1991 New York Jets season

1991 season of NFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1991 8–8 2nd AFC East Leon Hess Bruce Coslet Pete Carroll Dick Steinberg Giants Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Oilers) 10–17 QB Ken O'Brien Jets seasons The 1991 New York Jets season was the 32nd season for the team and the 22nd in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–10 record from 1990 under head coach Bruce Coslet. The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–8, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 1986 as one of three AFC Wild Card teams. In the Wild Card Round they would lose to the Houston Oilers, 17–10. The Jets would not make the playoffs again until 1998. For the second time in their history, the Jets suffered the embarrassment of losing at home to a team which would finish 1–15. The Colts defeated the Jets 28–27 at Giants Stadium in week 11, their lone win under interim coach Rick Venturi. In 1980, the Jets lost 21–20 to the Saints at Shea Stadium in week 15. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 2 34 Browning Nagle Quarterback Louisville 3 63 Mo Lewis Linebacker Georgia 4 94 Mark Gunn Defensive tackle Pittsburgh 6 148 Blaise Bryant Running back Iowa State 6 160 Mike Riley Defensive back Tulane 7 175 Doug Parrish Defensive back San Francisco State 8 202 Tim James Defensive back Colorado 9 234 Paul Glonek Defensive tackle Arizona 10 261 Al Baker Running back Kentucky 11 288 Rocen Keeton Linebacker UCLA 12 315 Mark Hayes Offensive tackle Arizona State Undrafted free agents + 1991 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegePete BalistrieriWide receiverWisconsin–Eau ClaireKip BeachTackleIndiana StateLeroy KinardRunning backLibertyPhil LoganWide receiverKentuckyReggie MooreWide receiverUCLAJim ScullyLinebackerHofstraMatt SwinsonTight endMaine Personnel 1991 New York Jets Chairman of the board – Leon Hess President – Steve Gutman Vice president/general manager – Dick Steinberg Director of player personnel – Ron Wolf Director of pro personnel – Jim Royer Assistant director of pro personnel – Pat Kirwan Head coach – Bruce Coslet Quarterbacks – Joe Daniels Running backs – Kippy Brown Receivers – Chip Myers Offensive line – Larry Beightol Offensive assistant/tight ends – Bob Wylie Defensive coordinator – Pete Carroll Defensive line – Greg Robinson Linebackers – Foge Fazio Defensive assistant/defensive backs – Ed Donatell Special teams coordinator – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning – Greg Mackrides Asst strength and conditioning - Lee Brandon Roster 1991 New York Jets 47 5 6  8 Browning Nagle y  7 Ken O'Brien 11 Troy Taylor American football 30 Brad Baxter FB 29 A. B. Brown 34 Johnny Hector 24 Freeman McNeil 32 Blair Thomas 87 Chris Burkett 81 Terance Mathis 85 Rob Moore American football 88 Al Toon 80 Mark Boyer 84 Chris Dressel 82 Pat Kelly American football 66 Dave Cadigan G 69 Jeff Criswell T 62 Roger Duffy American football C 75 Irv Eatman T 79 Mike Haight G 64 Trevor Matich C 72 Brett Miller American football T 53 Jim Sweeney American football, born 1962 C 67 Dwayne White G 90 Dennis Byrd DT 91 Paul Frase DT 96 Mark Gunn y DE 56 Jeff Lageman DE 94 Scott Mersereau DT 71 Bill Pickel DT 97 Marvin Washington DE 59 Kyle Clifton MLB 55 Bobby Houston American football OLB 95 Troy Johnson linebacker OLB 58 Joe Kelly American football OLB 57 Mo Lewis y OLB 43 Mike Brim CB 40 James Hasty CB 25 R. J. Kors SS 22 Erik McMillan FS 21 Don Odegard CB 45 Tony Stargell CB 48 Brian Washington SS 31 Lonnie Young FS  4 Louie Aguiar y P  2 Raúl Allegre K  5 Pat Leahy American football K 89 Dale Dawkins WR NF-Inj. 44 Patrick Egu RB IR 51 Joe Mott LB IR 20 Dennis Price American football CB PUP 86 Ken Whisenhunt TE IR 47 Corwin Anthony y TE 33 Blaise Bryant y RB 74 Mark Hayes offensive tackle y T 54 Pepper Jenkins y LB 35 Leroy Kinard y RB 17 Reggie Moore wide receiver y WR Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 3, 1991 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–24 0–1 Giants Stadium 31,577 2 August 10, 1991 vs. Kansas City Chiefs L 10–19 0–2 Busch Stadium 52,935 3 August 17, 1991 at New York Giants L 10–24 0–3 Giants Stadium 73,618 4 August 24, 1991 vs. Washington Redskins W 13–9 1–3 Williams-Brice Stadium 69,117https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflnyj.html 1991 New York Jets (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 11, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–13 1–0 Giants Stadium 61,204 2 September 8 at Seattle Seahawks L 13–20 1–1 Kingdome 56,770 3 September 15 Buffalo Bills L 20–23 1–2 Giants Stadium 65,309 4 September 23, 1991 at Chicago Bears L 13–19 (OT) 1–3 Soldier Field 65,255 5 September 29 Miami Dolphins W 41–23 2–3 Giants Stadium 71,170 6 October 6 at Cleveland Browns W 17–14 3–3 Cleveland Stadium 71,042 7 October 13 Houston Oilers L 20–23 3–4 Giants Stadium 70,758 8 October 20 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–6 4–4 Hoosier Dome 53,025 9 Bye 10 November 3 Green Bay Packers W 19–16 (OT) 5–4 Giants Stadium 67,435 11 November 10 Indianapolis Colts L 27–28 5–5 Giants Stadium 44,792 12 November 17 at New England Patriots W 28–21 6–5 Foxboro Stadium 30,743 13 November 24 San Diego Chargers W 24–3 7–5 Giants Stadium 59,025 14 December 1 at Buffalo Bills L 13–24 7–6 Rich Stadium 80,243 15 December 8 at Detroit Lions L 20–34 7–7 Pontiac Silverdome 69,304 16 December 15 New England Patriots L 3–6 7–8 Giants Stadium 55,689 17 December 22 at Miami Dolphins W 23–20 (OT) 8–8 Joe Robbie Stadium 69,636 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/1991.htm 1991 New York Jets Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Season Game Summaries Week 1 (Sunday, September 1, 1991): vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. New York Jets 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets – Game summary September 1, 1991 1:03 p.m. EDT Buccaneers (0–1) 3 3 0 7 Jets (1–0) 7 3 0 6 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey 61,204 Larry Nemmers CBS Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pro-Football-Reference.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets – September 1, 1991 right Tampa Bay Buccaneers TB New York Jets NYJ TB NYJ collapsed 13 16 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: 2 hours, 50 minutes BuccaneersGame statisticsJets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Week 2 (Sunday, September 8, 1991): at Seattle Seahawks The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 3 (Sunday, September 15, 1991): vs. Buffalo Bills The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 4 (Monday, September 23, 1991): at Chicago Bears The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 5 (Sunday, September 29, 1991): vs. Miami Dolphins The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 6 (Sunday, October 6, 1991): at Cleveland Browns The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 7 (Sunday, October 13, 1991): vs. Houston Oilers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 8 (Sunday, October 20, 1991): at Indianapolis Colts The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 9: BYE WEEK Week 10 (Sunday, November 3, 1991): vs. Green Bay Packers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 11 (Sunday, November 10, 1991): vs. Indianapolis Colts The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 12 (Sunday, November 17, 1991): at New England Patriots The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 13 (Sunday, November 24, 1991): vs. San Diego Chargers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 14 (Sunday, December 1, 1991): at Buffalo Bills The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 15: (Sunday, December 8, 1991): at Detroit Lions The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 16 (Sunday, December 15, 1991): vs. New England Patriots The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Week 17 (Sunday, December 22, 1991): at Miami Dolphins The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. Postseason Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Wild Card December 29 at Houston Oilers L 10–17 Houston Astrodome 61,485 Playoff Game Summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs (Sunday, December 29, 1991): at Houston Oilers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03. References External links 1991 statistics Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets season Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex