1984 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 3rd place National Football Conference Western Division 7-9-0 .438 |
| Head Coach: Bum Phillips |
| Andy Everest | Tight Ends |
| King Hill | Offensive Coordinator |
| John Levra | Offensive Backs |
| Carl Mauck | Offensive Line |
| Lamar McHan | Receivers |
| Russell Paternostro | Strength and Conditioning |
| Wade Phillips | Defensive Coordinator |
| Harold Richardson | Special Teams |
| Lance Van Zandt | Defensive Backs |
| John Paul Young | Linebackers |
| Willie Zapalac | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1984 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 34-20 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 34230 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1984 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 31-21 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58502 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1984 | A | Houston Oilers | 31-19 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45522 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1984 | H | Washington Redskins | 9-14 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 52040 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1984 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 28-36 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 66652 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1984 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-13 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 54686 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1984 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-30 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 57611 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1984 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 34-24 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58723 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1984 | A | Houston Oilers | 27-10 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43108 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1984 | A | Chicago Bears | 7-20 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53752 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1984 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 10-28 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 63161 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1984 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 27-30 | L | OT | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 50966 |
| Sun | 10/28/1984 | A | Cleveland Browns | 16-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 52489 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1984 | H | Green Bay Packers | 13-23 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 57426 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1984 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-13 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 40590 | |
| Mon | 11/19/1984 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-24 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 66005 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1984 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 3-35 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 65177 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1984 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 21-34 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 49348 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1984 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-24 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 40855 | |
| Sat | 12/15/1984 | A | New York Giants | 10-3 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 63739 | |
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 |
| 7 | Morten Andersen | K | 6-2 | 221 | 24 | Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Tyrone Anthony | RB | 5-11 | 212 | 22 | North Carolina | 15 | 0 |
| 85 | Hoby Brenner | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Stan Brock | ROT | 6-6 | 286 | 26 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Earl Campbell | RB | 5-11 | 238 | 29 | Texas | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | David Carter | C | 6-2 | 260 | 31 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Bruce Clark | LDE | 6-3 | 270 | 26 | Penn State | 15 | 15 |
| 68 | Kelvin Clark | LOT-LOG-ROT-ROG | 6-3 | 265 | 28 | Nebraska | 16 | 15 |
| 83 | Kenny Duckett | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 25 | Wake Forest | 11 | 0 |
| 63 | Brad Edelman | LOG | 6-6 | 273 | 24 | Missouri | 11 | 11 |
| 99 | Tony Elliott | NT | 6-2 | 290 | 25 | Wisconsin; North Texas | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Jitter Fields | CB | 5-8 | 188 | 22 | Texas | 13 | 0 |
| 46 | Hokie Gajan | FB | 5-11 | 220 | 25 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Russell Gary | SS | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Jumpy Geathers | NT | 6-7 | 290 | 24 | Paducah JC; Wichita State | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Eugene Goodlow | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 26 | Kansas State | 10 | 6 |
| 86 | Jeff Groth | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 27 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 13 |
| 10 | Brian Hansen | P | 6-4 | 219 | 24 | Sioux Falls | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Greg Harding | S | 6-2 | 202 | 24 | Nicholls State | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Larry Hardy | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 28 | Jackson State | 6 | 0 |
| 92 | James Haynes | LB | 6-2 | 233 | 24 | Coahoma CC; Mississippi Valley State | 10 | 0 |
| 61 | Joel Hilgenberg | C | 6-2 | 252 | 22 | Iowa | 10 | 0 |
| 62 | John Hill | C | 6-2 | 246 | 34 | Lehigh | 11 | 11 |
| 24 | Terry Hoage | S | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Rickey Jackson | LOLB | 6-2 | 243 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Bobby Johnson | CB-S | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Steve Korte | ROG-C | 6-2 | 270 | 24 | Arkansas | 15 | 15 |
| 52 | Jim Kovach | LILB-RILB | 6-2 | 239 | 28 | Kentucky | 15 | 15 |
| 64 | Dave Lafary | LOT | 6-7 | 280 | 29 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Reggie Lewis | NT | 6-2 | 260 | 30 | Oregon; San Diego State | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | Rodney Lewis | CB | 5-11 | 186 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Guido Merkens | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 29 | Sam Houston State | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Junior Miller | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 27 | Nebraska | 15 | 0 |
| 74 | Derland Moore | NT | 6-4 | 265 | 33 | Oklahoma | 12 | 11 |
| 66 | Louis Oubre | ROG | 6-4 | 274 | 26 | Oklahoma | 12 | 5 |
| 51 | Whitney Paul | ROLB | 6-3 | 219 | 31 | Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Scott Pelluer | LB | 6-2 | 214 | 25 | Washington State | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | C-OT | 6-5 | 260 | 31 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Johnnie Poe | RCB | 6-1 | 194 | 25 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Glen Redd | LILB | 6-1 | 231 | 26 | Brigham Young | 16 | 1 |
| 38 | George Rogers | HB | 6-2 | 229 | 26 | South Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Jimmy Rogers | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 29 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Lindsay Scott | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Georgia | 16 | 5 |
| 16 | Ken Stabler | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 39 | Alabama | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Don Thorp | NT | 6-4 | 248 | 22 | Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | John Tice | TE | 6-5 | 249 | 24 | Maryland | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Richard Todd | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 31 | Alabama | 15 | 14 |
| 72 | Chris Ward | LOT | 6-3 | 269 | 29 | Ohio State | 13 | 8 |
| 73 | Frank Warren | RDE-LDE | 6-4 | 290 | 25 | Auburn | 16 | 3 |
| 49 | Frank Wattelet | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Dave Waymer | LCB | 6-1 | 188 | 26 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Jim Wilks | RDE-NT | 6-5 | 272 | 26 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Dave Wilson | QB | 6-3 | 206 | 25 | Fullerton JC; Illinois | 5 | 2 |
| 45 | Tim Wilson | FB | 6-3 | 235 | 30 | Maryland | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Wayne Wilson | FB | 6-3 | 213 | 27 | Shepherd | 14 | 2 |
| 56 | Dennis Winston | RILB-LILB | 6-0 | 228 | 29 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Tyrone Young | WR | 6-6 | 192 | 24 | Florida | 16 | 8 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 42 | Jumpy Geathers | DE | Wichita State |
| 3 | 68 | Terry Hoage | DB | Georgia |
| 3 | 69 | Tyrone Anthony | RB | North Carolina |
| 4 | 97 | Joel Hilgenberg | C | Iowa |
| 5 | 123 | Jitter Fields | DB | Texas |
| 6 | 156 | Don Thorp | DT | Illinois |
| 8 | 210 | Clemon Terrell | RB | Southern Mississippi |
| 9 | 237 | Brian Hansen | P | Sioux Falls |
| 10 | 264 | Paul Gray | LB | Western Kentucky |
| 11 | 291 | Michel Bourgeau | DE | Boise State |
| 12 | 324 | Byron Nelson | T | Arizona |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 61 | 101 | 37 | 99 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 129 | 78 | 109 | 3 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:13 | 298 | 131 | 137 | 30 | 89/224 39.7% | 8/22 36.4% | 101 | 849 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:47 | 298 | 134 | 142 | 22 | 83/220 37.7% | 8/11 72.7% | 119 | 1025 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 0 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 94 |
| Hokie Gajan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Hoby Brenner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Wayne Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Eugene Goodlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tyrone Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| George Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Frank Wattelet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dennis Winston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tyrone Anthony | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Junior Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Tice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 298 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 1 | 361 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/3 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 9/11 | 9/14 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Rogers | 239 | 914 | 3.8 | 28 | 2 |
| Hokie Gajan | 102 | 615 | 6.0 | 62t | 5 |
| Wayne Wilson | 74 | 261 | 3.5 | 36 | 1 |
| Earl Campbell | 50 | 190 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 28 | 111 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tyrone Anthony | 20 | 105 | 5.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | -2 | 0 |
| Brian Hansen | 2 | -27 | -13.5 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 523 | 2171 | 4.2 | 62t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 549 | 2461 | 4.5 | 66 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Todd | 312 | 161 | 51.6 | 132 | 2178 | 7.0 | 13.5 | 74 | 11 | 3.5 | 19 | 6.1 | 33 | 267 | 1911 | 60.6 |
| Dave Wilson | 93 | 51 | 54.8 | 38 | 647 | 7.0 | 12.7 | 54t | 7 | 7.5 | 4 | 4.3 | 7 | 54 | 593 | 83.9 |
| Ken Stabler | 70 | 33 | 47.1 | 32 | 339 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 29 | 2 | 2.9 | 5 | 7.1 | 5 | 40 | 299 | 41.3 |
| Hokie Gajan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 476 | 246 | 51.7 | 202 | 3198 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 74 | 21 | 4.4 | 28 | 5.9 | 45 | 361 | 2837 | 63.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 422 | 239 | 56.6 | 170 | 2873 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 50t | 23 | 5.5 | 13 | 3.1 | 55 | 420 | 2453 | 83.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokie Gajan | 35 | 288 | 8.2 | 51 | 2 |
| Jeff Groth | 33 | 487 | 14.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 33 | 314 | 9.5 | 34t | 3 |
| Tyrone Young | 29 | 597 | 20.6 | 74 | 3 |
| Hoby Brenner | 28 | 554 | 19.8 | 57 | 6 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 22 | 281 | 12.8 | 23 | 3 |
| Lindsay Scott | 21 | 278 | 13.2 | 37 | 1 |
| Tyrone Anthony | 12 | 113 | 9.4 | 32 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 22 | 1 |
| John Tice | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Larry Hardy | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 28t | 1 |
| Kenny Duckett | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 246 | 3198 | 13.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 239 | 2873 | 12.0 | 50t | 23 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Waymer | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 47t | 2 |
| Frank Wattelet | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Jim Kovach | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnnie Poe | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bruce Clark | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 213 | 16.4 | 47t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 420 | 15.0 | 60 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hansen | 69 | 3020 | 43.8 | 66 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 550 | 2330 | 33.3 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 3020 | 43.1 | 66 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 550 | 2330 | 33.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 84 | 3492 | 41.6 | 87 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 268 | 3024 | 36.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jitter Fields | 27 | 6 | 236 | 8.7 | 61 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 6 | 12 | 32 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 18 | 268 | 8.1 | 61 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 5 | 550 | 11.7 | 76t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Anthony | 22 | 0 | 490 | 22.3 | 64 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 29 | 0 | 580 | 20.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jitter Fields | 19 | 0 | 356 | 18.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 72 | 0 | 1465 | 20.3 | 64 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 0 | 916 | 20.4 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Jackson | 12.0 | |
| Bruce Clark | 10.5 | |
| Whitney Paul | 9.5 | |
| Jim Wilks | 7.5 | |
| Frank Warren | 4.0 | |
| Reggie Lewis | 2.0 | |
| Derland Moore | 2.0 | |
| Jim Kovach | 1.0 | |
| Dennis Winston | 0.5 | |
| Jumpy Geathers | 6.0 | |
| Team Totals | 55.0 | 420.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45.0 | 361.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Anthony | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jitter Fields | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russell Gary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Hoage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Steve Korte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Stabler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Todd | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -16 | 0 | |
| Frank Wattelet | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Jim Wilks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 1 |
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