1974 New York Jets Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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.
The Jets ran up 279 points, but 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 contributed to the receiving game, too.
John Riggins rushed for a team-leading 680 yards for New York, 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Joe Namath | 361 | 191 | 52.9 | 2616 | 7.2 | 20 | 5.5 | 22 | 6.1 | 89 | 19 | 195 | 69.4 | Al Woodall | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
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| Totals | 369 | 194 | 52.6 | 2631 | 7.1 | 20 | 5.4 | 24 | 6.5 | 89 | 19 | 195 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | John Riggins | 169 | 680 | 4.0 | 34 | 5 | Emerson Boozer | 153 | 563 | 3.7 | 20 | 4 | Robert Burns | 40 | 158 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | Mike Adamle | 28 | 93 | 3.3 | 21 | 2 | Jazz Jackson | 20 | 74 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 | Hank Bjorklund | 23 | 57 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 | Jerome Barkum | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Joe Namath | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | Al Woodall | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
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| Totals | 444 | 1625 | 3.7 | 34 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jerome Barkum | 41 | 524 | 12.8 | 39 | 3 | David Knight | 40 | 579 | 14.5 | 42 | 4 | Rich Caster | 38 | 745 | 19.6 | 89 | 7 | John Riggins | 19 | 180 | 9.5 | 32 | 2 | Emerson Boozer | 14 | 161 | 11.5 | 29 | 1 | Eddie Bell | 13 | 126 | 9.7 | 22 | 1 | Robert Burns | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 18 | 1 | Mike Adamle | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 | Willie Brister | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 32 | 0 | Jazz Jackson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 1 | Hank Bjorklund | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
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| Totals | 194 | 2631 | 13.6 | 89 | 20 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Pat Leahy | 19 | 18 | 94.7 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 36 | Bobby Howfield | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 26 | Greg Gantt | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 33 | 27 | 81.8 | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 63 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Greg Gantt | 75 | 2689 | 35.9 | 59 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 75 | 2689 | 35.9 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Roscoe Word | 38 | 301 | 7.9 | 34 | 0 | Lou Piccone | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 | Jazz Jackson | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 38 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 425 | 8.0 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lou Piccone | 39 | 961 | 24.6 | 46 | 0 | Jazz Jackson | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | Hank Bjorklund | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 28 | 0 | Roscoe Word | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 24 | 0 | Robert Burns | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 | Burgess Owens | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 | Mike Adamle | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 | David Knight | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 61 | 1307 | 21.4 | 46 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Burgess Owens | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 39 | 1 | John Ebersole | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 41 | 0 | Ralph Baker | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 67 | 1 | Steve Tannen | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | Delles Howell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 | Roscoe Word | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 | Rich Sowells | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Jamie Rivers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 278 | 16.4 | 67 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Emerson Boozer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roscoe Word | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Namath | 6 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | Richard Neal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Riggins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jamie Rivers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Ebersole | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Galigher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Knight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robert Woods | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Burgess Owens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jazz Jackson | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | Randy Rasmussen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greg Gantt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lou Piccone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robert Burns | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al Atkinson | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Mulligan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hank Bjorklund | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rich Caster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Howard Kindig | 1 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | John Riggins | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Rich Caster | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Pat Leahy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 36 | Emerson Boozer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Bobby Howfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 26 | David Knight | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Jerome Barkum | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Jazz Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Burgess Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Mike Adamle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Ralph Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Robert Burns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Eddie Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Joe Namath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Greg Gantt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 |
