1999 New York Jets season

1999 season of NFL team New York Jets; 40th season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1999 8–8 T-4th AFC East Estate of Leon Hess Bill Parcells Charlie Weis Bill Belichick Giants Stadium Did not qualify C Kevin MawaeWR Keyshawn JohnsonLB Mo LewisP Tom Tupa Jets uniforms12.png Jets seasons The 1999 New York Jets season was the 40th season for the team, the 30th in the National Football League (NFL) and the third year and final year under Bill Parcells and was also the last season that the Jets were under the ownership of the Hess family. Owner Leon Hess died before the season began and, per his directive, the team was to be sold after his death. The process for vetting potential buyers proceeded during the entire season and shortly after it concluded, the winning buyer was revealed as Johnson & Johnson heir Woody Johnson. The Jets failed to improve upon their 12–4 record from 1998, when the Jets won the AFC East and ended the season with a loss in the AFC Championship Game and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997. The team dealt with several devastating injuries to starters. Starting quarterback Vinny Testaverde suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in the season opener against the New England Patriots, costing him the entire season. Starting running back Leon Johnson tore two knee ligaments in the same game and was also lost for the season. Due to Testaverde’s injury, the Jets were forced to use three different quarterbacks during the season. Parcells used punter Tom Tupa, who had begun his career as a quarterback, to replace Testaverde in the opening game against the Patriots but pulled him in favor of Rick Mirer. Parcells acquired Mirer in a trade with the Green Bay Packers during the offseason and made room for Mirer by trading Glenn Foley to the Seattle Seahawks. After a 2–6 start to the season, Parcells went in another direction and replaced Mirer with third-stringer Ray Lucas, who won six of his eight starts to bring the team to an 8–8 finish. Parcells announced his retirement shortly after the 1999 season concluded and announced that defensive coordinator Bill Belichick, who had been his designated successor, would take over. However, Belichick decided shortly after taking the position that he no longer wanted it and instead chose to become the head coach of the Patriots after they had parted with head coach Pete Carroll. Thus, Parcells promoted linebackers coach Al Groh to replace him while he stayed on for an additional year in the front office. Offseason NFL draft 1999 NFL draft 1999 New York Jets 2 57 Randy Thomas Guard Mississippi State no yes 3 90 David Loverne Guard San Jose State no yes 4 123 Jason Wiltz Defensive tackle Nebraska no yes 5 162 Jermaine Jones Cornerback Northwestern State no yes 6 183 Marc Megna Linebacker Richmond no yes 6 197 J. P. Machado Center Illinois no yes 7 235 J. J. Syvrud Linebacker Jamestown no yes no no Roster 1999 New York Jets 53 9 4  6 Ray Lucas  3 Rick Mirer 20 Richie Anderson FB 25 Robert Farmer 28 Curtis Martin 34 Bernie Parmalee 33 Jerald Sowell FB 80 Wayne Chrebet 88 Quinn Early 19 Keyshawn Johnson 83 Dwight Stone KR 89 Dedric Ward PR 84 Fred Baxter 82 Blake Spence 76 Jumbo Elliott T 67 Mike Gisler C/G 71 Kerry Jenkins G 79 David Loverne G 63 J. P. Machado G 73 Siupeli Malamala T 68 Kevin Mawae C 60 Dennis O'Sullivan C 75 Ian Rafferty T 77 Randy Thomas G 74 Ryan Young T 97 Dorian Boose DE 72 Jason Ferguson NT 92 Bobby Hamilton DE 93 Ernie Logan NT 95 Rick Lyle DE 99 Eric Ogbogu DE 98 Anthony Pleasant DE 91 Jason Wiltz NT 94 Casey Dailey OLB 58 James Farrior OLB 54 Dwayne Gordon ILB 55 Marvin Jones ILB 57 Mo Lewis OLB 56 Roman Phifer OLB 50 J. J. Syvrud ILB 27 Steve Atwater FS 42 Marcus Coleman CB 36 Buddy Crutchfield CB 47 Scott Frost FS 31 Aaron Glenn CB/KR 21 Victor Green SS 30 Chris Hayes SS 38 Delphfrine Lee CB 24 Ray Mickens CB 26 Omar Stoutmire FS  9 John Hall K 65 John Hudson LS  7 Tom Tupa P/QB 53 Chad Cascadden LB (IR) 7px 51 Bryan Cox LB (IR) 7px 69 Jason Fabini T (IR) 7px 86 Eric Green TE (IR) 7px 32 Leon Johnson RB/KR/PR (IR) 7px 45 Otis Smith CB (IR) 7px 16 Vinny Testaverde QB (IR) 7px 66 David Viger G (Military) 7px 23 Kevin Williams CB/KR (NF-Ill.) 7px 87 Fred Coleman WR 11 Jim Kubiak QB 62 Greg Lotyscz T 85 Jermaine Wiggins TE Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 New England Patriots L 28–30 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap 2 September 19 at Buffalo Bills L 3–17 0–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 3 September 26 Washington Redskins L 20–27 0–3 Giants Stadium Recap 4 October 3 at Denver Broncos W 21–13 1–3 Mile High Stadium Recap 5 October 11, 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–16 1–4 Giants Stadium Recap 6 October 17 Indianapolis Colts L 13–16 1–5 Giants Stadium Recap 7 October 24 at Oakland Raiders L 23–24 1–6 Network Associates Coliseum Recap 8Bye 9 November 7 Arizona Cardinals W 12–7 2–6 Giants Stadium Recap 10 November 15, 1999 at New England Patriots W 24–17 3–6 Foxboro Stadium Recap 11 November 21 Buffalo Bills W 17–7 4–6 Giants Stadium Recap 12 November 28 at Indianapolis Colts L 6–13 4–7 RCA Dome Recap 13 December 5 at New York Giants L 28–41 4–8 Giants Stadium Recap 14 December 12 Miami Dolphins W 28–20 5–8 Giants Stadium Recap 15 December 19 at Dallas Cowboys W 22–21 6–8 Texas Stadium Recap 16 December 27, 1999 at Miami Dolphins W 38–31 7–8 Pro Player Stadium Recap 17 January 2 Seattle Seahawks W 19–9 8–8 Giants Stadium RecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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