1969 New York Jets

1969 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home Field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Place	1st AFL East
Playoff Finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs 13–6 vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1968	1970

The 1969 New York Jets season was the tenth season for the team in the final season of the American Football League (AFL). Trying to defend their AFL championship and Super Bowl III title, they won the AFL Eastern Division again with a 10–4 record. In the divisional playoffs, they fell to the eventual AFL and Super Bowl champion 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 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 (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1969-09-14	@ Buffalo	W 33–19	War Memorial Stadium	46,165
2	1969-09-21	@ Denver	L 21–19	Mile High Stadium	50,583
3	1969-09-28	@ San Diego	L 34–27	San Diego Stadium	54,042
4	1969-10-05	@ Boston	W 23–14	Alumni Stadium	25,584
5	1969-10-12	@ Cincinnati	W 21–7	Nippert Stadium	27,927
6	1969-10-20	Houston	W 26–17	Shea Stadium	63,841
7	1969-10-26	Boston	W 23–17	Shea Stadium	62,298
8	1969-11-02	Miami	W 34–31	Shea Stadium	61,761
9	1969-11-09	Buffalo	W 16–6	Shea Stadium	62,680
10	1969-11-16	Kansas City	L 34–16	Shea Stadium	63,849
11	1969-11-23	Cincinnati	W 40–7	Shea Stadium	62,128
12	1969-11-30	Oakland	L 27–14	Shea Stadium	63,865
13	1969-12-06	@ Houston	W 34–26	Astrodome	51,923
14	1969-12-14	@ Miami	W 27–9	Miami Orange Bowl	48,108

Season standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
*New York Jets	10	4	0	.714	353	269
Houston Oilers	6	6	2	.500	278	279
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	266	316
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	230	359
Miami Dolphins	3	10	1	.231	233	332

Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
AFL Divisional	1969-12-20	Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–6	Shea Stadium	62,977

Awards and honors

• Joe Namath, Co-AFL MVP
• Joe Namath, UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year

External links

• 1969 team stats
• 1969 New York Jets season article at Wikipedia