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1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)

2nd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 12-3-0 .800
Playoff Statistics
1987 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Jim Mora
Paul BoudreauOffensive Line
Dom CapersDefensive Backs
Vic FangioOutside Linebackers
Joe MarcianoTight Ends/Special Teams
Russell PaternostroStrength and Conditioning
John PeaseDefensive Line
Steve SidwellDefensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Jim SkipperRunning Backs
Carl SmithOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Steve WaltersWide Receivers
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/15/1987HMinnesota Vikings23-17WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome52884
Sat8/22/1987HHouston Oilers13-16LNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome51562
Sat8/29/1987HPittsburgh Steelers31-28WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome46770
Fri9/4/1987ACincinnati Bengals26-14WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium46289
Sun9/13/1987HCleveland Browns28-21WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome59900
Sun9/20/1987APhiladelphia Eagles17-27LPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium57485
Sun9/27/1987HAtlanta Falcons-New Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome
Sun10/4/1987HLos Angeles Rams37-10WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome29745
Sun10/11/1987ASt. Louis Cardinals19-24LSt. Louis, MOBusch Stadium11795
Sun10/18/1987AChicago Bears19-17WChicago, ILSoldier Field46813
Sun10/25/1987HSan Francisco 49ers22-24LNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome60497
Sun11/1/1987AAtlanta Falcons38-0WAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium42196
Sun11/8/1987ALos Angeles Rams31-14WAnaheim, CAAnaheim Stadium43379
Sun11/15/1987ASan Francisco 49ers26-24WSan Francisco, CACandlestick Park68436
Sun11/22/1987HNew York Giants23-14WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome67639
Sun11/29/1987APittsburgh Steelers20-16WPittsburgh, PAThree Rivers Stadium47896
Sun12/6/1987HTampa Bay Buccaneers44-34WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome66471
Sun12/13/1987HHouston Oilers24-10WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome68257
Sun12/20/1987ACincinnati Bengals41-24WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium43424
Sun12/27/1987HGreen Bay Packers33-24WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome68364
NFC Wild Card Playoff
Sun1/3/1988HMinnesota Vikings10-44LNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome68127

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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Schedule Notes
9/27/1987Atlanta FalconsCanceled
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Mike Adams40LCB5-1019523Mississippi Delta CC; Arkansas State73
Vincent Alexander30FB5-1020523Southern Mississippi10
Morten Andersen7K6-222127Michigan State120
Sheldon Andrus96NT6-127125Nicholls State31
Gene Atkins28SS6-120023Florida A&M135
Tommy Barnhardt6P6-222824East Carolina; North Carolina30
Cliff Benson88TE6-424226Purdue83
Dwight Beverly47HB5-1120526Long Beach CC; Illinois33
Robert Brannon95DE6-724526Crowder JC; Arkansas10
Hoby Brenner85TE6-524528Southern California1210
Stan Brock67ROT6-628629Colorado1212
James Campen59LOG6-227023Sacramento CC; Tulane33
Bruce Clark75LDE6-327029Penn State1515
Robert Clark89WR5-1117622North Carolina Central20
Mike Cofer4K6-119223North Carolina State20
Chuck Commiskey66LOG-ROG6-429029Mississippi124
Bill Contz70OT6-526526Penn State30
Toi Cook41S5-1118823Stanford70
Stacey Dawsey80WR5-915422Indiana33
Joe DeForest55ROLB6-124022Louisiana-Lafayette33
Jim Dombrowski72LOT6-529724Virginia1010
Brad Edelman63LOG6-627327Missouri119
Ted Elliott64NT6-627523Minnesota State30
Tony Elliott99NT6-229028Wisconsin; North Texas1414
John Fourcade11QB6-121127Mississippi33
Keith Fourcade53LB5-1122526Mississippi20
Jumpy Geathers97DE6-729027Paducah JC; Wichita State10
Antonio Gibson27SS6-320425Hinds CC; Cincinnati1010
Daren Gilbert77LOT6-629524Fullerton State65
Darren Gottschalk82TE6-422523California Lutheran10
Mel Gray37WR-RB5-916626Coffeyville CC; Purdue121
Brian Hansen10P6-421927Sioux Falls120
Herbert Harris80WR6-120626Lamar20
Vic Harrison86WR5-918426North Carolina30
James Haynes92LB6-223327Coahoma CC; Mississippi Valley State120
Bobby Hebert3QB6-421527Northwestern State (Louisiana)1212
Joel Hilgenberg61C6-225225Iowa1212
Lonzell Hill87WR5-1119422Washington101
Dalton Hilliard21FB5-820423Louisiana State121
Walt Housman68OT-OG6-528525Upsala30
Kevin Ingram12QB6-017825East Carolina20
Rickey Jackson57LOLB6-224329Pittsburgh1212
Van Jakes22RCB6-019026Kent State1210
Phillip James50C6-226523Southern University33
Garland Jean Batiste43FB6-020822Louisiana State30
Nate Johnson45RB6-222424Texas Southern10
Vaughan Johnson53RILB6-324225North Carolina State1212
Mike Jones86WR5-1118327Tennessee State127
Buford Jordan23FB6-022325McNeese State124
Ken Kaplan71ROT6-427527New Hampshire33
Florian Kempf5K5-917031Pennsylvania10
Shawn Knight78DE6-628823Brigham Young100
Joe Kohlbrand55LB6-424324Miami (Florida)120
Steve Korte60C6-227027Arkansas30
Bill Leach74OG-OT6-528023Kentucky; North Carolina State10
Scott Leach58LILB6-222124Ohio State32
Greg Loberg61ROG6-426426California31
Milton Mack24CB5-1118524Alcorn State130
Ken Marchiol91LILB6-224822Adams State; Colorado Mesa31
Eric Martin84WR6-120626Louisiana State1511
Brett Maxie39FS6-220025Texas Southern1210
Rueben Mayes36HB5-1120124Washington State1212
Larry McCoy51LOLB6-224526Navarro JC; Lamar33
Sam Mills51LILB5-922728Montclair State1212
Ken O'Neal82TE6-324025Chabot JC; Idaho State20
Mark Pattison88WR6-219026Washington94
Johnnie Poe25RCB6-119428Missouri122
Tim Riordan14QB6-118527Temple10
Jeff Rodenberger34FB6-323528Maryland33
Bill Roe54RILB6-323529Colorado33
Malcolm Scott87TE6-524526Louisiana State33
Jon Sutton20CB6-119530New Mexico20
Reggie Sutton29RCB5-1018022Miami (Florida)113
Pat Swilling56ROLB6-324423Georgia Tech1212
Pat Swoopes69RDE6-428023Mississippi State93
Derrick Taylor22FS5-1118623North Carolina State33
Curt Thomas85WR6-018325Missouri20
Henry Thomas79ROG6-227523Texas State32
Joe Thomas89WR5-1117524Mississippi Valley State10
Junior Thurman33CB-S6-018023West Los Angeles JC; Southern California30
John Tice82TE6-524927Maryland128
Alvin Toles54LB6-122724Tennessee120
Darrel Toussaint32CB-S6-017529Tyler JC; Northwestern State (Louisiana)20
Steve Trapilo65ROG6-528623Boston College1111
Dwight Walker83WR5-1018528Nicholls State20
Frank Warren73DE6-429028Auburn120
Mike Waters88TE6-222725Bakersfield CC; San Diego State50
Frank Wattelet49FS6-018529Kansas22
Dave Waymer44LCB6-118829Notre Dame1212
Ron Weissenhofer56LB6-323523Notre Dame10
Jim Wilks94RDE6-527229Pasadena CC; San Diego State1212
Dave Wilson18QB6-320628Fullerton JC; Illinois40
Scott Woerner24S6-019529Georgia10
Barry Word34FB6-224023Virginia121
Kevin Young93DE6-526523Pasadena CC; Tulane; Utah State10
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
111Shawn KnightDTBrigham Young
240Lonzell HillWRWashington
367Mike AdamsDBArkansas State
496Steve TrapiloGBoston College
5123Milton MackDBAlcorn State
6152Tom HenleyWRStanford
7179Gene AtkinsDBFlorida A&M
8207Toi CookDBStanford
9234Scott LeachLBOhio State
10263Robert ClarkWRNorth Carolina Central
11290Arthur WellsTEGrambling State
12319Tyrone SorrellsGGeorgia Tech
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals93107104118422
Opponents Totals69955861283
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals34:013041281512599/221 44.8%1/6 16.7%107994
Opponents Totals25:59270811553457/182 31.3%6/15 40.0%84685
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Morten Andersen03737100.0283677.80121
Dalton Hilliard80000048
Eric Martin70000042
John Tice60000036
Rueben Mayes50000030
Mike Jones30000018
Florian Kempf011100.04580.0013
Dwight Beverly20000012
Hoby Brenner20000012
Lonzell Hill20000012
Buford Jordan20000012
Barry Word20000012
Mike Cofer05771.411100.008
Vincent Alexander1000006
Mel Gray1000006
Ken O'Neal1000006
Johnnie Poe1000006
Reggie Sutton1000006
Alvin Toles1000006
Mike Waters1000006
Bruce Clark0000012
Brett Maxie0000012
(Team)0010.00000
Team Totals46434693.5334278.62422
Opponents Totals353535100.0121866.71283
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Morten Andersen283677.80523/36/69/98/122/6
Florian Kempf4580.01420/01/11/22/20/0
Mike Cofer11100.00270/01/10/00/00/0
Team Totals334278.61523/38/810/1110/142/6
Opponents Totals121866.70/04/46/62/70/1
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Rueben Mayes2439173.8385
Dalton Hilliard1235084.130t7
Dwight Beverly622173.5252
John Fourcade191347.1180
Barry Word361333.7202
Bobby Hebert13957.3190
Vincent Alexander21713.4161
Mel Gray8374.6121
Buford Jordan12363.08t2
Jeff Rodenberger17352.150
Garland Jean Batiste8182.370
Kevin Ingram2147.090
Tim Riordan133.030
Brian Hansen2-6-3.0-30
Lonzell Hill1-9-9.0-90
Tommy Barnhardt1-13-13.0-130
Team Totals56921903.83820
Opponents Totals38815504.0336
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Bobby Hebert29416455.812121197.212.967155.193.120119200082.9
Dave Wilson241354.21124310.118.73828.300.0221222117.2
John Fourcade894853.9385976.712.482t44.533.466753075.9
Dalton Hilliard11100.002323.023.023t1100.000.00023158.3
Kevin Ingram2150.0152.55.05t150.000.016-195.8
Tim Riordan100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Team Totals41122755.217229877.313.282t235.6122.929213277484.9
Opponents Totals48924650.321331556.512.850t255.1306.147355280062.4
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Eric Martin4477817.7677
Mike Jones2742015.643t3
Dalton Hilliard2326411.538t1
Hoby Brenner2028014.0292
Lonzell Hill1932216.9362
John Tice1618111.327t6
Rueben Mayes15684.5160
Stacey Dawsey1314210.9290
Mark Pattison913214.7360
Barry Word6549.0170
Malcolm Scott6355.8110
Mel Gray6305.0120
Mike Waters514028.082t1
Robert Clark33812.7140
Ken O'Neal3103.351
Jeff Rodenberger2178.5110
Vincent Alexander2157.5100
Dwight Walker2157.580
Buford Jordan2136.5110
Cliff Benson2115.560
Curt Thomas11414.0140
Dwight Beverly188.080
Team Totals227298713.282t23
Opponents Totals246315512.850t25
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Dave Waymer57815.6350
Reggie Sutton56813.6260
Milton Mack4328.0260
Van Jakes33210.7270
Brett Maxie3175.7100
Gene Atkins3124.080
Rickey Jackson242.040
Antonio Gibson11717.0170
Scott Leach11010.0100
Pat Swilling11010.0100
Vaughan Johnson100.000
Johnnie Poe100.000
Team Totals302809.3350
Opponents Totals1217314.4351
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Brian Hansen52210440.5600619135184935.6
Tommy Barnhardt1148343.9520146439936.3
Team Totals63258741.1600723199224835.7
Opponents Totals73274037.5575410468219230.0
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Mel Gray24535214.7800
Eric Martin142886.3150
Buford Jordan101313.0130
Brett Maxie101212.0120
Toi Cook1033.030
Team Totals41746811.4800
Opponents Totals2981996.9290
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Mel Gray30063621.2430
Dalton Hilliard10024824.8740
Mike Adams405213.0200
Barry Word3010033.3640
Dwight Beverly304615.3210
Buford Jordan202814.0160
Eric Martin101515.0150
Stan Brock101111.0110
Curt Thomas101111.0110
Team Totals550114720.9740
Opponents Totals55111520.3470
SACKSNOYDS
Pat Swilling10.5
Rickey Jackson9.5
Frank Warren6.0
Jim Wilks5.5
Bruce Clark4.5
Tony Elliott2.0
Brett Maxie2.0
Larry McCoy2.0
Scott Leach1.5
Joe DeForest1.0
Vaughan Johnson1.0
Pat Swoopes1.0
Derrick Taylor0.5
Team Totals47.0355.0
Opponents Totals29.0213.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Mike Adams111200
Vincent Alexander200000
Gene Atkins0001100
Dwight Beverly100000
James Campen0010100
Bruce Clark0002200
Stacey Dawsey210190
John Fourcade100000
Mel Gray310100
Bobby Hebert420200
Joel Hilgenberg0010100
Lonzell Hill0010100
Dalton Hilliard400000
Kevin Ingram200000
Van Jakes00011300
Phillip James0010100
Vaughan Johnson0001100
Mike Jones100000
Eric Martin310100
Rueben Mayes810100
Sam Mills0003300
Jeff Rodenberger0010100
Reggie Sutton0001100
Pat Swilling0003310
Dwight Walker0010100
Frank Wattelet0001100
Dave Waymer0003320
Jim Wilks00011100
Barry Word110100
Team Totals3319141832520
Opponents Totals31181316293
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