New Orleans Saints

2-11-1 • 4th in NFC West •
Logo for the 1972 New Orleans Saints

PPG

15.4

22nd

OPP PPG

25.8

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

87.9

25th

PASS YDS/G

198.6

4th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The New Orleans Saints were 2-11-1 in 1972. They finished 4th in the NFC West and 12th in the NFC.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
12/17
 		vs
GB logo GB
L
20-30
Sun
12/10
 		vs
NE logo NE
L
10-17
Sun
12/3
 		@
NYJ logo NYJ
L
17-18
Sun
11/26
 		vs
LA logo LA
W
19-16
Sun
11/19
 		@
DET logo DET
L
14-27

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

2,781

Manning

Manning

RUSH YDS

381

Gresham

Gresham

REC YDS

668

Abramowicz

Abramowicz

1972 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
49ers logo 49ers
8 5 1 .607
Falcons logo Falcons
7 7 0 .500
Rams logo Rams
6 7 1 .464
Saints logo Saints
2 11 1 .179

1972 Stats

See stats
GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 14 215 3,664 829 4.4 1,230 337 3.6 2,781 449 6.2 43 347 226 83 123 20 69 585
Team Rank 22nd 20th 17th 21st 25th 26th 23rd 4th 1st 22nd 22nd 5th 19th 23rd 8th 9th 11th 8th
Opponent 14 361 4,491 873 5.1 2,089 482 4.3 2,596 367 7.1 24 194 251 107 129 15 78 711
Opponent Rank 23rd 21st 20th 21st 19th 17th 18th 22nd 21st 19th 17th 8th 20th 16th 25th 6th 9th 8th
Net -146 -827 -44 -0.7 -859 -145 -0.7 +185 +82 -0.9 +19 +153 -25 -24 -6 +5 -9 -126
Net Rank 23rd 22nd 19th 22nd 22nd 22nd 22nd 8th 2nd 21st 22nd 5th 19th 21st 18th 5th 6th 6th

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