New York Jets

8-8-0 3rd in AFC East
Logo for the 1979 New York Jets

PPG

21.1

13th

OPP PPG

23.9

25th

RUSH YDS/G

165.4

1st

PASS YDS/G

179.0

20th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1979 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE COLLEGE
60 Dan Alexander Dan Alexander OL 6'4" 260 6/17/1955 24 Louisiana State
83 Jerome Barkum Jerome Barkum TE 6'3" 218 7/18/1950 29 Jackson State
46 Woody Bennett Woody Bennett RB 6'2" 227 3/24/1955 24 Miami (FL)
54 Stan Blinka Stan Blinka LB 6'2" 230 4/29/1957 22 Sam Houston State
51 Greg Buttle Greg Buttle LB 6'3" 235 6/20/1954 25 Penn State
55 Ron Crosby Ron Crosby LB 6'3" 224 3/2/1955 24 Penn State
68 Eric Cunningham Eric Cunningham OL 6'3" 257 3/16/1957 22 Penn State
84 Paul Darby Paul Darby WR 5'10" 192 10/22/1956 23 Texas State
25 Scott Dierking Scott Dierking RB 5'10" 218 5/24/1955 24 Purdue
26 Donald Dykes Donald Dykes DB 5'11" 182 8/24/1955 24 Southeastern Louisiana
80 Roger Farmer Roger Farmer WR 6'3" 195 11/10/1955 24 Baker
65 Joe Fields Joe Fields OL 6'2" 250 11/14/1953 26 Widener
81 Derrick Gaffney Derrick Gaffney WR 6'1" 181 5/24/1955 24 Florida
21 Clark Gaines Clark Gaines RB 6'1" 206 2/1/1954 25 Wake Forest
99 Mark Gastineau Mark Gastineau DL 6'5" 266 11/20/1956 23 East Central
42 Bruce Harper Bruce Harper RB 5'8" 174 6/20/1955 24 Kutztown
63 John Hennessy John Hennessy LB 6'3" 243 3/12/1955 24 Michigan
40 Bobby Jackson Bobby Jackson DB 5'9" 178 12/23/1956 23 Florida State
1 Dave Jacobs Dave Jacobs K 5'7" 151 7/15/1957 22 Syracuse
89 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones WR 5'11" 180 7/12/1955 24 Millikin
73 Joe Klecko Joe Klecko DL 6'3" 263 10/15/1953 26 Temple
5 Pat Leahy Pat Leahy K 6'0" 189 3/19/1951 28 Saint Louis
2 Toni Linhart Toni Linhart K 6'0" 178 7/24/1942 37
33 Kevin Long Kevin Long RB 6'1" 212 1/20/1955 24 South Carolina
29 Johnny Lynn Johnny Lynn DB 6'0" 196 12/19/1956 23 UCLA
93 Marty Lyons Marty Lyons DL 6'5" 269 1/15/1957 22 Alabama
59 Bob Martin Bob Martin LB 6'1" 217 11/14/1953 26 Nebraska
67 Ed McGlasson Ed McGlasson OL 6'4" 248 7/11/1956 23 Youngstown State
53 Mike McKibben Mike McKibben LB 6'3" 228 9/3/1956 23 Kent State
58 Mark Merrill Mark Merrill LB 6'4" 237 5/5/1955 24 Minnesota
37 Tim Moresco Tim Moresco DB 5'11" 176 10/3/1954 25 Syracuse
44 Tom Newton Tom Newton RB 6'0" 212 3/8/1954 25 California
22 Burgess Owens Burgess Owens DB 6'2" 200 8/2/1951 28 Miami (FL)
77 Joe Pellegrini Jr. Joe Pellegrini Jr. DL 6'2" 270 8/9/1956 23 Idaho
76 Lawrence Pillers Lawrence Pillers DL 6'4" 255 11/4/1952 27 Alcorn State
79 Marvin Powell Marvin Powell OL 6'5" 268 8/30/1955 24 Southern California
86 Bob Raba Bob Raba TE 6'1" 222 4/23/1955 24 Maryland
15 Chuck Ramsey Chuck Ramsey P 6'2" 191 2/24/1952 27 Wake Forest
66 Randy Rasmussen Randy Rasmussen OL 6'2" 255 5/10/1945 34 Nebraska-Kearney
17 Matt Robinson Matt Robinson QB 6'2" 196 6/28/1955 24 Georgia
61 John Roman John Roman OL 6'4" 255 8/31/1952 27 Idaho State
4 Pat Ryan Pat Ryan QB 6'3" 210 9/16/1955 24 Tennessee
74 Abdul Salaam Abdul Salaam DL 6'3" 262 2/12/1953 26 Kent State
48 Ken Schroy Ken Schroy DB 6'2" 198 9/22/1952 27 Maryland
82 Mickey Shuler Mickey Shuler TE 6'3" 236 8/21/1956 23 Penn State
23 Shafer Suggs Shafer Suggs DB 6'1" 200 4/28/1953 26 Ball State
50 John Sullivan John Sullivan LB 6'1" 221 10/1/1956 23 Illinois
10 Richie Szaro Richie Szaro K 5'11" 205 3/7/1948 31 Harvard
38 Ed Taylor Ed Taylor DB 6'0" 174 5/13/1953 26 Memphis
14 Richard Todd Richard Todd QB 6'2" 207 11/19/1953 26 Alabama
70 Stan Waldemore Stan Waldemore OL 6'4" 263 2/20/1955 24 Nebraska
85 Wesley Walker Wesley Walker WR 6'0" 179 5/26/1955 24 California
72 Chris Ward Chris Ward OL 6'3" 267 12/16/1955 24 Ohio State
71 Bob Winkel Bob Winkel DL 6'4" 253 10/23/1955 24 Kentucky

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM