1988 New York Jets Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Walton (8-7-1)
Location: New York, New York

1988 New York Jets Roster
1988 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Jets piled up points with 372 points, and the defensive unit surrendered 354. Ken O'Brien threw for 2,567 yards. Al Toon topped all receivers, hauling in 93 balls for 1,067 yards. Mickey Shuler contributed to the receiving game, too.

Freeman McNeil rushed for a team-leading 944 yards for New York.

The ball-hawking defense manufactured 40 turnovers. Erik McMillan intercepted 8 opponent throws. Marty Lyons dropped opposing passers 7.5 times, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.

Joe Walton coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Ken O'Brien	424	236	55.7	2567	6.1	15	3.5	7	1.7	50	37	267	78.6
Pat Ryan	113	63	55.8	807	7.1	5	4.4	4	3.5	42	5	24	78.3
Johnny Hector	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	538	299	55.6	3374	6.3	20	3.7	11	2.0	50	42	291

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Freeman McNeil	219	944	4.3	28	6
Johnny Hector	137	561	4.1	19	10
Roger Vick	128	540	4.2	17	3
Ken O'Brien	21	25	1.2	17	0
Pat Ryan	5	22	4.4	15	0
Nuu Faaola	1	13	13.0	13	0
Wesley Walker	1	12	12.0	12	0
Pat Leahy	1	10	10.0	10	0
Al Toon	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	514	2132	4.1	28	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Al Toon	93	1067	11.5	42	5
Mickey Shuler	70	805	11.5	42	5
Freeman McNeil	34	288	8.5	25	1
Wesley Walker	26	551	21.2	50	7
Johnny Hector	26	237	9.1	30	0
Roger Vick	19	120	6.3	17	0
Billy Griggs	14	133	9.5	21	0
Kurt Sohn	7	66	9.4	17	2
K.D. Dunn	6	67	11.2	26	0
Jo-Jo Townsell	4	40	10.0	19	0
Totals	299	3374	11.3	50	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Pat Leahy	43	43	100.0	28	23	82.1	112
Totals	43	43	100.0	28	23	82.1	112

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Joe Prokop	85	3310	38.9	64
Totals	85	3310	38.9	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jo-Jo Townsell	35	409	11.7	59	1
Kurt Sohn	3	9	3.0	5	0
Totals	38	418	11.0	59	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jo-Jo Townsell	31	601	19.4	40
Bobby Humphery	21	510	24.3	48
Kurt Sohn	9	159	17.7	27
Michael Harper	7	114	16.3	32
Marion Barber	1	11	11.0	11
Nuu Faaola	2	9	4.5	7
Ken Rose	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	72	1404	19.5	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Erik McMillan	8	168	21.0	55	2
James Hasty	5	20	4.0	16	0
John Booty	3	0	0.0	0	0
Rich Miano	2	0	0.0	0	0
Carl Howard	2	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Zordich	1	35	35.0	35	1
Kevin McArthur	1	3	3.0	3	0
Troy Benson	1	2	2.0	2	0
Bobby Humphery	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	228	9.5	55	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Marty Lyons	7.5
Mark Gastineau	7.0
Ken Rose	5.0
Scott Mersereau	4.5
Robin Cole	3.0
Alex Gordon	3.0
Kevin McArthur	2.0
Troy Benson	2.0
Bobby Humphery	2.0
George Radachowsky	1.5
Gerald Nichols	1.5
Carl Howard	1.0
James Hasty	1.0
Paul Frase	1.0
Tom Baldwin	1.0
Rich Miano	0.5
Mark Garalczyk	0.5
Totals	44.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Kyle Clifton	162	162	0		0	2	6	0
Rich Miano	112	112	0	0	0	0	0	1
James Hasty	58	58	0	0	0	3	35	0
Paul Frase	31	31	0
John Booty	16	16	0	0	0	2	0	0
Ken Rose	14	14	0		0	1	0	1
Mike Zordich	10	10	0	0
Ken O'Brien					11	5	-14	0
Mickey Shuler					1	2	0	0
Marty Lyons					0	2	0	0
Bobby Humphery				0	0	2	0	0
Robin Cole					0	1	0	0
Johnny Hector					3	1	0	0
Reggie McElroy					0	1	0	0
Alex Gordon					0	1	0	0
Mark Gastineau					0	1	0	0
Kurt Sohn					0	1	0	0
Dave Cadigan					0	1	0	0
John Galvin					0	1	0	0
Scott Mersereau					0	1	0	0
Billy Griggs					1	1	0	0
Troy Benson				0	0	1	0	0
Al Toon					2	0	0	0
Pat Ryan					1	0	0	0
Roger Vick					5	0	0	0
Jo-Jo Townsell					3	0	0	0
Erik McMillan				0	1	0	0	0
Wesley Walker					1	0	0	0
Freeman McNeil					3	0	0	0
Totals	403	403	0	0	32	30	27	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pat Leahy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	43	0			112
Johnny Hector	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Wesley Walker	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Freeman McNeil	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Al Toon	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Mickey Shuler	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Roger Vick	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Erik McMillan	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			12
Kurt Sohn	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Mike Zordich	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jo-Jo Townsell	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Marty Lyons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	19	20	1	0	0	3	0	0	23	43	0	0	1	372