1974 New York Jets season

1974 New York Jets season
Head coach	Charley Winner
Owner	Leon Hess
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1974 New York Jets season was the 15th 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.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1974-09-15	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–16	Arrowhead Stadium	74,854
2	1974-09-22	at Chicago Bears	W 23–21	Soldier Field	50,213
3	1974-09-29	at Buffalo Bills	L 16–12	Rich Stadium	76,978
4	1974-10-07	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–17	Miami Orange Bowl	60,727
5	1974-10-13	New England Patriots	L 24–0	Shea Stadium	57,825
6	1974-10-20	Baltimore Colts	L 35–20	Shea Stadium	51,745
7	1974-10-27	Los Angeles Rams	L 20–13	Shea Stadium	56,110
8	1974-11-03	Houston Oilers	L 27–22	Shea Stadium	47,218
9	1974-11-10	at New York Giants	W 26–20 (OT)	Yale Bowl	64,327
10	1974-11-17	at New England Patriots	W 21–16	Schaefer Stadium	57,115
11	1974-11-24	Miami Dolphins	W 17–14	Shea Stadium	57,162
12	1974-12-01	San Diego Chargers	W 27–14	Shea Stadium	44,888
13	1974-12-08	Buffalo Bills	W 20–10	Shea Stadium	61,091
14	1974-12-15	at Baltimore Colts	W 45–38	Memorial Stadium	31,651

Standings

AFC East
	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 England Patriots	7	7	0	.500	4–4	4–7	348	289	L3
New York Jets	7	7	0	.500	4–4	5–6	279	300	W6
Baltimore Colts	2	12	0	.143	1–7	1–10	190	329	L4

Awards and honors

• Joe Namath, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

References

External links

• 1974 statistics