1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
| 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 | 7/30/1983 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-27 | L | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 23909 | |
| Sat | 8/6/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-20 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 53111 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1983 | A | Miami Dolphins | 19-17 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 38735 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1983 | H | Houston Oilers | 20-13 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 60430 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1983 | H | New York Jets | 17-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58176 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1983 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 28-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 60430 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1983 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 27-30 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 45572 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1983 | H | Chicago Bears | 34-31 | W | OT | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 64692 |
| Sun | 9/25/1983 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 20-21 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62136 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1983 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 66489 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1983 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 19-17 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 51654 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1983 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 13-32 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 68154 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24-21 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 48242 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1983 | A | Buffalo Bills | 21-27 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 49413 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1983 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 27-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 67062 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1983 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 0-27 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 40022 | |
| Mon | 11/21/1983 | H | New York Jets | 28-31 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 68606 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1983 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 17-16 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 59502 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1983 | A | New England Patriots | 0-7 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 24579 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1983 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-17 | W | OT | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 45182 |
| Sun | 12/18/1983 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-26 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 70148 | |
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 |
| Morten Andersen | 7 | K | 6-2 | 221 | 23 | Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 47 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 23 | Clemson | 11 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 24 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Stan Brock | 67 | ROT | 6-6 | 286 | 25 | Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Bruce Clark | 75 | LDE | 6-3 | 270 | 25 | Penn State | 15 | 15 |
| Kelvin Clark | 78 | OG | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 24 | Wake Forest | 14 | 1 |
| Brad Edelman | 63 | LOG | 6-6 | 273 | 23 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| Tony Elliott | 99 | NT | 6-2 | 290 | 24 | Wisconsin; North Texas | 12 | 0 |
| Russell Erxleben | 14 | P | 6-4 | 238 | 26 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 46 | FB | 5-11 | 220 | 24 | Louisiana State | 16 | 12 |
| Russell Gary | 20 | SS | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 25 | Kansas State | 16 | 7 |
| Leon Gray | 72 | OT | 6-3 | 261 | 32 | Jackson State | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 26 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 14 |
| Larry Hardy | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 27 | Jackson State | 6 | 1 |
| John Hill | 62 | C | 6-2 | 246 | 33 | Lehigh | 16 | 16 |
| Bill Hurley | 28 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Syracuse | 4 | 0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 57 | LOLB | 6-2 | 243 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Bobby Johnson | 34 | CB-S | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Knafelc | 40 | TE | 6-4 | 220 | 24 | Notre Dame | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Korte | 60 | OG | 6-2 | 270 | 23 | Arkansas | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Kovach | 52 | LILB | 6-2 | 239 | 27 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Dave Lafary | 64 | LOT | 6-7 | 280 | 28 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
| Gary Lewis | 93 | NT | 6-3 | 260 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 98 | DE | 6-2 | 260 | 29 | Oregon; San Diego State | 12 | 0 |
| Rodney Lewis | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 186 | 24 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Martin | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 23 | Auburn | 15 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 29 | Nassau CC; Penn State | 16 | 1 |
| Guido Merkens | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 28 | Sam Houston State | 16 | 0 |
| Derland Moore | 74 | NT | 6-4 | 265 | 32 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
| Rob Nairne | 55 | ROLB | 6-4 | 227 | 29 | Oregon State | 16 | 1 |
| Louis Oubre | 66 | ROG | 6-4 | 274 | 25 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
| Whitney Paul | 51 | ROLB | 6-3 | 219 | 30 | Colorado | 16 | 15 |
| Scott Pelluer | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 214 | 24 | Washington State | 16 | 0 |
| Vernon Perry | 32 | S | 6-2 | 211 | 30 | Jackson State | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Pietrzak | 76 | C | 6-5 | 260 | 30 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 0 |
| Johnnie Poe | 25 | RCB-FS | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| Glen Redd | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 231 | 25 | Brigham Young | 16 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 38 | HB | 6-2 | 229 | 25 | South Carolina | 13 | 12 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 41 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 28 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 23 | Georgia | 16 | 7 |
| Ken Stabler | 16 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 38 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| Greg Stemrick | 27 | CB | 5-11 | 178 | 32 | Colorado State | 11 | 0 |
| John Tice | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 249 | 23 | Maryland | 16 | 1 |
| Frank Warren | 73 | LDE | 6-4 | 290 | 24 | Auburn | 16 | 1 |
| Frank Wattelet | 49 | FS-SS | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| Dave Waymer | 44 | LCB | 6-1 | 188 | 25 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Wilks | 94 | RDE | 6-5 | 272 | 25 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| Dave Wilson | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 206 | 24 | Fullerton JC; Illinois | 8 | 2 |
| Tim Wilson | 45 | RB | 6-3 | 235 | 29 | Maryland | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 30 | FB-HB | 6-3 | 213 | 26 | Shepherd | 14 | 8 |
| Dennis Winston | 56 | RILB | 6-0 | 228 | 28 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
| Tyrone Young | 40 | WR | 6-6 | 192 | 23 | Florida | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 38 | Steve Korte | G | Arkansas |
| 3 | 65 | John Tice | TE | Maryland |
| 3 | 66 | Cliff Austin | RB | Clemson |
| 4 | 98 | Gary Lewis | NT | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | 206 | David Greenwood | DB | Wisconsin |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 41 | 81 | 103 | 88 | 6 | 319 |
| Opponents Totals | 74 | 86 | 61 | 116 | 0 | 337 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:24 | 286 | 135 | 136 | 15 | 89/226 39.4% | / % | 91 | 802 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:36 | 289 | 108 | 159 | 22 | 87/225 38.7% | / % | 96 | 814 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 0 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 0 | 91 |
| Wayne Wilson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| George Rogers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Hokie Gajan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Hoby Brenner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tyrone Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Kenny Duckett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Eugene Goodlow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Kelvin Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Korte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Reggie Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnnie Poe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Tice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 0 | 319 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 3 | 337 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 2 | 52 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 3/4 | 2/6 | 3/4 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 2 | 52 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 3/4 | 2/6 | 3/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 6/9 | 6/14 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Rogers | 256 | 1144 | 4.5 | 76t | 5 |
| Wayne Wilson | 199 | 787 | 4.0 | 29 | 9 |
| Hokie Gajan | 81 | 415 | 5.1 | 58 | 4 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 26 | 80 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 |
| Russell Erxleben | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 9 | -14 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 595 | 2461 | 4.1 | 76t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 472 | 2000 | 4.2 | 71 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stabler | 311 | 176 | 56.6 | 117 | 1988 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 48 | 9 | 2.9 | 18 | 5.8 | 18 | 159 | 1829 | 61.4 |
| Dave Wilson | 112 | 66 | 58.9 | 39 | 770 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 42 | 5 | 4.5 | 7 | 6.3 | 17 | 146 | 624 | 68.7 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 118.8 |
| Hokie Gajan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 425 | 243 | 57.2 | 157 | 2782 | 6.5 | 11.4 | 48 | 14 | 3.3 | 25 | 5.9 | 35 | 305 | 2477 | 63.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 496 | 271 | 54.6 | 202 | 3128 | 6.3 | 11.5 | 60 | 20 | 4.0 | 23 | 4.6 | 56 | 437 | 2691 | 68.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Groth | 49 | 585 | 11.9 | 42 | 1 |
| Hoby Brenner | 41 | 574 | 14.0 | 38t | 3 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 41 | 487 | 11.9 | 26 | 2 |
| Lindsay Scott | 24 | 274 | 11.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 20 | 178 | 8.9 | 24 | 2 |
| Kenny Duckett | 19 | 283 | 14.9 | 48 | 2 |
| Hokie Gajan | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 26 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Tyrone Young | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 32 | 3 |
| John Tice | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 12t | 1 |
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 243 | 2782 | 11.4 | 48 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 271 | 3128 | 11.5 | 60 | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Poe | 7 | 146 | 20.9 | 31t | 1 |
| Russell Gary | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Frank Wattelet | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Whitney Paul | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Warren | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 412 | 17.9 | 70t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 424 | 17.0 | 69t | 5 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Erxleben | 74 | 3034 | 41.0 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 571 | 2283 | 30.9 |
| Guido Merkens | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 30.5 |
| Team Totals | 78 | 3178 | 40.7 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 573 | 2405 | 30.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 83 | 3473 | 41.8 | 70 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 275 | 3078 | 37.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Groth | 39 | 15 | 275 | 7.1 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 15 | 275 | 7.1 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 10 | 573 | 11.2 | 76t | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Duckett | 33 | 0 | 719 | 21.8 | 61 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 9 | 0 | 239 | 26.6 | 52 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 8 | 0 | 147 | 18.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 7 | 0 | 112 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 7 | 0 | 103 | 14.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Stan Brock | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Wattelet | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 66 | 0 | 1339 | 20.3 | 61 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 938 | 21.3 | 53 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Jackson | 12.0 | |
| Jim Wilks | 8.0 | |
| Reggie Lewis | 6.5 | |
| Derland Moore | 6.0 | |
| Whitney Paul | 5.5 | |
| Tony Elliott | 5.5 | |
| Bruce Clark | 4.5 | |
| Jim Kovach | 3.0 | |
| Frank Warren | 2.0 | |
| Rob Nairne | 2.0 | |
| Dennis Winston | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 56.0 | 437.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 305.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Brock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Clark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hokie Gajan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russell Gary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Gray | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Korte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lafary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Lewis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Poe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Stabler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Tice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Warren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Wattelet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Waymer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wilks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Winston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 0 |
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