| 1975 New York Jets season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leon Hess |
| Head coach | Charley Winner (2-7) Ken Shipp (1-4) |
| Home stadium | Shea Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–11 |
| Division place | T-4thAFC East |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | RBJohn Riggins TERich Caster |
The1975 New York Jets season was the 16th season for the team and the sixth in theNational Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–7 record from 1974 under head coachCharley Winner. The Jets failed to do so, and finished with a record of 3–11, the worst in franchise history at the time. Winner was fired after nine games and replaced with assistantKen Shipp, who finished the season winning once in five games.
This would be the first of three consecutive 3–11 seasons, as they would repeat this win–loss record in1976 and1977. They tied theNew England Patriots for last place in their division, theAFC East, but were awarded fourth place by virtue of their head-to-head sweep over the Patriots during the season.
The Jets’ pass defense surrendered 8.12 yards-per-attempt (includingquarterback sacks), the second-most in NFL history.[1][note 1]
One of the only bright spots was fullbackJohn Riggins rushing for 1,000 yards in a season (1,005) becoming the first Jet runner to eclipse that mark. Riggins also broke the record for most yards rushing in a season by a New York Jet (breaking the previous record of 948 set byMatt Snell).
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 21 | atBuffalo Bills | L 42–14 | 0–1 | Rich Stadium | 77,837 | |
| 2 | September 28 | atKansas City Chiefs | W 30–24 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 73,939 | |
| 3 | October 5 | New England Patriots | W 36–7 | 2–1 | Shea Stadium | 57,365 | |
| 4 | October 12 | atMinnesota Vikings | L 29–21 | 2–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,739 | |
| 5 | October 19 | Miami Dolphins | L 43–0 | 2–3 | Shea Stadium | 47,191 | |
| 6 | October 26 | Baltimore Colts | L 45–28 | 2–4 | Shea Stadium | 55,137 | |
| 7 | November 2 | Buffalo Bills | L 24–23 | 2–5 | Shea Stadium | 58,343 | |
| 8 | November 9 | atMiami Dolphins | L 27–7 | 2–6 | Miami Orange Bowl | 72,896 | |
| 9 | November 16 | atBaltimore Colts | L 52–19 | 2–7 | Memorial Stadium | 52,097 | |
| 10 | November 23 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 37–6 | 2–8 | Shea Stadium | 53,169 | |
| 11 | November 30 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–7 | 2–9 | Shea Stadium | 52,618 | |
| 12 | December 7 | atNew England Patriots | W 30–28 | 3–9 | Schaefer Stadium | 53,989 | |
| 13 | December 15 | atSan Diego Chargers | L 24–16 | 3–10 | San Diego Stadium | 49,706 | |
| 14 | December 21 | Dallas Cowboys | L 31–21 | 3–11 | Shea Stadium | 37,279 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. | |||||||
| AFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Baltimore Colts(3) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 8–3 | 395 | 269 | W9 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 7–4 | 357 | 222 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 5–3 | 7–4 | 420 | 355 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–6 | 3–8 | 258 | 433 | L2 |
| New England Patriots | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 1–7 | 2–9 | 258 | 358 | L6 |
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