1975 New York Jets Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Charley Winner (2-7)
Coach: Ken Shipp (1-4)
Location: New York, New York
1975 New York Jets RosterTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Charley Winner (2-7)
Coach: Ken Shipp (1-4)
Location: New York, New York
1975 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Jets netted 258 points, but the wobbly defensive unit surrendered 433, most in the league. John Riggins rushed for a team-leading 1,005 yards for New York.
Joe Namath threw for 2,286 yards. Rich Caster hauled in 47 balls for 820 yards. Jerome Barkum contributed to the receiving game, too.
Burgess Owens intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Charley Winner and Ken Shipp coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Namath | 326 | 157 | 48.2 | 2286 | 7.0 | 15 | 4.6 | 28 | 8.6 | 91 | 27 | 253 | 51.0 |
| J.J. Jones | 57 | 16 | 28.1 | 181 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.8 | 5 | 8.8 | 20 | 7 | 64 | 9.6 |
| Greg Gantt | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Totals | 384 | 174 | 45.3 | 2468 | 6.4 | 16 | 4.2 | 33 | 8.6 | 91 | 34 | 317 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 238 | 1005 | 4.2 | 42 | 8 |
| Carl Garrett | 122 | 566 | 4.6 | 40 | 5 |
| Steve Davis | 70 | 290 | 4.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Bob Gresham | 25 | 98 | 3.9 | 16 | 1 |
| J.J. Jones | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Totals | 501 | 2079 | 4.1 | 42 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Caster | 47 | 820 | 17.4 | 91 | 4 |
| Jerome Barkum | 36 | 549 | 15.2 | 56 | 5 |
| John Riggins | 30 | 363 | 12.1 | 34 | 1 |
| Eddie Bell | 20 | 344 | 17.2 | 38 | 4 |
| Carl Garrett | 19 | 180 | 9.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Lou Piccone | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Willie Brister | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 174 | 2468 | 14.2 | 91 | 16 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Gantt | 59 | 2156 | 36.5 | 71 |
| Totals | 59 | 2156 | 36.5 | 71 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Piccone | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 116 | 5.3 | 34 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Piccone | 26 | 637 | 24.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 20 | 483 | 24.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 7 | 159 | 22.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 34 | 0 |
| Ed Taylor | 7 | 151 | 21.6 | 36 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Richard Wood | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Roscoe Word | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Phil Wise | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 74 | 1704 | 23.0 | 53 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess Owens | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Ebersole | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Godwin Turk | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Delles Howell | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Phil Wise | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Prout | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Bailey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Roscoe Word | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Namath | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Galigher | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Taylor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Piccone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Godwin Turk | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Puetz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Winston Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Neal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Fields | 1 | 1 | -17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carl Barzilauskas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Riggins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carl Garrett | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willie Brister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Randy Rasmussen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ken Bernich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pat Leahy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Prout | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ebersole | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.J. Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Gantt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Sowells | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27 | -18 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Pat Leahy | 13 | 27 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||||
| John Riggins | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Carl Garrett | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Jerome Barkum | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Rich Caster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Eddie Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Willie Brister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Emerson Boozer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 |
