1979 New York Jets Roster

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 Statistics
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.

The Jets racked up 337 points, but the leaky defense surrendered 383. Clark Gaines rushed for a team-leading 905 yards for New York, 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, while Clark Gaines and Jerome Barkum provided receiving help, too.

Burgess Owens intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Walt Michaels coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
60	Dan Alexander	RG	June 17, 1955	6'4"	260	LSU	Houston, TX USA	16	15
83	Jerome Barkum	TE	July 18, 1950	6'3"	218	Jackson St.	Gulfport, MS USA	13	13
46	Woody Bennett	RB	March 24, 1955	6'2"	227	Miami (FL)	York, PA USA	15	0
54	Stan Blinka	MLB	April 29, 1957	6'2"	230	Sam Houston St.	Columbus, OH USA	16	16
51	Greg Buttle	LLB	June 20, 1954	6'3"	235	Penn St.	Atlantic City, NJ USA	16	16
55	Ron Crosby	LB	March 2, 1955	6'3"	224	Penn St.	McKeesport, PA USA	12	0
68	Eric Cunningham	G	March 16, 1957	6'3"	257	Penn St.	Akron, OH USA	11	1
84	Paul Darby	WR	October 22, 1956	5'10"	192	Texas St.	Austin, TX USA	15	0
25	Scott Dierking	RB	May 24, 1955	5'10"	218	Purdue	Great Lakes Naval Base, IL USA	16	14
26	Donald Dykes	DB	August 24, 1955	5'11"	182	SE Louisiana	Independence, MO USA	16	2
80	Roger Farmer	WR	November 10, 1955	6'3"	195	Baker	, Barbados	4	0
65	Joe Fields	C	November 14, 1953	6'2"	250	Rutgers-Camden	Woodbury, NJ USA	15	15
81	Derrick Gaffney	WR	May 24, 1955	6'1"	181	Florida	Jacksonville, FL USA	16	16
21	Clark Gaines	FB	February 1, 1954	6'1"	206	Wake Forest	Elberton, GA USA	16	9
99	Mark Gastineau	DE	November 20, 1956	6'5"	266	Arizona St.	Ardmore, OK USA	16	1
42	Bruce Harper	KR	June 20, 1955	5'8"	174	Kutztown Pennsylvania	Englewood, NJ USA	16	0
63	John Hennessy	LB-DE	March 12, 1955	6'3"	243	Michigan	Chicago, IL USA	16	0
40	Bobby Jackson	LCB	December 23, 1956	5'9"	178	Florida St.	Albany, GA USA	16	16
1	Dave Jacobs	K	July 1, 1957	5'7"	151	Syracuse	Scranton, PA USA	4	0
89	Bobby Jones	WR	July 12, 1955	5'11"	180	Youngstown St.	Sharon, PA USA	10	7
73	Joe Klecko	RDT	October 15, 1953	6'3"	263	Temple	Chester, PA USA	16	16
5	Pat Leahy	K	March 19, 1951	6'0"	194	St. Louis	St. Louis, MO USA	6	0
2	Toni Linhart	K	July 24, 1942	6'0"	178	Austria Technical	Donawitz, Austria	5	0
33	Kevin Long	FB	January 20, 1955	6'1"	212	South Carolina	Clinton, SC USA	12	6
29	Johnny Lynn	RCB	December 19, 1956	6'0"	196	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA USA	16	14
93	Marty Lyons	RDE	January 5, 1957	6'5"	269	Alabama	Takoma Park, MD USA	16	16
59	Bob Martin	LB	November 14, 1953	6'1"	217	Nebraska	David City, NE USA	2	0
67	Ed McGlasson	C	July 11, 1956	6'4"	248	Maryland	Annapolis, MD USA	7	0
53	Mike McKibben	RLB	September 3, 1956	6'3"	228	Kent St.	Mount Carmel, IL USA	16	10
58	Mark Merrill	LB	May 5, 1955	6'4"	237	Minnesota	St. Paul, MN USA	6	4
37	Tim Moresco	DB	October 3, 1954	5'11"	176	Syracuse	Ithaca, NY USA	16	0
44	Tom Newton	RB	March 8, 1954	6'0"	212	California	Carmel, FL USA	16	0
22	Burgess Owens	FS	August 2, 1951	6'2"	200	Miami (FL)	Columbus, OH USA	16	0
77	Joe Pellegrini	DT-NT	August 9, 1956	6'2"	270	Idaho	Aberdeen, WA USA	4	0
76	Lawrence Pillers	LDE	November 4, 1952	6'4"	255	Alcorn St.	Hazelhurst, MS USA	16	15
79	Marvin Powell	RT	August 30, 1955	6'5"	268	USC	Fort Bragg, NC USA	16	16
86	Bob Raba	TE	April 23, 1955	6'1"	222	Maryland	Washington, DC USA	8	0
15	Chuck Ramsey	P	February 24, 1952	6'2"	191	Wake Forest	Rock Hill, SC USA	16	0
66	Randy Rasmussen	LG	May 10, 1945	6'2"	255	Nebraska-Kearney	St. Paul, NE USA	16	16
17	Matt Robinson	QB	June 28, 1955	6'2"	196	Georgia	Farmington, MI USA	15	1
61	John Roman	T-G	August 31, 1952	6'4"	255	Idaho St.	Ventnor City, NJ USA	16	0
4	Pat Ryan	QB	September 16, 1955	6'3"	210	Tennessee	Hutchinson, KS USA	1	0
74	Abdul Salaam	LDT	February 12, 1953	6'3"	262	Kent St.	New Brockton, AL USA	12	12
48	Ken Schroy	DB	September 22, 1952	6'2"	198	Maryland	Valley Forge, PA USA	16	1
82	Mickey Shuler	TE	August 21, 1956	6'3"	232	Penn St.	Harrisburg, PA USA	16	6
23	Shafer Suggs	SS	April 28, 1953	6'1"	200	Ball St.	Elkhart, IN USA	16	15
50	John Sullivan	LB	October 1, 1956	6'1"	221	Illinois	Massapequa Park, NY USA	12	0
10	Rich Szaro	K	March 7, 1948	5'11"	205	Harvard	Rzeszow, Poland	1	0
38	Ed Taylor	DB	May 13, 1953	6'0"	174	Memphis	Memphis, TN USA	4	0
14	Richard Todd	QB	November 19, 1953	6'2"	207	Alabama	Birmingham, AL USA	15	15
70	Stan Waldemore	G	February 20, 1955	6'4"	263	Nebraska	Newark, NJ USA	16	1
85	Wesley Walker	WR	May 26, 1955	6'0"	179	California	San Bernardino, CA USA	9	9
72	Chris Ward	LT	December 16, 1955	6'3"	267	Ohio St.	Cleveland, OH USA	16	16
71	Bob Winkel	DT-DE	October 23, 1955	6'4"	253	Kentucky	Paducah, KY USA	15	0