New York Jets

7-7-0 • 2nd in AFC East •
Logo for the 1972 New York Jets

PPG

26.2

2nd

OPP PPG

23.1

19th

RUSH YDS/G

143.6

13th

PASS YDS/G

209.3

1st

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The New York Jets were 7-7 in 1972. They finished 2nd in the AFC East and 7th in the AFC.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
12/17
 		vs
CLE logo CLE
L
10-26
Mon
12/11
 		@
OAK logo OAK
L
16-24
Sun
12/3
 		vs
NO logo NO
W
18-17
Thu
11/23
 		@
DET logo DET
L
20-37
Sun
11/19
 		@
MIA logo MIA
L
24-28

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

2,816

Namath

Namath

RUSH YDS

944

Riggins

Riggins

REC YDS

833

Caster

Caster

1972 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Dolphins logo Dolphins
14 0 0 1.000
Jets logo Jets
7 7 0 .500
Colts logo Colts
5 9 0 .357
Bills logo Bills
4 9 1 .321
Patriots logo Patriots
3 11 0 .214

1972 Stats

See stats
GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 14 367 4,787 825 5.8 2,010 461 4.4 2,930 347 8.4 17 153 250 106 117 27 72 687
Team Rank 2nd 2nd 19th 1st 13th 18th 7th 1st 16th 2nd 4th 20th 8th 15th 11th 3rd 13th 15th
Opponent 14 324 4,709 866 5.4 2,072 476 4.4 2,888 363 8.0 27 251 255 121 118 16 86 856
Opponent Rank 19th 22nd 18th 25th 18th 15th 19th 26th 17th 23rd 13th 15th 22nd 19th 21st 9th 2nd 2nd
Net +43 +78 -41 +0.4 -62 -15 +0.0 +42 -16 +0.5 -10 -98 -5 -15 -1 +11 -14 -169
Net Rank 12th 14th 17th 9th 15th 16th 13th 14th 21st 9th 9th 19th 16th 18th 15th 4th 4th 3rd

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