1968 New York Jets season
1968 New York Jets season | |
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Owner | Leon Hess |
General manager | Weeb Ewbank |
Head coach | Weeb Ewbank |
Home field | Shea Stadium |
Local radio | WABC–AM |
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Record | 11–3 |
Division place | 1st AFL East |
Playoff finish | Won AFL Championship (vs. Raiders) 27–23 Won Super Bowl III (vs. Colts) 16–7 |
Pro Bowlers | MLB Al Atkinson RDE Verlon Biggs HB Emerson Boozer RDT John Elliott RG Dave Herman LT Winston Hill FL Don Maynard QB Joe Namath LDE Gerry Philbin SE George Sauer K Jim Turner |
The 1968 New York Jets season was the ninth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The team had the most successful season in franchise history. Trying to improve upon their 8–5–1 record of 1967, they won the AFL Eastern Division with an 11–3 record. They defeated the defending champion Oakland Raiders, 27–23 in the AFL championship game and earned the right to play in Super Bowl III against the NFL champion Baltimore Colts. In a stunning upset, marked by fourth-year quarterback Joe Namath's famous "guarantee" of victory, the Jets defeated the heavily favored Colts 16–7. The Jets have yet to return to the Super Bowl, making them and the New Orleans Saints the only teams to have won their only championship game, also holding the longest appearance drought in NFL history, having not appeared in the 53 complete seasons since this game; they did not appear in a semifinal playoff round again until 1983.
In 2007, NFL Network aired America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, the 1968 New York Jets, with team commentary from Joe Namath, Gerry Philbin and Don Maynard, and was narrated by Alec Baldwin. The Jets ranked #24 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary. Of those 24, only three came before the AFL-NFL Merger. The Jets were the highest ranked team that played in the AFL, and also the highest pre-merger team not coached by Vince Lombardi.[1][2]
The last remaining active member of the 1968 New York Jets was guard Randy Rasmussen, who retired after the 1981 NFL season.
Offseason
[edit]On May 21, Sonny Werblin sold his shares in the Jets to his partners Donald C. Lillis, Leon Hess, Townsend Martin, and Philip H. Iselin. Lillis became the president on May 21, but died on July 23, and Isselin was appointed president on August 6. Leon Hess the founder of Hess gas station made the famous Hess truck after the New York Jets color scheme [3]
Draft
[edit]1968 New York Jets draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 17 | Lee White | RB | Weber St | |
2 | 44 | Steve Thompson | DE | Washington | |
3 | 72 | Sam Walton | OT | East Texas St | |
4 | 101 | Gary Magner | DT | USC | |
5 | 128 | Lee Jacobsen | LB | Kearney St | |
7 | 182 | Oscar Lubke | OT | Ball St | |
8 | 200 | Bob Taylor | RB | Maryland Eastern Shore | Pick from MIA |
8 | 210 | Jim Richards | DB | Virginia Tech | |
8 | 214 | Karl Henke | DT | Tulsa | Pick from HOU |
9 | 236 | Gary Houser | TE | Oregon St | |
10 | 264 | Mike D'Amato | DB | Hofstra | |
11 | 290 | Henry Owens | WR | Weber St | |
12 | 318 | Ray Hayes | OT | Toledo | |
13 | 344 | Tom Myslinski | OG | Maryland | |
14 | 372 | Harvey Naim | RB | Southern | |
15 | 398 | Ronnie Ehrig | DB | Texas | |
16 | 426 | Tom Bilotta | OG | Adams St (CO) | |
17 | 452 | Myles Strasser | RB | Wisconsin−Oshkosh | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Preseason
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | August 12 | at Houston Oilers | L 14–28 | 0–1 | Astrodome | 40,354
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2 | August 17 | Boston Patriots | W 25–6 | 1–1 | City Stadium | 14,000
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3 | August 23 | Atlanta Falcons | W 27–12 | 2–1 | Legion Field | 27,406
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4 | August 30 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 9–13 | 2–2 | 24,358
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5 | September 7 | Detroit Lions | W 9–6 | 3–2 | 84,918
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Regular season
[edit]Regular season schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |||
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2 | September 15 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–19 | 1–0 | Municipal Stadium | 48,871 | Recap | |||
3 | September 22 | Boston Patriots | W 47–31 | 2–0 | Legion Field[4] | 29,192 | Recap | |||
4 | September 29 | at Buffalo Bills | L 35–37 | 2–1 | War Memorial Stadium | 38,044 | Recap | |||
5 | October 5 | San Diego Chargers | W 23–20 | 3–1 | Shea Stadium | 63,786 | Recap | |||
6 | October 13 | Denver Broncos | L 13–21 | 3–2 | Shea Stadium | 63,052 | Recap | |||
7 | October 20 | at Houston Oilers | W 20–14 | 4–2 | Astrodome | 51,710 | Recap | |||
8 | October 27 | Boston Patriots | W 48–14 | 5–2 | Shea Stadium | 62,351 | Recap | |||
9 | November 3 | Buffalo Bills | W 25–21 | 6–2 | Shea Stadium | 61,452 | Recap | |||
10 | November 10 | Houston Oilers | W 26–7 | 7–2 | Shea Stadium | 60,242 | Recap | |||
11 | November 17 | at Oakland Raiders | L 32–43 | 7–3 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 53,318 | Recap | |||
12 | November 24 | at San Diego Chargers | W 37–15 | 8–3 | San Diego Stadium | 51,175 | Recap | |||
13 | December 1 | Miami Dolphins | W 35–17 | 9–3 | Shea Stadium | 61,766 | Recap | |||
14 | December 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–14 | 10–3 | Shea Stadium | 61,111 | Recap | |||
15 | December 15 | at Miami Dolphins | W 31–7 | 11–3 | Orange Bowl | 32,843 | Recap | |||
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Results
[edit]Home/Road | Eastern Division | Western Division | |||||||||
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BOS | BUF | HOU | MIA | NY | CIN | DEN | KC | OAK | SD | ||
Eastern | Boston Patriots | 23–6 | 0–16 | 10–34 | 31–47* | 33–14 | 14–35 | 17–27 | |||
Buffalo Bills | 7–16 | 7–30 | 17–21 | 37–35 | 7–18 | 6–48 | 6–21 | ||||
Houston Oilers | 45–17 | 35–6 | 7–24 | 14–20 | 38–17 | 21–26 | 15–24 | ||||
Miami Dolphins | 38–7 | 14–14 | 10–24 | 7–31 | 21–38 | 3–48 | 21–47 | ||||
New York Jets | 48–14 | 25–21 | 26–7 | 35–17 | 27–14 | 13–21 | 23–20 | ||||
Western | Cincinnati Bengals | 34–23 | 17–27 | 22–24 | 24–10 | 9–16 | 0–34 | 10–31 | |||
Denver Broncos | 17–20 | 34–32 | 21–14 | 10–7 | 7–30 | 7–43 | 23–47 | ||||
Kansas City Chiefs | 31–17 | 24–10 | 19–20 | 13–3 | 34–2 | 24–10 | 27–20 | ||||
Oakland Raiders | 41–10 | 13–10 | 43–32 | 31–10 | 33–27 | 38–21 | 14–23 | ||||
San Diego Chargers | 30–14 | 34–28 | 15–37 | 29–13 | 55–24 | 3–40 | 27–34 |
(*) Played at Legion Field, Birmingham since Boston Red Sox refused to rent Fenway Park to Patriots.
Standings
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New York Jets | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 7–1 | 419 | 280 | W4 | |
Houston Oilers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–3 | 303 | 248 | W2 | |
Miami Dolphins | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–3–1 | 276 | 355 | L1 | |
Boston Patriots | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 2–6 | 229 | 406 | L2 | |
Buffalo Bills | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–6–1 | 199 | 367 | L8 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.
Game summaries
[edit]Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 15, 1968
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), relative humidity 57%, wind 12 mph (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 48,871
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Kyle Rote (color commentator)
- Box Score
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Week 3: at Boston Patriots
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 14 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 47 |
Patriots | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
- Date: September 22, 1968
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), relative humidity 69%, wind 8 mph (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 29,192
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Kyle Rote (color commentator)
- Box Score
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Week 4: at Buffalo Bills
[edit]This game, won by the Buffalo Bills at the old War Memorial Stadium (known as the rock pile) in Buffalo was the only win for the Bills all season. A win over the eventual Super Bowl champions.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets (2–1) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Bills (1–3) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 37 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
- Date: September 29, 1968
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), relative humidity 71%, wind 7 mph (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 38,044
- TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis (color commentator)
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Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers
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Chargers (3–1) | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Jets (3–1) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
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Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos (2–3) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Jets (3–2) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
- Date: October 13, 1968
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), relative humidity 71%, wind 8 mph (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 63,052
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis (color commentator)
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Week 7: at Houston Oilers
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets (4–2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Oilers (2–5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
- Date: October 20, 1968
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 51,710
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Kyle Rote (color commentator)
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Week 8: vs. Boston Patriots
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots (3–4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Jets (5–2) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 48 |
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
- Date: October 27, 1968
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), relative humidity 48%, wind 16 mph (26 km/h)
- Game attendance: 62,351
- TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis (color commentator)
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Week 9: vs. Buffalo Bills
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills (1–7–1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Jets (6–2) | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
- Date: November 3, 1968
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), relative humidity 48%, wind 8 mph (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 61,452
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis (color commentator)
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Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers (4–6) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Jets (7–2) | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
- Date: November 10, 1968
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), relative humidity 81%, wind 17 mph (27 km/h)
- Game attendance: 60,242
- TV announcers (NBC): Bill Enis (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis (color commentator)
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Week 11 at Oakland Raiders
[edit]The 1968 season also saw the Jets involved in one of the most notorious incidents in television history, an incident that would change the way television networks carried sporting events for decades to come. On November 17, 1968, just before 7:00 pm Eastern time, the Jets scored late to take a 32–29 lead over the Oakland Raiders with 1:05 left. NBC cut to a commercial, and then everywhere but the West Coast showed the movie Heidi, a show which NBC had promoted extensively for the sweeps period. Outraged fans bombarded NBC headquarters in New York with phone calls demanding the game be restored; so many phone calls were made that they eventually knocked out the NBC switchboard. Even though a decision was made to carry the game to conclusion, this decision could not be communicated, thus resulting in the movie starting on schedule.
Fans' ire was further fueled when they discovered that NBC's cutting away from the game denied them from seeing live a dramatic finish. On the Raiders' second play from scrimmage on the next drive, Daryle Lamonica threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Smith, giving the Raiders a 36–32 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, Earl Christy of the Jets fumbled at the 10-yard line, which the Raiders' Preston Ridlehuber converted into another touchdown, ultimately giving the Raiders a 43–32 victory. Much of the country learned of this final outcome only via a bottom-of-screen crawl line shown during the movie. This incident, dubbed the Heidi Game, resulted in most television networks and sports leagues amending their television policies to ensure that games in progress would be broadcast to their conclusion, no matter what, even if it meant delaying or canceling the rest of the network's lineup, and even if the game's outcome seemed assured.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets (7–3) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
Raiders (8–2) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 43 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: November 17, 1968
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 0%, wind 0 mph (0 km/h), wind chill 0 °F (−18 °C)
- Game attendance: 53,318
- Referee: Bob Finley
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Kyle Rote (color commentator)
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Week 12: at San Diego Chargers
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Jets (8–3) | 10 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
Chargers (8–3) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: November 24, 1968
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 87%, wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 51,175
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Kyle Rote (color commentator)
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Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins
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Dolphins (4–7–1) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Jets (9–3) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
- Date: December 1, 1968
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), relative humidity 57%, wind 8 mph (13 km/h), wind chill 30 °F (−1 °C)
- Game attendance: 61,766
- Referee: Bob Finley
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Kyle Rote (color commentator)
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Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
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Bengals (3–11) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Jets (10–3) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
- Date: December 8, 1968
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), relative humidity 50%, wind 17 mph (27 km/h), wind chill 22 °F (−6 °C)
- Game attendance: 61,111
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis (color commentator)
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Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
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Jets (11–3) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Dolphins (5–8–1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Date: December 15, 1968
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), relative humidity 56%, wind 17 mph (27 km/h)
- Game attendance: 32,843
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Kyle Rote (color commentator)
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Postseason
[edit]- On December 29, Weeb Ewbank became the first coach to win titles in the National Football League and in the American Football League. His former team, the Baltimore Colts won the 1968 NFL Championship on December 29 as well. The Colts defeated the Cleveland Browns by a score of 34–0.[5]
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December 29, 1968
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January 12, 1969
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AFL Championship
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders (13–3) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Jets (12–3) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
- Date: December 29, 1968
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), relative humidity 51%, wind 18 mph (29 km/h)
- Game attendance: 62,627
- Referee: Walt Fitzgerald
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Kyle Rote (color commentator)
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Super Bowl III
[edit]The Guarantee
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In January 1969, the Jets would reach the pinnacle of their existence and provide the moment that would indicate the AFL's coming of age. Under Namath's guidance, the Jets rose to the top of the AFL, defeating the Oakland Raiders in a thrilling AFL championship game, 27–23. The win qualified them to represent their league in a game that was being referred to for the first time as the Super Bowl (and referred to retroactively as Super Bowl III). They were pitted against the champions of the NFL, the Baltimore Colts. At the time, the AFL was considered to be inferior to the NFL, and most considered the Jets to be considerable underdogs and treated them as such. That would change three nights before the game while Namath was being honored by the Miami Touchdown Club as its Player of the Year. Namath took exception to a heckling Colts fan and used that moment to lament the lack of respect his team had gotten to that point. He then said "The Jets will win Sunday. I guarantee it." His audacious remark proved correct, as the Jets created one of the greatest upsets in football history by defeating the Colts 16–7. This victory showed that the AFL was capable of competing with the NFL.[6]
Scoring summary
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Jets (13–3) | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
Colts (15–2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Date: January 12, 1969
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), overcast, windy, 20% chance of rain, wind 12 mph (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 75,389
- Referee: Tom Bell
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis and Kyle Rote (color commentators), Jim Simpson (sideline reporter)
- Box Score
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Walt Fitzgerald |
Tony Veteri |
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(7) Tom Bell (NFL) |
(25) Walt Parker (AFL) |
(30) George Murphy (NFL) |
(72) Cal Lepore (AFL) |
(42) Jack Reader (AFL) |
(54) Joe Gonzales (NFL) |
Media
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Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color Commentator | Studio Host |
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Stats
[edit]Passing
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Player | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | TD% | Int | Int% | Lng | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
Joe Namath | 14 | 14 | 11–3–0 | 187 | 380 | 49.2 | 3147 | 15 | 3.9 | 17 | 4.5 | 87 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 16.8 | 224.8 | 72.1 |
Babe Parilli | 14 | 0 | 29 | 55 | 52.7 | 401 | 5 | 9.1 | 2 | 3.6 | 40 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 28.6 | 91.6 | |
Matt Snell | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.9 | 118.7 | |
NYJ Totals | 14 | 11–3–0 | 217 | 436 | 49.8 | 3574 | 20 | 4.6 | 19 | 4.4 | 87 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 16.5 | 255.3 | 74.8 | |
Opp Totals | 14 | 187 | 403 | 46.4 | 2567 | 17 | 4.2 | 28 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 4.09 | 13.7 | 183.4 | 77.9 |
Rushing
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Player | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G |
Matt Snell | 14 | 14 | 179 | 743 | 6 | 60 | 4.2 | 53.4 | 12.8 |
Emerson Boozer | 12 | 12 | 143 | 441 | 5 | 33 | 3.1 | 36.8 | 11.9 |
Bill Mathis | 14 | 2 | 74 | 208 | 5 | 16 | 2.8 | 14.9 | 5.3 |
Billy Joe | 10 | 0 | 42 | 186 | 3 | 32 | 4.4 | 18.6 | 4.2 |
George Sauer | 14 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
Mark Smolinski | 14 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Joe Namath | 14 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Babe Parilli | 14 | 0 | 7 | −2 | 1 | 10 | −0.3 | −0.1 | 0.5 |
Curley Johnson | 14 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 0 | 0 | −3.0 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
Bill Rademacher | 14 | 0 | 1 | −13 | 0 | −13 | −13.0 | −0.9 | 0.1 |
NYJ Totals | 14 | 467 | 1608 | 22 | 60 | 3.4 | 114.9 | 33.4 | |
Opp Totals | 14 | 368 | 1195 | 9 | 3.2 | 85.4 | 26.3 |
Receiving
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Player | G | GS | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G |
George Sauer | 14 | 14 | 66 | 1141 | 17.3 | 3 | 43 | 4.7 | 81.5 |
Don Maynard | 13 | 13 | 57 | 1297 | 22.8 | 10 | 87 | 4.4 | 99.8 |
Pete Lammons | 13 | 13 | 32 | 400 | 12.5 | 3 | 27 | 2.5 | 30.8 |
Matt Snell | 14 | 14 | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 1 | 39 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
Emerson Boozer | 12 | 12 | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 0 | 23 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
Bake Turner | 13 | 1 | 10 | 241 | 24.1 | 2 | 71 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
Bill Mathis | 14 | 2 | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 1 | 31 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
Mark Smolinski | 14 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 19 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
Curley Johnson | 14 | 1 | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 18 | 0.4 | 5.6 |
Billy Joe | 10 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Bill Rademacher | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
NYJ Totals | 14 | 217 | 3574 | 16.5 | 20 | 87 | 15.5 | 255.3 | |
Opp Totals | 14 | 187 | 2168 | 11.6 | 17 | 13.4 | 154.9 |
Kicking
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Jim Turner | 14 | 0 | 8–8 | 15–18 | 6–10 | 5–9 | 0–1 | 34 | 46 | 73.9% | 43 | 43 | 100.0% |
NYJ Totals | 14 | 8–8 | 15–18 | 6–10 | 5–9 | 0–1 | 34 | 46 | 73.9% | 43 | 43 | 100.0% | |
Opp Totals | 14 | 9 | 17 | 73.9% | 33 | 34 | 97.1% |
Punting
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Curley Johnson | 14 | 1 | 68 | 2977 | 65 | 1 | 43.8 |
NYJ Totals | 14 | 68 | 2977 | 65 | 1 | 43.8 | |
Opp Totals | 14 | 98 | 3763 | 38.4 |
Kick Return
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Player | G | GS | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/RT |
Earl Christy | 14 | 0 | 25 | 599 | 0 | 87 | 24.0 |
Bake Turner | 13 | 1 | 14 | 319 | 0 | 36 | 22.8 |
Matt Snell | 14 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 9.3 |
Mike D'Amato | 13 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
Mark Smolinski | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
John Neidert | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Bill Rademacher | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
NYJ Totals | 14 | 46 | 995 | 0 | 87 | 21.6 | |
Opp Totals | 14 | 82 | 1664 | 0 | 20.3 |
Punt Return
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Earl Christy | 14 | 0 | 13 | 116 | 0 | 39 | 8.9 |
Bill Baird | 14 | 14 | 18 | 111 | 0 | 20 | 6.2 |
Jim Richards | 12 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 37 | 14.3 |
Gerry Philbin | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
NYJ Totals | 14 | 36 | 286 | 0 | 39 | 7.9 | |
Opp Totals | 14 | 39 | 531 | 3 | 13.6 |
Defense & Fumbles
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Scoring Summary
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Player | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | 2PA | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts |
Jim Turner | 14 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 46 | 145 | |||||||||||
Don Maynard | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 60 | |||||||||||||
Matt Snell | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||||
Bill Mathis | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38 | |||||||||||
Emerson Boozer | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||||
Billy Joe | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||
Pete Lammons | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||
George Sauer | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||
Joe Namath | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Bake Turner | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Randy Beverly | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Babe Parilli | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Johnny Sample | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Mark Smolinski | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Paul Crane | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
NYJ Totals | 14 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 46 | 1 | 421 | |||||
Opp Totals | 14 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 280 |
Team
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Player | PF | Yds | Ply | Y/P | TO | FL | 1stD | Pass Cmp | Pass Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | Int | NY/A | Pass 1stD | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Y/A | Rush 1stD | Pen | Yds | 1stPy |
NYJ Stats | 419 | 5047 | 921 | 5.5 | 28 | 9 | 249 | 217 | 436 | 3439 | 20 | 19 | 7.6 | 144 | 467 | 1608 | 22 | 3.4 | 80 | 76 | 742 | 25 |
Opp Stats | 280 | 3363 | 814 | 4.1 | 43 | 15 | 178 | 187 | 403 | 2168 | 17 | 28 | 4.9 | 104 | 368 | 1195 | 9 | 3.2 | 59 | 65 | 695 | 15 |
Lg Rank Offense | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
Lg Rank Defense | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Quarter-by-quarter
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Jets | 103 | 113 | 64 | 139 | 419 |
Opponents | 44 | 69 | 41 | 126 | 280 |
Pop Culture
[edit]In the 2017 song Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled, Rihanna makes a reference to the '68 Jets.
Awards and honors
[edit]- Joe Namath, AFL MVP
- Joe Namath, UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
- Joe Namath, Super Bowl Most Valuable Player
References
[edit]- ^ "NFL Top 100 Teams". Pro Football Reference.
- ^ "100 Greatest Teams: Numbers 100-1 SUPERCUT". NFL.com.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 283
- ^ 1968 schedule
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 283
- ^ He guaranteed it – Pro Football Hall of Fame