1969 New York Jets season

1969 New York Jets season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Leon Hess
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	1st AFL East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs 13–6 vs. Kansas City Chiefs

The 1969 New York Jets season was the tenth season for the team, and their final season in 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 IV champion Kansas City Chiefs, 13–6.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Jets	10	4	0	.714	8–0	353	269	W2
Houston Oilers	6	6	2	.500	5–3	278	279	W1
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	3–5	266	316	L2
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	2–6	230	359	L2
Miami Dolphins	3	10	1	.231	2–6	233	332	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Season schedule

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

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jets	6	10	3	14	33
Bills	3	0	6	10	19

Date: September 14
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
Game weather: 70°F, wind 11 mph

Scoring summary

1	NYJ	Jim Turner 9 yard field goal	Jets 3–0

1	BUF	Bruce Alford 35 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

1	NYJ	Jim Turner 26 yard field goal	Jets 6–3

2	NYJ	Jim Turner 41 yard field goal	Jets 9–3

2	NYJ	Don Maynard 60 yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick)	Jets 16–3

3	NYJ	Jim Turner 21 yard field goal	Jets 19–3

3	BUF	Bill Enyart 5 yard pass from Jack Kemp (pass failed)	Jets 19–9

4	BUF	O.J. Simpson 8 yard run (Bruce Alford kick)	Jets 19–16

4	BUF	Bruce Alford 10 yard field goal	Tie 19–19

4	NYJ	Matt Snell 11 yard run (Jim Turner kick)	Jets 26–19

4	NYJ	Paul Crane 23 yard interception return (Jim Turner kick)	Jets 33–19

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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

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

1969 team stats

New York Jets

Founded in 1960 Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962) Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey Headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Flight Crew

Stadiums	Polo Grounds Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium

Culture	Fireman Ed Alex Anthony Flash Gordon The Wonder Years West Side Stadium

Rivalries	New England Patriots Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins New York Giants

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

Division championships (4)	1968 1969 1998 2002

League championships (1^†)	1968 (III) ^† does not include 1968 AFL championship

Retired numbers	12 13 28 73 90 Ewbank

Media	WEPN WEPN-FM WCBS-TV SportsNet New York

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold Book:New York Jets

New York Titans / Jets seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1969 AFL season

Eastern Division	Boston	Miami	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Western Division
	Buffalo	NY Jets	Denver	Oakland
	Houston			San Diego

Related: 1969 NFL season

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