1969 New York Jets season

1969 season of AFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1969 10–4 1st AFL East Weeb Ewbank Leon Hess Shea Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(vs. Chiefs) 6–13 Jets seasons The 1969 New York Jets season was the tenth season for the team, and their final season in the American Football League (AFL). Attempting to defend their AFL championship and Super Bowl III title they failed to improve on their 11–3 record from 1968. However, the Jets won the AFL Eastern Division again with a 10–4 record, their last winning season until 1981. In the divisional playoffs, they fell to the eventual AFL and Super Bowl IV champion, the Kansas City Chiefs 13–6. It would be their last playoff appearance for twelve years and last division title until 1998. Roster 1969 New York Jets 12 Joe Namath 15 Babe Parilli 18 Al Woodall y 32 Emerson Boozer 31 Bill Mathis 30 George Nock y 41 Matt Snell 34 Lee White American football 83 George Sauer Jr. 29 Bake Turner 87 Pete Lammons 89 Wayne Stewart American football y 61 Roger Finnie y T 67 Dave Herman American football G 75 Winston Hill T 64 Pete Perreault G 66 Randy Rasmussen American football, born 1945 G 52 John Schmitt American football C 79 Paul Seiler C 86 Verlon Biggs DE 80 John Elliott defensive lineman DT 65 Jimmie Jones defensive end y DE 50 Carl McAdams DT/DE 81 Gerry Philbin DE 72 Paul Rochester DT 85 Steve Thompson defensive tackle, born 1945 DT/DE 62 Al Atkinson MLB 51 Ralph Baker linebacker OLB 55 Jim Carroll American football OLB 56 Paul Crane OLB 60 Larry Grantham OLB 63 John Neidert MLB 46 Bill Baird American football FS 40 Mike Battle y FS 42 Randy Beverly CB 43 John Dockery CB 48 Cornell Gordon CB 26 Jim Richards American football SS 20 Steve O'Neal y P 11 Jim Turner placekicker K 70 Dave Foley American football y T IR 22 Jim Hudson S IR 35 Billy Joe American football RB IR -- Michael Stromberg LB IR 71 Sam Walton American football T Susp. 73 Ray Hayes no DT 28 Cecil Leonard y CB 13 Don Maynard WR 17 Harry Theofiledes QB 68 Gordon Wright no G Regular season Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 14 at Buffalo BillsW 33–19 1–0 War Memorial Stadium 46,165 Recap 2 September 21 at Denver Broncos L 19–21 1–1 Mile High Stadium 50,583 Recap 3 September 28 at San Diego Chargers L 27–34 1–2 San Diego Stadium 54,042 Recap 4 October 5 at Boston Patriots W 23–14 2–2 Alumni Stadium 25,584 Recap 5 October 12 at Cincinnati Bengals W 21–7 3–2 Nippert Stadium 27,927 Recap 6 October 20, 1969 Houston Oilers W 26–17 4–2 Shea Stadium 63,841 Recap 7 October 26 Boston PatriotsW 23–17 5–2 Shea Stadium 62,298 Recap 8 November 2 Miami Dolphins W 34–31 6–2 Shea Stadium 61,761 Recap 9 November 9 Buffalo Bills W 16–6 7–2 Shea Stadium 62,680 Recap 10 November 16 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–34 7–3 Shea Stadium 63,849 Recap 11 November 23 Cincinnati Bengals W 40–7 8–3 Shea Stadium 62,128 Recap 12 November 30 Oakland Raiders L 14–27 8–4 Shea Stadium 63,865 Recap 13 December 6, 1969 at Houston Oilers W 34–26 9–4 Astrodome 51,923 Recap 14 December 14 at Miami DolphinsW 27–9 10–4 Miami Orange Bowl 48,108 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Jets 6 10 3 14 Bills 3 0 6 10 September 14 War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York 70 F, wind 11 mph yes 1 NYJ Jim Turner 9 yard field goal Jets 3–0 1 BUF Bruce Alford 35 yard field goal Tie 3–3 1 NYJ Jim Turner 26 yard field goal Jets 6–3 2 NYJ Jim Turner 41 yard field goal Jets 9–3 2 NYJ Don Maynard 60 yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) Jets 16–3 3 NYJ Jim Turner 21 yard field goal Jets 19–3 3 BUF Bill Enyart 5 yard pass from Jack Kemp (pass failed) Jets 19–9 4 BUF O.J. Simpson 8 yard run (Bruce Alford kick) Jets 19–16 4 BUF Bruce Alford 10 yard field goal Tie 19–19 4 NYJ Matt Snell 11 yard run (Jim Turner kick) Jets 26–19 4 NYJ Paul Crane 23 yard interception return (Jim Turner kick) Jets 33–19 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Postseason Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Divisional December 20 Kansas City Chiefs L 6–13 Shea Stadium 62,977 Recap Standings Awards and honors Joe Namath, Co-AFL MVP Joe Namath, UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year References External links 1969 team stats Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets Category:1960s in Queens