| San Diego Chargers at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1968 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 63786 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 55 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| New York Jets | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Jets | Jim Turner 26 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego Chargers | Lance Alworth 7 pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York Jets | Jim Turner 45 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | New York Jets | Jim Turner 11 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | New York Jets | Matt Snell 1 run (Bake Turner kick) | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Garrison 84 pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick failed) | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Garrison 5 pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 20 | 16 |
| 4 | New York Jets | Emerson Boozer 1 run (Bake Turner kick) | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | SE | Gary Garrison |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 72 | LOG | Gary Kirner |
| 65 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 38 | TE | Jacque MacKinnon |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 22 | HB | Dickie Post |
| 19 | FL | Lance Alworth |
| 37 | FB | Gene Foster |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Houston Ridge |
| 85 | LDT | Russ Washington |
| 70 | RDT | Scott Appleton |
| 82 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 81 | LLB | Jeff Staggs |
| 50 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 58 | RLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 33 | LS | Kenny Graham |
| 36 | RS | Dick Farley |
| 45 | RCB | Speedy Duncan |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | George Sauer |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 71 | ROT | Sam Walton |
| 33 | TE | Curley Johnson |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | HB | Emerson Boozer |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 41 | FB | Matt Snell |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 86 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 22 | LS | Jim Hudson |
| 48 | RS | Cornell Gordon |
| 42 | RCB | Randy Beverly |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gene Foster | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Dickie Post | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Russ Smith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | -4 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 12 | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 24 | 35 | 1.5 | 18 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 3 | 326 | 8.8 | 84t | 3 | 1 | 7 | 70.3 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 0 | 220 | 6.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 54 | 1 |
| Gary Garrison | 6 | 163 | 27.2 | 84t | 2 |
| Gene Foster | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ken Dyer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Don Maynard | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 23 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Curley Johnson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| New York Jets | |||||
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Randy Beverly | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Cornell Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 51 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 1 | 53 | 17.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Kenny Graham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Billy Baird | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Earl Christy | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Bake Turner | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
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