New York Jets History: Season Results, Playoffs, Awards

Season	League	Logo	Team	W	L	T	Div. Finish	Playoffs	PF	PA	PD	HC
2022	NFL		New York Jets	7	10	0	4th of 4	N/A	296	316	-20	Saleh
2021	NFL		New York Jets	4	13	0	4th of 4	N/A	310	504	-194	Saleh
2020	NFL		New York Jets	2	14	0	4th of 4	N/A	243	457	-214	Gase
2019	NFL		New York Jets	7	9	0	3rd of 4	N/A	276	359	-83	Gase
2018	NFL		New York Jets	4	12	0	4th of 4	N/A	333	441	-108	Bowles
2017	NFL		New York Jets	5	11	0	4th of 4	N/A	298	382	-84	Bowles
2016	NFL		New York Jets	5	11	0	4th of 4	N/A	275	409	-134	Bowles
2015	NFL		New York Jets	10	6	0	2nd of 4	N/A	387	314	73	Bowles
2014	NFL		New York Jets	4	12	0	4th of 4	N/A	283	401	-118	Ryan
2013	NFL		New York Jets	8	8	0	2nd of 4	N/A	290	387	-97	Ryan
2012	NFL		New York Jets	6	10	0	3rd of 4	N/A	281	375	-94	Ryan
2011	NFL		New York Jets	8	8	0	2nd of 4	N/A	377	363	14	Ryan
2010🏈	NFL		New York Jets	11	5	0	2nd of 4	Lost Conf🚨✅✅	367	304	63	Ryan
2009🏈	NFL		New York Jets	9	7	0	2nd of 4	Lost Conf🚨✅✅	348	236	112	Ryan
2008	NFL		New York Jets	9	7	0	3rd of 4	N/A	405	356	49	Mangini
2007	NFL		New York Jets	4	12	0	3rd of 4	N/A	268	355	-87	Mangini
2006🏈	NFL		New York Jets	10	6	0	2nd of 4	Lost WC	316	295	21	Mangini
2005	NFL		New York Jets	4	12	0	4th of 4	N/A	240	355	-115	Edwards
2004🏈	NFL		New York Jets	10	6	0	2nd of 4	Lost Div✅	333	261	72	Edwards
2003	NFL		New York Jets	6	10	0	4th of 4	N/A	283	299	-16	Edwards
2002🏈	NFL		New York Jets	9	7	0	1st of 4⭐️	Lost Div🗽✅	359	336	23	Edwards
2001🏈	NFL		New York Jets	10	6	0	3rd of 5	Lost WC	308	295	13	Edwards
2000	NFL		New York Jets	9	7	0	3rd of 5	N/A	321	321	0	Groh
1999	NFL		New York Jets	8	8	0	4th of 5	N/A	308	309	-1	Parcells
1998🏈	NFL		New York Jets	12	4	0	1st of 5⭐️	Lost Conf🚨❗️🗽✅	416	266	150	Parcells
1997	NFL		New York Jets	9	7	0	3rd of 5	N/A	348	287	61	Parcells
1996	NFL		New York Jets	1	15	0	5th of 5	N/A	279	454	-175	Kotite
1995	NFL		New York Jets	3	13	0	5th of 5	N/A	233	384	-151	Kotite
1994	NFL		New York Jets	6	10	0	5th of 5	N/A	264	320	-56	Carroll
1993	NFL		New York Jets	8	8	0	3rd of 5	N/A	270	247	23	Coslet
1992	NFL		New York Jets	4	12	0	4th of 5	N/A	220	315	-95	Coslet
1991🏈	NFL		New York Jets	8	8	0	2nd of 5	Lost WC	314	293	21	Coslet
1990	NFL		New York Jets	6	10	0	4th of 5	N/A	295	345	-50	Coslet
1989	NFL		New York Jets	4	12	0	5th of 5	N/A	253	411	-158	Walton
1988	NFL		New York Jets	8	7	1	4th of 5	N/A	372	354	18	Walton
1987	NFL		New York Jets	6	9	0	5th of 5	N/A	334	360	-26	Walton
1986🏈	NFL		New York Jets	10	6	0	2nd of 5	Lost Div🗽✅	364	386	-22	Walton
1985🏈	NFL		New York Jets	11	5	0	2nd of 5	Lost WC🗽	393	264	129	Walton
1984	NFL		New York Jets	7	9	0	3rd of 5	N/A	332	364	-32	Walton
1983	NFL		New York Jets	7	9	0	5th of 5	N/A	313	331	-18	Walton
1982🏈	NFL		New York Jets	6	3	0	2nd of 5	Lost Conf🚨✅✅	245	166	79	Michaels
1981🏈	NFL		New York Jets	10	5	1	2nd of 5	Lost WC🗽	355	287	68	Michaels
1980	NFL		New York Jets	4	12	0	5th of 5	N/A	302	395	-93	Michaels
1979	NFL		New York Jets	8	8	0	3rd of 5	N/A	337	383	-46	Michaels
1978	NFL		New York Jets	8	8	0	3rd of 5	N/A	359	364	-5	Michaels
1977	NFL		New York Jets	3	11	0	5th of 5	N/A	191	300	-109	Michaels
1976	NFL		New York Jets	3	11	0	4th of 5	N/A	169	383	-214	Holtz,Holovak
1975	NFL		New York Jets	3	11	0	4th of 5	N/A	258	433	-175	Winner,Shipp
1974	NFL		New York Jets	7	7	0	4th of 5	N/A	279	300	-21	Winner
1973	NFL		New York Jets	4	10	0	4th of 5	N/A	240	306	-66	Ewbank
1972	NFL		New York Jets	7	7	0	2nd of 5	N/A	367	324	43	Ewbank
1971	NFL		New York Jets	6	8	0	4th of 5	N/A	212	299	-87	Ewbank
1970	NFL		New York Jets	4	10	0	3rd of 5	N/A	255	286	-31	Ewbank
1969🏈	AFL		New York Jets	10	4	0	1st of 5⭐️	Lost Div🗽	353	269	84	Ewbank
1968🏈	AFL		New York Jets	11	3	0	1st of 5⭐️	Won SB🍾🚨🗽✅✅	419	280	139	Ewbank
1967	AFL		New York Jets	8	5	1	2nd of 5	N/A	371	329	42	Ewbank
1966	AFL		New York Jets	6	6	2	3rd of 5	N/A	322	312	10	Ewbank
1965	AFL		New York Jets	5	8	1	2nd of 4	N/A	285	303	-18	Ewbank
1964	AFL		New York Jets	5	8	1	3rd of 4	N/A	278	315	-37	Ewbank
1963	AFL		New York Jets	5	8	1	4th of 4	N/A	249	399	-150	Ewbank
1962	AFL		New York Titans	5	9	0	4th of 4	N/A	278	423	-145	Turner
1961	AFL		New York Titans	7	7	0	3rd of 4	N/A	301	390	-89	Baugh
1960	AFL		New York Titans	7	7	0	2nd of 4	N/A	382	399	-17	Baugh

• 🏈Denotes a playoff season
• ✅Denotes a playoff victory
• 🗽Denotes a playoff home game
• ❗️Denotes a bye
• ⭐️Denotes a division championship
• 🚨Denotes an AFC/AFL championship game appearance
• 🍾Denotes a Super Bowl championship

New York Jets history is something of an enigma. While all of the pessimistic and downtrodden thoughts resemble reality, they don’t exactly hit the mark entirely.

“Same Old Jets” has been muttered time and again; yet, from 1998 to 2010, the Jets made the playoffs at a rate that placed them in the upper quarter of the NFL.

In other words, although it has been tough to be a Jets fan, it hasn’t been that bad. And, now, Aaron Rodgers and company aim to completely shift the narrative in 2023.

Jets Break Longest-Playoff Drought Record in 2022

The New York Jets officially tied the longest NFL playoff drought in team history in 2021, by missing the postseason for an 11th straight time. The other drought-matching 11 tournament-less seasons happened between 1970 and 1980.

Now, after their 7-10 mark in 2022, the Jets own the record for the longest playoff-less streak in the four major professional sports.

All told, the Jets have qualified for the playoffs just 14 times. Incredibly, the organization made the playoffs just seven times prior to Bill Parcells‘s arrival in 1997, but the 1998 campaign marked the first of an additional seven postseason trips in 13 seasons (1998-2010).

Since Rex Ryan‘s 2010 team, the Jets have had just one winning season (10-6 in 2015) and a neverending rebuilding process that spans four general managers (Mike Tannenbaum, John Idzik, Mike Maccagnan and Joe Douglas).

Robert Saleh‘s 2023 New York Jets—led by Aaron Rodgers—will look to snap the playoff-less drought record that the organization now owns all by themselves.

As previously mentioned, the New York Jets’ playoff history hasn’t been so terrible in recent years. However, it has been that bad since the organization’s inception.

Since the New York Titans were born in 1960, the New York Jets have made the playoffs only 14 times. And, incredibly, the Jets enjoyed six playoff appearances in just 10 years during the Herm Edwards, Eric Mangini, and Rex Ryan eras (2001-2010).

Winning the AFC East just twice, the Jets have four division titles to their name—when the AFL East division is taken into account.

The New York Jets player awards list looks a whole lot better post-2022. Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson sweeping the AP Rookie of the Year awards really put a pretty bow on Joe Douglas’s 2022 NFL draft class.

By far, the category the Jets have enjoyed the most success comes on the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year side. Beyond Gardner, Sheldon Richardson, Jonathan Vilma, and Erik McMillan took home the award.

Naturally, Joe Namath’s 1968 season saw him take home several pieces of hardware—including the AP AFL Player of the Year (MVP).

Six individuals enjoy a special place in the organization’s lore as one in a small group of New York Jets retired numbers.

Joe Namath’s No. 12 is retired, as is his running mate’s, Don Maynard’s No. 13. Curtis Martin’s No. 28, Joe Klecko’s No. 73, and Dennis Byrd’s No. 90 round out the player list.

Former head coach Weeb Ewbank is also on this list—having received a retirement jacket from the team he led to victory in Super Bowl 3.

Although MetLife Stadium isn’t a popular stadium, one of the positives that came from the monstrous building is the New York Jets Ring of Honor.

Beginning in 2010 with the induction of Joe Namath, Don Maynard, Curtis Martin, Winston Hill, Joe Klecko, and Weeb Ewbank, the Jets Ring of Honor now includes 21 individuals.

A trio from the Mike Tannenbaum-Eric Mangini era—Nick Mangold, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, and Darrelle Revis—were inducted in 2022.

New York Jets history is unlike any other dataset assembled by a professional sports franchise. There sure is a lot of pain, but there are also magical moments that simply cannot be matched.

For instance, Super Bowl 3 is an event that cannot be overvalued.

Joe Namath‘s bold guarantee in 1969 (the 1968 NFL season) prefaced the greatest upset in sports history (this side of the Miracle on Ice in 1980). Up until that Jets-Baltimore Colts matchup—featuring an absurd 18-point spread—the NFL-AFC World Championship was considered a joke.

While the first merger happened in 1966, nothing yet could be described as “official.” The NFL’s Green Bay Packers had run through the AFL’s best over the first two big games, and nobody thought the Jets had a chance against the Colts—even despite the fact that 1969 marked the first time the big game was called the Super Bowl, thanks to then-Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt.

Namath and the Jets changed everything.

New York’s 16-7 victory sent shockwaves through the sport and catapulted Namath to pop culture icon. In many ways, he became the first celebrity athlete this country had ever seen (with apologies to the great Muhammad Ali).

After Hunt’s Chiefs knocked off the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl 4, the modern NFL was born. The two leagues merged to completion and it led to the most powerful professional sports league in history—what we know it as today.

Outside of the Jets’ lone championship, well, fans are still waiting for more magic.

Up until 1997, the organization qualified for the playoffs just seven times. Only once had the Jets made it all the way to the AFC championship game (1982 season vs. the Miami Dolphins).

Then, a man named Big Tuna altered the franchise’s needle.

From 1998 to 2010, the Jets qualified for the NFL playoffs another seven times, making it to the AFC championship game three times.

In 1998, despite leading 10-0 in Denver against the Broncos, they couldn’t hold on. In 2009, another lead was blown to Peyton Manning’s Indianapolis Colts. A year later in the 2010 NFL season, Rex Ryan’s Jets overadjusted against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Today, the Jets’ tournament-less streak is the longest in the league, something Joe Douglas, Robert Saleh and Zach Wilson are looking to change as soon as possible.