1974 New York Jets season

1974 season of NFL team New York Jets August 2023 March 2026 New York Jets 1974 7–7 3rd AFC East Charley Winner Leon Hess Shea Stadium Did not qualify TE Rich Caster Jets seasons The 1974 New York Jets season was the fifteenth season for the team and the fifth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 4–10 record from 1973 under new head coach Charley Winner. After beginning the season 1–7, the Jets won six straight and finished with a record of 7–7. During the streak were home upsets of playoff-bound Miami and Buffalo, wins over the other division teams New England and Baltimore, and a victory over the crosstown rival Giants which was the first NFL game decided in overtime. Offseason Draft 1974 NFL draft 1974 New York Jets 1 6 Carl Barzilauskas Defensive tackle Indiana yes 2 31 Gordie Browne Tackle Boston College yes 3 58 Godwin Turk Linebacker Southern Played with Jets in 1975 3 74 Roscoe Word Defensive back Jackson State yes 5 110 Gary Baccus Linebacker Oklahoma 6 135 Bill Wyman Center Texas 6 137 Wayne Jones Running back Mississippi State 7 162 Burney Veazey Tight end Ole Miss 8 187 Greg Gantt Punter Alabama yes 8 192 Larry Lightfoot Running back Livingston 8 197 Ron Rydalch Defensive tackle Utah 9 214 Robert Burns Running back Georgia yes 10 239 Sam Baker Guard Georgia 11 266 Eugene Bird Defensive back Southern Miss 11 267 Bill Buckley Wide receiver Mississippi State 12 291 John Ricca Defensive end Duke 13 318 John Tate Linebacker Jackson State 14 343 Greg Fountain Guard Mississippi State 15 370 Willie Brister Tight end Southern yes 16 395 Jazz Jackson Running back Western Kentucky yes 17 422 Doug Lowrey Guard Arkansas State no nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/1974_draft.htm 1974 New York Jets Draftees Pro Football Reference February 13, 2022 Roster 1974 New York Jets 47 7  6 Bill Demory 12 Joe Namath 18 Al Woodall  1 Mike Adamle 40 Hank Bjorklund 32 Emerson Boozer 33 Bob Burns running back y 43 Jazz Jackson y 44 John Riggins 83 Jerome Barkum  7 Eddie Bell wide receiver 82 David Knight American football 37 Marv Owens 89 Lou Piccone 86 Willie Brister y 88 Rich Caster 68 Roger Bernhardt y G 79 Gordie Browne y T 75 Winston Hill T 59 Howard Kindig C 50 Wayne Mulligan C 77 Garry Puetz G 66 Randy Rasmussen American football, born 1945 G 63 Travis Roach y G 72 Robert Woods offensive tackle T 77 Carl Barzilauskas y DT 85 Ed Galigher DE 57 John Little American football DE 81 Richard Neal American football DE 74 Joe Schmiesing DT 70 Larry Woods DT 62 Al Atkinson MLB 51 Ralph Baker linebacker OLB 55 John Ebersole American football OLB 58 Bill Ferguson American football OLB 53 Rich Lewis OLB 52 Steve Reese American football y OLB 54 Jamie Rivers American football MLB 20 Delles Howell CB 22 Burgess Owens SS 46 Rich Sowells CB 21 Steve Tannen American football FS 45 Earlie Thomas CB 27 Phil Wise American football FS 47 Roscoe Word y CB  8 Greg Gantt y P  5 Pat Leahy American football K 26 Margene Adkins WR IR 23 Jerry Bond y no S IR  3 Bobby Howfield K IR 11 J. 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Jones quarterback y QB IR 53 Warren Koegel C IR 84 Mark Lomas DE IR 56 Godwin Turk y LB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 at Kansas City Chiefs L 16–24 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 74,854 Recap 2 September 22 at Chicago Bears W 23–21 1–1 Soldier Field 50,213 Recap 3 September 29 at Buffalo Bills L 12–16 1–2 Rich Stadium 76,978 Recap 4 October 7, 1974 at Miami Dolphins L 17–21 1–3 Miami Orange Bowl 60,727 Recap 5 October 13 New England Patriots L 0–24 1–4 Shea Stadium 57,825 Recap 6 October 20 Baltimore Colts L 20–35 1–5 Shea Stadium 51,745 Recap 7 October 27 Los Angeles Rams L 13–20 1–6 Shea Stadium 56,110 Recap 8 November 3 Houston Oilers L 22–27 1–7 Shea Stadium 47,218 Recap 9 November 10 at New York Giants W 26–20 (OT) 2–7 Yale Bowl 64,327 Recap 10 November 17 at New England Patriots W 21–16 3–7 Schaefer Stadium 57,115 Recap 11 November 24 Miami Dolphins W 17–14 4–7 Shea Stadium 57,162 Recap 12 December 1 San Diego Chargers W 27–14 5–7 Shea Stadium 44,888 Recap 13 December 8 Buffalo Bills W 20–10 6–7 Shea Stadium 61,091 Recap 14 December 15 at Baltimore Colts W 45–38 7–7 Memorial Stadium 31,651 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 9 at Giants 1974 New York Giants season New York Jets 1974 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Nine: New York Jets (1–7) at New York Giants (2–6) November 10, 1974 1:00 p.m. EST Jets 7 3 3 7 6 Giants 3 10 7 0 0 Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut 64,327 50 F C Box Score First quarter NYJ – David Knight 19-yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 7–0. Drive: NYG – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal. Jets 7–3. Drive: Second quarter NYG – Bob Tucker 2-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick). Giants 10–7. Drive: NYJ – Pat Leahy 34-yard field goal. Tie 10–10. Drive: NYG – Pete Gogolak 22-yard field goal. Giants 13–10. Drive: Third quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal. Tie 13–13. Drive: NYG – Bob Grim 12-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick). Giants 20–13. Drive: Fourth quarter NYJ – Joe Namath 3-yard run (Pat Leahy kick). Tie 20–20. Drive: Overtime NYJ – Emerson Boozer 5-yard pass from Joe Namath. Jets 26–20. Drive: Top passers NYJ – Joe Namath – 20/31, 236 yards, 2 TD NYG – Craig Morton – 21/32, 237 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYJ – Robert Burns – 21 rushes, 101 yards NYG – Joe Dawkins – 11 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers NYJ – Rich Caster – 3 receptions, 68 yards NYG – Walker Gillette – 5 receptions, 83 yards Awards and honors Joe Namath, NFL Comeback Player of the Year References External links 1974 statistics Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets season Category:1970s in Queens Category:Long stubs with short prose