1973 New York Jets Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (4-10)
Location: New York, New York
1973 New York Jets RosterTeam Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (4-10)
Location: New York, New York
1973 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Jets scored 240 points, but the defense yielded 306. Emerson Boozer rushed for a team-leading 831 yards for New York.
Al Woodall threw for 1,228 yards. Jerome Barkum topped all receivers, hauling in 44 balls for 810 yards. Rich Caster provided receiving help, too.
The larcenous defense created 38 turnovers. Ralph Baker and Delles Howell each seized 4 opponent throws.
Weeb Ewbank coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Woodall | 201 | 101 | 50.2 | 1228 | 6.1 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 4.0 | 56 | 19 | 127 | 67.8 |
| Joe Namath | 133 | 68 | 51.1 | 966 | 7.3 | 5 | 3.8 | 6 | 4.5 | 63 | 10 | 97 | 68.7 |
| Bill Demory | 39 | 12 | 30.8 | 159 | 4.1 | 2 | 5.1 | 8 | 20.5 | 31 | 8 | 73 | 22.2 |
| Totals | 373 | 181 | 48.5 | 2353 | 6.3 | 16 | 4.3 | 22 | 5.9 | 63 | 37 | 297 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Boozer | 182 | 831 | 4.6 | 52 | 3 |
| John Riggins | 134 | 482 | 3.6 | 15 | 4 |
| Mike Adamle | 67 | 264 | 3.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Al Woodall | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Julian Fagan | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Cliff McClain | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Demory | 4 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 453 | 1864 | 4.1 | 52 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Barkum | 44 | 810 | 18.4 | 63 | 6 |
| Rich Caster | 35 | 593 | 16.9 | 49 | 4 |
| Eddie Bell | 24 | 319 | 13.3 | 38 | 2 |
| John Riggins | 23 | 158 | 6.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 22 | 130 | 5.9 | 15 | 3 |
| Mike Adamle | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Margene Adkins | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 29 | 0 |
| David Knight | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Cliff McClain | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 181 | 2353 | 13.0 | 63 | 16 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Howfield | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 78 |
| Totals | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 78 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Fagan | 74 | 2744 | 37.1 | 58 |
| Totals | 74 | 2744 | 37.1 | 58 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Farasopoulos | 14 | 111 | 7.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Rocky Turner | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Tannen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 165 | 6.1 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margene Adkins | 31 | 615 | 19.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 9 | 175 | 19.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Burgess Owens | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 82 | 1 |
| Cliff McClain | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 1061 | 20.4 | 82 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delles Howell | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Ralph Baker | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Rich Sowells | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Earlie Thomas | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rob Spicer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Al Atkinson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Ebersole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 288 | 15.2 | 41 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Wise | 0 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Demory | 2 | 3 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Ebersole | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burgess Owens | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Emerson Boozer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Margene Adkins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Tannen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schmitt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Woodall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Caster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Randy Rasmussen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Little | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Riggins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Winston Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earlie Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Richard Neal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rocky Turner | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Delles Howell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Bjorklund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Namath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cliff McClain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 109 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bobby Howfield | 17 | 27 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||||
| Emerson Boozer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Jerome Barkum | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Rich Caster | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| John Riggins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Phil Wise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| David Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ralph Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
