1978 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 3rd place National Football Conference Western Division 7-9-0 .438 |
| Head Coach: Dick Nolan |
| Ed Beard | Linebackers |
| Whitey Campbell | Special Teams |
| Chet Franklin | Defensive Backs |
| Ed Hughes | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backfield |
| Lamar McHan | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Dick Stanfel | Offensive Line |
| Paul Wiggin | Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1978 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-7 | W | Mexico City, Mexico | Azul Stadium | 30000 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1978 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-31 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 54105 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1978 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-14 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 46282 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1978 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-3 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49554 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1978 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 31-24 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 54187 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-28 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 54336 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-24 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 49242 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1978 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-18 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 40455 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1978 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 20-26 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 61654 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1978 | H | Cleveland Browns | 16-24 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 50158 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 14-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 37671 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1978 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-3 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 47574 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1978 | H | New York Giants | 28-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58806 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1978 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48525 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1978 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 17-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 70323 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1978 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 7-27 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57920 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1978 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-20 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55121 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1978 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 24-13 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 50068 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1978 | H | Houston Oilers | 12-17 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 63169 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1978 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-10 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 51207 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 77 | Gary Anderson | OG | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Barry Bennett | RDT | 6-4 | 259 | 23 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Tom Blanchard | P | 6-0 | 185 | 30 | Oregon | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Ray Brown | SS | 6-2 | 206 | 29 | West Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Joe Campbell | RDE | 6-6 | 250 | 23 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | 6-0 | 186 | 22 | Florida | 16 | 5 |
| 24 | Clarence Chapman | LCB | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Henry Childs | TE | 6-2 | 226 | 27 | Kansas State | 16 | 15 |
| 51 | Ron Crosby | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Conrad Dobler | ROG | 6-3 | 254 | 28 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 |
| 58 | Joe Federspiel | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Eric Felton | LCB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Texas Tech | 16 | 2 |
| 69 | Bill Fifer | OG | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | West Texas A&M | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Mike Fultz | DT | 6-5 | 278 | 24 | Nebraska | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Tony Galbreath | FB | 6-0 | 228 | 24 | Centerville JC; Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Elois Grooms | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Tennessee Tech | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Larry Hardy | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Jackson State | 16 | 1 |
| 82 | Ike Harris | WR | 6-3 | 207 | 26 | Iowa State | 15 | 15 |
| 62 | John Hill | C | 6-2 | 246 | 28 | Lehigh | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Jack Holmes | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Texas Southern | 11 | 0 |
| 54 | Pat Hughes | RLB | 6-2 | 231 | 31 | Boston University | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Kevin Hunt | ROT | 6-5 | 260 | 30 | Doane | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Kim Jones | FB | 6-4 | 243 | 26 | Colorado State | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Tom Jurich | K | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | Northern Arizona | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Rick Kingrea | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 29 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Dave Lafary | ROG | 6-7 | 280 | 23 | Purdue | 15 | 13 |
| 3 | John Leypoldt | K | 6-2 | 230 | 32 | none | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Archie Manning | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 29 | Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Rich Mauti | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Nassau CC; Penn State | 16 | 1 |
| 49 | Ralph McGill | FS | 5-11 | 178 | 28 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Tulsa | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Jim Merlo | LLB | 6-1 | 220 | 27 | Fresno CC; Stanford | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Mark Meseroll | OT | 6-5 | 270 | 23 | Wesley JC; Middlesex JC; Florida State | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Steve Mike-Mayer | K | 6-0 | 180 | 31 | Maryland | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Derland Moore | RDT | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | Oklahoma | 15 | 14 |
| 42 | Chuck Muncie | HB | 6-3 | 233 | 25 | Arizona Western JC; California | 13 | 11 |
| 37 | Tommy Myers | FS | 6-0 | 180 | 28 | Syracuse | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Richard Neal | RDT | 6-3 | 254 | 31 | Southern University | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Tinker Owens | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 10 |
| 75 | Elex Price | LDT | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Alcorn State | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Rusty Rebowe | LB | 5-10 | 213 | 22 | Nicholls State | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Don Reese | RDE | 6-6 | 255 | 27 | Jackson State | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Floyd Rice | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 29 | Alcorn State | 15 | 0 |
| 48 | Don Schwartz | SS | 6-1 | 191 | 22 | Washington State | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Bobby Scott | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 29 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Maurice Spencer | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 26 | North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Mike Strachan | HB | 6-0 | 199 | 25 | Iowa State | 15 | 5 |
| 68 | Fred Sturt | LOG | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Bowling Green State | 12 | 11 |
| 15 | Rich Szaro | K | 5-11 | 204 | 30 | Harvard | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | J.T. Taylor | LOT | 6-4 | 270 | 22 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Skip Vanderbundt | LB | 6-3 | 226 | 32 | Oregon State | 15 | 0 |
| 35 | Jim Van Wagner | RB | 6-0 | 202 | 23 | Michigan Tech | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | John Watson | ROT | 6-4 | 244 | 29 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 |
| 88 | Brooks Williams | TE | 6-4 | 226 | 24 | North Carolina | 16 | 1 |
| 65 | Robert Woods | ROT-LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 28 | Tennessee State | 16 | 13 |
| 79 | Emanuel Zanders | LOG | 6-1 | 248 | 27 | Jackson State | 3 | 3 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Wes Chandler | WR | Florida |
| 2 | 33 | J.T. Taylor | T | Missouri |
| 3 | 60 | Barry Bennett | DT | Concordia (Moorhead) |
| 4 | 87 | Don Schwartz | DB | Washington State |
| 5 | 115 | Eric Felton | DB | Texas Tech |
| 6 | 141 | Mike Rieker | QB | Lehigh |
| 6 | 157 | Frank Chesley | LB | Wyoming |
| 8 | 199 | Brooks Williams | TE | North Carolina |
| 9 | 226 | Richard Carter | DB | North Carolina State |
| 11 | 283 | Nate Besaint | DT | Southern University |
| 11 | 285 | Dave Riley | RB | West Virginia |
| 12 | 309 | Larry Hardy | TE | Jackson State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 54 | 102 | 37 | 88 | |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 98 | 47 | 93 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 295 | 119 | 154 | 22 | 88/232 37.9% | / % | 112 | 1044 | |
| Opponents Totals | 286 | 129 | 130 | 27 | 94/238 39.5% | / % | 103 | 929 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 0 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 36 |
| Henry Childs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ike Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Mike Strachan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Rich Szaro | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tinker Owens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Leypoldt | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Archie Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Jurich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 33 | 35 | 94.3 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 1 | 281 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 1 | 298 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 50 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 1/4 |
| Rich Szaro | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 37 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| John Leypoldt | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 39 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Tom Jurich | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 3 | 50 | 1/1 | 5/9 | 5/6 | 9/5 | 1/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 11/12 | 4/8 | 6/10 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 186 | 635 | 3.4 | 20t | 5 |
| Chuck Muncie | 160 | 557 | 3.5 | 28t | 7 |
| Mike Strachan | 108 | 388 | 3.6 | 21 | 4 |
| Archie Manning | 38 | 202 | 5.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Kim Jones | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 512 | 1845 | 3.6 | 28t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 574 | 2420 | 4.2 | 63 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 471 | 291 | 61.8 | 164 | 3416 | 7.3 | 11.7 | 71t | 17 | 3.6 | 16 | 3.4 | 37 | 301 | 3115 | 81.7 |
| Bobby Scott | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 36 | 7.2 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 82.1 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Mike Strachan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 479 | 294 | 61.4 | 169 | 3452 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 71t | 17 | 3.5 | 16 | 3.3 | 37 | 301 | 3151 | 81.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 418 | 215 | 51.4 | 182 | 2700 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 80t | 21 | 5.0 | 21 | 5.0 | 33 | 236 | 2464 | 67.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 74 | 582 | 7.9 | 35 | 2 |
| Henry Childs | 53 | 869 | 16.4 | 52 | 4 |
| Ike Harris | 40 | 590 | 14.8 | 45 | 4 |
| Tinker Owens | 40 | 446 | 11.2 | 47t | 2 |
| Wes Chandler | 35 | 472 | 13.5 | 58t | 2 |
| Chuck Muncie | 26 | 233 | 9.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 16t | 2 |
| Larry Hardy | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 71t | 1 |
| Kim Jones | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Van Wagner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 294 | 3452 | 11.7 | 71t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 215 | 2700 | 12.6 | 80t | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Myers | 6 | 167 | 27.8 | 97t | 1 |
| Maurice Spencer | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Federspiel | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Clarence Chapman | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Felton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 319 | 15.2 | 97t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 198 | 12.4 | 56 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 84 | 3532 | 42.0 | 61 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 539 | 2793 | 32.5 |
| Team Totals | 86 | 3532 | 41.1 | 61 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 539 | 2793 | 32.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 2851 | 40.2 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 242 | 2509 | 35.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Chandler | 34 | 10 | 233 | 6.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Schwartz | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Myers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 14 | 242 | 6.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 4 | 539 | 9.1 | 55 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Chandler | 32 | 760 | 23.8 | 38 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 17 | 388 | 22.8 | 39 | 0 | |
| Clarence Chapman | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 28 | 0 | |
| Don Schwartz | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Floyd Rice | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 65 | 1384 | 21.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 1035 | 19.5 | 56 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Elois Grooms | 7.0 | |
| Joe Campbell | 6.0 | |
| Elex Price | 5.0 | |
| Derland Moore | 4.0 | |
| Mike Fultz | 3.0 | |
| Joe Federspiel | 2.0 | |
| Ray Brown | 1.0 | |
| Don Reese | 3.0 | |
| Floyd Rice | 2.0 | |
| Team Totals | 33.0 | 236.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 301.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Crosby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conrad Dobler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Federspiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Elois Grooms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -26 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Merlo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Meseroll | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -44 | 0 | |
| Derland Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Richard Neal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elex Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.T. Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -54 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 0 |
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