1991 New York Jets season

The 1991 New York Jets season was the 32nd season for the team and the 22nd in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–10 record from 1990 under head coach Bruce Coslet. The Jets finished the season with a record of 8-8, qualifying for the wild card. They were defeated by the Houston Oilers in the Wild Card Game, 17-10.

1991 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachBruce Coslet
Home fieldThe Meadowlands
Results
Record8-8
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card playoffs (at Oilers) 17–10
Pro BowlersQB Ken O'Brien

For the second time in their history, the Jets suffered the embarrassment of losing at home to a team which would finish 1-15. The Colts defeated the Jets 28-27 at Giants Stadium in week 11, their lone win under interim coach Rick Venturi. In 1980, the Jets lost 21-20 to the Saints at Shea Stadium in week 15.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1991 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
2 34 Browning Nagle Quarterback Louisville
3 63 Mo Lewis Linebacker Georgia
4 94 Mark Gunn Defensive tackle Pittsburgh
6 148 Blaise Bryant Running back Iowa State
7 175 Mike Riley Defensive back Tulane
8 202 Doug Parrish Defensive back Memphis
9 234 Paul Glonek Defensive tackle Arizona
10 261 Al Baker Running back Kentucky
11 288 Rocen Keeton Linebacker UCLA
12 315 Mark Hayes Offensive tackle Arizona State

Personnel

Staff
1991 New York Jets staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Leon Hess
  • President – Steve Gutman
  • Vice President/General Manager – Dick Steinberg
  • Director of Player Personnel – Ron Wolf
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Royer
  • Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Pat Kirwan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Greg Mackrides
  • Asst Strength and Conditioning - Lee Brandon

Roster
1991 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

Regular season

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1September 1, 1991Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 16–13The Meadowlands
61,204
2September 8, 1991at Seattle SeahawksL 26–20 (OT)Kingdome
56,770
3September 15, 1991Buffalo BillsL 27–23The Meadowlands
65,309
4September 23, 1991at Chicago BearsL 19–13 (OT)Soldier Field
65,255
5September 29, 1991Miami DolphinsW 41–23The Meadowlands
71,170
6October 6, 1991at Cleveland BrownsW 17–14Cleveland Stadium
71,042
7October 13, 1991Houston OilersL 23–27The Meadowlands
70,758
8October 20, 1991at Indianapolis ColtsW 17–6Hoosier Dome
53,025
9Bye
10November 3, 1991Green Bay PackersW 19–16 (OT)The Meadowlands
67,435
11November 10, 1991Indianapolis ColtsL 28– 27The Meadowlands
44,792
12November 17, 1991at New England PatriotsW 28–21Foxboro Stadium
30,743
13November 24, 1991San Diego ChargersW 24–3The Meadowlands
59,025
14December 1, 1991at Buffalo BillsL 27–13Rich Stadium
80,243
15December 8, 1991at Detroit LionsL 35–34Pontiac Silverdome
69,304
16December 15, 1991New England PatriotsL 6–3The Meadowlands
55,689
17December 22, 1991at Miami DolphinsW 23–20 (OT)Joe Robbie Stadium
69,636

Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Buffalo Bills 13 3 0 .813 7–1 10–2 458 318 L1
(6) New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–6 314 293 W1
Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 4–4 5–7 343 349 L2
New England Patriots 6 10 0 .375 4–4 5–9 211 305 L1
Indianapolis Colts 1 15 0 .063 1–7 1–11 143 381 L6
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