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

1979 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE COLLEGE
63 Barry Bennett Barry Bennett DL 6'4" 257 12/10/1955 24 Concordia-Moorhead
50 Ken Bordelon Ken Bordelon LB 6'4" 228 8/26/1954 25 Louisiana State
27 Ray Brown Ray Brown DB 6'1" 208 1/12/1949 30 West Texas A&M
11 Ed Burns Ed Burns QB 6'3" 210 12/7/1954 25 Nebraska
73 Joe Campbell Joe Campbell DL 6'6" 254 5/8/1955 24 Maryland
89 Wes Chandler Wes Chandler WR 6'0" 186 8/22/1956 23 Florida
24 Clarence Chapman Clarence Chapman DB 5'10" 185 12/10/1953 26 Eastern Michigan
85 Henry Childs Henry Childs TE 6'2" 223 4/16/1951 28 Kansas State
66 Conrad Dobler Conrad Dobler OL 6'3" 254 10/1/1950 29 Wyoming
14 Russell Erxleben Russell Erxleben K 6'4" 223 1/13/1957 22 Texas
58 Joe Federspiel Joe Federspiel LB 6'1" 230 5/6/1950 29 Kentucky
20 Eric Felton Eric Felton DB 6'0" 200 10/8/1955 24 Texas Tech
61 Roger Finnie Roger Finnie OL 6'3" 245 11/6/1945 34 Florida A&M
72 Mike Fultz Mike Fultz DL 6'5" 278 1/28/1954 25 Nebraska
34 Tony Galbreath Tony Galbreath RB 6'0" 228 1/29/1954 25 Missouri
21 David Gray David Gray DB 6'0" 187 3/28/1955 24 San Diego State
78 Elois Grooms Elois Grooms DL 6'4" 249 5/20/1953 26 Tennessee Tech
87 Larry Hardy Larry Hardy TE 6'3" 234 7/9/1956 23 Jackson State
82 Ike Harris Ike Harris WR 6'3" 210 11/27/1952 27 Iowa State
62 John Hill John Hill OL 6'2" 249 4/16/1950 29 Lehigh
45 Jack Holmes Jack Holmes RB 5'11" 210 6/20/1953 26 Texas Southern
54 Pat Hughes Pat Hughes LB 6'2" 240 6/2/1947 32 Boston University
32 Kim Jones Kim Jones RB 6'4" 238 1/19/1952 27 Colorado State
52 Jim Kovach Jim Kovach LB 6'2" 230 5/1/1956 23 Kentucky
64 Dave Lafary Dave Lafary OL 6'7" 280 1/13/1955 24 Purdue
8 Archie Manning Archie Manning QB 6'3" 212 5/19/1949 30 Mississippi
56 Reggie Mathis Reggie Mathis LB 6'2" 220 3/18/1956 23 Oklahoma
84 Rich Mauti Rich Mauti WR 6'0" 190 5/25/1954 25 Penn State
49 Ralph McGill Ralph McGill DB 5'11" 183 4/28/1950 29 Tulsa
57 Jim Merlo Jim Merlo LB 6'1" 221 10/3/1951 28 Stanford
74 Derland Moore Derland Moore DL 6'4" 250 10/7/1951 28 Oklahoma
42 Chuck Muncie Chuck Muncie RB 6'3" 227 3/17/1953 26 California
37 Tom Myers Tom Myers DB 5'11" 184 10/24/1950 29 Syracuse
83 Tinker Owens Tinker Owens WR 5'11" 170 10/3/1954 25 Oklahoma
17 Rick Partridge Rick Partridge P 6'1" 175 8/26/1957 22 Utah
76 Jim Pietrzak Jim Pietrzak OL 6'5" 260 2/21/1953 26 Eastern Michigan
75 Elex Price Elex Price DL 6'3" 260 8/11/1950 29 Alcorn State
22 Ricky Ray Ricky Ray DB 5'11" 180 5/30/1957 22 Norfolk State
60 Don Reese Don Reese DL 6'6" 255 9/4/1951 28 Jackson State
48 Donald Schwartz Donald Schwartz DB 6'1" 191 2/24/1956 23 Washington State
12 Bobby Scott Bobby Scott QB 6'1" 201 4/2/1949 30 Tennessee
33 Michael Strachan Michael Strachan RB 6'0" 199 5/24/1953 26 Iowa State
68 Fred Sturt Fred Sturt OL 6'4" 255 1/6/1951 28 Bowling Green
71 J.T. Taylor J.T. Taylor OL 6'4" 265 8/12/1956 23 Missouri
67 John Watson John Watson OL 6'4" 249 1/11/1949 30 Oklahoma
88 Brooks Williams Brooks Williams TE 6'4" 226 12/7/1954 25 North Carolina
30 Wayne Wilson Wayne Wilson RB 6'3" 215 9/4/1957 22 Shepherd
65 Robert Woods Robert Woods OL 6'3" 255 7/26/1950 29 Tennessee State
1 Garo Yepremian Garo Yepremian K 5'8" 175 6/2/1944 35 None
79 Emanuel Zanders Emanuel Zanders OL 6'1" 251 7/31/1951 28 Jackson State

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM