1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
4th place National Football Conference Western Division 7-9-0 .438 |
Head Coach: Jim Mora |
Dom Capers | Defensive Backs |
Jim Erkenbeck | Offensive Line |
Vic Fangio | Linebackers |
Joe Marciano | Tight Ends/Special Teams |
Russell Paternostro | Strength and Conditioning |
John Pease | Defensive Line |
Steve Sidwell | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
Jim Skipper | Running Backs |
Carl Smith | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
Steve Walters | Wide Receivers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/9/1986 | A | Denver Broncos | 10-7 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 47408 | |
Sat | 8/16/1986 | H | New England Patriots | 34-38 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 54364 | |
Sat | 8/23/1986 | A | Houston Oilers | 13-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 38617 | |
Sat | 8/30/1986 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 47945 | |
Sun | 9/7/1986 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 10-31 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 67950 | |
Sun | 9/14/1986 | H | Green Bay Packers | 24-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 46383 | |
Sun | 9/21/1986 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-26 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58297 | |
Sun | 9/28/1986 | A | New York Giants | 17-20 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 72769 | |
Sun | 10/5/1986 | H | Washington Redskins | 6-14 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 57378 | |
Sun | 10/12/1986 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 17-14 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 53512 | |
Sun | 10/19/1986 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 38-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 43355 | |
Sun | 10/26/1986 | A | New York Jets | 23-28 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 44246 | |
Sun | 11/2/1986 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 23-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 53234 | |
Sun | 11/9/1986 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 6-0 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 62352 | |
Sun | 11/16/1986 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 16-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 32069 | |
Sun | 11/23/1986 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 13-26 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 58600 | |
Sun | 11/30/1986 | H | New England Patriots | 20-21 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58259 | |
Sun | 12/7/1986 | H | Miami Dolphins | 27-31 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 68239 | |
Sun | 12/14/1986 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 14-9 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 39994 | |
Sun | 12/21/1986 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 17-33 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51209 |
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 |
7 | Morten Andersen | K | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
96 | Sheldon Andrus | NT | 6-1 | 271 | 24 | Nicholls State | 1 | 0 |
85 | Hoby Brenner | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 27 | Southern California | 15 | 12 |
67 | Stan Brock | ROT | 6-6 | 286 | 28 | Colorado | 16 | 16 |
75 | Bruce Clark | LDE | 6-3 | 270 | 28 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
66 | Chuck Commiskey | ROG | 6-4 | 290 | 28 | Mississippi | 16 | 10 |
70 | Bill Contz | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Penn State | 13 | 13 |
50 | Jack Del Rio | RILB | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 1 |
72 | Jim Dombrowski | LOT | 6-5 | 297 | 23 | Virginia | 3 | 3 |
95 | Jon Dumbauld | DE | 6-4 | 256 | 23 | Kentucky | 9 | 0 |
63 | Brad Edelman | LOG | 6-6 | 273 | 26 | Missouri | 13 | 13 |
83 | Kelvin Edwards | WR | 6-2 | 198 | 22 | Liberty | 14 | 3 |
99 | Tony Elliott | NT | 6-2 | 290 | 27 | Wisconsin; North Texas | 15 | 15 |
20 | Russell Gary | SS | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Nebraska | 7 | 3 |
97 | Jumpy Geathers | RDE | 6-7 | 290 | 26 | Paducah JC; Wichita State | 16 | 2 |
27 | Antonio Gibson | SS | 6-3 | 204 | 24 | Hinds CC; Cincinnati | 16 | 13 |
77 | Daren Gilbert | LB | 6-6 | 295 | 23 | Fullerton State | 9 | 0 |
88 | Eugene Goodlow | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 28 | Kansas State | 16 | 6 |
37 | Mel Gray | RB | 5-9 | 166 | 25 | Coffeyville CC; Purdue | 16 | 0 |
10 | Brian Hansen | P | 6-4 | 219 | 26 | Sioux Falls | 16 | 0 |
80 | Herbert Harris | WR | 6-1 | 206 | 25 | Lamar | 7 | 1 |
92 | James Haynes | ROLB | 6-2 | 233 | 26 | Coahoma CC; Mississippi Valley State | 16 | 16 |
3 | Bobby Hebert | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 26 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 5 | 3 |
61 | Joel Hilgenberg | LOG | 6-2 | 252 | 24 | Iowa | 16 | 2 |
40 | Dalton Hilliard | HB-FB | 5-8 | 204 | 22 | Louisiana State | 16 | 5 |
98 | Milford Hodge | DE | 6-3 | 278 | 25 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
57 | Rickey Jackson | LOLB | 6-2 | 243 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
22 | Van Jakes | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Kent State | 12 | 0 |
24 | Bobby Johnson | S | 6-0 | 187 | 26 | Texas | 8 | 0 |
53 | Vaughan Johnson | LB | 6-3 | 242 | 24 | North Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
86 | Mike Jones | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 26 | Tennessee State | 16 | 8 |
23 | Buford Jordan | FB | 6-0 | 223 | 24 | McNeese State | 16 | 9 |
55 | Joe Kohlbrand | LB | 6-4 | 243 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 0 |
60 | Steve Korte | C | 6-2 | 270 | 26 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
12 | Babe Laufenberg | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | Stanford; Los Angeles Pierce JC; Indiana | 1 | 0 |
84 | Eric Martin | WR | 6-1 | 206 | 25 | Louisiana State | 16 | 11 |
39 | Brett Maxie | CB-S | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Texas Southern | 15 | 0 |
36 | Rueben Mayes | HB | 5-11 | 201 | 23 | Washington State | 16 | 12 |
42 | Dana McLemore | CB | 5-10 | 183 | 26 | Hawaii | 3 | 0 |
71 | Casey Merrill | DE | 6-4 | 257 | 29 | UC Davis | 1 | 0 |
51 | Sam Mills | LILB | 5-9 | 227 | 27 | Montclair State | 16 | 13 |
25 | Johnnie Poe | RCB | 6-1 | 194 | 27 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
58 | Glen Redd | LILB | 6-1 | 231 | 28 | Brigham Young | 4 | 3 |
68 | Pat Saindon | LOG | 6-3 | 273 | 25 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 1 |
56 | Pat Swilling | LB | 6-3 | 244 | 22 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 0 |
82 | John Tice | TE | 6-5 | 249 | 26 | Maryland | 16 | 13 |
54 | Alvin Toles | RILB | 6-1 | 227 | 23 | Tennessee | 16 | 15 |
26 | Willie Tullis | LCB | 6-0 | 195 | 28 | Southern Mississippi; Troy | 7 | 1 |
73 | Frank Warren | DE | 6-4 | 290 | 27 | Auburn | 16 | 0 |
59 | Frank Wattelet | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
44 | Dave Waymer | LCB | 6-1 | 188 | 28 | Notre Dame | 16 | 15 |
94 | Jim Wilks | RDE-NTR | 6-5 | 272 | 28 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 16 | 15 |
45 | John Williams | FB | 5-11 | 212 | 26 | Wisconsin | 7 | 0 |
79 | Ralph Williams | ROG | 6-3 | 298 | 28 | Southern University | 6 | 6 |
18 | Dave Wilson | QB | 6-3 | 206 | 27 | Fullerton JC; Illinois | 14 | 13 |
30 | Wayne Wilson | FB | 6-3 | 213 | 29 | Shepherd | 5 | 0 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 6 | Jim Dombrowski | T | Virginia |
2 | 31 | Dalton Hilliard | RB | Louisiana State |
3 | 57 | Rueben Mayes | RB | Washington State |
3 | 60 | Pat Swilling | LB | Georgia Tech |
3 | 62 | Barry Word | RB | Virginia |
4 | 88 | Kelvin Edwards | WR | Liberty |
5 | 115 | Reggie Sutton | DB | Miami (Florida) |
6 | 142 | Robert Thompson | WR | Youngstown State |
7 | 173 | Gill Fenerty | RB | Holy Cross |
8 | 200 | Filipo Mokofisi | LB | Utah |
9 | 226 | Merlow Jones | LB | Florida A&M |
10 | 253 | Jon Dumbauld | DE | Kentucky |
11 | 284 | Pat Swoopes | NT | Mississippi State |
12 | 311 | Sebastian Brown | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 81 | 62 | 47 | 98 | |
Opponents Totals | 64 | 92 | 71 | 60 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 27:59 | 275 | 109 | 137 | 29 | 59/197 29.9% | 7/13 53.8% | 109 | 855 |
Opponents Totals | 32:01 | 331 | 104 | 197 | 30 | 97/230 42.2% | 7/14 50.0% | 104 | 791 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morten Andersen | 0 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 0 | 108 |
Rueben Mayes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Dalton Hilliard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Eric Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Mike Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
John Tice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Eugene Goodlow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Mel Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
James Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Buford Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Dave Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 0 | 288 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 287 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morten Andersen | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 0 | 53 | 1/1 | 11/11 | 6/7 | 6/6 | 2/5 |
Team Totals | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 0 | 53 | 1/1 | 11/11 | 6/7 | 6/6 | 2/5 |
Opponents Totals | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 6/10 | 3/6 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rueben Mayes | 286 | 1353 | 4.7 | 50 | 8 |
Dalton Hilliard | 121 | 425 | 3.5 | 36 | 5 |
Buford Jordan | 68 | 207 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
Mel Gray | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
Dave Wilson | 14 | 19 | 1.4 | 14 | 1 |
Jack Del Rio | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Bobby Hebert | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
Kelvin Edwards | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Wayne Wilson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
Brian Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 505 | 2074 | 4.1 | 50 | 15 |
Opponents Totals | 486 | 1559 | 3.2 | 27 | 11 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Wilson | 342 | 189 | 55.3 | 136 | 2353 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 63t | 10 | 2.9 | 17 | 5.0 | 22 | 191 | 2162 | 65.8 |
Bobby Hebert | 79 | 41 | 51.9 | 30 | 498 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 84 | 2 | 2.5 | 8 | 10.1 | 5 | 34 | 464 | 40.5 |
Frank Wattelet | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 118.8 |
Dalton Hilliard | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 29 | 9.7 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 109.7 |
Team Totals | 425 | 232 | 54.6 | 168 | 2893 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 84 | 13 | 3.1 | 25 | 5.9 | 27 | 225 | 2668 | 61.6 |
Opponents Totals | 576 | 331 | 57.5 | 219 | 3886 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 62t | 21 | 3.6 | 26 | 4.5 | 47 | 343 | 3543 | 71.4 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Jones | 48 | 625 | 13.0 | 45 | 3 |
Eric Martin | 37 | 675 | 18.2 | 84 | 5 |
John Tice | 37 | 330 | 8.9 | 29t | 3 |
Eugene Goodlow | 20 | 306 | 15.3 | 29t | 2 |
Hoby Brenner | 18 | 286 | 15.9 | 34 | 0 |
Dalton Hilliard | 17 | 107 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
Rueben Mayes | 17 | 96 | 5.6 | 18 | 0 |
Herbert Harris | 11 | 148 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
Buford Jordan | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 37 | 0 |
Kelvin Edwards | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 24 | 0 |
Mel Gray | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 38 | 0 |
Dave Waymer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
John Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Bobby Hebert | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Wayne Wilson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 232 | 2893 | 12.5 | 84 | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 331 | 3886 | 11.7 | 62t | 21 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Waymer | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 17 | 0 |
Johnnie Poe | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 30 | 0 |
Frank Wattelet | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 |
Antonio Gibson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 43 | 0 |
Brett Maxie | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
Van Jakes | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
James Haynes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
Vaughan Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Russell Gary | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Rickey Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 26 | 235 | 9.0 | 43 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 25 | 362 | 14.5 | 46 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Hansen | 81 | 3456 | 42.7 | 66 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 234 | 3002 | 36.6 |
Team Totals | 82 | 3456 | 42.1 | 66 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 234 | 3002 | 36.6 |
Opponents Totals | 78 | 3315 | 42.5 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 377 | 2778 | 35.6 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Martin | 24 | 9 | 227 | 9.5 | 39 | 0 |
Dana McLemore | 10 | 3 | 67 | 6.7 | 23 | 0 |
Johnnie Poe | 8 | 3 | 71 | 8.9 | 17 | 0 |
Kelvin Edwards | 3 | 0 | 2 | .7.0 | 5 | 0 |
Willie Tullis | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 47 | 15 | 377 | 8.0 | 39 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 11 | 234 | 6.3 | 20 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mel Gray | 31 | 0 | 866 | 27.9 | 101t | 1 |
Rueben Mayes | 10 | 0 | 213 | 21.3 | 34 | 0 |
Herbert Harris | 7 | 0 | 122 | 17.4 | 22 | 0 |
Eric Martin | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 |
Dana McLemore | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
Willie Tullis | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
Team Totals | 55 | 0 | 1332 | 24.2 | 101t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 0 | 662 | 18.9 | 55 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Jumpy Geathers | 9.0 | |
Rickey Jackson | 9.0 | |
Frank Warren | 7.5 | |
Bruce Clark | 6.0 | |
Tony Elliott | 3.5 | |
Antonio Gibson | 3.0 | |
James Haynes | 2.0 | |
Vaughan Johnson | 1.0 | |
Johnnie Poe | 1.0 | |
Jim Wilks | 1.0 | |
Pat Swilling | 4.0 | |
Team Totals | 47.0 | 343.0 |
Opponents Totals | 27.0 | 225.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
Bill Contz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Edelman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kelvin Edwards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Jumpy Geathers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Antonio Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Brian Hansen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Herbert Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
James Haynes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Bobby Hebert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dalton Hilliard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rickey Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vaughan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Buford Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Korte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Brett Maxie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rueben Mayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sam Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Johnnie Poe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Tice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Alvin Toles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Warren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Wattelet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Waymer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Wilson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 33 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 1 |
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