1991 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
General managerDick Steinberg
Head coachBruce Coslet
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Oilers) 10–17
Pro BowlersQB Ken O'Brien

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 playoffs for the first time since 1986 as one of three AFC Wild Card teams. In the Wild Card Round they would lose to the Houston Oilers, 17–10. The Jets would not make the playoffs again until 1998.

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
6 160 Mike Riley Defensive back Tulane
7 175 Doug Parrish Defensive back San Francisco State
8 202 Tim James Defensive back Colorado
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

Undrafted free agents

1991 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Pete Balistrieri Wide receiver Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Kip Beach Tackle Indiana State
Leroy Kinard Running back Liberty
Phil Logan Wide receiver Kentucky
Reggie Moore Wide receiver UCLA
Jim Scully Linebacker Hofstra
Matt Swinson Tight end Maine

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

  • 47 Corwin Anthony TE
  • 33 Blaise Bryant RB
  • 74 Mark Hayes T
  • 54 Pepper Jenkins LB
  • 35 Leroy Kinard RB
  • 17 Reggie Moore WR


Rookies in italics
 47 active, 5 inactive, 6(developmental) practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 3 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–24 0–1 Giants Stadium 31,577
2 August 10 vs. Kansas City Chiefs L 10–19 0–2 Busch Stadium 52,935
3 August 17 at New York Giants L 10–24 0–3 Giants Stadium 73,618
4 August 24 vs. Washington Redskins W 13–9 1–3 Williams-Brice Stadium 69,117

[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–13 1–0 Giants Stadium 61,204
2 September 8 at Seattle Seahawks L 13–20 1–1 Kingdome 56,770
3 September 15 Buffalo Bills L 20–23 1–2 Giants Stadium 65,309
4 September 23 at Chicago Bears L 13–19 (OT) 1–3 Soldier Field 65,255
5 September 29 Miami Dolphins W 41–23 2–3 Giants Stadium 71,170
6 October 6 at Cleveland Browns W 17–14 3–3 Cleveland Stadium 71,042
7 October 13 Houston Oilers L 20–23 3–4 Giants Stadium 70,758
8 October 20 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–6 4–4 Hoosier Dome 53,025
9 Bye
10 November 3 Green Bay Packers W 19–16 (OT) 5–4 Giants Stadium 67,435
11 November 10 Indianapolis Colts L 27–28 5–5 Giants Stadium 44,792
12 November 17 at New England Patriots W 28–21 6–5 Foxboro Stadium 30,743
13 November 24 San Diego Chargers W 24–3 7–5 Giants Stadium 59,025
14 December 1 at Buffalo Bills L 13–24 7–6 Rich Stadium 80,243
15 December 8 at Detroit Lions L 20–34 7–7 Pontiac Silverdome 69,304
16 December 15 New England Patriots L 3–6 7–8 Giants Stadium 55,689
17 December 22 at Miami Dolphins W 23–20 (OT) 8–8 Joe Robbie Stadium 69,636
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

[2]

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

Season Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday, September 1, 1991): vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[3]

Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers (0–1) 3 3 0713
Jets (1–0) 7 3 0616

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Team Category Player Statistics
TB Passing
Rushing
Receiving
NYJ Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Buccaneers Game Statistics Jets
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
Time of possession

Week 2 (Sunday, September 8, 1991): at Seattle Seahawks

[5]

Week 3 (Sunday, September 15, 1991): vs. Buffalo Bills

[6]

Week 4 (Monday, September 23, 1991): at Chicago Bears

[7]

Week 5 (Sunday, September 29, 1991): vs. Miami Dolphins

[8]

Week 6 (Sunday, October 6, 1991): at Cleveland Browns

[9]

Week 7 (Sunday, October 13, 1991): vs. Houston Oilers

[10]

Week 8 (Sunday, October 20, 1991): at Indianapolis Colts

[11]

Week 9: BYE WEEK

Week 10 (Sunday, November 3, 1991): vs. Green Bay Packers

[12]

Week 11 (Sunday, November 10, 1991): vs. Indianapolis Colts

[13]

Week 12 (Sunday, November 17, 1991): at New England Patriots

[14]

Week 13 (Sunday, November 24, 1991): vs. San Diego Chargers

[15]

Week 14 (Sunday, December 1, 1991): at Buffalo Bills

[16]

Week 15: (Sunday, December 8, 1991): at Detroit Lions

[17]

Week 16 (Sunday, December 15, 1991): vs. New England Patriots

[18]

Week 17 (Sunday, December 22, 1991): at Miami Dolphins

[19]

Postseason

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap
Wild Card December 29 at Houston Oilers L 10–17 Houston Astrodome 61,485

Playoff Game Summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs (Sunday, December 29, 1991): at Houston Oilers

[20]

References

  1. ^ "1991 New York Jets (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "1991 New York Jets Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  4. ^ Pro Football Reference; Pro-Football-Reference.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets – September 1, 1991
  5. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  6. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  7. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  8. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  9. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  10. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  11. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  12. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  13. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  14. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  15. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  16. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  17. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  18. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  19. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
  20. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.

External links

1991 NFL season
New York Jets
New York Jets seasons
Categories