1984 New York Jets season

New York Jets
1984 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Joe Walton
Home field	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Freeman McNeil; DE Mark Gastineau; DT Joe Klecko

The 1984 New York Jets season was the 25th season for the team and the fifteenth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–9 record from 1983 under head coach Joe Walton. After playing the previous 20 seasons at Shea Stadium in Queens, 1984 marked their first season of playing its home games at Giants Stadium in The Meadowlands, which was also the home of the NFC’s New York Giants. Mark Gastineau made NFL history by recording 22 sacks, to establish a then-new official single season record. The Jets finished the season with a record of 7–9.

Roster

**1984 New York Jets final roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Ken O'Brien 10 Pat Ryan Running backs 31 Marion Barber Jr. 23 Dennis Bligen 34 Johnny Hector 24 Freeman McNeil 25 Cedric Minter 49 Tony Paige FB Wide receivers 83 Nick Bruckner 46 Fernanza Burgess 88 Chy Davidson 81 Derrick Gaffney 80 Lam Jones 87 Kurt Sohn 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends 84 Glenn Dennison 81 Billy Griggs 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen 60 Dan Alexander G 64 Guy Bingham C 65 Joe Fields C 68 Reggie McElroy G 79 Marvin Powell T 53 Jim Sweeney T 70 Stan Waldemore G Defensive linemen 78 Barry Bennett DE 99 Mark Gastineau DE 73 Joe Klecko DT 93 Marty Lyons DE 76 Ben Rudolph DT		Linebackers 51 Greg Buttle 59 Kyle Clifton 50 Bob Crable 52 Jim Eliopulos 56 Lance Mehl Defensive backs 27 Russell Carter CB 39 Harry Hamilton FS 40 Bobby Jackson CB 29 Johnny Lynn CB 20 Davlin Mullen CB 28 Darrol Ray FS 48 Ken Schroy 21 Kirk Springs SS Special teams 5 Pat Leahy K 15 Chuck Ramsey P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	at Indianapolis Colts	W 23–14	Hoosier Dome	61,148
2	September 6, 1984	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–17	The Meadowlands	70,564
3	September 16, 1984	Cincinnati Bengals	W 43–23	The Meadowlands	64,193
4	September 23, 1984	at Buffalo Bills	W 28–26	Rich Stadium	48,330
5	September 30, 1984	New England Patriots	L 28–21	The Meadowlands	68,978
6	October 7, 1984	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–16	Arrowhead Stadium	51,843
7	October 14, 1984	at Cleveland Browns	W 24–20	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	55,673
8	October 21, 1984	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–7	The Meadowlands	66,782
9	October 28, 1984	at New England Patriots	L 30–20	Sullivan Stadium	60,513
10	November 4, 1984	Miami Dolphins	L 31–17	The Meadowlands	72,655
11	November 11, 1984	Indianapolis Colts	L 9–5	The Meadowlands	51,066
12	November 18, 1984	at Houston Oilers	L 31–20	Astrodome	40,141
13	November 26, 1984	at Miami Dolphins	L 28–17	Miami Orange Bowl	74,884
14	December 2, 1984	New York Giants	L 20–10	The Meadowlands	74,975
15	December 8, 1984	Buffalo Bills	W 21–17	The Meadowlands	45,378
16	December 16, 1984	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 41–21	Tampa Stadium	43,817

Week 1

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	9	0	7	7	23
• Jets	6	7	10	20	43

Date: September 16
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C); wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)

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Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽¹⁾	14	2	0	.875	8–0	10–2	513	298	W2
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	6–2	9–3	362	352	W1
New York Jets	7	9	0	.438	3–5	7–7	332	364	L1
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	0	.250	2–6	4–8	239	414	L5
Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	1–7	1–11	250	454	L2

References

Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-19.
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-19.

External links

1984 statistics

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[1] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-19.

[2] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-19.

New York Jets
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