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.

1991 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
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 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. They were defeated by the Houston Oilers in their Wild Card round matchup, 17-10.

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
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.[1]

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

References
  1. "1991 New York Jets Statistics & Players".
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