Bio
POSITION: DE
NUMBER: 99
HEIGHT: 6-foot-5
WEIGHT: 266 pounds
DOB: 11/20/1956
BIRTHPLACE: Ardmore, OK
HIGH SCHOOL: Round Valley (AZ)
COLLEGE: Arizona St., East Central (OK)
NFL ENTRANCE: Round 2, Pick 41, 1979 NFL Draft (Jets)
JETS ACQUISITION: Drafted by Jets (GM Jim Kensil)
HONORS: 5-time All-Pro (1981-85), 5 Pro Bowls (1981-85), 2-time sack leader (1983, 1984), New York Jets Ring of Honor
TWITTER: N/A
INSTAGRAM: N/A
YOUTUBE: N/A
FACEBOOK: Mark Gastineau
NUMBER: 99
HEIGHT: 6-foot-5
WEIGHT: 266 pounds
DOB: 11/20/1956
BIRTHPLACE: Ardmore, OK
HIGH SCHOOL: Round Valley (AZ)
COLLEGE: Arizona St., East Central (OK)
NFL ENTRANCE: Round 2, Pick 41, 1979 NFL Draft (Jets)
JETS ACQUISITION: Drafted by Jets (GM Jim Kensil)
HONORS: 5-time All-Pro (1981-85), 5 Pro Bowls (1981-85), 2-time sack leader (1983, 1984), New York Jets Ring of Honor
TWITTER: N/A
INSTAGRAM: N/A
YOUTUBE: N/A
FACEBOOK: Mark Gastineau
Stories
Career Stats
Playoff Stats
Records and Facts
*- Rankings as of the conclusion of 2019.
Jets all-time regular season ranks:
- 1st in sacks (74.0)*
- T-12th in Pro-Football-Reference’s Approximate Value (91, tied with Shaun Ellis and Wesley Walker)
- 29th in games played (137)
*- sacks were not officially tracked until 1982, Gastineau’s fourth season.
Jets all-time playoff ranks:
- 1st in sacks (8.5)
- T-7th in games played (7)
Jets single-season ranks:
- Most sacks (22.0, 1984)
- 2nd-most sacks (19.0, 1983)
- 3rd-most sacks (13.5, 1985)
Jets single-game (regular season or playoff) ranks:
- T-most sacks (4.0, Week 1 of 1984, W 23-14 @ IND)
- T-most sacks (4.0, Week 10 of 1983, L 14-17 vs. BAL)
- T-5th-most sacks (3.0, Week 5 of 1988, T 17-17 vs. KC)
- T-5th-most sacks (3.0, Week 9 of 1984, L 20-30 @ NE)
- T-5th-most sacks (3.0, Week 5 of 1983, W 34-10 @ BUF)
- T-21st-most sacks (2.5, Week 9 of 1985, W 35-17 @ IND)
- T-21st-most sacks (2.5, Week 13 of 1983, W 26-3 vs. NE)
- T-21st-most sacks (2.5, Week 15 of 1982, L 19-20 @ MIA)
Miscellaneous Jets records:
- Most games with 3.0+ sacks (5)
- Most games with 2.5+ sacks (8)
- Most games with 2.0+ sacks (16)
- Most games with 1.5+ sacks (20)
- 2nd-most games with 1.0+ sacks (52, trailing Shaun Ellis’ 54)
- 2nd-most games with 0.5+ sacks (58, trailing Shaun Ellis’ 65)
- 5th-most regular season games played among DL (137)
