1979 New York Jets Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Walt Michaels (8-8)
Location: New York, New York

1979 New York Jets Roster
1979 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

New York racked up 337 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 383. Clark Gaines rushed for a team-leading 905 yards for the Jets, and Scott Dierking also contributed to the rushing attack.

Richard Todd tossed for 2,660 yards. Derrick Gaffney hauled in 32 balls, while Wesley Walker added 569 receiving yards. Clark Gaines and Jerome Barkum were targeted regularly, too.

Burgess Owens intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Walt Michaels coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Richard Todd	334	171	51.2	2660	8.0	16	4.8	22	6.6	72	25	222	66.5
Matt Robinson	31	17	54.8	191	6.2	0	0.0	2	6.5	33	5	30	46.6
Pat Ryan	4	2	50.0	13	3.2	0	0.0	1	25.0	7	2	14	17.7
Totals	369	190	51.5	2864	7.8	16	4.3	25	6.8	72	32	266

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Clark Gaines	186	905	4.9	52	0
Scott Dierking	186	767	4.1	40	3
Kevin Long	116	442	3.8	25	7
Bruce Harper	65	282	4.3	31	0
Tom Newton	37	145	3.9	51	6
Richard Todd	36	93	2.6	21	5
Bobby Jones	1	4	4.0	4	0
Woody Bennett	2	4	2.0	3	1
Matt Robinson	3	4	1.3	10	1
Chuck Ramsey	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	634	2646	4.2	52	23

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Derrick Gaffney	32	534	16.7	43	1
Clark Gaines	29	219	7.6	15	0
Jerome Barkum	27	401	14.9	40	4
Wesley Walker	23	569	24.7	71	5
Bobby Jones	19	379	19.9	51	1
Bruce Harper	17	250	14.7	72	2
Mickey Shuler	16	225	14.1	46	3
Scott Dierking	10	121	12.1	27	0
Kevin Long	10	115	11.5	27	0
Tom Newton	4	33	8.2	11	0
Bob Raba	2	9	4.5	6	0
Woody Bennett	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	190	2864	15.1	72	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Pat Leahy	15	12	80.0	13	8	61.5	36
Dave Jacobs	11	10	90.9	9	5	55.6	25
Toni Linhart	14	11	78.6	6	3	50.0	20
Rich Szaro	2	2	100.0	2		0.0	2
Totals	42	35	83.3	30	16	53.3	83

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chuck Ramsey	73	2979	40.8	64
Totals	73	2979	40.8	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bruce Harper	33	290	8.8	51
Ken Schroy	2	24	12.0	19
Paul Darby	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	36	314	8.7	51

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bruce Harper	55	1158	21.1	52
Ken Schroy	6	179	29.8	51
Bobby Jones	7	140	20.0	36
Clark Gaines	2	29	14.5	20
Bob Raba	1	18	18.0	18
Mickey Shuler	1	15	15.0	15
John Hennessy	2	15	7.5	12
Woody Bennett	1	7	7.0	7
Tom Newton	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	76	1561	20.5	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Burgess Owens	6	41	6.8	15	0
Bobby Jackson	4	63	15.8	58	1
Shafer Suggs	3	41	13.7	32	1
Johnny Lynn	2	46	23.0	32	0
Greg Buttle	2	27	13.5	27	0
Stan Blinka	2	12	6.0	8	0
Mike McKibben	1	5	5.0	5	0
Ken Schroy	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	21	239	11.4	58	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Burgess Owens		0	0	4	32
Richard Todd			7	4	-10
Marty Lyons			0	3	0
Stan Blinka		0	0	2	0
Bruce Harper			6	2	0
Johnny Lynn		0	0	2	0
Jerome Barkum			1	2	0
Mark Merrill			0	2	0
Ron Crosby			0	1	0
John Sullivan			0	1	0
Tim Moresco			0	1	0
Scott Dierking			1	1	0
Shafer Suggs		0	0	1	0
Paul Darby			0	1	0
Tom Newton			0	1	0
Clark Gaines			1	1	0
Chuck Ramsey			2	1	-34
Lawrence Pillers			0	1	0
Woody Bennett			1	0	0
Bobby Jones			2	0	0
Pat Ryan			1	0	0
Kevin Long			3	0	0
Mickey Shuler			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	31	-12

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Kevin Long	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Pat Leahy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	12	0			36
Tom Newton	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Richard Todd	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Wesley Walker	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Dave Jacobs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	0			25
Jerome Barkum	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Toni Linhart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	0			20
Scott Dierking	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Mickey Shuler	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Bruce Harper	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Derrick Gaffney	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Matt Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Shafer Suggs	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bobby Jones	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Woody Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bobby Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Johnny Lynn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Rich Szaro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0			2
Tim Moresco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	23	16	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	35	0	0	1	337