 New York hired North Carolina State coach Lou Holtz.With New York enduring the second of three consecutive 3–11 seasons (two wins came over the 2–12 Bills and a third over the 0–14 expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Holtz—who went on to great success at Notre Dame—resigned with one game left in the season to become head coach at the University of Arkansas.Following their disastrous 1976 season, the Jets hired longtime assistant Walt Michaels as their new head coach.