1989 New York Jets Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Walton (4-12)
Location: New York, New York

1989 New York Jets Roster
1989 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Jets stumbled, scoring only 253 points, and the leaky defense allowed 411. Ken O'Brien directed the offense, throwing for 3,346 yards. Al Toon topped pass catchers, hauling in 63 balls, while Jo-Jo Townsell added 787 receiving yards.

Johnny Hector rushed for a team-leading 702 yards for New York.

Erik McMillan intercepted 6 opponent throws. Dennis Byrd dropped opposing passers 7 times.

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	477	288	60.4	3346	7.0	12	2.5	18	3.8	57	50	391	74.3
Tony Eason	36	22	61.1	255	7.1	1	2.8	2	5.6	63	7	42	68.6
Pat Ryan	30	15	50.0	153	5.1	1	3.3	3	10.0	25	2	26	36.5
Kyle Mackey	25	11	44.0	125	5.0	0	0.0	1	4.0	22	3	18	42.9
Mark Malone	2	2	100.0	13	6.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	0	0	93.8
Totals	570	338	59.3	3892	6.8	14	2.5	24	4.2	63	62	477

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Hector	177	702	4.0	24	3
Roger Vick	112	434	3.9	39	5
Freeman McNeil	80	352	4.4	19	2
A.B. Brown	12	63	5.2	17	0
Ken O'Brien	9	18	2.0	5	0
Joe Prokop	1	17	17.0	17	1
Phil Epps	1	14	14.0	14	0
Michael Harper	1	3	3.0	3	0
Kyle Mackey	2	3	1.5	5	0
Mark Malone	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0.0	0	0
Pat Ryan	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Chris Burkett	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Jeff Lageman	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	400	1596	4.0	39	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Al Toon	63	693	11.0	37	2
Jo-Jo Townsell	45	787	17.5	63	5
Johnny Hector	38	330	8.7	32	2
Roger Vick	34	241	7.1	21	2
Freeman McNeil	31	310	10.0	25	1
Mickey Shuler	29	322	11.1	22	0
Keith Neubert	28	302	10.8	35	1
Chris Burkett	21	278	13.2	30	1
Billy Griggs	9	112	12.4	23	0
Greg Werner	8	115	14.4	36	0
Phil Epps	8	108	13.5	21	0
Wesley Walker	8	89	11.1	31	0
Michael Harper	7	127	18.1	48	0
A.B. Brown	4	10	2.5	6	0
Chris Dressel	3	55	18.3	43	0
K.D. Dunn	2	13	6.5	8	0
Totals	338	3892	11.5	63	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Pat Leahy	30	29	96.7	21	14	66.7	71
Totals	30	29	96.7	21	14	66.7	71

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Joe Prokop	87	3426	39.4	76
Totals	87	3426	39.4	76

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jo-Jo Townsell	33	299	9.1	30	0
Totals	33	299	9.1	30	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jo-Jo Townsell	34	653	19.2	69
Bobby Humphery	24	414	17.2	52
Phil Epps	9	154	17.1	43
Titus Dixon	4	67	16.8	21
Marvin Washington	1	11	11.0	11
Gerald Nichols	2	9	4.5	7
Dennis Byrd	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	75	1309	17.5	69

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Erik McMillan	6	180	30.0	92	1
James Hasty	5	62	12.4	34	1
John Booty	1	13	13.0	13	0
Scott Mersereau	1	4	4.0	4	0
Alex Gordon	1	2	2.0	2	0
Kerry Glenn	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	15	261	17.4	92	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Dennis Byrd	7.0
Jeff Lageman	4.5
Gerald Nichols	4.0
Erik McMillan	2.0
Ron Stallworth	2.0
Paul Frase	2.0
Kyle Clifton	2.0
Marvin Washington	1.5
Alex Gordon	1.0
Marty Lyons	1.0
Scott Mersereau	0.5
Kerry Glenn	0.5
Totals	28.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Kyle Clifton	162	162	0		0	1	0	0	2
Jeff Lageman	72	72	0		0	0	0	0	1
James Hasty	63	63	0	0	1	2	2		0
Paul Frase	59	59	0
John Booty	20	20	0	0
Marvin Washington	11	11	0		0	1	0	0	0
Ken Rose	9	9	0
Rich Miano	5	5	0
Bobby Humphery					4	4	0	0	0
Ken O'Brien					10	4	-4	0	0
Jo-Jo Townsell					4	3	0		0
Erik McMillan				0	0	2	119	2	0
Michael Harper					0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Criswell					0	1	0	0	0
Alex Gordon				0	0	1	0	0	0
Roger Vick					4	1	0		0
Keith Neubert					2	1	0		0
Dan Alexander					0	1	0	0	0
Tony Eason					2	0	0	0	0
Titus Dixon					1	0	0	0	0
Mark Malone					1	0	-4	0	0
Kyle Mackey					1	0	0	0	0
Freeman McNeil					1	0	0		0
Johnny Hector					1	0	0		0
Totals	401	401	0	0	32	23	113	2	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pat Leahy									14	29	0			71
Roger Vick	5	2							0	0	0			42
Jo-Jo Townsell		5	0	0					0	0	0			30
Johnny Hector	3	2							0	0	0			30
Erik McMillan						1	2		0	0	0			18
Freeman McNeil	2	1							0	0	0			18
Al Toon		2							0	0	0			12
James Hasty						1			0	0	0			6
George Radachowsky								1	0	0	0			6
Keith Neubert		1							0	0	0			6
Chris Burkett	0	1							0	0	0			6
Joe Prokop	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	11	14	0	0	0	2	2	1	14	29	0	0	0	251