1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 2-12-0 .143 |
| Head Coach: John North (1-5-0); Ernie Hefferle (1-7-0) |
| Billy Ray Barnes | Special Teams |
| Bob Cummings | Defensive Line |
| C.W. Hewgley | Offensive Line |
| Bob Ledbetter | Offensive Backs |
| Lamar McHan | Quarterbacks |
| Jim Phillips | Receivers |
| Doug Shively | Linebackers |
| Bud Whitehead | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | H | Houston Oilers | 7-13 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 72434 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1975 | H | Denver Broncos | 24-21 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 40089 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1975 | H | Miami Dolphins | 10-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 61253 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | H | Baltimore Colts | 27-3 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 60643 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1975 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-24 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47341 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1975 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-20 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 48453 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | A | Washington Redskins | 3-41 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54414 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-21 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 52637 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 7-14 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 29444 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-19 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 51371 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 21-35 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 39990 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-38 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 54723 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 23-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 49342 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | A | Oakland Raiders | 10-48 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51267 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 7-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 52765 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 6-16 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 40328 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1975 | A | Cleveland Browns | 16-17 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 44753 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 7-14 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 39958 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1975 | A | New York Giants | 14-28 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 40150 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1975 | H | Chicago Bears | 17-42 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 33371 | |
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 |
| Mel Baker | 86 | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 25 | Texas Southern | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Baumgartner | 63 | RDE-LDE | 6-7 | 245 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Blanchard | 16 | P | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Oregon | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Burton | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 193 | 24 | Purdue | 13 | 12 |
| Rusty Chambers | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 22 | Tulane | 12 | 0 |
| Gil Chapman | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 180 | 22 | Michigan | 9 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 85 | TE-WR | 6-2 | 226 | 24 | Kansas State | 14 | 4 |
| Larry Cipa | 13 | QB | 6-3 | 209 | 24 | Michigan | 4 | 1 |
| Don Coleman | 55 | LLB | 6-2 | 222 | 23 | Michigan | 13 | 8 |
| Chuck Crist | 44 | LS-RS | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Penn State | 8 | 4 |
| Sylvester Croom | 51 | C | 6-0 | 235 | 21 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy DeRatt | 32 | S | 6-0 | 203 | 22 | North Carolina | 6 | 1 |
| Andy Dorris | 69 | LDE | 6-4 | 248 | 24 | New Mexico State | 13 | 12 |
| Joe Federspiel | 58 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Johnny Fuller | 24 | LS-RS | 6-0 | 182 | 29 | Lamar | 11 | 11 |
| Len Garrett | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | New Mexico Highlands | 1 | 0 |
| Elois Grooms | 78 | DE | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Tennessee Tech | 10 | 0 |
| Lee Gross | 56 | C-OG | 6-3 | 230 | 22 | Auburn | 9 | 0 |
| Andy Hamilton | 83 | WR | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | Louisiana State | 9 | 5 |
| Don Herrmann | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | Waynesburg | 3 | 0 |
| John Hill | 62 | C | 6-2 | 246 | 25 | Lehigh | 14 | 13 |
| Ernie Jackson | 30 | LCB-RCB | 5-10 | 176 | 25 | Duke | 13 | 13 |
| Drew Jones | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 216 | 23 | Washington State | 13 | 1 |
| Rick Kingrea | 53 | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 26 | Tulane | 14 | 3 |
| Jake Kupp | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 236 | 34 | Washington | 14 | 11 |
| Morris LaGrand | 39 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Tampa | 2 | 0 |
| Phil LaPorta | 67 | LOT | 6-4 | 256 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 7 |
| Bivian Lee | 11 | RCB | 6-3 | 200 | 27 | Prairie View A&M | 11 | 6 |
| Mike Lemon | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Ellsworth CC; Kansas | 2 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 8 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | Mississippi | 13 | 13 |
| Alvin Maxson | 28 | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 13 | 13 |
| Bill McClard | 19 | K | 5-10 | 202 | 26 | Arkansas | 3 | 0 |
| Rod McNeill | 27 | RB-WR | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Southern California | 14 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 54 | RLB | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Derland Moore | 74 | RDT-RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 12 |
| Chris Morris | 77 | ROT | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Indiana | 6 | 1 |
| Don Morrison | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 257 | 26 | Texas-Arlington | 13 | 13 |
| Tommy Myers | 37 | RS | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Syracuse | 9 | 8 |
| Joe Owens | 72 | LDE | 6-2 | 244 | 29 | Alcorn State | 14 | 2 |
| Joel Parker | 88 | WR | 6-5 | 215 | 23 | Florida | 7 | 6 |
| Bob Pollard | 82 | LDT | 6-3 | 248 | 27 | Texas Southern; Weber State | 14 | 14 |
| Elex Price | 75 | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Alcorn State | 14 | 2 |
| Steve Rogers | 26 | RB | 6-2 | 203 | 22 | Louisiana State | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 40 | LS-LCB | 6-0 | 177 | 23 | Ball State | 13 | 8 |
| Kurt Schumacher | 71 | LOG | 6-3 | 246 | 23 | Ohio State | 13 | 3 |
| Bobby Scott | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 26 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 223 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Maurice Spencer | 29 | RCB-LCB | 6-0 | 176 | 23 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 5 |
| Mike Strachan | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 199 | 22 | Iowa State | 11 | 11 |
| Rich Szaro | 15 | K | 5-11 | 204 | 27 | Harvard | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Thompson | 65 | LOT | 6-4 | 271 | 26 | Clemson | 7 | 7 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 60 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 22 | Colorado Mesa; Colorado | 14 | 3 |
| Tom Wickert | 66 | OT | 6-4 | 252 | 23 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| Emanuel Zanders | 79 | ROG | 6-1 | 248 | 24 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Larry Burton | WR | Purdue |
| 1 | 12 | Kurt Schumacher | T | Ohio State |
| 2 | 32 | Lee Gross | C | Auburn |
| 3 | 60 | Drew Jones | RB | Washington State |
| 3 | 63 | Elois Grooms | DE | Tennessee Tech |
| 4 | 92 | John Starkebaum | DB | Nebraska |
| 4 | 99 | Charles Hall | DE | Tulane |
| 6 | 149 | Mike Lemon | LB | Kansas |
| 7 | 163 | Steve Rogers | RB | Louisiana State |
| 9 | 216 | Mike Strachan | RB | Iowa State |
| 10 | 241 | Chuck Heater | RB | Michigan |
| 11 | 266 | Danny Lee | P | Louisiana-Monroe |
| 12 | 294 | Ron Gustafson | WR | North Dakota |
| 13 | 319 | Jim Upchurch | RB | Arizona |
| 14 | 344 | Randy Rhino | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 15 | 372 | Grant Burget | RB | Oklahoma |
| 16 | 397 | Mike McDonald | LB | Catawba |
| 17 | 422 | Greg Westbrooks | LB | Colorado |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 16 | 48 | 40 | 61 | 165 |
| Opponents Totals | 97 | 97 | 60 | 106 | 360 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 215 | 109 | 82 | 24 | 74/215 34.4% | / % | 71 | 527 | |
| Opponents Totals | 151 | 105 | 125 | 21 | 92/207 44.4% | / % | 77 | 726 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Szaro | 0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0 | 47 |
| Rod McNeill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Alvin Maxson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Larry Burton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joel Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Strachan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rusty Chambers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Herrmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Drew Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Archie Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Paul Seal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill McClard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 4 |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 165 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 44 | 48 | 91.7 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 2 | 360 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Szaro | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 1 | 50 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 3/4 | 1/5 | 1/2 |
| Bill McClard | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 42 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 2 | 50 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 3/6 | 2/7 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 5/7 | 2/3 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Strachan | 161 | 668 | 4.1 | 21 | 2 |
| Alvin Maxson | 139 | 371 | 2.7 | 14 | 3 |
| Rod McNeill | 61 | 206 | 3.4 | 17 | 2 |
| Archie Manning | 33 | 186 | 5.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Drew Jones | 42 | 108 | 2.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Steve Rogers | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Mel Baker | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Burton | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Cipa | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 463 | 1642 | 3.5 | 22 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 507 | 1930 | 3.8 | 54 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 338 | 159 | 47.0 | 159 | 1683 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 71t | 7 | 2.1 | 20 | 5.9 | 49 | 390 | 1293 | 44.3 |
| Bobby Scott | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 8 | 96 | 5.6 | 12.0 | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 12 | 84 | 40.3 |
| Larry Cipa | 37 | 14 | 37.8 | 20 | 182 | 4.9 | 13.0 | 28 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 8.1 | 3 | 14 | 168 | 29.3 |
| Team Totals | 392 | 181 | 46.2 | 187 | 1961 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 71t | 8 | 2.0 | 24 | 6.1 | 53 | 416 | 1545 | 42.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 354 | 206 | 58.2 | 132 | 2587 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 60 | 25 | 7.1 | 16 | 4.5 | 28 | 200 | 2387 | 85.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Maxson | 41 | 234 | 5.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 30 | 224 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 28 | 414 | 14.8 | 38 | 1 |
| Rod McNeill | 18 | 138 | 7.7 | 17 | 2 |
| Larry Burton | 16 | 305 | 19.1 | 71t | 2 |
| Andy Hamilton | 12 | 210 | 17.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 38 | 0 |
| Drew Jones | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Joel Parker | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 32t | 2 |
| Don Herrmann | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 28 | 1 |
| Mel Baker | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gil Chapman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Rogers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 181 | 1961 | 10.8 | 71t | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 206 | 2587 | 12.6 | 60 | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Myers | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Chuck Crist | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Bivian Lee | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rick Kingrea | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Spencer | 0 | 11 | 11L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 305 | 19.1 | 46 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 367 | 15.3 | 40 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 92 | 3776 | 41.0 | 61 | 3 | 16 | 675 | 2781 | 30.2 | |
| Team Totals | 92 | 3776 | 41.0 | 61 | 3 | 16 | 675 | 2781 | 31.2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 3205 | 42.7 | 63 | 0 | 11 | 370 | 2615 | 34.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Chapman | 17 | 3 | 207 | 12.2 | 42 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 11 | 0 | 76 | 6.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 10 | 1 | 70 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jimmy DeRatt | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Maurice Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 5 | 370 | 9.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 0 | 675 | 11.1 | 65 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Chapman | 28 | 614 | 21.9 | 36 | 0 | |
| Rod McNeill | 10 | 276 | 27.6 | 88 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 24 | 0 | |
| Steve Rogers | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Mike Strachan | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| Maurice Spencer | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 19 | 0 | |
| Terry Schmidt | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Rusty Chambers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 63 | 1319 | 20.9 | 88 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 1073 | 25.5 | 93 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Owens | 6.5 | |
| Bob Pollard | 6.5 | |
| Elex Price | 5.5 | |
| Derland Moore | 3.5 | |
| Elois Grooms | 2.0 | |
| Greg Westbrooks | 2.0 | |
| Joe Federspiel | 1.5 | |
| Rick Middleton | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 28.0 | 200.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 53.0 | 416.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Gil Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Cipa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Dorris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Federspiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Kingrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Bivian Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod McNeill | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Morris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | |
| Joe Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Pollard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Rogers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kurt Schumacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Spencer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 54 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 4 |
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