1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 3-11-0 .214 |
| Head Coach: Hank Stram |
| John Beake | Offensive Backs |
| Buck Buchanan | Defensive Line |
| Whitey Campbell | Special Teams |
| Jim Garrett | Defensive Backs |
| Rich Kotite | Quality Control |
| Dick Nolan | Linebackers |
| Sam Rutigliano | Wide Receivers |
| Dick Stanfel | Offensive Line |
| Dick Wood | Quarterbacks |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1977 | A | Chicago Bears | 20-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55163 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | H | New York Giants | 23-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 49900 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1977 | H | Buffalo Bills | 20-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 66282 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1977 | H | New York Jets | 14-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 49455 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1977 | A | Miami Dolphins | 17-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 39970 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1977 | H | Houston Oilers | 20-16 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 49964 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-24 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 56250 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1977 | A | Detroit Lions | 19-23 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 51458 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | A | Chicago Bears | 42-24 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 51488 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | H | San Diego Chargers | 0-14 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 53942 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 7-14 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46045 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 31-49 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48417 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-26 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 59023 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-28 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 53482 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 7-10 | L | OT | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 41654 |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 21-20 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 43135 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 33702 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | H | New York Jets | 13-16 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 40464 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14-33 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 40124 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1977 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 7-35 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 36895 | |
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 |
| Steve Baumgartner | 63 | DE-DT | 6-7 | 245 | 26 | Purdue | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 16 | P | 6-0 | 185 | 29 | Oregon | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Bordelon | 50 | LB | 6-4 | 228 | 23 | Louisiana State | 14 | 0 |
| Wade Bosarge | 25 | S | 5-10 | 175 | 22 | Tulsa | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 24 | Northwestern | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Burton | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 193 | 26 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Campbell | 73 | LDE | 6-6 | 250 | 22 | Maryland | 14 | 6 |
| Craig Cassady | 23 | LCB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Ohio State | 12 | 3 |
| Clarence Chapman | 24 | RCB | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Henry Childs | 85 | TE | 6-2 | 226 | 26 | Kansas State | 13 | 10 |
| Chuck Crist | 44 | SS-FS | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Oakley Dalton | 66 | DT | 6-6 | 285 | 25 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 223 | 30 | Kansas | 4 | 2 |
| Joe Federspiel | 58 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Fultz | 72 | LDT-RDT | 6-5 | 278 | 23 | Nebraska | 12 | 5 |
| Tony Galbreath | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 228 | 23 | Centerville JC; Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| John Gilliam | 41 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 32 | South Carolina State | 10 | 8 |
| Elois Grooms | 78 | RDE-LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Lee Gross | 56 | C | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Auburn | 9 | 0 |
| Don Herrmann | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 30 | Waynesburg | 13 | 13 |
| John Hill | 62 | C | 6-2 | 246 | 27 | Lehigh | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Hubbard | 70 | OT | 6-7 | 270 | 22 | Brigham Young | 5 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 54 | RLB | 6-2 | 231 | 30 | Boston University | 14 | 8 |
| Ernie Jackson | 30 | LCB | 5-10 | 176 | 27 | Duke | 11 | 11 |
| Kim Jones | 32 | RB | 6-4 | 243 | 25 | Colorado State | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Kingrea | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 28 | Tulane | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Lafary | 64 | OT | 6-7 | 280 | 22 | Purdue | 10 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 8 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 28 | Mississippi | 10 | 9 |
| Jim Marsalis | 40 | FS-SS | 5-11 | 194 | 32 | Tennessee State | 12 | 3 |
| Rich Mauti | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Nassau CC; Penn State | 14 | 4 |
| Jim Merlo | 57 | LLB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | Fresno CC; Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Marv Montgomery | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 255 | 29 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Derland Moore | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | Oklahoma | 10 | 10 |
| Don Morrison | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 257 | 28 | Texas-Arlington | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Muncie | 42 | RB | 6-3 | 233 | 24 | Arizona Western JC; California | 14 | 11 |
| Tommy Myers | 37 | FS-SS | 6-0 | 180 | 27 | Syracuse | 12 | 10 |
| Joel Parker | 88 | WR | 6-5 | 215 | 25 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Pollard | 82 | LDE-RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 248 | 29 | Texas Southern; Weber State | 14 | 12 |
| Elex Price | 75 | LDT | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Alcorn State | 11 | 9 |
| Kurt Schumacher | 71 | LOG | 6-3 | 246 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 4 |
| Bobby Scott | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 28 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 26 | SS | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Tulsa | 9 | 1 |
| Terry Stieve | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 263 | 23 | Wisconsin | 14 | 10 |
| Mike Strachan | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 199 | 24 | Iowa State | 13 | 3 |
| Rich Szaro | 15 | K | 5-11 | 204 | 29 | Harvard | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Thaxton | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 241 | 28 | Tennessee State | 14 | 6 |
| John Watson | 67 | OT | 6-4 | 244 | 28 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 60 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Colorado Mesa; Colorado | 7 | 6 |
| Lenny Willis | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Nebraska Southern JC; Ohio State | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 65 | OT | 6-3 | 253 | 27 | Tennessee State | 4 | 0 |
| Emanuel Zanders | 79 | ROG | 6-1 | 248 | 26 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Joe Campbell | DE | Maryland |
| 2 | 34 | Mike Fultz | DT | Nebraska |
| 3 | 64 | Bob Watts | LB | Boston College |
| 5 | 118 | Dave Lafary | T | Purdue |
| 5 | 136 | Dave Hubbard | T | Brigham Young |
| 6 | 147 | Cliff Parsley | P | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | 162 | Tom Schick | G | Maryland |
| 7 | 174 | Greg Boykin | RB | Northwestern |
| 8 | 201 | Jimmy Stewart | DB | Tulsa |
| 9 | 231 | Dave Knowles | T | Indiana |
| 10 | 258 | Rafael Septien | K | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 11 | 285 | John Blain | T | San Jose State |
| 12 | 315 | Oakley Dalton | DE | Jackson State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 20 | 105 | 38 | 69 | 0 | 232 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 111 | 62 | 91 | 3 | 336 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 223 | 115 | 96 | 12 | 71/201 35.3% | / % | 86 | 794 | |
| Opponents Totals | 272 | 153 | 103 | 16 | 89/215 41.4% | / % | 104 | 972 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Childs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Rich Szaro | 0 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 44 |
| Chuck Muncie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Archie Manning | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Gilliam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Elois Grooms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Merlo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 232 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 39 | 42 | 92.9 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 0 | 336 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Szaro | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 31 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 0/5 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 31 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 1/2 | 5/7 | 3/6 | 6/6 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 201 | 811 | 4.0 | 36 | 6 |
| Tony Galbreath | 168 | 644 | 3.8 | 26 | 3 |
| Mike Strachan | 55 | 271 | 4.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 39 | 270 | 6.9 | 27 | 5 |
| Bobby Douglass | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 5 | -9 | -1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Herrmann | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | -17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 484 | 2024 | 4.2 | 36 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 623 | 2729 | 4.4 | 80 | 21 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 205 | 113 | 55.1 | 83 | 1284 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 59t | 8 | 3.9 | 9 | 4.4 | 36 | 288 | 996 | 68.8 |
| Bobby Scott | 82 | 36 | 43.9 | 38 | 516 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 53t | 3 | 3.7 | 8 | 9.8 | 5 | 43 | 473 | 37.5 |
| Bobby Douglass | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 12 | 130 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 31 | 1 | 3.2 | 3 | 9.7 | 5 | 29 | 101 | 33.7 |
| Tom Blanchard | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42.4 |
| Team Totals | 321 | 166 | 51.7 | 134 | 1933 | 6.0 | 11.6 | 59t | 13 | 4.0 | 21 | 6.5 | 46 | 360 | 1573 | 56.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 290 | 154 | 53.1 | 126 | 2127 | 7.3 | 13.8 | 58 | 15 | 5.2 | 10 | 3.4 | 27 | 234 | 1893 | 79.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 41 | 265 | 6.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 33 | 518 | 15.7 | 59t | 9 |
| Don Herrmann | 32 | 408 | 12.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 21 | 248 | 11.8 | 35t | 1 |
| Jim Thaxton | 14 | 211 | 15.1 | 41 | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 23 | 1 |
| Rich Mauti | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Burton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joel Parker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Elois Grooms | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 166 | 1933 | 11.6 | 59t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 154 | 2127 | 13.8 | 58 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Crist | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Merlo | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57t | 1 |
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Marsalis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 57t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 392 | 18.7 | 72t | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 82 | 3474 | 42.4 | 66 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 604 | 2650 | 31.5 |
| Bobby Scott | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| Team Totals | 87 | 3569 | 41.0 | 66 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 604 | 2745 | 31.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 2909 | 38.8 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 281 | 2468 | 32.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mauti | 37 | 10 | 281 | 7.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 10 | 281 | 7.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 9 | 604 | 11.8 | 88t | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Chapman | 15 | 385 | 25.7 | 92t | 1 | |
| Rich Mauti | 27 | 609 | 22.6 | 38 | 0 | |
| Lenny Willis | 8 | 148 | 18.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Greg Boykin | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 24 | 0 | |
| Joe Campbell | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Kim Jones | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Rick Kingrea | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jim Thaxton | 0 | 8 | 8L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 63 | 1355 | 21.5 | 92t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 1075 | 23.9 | 60 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Elois Grooms | 7.5 | |
| Elex Price | 6.0 | |
| Bob Pollard | 5.5 | |
| Chuck Crist | 3.0 | |
| Derland Moore | 1.5 | |
| Jim Merlo | 1.0 | |
| Joe Federspiel | 1.0 | |
| Joe Campbell | 0.5 | |
| Pat Hughes | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 27.0 | 234.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 46.0 | 360.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Boykin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cassady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elois Grooms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Gross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Herrmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Merlo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Derland Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Morrison | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Pollard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 1 |
| Terry Stieve | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emanuel Zanders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 64 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 0 |
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