1984 New York Jets

1984 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Joe Walton
Home Field	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	7–9
Place	3rd AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1983	1985

The 1984 New York Jets season was the 25th season for the team and the 15th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–9 record from 1983 under head coach Joe Walton. After playing the previous 20 seasons at Shea Stadium in Queens, 1984 marked their first season of playing its home games at Giants Stadium in The Meadowlands, which was also the home of the NFC's New York Giants. The Jets finished the season with a record of 7–9.

Offseason[]

Roster[]

1984 New York Jets final roster

Quarterbacks

7 Ken O'Brien
10 Pat Ryan

Running backs

31 Marion Barber Jr.
34 Johnny Hector
24 Freeman McNeil
25 Cedric Minter
49 Tony Paige FB

Wide receivers

83 Nick Bruckner
88 Chy Davidson
81 Derrick Gaffney
80 Lam Jones
87 Kurt Sohn
85 Wesley Walker

Tight ends

84 Glenn Dennison
81 Billy Griggs
82 Mickey Shuler

Offensive linemen

60 Dan Alexander G
64 Guy Bingham C
65 Joe Fields C
68 Reggie McElroy G
79 Marvin Powell T
53 Jim Sweeney T
70 Stan Waldemore G

Defensive linemen

78 Barry Bennett DE
99 Mark Gastineau DE
73 Joe Klecko DT
93 Marty Lyons DE
76 Ben Rudolph DT

Linebackers

51 Greg Buttle
59 Kyle Clifton
50 Bob Crable
52 Jim Eliopulos
56 Lance Mehl

Defensive backs

27 Russell Carter CB
39 Harry Hamilton FS
40 Bobby Jackson CB
29 Johnny Lynn CB
20 Davlin Mullen CB
28 Darrol Ray FS
48 Ken Schroy
21 Kirk Springs SS

Special teams

5 Pat Leahy K
15 Chuck Ramsey P

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1984-09-02	at Indianapolis Colts	W 23–14	Hoosier Dome	61,148
2	1984-09-06	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–17	The Meadowlands	70,564
3	1984-09-16	Cincinnati Bengals	W 43–23	The Meadowlands	64,193
4	1984-09-23	at Buffalo Bills	W 28–26	Rich Stadium	48,330
5	1984-09-30	New England Patriots	L 28–21	The Meadowlands	68,978
6	1984-10-07	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–16	Arrowhead Stadium	51,843
7	1984-10-14	at Cleveland Browns	W 24–20	Cleveland Stadium	55,673
8	1984-10-21	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–7	The Meadowlands	66,782
9	1984-10-28	at New England Patriots	L 30–20	Sullivan Stadium	60,513
10	1984-11-04	Miami Dolphins	L 31–17	The Meadowlands	72,655
11	1984-11-11	Indianapolis Colts	L 9–5	The Meadowlands	51,066
12	1984-11-18	at Houston Oilers	L 31–20	Astrodome	40,141
13	1984-11-26	at Miami Dolphins	L 28–17	Miami Orange Bowl	74,884
14	1984-12-02	New York Giants	L 20–10	The Meadowlands	74,975
15	1984-12-08	Buffalo Bills	W 21–17	The Meadowlands	45,378
16	1984-12-16	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 41–21	Tampa Stadium	43,817

Standings[]

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
AFC East
Miami Dolphins	14	2	0	.875	513	298
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	362	352
New York Jets	7	9	0	.438	332	364
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	0	.250	239	414
Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	250	454

Awards and honors[]

Freeman McNeil, Pro Bowl selection

External links[]

1984 statistics

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