1972 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (7-7)
Location: New York, New York
1972 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (7-7)
Location: New York, New York
1972 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New York piled up points with 367 points, while the defense surrendered 324. Joe Namath threw for 2,816 yards. Rich Caster hauled in 39 balls for 833 yards. Eddie Bell provided receiving help, too.
John Riggins rushed for a team-leading 944 yards for the Jets.
Steve Tannen picked off 7 opponent throws.
Weeb Ewbank coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Al Atkinson | MLB | July 28, 1943 | 6'2" | 230 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | Ralph Baker | LLB | August 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 228 | Penn St. | Lewistown, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Jerome Barkum | TE | July 18, 1950 | 6'3" | 218 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Bell | WR | September 13, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | Idaho St. | Waco, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 40 | Hank Bjorklund | RB | June 5, 1950 | 6'1" | 200 | Princeton | Glen Head, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Emerson Boozer | RB | July 4, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Md-Eastern Shore | Augusta, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Rich Caster | TE | October 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 228 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Paul Crane | LB-C | January 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 212 | Alabama | Pascagoula, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Bob Davis | QB | September 15, 1945 | 6'2" | 205 | Virginia | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 1 |
| 55 | John Ebersole | LB | November 5, 1948 | 6'3" | 234 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | John Elliott | RDT | October 26, 1944 | 6'4" | 244 | Texas | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | Chris Farasopoulos | FS | July 20, 1949 | 6'0" | 210 | BYU | Athens, Greece | 13 | 0 |
| 61 | Roger Finnie | T-G-DT | November 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Ed Galigher | RDT | October 15, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | UCLA | Hayward, CA USA | 13 | 1 |
| 60 | Larry Grantham | RLB | September 16, 1938 | 6'0" | 210 | Mississippi | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 36 | Steve Harkey | RB | August 3, 1949 | 6'0" | 215 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 67 | Dave Herman | RG | September 3, 1941 | 6'1" | 255 | Michigan St. | Bryan, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | W.K. Hicks | DB | July 14, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Texas Southern | Texarkana, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Winston Hill | RT | October 23, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Texas Southern | Seguin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Gus Hollomon | SS | October 23, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Houston | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Bobby Howfield | K | December 3, 1936 | 5'9" | 180 | none | Bushey, England | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Joey Jackson | RDE | May 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 270 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 3 |
| 63 | Roy Kirksey | OG | September 18, 1947 | 6'1" | 235 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 57 | John Little | LDT | May 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 241 | Oklahoma St. | Tallulah, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Mark Lomas | RDE | June 8, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Northern Arizona | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Don Maynard | WR | January 25, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Rice | Crosbyton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Cliff McClain | RB | December 29, 1947 | 6'0" | 217 | South Carolina St. | Orlando, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | John Mooring | OT-C | May 8, 1947 | 6'6" | 255 | Tampa | Falfurrias, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | QB | May 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Alabama | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 20 | Steve O'Neal | P | February 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 185 | Texas A&M | Hearne, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Gerry Philbin | LDE | July 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 245 | Buffalo | Pawtucket, RI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | LG | May 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska-Kearney | St. Paul, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | John Riggins | FB | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas | Centralia, KS USA | 12 | 8 |
| 52 | John Schmitt | C | November 12, 1942 | 6'4" | 250 | Hofstra | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Matt Snell | RB | August 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 219 | Ohio St. | Garfield, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | Rich Sowells | LCB | October 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 179 | Alcorn St. | Prairie View, TX USA | 11 | 4 |
| 89 | Wayne Stewart | TE | August 18, 1947 | 6'7" | 219 | California | Cochrane, AB Canada | 14 | 1 |
| 76 | Bob Svihus | LT | June 21, 1943 | 6'4" | 245 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Steve Tannen | LCB | July 23, 1948 | 6'1" | 194 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 10 |
| 50 | Michael Taylor | RLB-LLB | September 21, 1949 | 6'1" | 230 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 5 |
| 45 | Earlie Thomas | RCB | December 11, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Colorado St. | Denton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Steve Thompson | DT | February 12, 1945 | 6'2" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Rocky Turner | WR | August 6, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Augusta, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Phil Wise | DB | April 25, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | South Dakota | Omaha, NE USA | 9 | 0 |
| 53 | Willie Zapalac | LB-DE | September 1, 1948 | 6'4" | 225 | Texas | Bellville, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
