1970 New York Jets season

1970 season of NFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1970 4–10 3rd AFC East Weeb Ewbank Leon Hess Shea Stadium Did not qualify Jets seasons The 1970 New York Jets season was the 11th season for the team and the first in the National Football League, following the AFL–NFL merger. It began with the team trying to maintain or improve upon its 10–4 record from 1969 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished with a record of 4–10. One of the highlights of the season was the Jets' first game when they appeared on the first ever Monday Night Football game vs. the Cleveland Browns. The Jets lost the game 31–21. In the fifth game of the season, quarterback Joe Namath was lost for the season when he broke his wrist vs. the Baltimore Colts in Shea Stadium, the first meeting between the teams since Namath guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III. Namath's injury occurred when he hit his hand on the helmet of Colts defensive tackle Fred Miller. With Namath on the sidelines, the Jets were forced to play untested Al Woodall, who guided New York to upsets of NFC powerhouses Los Angeles and Minnesota, but only one other victory, over the lowly Boston Patriots. Offseason Draft 1970 NFL draft 1970 New York Jets 1 20 Steve Tannen Cornerback Florida yes 2 46 Rich Caster Wide receiver Jackson State yes yes 3 72 Dennis Onkotz Linebacker Penn State yes 4 98 John Ebersole Linebacker Penn State yes 5 108 Cliff McClain Running back South Carolina State yes 5 124 Gary Arthur Tight end Miami (OH) yes 6 150 Terry Stewart Defensive back Arkansas 7 176 James Williams Defensive back Virginia State 8 187 Jack Porter Guard Oklahoma 8 202 Mark Lomas Defensive end Northern Arizona yes 9 228 Eddie Bell Wide receiver Idaho State yes 10 254 Cleve Dickerson Running back Miami (OH) no 11 280 Earlie Thomas Cornerback Colorado State yes no yes Undrafted free agents + 1970 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegePete JohnsonTight end/LinebackerPenn StateTom WeidlKickerBrockport State Roster New York Jets 1970 15 Bob Davis quarterback 18 Al Woodall 32 Emerson Boozer 42 Cliff McClain y 30 Chuck Mercein 37 George Nock 34 Lee White American football  7 Eddie Bell wide receiver y 88 Rich Caster y 13 Don Maynard 83 George Sauer Jr. 82 Gary Arthur y 87 Pete Lammons 70 Dave Foley American football T 67 Dave Herman American football G 75 Winston Hill T 68 Dave Middendorf G 64 Pete Perreault T 66 Randy Rasmussen American football, born 1945 G 52 John Schmitt American football C 86 Verlon Biggs DE 80 John Elliott defensive lineman DT 57 John Little American football y DE 84 Mark Lomas y DE/DT 81 Gerry Philbin DE 85 Steve Thompson defensive tackle, born 1945 DT 62 Al Atkinson MLB 51 Ralph Baker linebacker OLB 56 Paul Crane OLB 55 John Ebersole American football y MLB 60 Larry Grantham OLB 40 Mike Battle FS 43 John Dockery CB 33 W. K. Hicks FS 48 Gus Hollomon SS 28 Cecil Leonard CB 21 Steve Tannen American football y CB 45 Earlie Thomas y CB 20 Steve O'Neal P 11 Jim Turner placekicker K 61 Roger Finnie T IR 65 Jimmie Jones defensive end DE IR 12 Joe Namath QB IR 35 Dennis Onkotz y LB IR 41 Matt Snell RB IR 89 Wayne Stewart American football TE IR 77 Tom Bayless y G 22 Jim Hudson S 26 Frank Quayle RB 23 James Williams y no CB Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 21, 1970 at Cleveland Browns L 21–31 0–1 Cleveland Stadium 85,703 Recap 2 September 27 at Boston Patriots W 31–21 1–1 Harvard Stadium 36,040 Recap 3 October 4 at Buffalo Bills L 31–34 1–2 War Memorial Stadium 46,206 Recap 4 October 10, 1970 Miami Dolphins L 6–20 1–3 Shea Stadium 62,712 Recap 5 October 18 Baltimore Colts L 22–29 1–4 Shea Stadium 63,301 Recap 6 October 25 Buffalo Bills L 6–10 1–5 Shea Stadium 62,712 Recap 7 November 1 New York Giants L 10–22 1–6 Shea Stadium 63,903 Recap 8 November 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–21 1–7 Three Rivers Stadium 50,028 Recap 9 November 15 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–20 2–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 76,378 Recap 10 November 22 Boston Patriots W 17–3 3–7 Shea Stadium 61,822 Recap 11 November 29 Minnesota Vikings W 20–10 4–7 Shea Stadium 62,333 Recap 12 December 6 Oakland RaidersL 13–14 4–8 Shea Stadium 62,905 Recap 13 December 13 at Miami DolphinsL 10–16 4–9 Miami Orange Bowl 75,099 Recap 14 December 19, 1970 at Baltimore Colts L 20–35 4–10 Memorial Stadium 60,240 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings External links 1970 statistics Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Category:1970s in Queens