1965 New York Jets Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (5-8-1)
Location: New York, New York

1965 New York Jets Roster
1965 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the AFL's East Division.

The Jets floundered, tallying only 285 points, though they the defensive unit surrendered 303. Joe Namath tossed for 2,220 yards. Don Maynard hauled in 68 balls for 1,218 yards.

Matt Snell rushed for a team-leading 763 yards for New York, while Bill Mathis also contributed to the rushing attack.

Dainard Paulson intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Weeb Ewbank coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Joe Namath	340	164	48.2	2220	6.5	18	5.3	15	4.4	62	68.8
Mike Taliaferro	119	45	37.8	531	4.5	3	2.5	7	5.9	37	36.1
Totals	459	209	45.5	2751	6.0	21	4.6	22	4.8	62

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Matt Snell	169	763	4.5	44	4
Bill Mathis	147	604	4.1	79	5
Mark Smolinski	24	59	2.5	14	0
Kern Carson	7	25	3.6	15	2
Joe Namath	8	19	2.4	14	0
Wahoo McDaniel	1	13	13.0	13	0
Mike Taliaferro	7	4	0.6	10	0
Curley Johnson	2	3	1.5	2	0
Don Maynard	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	366	1492	4.1	79	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Maynard	68	1218	17.9	56	14
Matt Snell	38	264	6.9	35	0
Bake Turner	31	402	13.0	62	2
George Sauer	29	301	10.4	33	2
Bill Mathis	17	242	14.2	32	1
Dee Mackey	16	255	15.9	47	1
Mark Smolinski	6	25	4.2	12	0
Jim Evans	2	24	12.0	17	0
Gene Heeter	1	14	14.0	14	0
Curley Johnson	1	6	6.0	6	1
Totals	209	2751	13.2	62	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Turner	31	31	100.0	34	20	58.8	91
Totals	31	31	100.0	34	20	58.8	91

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Curley Johnson	72	3260	45.3	73
Totals	72	3260	45.3	73

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Baird	14	88	6.3	23
Jerry Robinson	3	36	12.0	17
Willie West	10	34	3.4	9
Kern Carson	1	7	7.0	7
Bake Turner	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	29	166	5.7	23

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bake Turner	18	402	22.3	32
Kern Carson	14	311	22.2	30
Jerry Robinson	7	164	23.4	30
Mark Smolinski	6	98	16.3	22
Bill Baird	2	50	25.0	26
Charlie Browning	1	31	31.0	31
George Sauer	1	20	20.0	20
Ray Abruzzese	1	16	16.0	16
Jim O'Mahoney	1	15	15.0	15
Nick DeFelice	1	0	0.0	0
Jim Hudson	1	0	0.0	0
Dainard Paulson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	54	1107	20.5	32

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dainard Paulson	7	72	10.3	22
Willie West	6	57	9.5	28
Bill Baird	3	9	3.0	9
Ralph Baker	2	24	12.0	14
Ray Abruzzese	2	13	6.5	13
Cornell Gordon	2	7	3.5	7
Verlon Biggs	1	44	44.0	44
Wahoo McDaniel	1	7	7.0	7
Al Atkinson	1	2	2.0	2
Larry Grantham	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	26	235	9.0	44

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FTD
Dainard Paulson		0	2	0
Don Maynard			1
Bake Turner			1
Bill Baird		0	2	0
Mark Smolinski			1	0
Kern Carson			3
Mike Taliaferro			2	0
Jerry Robinson			1	0
Matt Snell			3
Dee Mackey			2
Bill Mathis			2
Joe Namath			6	0
Totals	0	0	26	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Turner									20	31	0			91
Don Maynard	0	14							0	0	0			84
Bill Mathis	5	1							0	0	0			36
Matt Snell	4	0							0	0	0			24
George Sauer		2		0					0	0	0			12
Kern Carson	2		0	0					0	0	0			12
Bake Turner		2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Dee Mackey		1							0	0	0	1		8
Curley Johnson	0	1							0	0	0			6
Totals	11	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	31	0	1	0	285