1974 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Charley Winner (7-7)
Location: New York, New York
1974 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Charley Winner (7-7)
Location: New York, New York
1974 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New York ran up 279 points, while the leaky defense allowed 300. Joe Namath threw for 2,616 yards. Jerome Barkum hauled in 41 balls, while Rich Caster added 745 receiving yards. David Knight provided receiving help, too.
John Riggins rushed for a team-leading 680 yards for the Jets, while Emerson Boozer also buoyed the ground attack.
Burgess Owens and John Ebersole each picked off 3 opponent throws.
Charley Winner coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Adamle | RB | October 4, 1949 | 5'9" | 197 | Northwestern | Kent, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 62 | Al Atkinson | LB | July 28, 1943 | 6'2" | 230 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Ralph Baker | LLB | August 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 228 | Penn St. | Lewistown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Jerome Barkum | WR | July 18, 1950 | 6'3" | 218 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Carl Barzilauskas | LDT | March 19, 1951 | 6'6" | 271 | Indiana | Waterbury, CT USA | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | Eddie Bell | WR | September 13, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | Idaho St. | Waco, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 68 | Roger Bernhardt | ROG | October 14, 1949 | 6'4" | 244 | Kansas | Lyons, NY USA | 14 | 1 |
| 40 | Hank Bjorklund | RB | June 5, 1950 | 6'1" | 200 | Princeton | Glen Head, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 32 | Emerson Boozer | RB | July 4, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Md-Eastern Shore | Augusta, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | Willie Brister | TE | January 28, 1952 | 6'4" | 236 | Southern | Tylertown, MS USA | 12 | 1 |
| 79 | Gordie Browne | OT | December 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 265 | Boston Col. | Franklin, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | Robert Burns | RB | January 12, 1952 | 6'3" | 212 | Georgia | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 2 |
| 88 | Rich Caster | TE | October 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 228 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Bill Demory | QB | December 1, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Arizona | Indianola, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | John Ebersole | RLB | November 5, 1948 | 6'3" | 234 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Bill Ferguson | LB | July 7, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Washington | San Diego, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 85 | Ed Galigher | LDE | October 15, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | UCLA | Hayward, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | Greg Gantt | P | October 30, 1951 | 5'11" | 188 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Winston Hill | RT | October 23, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Texas Southern | Seguin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Delles Howell | DB | August 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 200 | Grambling St. | Vallejo, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Bobby Howfield | K | December 3, 1936 | 5'9" | 180 | none | Bushey, England | 7 | 0 |
| 43 | Jazz Jackson | RB | March 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | West. Kentucky | Knoxville, TN USA | 13 | 1 |
| 59 | Howard Kindig | DE-T | June 22, 1941 | 6'6" | 265 | Los Angeles St. | Mexico, MO USA | 8 | 0 |
| 82 | David Knight | WR | February 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 182 | William & Mary | Trieste, Italy | 14 | 13 |
| 53 | Warren Koegel | C | November 1, 1949 | 6'3" | 253 | Penn St. | Mineola, NY USA | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA | 6 | 0 |
| 57 | John Little | DT-DE-NT | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| 50 | Wayne Mulligan | C | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Clemson | Baltimore, MD USA | 13 | 12 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | QB | May 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Alabama | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Richard Neal | DE-DT | September 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 260 | Southern | Minden, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Burgess Owens | SS | August 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Marv Owens | WR | June 16, 1950 | 5'11" | 203 | San Diego St. | Orange, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Lou Piccone | KR | July 17, 1949 | 5'9" | 175 | West Liberty St. | Vineland, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Garry Puetz | RG | March 14, 1952 | 6'3" | 263 | Valparaiso | Elmhurst, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | LG | May 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska-Kearney | St. Paul, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Steve Reese | LB | January 7, 1952 | 6'2" | 229 | Louisville | Columbus, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 44 | John Riggins | FB | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas | Centralia, KS USA | 10 | 9 |
| 54 | Jamie Rivers | MLB | September 22, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Bowling Green | Youngstown, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 63 | Travis Roach | OG | March 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 260 | Texas | Hamilton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Joe Schmiesing | RDT | April 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | 13 | 11 |
| 46 | Rich Sowells | LCB | October 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 179 | Alcorn St. | Prairie View, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Steve Tannen | FS | July 23, 1948 | 6'1" | 194 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 45 | Earlie Thomas | RCB | December 11, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Colorado St. | Denton, TX USA | 8 | 4 |
| 27 | Phil Wise | FS | April 25, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | South Dakota | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | 6 |
| 18 | Al Woodall | QB | December 7, 1945 | 6'5" | 205 | Duke | Erwin, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Larry Woods | RDT | May 11, 1948 | 6'6" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Florence, AL USA | 13 | 3 |
| 72 | Robert Woods | LT | July 26, 1950 | 6'3" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Florence, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Roscoe Word | PR | July 24, 1952 | 5'11" | 170 | Jackson St. | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 14 | 10 |
