1979 Game by Game
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| 1979 - Regular Season Record: 8-8 | ||
| 09/02/79 | Cleveland | 25-22 |
| 09/09/79 | at New England | 56-3 |
| 09/16/79 | Detroit | 31-10 |
| 09/23/79 | at Buffalo | 46-31 |
| 09/30/79 | Miami | 33-27 |
| 10/07/79 | at Baltimore | 10-8 |
| 10/15/79 | Minnesota | 14-7 |
| 10/21/79 | Oakland | 28-19 |
| 10/28/79 | at Houston | 27-24 |
| 11/04/79 | at Green Bay | 27-22 |
| 11/11/79 | Buffalo | 14-12 |
| 11/18/79 | at Chicago | 23-13 |
| 11/26/79 | at Seattle | 30-7 |
| 12/02/79 | Baltimore | 30-17 |
| 12/09/79 | New England | 27-26 |
| 12/15/79 | at Miami | 27-24 |
The 1979 regular season.
Week 1: vs Cleveland Browns
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 18,472
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 34
- CLE - G.Pruitt 12 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Robinson 1 run (Leahy kick)
- CLE - FG Cockroft 31
3rd Quarter
- CLE - Newsome 17 pass from Sipe (kick failed)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 24
- CLE - FG Cockroft 36
- NYJ - Long 5 run (kick failed)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 21
- CLE - FG Cockroft 35
Overtime
- CLE - FG Cockroft 27
Week 2: at New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| New England Patriots | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
at Schaefer Stadium, Boston
- Game attendance: 53,113
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NE - Jackson 49 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
- NE - Morgan 37 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 30
2nd Quarter
- NE - Morgan 50 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
- NE - Johnson 2 run (Smith kick)
- NE - Jackson 44 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
3rd Quarter
- NE - Jackson 28 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
4th Quarter
- NE - Westbrook 14 pass from Owen (Smith kick)
- NE - Clark 1 run (Smith kick)
Week 3: vs Detroit Lions
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 49,612
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- DET - Hill 12 pass from Komlo (Ricardo kick)
- NYJ - Long 4 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Long 7 run (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 30
4th Quarter
- DET - FG Ricardo 36
- NYJ - Dierking 2 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Long 5 run (Leahy kick)
Week 4: at Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 46 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park
- Game attendance: 68,731
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BUF - FG Mike-Mayer 23
- NYJ - FG Leahy 31
- BUF - FG Mike-Mayer 29
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Newton 51 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Newton 1 run (Leahy kick)
- BUF - Butler 5 pass from Ferguson (kick failed)
- NYJ - Walker 37 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- BUF - Butler 75 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
3rd Quarter
- BUF - Butler 74 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
- BUF - Butler 9 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
- BUF - Smerlas 13 fumble return (Mike-Mayer kick)
4th Quarter
- BUF - Shipp 13 pass from Ferguson (kick failed)
- NYJ - Shuler 27 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
Week 5: vs Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 51,496
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Lynn recovered blocked punt in end zone (Leahy kick)
- MIA - Cefalo 26 pass from Griese (von Schamann kick)
- MIA - FG von Schamann 25
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Newton 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Newton 1 run (kick blocked)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Jackson 58 interception return (kick failed)
4th Quarter
- MIA - Hardy 18 pass from Griese (von Schamann kick)
- MIA - FG von Schamann 37
- NYJ - Walker 71 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- MIA - Moore 6 pass from Griese (von Schamann kick)
Week 6: at Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
- Game attendance: 32,142
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BAL - McCall 17 pass from Landry (Mike-Mayer kick)
- BAL - FG Mike Mayer 41
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 18
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 31
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Safety (Moresco forced Dilts out of end zone)
Week 7: vs Minnesota Vikings
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 54,479
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Todd 3 run (Szaro kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Suggs 32 interception return (Szaro kick)
4th Quarter
- MIN - Foreman 1 run (Danmeier kick)
Week 8: vs Oakland Raiders
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Oakland Raiders | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 55,802
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Walker 21 pass from Todd (Linhart kick)
2nd Quarter
- OAK - FG Breech 25
- OAK - Chester 25 pass from Stabler (Breech kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Walker 22 pass from Todd (Linhart kick)
- OAK - FG Breech 25
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Dierking 13 run (Linhart kick)
- NYJ - Shuler 7 pass from Todd (Linhart kick)
- OAK - Chester 3 pass from Stabler (kick failed)
Week 9: at Houston Oilers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 | |
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
at Astrodome, Houston
- Game attendance: 45,825
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Walker 39 pass from Todd (Linhart kick)
2nd Quarter
- HOU - FG Fritsch 47
- NYJ - FG Linhart 31
- HOU - Carpenter 1 run (Fritsch kick)
- HOU - Campbell 4 run (Fritsch kick)
3rd Quarter
- HOU - Barber 37 pass from Pastorini (Fritsch kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Barkum 18 pass from Todd (Linhart kick)
- NYJ - Todd 1 run (Linhart kick)
Overtime
- HOU - FG Fritsch 47
Week 10: at Green Bay Packers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay
- Game attendance: 54,201
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- GB - Whitehurst 2 run (kick failed)
2nd Quarter
- GB - FG Anderson 39
- NYJ - Long 1 run (Linhartkick)
- NYJ - Barkum 32 pass from Todd (Linhart kick)
- GB - A.Thompson 100 kickoff return (kick failed)
- NYJ - Harper 6 pass from Todd (Linhart kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Linhart 24
- GB - Torkelson 2 run (Anderson kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Linhart 39
Week 11: vs Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 50,647
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- BUF - Collier 1 run (Mike-Mayer kick)
- NYJ - Long 1 run (kick failed)
4th Quarter
- BUF - Brown 30 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
- NYJ - Jones 11 pass from Todd (kick failed)
Week 12: at Chicago Bears
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago
- Game attendance: 53,635
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Barkum 18 pass from Todd (kick failed)
- CHI - Watts 21 pass from Phipps (Thomas kick)
2nd Quarter
- CHI - Williams 1 run (Thomas kick)
3rd Quarter
- CHI - Williams 6 pass from Phipps (kick failed)
4th Quarter
- CHI - FG Thomas 24
- NYJ - Todd 1 run (Linhart kick)
Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Game attendance: 59,977
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- SEA - FG Herrera 49
2nd Quarter
- SEA - FG Herrera 42
- SEA - Largent 14 pass from Zorn (Herrera kick)
- SEA - FG Herrera 45
3rd Quarter
- SEA - Smith 16 pass from Zorn (Herrera kick)
- NYJ - Long 1 run (Jacobs kick)
- SEA - McCullum 11 pass from Zorn (Herrera kick)
Week 14: vs Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 47,744
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Jacobs 28
- BAL - FG Mike-Mayer 20
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Barkum 3 pass from Todd (Jacobs kick)
- NYJ - FG Jacobs 27
- NYJ - Todd 1 run (Jacobs kick)
3rd Quarter
- BAL - Washington 1 run (Mike-Mayer kick)
- NYJ - Newton 1 run (Jacobs kick)
- BAL - Doughty 14 pass from Landry (Mike-Mayer kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Jacobs 42
Week 15: vs New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New England Patriots | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 45,131
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Gaffney 13 pass from Todd (Jacobs kick)
2nd Quarter
- NE - FG Smith 47
- NE - Safety (Ramsey ran out of end zone)
- NE - Morgan 48 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
- NYJ - Newton 1 run (Jacobs kick)
- NYJ - FG Jacobs 39
3rd Quarter
- NE - Cunningham 1 run (Smith kick)
- NYJ - Todd 8 run (Jacobs kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Jacobs 25
- NE - Morgan 39 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
(Note: This was the Flying Lawnmower Game.)
Week 16: at Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Game attendance: 49,915
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- MIA - Nathan 20 pass from Strock (von Schamann kick)
2nd Quarter
- MIA - Csonka 3 run (von Schamann kick)
- NYJ - Bennett 1 run (kick failed)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Harper 72 pass from Todd (Jacobs kick)
- NYJ - Dierking 1 run (Jacobs kick)
- MIA - FG von Schamann 25
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Shuler 4 pass from Todd (Jacobs kick)
- MIA - Torrey 1 run (von Schamann kick)
