1967 New York Jets Statistics

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

1967 New York Jets Roster
1967 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the American Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the AFL's East Division.

The Jets scored 371 points, and the defensive squad gave up 329. Joe Namath directed the offense, throwing for 4,007 yards. George Sauer topped the receiving corps, hauling in 75 balls, while Don Maynard added 1,434 receiving yards.

Emerson Boozer rushed for a team-leading 442 yards for New York.

Larry Grantham and Al Atkinson each picked off 5 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	491	258	52.5	4007	8.2	26	5.3	28	5.7	75	73.8
Mike Taliaferro	20	11	55.0	96	4.8	1	5.0	1	5.0	20	63.8
Jim Turner	4	2	50.0	25	6.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	69.8
Totals	515	271	52.6	4128	8.0	27	5.2	29	5.6	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Emerson Boozer	119	442	3.7	48	10
Bill Mathis	78	243	3.1	18	4
Matt Snell	61	207	3.4	13	0
Billy Joe	37	154	4.2	26	2
Mark Smolinski	64	139	2.2	10	1
Abner Haynes	16	72	4.5	14	0
Mike Taliaferro	2	20	10.0	12	0
Don Maynard	4	18	4.5	7	0
Joe Namath	6	14	2.3	13	0
Bob Schweickert	1	1	1.0	1	0
George Sauer	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	389	1307	3.4	48	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George Sauer	75	1189	15.9	61	6
Don Maynard	71	1434	20.2	75	10
Pete Lammons	45	515	11.4	61	2
Bill Mathis	25	429	17.2	38	3
Mark Smolinski	21	177	8.4	22	3
Emerson Boozer	12	205	17.1	49	3
Matt Snell	11	54	4.9	21	0
Billy Joe	8	85	10.6	17	0
Bake Turner	3	40	13.3	22	0
Totals	271	4128	15.2	75	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Turner	39	36	92.3	32	17	53.1	87
Totals	39	36	92.3	32	17	53.1	87

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Curley Johnson	65	2734	42.1	60
Totals	65	2734	42.1	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Baird	25	219	8.8	33
Earl Christy	16	83	5.2	16
Sherman Lewis	7	24	3.4	11
Totals	48	326	6.8	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Earl Christy	23	521	22.7	33
Emerson Boozer	11	213	19.4	28
Solomon Brannan	9	204	22.7	47
Abner Haynes	4	125	31.2	42
Bake Turner	4	40	10.0	21
Sherman Lewis	1	22	22.0	22
Carl McAdams	1	16	16.0	16
Mark Smolinski	1	3	3.0	3
Bert Wilder	1	0	0.0	0
Jim Waskiewicz	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	57	1144	20.1	47

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Larry Grantham	5	77	15.4	36	0
Al Atkinson	5	59	11.8	36	0
Randy Beverly	4	54	13.5	28	0
Johnny Sample	4	53	13.2	41	1
Jim Hudson	4	38	9.5	18	0
Bill Baird	3	27	9.0	17	0
Cornell Gordon	1	14	14.0	14	0
Ralph Baker	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	27	322	11.9	41	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Sherman Lewis			1	2	0	0
Joe Namath			2	2	3	1
Solomon Brannan			0	2	10	0
Verlon Biggs			0	2	0	0
John Schmitt			0	1	0	0
Pete Lammons			1	1	0
Al Atkinson		0	0	1	0	0
John Elliott			0	1	0	0
Dave Herman			0	1	0	0
Don Maynard			1	0	0
George Sauer			1	0	0
Bill Baird		0	3	0	-6	0
Mark Smolinski			1	0	0
Matt Snell			2	0	0	0
Bert Wilder			1	0	0	0
Emerson Boozer			1	0	0
Bill Mathis			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	15	13	7	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Turner									17	36	0			87
Emerson Boozer	10	3		0					0	0	0			78
Don Maynard	0	10							0	0	0	1		62
Bill Mathis	4	3							0	0	0	2		46
George Sauer	0	6							0	0	0	1		38
Mark Smolinski	1	3		0					0	0	0			24
Billy Joe	2	0							0	0	0			12
Pete Lammons		2							0	0	0			12
Joe Namath	0						1		0	0	0			6
Johnny Sample						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	17	27	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	36	0	4	0	371