1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 4th place National Football Conference Western Division 1-15-0 .063 |
| Head Coach: Dick Nolan (0-12-0); Dick Stanfel (1-3-0) |
| Ed Beard | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Whitey Campbell | Special Teams |
| Freddy Glick | Defensive Backs |
| Ed Hughes | Offensive Coordinator |
| Lamar McHan | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Nick Nicolau | Offensive Backs |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Lou Riecke | Strength |
| Dick Stanfel | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1980 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-13 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 57923 | |
| Sun | 8/17/1980 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-20 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43376 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1980 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-40 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 46931 | |
| Fri | 8/29/1980 | H | Miami Dolphins | 0-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 50635 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1980 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 23-26 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58621 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1980 | A | Chicago Bears | 3-22 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62523 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1980 | H | Buffalo Bills | 26-35 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 65551 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1980 | A | Miami Dolphins | 16-21 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 40946 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1980 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 7-40 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 45388 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1980 | A | Detroit Lions | 13-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 78147 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1980 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 14-41 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 62651 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1980 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-22 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 51375 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1980 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 31-45 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 59909 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1980 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-34 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 44340 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1980 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 13-31 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 53871 | |
| Mon | 11/24/1980 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 7-27 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 53448 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1980 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 20-23 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 30936 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1980 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 35-38 | L | OT | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 37949 |
| Sun | 12/14/1980 | A | New York Jets | 21-20 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 38077 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1980 | H | New England Patriots | 27-38 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 38277 | |
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 |
| 80 | Gordon Banks | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 22 | Stanford | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Guy Benjamin | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 25 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Barry Bennett | LDT | 6-4 | 259 | 25 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 15 | 6 |
| 50 | Ken Bordelon | LLB | 6-4 | 228 | 26 | Louisiana State | 16 | 14 |
| 67 | Stan Brock | ROT | 6-6 | 286 | 22 | Colorado | 16 | 12 |
| 27 | Ray Brown | SS | 6-2 | 206 | 31 | West Texas A&M | 15 | 9 |
| 11 | Ed Burns | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 26 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Joe Campbell | DE | 6-6 | 250 | 25 | Maryland | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | 6-0 | 186 | 24 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Clarence Chapman | LCB | 5-10 | 175 | 27 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 10 |
| 85 | Henry Childs | TE | 6-2 | 226 | 29 | Kansas State | 13 | 6 |
| 43 | Larry Collins | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8 | 0 |
| 43 | Larry Coombs | C | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Idaho | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Tom Donovan | WR | 5-11 | 179 | 23 | Penn State | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Russell Erxleben | P-K | 6-4 | 238 | 23 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Chuck Evans | MLB-LDT | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Stanford | 10 | 2 |
| 58 | Joe Federspiel | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 30 | Kentucky | 15 | 14 |
| 72 | Mike Fultz | LDT | 6-5 | 278 | 26 | Nebraska | 12 | 8 |
| 34 | Tony Galbreath | FB | 6-0 | 228 | 26 | Centerville JC; Missouri | 16 | 4 |
| 78 | Elois Grooms | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Tennessee Tech | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Larry Hardy | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Jackson State | 16 | 3 |
| 82 | Ike Harris | WR | 6-3 | 207 | 28 | Iowa State | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Tommy Hart | RDE | 6-3 | 234 | 36 | Morris Brown | 15 | 12 |
| 62 | John Hill | C | 6-2 | 246 | 30 | Lehigh | 15 | 14 |
| 51 | Stan Holloway | LLB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | San Francisco CC; California | 11 | 2 |
| 45 | Jack Holmes | FB | 5-11 | 210 | 27 | Texas Southern | 16 | 7 |
| 52 | Jim Kovach | MLB | 6-2 | 239 | 24 | Kentucky | 11 | 2 |
| 64 | Dave Lafary | ROT | 6-7 | 280 | 25 | Purdue | 15 | 4 |
| 8 | Archie Manning | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 31 | Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Jim Marshall | LCB | 6-0 | 187 | 28 | Jackson State | 16 | 3 |
| 56 | Reggie Mathis | RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Navarro JC; Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Rich Mauti | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Nassau CC; Penn State | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Guido Merkens | FS | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Derland Moore | RDT | 6-4 | 265 | 29 | Oklahoma | 16 | 15 |
| 42 | Chuck Muncie | HB | 6-3 | 233 | 27 | Arizona Western JC; California | 4 | 3 |
| 37 | Tommy Myers | FS | 6-0 | 180 | 30 | Syracuse | 16 | 15 |
| 49 | Artie Owens | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 27 | West Virginia | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Tinker Owens | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 26 | Oklahoma | 7 | 0 |
| 96 | Steve Parker | RDE | 6-6 | 265 | 24 | Washington; North Idaho JC; Idaho | 4 | 1 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | C | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | Eastern Michigan | 15 | 2 |
| 75 | Elex Price | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 30 | Alcorn State | 14 | 1 |
| 22 | Ricky Ray | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Norfolk State | 13 | 9 |
| 60 | Don Reese | RDE | 6-6 | 255 | 29 | Jackson State | 12 | 3 |
| 1 | Benny Ricardo | K | 5-10 | 170 | 26 | Orange Coast JC; San Diego State | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Jimmy Rogers | HB | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | Oklahoma | 16 | 9 |
| 48 | Don Schwartz | SS | 6-1 | 191 | 24 | Washington State | 16 | 7 |
| 12 | Bobby Scott | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 31 | Tennessee | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Mike Spivey | CB | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Mike Strachan | HB | 6-0 | 199 | 27 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 |
| 68 | Fred Sturt | ROG | 6-4 | 250 | 29 | Bowling Green State | 15 | 13 |
| 71 | J.T. Taylor | LOT | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | Missouri | 13 | 13 |
| 55 | Dave Washington | LB | 6-5 | 224 | 32 | Alcorn State | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Dave Waymer | RCB | 6-1 | 188 | 22 | Notre Dame | 16 | 10 |
| 88 | Brooks Williams | TE | 6-4 | 226 | 26 | North Carolina | 12 | 7 |
| 30 | Wayne Wilson | HB-FB | 6-3 | 213 | 23 | Shepherd | 15 | 7 |
| 65 | Robert Woods | LOT-ROG | 6-3 | 253 | 30 | Tennessee State | 10 | 6 |
| 79 | Emanuel Zanders | LOG | 6-1 | 248 | 29 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 12 | Stan Brock | T | Colorado |
| 2 | 41 | Dave Waymer | DB | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 96 | Mike Jolly | DB | Michigan |
| 6 | 150 | Lester Boyd | LB | Kentucky |
| 7 | 177 | Mike Morucci | RB | Bloomsburg |
| 8 | 206 | Chuck Evans | LB | Stanford |
| 9 | 233 | Frank Mordica | RB | Vanderbilt |
| 10 | 262 | Tanya Webb | DE | Michigan State |
| 11 | 289 | George Woodard | RB | Texas A&M |
| 12 | 318 | Kiser Lewis | LB | Florida A&M |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 55 | 90 | 71 | 75 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 151 | 108 | 158 | 3 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 285 | 80 | 183 | 22 | 65/203 32.0% | / % | 98 | 837 | |
| Opponents Totals | 360 | 178 | 155 | 27 | 95/225 42.2% | / % | 79 | 690 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Ricardo | 0 | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 61 |
| Wes Chandler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Henry Childs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Ike Harris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jimmy Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brooks Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Russell Erxleben | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Elex Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Reese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 33 | 37 | 89.2 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 291 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 56 | 60 | 93.3 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 1 | 487 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Ricardo | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 6/6 | 3/8 | 0/1 |
| Russell Erxleben | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 37 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 7/10 | 3/8 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 2/2 | 7/8 | 11/12 | 1/3 | 2/6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rogers | 80 | 366 | 4.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 81 | 308 | 3.8 | 26 | 3 |
| Wayne Wilson | 63 | 188 | 3.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Chuck Muncie | 40 | 168 | 4.2 | 24 | 2 |
| Archie Manning | 23 | 166 | 7.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 38 | 119 | 3.1 | 20 | 2 |
| Mike Strachan | 20 | 41 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 348 | 1362 | 3.9 | 26 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 630 | 3106 | 4.9 | 69t | 28 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 509 | 309 | 309 | 180 | 3716 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 56 | 23 | 4.5 | 20 | 3.9 | 41 | 311 | 3405 | 81.8 |
| Bobby Scott | 33 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 40 | 2 | 6.1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 41 | 159 | 75.3 |
| Guy Benjamin | 17 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24.4 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 118.8 |
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7.7 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 101.4 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 566 | 334 | 334 | 210 | 4010 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 56 | 26 | 4.6 | 22 | 3.9 | 46 | 362 | 3648 | 79.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 445 | 255 | 255 | 178 | 3341 | 7.5 | 13.1 | 71t | 31 | 7.0 | 12 | 2.7 | 27 | 229 | 3112 | 93.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Chandler | 65 | 975 | 15.0 | 50 | 6 |
| Tony Galbreath | 57 | 470 | 8.2 | 21 | 2 |
| Ike Harris | 37 | 692 | 18.7 | 44t | 6 |
| Henry Childs | 34 | 463 | 13.6 | 30 | 6 |
| Wayne Wilson | 31 | 241 | 7.8 | 42 | 1 |
| Jack Holmes | 29 | 226 | 7.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 27 | 267 | 9.9 | 43 | 2 |
| Brooks Williams | 26 | 351 | 13.5 | 56 | 2 |
| Larry Hardy | 13 | 197 | 15.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 334 | 4010 | 12.0 | 56 | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 255 | 3341 | 13.1 | 71t | 31 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Myers | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Elois Grooms | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Reggie Mathis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Kovach | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 196 | 16.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 217 | 9.9 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Erxleben | 89 | 3499 | 39.3 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 490 | 2949 | 33.1 |
| Team Totals | 89 | 3499 | 39.3 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 490 | 2949 | 33.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2466 | 38.5 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 176 | 2190 | 34.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mauti | 11 | 5 | 111 | 10.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 8 | 6 | 36 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Waymer | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | -14 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 176 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 20 | 490 | 10.2 | 57t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mauti | 31 | 798 | 25.7 | 52 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 41 | 930 | 22.7 | 88 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Stan Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 88 | 1973 | 22.4 | 88 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 1159 | 20.0 | 62 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Elois Grooms | 8.0 | |
| Derland Moore | 7.0 | |
| Don Reese | 3.0 | |
| Tommy Hart | 3.0 | |
| Barry Bennett | 2.0 | |
| Ken Bordelon | 1.0 | |
| Jim Kovach | 1.0 | |
| Steve Parker | 1.0 | |
| (Unknown) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 27.0 | 229.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 46.0 | 362.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Bordelon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Stan Brock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elois Grooms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |
| Derland Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Reese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Strachan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.T. Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brooks Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 47 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 0 |
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