1987 New York Jets Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Walton (6-9)
Location: New York, New York

1987 New York Jets Roster
1987 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 6 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

New York chalked up 334 points, while the defense allowed 360. Ken O'Brien threw for 2,696 yards. Al Toon topped pass catchers, hauling in 68 balls for 976 yards.

Freeman McNeil rushed for a team-leading 530 yards for the Jets, while Johnny Hector also buoyed the ground attack.

Carl Howard, Harry Hamilton and Rich Miano each picked off 3 opponent throws. Alex Gordon led the defensive unit with 5 sacks.

Joe Walton coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Ken O'Brien	393	234	59.5	2696	6.9	13	3.3	8	2.0	59	50	364	82.8
David Norrie	68	35	51.5	376	5.5	1	1.5	4	5.9	41	15	72	48.4
Pat Ryan	53	32	60.4	314	5.9	4	7.5	2	3.8	35	1	7	86.5
Dave Jennings	1	1	100.0	16	16.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	0	0	118.8
Walter Briggs	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	517	302	58.4	3402	6.6	18	3.5	15	2.9	59	66	443

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Freeman McNeil	121	530	4.4	30	0
Johnny Hector	111	435	3.9	20	11
Roger Vick	77	257	3.3	14	1
Eddie Hunter	48	169	3.5	23	0
Dennis Bligen	31	128	4.1	15	1
Ken O'Brien	30	61	2.0	11	0
Nuu Faaola	14	43	3.1	18	2
John Chirico	12	22	1.8	4	1
Derrick Foster	1	9	9.0	9	0
Dave Jennings	2	5	2.5	4	0
Pat Ryan	4	5	1.2	8	1
David Norrie	5	5	1.0	2	0
Walter Briggs	1	4	4.0	4	0
Jo-Jo Townsell	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	458	1671	3.6	30	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Al Toon	68	976	14.4	58	5
Mickey Shuler	43	434	10.1	32	3
Johnny Hector	32	249	7.8	27	0
Freeman McNeil	24	262	10.9	57	1
Kurt Sohn	23	261	11.3	31	2
Michael Harper	18	225	12.5	35	1
Scott Holman	15	155	10.3	30	0
Rocky Klever	14	152	10.9	30	0
Roger Vick	13	108	8.3	23	0
Dennis Bligen	11	81	7.4	19	0
Wesley Walker	9	190	21.1	59	1
Stan Hunter	6	50	8.3	12	1
Eddie Hunter	5	24	4.8	8	2
Eric Riley	4	42	10.5	16	0
Jo-Jo Townsell	4	37	9.2	11	0
John Chirico	4	18	4.5	8	0
Tony Sweet	3	45	15.0	22	0
Billy Griggs	2	17	8.5	13	1
Jamie Kurisko	1	41	41.0	41	1
Nuu Faaola	1	16	16.0	16	0
Derrick Gaffney	1	10	10.0	10	0
Derrick Foster	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	302	3402	11.3	59	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Pat Leahy	31	31	100.0	22	18	81.8	85
Pat Ragusa	7	7	100.0	4	2	50.0	13
Totals	38	38	100.0	26	20	76.9	98

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Jennings	64	2444	38.2	58
Tom O'Connor	18	602	33.4	47
Totals	82	3046	37.1	58

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jo-Jo Townsell	32	381	11.9	91	1
Michael Harper	4	93	23.2	78	1
Reggie Smith	2	9	4.5	7	0
Derrick Foster	2	8	4.0	4	0
Kurt Sohn	1	6	6.0	6	0
Trent Collins	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	42	497	11.8	91	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Humphery	18	357	19.8	47
Jo-Jo Townsell	11	272	24.7	60
Tracy Martin	8	180	22.5	47
Eddie Hunter	8	123	15.4	27
Rocky Klever	5	85	17.0	29
Michael Harper	4	75	18.8	22
Reggie Smith	4	60	15.0	20
Kurt Sohn	3	47	15.7	18
Billy Griggs	1	13	13.0	13
Marion Barber	2	5	2.5	5
Nuu Faaola	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	65	1221	18.8	60

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Carl Howard	3	29	9.7	29
Harry Hamilton	3	25	8.3	25
Rich Miano	3	24	8.0	21
George Radachowsky	2	45	22.5	45
Larry Robinson	1	38	38.0	38
Jo Jo Heath	1	35	35.0	35
Jerry Holmes	1	20	20.0	20
Jim Haslett	1	9	9.0	9
Bob Crable	1	8	8.0	8
Marc Hogan	1	5	5.0	5
Ken Rose	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	18	239	13.3	45

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Alex Gordon	5.0
Mark Gastineau	4.5
Marty Lyons	3.5
Gerald Nichols	2.5
Bob Crable	2.5
Carl Howard	2.0
Barry Bennett	1.5
Ken Rose	1.5
Scott Mersereau	1.5
Jay Brophy	1.0
Mike Zordich	1.0
Jerry Holmes	1.0
Joe Klecko	1.0
Kerry Glenn	0.5
Totals	29.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Rich Miano	73	73	0	0
Kyle Clifton	51	51	0
Ken Rose	31	31	0	0
Mike Zordich	8	8	0
Jo-Jo Townsell					3	2	0		0
Dan Alexander					0	2	0	0	0
John Chirico					1	2	0		0
Bobby Humphery					1	2	46	1	0
David Norrie					4	2	-2	0	0
Tom O'Connor					1	1	0	0	0
Dennis Bligen					1	1	0		0
Ken O'Brien					8	1	-10	0	0
Johnny Hector					2	1	0		0
Russell Carter					0	1	0	0	0
Eric Riley					0	1	0	0	0
Joe Fields					0	1	0	0	0
Harry Hamilton				0	0	1	0	0	0
Scott Mersereau					0	1	0	0	0
Joe Klecko					0	1	0	0	0
Jim Haslett				0	0	1	0	0	0
Ted Banker					0	1	0	0	0
Nuu Faaola					0	1	3		0
Trent Collins					1	1	0	0	0
Reggie Smith					1	0	0	0	0
Scott Holman					1	0	0	0	0
Mickey Shuler					2	0	0		0
Eddie Hunter					3	0	-12		0
Freeman McNeil					1	0	0		0
Roger Vick					3	0	0		0
Totals	163	163	0	0	33	24	25	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									18	31	0			85
Johnny Hector	11	0							0	0	0			66
Al Toon		5							0	0	0			30
Mickey Shuler		3							0	0	0			18
Pat Ragusa									2	7	0			13
Eddie Hunter	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Michael Harper		1	1	0					0	0	0			12
Nuu Faaola	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Kurt Sohn		2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Billy Griggs		1		0					0	0	0			6
Jamie Kurisko		1							0	0	0			6
Pat Ryan	1								0	0	0			6
Stan Hunter		1							0	0	0			6
Freeman McNeil	0	1							0	0	0			6
Jo-Jo Townsell	0	0	1	0					0	0	0			6
Dennis Bligen	1	0							0	0	0			6
Roger Vick	1	0							0	0	0			6
Wesley Walker		1							0	0	0			6
John Chirico	1	0							0	0	0			6
Rich Miano						0		1	0	0	0			6
Bobby Humphery				0			1		0	0	0			6
Marty Lyons									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	17	18	2	0	0	0	1	1	20	38	0	0	1	334