broncos | 28-40 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 55108 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1973 | H | Miami Dolphins | 14-24 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 57491 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1973 | H | New England Patriots | 33-13 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 51034 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1973 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-20 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55745 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1973 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 20-28 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 47283 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1973 | H | Baltimore Colts | 20-17 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 51167 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1973 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-24 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 34621 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1973 | H | Buffalo Bills | 14-34 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 47790 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | RB | 5-9 | 197 | 24 | Northwestern | 14 | 4 |
| Margene Adkins | 26 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 26 | Trinity Valley CC | 13 | 5 |
| Al Atkinson | 62 | MLB | 6-1 | 229 | 30 | Villanova | 5 | 5 |
| Ralph Baker | 51 | LLB | 6-3 | 232 | 31 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Jerome Barkum | 83 | WR | 6-3 | 218 | 23 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Eddie Bell | 7 | WR | 5-10 | 160 | 26 | Compton JC; Idaho State | 13 | 9 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 40 | RB | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Princeton | 10 | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 209 | 30 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 13 | 12 |
| Dennis Cambal | 30 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | William & Mary | 8 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 228 | 25 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Demory | 6 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Arizona | 6 | 3 |
| John Ebersole | 55 | MLB-RLB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Penn State | 13 | 12 |
| John Elliott | 80 | RDT-LDE | 6-4 | 244 | 29 | Texas | 13 | 9 |
| Julian Fagan | 10 | P | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 19 | RS | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Brigham Young | 9 | 8 |
| Bill Ferguson | 58 | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | Washington; Grossmont JC; San Diego State | 11 | 4 |
| Ed Galigher | 85 | LDE | 6-5 | 247 | 23 | Chabot JC; UCLA | 7 | 6 |
| Ricky Harrell | 54 | C | 6-3 | 238 | 22 | Clemson | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Herman | 67 | ROG | 6-2 | 255 | 32 | Michigan State | 14 | 9 |
| Winston Hill | 75 | ROT | 6-4 | 278 | 32 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| Delles Howell | 20 | LCB | 6-4 | 197 | 25 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Howfield | 3 | K | 5-9 | 181 | 37 | none | 14 | 0 |
| Joey Jackson | 86 | LDE | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | New Mexico State | 3 | 1 |
| David Knight | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 177 | 22 | William & Mary | 14 | 0 |
| John Little | 57 | LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 12 |
| Mark Lomas | 84 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Golden West JC; Northern Arizona | 14 | 14 |
| Cliff McClain | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 215 | 26 | South Carolina State | 12 | 1 |
| John Mooring | 71 | C | 6-6 | 255 | 26 | Tampa | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 30 | Alabama | 6 | 5 |
| Jim Nance | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 241 | 31 | Syracuse | 7 | 1 |
| Richard Neal | 81 | LDT-RDT-LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Burgess Owens | 22 | LS | 6-2 | 199 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Garry Puetz | 78 | ROG | 6-4 | 265 | 21 | Valparaiso | 7 | 5 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 66 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 28 | Nebraska-Kearney | 14 | 14 |
| John Riggins | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Kansas | 11 | 9 |
| John Schmitt | 52 | C | 6-4 | 253 | 31 | Hofstra | 14 | 14 |
| Rich Sowells | 46 | RCB | 6-0 | 179 | 25 | Alcorn State | 12 | 3 |
| Rob Spicer | 59 | RLB-MLB | 6-4 | 227 | 22 | Indiana | 13 | 4 |
| Bob Svihus | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 245 | 30 | Southern California | 12 | 4 |
| Steve Tannen | 21 | RS-LCB | 6-1 | 194 | 25 | Florida | 9 | 2 |
| Mike Taylor | 50 | RLB | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Michigan | 8 | 3 |
| Earlie Thomas | 45 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Colorado State | 12 | 11 |
| Steve Thompson | 87 | LDT | 6-5 | 245 | 28 | Washington | 8 | 0 |
| Rocky Turner | 29 | RS | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14 | 0 |
| Phil Wise | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 193 | 24 | South Dakota; Nebraska-Omaha | 8 | 4 |
| Al Woodall | 18 | QB | 6-5 | 210 | 28 | Duke | 9 | 6 |
| Robert Woods | 72 | LOT | 6-3 | 253 | 23 | Tennessee State | 14 | 10 |
| Bill Zapalac | 52 | LLB | 6-4 | 225 | 25 | Texas | 13 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 13 | Burgess Owens | DB | Miami (Florida) |
| 2 | 38 | Robert Woods | T | Tennessee State |
| 4 | 90 | Bill Ferguson | LB | San Diego State |
| 5 | 116 | Bruce Bannon | LB | Penn State |
| 6 | 144 | Travis Roach | G | Texas |
| 6 | 155 | Ricky Harrell | C | Clemson |
| 7 | 169 | Mike Haggard | WR | South Carolina |
| 8 | 194 | Rick Seifert | DB | Ohio State |
| 9 | 222 | Rob Spicer | LB | Indiana |
| 10 | 243 | Joe Carbone | LB | Delaware |
| 10 | 247 | Jim Krempin | T | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 11 | 272 | David Knight | WR | William & Mary |
| 12 | 300 | Garry Puetz | T | Valparaiso |
| 13 | 325 | Bob Parrish | DT | Duke |
| 14 | 350 | Joe Schwartz | RB | Toledo |
| 15 | 378 | Mahlon Williams | TE | North Carolina Central |
| 16 | 403 | John Czerwinski | T | Bowling Green State |
| 17 | 432 | Jim Foote | P | Delaware Valley |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 58 | 64 | 54 | 64 | 240 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 104 | 61 | 70 | 306 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25:43 | 222 | 95 | 109 | 18 | 69/194 35.6% | 0/1 0.0% | 62 | 575 |
| Opponents Totals | 34:17 | 226 | 116 | 101 | 9 | 75/196 38.3% | 0/1 0.0% | 86 | 783 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Howfield | 0 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 78 |
| Jerome Barkum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Emerson Boozer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Rich Caster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| John Riggins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ralph Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| David Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Phil Wise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 240 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 23 | 34 | 67.6 | 0 | 306 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Howfield | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 44 | 4/4 | 5/7 | 5/7 | 3/5 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 44 | 4/4 | 5/7 | 5/7 | 3/6 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 34 | 67.6 | 10/10 | 5/6 | 3/9 | 4/6 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Boozer | 182 | 831 | 4.6 | 52 | 3 |
| John Riggins | 134 | 482 | 3.6 | 15 | 4 |
| Mike Adamle | 67 | 264 | 3.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Al Woodall | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Julian Fagan | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Cliff McClain | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Demory | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 453 | 1864 | 4.1 | 52 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 538 | 2228 | 4.1 | 30 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Woodall | 201 | 101 | 101 | 92 | 1228 | 6.1 | 12.2 | 56t | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 4.0 | 19 | 127 | 1101 | 67.8 |
| Joe Namath | 133 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 966 | 7.3 | 14.2 | 63 | 5 | 3.8 | 6 | 4.5 | 10 | 97 | 869 | 68.7 |
| Bill Demory | 39 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 159 | 4.1 | 13.3 | 31t | 2 | 5.1 | 8 | 20.5 | 8 | 73 | 86 | 22.2 |
| Team Totals | 373 | 181 | 181 | 170 | 2353 | 6.3 | 13.0 | 63 | 16 | 4.3 | 22 | 5.9 | 37 | 297 | 2056 | 58.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 296 | 150 | 150 | 127 | 2148 | 7.3 | 14.3 | 76t | 18 | 6.1 | 19 | 6.4 | 26 | 198 | 1950 | 68.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Barkum | 44 | 810 | 18.4 | 63 | 6 |
| Rich Caster | 35 | 593 | 16.9 | 49 | 4 |
| Eddie Bell | 24 | 319 | 13.3 | 38t | 2 |
| John Riggins | 23 | 158 | 6.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 22 | 130 | 5.9 | 15t | 3 |
| Mike Adamle | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Margene Adkins | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 29 | 0 |
| David Knight | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Cliff McClain | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 181 | 2353 | 13.0 | 63 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 150 | 2148 | 14.3 | 76t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delles Howell | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Ralph Baker | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 22t | 1 |
| Rich Sowells | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 30t | 1 |
| Earlie Thomas | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rob Spicer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Al Atkinson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Ebersole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 288 | 15.2 | 41 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 296 | 13.5 | 45t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Fagan | 74 | 2744 | 37.1 | 58 | 2 | 6 | 411 | 2213 | 29.9 | |
| Team Totals | 74 | 2744 | 37.1 | 58 | 2 | 6 | 411 | 2213 | 29.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 2737 | 40.9 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 165 | 2452 | 36.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Farasopoulos | 14 | 10 | 111 | 7.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Rocky Turner | 11 | 4 | 54 | 4.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Tannen | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Knight | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 21 | 165 | 6.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 18 | 411 | 11.4 | 53 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margene Adkins | 31 | 615 | 19.8 | 38 | 0 | |
| Hank Bjorklund | 9 | 175 | 19.4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Cliff McClain | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Burgess Owens | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 82t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 1061 | 20.4 | 82t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 1021 | 23.2 | 51 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Lomas | 7.5 | |
| Richard Neal | 4.0 | |
| John Elliott | 3.0 | |
| John Little | 2.5 | |
| John Ebersole | 2.0 | |
| Bill Ferguson | 2.0 | |
| Ed Galigher | 1.5 | |
| Ralph Baker | 1.0 | |
| Steve Tannen | 1.0 | |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 0.5 | |
| (TEAM) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 26.0 | 198.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 297.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adamle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Margene Adkins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emerson Boozer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Demory | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 | |
| John Ebersole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Winston Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Delles Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff McClain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Nance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Neal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burgess Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Schmitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earlie Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Rocky Turner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Phil Wise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 1 |
| Al Woodall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 109 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 1 |
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