1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
3rd place National Football Conference Western Division 5-9-0 .357 |
Head Coach: John North |
Bob Cummings | Defensive Line |
Bob Ledbetter | Offensive Backs/Special Teams |
Lamar McHan | Quarterbacks |
Jim Phillips | Receivers |
Doug Shively | Linebackers |
Bud Whitehead | Defensive Backs |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/3/1974 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-26 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 45339 | |
Sat | 8/10/1974 | A | Miami Dolphins | 20-45 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 41524 | |
Sun | 8/18/1974 | A | New England Patriots | 3-7 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 20456 | |
Sat | 8/24/1974 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 16-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 56563 | |
Sat | 8/31/1974 | H | New York Jets | 24-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 59829 | |
Sat | 9/7/1974 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-16 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 35103 | |
Sun | 9/15/1974 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 13-17 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 59945 | |
Sun | 9/22/1974 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 0-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57314 | |
Sun | 9/29/1974 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 14-13 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 55025 | |
Sun | 10/6/1974 | A | Chicago Bears | 10-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 45818 | |
Sun | 10/13/1974 | A | Denver Broncos | 17-33 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 50751 | |
Sun | 10/20/1974 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 13-3 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 47217 | |
Sun | 10/27/1974 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 57136 | |
Sun | 11/3/1974 | A | Detroit Lions | 14-19 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 43256 | |
Sun | 11/10/1974 | H | Miami Dolphins | 0-21 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 68339 | |
Sun | 11/17/1974 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 20-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 35727 | |
Mon | 11/25/1974 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-28 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 69010 | |
Sun | 12/1/1974 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 9-29 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44202 | |
Sun | 12/8/1974 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-0 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 47172 | |
Sun | 12/15/1974 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 21-35 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 40418 |
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 | ||||||||
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No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
63 | Steve Baumgartner | DE | 6-7 | 245 | 23 | Purdue | 14 | 0 |
85 | John Beasley | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 29 | California | 14 | 6 |
16 | Tom Blanchard | P | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Oregon | 13 | 0 |
21 | Greg Boyd | LS-RS | 6-2 | 201 | 24 | Arizona | 4 | 0 |
38 | Bill Butler | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 24 | Kansas State | 14 | 2 |
87 | Henry Childs | TE | 6-2 | 226 | 23 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 |
13 | Larry Cipa | QB | 6-3 | 209 | 23 | Michigan | 4 | 2 |
55 | Don Coleman | RLB | 6-2 | 222 | 22 | Michigan | 14 | 0 |
59 | Wayne Colman | RLB | 6-1 | 227 | 28 | Temple | 14 | 14 |
86 | Dave Davis | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 26 | Tennessee State | 7 | 0 |
47 | Jack DeGrenier | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Northern Arizona; Texas-Arlington | 12 | 1 |
51 | John Didion | C | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Oregon State | 14 | 13 |
69 | Andy Dorris | LDE | 6-4 | 248 | 23 | New Mexico State | 14 | 3 |
44 | Chris Farasopoulos | RS-LS | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Brigham Young | 6 | 1 |
58 | Joe Federspiel | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
71 | Paul Fersen | ROT | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
24 | Johnny Fuller | LS | 6-0 | 182 | 28 | Lamar | 12 | 12 |
83 | Len Garrett | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | New Mexico Highlands | 10 | 0 |
15 | Donnie Gibbs | P | 6-2 | 205 | 29 | Texas Christian | 1 | 0 |
80 | Sam Havrilak | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | Bucknell | 6 | 0 |
30 | Ernie Jackson | LCB | 5-10 | 176 | 24 | Duke | 13 | 9 |
53 | Rick Kingrea | MLB | 6-1 | 228 | 25 | Tulane | 14 | 0 |
50 | Jake Kupp | LOG-ROG | 6-3 | 236 | 33 | Washington | 14 | 14 |
67 | Phil LaPorta | OT | 6-4 | 256 | 22 | Penn State | 6 | 0 |
39 | Odell Lawson | RB | 6-2 | 218 | 26 | Langston | 9 | 0 |
11 | Bivian Lee | RCB | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | Prairie View A&M | 13 | 5 |
8 | Archie Manning | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Mississippi | 11 | 11 |
64 | Andy Maurer | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Oregon | 5 | 5 |
28 | Alvin Maxson | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 13 |
19 | Bill McClard | K | 5-10 | 202 | 25 | Arkansas | 14 | 0 |
80 | Earl McCullouch | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 28 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 3 | 0 |
27 | Rod McNeill | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Southern California | 11 | 0 |
57 | Jim Merlo | LLB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Fresno CC; Stanford | 14 | 14 |
54 | Rick Middleton | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 |
74 | Derland Moore | RDT | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
25 | Jerry Moore | LS-RS | 6-3 | 208 | 25 | Arkansas | 9 | 3 |
73 | John Mooring | ROT-LOT | 6-6 | 255 | 27 | Tampa | 11 | 4 |
76 | Don Morrison | ROT | 6-5 | 257 | 25 | Texas-Arlington | 11 | 9 |
37 | Tommy Myers | RS | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Syracuse | 12 | 12 |
41 | Bob Newland | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Oregon | 14 | 13 |
78 | Billy Newsome | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Grambling State | 13 | 11 |
72 | Joe Owens | RDE-LDE | 6-2 | 244 | 28 | Alcorn State | 14 | 3 |
88 | Joel Parker | WR | 6-5 | 215 | 22 | Florida | 14 | 12 |
34 | Jess Phillips | RB | 6-1 | 208 | 27 | Michigan State | 14 | 13 |
82 | Bob Pollard | RDE-LDT | 6-3 | 248 | 26 | Texas Southern; Weber State | 14 | 14 |
75 | Elex Price | LDT | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Alcorn State | 14 | 11 |
66 | Rocky Rasley | ROG | 6-3 | 251 | 27 | Bakersfield CC; Oregon State | 14 | 7 |
21 | Ken Reaves | LCB | 6-3 | 206 | 30 | Norfolk State | 5 | 5 |
40 | Terry Schmidt | RCB | 6-0 | 177 | 22 | Ball State | 9 | 9 |
12 | Bobby Scott | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 25 | Tennessee | 5 | 1 |
84 | Paul Seal | TE | 6-4 | 223 | 22 | Michigan | 14 | 11 |
29 | Maurice Spencer | LCB-RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 22 | North Carolina Central | 5 | 0 |
22 | Howard Stevens | RB | 5-5 | 165 | 24 | Randolph-Macon; Louisville | 14 | 0 |
17 | Speedy Thomas | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 27 | Laney JC; Utah | 1 | 1 |
65 | Dave Thompson | LOT | 6-4 | 271 | 25 | Clemson | 14 | 14 |
49 | Bob Wicks | WR | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Utah State | 5 | 0 |
86 | Dick Williams | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 22 | Abilene Christian | 2 | 0 |
79 | Emanuel Zanders | ROG-LOG | 6-1 | 248 | 23 | Jackson State | 10 | 2 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 13 | Rick Middleton | LB | Ohio State |
2 | 36 | Paul Seal | TE | Michigan |
4 | 88 | Rod McNeill | RB | Southern California |
5 | 113 | Joel Parker | WR | Florida |
5 | 121 | Terry Schmidt | DB | Ball State |
8 | 201 | Alvin Maxson | RB | Southern Methodist |
9 | 217 | Phil LaPorta | T | Penn State |
10 | 235 | Frosty Anderson | WR | Nebraska |
10 | 242 | Tommy Thibodeaux | G | Tulane |
11 | 270 | Kent Merritt | WR | Virginia |
12 | 295 | Jim Buckmon | DE | Pittsburgh |
13 | 320 | Mike Truax | LB | Tulane |
14 | 348 | Kent Marshall | DB | Texas Christian |
15 | 373 | Larry Cipa | QB | Michigan |
16 | 398 | Don Coleman | LB | Michigan |
17 | 426 | Marvin Williams | WR | Western Illinois |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 30 | 64 | 34 | 38 | |
Opponents Totals | 72 | 89 | 33 | 69 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 233 | 117 | 91 | 25 | 77/224 34.4% | / % | 75 | 598 | |
Opponents Totals | 226 | 104 | 105 | 17 | 70/195 35.9% | / % | 77 | 690 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill McClard | 0 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 46 |
Joel Parker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Paul Seal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Alvin Maxson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Bob Newland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Jess Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Larry Cipa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Archie Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rod McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Terry Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Howard Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 20 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 166 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 29 | 34 | 85.3 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 263 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill McClard | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 1 | 52 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 2/2 |
Team Totals | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 1 | 52 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 2/2 |
Opponents Totals | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 2/2 | 3/6 | 4/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alvin Maxson | 165 | 714 | 4.3 | 66t | 2 |
Jess Phillips | 174 | 556 | 3.2 | 14 | 2 |
Archie Manning | 28 | 204 | 7.3 | 26 | 1 |
Howard Stevens | 43 | 190 | 4.4 | 25 | 1 |
Jack DeGrenier | 33 | 110 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
Rod McNeill | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 24 | 1 |
Bill Butler | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
Larry Cipa | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 15 | 1 |
Paul Seal | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6t | 1 |
Joel Parker | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
Bobby Scott | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 503 | 1983 | 3.9 | 66t | 9 |
Opponents Totals | 447 | 1758 | 3.9 | 33 | 11 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archie Manning | 261 | 134 | 51.3 | 111 | 1429 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 79t | 6 | 2.3 | 16 | 6.1 | 26 | 172 | 1257 | 49.8 |
Bobby Scott | 71 | 31 | 43.7 | 36 | 366 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 36t | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 5.6 | 6 | 62 | 304 | 55.3 |
Larry Cipa | 55 | 20 | 36.4 | 35 | 242 | 4.4 | 12.1 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 36 | 206 | 50.7 |
Joel Parker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 39.6 | ||
Bill McClard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Team Totals | 389 | 185 | 47.6 | 183 | 2037 | 5.2 | 11.0 | 79t | 10 | 2.6 | 21 | 5.4 | 37 | 276 | 1761 | 49.6 |
Opponents Totals | 369 | 193 | 52.3 | 160 | 2330 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 57 | 17 | 4.6 | 16 | 4.3 | 37 | 291 | 2039 | 69.3 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alvin Maxson | 42 | 294 | 7.0 | 22 | 1 |
Joel Parker | 41 | 455 | 11.1 | 58 | 4 |
Paul Seal | 32 | 466 | 14.6 | 42 | 3 |
Bob Newland | 27 | 490 | 18.1 | 79t | 2 |
Howard Stevens | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
Jess Phillips | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
John Beasley | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
Rod McNeill | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 30 | 0 |
Jack DeGrenier | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
Bill Butler | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
Sam Havrilak | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
Earl McCullouch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Speedy Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 185 | 2037 | 11.0 | 79t | 10 |
Opponents Totals | 193 | 2330 | 12.1 | 57 | 17 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ernie Jackson | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 28 | 0 |
Terry Schmidt | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 24t | 1 |
Tommy Myers | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 |
Wayne Colman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Johnny Fuller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Joe Federspiel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Jerry Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 16 | 179 | 11.2 | 28 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 21 | 258 | 12.3 | 39 | 2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Blanchard | 88 | 3704 | 42.1 | 71 | 0 | 7 | ||||
Donnie Gibbs | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Team Totals | 91 | 3803 | 41.8 | 71 | 0 | 7 | 906 | 2757 | 30.3 | |
Opponents Totals | 77 | 3274 | 42.5 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 415 | 2719 | 35.3 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Howard Stevens | 37 | 7 | 376 | 10.2 | 40 | 0 |
Chris Farasopoulos | 3 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
Ernie Jackson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Rod McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 43 | 7 | 415 | 9.7 | 40 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 59 | 1 | 906 | 15.4 | 72 | 2 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Howard Stevens | 33 | 749 | 22.7 | 41 | 0 | |
Jess Phillips | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 27 | 0 | |
Joe Federspiel | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | |
Rick Middleton | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
Don Coleman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | |
Ernie Jackson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
Terry Schmidt | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
Rick Kingrea | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
Odell Lawson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
Dave Davis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
Bill Butler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
Maurice Spencer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 53 | 1040 | 19.6 | 41 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 40 | 894 | 22.4 | 52 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Joe Owens | 8.0 | |
Billy Newsome | 5.5 | |
Derland Moore | 3.5 | |
Johnny Fuller | 2.0 | |
Tommy Myers | 2.0 | |
Jim Merlo | 1.5 | |
Elex Price | 1.0 | |
Steve Baumgartner | 0.5 | |
Bob Pollard | 9.0 | |
Joe Federspiel | 2.0 | |
Team Totals | 37.0 | 291.0 |
Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 276.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Cipa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Don Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Wayne Colman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Dorris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Federspiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Fuller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Donnie Gibbs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ernie Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Archie Manning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | |
Alvin Maxson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Rod McNeill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Merlo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Newsome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jess Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Pollard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Elex Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Seal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Howard Stevens | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 26 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 1 |
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