the new york jets stadium is located at east rutherford, new jersey.
the new york jets stadium is located at east rutherford, new jersey.
where is the new york jets stadium located?
east rutherford , new jersey
metlife stadium is an american sports stadium located in east rutherford, new jersey, outside of new york city. it is part of the meadowlands sports complex and serves as the home stadium for two national football league (nfl) franchises: the new york giants and the new york jets. the stadium is owned by the metlife stadium company, a joint venture of the giants and jets, who jointly built the stadium using private funds on land owned by the new jersey sports and exposition authority. the stadium opened as new meadowlands stadium in 2010. in 2011, metlife, an insurance company based in new york city, acquired the naming rights to the stadium. at a construction cost of approximately $1.6 billion, it was the most expensive stadium ever built at the time that it opened.
metlife stadium
the 1977 new york jets season was the 18th season for the team and the 8th in the national football league. it began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from 1976 under new head coach walt michaels and beginning the post-joe namath era. however, the jets struggled and finished with a third consecutive 3–11 season. they won a major off the field court decision. as per the memorandum of understanding signed in late 1961 by team original owner (as the new york titans) harry wismer, shea stadium’s co-tenants, the new york mets, would have exclusive use of the stadium until they had completed their season. the jets were, in most years, required to open the season with several road games, a problem made worse in 1969 and 1973 when the mets had long playoff runs. feeling that this arrangement was a disadvantage, the team announced in 1977 that they would play two home games a year during the month of september at the giants’ new home in new jersey, giants stadium. litigation began between new york city and the jets over the issue, and in the lawsuit’s settlement, the city agreed to allow the jets to play two september home games a season at shea beginning in 1978 for the remaining six years in the jets' lease. in 1977, the jets were to play one september game at giants stadium and an october 2 game at shea. from 1967 through this season—a span of 11 seasons—the jets did not play a home game at shea stadium in the month of september. as of 2017, the jets are the first (and so far, only) team in nfl history to finish 3 straight seasons with only 3 wins. since the nfl schedule expanded to 16 games in 1978, no team has finished 3–13 three years in a row.
1977 new york jets season