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1968 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 3rd in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 246 points (17.6/g), 12th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 327 points (23.4/g), 11th.
 Differential of -81 points (-5.8/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 4.7-9.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 8th.

Coached by Tom Fears (4-9-1)

1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 15 box L 0-1 Cleveland Browns 10 24 14 208 123 85 3 16 338 185 153 3
2 Sun September 22 box W 1-1 Washington Redskins 37 17 17 366 183 183 3 12 228 147 81 3
3 Sun September 29 box L 1-2 St. Louis Cardinals 20 21 18 323 227 96 1 14 219 97 122 1
4 Sun October 6 box L 1-3 @ New York Giants 21 38 23 314 219 95 4 19 261 166 95 1
5 Sun October 13 box W 2-3 Minnesota Vikings 20 17 10 207 86 121 7 15 190 51 139 4
6 Sun October 20 box W 3-3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 16 12 16 273 170 103 1 16 301 91 210 2
7 Sun October 27 box L 3-4 @ St. Louis Cardinals 17 31 16 301 185 116 1 18 392 226 166 2
8 Sun November 3 box L 3-5 Dallas Cowboys 3 17 13 243 184 59 4 22 405 220 185 7
9 Sun November 10 box L 3-6 @ Cleveland Browns 17 35 18 284 123 161 3 17 467 245 222 6
10 Sun November 17 box L 3-7 @ Green Bay Packers 7 29 11 136 62 74 4 18 289 157 132 2
11 Sun November 24 box T 3-7-1 @ Detroit Lions 20 20 17 262 136 126 3 15 274 189 85 2
12 Sun December 1 box L 3-8-1 Chicago Bears 17 23 17 292 178 114 5 15 259 46 213 3
13 Sun December 8 box L 3-9-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 29 21 311 202 109 1 15 318 167 151 2
14 Sun December 15 box W 4-9-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 14 13 343 258 85 16 350 199 151 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 246 3863 881 4.4 224 210 439 2336 17 29 4.9 122 409 1527 7 3.7 80 40 11 22
Team Defense 327 4291 839 5.1 228 153 366 2186 25 16 5.5 109 439 2105 13 4.8 97 42 26 22
Lg Rank Offense 12 12 10 2 8 10 15 14 12 13 12 14 14 1
Lg Rank Defense 11 9 7 9 6 13 12 8 9 13 9 16 3 1

Passing

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No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
17 Billy Kilmer 29 QB 12 11 4-7-0 167 315 53.0 2060 15 4.8 17 5.4 51 6.5 5.1 12.3 171.7 66.9
14 Karl Sweetan 26 5 2 0-2-1 27 78 34.6 318 1 1.3 9 11.5 42 4.1 -0.9 11.8 63.6 12.6
11 Ronnie Lee South 23 4 1 14 38 36.8 129 1 2.6 3 7.9 19 3.4 0.4 9.2 32.3 22.8
32 Tom Barrington 24 14 0 2 6 33.3 42 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 7.0 7.0 21.0 3.0 59.0
36 Don McCall 24 HB 13 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
83 Dave Parks 27 SE 10 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.6 14 4-9-1 210 439 47.8 2549 17 3.9 29 6.6 51 5.8 3.6 12.1 182.1 51.5
Opp Total 14 153 366 41.8 2483 25 6.8 16 4.4 6.8 6.2 16.2 177.4 69.7 34 297 5.5 4.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
36 Don McCall 24 HB 13 0 155 637 4 48 4.1 49.0 11.9 26 270 10.4 2 25 2.0 20.8 907 6 4
34 Tony Lorick 27 FB 13 0 104 344 0 36 3.3 26.5 8.0 26 272 10.5 3 29 2.0 20.9 616 3 3
32 Tom Barrington 24 14 0 45 111 0 22 2.5 7.9 3.2 9 33 3.7 1 10 0.6 2.4 144 1 0
33 Randy Schultz 25 9 0 43 152 0 15 3.5 16.9 4.8 12 34 2.8 0 14 1.3 3.8 186 0 1
39 Ernie Wheelwright 29 12 0 21 99 1 15 4.7 8.3 1.8 1 -9 -9.0 0 -9 0.1 -0.8 90 1 1
17 Billy Kilmer 29 QB 12 11 21 97 2 22 4.6 8.1 1.8 97 2 5
38 Tony Baker 23 1 0 4 2 0 3 0.5 2.0 4.0 2 0 0
11 Ronnie Lee South 23 4 1 4 5 0 2 1.3 1.3 1.0 5 0 0
14 Karl Sweetan 26 5 2 4 -5 0 2 -1.3 -1.0 0.8 -5 0 1
46 Danny Abramowicz 23 FL 14 0 2 27 0 18 13.5 1.9 0.1 54 890 16.5 7 47 3.9 63.6 917 7 0
42 John Gilliam 23 RET 14 0 2 36 0 29 18.0 2.6 0.1 24 284 11.8 0 39 1.7 20.3 320 0 0
12 Tom McNeill 26 P 10 0 2 1 0 15 0.5 0.1 0.2 1 0 0
85 Ray Poage 28 10 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 2.2 0.1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 1.1 33 0 0
23 Dave Whitsell 32 RS 14 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 0
83 Dave Parks 27 SE 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 258 10.3 0 41 2.5 25.8 258 0 0
84 Jimmy Hester 24 te 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 300 17.6 2 51 1.2 21.4 300 2 0
87 Monty Stickles 30 TE 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 206 13.7 2 35 1.2 15.8 206 2 0
Team Total 26.6 14 409 1527 7 48 3.7 109.1 29.2 210 2549 12.1 17 51 15.0 182.1 4076 24 19
Opp Total 14 439 2105 13 4.8 150.4 31.4 153 2186 14.3 25 10.9 156.1 4291 38 33

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
29 Gene Howard 22 LCB 14 0 8 42 0 12 5.3 23 533 0 36 23.2 575
42 John Gilliam 23 RET 14 0 15 60 0 21 4.0 15 328 0 48 21.9 708
22 Charlie R. Brown 23 3 0 8 60 1 53 7.5 8 137 0 28 17.1 197
24 Elijah Nevett 24 10 0 3 -9 0 0 -3.0 2 94 0 31 47.0 85
21 John H. Douglas 23 RCB 14 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
78 Jerry Jones 24 RT 14 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
30 Les Kelley 24 14 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
37 Steve Stonebreaker 30 14 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 22
23 Dave Whitsell 32 RS 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 -1
Team Total 26.6 14 34 153 1 53 4.5 53 1149 0 48 21.7 5378
Opp Total 14 30 1 57 1134 0 19.9

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
10 Charlie Durkee 24 K 14 0 3 3 4 3 14 9 11 4 5 37 19 51.4% 27 27 100.0%
12 Tom McNeill 26 P 10 0 49 2009 58 1 41.0
11 Ronnie Lee South 23 4 1 14 387 0 0 27.6
51 Jim Fraser 32 2 0 11 391 56 0 35.5
34 Tony Lorick 27 FB 13 0 1 36 36 0 36.0
Team Total 26.6 14 3 3 4 3 14 9 11 4 5 37 19 51.4% 27 27 100.0% 75 2823 58 1 37.6
Opp Total 14 27 12 44.4% 42 37 88.1% 69 2815 40.8

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
77 Jim Boeke 30 13 0 0 1 0 0
82 Johnny Brewer 31 RLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
16 Bo Burris 24 LS 14 0 3 129 1 94 0 2 0 0
66 Bill Cody 24 14 0 0 3 0 0
79 Lou Cordileone 31 13 0 1 7 0 7 1 0 0 0
29 Gene Howard 22 LCB 14 0 3 51 0 35 2 2 0 0
30 Les Kelley 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 Billy Kilmer 29 QB 12 11 5 1 0 0
45 Elbert Kimbrough 30 10 0 1 15 0 15 0 1 3 0
50 Jake Kupp 27 LG 14 0 0 1 0 0
72 Earl Leggett 35 14 0 0 3 0 0
34 Tony Lorick 27 FB 13 0 3 1 0 0
36 Don McCall 24 HB 13 0 4 0 0 0
24 Elijah Nevett 24 10 0 1 0 0 0
85 Ray Poage 28 10 0 0 1 0 0
76 Dave Rowe 23 RDT 14 0 0 2 0 0
33 Randy Schultz 25 9 0 1 0 0 0
60 Brian Schweda 25 RDE 10 0 0 3 18 0
37 Steve Stonebreaker 30 14 0 0 2 0 0
73 Jerry Sturm 32 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
14 Karl Sweetan 26 5 2 1 0 0 0
74 Mike Tilleman 24 LDT 14 0 0 2 0 0
54 Joe Wendryhoski 30 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
39 Ernie Wheelwright 29 12 0 1 1 0 0
23 Dave Whitsell 32 RS 14 0 6 44 0 32 0 2 6 0
59 Fred Whittingham 29 MLB 13 0 1 16 0 16
61 Del Williams 23 RG 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.6 14 16 262 1 94 19 34 27 0
Opp Total 14 33 33 7 1

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
10 Charlie Durkee 24 K 14 0 27 19 84
46 Danny Abramowicz 23 FL 14 0 7 7 42
36 Don McCall 24 HB 13 0 4 2 6 36
34 Tony Lorick 27 FB 13 0 3 3 18
84 Jimmy Hester 24 te 14 0 2 2 12
17 Billy Kilmer 29 QB 12 11 2 2 12
87 Monty Stickles 30 TE 13 0 2 2 12
32 Tom Barrington 24 14 0 1 1 6
22 Charlie R. Brown 23 3 0 1 1 6
16 Bo Burris 24 LS 14 0 1 1 6
39 Ernie Wheelwright 29 12 0 1 1 6
23 Dave Whitsell 32 RS 14 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.6 14 7 17 1 1 1 27 27 19 246
Opp Total 14 13 25 1 37 12 1 327