1976 New York Jets season

1976 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Lou Holtz
Home Field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	3–11
Place	4th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1975	1977

The 1976 New York Jets season was the 17th season for the team and the seventh in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from 1975 under new head coach Lou Holtz. The Jets again finished with a record of 3–11, which combined with the departure of Holtz before the end of the season, prompted John Facenda to say about the Jets during the NFL Films highlight film for that season "Perhaps the best thing to say about the 1976 New York Jets season is that it's over". This also marked the final season for Joe Namath with the Jets.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1976-09-12	Cleveland Browns	L 38–17	Cleveland Stadium	67,496
2	1976-09-19	Denver Broncos	L 46–3	Mile High Stadium	62,669
3	1976-09-26	Miami Dolphins	L 16–0	Miami Orange Bowl	49,754
4	1976-10-03	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–6	Candlestick Park	42,961
5	1976-10-10	Buffalo Bills	W 17–14	Shea Stadium	59,110
6	1976-10-18	New England Patriots	L 41–7	Schafer Stadium	50,883
7	1976-10-24	Baltimore Colts	L 20–0	Shea Stadium	59,576
8	1976-10-31	Buffalo Bills	W 19–14	Rich Stadium	41,285
9	1976-11-07	Miami Dolphins	L 27–7	Shea Stadium	53,344
10	1976-11-14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 34–0	Shea Stadium	46,426
11	1976-11-21	New England Patriots	L 38–24	Shea Stadium	49,983
12	1976-11-28	Baltimore Colts	L 33–16	Memorial Stadium	44,023
13	1976-12-05	Washington Redskins	L 37–16	Shea Stadium	46,638
14	1976-12-12	Cincinnati Bengals	L 42–3	Shea Stadium	31,067

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots	11	3	0	.786	376	236	W-6
Baltimore Colts	11	3	0	.786	417	246	W-1
Miami Dolphins	6	8	0	.429	263	264	L-1
New York Jets	3	11	0	.214	169	383	L-4
Buffalo Bills	2	12	0	.143	245	363	L-10

In Popular Culture

• The television series, Barney Miller, referenced the game between the Buccaneers playing at the Jets, in the 3rd season episode "The Recluse", in which Yemana had tickets to the Jets/Tampa Bay game. When asked "Why?", his response, "They were on sale". The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished 0–14 the same season.

External links

• 1976 statistics