1978 New York Jets season

The 1978 New York Jets season was the nineteenth season for the franchise and the ninth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from each of the previous three seasons 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.

1978 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachWalt Michaels
Home fieldShea Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Wesley Walker

Offseason
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
Main article: 1978 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

Personnel

Staff
1978 New York Jets staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Dan Sekanovich – Defensive line
  • Joe Gardi – Linebackers/special teams
  • John Mazur – Defensive backs

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
 , 5 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1 September 3Miami DolphinsW 33–20Shea Stadium
49,598
2 September 10at Buffalo BillsW 21–20Rich Stadium
40,985
3 September 17Seattle SeahawksL 17–24Shea Stadium
46,911
4 September 24at Washington RedskinsL 3–23R.F. Kennedy Stadium
54,729
5 October 1Pittsburgh SteelersL 17–28Shea Stadium
52,058
6 October 8Buffalo BillsW 45–14Shea Stadium
44,545
7 October 15at Baltimore ColtsW 33–10Memorial Stadium
45,563
8 October 22St. Louis CardinalsW 23–10Shea Stadium
49,244
9 October 29at New England PatriotsL 21–55Schaefer Stadium
60,585
10 November 5at Denver BroncosW 31–28Mile High Stadium
74,983
11 November 12at Philadelphia EaglesL 9–17Veterans Stadium
60,249
12 November 19New England PatriotsL 17–19Shea Stadium
55,568
13 November 26at Miami DolphinsW 24–13Orange Bowl
49,255
14 December 3Baltimore ColtsW 24–16Shea Stadium
50,248
15 December 10at Cleveland BrownsL 34–37OTCleveland Stadium
36,881
16 December 17Dallas CowboysL 7–30Shea Stadium
52,532

Week 1
1 234Total
Dolphins 0 677 20
• Jets 10 1076 33
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 49,598
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)

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Week 6
1 234Total
Bills 7 007 14
• Jets 14 21100 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 (10 °C) • Wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)

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Week 10
1 234Total
• Jets 0 1777 31
Broncos 14 1400 28
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Mile High Stadium
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 74,983
  • Game weather: 48 °F (8.9 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)

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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
Buffalo Bills 5 11 0 .313 2–6 4–10 302 354 W1
Baltimore Colts 5 11 0 .313 1–7 3–9 240 421 L5

Awards and records

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Jun-27.
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