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1967 New Orleans Saints
Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in NFL Capital Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 233 points (16.6/g), 14th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 379 points (27.1/g), 13th.
Differential of -146 points (-10.4/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 3.4-10.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 10th.
Coached by Tom Fears (3-11-0)
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1967 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Gary Cuozzo | 26 | 4 | 10 | 134 for 260, 1,562 yards, 7 td, 12 int, & 19 rushes for 43 yards and 1 td | |
| QB | Billy Kilmer | 28 | 6 | 4 | 97 for 204, 1,341 yards, 6 td, 11 int, & 20 rushes for 142 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| HB | Ernie Wheelwright | 28 | 3 | 0 | 59 rushes for 198 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 61 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Jim Taylor | 32 | 9 | 0 | 130 rushes for 390 yards, 2 td, & 38 catches for 251 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1958 |
| FL | Ray Poage | 27 | 4 | 0 | 24 catches for 380 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1963 |
| FL | John Gilliam | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 catches for 264 yards, 1 td, & 7 rushes for 41 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| SE | Danny Abramowicz | 22 | Rook | 0 | 50 catches for 721 yards, 6 td | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 420th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Kent Kramer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 20 catches for 207 yards, 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 13th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Ray Rissmiller | 25 | 1 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Roy Schmidt | 25 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 178th pick / 1965 |
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| C | Joe Wendryhoski | 29 | 3 | 14 | New York Titans / 13th / 101st pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Del Williams | 22 | Rook | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1967 |
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| RT | Jerry Jones | 23 | 1 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Jerry Sturm | 31 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Atkins | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | Mike Tilleman | 23 | 1 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
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| RDT | Dave Rowe | 22 | Rook | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
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| RDE | Brian Schweda | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 101st pick / 1965 |
| LLB | Steve Stonebreaker | 29 | 5 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 34th / 266th pick / 1962 |
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| MLB | Fred Whittingham | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Ted Davis | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Jackie Burkett | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959 |
| LCB | Dave Whitsell* | 31 | 9 | 0 | 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| RCB | John H. Douglas | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 133rd pick / 1967 |
| LS | Jimmy Heidel | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 124th pick / 1965 |
| RS | Obert Logan | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Charlie Durkee | 23 | Rook | 0 | 14 of 32 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Tom McNeill | 25 | Rook | 0 | 74 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Walter Roberts | 25 | 3 | 0 | 11 punt returns for a 4.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Walter Roberts | 25 | 3 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 26.3 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Danny Abramowicz | 22 | E | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Xavier (OH) | 7/13/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 420th pick / 1967 |
| Dick J. Anderson | 23 | T | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 1/26/1944 | Rook | |
| Doug Atkins | 37 | DE | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 5/8/1930 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| Tom Barrington | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 1/29/1944 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 38th pick / 1966 |
| Charlie R. Brown | 22 | RB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Missouri | 10/16/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 238th pick / 1967 |
| Vern Burke | 26 | SE-TE | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 4/30/1941 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 64th pick / 1963 |
| Jackie Burkett | 31 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/16/1936 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959 |
| Bo Burris | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Houston | 10/16/1944 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 27th pick / 1967 |
| Bill Cody | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/2/1944 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 67th pick / 1966 |
| Lou Cordileone | 30 | DT-DE-G | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Clemson | 8/4/1937 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1960 |
| Bruce Cortez | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern,Parsons | 10/29/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 419th pick / 1967 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 26 | QB | 13 | 10 | 195 | 6-0 | Virginia | 4/26/1941 | 4 | |
| Ted Davis | 25 | LB | 10 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 7/27/1942 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| John H. Douglas | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 1/12/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 133rd pick / 1967 |
| Charlie Durkee | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 165 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 6/25/1944 | Rook | |
| Jim Garcia | 23 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Purdue | 3/7/1944 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1965 |
| John Gilliam | 22 | WR-FL | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 8/7/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| Tom Hall | 27 | WR-DB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 4/3/1940 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 94th pick / 1962 |
| Ben Hart | 22 | E | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 8/19/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 80th pick / 1967 |
| George Harvey | 22 | T | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Kansas | 8/18/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 134th pick / 1967 |
| Jimmy Heidel | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 12/1/1943 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 124th pick / 1965 |
| Jimmy Hester | 23 | TE | 5 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | North Dakota | 12/13/1944 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 342nd pick / 1967 |
| Jerry Jones | 23 | T-DE-DT | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 2/14/1944 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1966 |
| Jimmy Jordan | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/11/1944 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 57th pick / 1967 |
| Les Kelley | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/9/1944 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 26th pick / 1967 |
| Billy Kilmer | 28 | QB-HB | 10 | 4 | 204 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/5/1939 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| Kent Kramer | 23 | TE | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/21/1944 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 13th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| Jake Kupp | 26 | G-TE | 5 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/12/1941 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
| Earl Leggett | 34 | DT-DE | 6 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | LSU | 3/5/1933 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| Obert Logan | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Trinity (TX) | 12/6/1941 | 2 | |
| Don McCall | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | USC | 9/21/1944 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 108th pick / 1967 |
| Dave McCormick | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | LSU | 7/10/1943 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 58th pick / 1965 |
| Tom McNeill | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Stephen F. Austin | 8/12/1942 | Rook | |
| Elijah Nevett | 23 | DB-WR | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Clark (GA) | 4/28/1944 | Rook | |
| Ray Ogden | 25 | TE | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/2/1942 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 40th pick / 1965 |
| Ray Poage | 27 | TE-SE-FL-WR | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/14/1940 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1963 |
| Ray Rissmiller | 25 | T | 11 | 11 | 250 | 6-4 | Georgia | 7/22/1942 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| Walter Roberts | 25 | WR-SE | 13 | 0 | 163 | 5-9 | San Jose State | 2/15/1942 | 3 | |
| George Rose | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Auburn | 1/1/1942 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 21st pick / 1964 |
| Dave Rowe | 22 | DT-NT | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-7 | Penn State | 6/20/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| Bill Sandeman | 25 | T-DT | 2 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Pacific | 11/30/1942 | 1 | |
| Roy Schmidt | 25 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Long Beach State | 5/3/1942 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 178th pick / 1965 |
| Randy Schultz | 24 | RB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Northern Iowa | 11/17/1943 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 74th pick / 1966 |
| Brian Schweda | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Kansas | 4/30/1943 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 101st pick / 1965 |
| Dave Simmons | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 8/3/1943 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 26th pick / 1965 |
| Jerry Simmons | 25 | WR-SE | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/14/1942 | 2 | |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 29 | LB-TE | 10 | 10 | 223 | 6-3 | Detroit Mercy | 10/28/1938 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 34th / 266th pick / 1962 |
| Eli Strand | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 2/11/1943 | 1 | |
| Jerry Sturm | 31 | C-T-G | 7 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | 6 | |
| Jim Taylor | 32 | FB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/20/1935 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1958 |
| Mike Tilleman | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-7 | Montana | 3/30/1944 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
| Phil Vandersea | 24 | LB-DE | 8 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Massachusetts | 2/25/1943 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 16th / 220th pick / 1965 |
| Joe Wendryhoski | 29 | C | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | Illinois | 3/1/1938 | 3 | New York Titans / 13th / 101st pick / 1961 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 28 | RB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 11/28/1939 | 3 | |
| Dave Whitsell* | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/14/1936 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| Fred Whittingham | 28 | LB-G | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | BYU,Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 2/4/1939 | 3 | |
| Del Williams | 22 | G-C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Florida State | 11/9/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1967 |
| Gary Wood | 25 | QB | 2 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Cornell | 2/5/1942 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1964 |
| George Youngblood | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Los Angeles State | 1/4/1945 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 97th pick / 1966 |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 14 | 221.7 | 6-2.2 | 2.3 |