1969 New York Jets season

1969 season of AFL team New York Jets

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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.

Roster

**1969 New York Jets final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Joe Namath 15 Babe Parilli 18 Al Woodall Running backs 32 Emerson Boozer 35 Billy Joe 31 Bill Mathis 41 Matt Snell FB 34 Lee White Wide receivers 13 Don Maynard 83 George Sauer, Jr. 29 Bake Turner Tight ends 87 Pete Lammons 89 Wayne Stewart		Offensive linemen 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 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 62 Al Atkinson 51 Ralph Baker 55 Jim Carroll 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 63 John Neidert Defensive backs 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		Reserve lists 70 Dave Foley T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 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

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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
view talk edit	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

References

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

1969 team stats

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