1978 New York Jets season

1978 New York Jets season
Head coach	Walt Michaels
Owner	Leon Hess
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1978 New York Jets season was the 19th season for the team and the 9th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from 1977 under head coach Walt Michaels. Following an opening-game upset over the Miami Dolphins at Shea Stadium, the Jets stayed in contention for most of the season before finishing with an 8-8 record, with Matt Robinson starting most of the season at quarterback.

Offseason

Jets primary logo, adopted in 1978.

This photo from 1985 shows the Jets uniform redesigned and adopted in 1978. Note the green helmet and modified shoulder/sleeve treatment.

The Jets overhauled their uniforms and logos for the 1978 season, abandoning the jerseys they had worn since 1963 and the helmet and logo they'd used since 1965 in favor of a more modern look using the same kelly-green-and-white color scheme. The new helmets were solid green with white facemasks, and a stylized "JETS" wordmark in white on each side. The mark featured angular lettering and a silhouette of a modern jet airplane extending horizontally to the right from the top of the "J" above the "ETS". The jerseys featured large TV numerals on the shoulders and two thick parallel stripes on the sleeves, while the pants had a single green stripe from hip to knee on each side.

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	4	Chris Ward	Offensive Tackle	Ohio State
2	31	Mike Merrill	Linebacker	Minnesota
3	61	Mickey Shuler	Tight End	Penn State

Roster

1978 New York Jets final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 5 Inactive, 5 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1978-09-03	Miami Dolphins	W 33–20	Shea Stadium	49,598
2	1978-09-10	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–20	Rich Stadium	40,985
3	1978-09-17	Seattle Seahawks	L 17–24	Shea Stadium	46,911
4	1978-09-24	at Washington Redskins	L 3–23	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	54,729
5	1978-10-01	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–28	Shea Stadium	52,058
6	1978-10-08	Buffalo Bills	W 45–14	Shea Stadium	44,545
7	1978-10-15	at Baltimore Colts	W 33–10	Memorial Stadium	45,563
8	1978-10-22	St. Louis Cardinals	W 23–10	Shea Stadium	49,244
9	1978-10-29	at New England Patriots	L 21–55	Schaefer Stadium	60,585
10	1978-11-05	at Denver Broncos	W 31–28	Mile High Stadium	74,983
11	1978-11-12	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 9–17	Veterans Stadium	60,249
12	1978-11-19	New England Patriots	L 17–19	Shea Stadium	55,568
13	1978-11-26	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–13	Miami Orange Bowl	49,255
14	1978-12-03	Baltimore Colts	W 24–16	Shea Stadium	50,248
15	1978-12-10	at Cleveland Browns	L 34–37 (OT)	Cleveland Stadium	36,881
16	1978-12-17	Dallas Cowboys	L 7–30	Shea Stadium	52,532

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	6	7	7	20
• Jets	10	10	7	6	33

Date: September 3
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 49,598
Game weather: 72°F; wind 7

Scoring summary

1	NYJ	Wesley Walker 47 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 7–0

1	NYJ	Pat Leahy 36 yard field goal	Jets 10–0

2	NYJ	Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal	Jets 13–0

2	MIA	Delvin Williams 58 yard run (kick failed)	Jets 13–6

2	NYJ	Mickey Shuler 1 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 20–6

3	NYJ	Wesley Walker 43 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 27–6

3	MIA	Nat Moore 1 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)	Jets 27–13

4	NYJ	Pat Leahy 46 yard field goal	Jets 30–13

4	NYJ	Pat Leahy 36 yard field goal	Jets 33–13

4	MIA	Loaird McCreay 5 yard pass from Guy Benjamin (Garo Yepremian kick)	Jets 33–20

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	7	0	0	7	14
• Jets	14	21	10	0	45

Date: October 8
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 44,545
Game weather: 50°F • Wind 15

Scoring summary

1	NYJ	Kevin Long 5 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 7–0

1	NYJ	Burgess Owens 40 yard interception return (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 14–0

1	BUF	Reuben Gant 16 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)	Jets 14–7

2	NYJ	Kevin Long 16 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 21–7

2	NYJ	Kevin Long 3 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 28–7

2	NYJ	Bruce Harper 82 yard punt return (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 35–7

3	NYJ	Derrick Gaffney 18 yard pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick)	Jets 42–7

3	NYJ	Pat Leahy 38 yard field goal	Jets 45–7

4	BUF	Bob Chandler 15 yard pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick)	Jets 45–14

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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jets	0	17	7	7	31
Broncos	14	14	0	0	28

Date: November 5
Location: Mile High Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 74,983
Game weather: 48°F; wind 10

Scoring summary

Q1	DEN	Keyworth 5 yard run (Turner kick)	DEN 7–0

Q1	DEN	Thompson 4 yard fumble return (Turner kick)	DEN 14–0

Q2	NYJ	Long 4 yard run (Leahy kick)	DEN 14–7

Q2	DEN	Moses 14 yard pass from Penrose (Turner kick)	DEN 21–7

Q2	DEN	Jackson 28 yard interception return (Turner kick)	DEN 28–7

Q2	NYJ	Gaffney 4 yard pass from Robinson (Leahy kick)	DEN 28–14

Q2	NYJ	Leahy 38 yard field goal	DEN 28–17

Q3	NYJ	Dierking 3 yard run (Leahy kick)	DEN 28–24

Q4	NYJ	Walker 75 yard pass from Robinson (Leahy kick)	NYJ 31–28

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Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots⁽²⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	358	286	L1
Miami Dolphins⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	372	254	W3
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	6–2	7–5	359	364	L2
Baltimore Colts	5	11	0	.313	1–7	3–9	239	421	L5
Buffalo Bills	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	302	354	W1

Awards and records

Wesley Walker, NFL Leader in Receiving Yards, (1,169)

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Jun-27.

External links

1978 statistics

New York Jets
Founded in 1960 Formerly the New York Titans (1960–62) Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey Headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey
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Stadiums	Polo Grounds Shea Stadium The Meadowlands MetLife Stadium
Culture	Fireman Ed Alex Anthony Flash Gordon The Wonder Years West Side Stadium Generation Jets
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Lore	Heidi Game The Guarantee Announcerless Game New York Sack Exchange Clock Play The Monday Night Miracle Spygate Butt fumble
Key personnel	Owner: Woody Johnson General Manager: Mike Maccagnan Head Coach: Todd Bowles
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League championships (1^†)	1968 (III) ^† does not include 1968 AFL championship
Retired numbers	12 13 28 73 90 Ewbank
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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1978 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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