1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 3rd place • Eastern Conference • Century Division • 4-9-1 .308 |
| Head Coach: Tom Fears |
| George Dickson | Chief Offensive |
| Brad Ecklund | Interior Offensive Line |
| Jack Faulkner | Chief Defensive |
| Eddie Khayat | Defensive Line |
| J.D. Roberts | Linebackers |
| Bob Shaw | Receivers |
| Walt Yowarsky | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/1/1968 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-21 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 29505 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1968 | H | Boston Patriots | 19-0 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 54400 | |
| Sun | 8/18/1968 | A | Houston Oilers | 23-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 42734 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1968 | H | Cleveland Browns | 40-27 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 70045 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1968 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 10-16 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 29837 | |
| Fri | 9/6/1968 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 17-20 | L | Shreveport, LA | Independence Stadium | 23000 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1968 | H | Cleveland Browns | 10-24 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 74215 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1968 | H | Washington Redskins | 37-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 65941 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1968 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-21 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 79021 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1968 | A | New York Giants | 21-38 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62967 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 20-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 71105 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16-12 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 32303 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-31 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45476 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 3-17 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 84728 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-35 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 71025 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-29 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 49644 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1968 | A | Detroit Lions | 20-20 | T | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 46152 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1968 | H | Chicago Bears | 17-23 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 78285 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1968 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-29 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 57128 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1968 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-14 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 66131 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Danny Abramowicz | 46 | FL | 6-1 | 197 | 23 | Xavier (Ohio) | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Atkins | 81 | LDE | 6-8 | 257 | 38 | Tennessee | 11 | 11 |
| Tony Baker | 38 | RB | 5-11 | 224 | 23 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 32 | HB | 6-1 | 217 | 24 | Ohio State | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Boeke | 77 | ROG-LOT | 6-5 | 250 | 30 | Heidelberg | 13 | 1 |
| Johnny Brewer | 82 | RLB-DE | 6-4 | 233 | 31 | Mississippi | 14 | 13 |
| Charlie Brown | 22 | RB | 5-10 | 187 | 23 | Missouri | 3 | 0 |
| Bo Burris | 16 | LS-RS | 6-3 | 195 | 24 | Houston | 14 | 13 |
| Tom Carr | 65 | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 26 | Morgan State | 4 | 3 |
| Bill Cody | 66 | MLB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Auburn | 14 | 1 |
| Lou Cordileone | 79 | LDT | 6-0 | 247 | 31 | Clemson | 13 | 5 |
| Ted Davis | 35 | LLB | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 14 |
| John Douglas | 21 | LCB | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Durkee | 10 | K | 5-11 | 165 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Ferguson | 56 | C | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 4 | 0 |
| Ross Fichtner | 28 | S | 6-0 | 186 | 30 | Purdue | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Fraser | 51 | P | 6-3 | 236 | 32 | Wisconsin | 2 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 42 | SE | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | South Carolina State | 14 | 4 |
| Ross Gwinn | 62 | OG | 6-3 | 272 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Hester | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 238 | 24 | North Dakota | 14 | 2 |
| Gene Howard | 29 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Langston | 14 | 10 |
| Jerry Jones | 78 | ROT | 6-3 | 267 | 24 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 14 |
| Les Kelley | 30 | RLB | 6-3 | 233 | 24 | Alabama | 14 | 1 |
| Billy Kilmer | 17 | QB | 6-0 | 201 | 29 | Citrus JC; UCLA | 12 | 11 |
| Elbert Kimbrough | 45 | LS-RS-RCB | 5-11 | 193 | 30 | Northwestern | 10 | 6 |
| Jake Kupp | 50 | LOG | 6-3 | 236 | 27 | Washington | 14 | 14 |
| Earl Leggett | 72 | LDT-RDT | 6-3 | 264 | 35 | Hinds CC; Louisiana State | 14 | 4 |
| Tony Lorick | 34 | FB | 6-1 | 216 | 27 | East Los Angeles JC; Arizona State | 13 | 8 |
| Don McCall | 36 | HB | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 13 | 13 |
| Tom McNeill | 12 | P | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Wharton County JC; Stephen F. Austin State | 10 | 0 |
| Elijah Nevett | 24 | LCB-RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Clark Atlanta | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Parks | 83 | SE | 6-2 | 202 | 27 | Texas Tech | 10 | 10 |
| Ray Poage | 85 | FL | 6-3 | 203 | 28 | Texas | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Rowe | 76 | RDT | 6-6 | 274 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Roy Schmidt | 63 | OG | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Ventura JC; Long Beach State | 9 | 0 |
| Randy Schultz | 33 | FB | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Northern Iowa | 9 | 6 |
| Brian Schweda | 60 | LDE | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Kansas | 10 | 6 |
| Ronnie South | 11 | QB-K | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Arkansas | 4 | 0 |
| Monty Stickles | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 30 | Notre Dame | 13 | 12 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 37 | LLB | 6-3 | 223 | 31 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Sturm | 73 | LOT | 6-3 | 257 | 32 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Karl Sweetan | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 203 | 26 | Texas A&M; Navarro JC; Wake Forest | 5 | 3 |
| Dave Szymakowski | 88 | FL | 6-2 | 198 | 22 | West Texas A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Tilleman | 74 | LDE-LDT | 6-5 | 275 | 24 | Montana | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Wendryhoski | 54 | C | 6-2 | 245 | 30 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 39 | RB | 6-3 | 235 | 29 | Southern Illinois | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Whitsell | 23 | RS-RCB | 6-0 | 189 | 32 | Indiana | 14 | 14 |
| Fred Whittingham | 59 | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | 29 | Brigham Young; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 13 | 13 |
| Del Williams | 61 | ROG | 6-2 | 250 | 23 | Florida State | 14 | 13 |
| George Youngblood | 20 | LS | 6-3 | 205 | 23 | Los Angeles State | 4 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Kevin Hardy | DE | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 59 | Dave Szymakowski | E | West Texas A&M |
| 4 | 85 | Willie Crittendon | DT | Tulsa |
| 4 | 103 | Dan Sartin | T | Mississippi |
| 5 | 115 | Ronnie South | QB | Arkansas |
| 7 | 169 | Ray Phillips | G | Michigan |
| 7 | 175 | Gene Howard | FL | Langston |
| 8 | 195 | Dick Swatland | G-T | Notre Dame |
| 9 | 223 | Joe Blake | T | Tulsa |
| 10 | 254 | Doug Robinson | DB | Iowa State |
| 11 | 276 | Bennie Blocker | RB | South Carolina State |
| 12 | 303 | John Beck | DB | San Diego State |
| 13 | 331 | Kayo Trepanier | DE | Montana State |
| 14 | 359 | Herb Covington | RB | Memphis |
| 15 | 384 | Wilmer Cooks | RB | Colorado |
| 16 | 411 | Elie Ghattas | G | Ball State |
| 17 | 439 | Jim Ferguson | LB | Southern California |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 71 | 79 | 51 | 45 | 246 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 95 | 67 | 121 | 327 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 224 | 80 | 122 | 22 | / % | / % | 82 | 843 | |
| Opponents Totals | 228 | 97 | 109 | 22 | / % | / % | 74 | 757 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Durkee | 0 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 0 | 84 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Don McCall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Tony Lorick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Hester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Monty Stickles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tom Barrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bo Burris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 0 | 246 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 37 | 42 | 88.1 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 1 | 327 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Durkee | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 2 | 42 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 9/14 | 4/11 | 0/5 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 2 | 42 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 9/14 | 4/11 | 0/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 1/2 | 5/6 | 1/6 | 4/11 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McCall | 155 | 637 | 4.1 | 48 | 4 |
| Tony Lorick | 104 | 344 | 3.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Randy Schultz | 43 | 152 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 45 | 111 | 2.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Billy Kilmer | 21 | 97 | 4.6 | 22 | 2 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ronnie South | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom McNeill | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Karl Sweetan | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 409 | 1527 | 3.7 | 48 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 439 | 2105 | 4.8 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Kilmer | 315 | 167 | 167 | 131 | 2060 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 51 | 15 | 4.8 | 17 | 5.4 | 26 | 170 | 1890 | 66.9 |
| Karl Sweetan | 78 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 318 | 4.1 | 11.8 | 42 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 11.5 | 5 | 29 | 289 | 12.6 |
| Ronnie South | 38 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 129 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 19 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.9 | 2 | 14 | 115 | 22.8 |
| Tom Barrington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 59.0 |
| Don McCall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Dave Parks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 439 | 210 | 210 | 200 | 2549 | 5.8 | 12.1 | 51 | 17 | 3.9 | 29 | 6.6 | 33 | 213 | 2336 | 51.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 366 | 153 | 153 | 197 | 2483 | 6.8 | 16.2 | 25 | 6.8 | 16 | 4.4 | 34 | 297 | 2186 | 69.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Abramowicz | 54 | 890 | 16.5 | 47t | 7 |
| Tony Lorick | 26 | 272 | 10.5 | 29 | 3 |
| Don McCall | 26 | 270 | 10.4 | 25t | 2 |
| Dave Parks | 25 | 258 | 10.3 | 41 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 24 | 284 | 11.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Hester | 17 | 300 | 17.6 | 51 | 2 |
| Monty Stickles | 15 | 206 | 13.7 | 35 | 2 |
| Randy Schultz | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 10 | 1 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 210 | 2549 | 12.1 | 51 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 153 | 2483 | 16.2 | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Whitsell | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Bo Burris | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 94t | 1 |
| Gene Howard | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Fred Whittingham | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Elbert Kimbrough | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lou Cordileone | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Les Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 268 | 16.8 | 94t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 294 | 10.1 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McNeill | 49 | 2009 | 41.0 | 58 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Ronnie South | 14 | 387 | 27.6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Fraser | 11 | 391 | 35.5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Lorick | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 | |
| Team Totals | 75 | 2823 | 37.6 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 2423 | 32.7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 2813 | 40.8 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 153 | 2580 | 37.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gilliam | 15 | 7 | 60 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 8 | 1 | 60 | 7.5 | 53t | 1 |
| Gene Howard | 8 | 5 | 42 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Elijah Nevett | 3 | 0 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Douglas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 14 | 153 | 4.5 | 53t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 320 | 10.7 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Howard | 23 | 533 | 23.2 | 36 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 15 | 328 | 21.9 | 48 | 0 | |
| Charlie Brown | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 28 | 0 | |
| Elijah Nevett | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Les Kelley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| John Douglas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Jerry Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 1149 | 21.7 | 48 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 1134 | 19.9 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Boeke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Burris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Cody | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Cordileone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Howard | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Kelley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elbert Kimbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jake Kupp | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Leggett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don McCall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elijah Nevett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Poage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Schweda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Sturm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Sweetan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tilleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Wendryhoski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Whitsell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Del Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 |
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