which year did the new york jets have the lowest first downs in a season

The New York Jets had their fewest first downs in a season in 1982, with 193 first downs.

		TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Jets	193	1982	95	87	11	9	6	3	0	31	245	27.2	166	18.4
2		Jets	195	1977	96	83	16	14	3	11	0	21	191	13.6	300	21.4
3		Jets	200	1963	121	52	27	14	5	8	1	32	249	17.8	399	28.5
4		Jets	202	1971	67	115	20	14	6	8	0	27	212	15.1	299	21.4
5		Titans	206	1962	131	60	15	14	5	9	0	34	278	19.9	423	30.2
6		Jets	209	1964	108	79	22	14	5	8	1	34	278	19.9	315	22.5
7		Jets	213	1965	121	77	15	14	5	8	1	32	285	20.4	303	21.6
8		Jets	220	1976	93	104	23	14	3	11	0	20	169	12.1	383	27.4
9		Jets	222	1973	109	95	18	14	4	10	0	27	240	17.1	306	21.9
10		Jets	230	1970	122	90	18	14	4	10	0	28	255	18.2	286	20.4
11		Jets	234	1974	119	96	19	14	7	7	0	36	279	19.9	300	21.4
12		Titans	247	1961	126	100	21	14	7	7	0	40	301	21.5	390	27.9
13		Jets	249	1968	144	80	25	14	11	3	0	45	419	29.9	280	20.0
14		Jets	250	1972	117	106	27	14	7	7	0	41	367	26.2	324	23.1
15		Jets	251	2005	146	74	31	16	4	12	0	25	240	15.0	355	22.2	35.3	42.1
16		Jets	252	1992	137	94	21	16	4	12	0	23	220	13.8	315	19.7	31.4	39.3
17		Jets	252	1969	130	98	24	14	10	4	0	37	353	25.2	269	19.2
18		Jets	253	2019	162	61	30	16	7	9	0	31	276	17.3	359	22.4	30.7	36.8
19		Jets	254	1995	159	78	17	16	3	13	0	26	233	14.6	384	24.0	29.1	45.5
20		Jets	254	1966	145	81	28	14	6	6	2	38	322	23.0	312	22.3
21		Jets	258	2018	157	84	17	16	4	12	0	34	333	20.8	441	27.6	32.2	50.0
22		Jets	260	2023	156	77	27	17	7	10	0	22	268	15.8	355	20.9	26.0	58.6
23		Jets	265	1994	164	90	11	16	6	10	0	29	264	16.5	320	20.0	34.7	44.4
24		Jets	266	1975	111	126	29	14	3	11	0	32	258	18.4	433	30.9
25		Jets	268	1999	139	111	18	16	8	8	0	33	308	19.3	309	19.3	34.5	44.0

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