1975 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ken Shipp (1-4)
Coach: Charley Winner (2-7)
Location: New York, New York
1975 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ken Shipp (1-4)
Coach: Charley Winner (2-7)
Location: New York, New York
1975 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New York netted 258 points, while the wobbly defensive unit surrendered 433, most in the league. John Riggins rushed for a team-leading 1,005 yards for the Jets.
Joe Namath threw for 2,286 yards. Rich Caster hauled in 47 balls for 820 yards. Jerome Barkum was targeted regularly, too.
Burgess Owens intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Ken Shipp and Charley Winner coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Darrell Austin | G-C-T | November 6, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | South Carolina | Union, SC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Jim Bailey | RDE | June 9, 1948 | 6'4" | 253 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 5 |
| 83 | Jerome Barkum | WR | July 18, 1950 | 6'3" | 218 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 13 | 13 |
| 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Ken Bernich | LB | September 6, 1951 | 6'2" | 250 | Auburn | Biloxi, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Emerson Boozer | RB | July 4, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Md-Eastern Shore | Augusta, GA USA | 9 | 4 |
| 86 | Willie Brister | TE | January 28, 1952 | 6'4" | 236 | Southern | Tylertown, MS USA | 12 | 1 |
| 79 | Gordie Browne | T | December 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 265 | Boston Col. | Franklin, MA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | Carl Capria | DB | June 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 185 | Purdue | Bronx, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Rich Caster | TE | October 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 228 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Jerry Davis | DB | February 5, 1951 | 5'11" | 182 | Morris Brown | Macon, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Steve Davis | RB | November 10, 1948 | 6'1" | 218 | Delaware St. | Lexington, VA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 55 | John Ebersole | MLB | November 5, 1948 | 6'3" | 234 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 13 | 7 |
| 65 | Joe Fields | C-G | November 14, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers-Camden | Woodbury, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Ed Galigher | RDT | October 15, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | UCLA | Hayward, CA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 8 | Greg Gantt | P | October 30, 1951 | 5'11" | 188 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Carl Garrett | RB | August 31, 1947 | 5'11" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 36 | Bob Gresham | RB | July 9, 1948 | 5'11" | 195 | West Virginia | Porter, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 75 | Winston Hill | RT | October 23, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Texas Southern | Seguin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 49 | George Hoey | DB | November 14, 1946 | 5'10" | 174 | Michigan | Gaffney, SC USA | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Delles Howell | FS | August 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 200 | Grambling St. | Vallejo, CA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 43 | Jazz Jackson | RB | March 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | West. Kentucky | Knoxville, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | J.J. Jones | QB | April 16, 1952 | 6'1" | 190 | Fisk | Memphis, TN USA | 7 | 1 |
| 82 | David Knight | WR | February 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 182 | William & Mary | Trieste, Italy | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Rich Lewis | RLB | June 8, 1950 | 6'3" | 220 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 50 | Wayne Mulligan | C | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Clemson | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | QB | May 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Alabama | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 81 | Richard Neal | RDE | September 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 260 | Southern | Minden, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 87 | Billy Newsome | LDE | March 2, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Grambling St. | Jacksonville, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Burgess Owens | SS | August 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Columbus, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 89 | Lou Piccone | KR | July 17, 1949 | 5'9" | 175 | West Liberty St. | Vineland, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Bob Prout | DB | May 11, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | Knox | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | John Riggins | FB | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas | Centralia, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Jamie Rivers | LB | September 22, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Bowling Green | Youngstown, OH USA | 6 | 2 |
| 46 | Rich Sowells | LCB | October 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 179 | Alcorn St. | Prairie View, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 38 | Ed Taylor | FS | May 13, 1953 | 6'0" | 174 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 9 |
| 56 | Godwin Turk | LLB | October 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 230 | California | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Donnie Walker | DB | December 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Central State (OH) | Bronx, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Phil Wise | DB | April 25, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | South Dakota | Omaha, NE USA | 5 | 4 |
| 58 | Richard Wood | RLB | May 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 224 | USC | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 14 | 5 |
| 70 | Larry Woods | DT | May 11, 1948 | 6'6" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Florence, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Robert Woods | LT | July 26, 1950 | 6'3" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Florence, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Roscoe Word | RCB | July 24, 1952 | 5'11" | 170 | Jackson St. | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 14 | 10 |
