1976 New York Jets season

1976 season of NFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1976 3–11 4th AFC East Lou Holtz (resigned following Week 13, 3–10 record)Mike Holovak (interim, 0–1 record) Leon Hess Shea Stadium Did not qualify None Jets seasons The 1976 New York Jets season was the seventeenth season for the team and the seventh in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from 1975 under new head coach Lou Holtz. The Jets again finished with a record of 3–11, which combined with the resignation of Holtz with one game left in the season to become coach at the University of Arkansas, prompted John Facenda to say about the Jets during the NFL Films highlight film for that season “Perhaps the best thing to say about the 1976 New York Jets season is that it’s over”. The only teams that the Jets defeated in 1976 were the 2–12 Buffalo Bills (twice) and the 0–14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Jets were 0–9 vs. teams with a winning record. The 1976 season was also the twelfth and final year with the Jets for quarterback Joe Namath.Namath would play one final season with the 1977 L.A. Rams Offseason 1976 expansion draft 1976 NFL expansion draft + New York Jets selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Anthony DavisRunning backTampa Bay Buccaneers00Jerry DavisDefensive backSeattle Seahawks00Larry WoodsDefensive tackleSeattle Seahawks Draft 1976 NFL draft 1976 New York Jets 1 6 Richard Todd Quarterback Alabama yes 2 33 Shafer Suggs Safety Ball State yes 3 67 Greg Buttle Linebacker Penn State yes 5 129 Steve King Offensive tackle Michigan no 6 163 Bob Martin Linebacker Nebraska yes 7 188 Abdul Salaam Defensive end Kent State yes 7 199 James Richards Running back Florida no 8 211 Joe Davis Guard USC no 8 214 Louie Giammona Running back Utah State no 9 244 Ronnie Moore Wide receiver VMI no 11 296 Lawrence Pillers Defensive end Alcorn State yes 12 326 Don Buckey Wide receiver North Carolina State yes 12 327 Dave Buckey Quarterback North Carolina State no 14 380 Al Gluchoski Center West Virginia no 15 410 Rick Faulk Punter San Francisco State no 16 437 James Godwin Running back Fayetteville no 17 464 Darwin Willie Tight end Tulane no Personnel Staff 1976 New York Jets Leon Hess – Owner Al Ward – General manager Mike Holovak – Director of player personnel Carroll Huntress – Scout Connie Nicholas – Scout Lou Holtz – Head coach (first 13 games) Mike Holovak – Interim head coach (final game) Dan Henning – Wide receivers Joe Gardi – Tight ends/special teams Bob Fry – Offensive line Walt Michaels – Defensive coordinator Roster 1976 New York Jets 11 Steve Joachim 12 Joe Namath 14 Richard Todd American football y 35 Steve Davis running back 21 Clark Gaines y 45 Louie Giammona y 38 Bob Gresham 83 Jerome Barkum 84 Clint Haslerig 82 David Knight American football 89 Lou Piccone 80 Howard Satterwhite 88 Rich Caster 86 Richard Osborne American football y 67 Darrell Austin G/C 65 Joe Fields C 75 Winston Hill T 71 Al Krevis T 78 Garry Puetz G/T 66 Randy Rasmussen American football, born 1945 G 61 John Roman y T 72 Robert Woods offensive tackle T 77 Carl Barzilauskas DT 74 Larry Faulk DT 85 Ed Galigher DT 81 Richard Neal American football DE 76 Lawrence Pillers DE 51 Greg Buttle y OLB 55 John Ebersole American football MLB 52 Mike Hennigan American football OLB 59 Bob Martin American football y OLB 56 Larry Keller OLB 54 Steve Poole y MLB 47 Tommy Marvaso y SS 22 Burgess Owens FS 46 Rich Sowells CB 23 Shafer Suggs y CB 38 Ed Taylor American football CB 27 Phil Wise American football SS  3 Duane Carrell P  5 Pat Leahy American football K -- Don Coleman linebacker LB IR -- Joe Davis offensive lineman y G IR -- Steve King American football y T IR -- Mark Lomas DE IR 49 Ed Marinaro RB IR 50 Wayne Mulligan C IR 87 Billy Newsome DE IR 53 Carl Russ LB IR -- Clarence Sanders y LB PUP 48 Ken Schroy y S IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 at Cleveland Browns L 17–38 0–1 Cleveland Stadium 67,496 2 September 19 at Denver Broncos L 3–46 0–2 Mile High Stadium 62,669 3 September 26 at Miami Dolphins L 0–16 0–3 Miami Orange Bowl 49,754 4 October 3 at San Francisco 49ers L 6–17 0–4 Candlestick Park 42,961 5 October 10 Buffalo Bills W 17–14 1–4 Shea Stadium 59,110 6 October 18 at New England Patriots L 7–41 1–5 Schaefer Stadium 50,883 7 October 24 Baltimore Colts L 0–20 1–6 Shea Stadium 59,576 8 October 31 at Buffalo Bills W 19–14 2–6 Rich Stadium 41,285 9 November 7 Miami Dolphins L 7–27 2–7 Shea Stadium 53,344 10 November 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–0 3–7 Shea Stadium 46,426 11 November 21 New England Patriots L 24–38 3–8 Shea Stadium 49,983 12 November 28 at Baltimore Colts L 16–33 3–9 Memorial Stadium 44,023 13 December 5 Washington Redskins L 16–37 3–10 Shea Stadium 46,638 14 December 12 Cincinnati Bengals L 3–42 3–11 Shea Stadium 31,067 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings In popular culture The television series Barney Miller referenced the game between the Buccaneers playing in New York versus the Jets, in the third-season episode “The Recluse”, in which Yemana (Jack Soo) had tickets to the Jets/Tampa Bay game. When asked “Why?’, his response, “They were on sale”. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished 0–14 the same season. Notes note References External links 1976 statistics New York Jets Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets season Category:1970s in Queens Category:Long stubs with short prose