1969 New York Jets season

1969 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	1st AFL East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Chiefs) 6–13

The 1969 New York Jets season was the tenth season for the team, and their final season in the American Football League (AFL). Attempting to defend their AFL championship and Super Bowl III title they failed to improve on their 11–3 record from 1968. However, the Jets won the AFL Eastern Division again with a 10–4 record, their last winning season until 1981. In the divisional playoffs, they fell to the eventual AFL and Super Bowl IV champion, the Kansas City Chiefs 13–6. It would be their last playoff appearance for twelve years and last division title until 1998.

Roster

1969 New York Jets roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Joe Namath 15 Babe Parilli 18 Al Woodall Running backs (RB) 32 Emerson Boozer 35 Billy Joe 31 Bill Mathis 41 Matt Snell FB 34 Lee White Wide receivers (WR) 13 Don Maynard 83 George Sauer, Jr. 29 Bake Turner Tight ends (TE) 87 Pete Lammons 89 Wayne Stewart

Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Roger Finnie T 67 Dave Herman G 75 Winston Hill T 64 Pete Perreault T 66 Randy Rasmussen G 52 John Schmitt C 79 Paul Seiler C 71 Sam Walton T Defensive linemen (DL) 86 Verlon Biggs DE 80 John Elliott DT 65 Jimmie Jones DE 50 Carl McAdams 81 Gerry Philbin DE 72 Paul Rochester 85 Steve Thompson DT

Linebackers (LB) 62 Al Atkinson 51 Ralph Baker 55 Jim Carroll 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 63 John Neidert Defensive backs (DB) 46 Bill Baird 40 Mike Battle 42 Randy Beverly 43 John Dockery 48 Cornell Gordon 22 Jim Hudson 28 Cecil Leonard 26 Jim Richards Special teams 20 Steve O'Neal P 11 Jim Turner K

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 14	at Buffalo Bills	W 33–19	1–0	War Memorial Stadium	46,165	Recap
2	September 21	at Denver Broncos	L 19–21	1–1	Mile High Stadium	50,583	Recap
3	September 28	at San Diego Chargers	L 27–34	1–2	San Diego Stadium	54,042	Recap
4	October 5	at Boston Patriots	W 23–14	2–2	Alumni Stadium	25,584	Recap
5	October 12	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 21–7	3–2	Nippert Stadium	27,927	Recap
6	October 20	Houston Oilers	W 26–17	4–2	Shea Stadium	63,841	Recap
7	October 26	Boston Patriots	W 23–17	5–2	Shea Stadium	62,298	Recap
8	November 2	Miami Dolphins	W 34–31	6–2	Shea Stadium	61,761	Recap
9	November 9	Buffalo Bills	W 16–6	7–2	Shea Stadium	62,680	Recap
10	November 16	Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–34	7–3	Shea Stadium	63,849	Recap
11	November 23	Cincinnati Bengals	W 40–7	8–3	Shea Stadium	62,128	Recap
12	November 30	Oakland Raiders	L 14–27	8–4	Shea Stadium	63,865	Recap
13	December 6	at Houston Oilers	W 34–26	9–4	Astrodome	51,923	Recap
14	December 14	at Miami Dolphins	W 27–9	10–4	Miami Orange Bowl	48,108	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 6 10 3 14 33 Bills 3 0 6 10 19 Date: September 14 Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), wind 11 mph

Scoring summary 1 NYJ Jim Turner 9 yard field goal Jets 3–0 1 BUF Bruce Alford 35 yard field goal Tie 3–3 1 NYJ Jim Turner 26 yard field goal Jets 6–3 2 NYJ Jim Turner 41 yard field goal Jets 9–3 2 NYJ Don Maynard 60 yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) Jets 16–3 3 NYJ Jim Turner 21 yard field goal Jets 19–3 3 BUF Bill Enyart 5 yard pass from Jack Kemp (pass failed) Jets 19–9 4 BUF O.J. Simpson 8 yard run (Bruce Alford kick) Jets 19–16 4 BUF Bruce Alford 10 yard field goal Tie 19–19 4 NYJ Matt Snell 11 yard run (Jim Turner kick) Jets 26–19 4 NYJ Paul Crane 23 yard interception return (Jim Turner kick) Jets 33–19

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Divisional	December 20	Kansas City Chiefs	L 6–13	Shea Stadium	62,977	Recap

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Jets	10	4	0	.714	8–0	353	269	W2
Houston Oilers	6	6	2	.500	5–3	278	279	W1
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	3–5	266	316	L2
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	2–6	230	359	L2
Miami Dolphins	3	10	1	.231	2–6	233	332	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings of the AFL.

Awards and honors

• Joe Namath, Co-AFL MVP
• Joe Namath, UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year

External links

• 1969 team stats