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Check out the 1968 New York Jets Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. 1968 Super Bowl Champion; Super Bowl III was an American football championship game played on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. It was the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name " Super Bowl ". [ 3 ] The Complete Super Bowl: Super Bowl III Rosters & Coaching Staffs. 1968 AFL Champions; New York Jets #62 Al Atkinson (LB) #46 Bill Baird (DB) #51 Ralph Baker (LB) 1968 New York Jets Statistics 1968 New York Jets Results. The New York Jets of the American Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0. New York moved the ball well, scoring 419 points, while the defensive squad allowed 280. Check out the 1969 New York Jets Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Super Bowl Winners. Super Bowl Leaders, New York Jets 16 vs. Baltimore Colts 7 on January 12th, 1969 - Full team and player stats and box score Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts The 1968 New York Jets, coached by Weeb Ewbank , won the Super Bowl III after finishing the AFL regular season in 1st place in the Eastern Division with a 11-3 record. New York Jets - 1968 Roster - RetroSeasons.com They defeated the defending champion Oakland Raiders, 27–23 in the AFL championship game and earned the right to play in Super Bowl III against the NFL champion Baltimore Colts. In a stunning upset, marked by fourth-year quarterback Joe Namath 's famous "guarantee" of victory, the Jets defeated the heavily favored Colts 16–7. The most complete, accurate and reliable reference source for January 12, 1969 - Super Bowl III - New York Jets at Baltimore Colts boxscore and game statistics. The 1968 roster for the Jets included Joe Namath at quarterback, Earl Christy at running back, George Sauer at wide receiver, Pete Lammons at tight end and Dave Herman at offensive lineman. The Jets began Super Bowl III on a kickoff reception and squandering the game’s first four downs with unsuccessful passes and meager rushes. By the time the Colts earned their first possession of the game, Morrall had nailed successful passes to John Mackey, Tom Matte, Jerry Hill, and Tom Mitchell, but fell short on a field goal. On December 29, 1968, the Jets finally got revenge on the Raiders in the AFL Championship. 50 years later, players reflect on that season and why that game almost meant more than the Super Bowl win. The New York Jets, led by head coach Weeb Ewbank (who was the head coach of the Colts when they won the famous 1958 NFL Championship game and later the '59 title also), finished the season with an 11–3 regular season record (one of the losses was to the Oakland Raiders in the infamous "Heidi Game") and had to rally to defeat those same Raiders, 27–23, in a thrilling AFL Championship Game. Check out the 1967 New York Jets Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Super Bowl Winners. Super Bowl Leaders, Super Bowl Standings In fact, Hill was one of four ex-Baltimore players who contributed to the Jets' win in Super Bowl III, with Hill’s impact being by far the greatest. "Winston Hill obliterated Braase," Lederer said. Three ex-Jets tight ends were also with the Eagles this year. EJ Jenkins is currently on the active roster having played in eight games. His only catch of the season was also his first career January 12th, 1969: Football’s New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts to win Super Bowl III, fulfilling an unlikely prediction made by Jets quarterback Joe Namath. If you're a NY Jets fan you probably know all about the Jets' stunning 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Regardless of whether you are young, old, or in between you've Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name "Super Bowl". (Although the two previous AFL-NFL Championship Games came to be known, retroactively, as "Super Bowls".) This game is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The heavy underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets The most notable performance of his career came in Super Bowl III, when he posted an eye-popping line of six catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns, with his second touchdown proving to be the
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