1974 New York Jets season

The 1974 New York Jets season was the fifteenth season for the team and the fifth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 4–10 record from 1973 under new head coach Charley Winner. After beginning the season 1–7, the Jets won six straight and finished with a record of 7–7. During the streak were home upsets of playoff-bound Miami and Buffalo.

1974 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Charley Winner
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Rich Caster
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Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1974 NFL Draft

1974 New York Jets draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Carl Barzilauskas	Defensive tackle	Indiana
2	31	Gordie Browne	Tackle	Boston College
3	58	Godwin Turk	Linebacker	Southern	Played with Jets in 1975
3	74	Roscoe Word	Defensive back	Jackson State
5	110	Gary Baccus	Linebacker	Oklahoma
6	135	Bill Wyman	Center	Texas
6	137	Wayne Jones	Running back	Mississippi State
7	162	Burney Veazey	Tight end	Ole Miss
8	187	Greg Gantt	Punter	Alabama
8	192	Larry Lightfoot	Running back	Livingston
8	197	Ron Rydalch	Defensive tackle	Utah
9	214	Robert Burns	Running back	Georgia
10	239	Sam Baker	Guard	Georgia
11	266	Eugene Bird	Defensive back	Southern Miss
11	267	Bill Buckley	Wide receiver	Mississippi State
12	291	John Ricca	Defensive end	Duke
13	318	John Tate	Linebacker	Jackson State
14	343	Greg Fountain	Guard	Mississippi State
15	370	Willie Brister	Tight end	Southern
16	395	Jazz Jackson	Running back	Western Kentucky
17	422	Doug Lowrey	Guard	Arkansas State
Made roster

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Roster

1974 New York Jets roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 6 Bill Demory 12 Joe Namath 18 Al Woodall Running backs (RB) 1 Mike Adamle 40 Hank Bjorklund 32 Emerson Boozer 33 Robert Burns 43 Jazz Jackson 44 John Riggins FB Wide receivers (WR) 83 Jerome Barkum 7 Eddie Bell 82 David Knight 37 Marv Owens 89 Lou Piccone Tight ends (TE) 86 Willie Brister 88 Rich Caster

Offensive linemen (OL) 68 Roger Bernhardt G 79 Gordie Browne T 67 Dave Herman G 75 Winston Hill T 50 Wayne Mulligan C 77 Garry Puetz G 66 Randy Rasmussen G 63 Travis Roach G 72 Robert Woods T Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Carl Barzilauskas DT 85 Ed Galigher DE 57 John Little DT 84 Mark Lomas DE 81 Richard Neal DE 74 Joe Schmiesing DE 70 Larry Woods DT

Linebackers (LB) 62 Al Atkinson 51 Ralph Baker 55 John Ebersole 58 Bill Ferguson 52 Steve Reese 54 Jamie Rivers Defensive backs (DB) 20 Delles Howell CB 22 Burgess Owens FS 46 Rich Sowells CB 21 Steve Tannen CB 45 Earlie Thomas CB 27 Phil Wise SS 47 Roscoe Word CB Special teams 8 Greg Gantt P 5 Pat Leahy K

Rookies in italics , 0 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 15	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–24	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	74,854	Recap
2	September 22	at Chicago Bears	W 23–21	1–1	Soldier Field	50,213	Recap
3	September 29	at Buffalo Bills	L 12–16	1–2	Rich Stadium	76,978	Recap
4	October 7	at Miami Dolphins	L 17–21	1–3	Miami Orange Bowl	60,727	Recap
5	October 13	New England Patriots	L 0–24	1–4	Shea Stadium	57,825	Recap
6	October 20	Baltimore Colts	L 20–35	1–5	Shea Stadium	51,745	Recap
7	October 27	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–20	1–6	Shea Stadium	56,110	Recap
8	November 3	Houston Oilers	L 22–27	1–7	Shea Stadium	47,218	Recap
9	November 10	at New York Giants	W 26–20 (OT)	2–7	Yale Bowl	64,327	Recap
10	November 17	at New England Patriots	W 21–16	3–7	Schaefer Stadium	57,115	Recap
11	November 24	Miami Dolphins	W 17–14	4–7	Shea Stadium	57,162	Recap
12	December 1	San Diego Chargers	W 27–14	5–7	Shea Stadium	44,888	Recap
13	December 8	Buffalo Bills	W 20–10	6–7	Shea Stadium	61,091	Recap
14	December 15	at Baltimore Colts	W 45–38	7–7	Memorial Stadium	31,651	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–2	327	216	W3
Buffalo Bills	9	5	0	.643	5–3	7–4	264	244	L2
New York Jets	7	7	0	.500	4–4	5–6	279	300	W6
New England Patriots	7	7	0	.500	4–4	4–7	348	289	L3
Baltimore Colts	2	12	0	.143	1–7	1–10	190	329	L4

Season summary

Week 9 at Giants

See also: 1974 New York Giants season

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jets	7	3	3	7	6	26
Giants	3	10	7	0	0	20

Game information

First quarter NYJ – David Knight 19-yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 7–0. Drive: NYG – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal. Jets 7–3. Drive: Second quarter NYG – Bob Tucker 2-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick). Giants 10–7. Drive: NYJ – Pat Leahy 34-yard field goal. Tie 10–10. Drive: NYG – Pete Gogolak 22-yard field goal. Giants 13–10. Drive: Third quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal. Tie 13–13. Drive: NYG – Bob Grim 12-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick). Giants 20–13. Drive: Fourth quarter NYJ – Joe Namath 3-yard run (Pat Leahy kick). Tie 20–20. Drive: Overtime NYJ – Emerson Boozer 5-yard pass from Joe Namath. Jets 26–20. Drive: Top passers NYJ – Joe Namath – 20/31, 236 yards, 2 TD NYG – Craig Morton – 21/32, 237 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYJ – Robert Burns – 21 rushes, 101 yards NYG – Joe Dawkins – 11 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers NYJ – Rich Caster – 3 receptions, 68 yards NYG – Walker Gillette – 5 receptions, 83 yards

Week Nine: New York Jets (1–7) at New York Giants (2–6)

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut

• Date: November 10, 1974
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,327
• Box Score

Awards and honors

• Joe Namath, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

References

1. "1974 New York Jets Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

External links

• 1974 statistics