Get the latest new york jets news, scores, rosters, schedules, trade rumors and more on the new york post. The franchise is legally and corporately registered as new york jets, llc. New york jets jaguars gm compares 2020 nfl draft wr group to 2014 class. Nine months after the jets capped their wondrous 68 season by upsetting the baltimore. Before the season, the giants selected fred dryer in the first round of the 1969 nflafl draft, with the th overall. However, trouble was brewing from the start as they lost several key players as they were stuck in salary cap hell. Heading into the super bowl, nba playoffs, and world series in 1969, the colts, bullets, and orioles had each posted the best regularseason record in their respective sportsa feat never accomplished before or since by a single citys franchises. The mets, who had spent most of the summer thrilling new york and making the rest of the country shake its collective head, had wrapped up. The chiefs topped the raiders in the 1969 afl championship game. The complete history 2007 is an awesome nfl films collection of footage and documentaries on the history of the new york jets, who originated in the afl and won the afl championship before playing the nfl champion baltimore colts in super bowl iii on january 12, 1969. These colors make a comeback when the jets wear titans throwback home unis for six games and titans white road unis for two games from 200711. The new york jets of the american football league ended the 1969 season with a record of 10 wins and.
The new york daily news published this on august 18, 1969. Kansas city chiefs at new york jets 6 on december 20th, 1969 full team and player stats and box score. New york jets team facts pro football hall of fame. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most. All team and league information, sports logos, sports uniforms, and jerseys contained within this site are the intellectual properties of their respective leagues, teams, ownership groups andor organizations, and were obtained from sources in the public domain. Don maynard was the first to sign with the titans, 1960. Complete nfl stats regular season stats post season stats. The championships of the new york jets, mets, and knicks were only part of the story in 1969 bert flieger on. New york daily news the crowd, almost equally split between giants and jets fans, was the first sellout here since 1955.
The 1969 new york giants season was the franchises 45th season in the national football league. This is a list of seasons completed by the new york jets, formerly the new york titans, an american football franchise of the national football league nfl. The 1969 new york jets season was the tenth season for the team in the final season of the american football league afl. Attempting to defend their afl championship and super bowl iii title, they failed to improve on their 1 record from 1968, however, they won the afl eastern division again with a 104 record. The first uniforms in franchise history, modeled after notre dames uniforms, are navy and gold. This is how their schedule looked to start the season. New york responded with a drive in which namath completed all four of his passes and jim. In the divisional playoffs, they fell to the eventual afl and super bowl iv champion kansas city chiefs, 6. In 1968, there were twelve teams in the afl, split into two divisions. Fifty years ago, the os, colts, and bullets blew it in. Download the official jets mobile app download apps nav. All manufacturers logos are similarly the property of those companies, current or former.
After week 5, the jets played 7 straight home games, and wouldnt go on the road until week against the houston oilers. The new york jets entered the season looking to build off a solid 106 season that saw them narrowly miss the playoffs. Divisional round kansas city chiefs at new york jets. Get the best deals on new york jets football original vintage yearbooks when you shop the largest online selection at. The colts went 1 and redeemed their only loss to cleveland with a 340 thrashing of the browns in the nfl title game. New york jets football original vintage yearbooks for sale. Complete nfl stats regular season stats team statistics. On the incredible bond between the 1969 mets and jets sny. Make offer 20 new york jets full season ticket sheet. Get the best deals on new york jets football vintage sports memorabilia when you shop the largest online selection at. New york jets 7 round mock tradesanity jb joe douglas is always on my mind whenever i peruse the aisles of my local grocery store.
Things between the jets and star safety jamal adams are getting messy again. New york jets 1969 games and schedule profootballreference. However, when you play so many games in a row on the road, it eventually evens out, and in the case of the new york jets in 1969, thats exactly what happened. New york was a giants town, and one championship was not going to change that even if the jets were clearly the better team and the giants were coming off a 77 season and in the darkest. The jets shocked the world in 1968, head coach weeb ewbanks sixth campaign with the organization, when following an 1 regular season, they overcame 17. In 1969, the jets and mets shared shea and the bliss of winning their organizations first championship. The jets begin life as the titans of new york for the inaugural 1960 american football league season. Behind the play of future hall of fame quarterback joe namath, the jets won a historic upset in the 1969 super bowl over the baltimore colts. Himself new york jets defensive back emerson boozer.
The 1969 new york mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1969 season. Visit espn to view the new york jets team roster for the current season. The new york jets of the american football league ended the 1969 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the afls east division, and. The 1969 american football league season was the tenth and final regular season of the american football league afl. New york jets football vintage sports memorabilia for sale. New york jets players listed alphabetically or numerically. The giants moved back to the century division in 1969, after one season in the capitol division. The team was founded in 1959 as the titans of new york, an original member of the american football league afl. The missing rings the story of the 1969 minnesota vikings. No one appreciated new yorks historic 1969 season at time.
Super bowl iii was the third aflnfl championship game, but the first to be officially called the super bowl. The new york jets of the american football league ended the 1969 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the afls east division. Trying to defend their afl championship and super bowl iii title, they won the afl eastern division again with a 104 record. Imagine youre a tenyearold suburban new york kid, growing up on a deadend street with dozens of sportscrazed friends. In 1969, the new york jets played 7 consecutive games at. New york placed second in the century division, fourandahalf games behind the cleveland browns.
Super bowl play finder, super bowl leaders, super bowl standings. View the 1969 new york jets schedule, results and scores for regular season, preseason and postseason afl games. For its final season prior to merging with the nfl, the american football league. New york jets 16 baltimore colts 7 january 12, 1969. Sb nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of, and over 300 fancentric team communities. Weeb ewbanks afl champion new york jets 1 entered the game as heavy underdogs to.
New york jets football news, schedule, roster, stats. Player season finder, player game finder, team game finder, team streak finder. The list documents the season by season records of the jets franchise from 1960 to the present, including postseason records and league awards for individual players or head coaches. New york jets, american professional gridiron football team based in florham park, new jersey, that plays in the national football league nfl. The 1969 new york jets season was the tenth season for the team, and their final season in the american football league afl.
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