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 Statistics
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.

The Jets piled up points with 367 points, and the defense surrendered 324. Joe Namath threw for 2,816 yards. Rich Caster hauled in 39 balls for 833 yards. Eddie Bell contributed to the receiving game, too.

John Riggins rushed for a team-leading 944 yards for New York.

Steve Tannen picked off 7 opponent throws.

Weeb Ewbank coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
62Al AtkinsonMLBJuly 28, 19436'2"230VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA USA130
51Ralph BakerLLBAugust 25, 19426'3"228Penn St.Lewistown, PA USA100
83Jerome BarkumTEJuly 18, 19506'3"218Jackson St.Gulfport, MS USA141
7Eddie BellWRSeptember 13, 19465'10"160Idaho St.Waco, TX USA130
40Hank BjorklundRBJune 5, 19506'1"200PrincetonGlen Head, NY USA70
32Emerson BoozerRBJuly 4, 19435'11"195Md-Eastern ShoreAugusta, GA USA110
88Rich CasterTEOctober 16, 19486'5"228Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA140
56Paul CraneLB-CJanuary 29, 19446'3"212AlabamaPascagoula, MS USA80
15Bob DavisQBSeptember 15, 19456'2"205VirginiaNeptune, NJ USA141
55John EbersoleLBNovember 5, 19486'3"234Penn St.Altoona, PA USA140
80John ElliottRDTOctober 26, 19446'4"244TexasBeaumont, TX USA130
19Chris FarasopoulosFSJuly 20, 19496'0"210BYUAthens, Greece130
61Roger FinnieT-G-DTNovember 6, 19456'3"245Florida A&MMiami, FL USA140
85Ed GaligherDT-DEOctober 15, 19506'4"255UCLAHayward, CA USA130
60Larry GranthamRLBSeptember 16, 19386'0"210MississippiCrystal Springs, MS USA110
36Steve HarkeyRBAugust 3, 19496'0"215Georgia TechAtlanta, GA USA110
67Dave HermanRGSeptember 3, 19416'1"255Michigan St.Bryan, OH USA130
33W.K. HicksDBJuly 14, 19426'1"195Texas SouthernTexarkana, AR USA140
75Winston HillRTOctober 23, 19416'4"270Texas SouthernSeguin, TX USA140
48Gus HollomonSSOctober 23, 19456'3"195HoustonBeaumont, TX USA140
3Bobby HowfieldKDecember 3, 19365'9"180noneBushey, England140
86Joey JacksonDE-DTMay 7, 19496'4"270New Mexico St.Cincinnati, OH USA140
63Roy KirkseyGSeptember 18, 19476'1"235Md-Eastern ShoreGreenville, SC USA100
57John LittleLDTMay 3, 19476'3"241Oklahoma St.Tallulah, LA USA140
84Mark LomasRDEJune 8, 19486'4"250Northern ArizonaLos Angeles, CA USA140
13Don MaynardWRJanuary 25, 19356'0"180RiceCrosbyton, TX USA140
42Cliff McClainRBDecember 29, 19476'0"217South Carolina St.Orlando, FL USA130
71John MooringT-CMay 8, 19476'6"255TampaFalfurrias, TX USA140
12Joe NamathQBMay 31, 19436'2"200AlabamaBeaver Falls, PA USA1313
20Steve O'NealPFebruary 4, 19466'3"185Texas A&MHearne, TX USA140
81Gerry PhilbinLDEJuly 31, 19416'2"245BuffaloPawtucket, RI USA140
66Randy RasmussenLGMay 10, 19456'2"255Nebraska-KearneySt. Paul, NE USA1414
44John RigginsFBAugust 4, 19496'2"230KansasCentralia, KS USA128
52John SchmittCNovember 12, 19426'4"250HofstraBrooklyn, NY USA140
41Matt SnellRBAugust 18, 19416'2"219Ohio St.Garfield, GA USA40
46Rich SowellsDBOctober 27, 19486'0"179Alcorn St.Prairie View, TX USA110
89Wayne StewartTEAugust 18, 19476'7"219CaliforniaCochrane, AB Canada140
76Bob SvihusLTJune 21, 19436'4"245USCLos Angeles, CA USA140
21Steve TannenLCBJuly 23, 19486'1"194FloridaMiami, FL USA130
50Michael TaylorLBSeptember 21, 19496'1"230MichiganDetroit, MI USA140
45Earlie ThomasRCBDecember 11, 19456'1"190Colorado St.Denton, TX USA140
87Steve ThompsonDT-DEFebruary 12, 19456'2"250WashingtonSeattle, WA USA50
29Rocky TurnerDB-WRAugust 6, 19506'0"190Tenn-ChattanoogaAugusta, GA USA80
27Phil WiseDBApril 25, 19496'0"190South DakotaOmaha, NE USA90
53Willie ZapalacLB-DESeptember 1, 19486'4"225TexasBellville, TX USA60



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