1973 New York Jets Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (4-10)
Location: New York, New York
1973 New York Jets Statistics
1973 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Jets scored 240 points, but the defense yielded 306. Emerson Boozer rushed for a team-leading 831 yards for New York.

Al Woodall threw for 1,228 yards. Jerome Barkum topped all receivers, hauling in 44 balls for 810 yards. Rich Caster provided receiving help, too.

The larcenous defense created 38 turnovers. Ralph Baker and Delles Howell each seized 4 opponent throws.

Weeb Ewbank coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
1Mike AdamleRBOctober 4, 19495'9"197NorthwesternKent, OH USA140
26Margene AdkinsKRApril 30, 19475'10"183Henderson JCFort Worth, TX USA130
62Al AtkinsonLBJuly 28, 19436'2"230VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA USA50
51Ralph BakerLLBAugust 25, 19426'3"228Penn St.Lewistown, PA USA140
83Jerome BarkumWRJuly 18, 19506'3"218Jackson St.Gulfport, MS USA1414
7Eddie BellWRSeptember 13, 19465'10"160Idaho St.Waco, TX USA130
40Hank BjorklundRBJune 5, 19506'1"200PrincetonGlen Head, NY USA100
32Emerson BoozerRBJuly 4, 19435'11"195Md-Eastern ShoreAugusta, GA USA130
30Dennis CambalTEJanuary 27, 19496'2"225William & MaryWaltham, MA USA80
88Rich CasterTEOctober 16, 19486'5"228Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA140
6Bill DemoryQBDecember 1, 19506'2"195ArizonaIndianola, IA USA61
55John EbersoleMLBNovember 5, 19486'3"234Penn St.Altoona, PA USA130
80John ElliottRDTOctober 26, 19446'4"244TexasBeaumont, TX USA130
10Julian FaganPFebruary 21, 19486'3"205MississippiLaurel, MS USA140
19Chris FarasopoulosFSJuly 20, 19496'0"210BYUAthens, Greece90
58Bill FergusonRLBJuly 7, 19516'3"225WashingtonSan Diego, CA USA110
85Ed GaligherLDEOctober 15, 19506'4"255UCLAHayward, CA USA70
54Rick HarrellCAugust 8, 19516'3"238ClemsonMorristown, NJ USA40
67Dave HermanRGSeptember 3, 19416'1"255Michigan St.Bryan, OH USA140
75Winston HillRTOctober 23, 19416'4"270Texas SouthernSeguin, TX USA140
20Delles HowellLCBAugust 22, 19486'3"200Grambling St.Vallejo, CA USA140
3Bobby HowfieldKDecember 3, 19365'9"180noneBushey, England140
86Joey JacksonDE-DTMay 7, 19496'4"270New Mexico St.Cincinnati, OH USA30
82David KnightWRFebruary 1, 19516'1"182William & MaryTrieste, Italy140
57John LittleLDTMay 3, 19476'3"241Oklahoma St.Tallulah, LA USA140
84Mark LomasRDEJune 8, 19486'4"250Northern ArizonaLos Angeles, CA USA140
42Cliff McClainRBDecember 29, 19476'0"217South Carolina St.Orlando, FL USA120
71John MooringT-CMay 8, 19476'6"255TampaFalfurrias, TX USA140
12Joe NamathQBMay 31, 19436'2"200AlabamaBeaver Falls, PA USA65
35Jim NanceRBDecember 30, 19426'1"235SyracuseIndiana, PA USA70
81Richard NealDE-DTSeptember 27, 19476'3"260SouthernMinden, LA USA140
22Burgess OwensSSAugust 2, 19516'2"200Miami (FL)Columbus, OH USA140
78Garry PuetzGMarch 14, 19526'3"263ValparaisoElmhurst, IL USA74
66Randy RasmussenLGMay 10, 19456'2"255Nebraska-KearneySt. Paul, NE USA1414
44John RigginsFBAugust 4, 19496'2"230KansasCentralia, KS USA1111
52John SchmittCNovember 12, 19426'4"250HofstraBrooklyn, NY USA140
46Rich SowellsDBOctober 27, 19486'0"179Alcorn St.Prairie View, TX USA120
59Rob SpicerLBJuly 20, 19516'4"238IndianaDetroit, MI USA130
76Bob SvihusTJune 21, 19436'4"245USCLos Angeles, CA USA120
21Steve TannenDBJuly 23, 19486'1"194FloridaMiami, FL USA90
50Michael TaylorLBSeptember 21, 19496'1"230MichiganDetroit, MI USA80
45Earlie ThomasRCBDecember 11, 19456'1"190Colorado St.Denton, TX USA120
87Steve ThompsonDT-DEFebruary 12, 19456'2"250WashingtonSeattle, WA USA80
29Rocky TurnerDB-WRAugust 6, 19506'0"190Tenn-ChattanoogaAugusta, GA USA140
27Phil WiseDBApril 25, 19496'0"190South DakotaOmaha, NE USA80
18Al WoodallQBDecember 7, 19456'5"205DukeErwin, NC USA96
72Robert WoodsLTJuly 26, 19506'3"255Tennessee St.Florence, AL USA140
53Willie ZapalacLB-DESeptember 1, 19486'4"225TexasBellville, TX USA130