The 1975 New York Jets season was the 16th season for the team and the sixth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–7 record from 1974 under head coach Charley Winner. The Jets failed to do so, and finished with a record of 3–11, the worst in franchise history at the time. Winner was fired after nine games and replaced with assistant Ken Shipp, who finished the season winning once in five games.
This would be the first of three consecutive 3–11 seasons, as they would repeat this win–loss record in 1976 and 1977. They tied the New England Patriots for last place in their division, the AFC East, but were awarded fourth place by virtue of their head-to-head sweep over the Patriots during the season.
The Jets’ pass defense surrendered 8.12 yards-per-attempt (including quarterback sacks), the second-most in NFL history.The 1981 Colts are the only NFL team to surrender more yards per opposing pass attempt.
One of the only bright spots was fullback John Riggins rushing for 1,000 yards in a season (1,005) becoming the first Jet runner to eclipse that mark. Riggins also broke the record for most yards rushing in a season by a New York Jet (breaking the previous record of 948 set by Matt Snell). Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Attendance 1 September 21 at Buffalo Bills L 42–14 0–1 Rich Stadium 77,837 2 September 28 at Kansas City Chiefs W 30–24 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 73,939 3 October 5 New England Patriots W 36–7 2–1 Shea Stadium 57,365 4 October 12 at Minnesota Vikings L 29–21 2–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,739 5 October 19 Miami Dolphins L 43–0 2–3 Shea Stadium 47,191 6 October 26 Baltimore Colts L 45–28 2–4 Shea Stadium 55,137 7 November 2 Buffalo Bills L 24–23 2–5 Shea Stadium 58,343 8 November 9 at Miami Dolphins L 27–7 2–6 Miami Orange Bowl 72,896 9 November 16 at Baltimore Colts L 52–19 2–7 Memorial Stadium 52,097 10 November 23 St. Louis Cardinals L 37–6 2–8 Shea Stadium 53,169 11 November 30 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–7 2–9 Shea Stadium 52,618 12 December 7 at New England Patriots W 30–28 3–9 Schaefer Stadium 53,989 13 at San Diego Chargers L 24–16 3–10 San Diego Stadium 49,706 14 December 21 Dallas Cowboys L 31–21 3–11 Shea Stadium 37,279 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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External links 1975 statistics