New Orleans Saints

8-8-0 • 2nd in NFC West •
Logo for the 1979 New Orleans Saints

PPG

23.1

6th

OPP PPG

22.5

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

154.8

6th

PASS YDS/G

205.7

13th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The New Orleans Saints were 8-8 in 1979. They finished 2nd in the NFC West and 7th in the NFC.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
12/16
 		@
LA logo LA
W
29-14
Sun
12/9
 		vs
SD logo SD
L
0-35
Mon
12/3
 		vs
OAK logo OAK
L
35-42
Sun
11/25
 		@
ATL logo ATL
W
37-6
Sun
11/18
 		@
SEA logo SEA
L
24-38

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,169

Manning

Manning

RUSH YDS

1,198

Muncie

Muncie

REC YDS

1,069

Chandler

Chandler

1979 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Rams logo Rams
9 7 0 .563
Saints logo Saints
8 8 0 .500
Falcons logo Falcons
6 10 0 .375
49ers logo 49ers
2 14 0 .125

1979 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 16 370 5,627 996 5.6 2,476 551 4.5 3,291 428 7.7 17 140 315 160 135 20 93 812
Team Rank 6th 4th 23rd 2nd 6th 15th 4th 13th 19th 5th 2nd 26th 8th 1st 20th 21st 6th 9th
Opponent 16 360 5,535 1,055 5.2 2,469 521 4.7 3,457 488 7.1 46 391 334 147 168 19 98 871
Opponent Rank 22nd 22nd 18th 21st 23rd 10th 28th 24th 23rd 18th 7th 25th 26th 26th 23rd 5th 20th 13th
Net +10 +92 -59 +0.4 +7 +30 -0.2 -166 -60 +0.6 -29 -251 -19 +13 -33 +1 -5 -59
Net Rank 14th 14th 23rd 6th 17th 14th 20th 19th 21st 9th 1st 28th 18th 13th 22nd 13th 10th 8th

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