1985 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Joe Walton (11-5)
Location: New York, New York
1985 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Joe Walton (11-5)
Location: New York, New York
1985 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
New York scored 393 points, while the stingy defense surrendered 264. Ken O'Brien directed the offense, throwing for 3,888 yards. Mickey Shuler topped all receivers, hauling in 76 balls for 879 yards. Al Toon and Wesley Walker were targeted regularly also.
Freeman McNeil rushed for a team-leading 1,331 yards for the Jets.
Bobby Jackson and Kerry Glenn each seized 4 opponent throws. Mark Gastineau led pass rushers with 13.5 quarterback sacks.
Joe Walton coached the team. The 1985 New York Jets lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Sid Abramowitz | T | May 21, 1960 | 6'6" | 280 | Air Force | Culver City, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Dan Alexander | RG | June 17, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Tom Baldwin | NT-DT-DE | May 13, 1961 | 6'4" | 274 | Wisconsin | Evergreen Park, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Ted Banker | G | February 17, 1961 | 6'2" | 270 | SE Missouri St. | Belleville, IL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 31 | Marion Barber | RB | December 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 224 | Minnesota | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 8 | 1 |
| 78 | Barry Bennett | RDE | December 10, 1955 | 6'4" | 257 | Concordia (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Guy Bingham | C | February 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 255 | Montana | Koiaumi Gumma Ken, Japan | 16 | 3 |
| 23 | Dennis Bligen | RB | March 3, 1962 | 5'11" | 215 | St. John's (NY) | New York, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Nick Bruckner | WR | May 19, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Syracuse | Queens, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | Russell Carter | RCB | February 10, 1962 | 6'2" | 195 | SMU | Philadelphia, PA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 59 | Kyle Clifton | LILB | August 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 236 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Bob Crable | LB | September 22, 1959 | 6'3" | 228 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 10 | 2 |
| 88 | Chy Davidson | WR | May 9, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Rhode Island | Queens Village, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Donnie Elder | DB | December 13, 1962 | 5'9" | 175 | Memphis | Chattanooga, TN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 52 | Jim Eliopulos | LB | April 18, 1959 | 6'2" | 230 | Westminster (MO) | Dearborn, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 74 | Ron Faurot | DE | January 27, 1962 | 6'7" | 262 | Arkansas | Wichita, KS USA | 5 | 4 |
| 65 | Joe Fields | C | November 14, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers-Camden | Woodbury, NJ USA | 15 | 14 |
| 38 | Larry Flowers | DB | April 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Tech | Temple, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 99 | Mark Gastineau | LDE | November 20, 1956 | 6'5" | 266 | Arizona St. | Ardmore, OK USA | 16 | 12 |
| 35 | Kerry Glenn | RCB | January 3, 1962 | 5'9" | 175 | Minnesota | East St. Louis, IL USA | 16 | 6 |
| 81 | Billy Griggs | TE | August 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 230 | Virginia | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 3 |
| 94 | Rusty Guilbeau | ROLB | November 20, 1958 | 6'4" | 242 | McNeese St. | Opelousas, LA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 39 | Harry Hamilton | FS | November 29, 1962 | 6'0" | 194 | Penn St. | Queens, NY USA | 11 | 11 |
| 34 | Johnny Hector | RB | November 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 204 | Texas A&M | Lafayette, LA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 28 | Carl Howard | DB | September 20, 1961 | 6'2" | 188 | Rutgers | Newark, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Bobby Humphery | KR | August 23, 1961 | 5'10" | 178 | New Mexico St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Charles Jackson | LOLB | March 22, 1955 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 40 | Bobby Jackson | LCB | December 23, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Florida St. | Albany, GA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Dave Jennings | P | June 8, 1952 | 6'4" | 203 | St. Lawrence | New York, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Joe Klecko | NT | October 15, 1953 | 6'3" | 263 | Temple | Chester, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Rocky Klever | TE | July 10, 1959 | 6'3" | 225 | Montana | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 6 |
| 5 | Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Lester Lyles | DB-LB | December 27, 1962 | 6'3" | 209 | Virginia | Washington, DC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Johnny Lynn | LCB | December 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 93 | Marty Lyons | LDE | January 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Alabama | Takoma Park, MD USA | 16 | 8 |
| 68 | Reggie McElroy | LT | March 4, 1960 | 6'6" | 290 | West Texas A&M | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 11 |
| 24 | Freeman McNeil | RB | April 22, 1959 | 5'11" | 216 | UCLA | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 56 | Lance Mehl | RILB | February 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Penn St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Rich Miano | DB | September 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Hawaii | Newton, MA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 25 | Cedric Minter | RB | November 13, 1958 | 5'10" | 200 | Boise St. | Charleston, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Matt Monger | LB | November 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma St. | Denver, CO USA | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Davlin Mullen | DB | February 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 175 | West. Kentucky | McKeesport, PA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | Ken O'Brien | QB | November 27, 1960 | 6'4" | 210 | Sacramento St. | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 49 | Tony Paige | FB | October 14, 1962 | 5'10" | 225 | Virginia Tech | Washington, SC USA | 16 | 9 |
| 79 | Marvin Powell | RT | August 30, 1955 | 6'5" | 268 | USC | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Ben Rudolph | DT | August 29, 1957 | 6'5" | 271 | Long Beach St. | Evergreen, AL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 10 | Pat Ryan | QB | September 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 210 | Tennessee | Hutchinson, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | T | August 23, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Vicksburg, MS USA | 3 | 2 |
| 82 | Mickey Shuler | TE | August 21, 1956 | 6'3" | 232 | Penn St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 71 | Mark Shumate | NT | March 30, 1960 | 6'5" | 265 | Wisconsin | Poynette, WI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 87 | Kurt Sohn | PR | June 26, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | North Carolina St. | Ithaca, NY USA | 15 | 6 |
| 21 | Kirk Springs | SS | August 16, 1958 | 6'0" | 192 | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 14 |
| 53 | Jim Sweeney | LG | August 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 297 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Al Toon | WR | April 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 205 | Wisconsin | Newport News, VA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 83 | Jo-Jo Townsell | WR | November 4, 1960 | 5'9" | 180 | UCLA | Reno, NV USA | 16 | 6 |
| 85 | Wesley Walker | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 179 | California | San Bernardino, CA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 57 | John Woodring | LB | April 4, 1959 | 6'2" | 232 | Brown | Philadelphia, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
