1971 Game by Game
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| 1971 - Regular Season Record: 6-8 | ||
| 09/19/71 | at Baltimore | 22-0 |
| 09/27/71 | at St. Louis | 17-10 |
| 10/03/71 | at Miami | 14-10 |
| 10/10/71 | at New England | 20-0 |
| 10/17/71 | Buffalo | 28-17 |
| 10/24/71 | Miami | 30-14 |
| 10/31/71 | at San Diego | 49-21 |
| 11/07/71 | Kansas City | 13-10 |
| 11/14/71 | Baltimore | 14-13 |
| 11/21/71 | at Buffalo | 20-7 |
| 11/28/71 | San Francisco | 24-21 |
| 12/04/71 | at Dallas | 52-10 |
| 12/12/71 | New England | 13-6 |
| 12/19/71 | Cincinnati | 35-21 |
The 1971 regular season.
Week 1: at Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
- Game attendance: 56,458
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BAL - FG O'Brien 38
- BAL - Matte 1 run (O'Brien kick)
2nd Quarter
- BAL - FG O'Brien 38
- BAL - Bulaich 67 run (kick failed)
4th Quarter
- BAL - FG O'Brien 21
Week 2: at St. Louis Cardinals
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis
- Game attendance: 50,358
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- STL - Edwards 1 run (Bakken kick)
2nd Quarter
- STL - Edwards 1 run (Bakken kick)
- NYJ - Nock 3 run (Howfield kick)
- STL - FG Bakken 19
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Howfield 25
Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Game attendance: 70,670
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- MIA - Csonka 16 run (Yepremian kick)
- MIA - FG Yepremian 43
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Nock 1 run (Howfield kick)
- NYJ - Nock 2 run (Howfield kick)
Week 4: at New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
at Schaefer Stadium, Boston
- Game attendance: 61,357
Scoring Summary
3rd Quarter
- NE - Vataha 15 pass from Plunkett (pass failed)
- NE - Sellers 6 pass from Plunkett (Gogolak kick)
4th Quarter
- NE - Nance 50 run (Gogolak kick)
Week 5: vs Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | |
| New York Jets | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 61,948
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Boozer 2 run (Howfield kick)
- NYJ - Caster 11 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
2nd Quarter
- BUF - Briscoe 12 pass from Shaw (Guthrie kick)
3rd Quarter
- BUF - FG Guthrie 51
- NYJ - McClain 1 run (Howfield kick)
- BUF - Simpson 3 run (Guthrie kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Riggins 32 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
Week 6: vs Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 62,130
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Boozer 14 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
2nd Quarter
- MIA - FG Yepremian 25
- MIA - Warfield 37 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick)
3rd Quarter
- MIA - Csonka 2 run (Yepremian kick)
4th Quarter
- MIA - FG Yepremian 31
- MIA - Csonka 16 run (Yepremian kick)
- NYJ - Lammons 16 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
- MIA - FG Yepremian 14
Week 7: at San Diego Chargers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego
- Game attendance: 63,903
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Caster 23 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
2nd Quarter
- SD - Hadl 2 run (Partee kick)
- NYJ - Riggins 31 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
- SD - Montgomery 37 pass from Hadl (Partee kick)
- SD - Parks 17 pass from Hadl (Partee kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Boozer 6 run (Baker pass from Davis)
- SD - Garrison 49 pass from Hadl (Partee kick)
4th Quarter
- SD - Montgomery 13 run (Partee kick)
- SD - Norman 21 pass from Hadl (Partee kick)
- SD - Fletcher 36 interception return (Partee kick)
Week 8: vs Kansas City Chiefs
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 62,812
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Boozer 1 run (Howfield kick)
- KC - Adamle 6 pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Howfield 30
- KC - FG Stenerud 19
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Howfield 39
Week 9: vs Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 63,947
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Davis 1 run (Howfield kick)
3rd Quarter
- BAL - Nottingham 2 run (O'Brien kick)
- BAL - Matte 10 run (O'Brien kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Caster 29 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
Week 10: at Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo
- Game attendance: 41,577
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BUF - Briscoe 41 pass from Shaw (Leypoldt kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Maynard 33 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
- NYJ - FG Howfield 37
- NYJ - Nock 19 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Howfield 31
Week 11: vs San Francisco 49ers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 63,936
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- SF - V.Washington 2 run (Gossett kick)
- SF - FG Gossett 25
3rd Quarter
- SF - Brodie 1 run (Gossett kick)
- NYJ - Caster 57 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
4th Quarter
- SF - V.Washington 20 pass from Brodie (Gossett kick)
- NYJ - Caster 20 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
- NYJ - Bell 22 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 28 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Game attendance: 66,689
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- DAL - I.Thomas 101 kickoff return (Clark kick)
- DAL - Hill 27 pass from Staubach (Clark kick)
- DAL - Hill 27 pass from Staubach (Clark kick)
- DAL - D.Thomas 3 run (Clark kick)
2nd Quarter
- DAL - Hill 9 run (Clark kick)
- NYJ - FG Howfield 35
- DAL - FG Clark 45
3rd Quarter
- DAL - D,Thomas 18 pass from Staubach (Clark kick)
- NYJ - Nock 1 pass from Davis (Howfield kick)
4th Quarter
- DAL - Alworth 20 pass from Morton (Clark kick)
Week 13: vs New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
at Shea Stadium, New York'
- Game attendance: 63,175
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Howfield 16
2nd Quarter
- NE - FG Gogolak 34
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Riggins 1 run (Howfield kick)
- NYJ - FG Howfield 42
4th Quarter
- NE - FG Gogolak 47
Week 14: vs Cincinnati Bengals
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 63,151
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- CIN - Myers 5 pass from Carter (Muhlmann kick)
- NYJ - Boozer 1 run (Howfield kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Caster 11 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
- NYJ - Maynard 74 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
- NYJ - Boozer 7 run (Howfield kick)
3rd Quarter
- CIN - Willis 6 run (Muhlmann kick)
- NYJ - McClain 63 run (Howfield kick)
4th Quarter
- CIN - Coslet 9 pass from Anderson (Carter kick)
