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1969 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFL Capital Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 311 points (22.2/g), 6th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 393 points (28.1/g), 15th.
Differential of -82 points (-5.9/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.7/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total -7.3, Offense: 0.1, Defense: -7.4, SoS: -1.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tom Fears (5-9-0)
Training Camp: Cal Western (San Diego, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Billy Kilmer | 30 | 8 | 14 | 193 for 360, 2,532 yards, 20 td, 17 int, & 11 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 5th / 39th pick / 1961 |
| HB | Andy Livingston* | 25 | 5 | 0 | 181 rushes for 761 yards, 5 td, & 28 catches for 278 yards and 3 td | |
| FB | Tony Baker* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 134 rushes for 642 yards, 1 td, & 34 catches for 352 yards and 1 td | |
| FL | Danny Abramowicz+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 73 catches for 1,015 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 61 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 420th pick / 1967 |
| SE | Al Dodd | 24 | 2 | 0 | 37 catches for 600 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| SE | Dave Parks | 28 | 5 | 0 | 31 catches for 439 yards, 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1964 |
| TE | Dave Parks | 28 | 5 | 0 | 31 catches for 439 yards, 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1964 |
| TE | Ray Poage | 29 | 6 | 0 | 18 catches for 236 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 31st pick / 1963 |
| LT | Don Talbert | 30 | 7 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 34th / 271st pick / 1962 Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 100th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Jake Kupp* | 28 | 5 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 | |
| C | Jerry Sturm | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Del Williams | 24 | 2 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1967 | |
| RT | Errol Linden | 32 | 8 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 Houston Oilers / 29th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Atkins | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | Mike Tilleman | 25 | 3 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 | |
| RDT | Dave Rowe | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Dave Long | 25 | 3 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 43rd pick / 1966 Houston Oilers / 6th / 45th pick / 1966 |
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| LLB | Mike Morgan | 27 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 226th pick / 1964 | |
| MLB | Dick Absher | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 125th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Johnny Brewer | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 41st pick / 1960 |
| LCB | Gene Howard | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 175th pick / 1968 |
| RCB | Elijah Nevett | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Bobby Thompson | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 12th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| LS | Steve Preece | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Dave Whitsell | 33 | 11 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tom Dempsey*+ | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 of 41 field goals & 33 of 35 extra points | |
| P | Ollie Cordill | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42 punts for a 40.9 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 153rd pick / 1965 |
| PR | Al Dodd | 24 | 2 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 7.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Tom Barrington | 25 | 3 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 38th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 16th / 142nd pick / 1966 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Danny Abramowicz+ | 24 | E | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Xavier (OH) | 7/13/1945 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 420th pick / 1967 |
| 53 | Dick Absher | 25 | LB-K | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/19/1944 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 125th pick / 1967 |
| 81 | Doug Atkins | 39 | DE | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 5/8/1930 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| 38 | Tony Baker* | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 5-11 | Iowa St. | 2/16/1945 | 1 | |
| 32 | Tom Barrington | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 1/29/1944 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 38th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 16th / 142nd pick / 1966 |
| 82 | Johnny Brewer | 32 | TE-LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 3/8/1937 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 41st pick / 1960 |
| 16 | Bo Burris | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Houston | 10/16/1944 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 27th pick / 1967 |
| 66 | Bill Cody | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/2/1944 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 67th pick / 1966 New York Jets / 15th / 132nd pick / 1966 |
| 86 | Daniel Colchico | 34 | DE | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | San Jose St. | 5/27/1935 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 78th pick / 1959 |
| 59 | Wayne Colman | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Temple | 4/13/1946 | 1 | |
| 44 | Ollie Cordill | 26 | DB-P-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Memphis | 6/20/1943 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 153rd pick / 1965 |
| 63 | Norman Davis | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 8/8/1945 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 54th pick / 1967 |
| 35 | Ted Davis | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 7/27/1942 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 4th / 50th pick / 1964 |
| 19 | Tom Dempsey*+ | 22 | K | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Palomar College | 1/12/1947 | Rook | |
| 25 | Al Dodd | 24 | WR-SE-DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | NW State (LA) | 8/21/1945 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| 14 | Edd Hargett | 22 | QB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 6/26/1947 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 397th pick / 1969 |
| 84 | Jimmy Hester | 25 | TE | 10 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | North Dakota | 12/13/1944 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 342nd pick / 1967 |
| 29 | Gene Howard | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Langston | 12/22/1946 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 175th pick / 1968 |
| 78 | Jerry Jones | 25 | T-DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 2/14/1944 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1966 Denver Broncos / 7th / 53rd pick / 1966 |
| 30 | Les Kelley | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/9/1944 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 26th pick / 1967 |
| 17 | Billy Kilmer | 30 | QB-HB | 14 | 14 | 204 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/5/1939 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 5th / 39th pick / 1961 |
| 50 | Jake Kupp* | 28 | G-TE | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/12/1941 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
| 70 | Errol Linden | 32 | T | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | Houston | 10/21/1937 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 Houston Oilers / 29th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 48 | Andy Livingston* | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Phoenix College (JC) | 10/21/1944 | 5 | |
| 89 | Dave Long | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Iowa | 9/6/1944 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 43rd pick / 1966 Houston Oilers / 6th / 45th pick / 1966 |
| 26 | Joe Don Looney | 27 | HB-FB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Cameron,Texas,TCU,Oklahoma | 10/10/1942 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 44th pick / 1964 |
| 34 | Tony Lorick | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 5/25/1941 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1964 |
| 12 | Tom McNeill | 27 | P | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | S.F. Austin | 8/12/1942 | 2 | |
| 57 | Mike Morgan | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/31/1942 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 226th pick / 1964 |
| 87 | Richard Neal | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
| 24 | Elijah Nevett | 25 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Clark (GA) | 4/28/1944 | 2 | |
| 11 | Jim Ninowski | 33 | QB | 4 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 3/26/1936 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1958 |
| 83 | Dave Parks | 28 | SE-TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 12/25/1941 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1964 |
| 85 | Ray Poage | 29 | TE-SE-FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/14/1940 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 31st pick / 1963 |
| 33 | Steve Preece | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oregon St. | 2/15/1947 | Rook | |
| 75 | Mike Rengel | 23 | DT | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Air Force,Minnesota,Hawaii | 12/1/1946 | Rook | |
| 76 | Dave Rowe | 24 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-7 | Penn St. | 6/20/1945 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| 51 | Bill Saul | 29 | LB | 3 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 11/19/1940 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1962 |
| 67 | John Shinners | 22 | G | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 3/1/1947 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 17th pick / 1969 |
| 28 | Don Shy | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | San Diego St. | 11/15/1945 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967 |
| 73 | Jerry Sturm | 33 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | 8 | |
| 72 | Don Talbert | 30 | T-LB | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 3/1/1939 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 34th / 271st pick / 1962 Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 100th pick / 1961 |
| 77 | Mike Taylor | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | USC | 5/5/1945 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1968 |
| 27 | Bobby Thompson | 30 | DB | 7 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Arizona | 3/30/1939 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 12th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| 74 | Mike Tilleman | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-7 | Montana | 3/30/1944 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
| 21 | Carl Ward | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan | 7/26/1944 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 83rd pick / 1967 |
| 39 | Ernie Wheelwright | 30 | RB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 11/28/1939 | 5 | |
| 23 | Dave Whitsell | 33 | DB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/14/1936 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| 61 | Del Williams | 24 | G-C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 11/9/1945 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1967 |
| 47 | Marv Woodson | 28 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/19/1941 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 226.1 | 6-2.4 | 3.9 |