1969 New York Jets season | |
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Owner | Leon Hess |
Head coach | Weeb Ewbank |
Home field | Shea Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–4 |
Division place | 1st AFL East |
Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Chiefs) 6–13 |
The 1969 New York Jets season was the tenth season for the team, and their final season in the American Football League (AFL). Attempting to defend their AFL championship and Super Bowl III title they failed to improve on their 11–3 record from 1968. However, the Jets won the AFL Eastern Division again with a 10–4 record, their last winning season until 1981. In the divisional playoffs, they fell to the eventual AFL and Super Bowl IV champion, the Kansas City Chiefs 13–6. It would be their last playoff appearance for twelve years and last division title until 1998.