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1971 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 4-8-2, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 266 points (19.0/g), 15th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 347 points (24.8/g), 24th.
Differential of -81 points (-5.8/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 4.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.4/g), 1st.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.7, Offense: 1.4, Defense: -4.1, SoS: 3.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
J.D. Roberts
Training Camp: University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
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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 | Archie Manning | 22 | Rook | 10 | 86 for 177, 1,164 yards, 6 td, 9 int, & 33 rushes for 172 yards and 4 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| RB | Bob Gresham | 23 | Rook | 0 | 127 rushes for 383 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 203 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1971 |
| FB | Jim Strong | 25 | 1 | 0 | 95 rushes for 404 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 78 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 165th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Danny Abramowicz | 26 | 4 | 0 | 37 catches for 657 yards, 5 td | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 420th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Al Dodd | 26 | 4 | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 6.8 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Dave Parks | 30 | 7 | 0 | 35 catches for 568 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1964 |
| LT | Don Morrison | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971 |
| LG | Jake Kupp | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
| C | John Didion | 24 | 2 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 173rd pick / 1969 | |
| RG | Del Williams | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1967 |
| RT | Glen Ray Hines | 28 | 5 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 82nd pick / 1965 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Richard Neal | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Bob Pollard | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
| RDT | Dave Long | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 43rd pick / 1966 Houston Oilers / 6th / 45th pick / 1966 |
| RDE | Joe Owens | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 215th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Tom Roussel | 26 | 3 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1968 | |
| MLB | Jim Flanigan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Wayne Colman | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Dee Martin | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 91st pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Delles Howell | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1970 |
| SS | Hugo Hollas | 26 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Doug Wyatt | 25 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 426th pick / 1970 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Charlie Durkee | 27 | 4 | 0 | 16 of 23 field goals & 24 of 25 extra points | |
| P | Julian Fagan | 23 | 1 | 0 | 77 punts for a 41.4 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 17th / 430th pick / 1970 |
| PR | Al Dodd | 26 | 4 | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 6.8 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Virgil Robinson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 23.3 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1971 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Danny Abramowicz | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Xavier (OH) | 7/13/1945 | 4 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 420th pick / 1967 |
| 53 | Dick Absher | 27 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/19/1944 | 4 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 125th pick / 1967 | |
| 38 | Tony Baker | 26 | 4 | 0 | 229 | 5-11 | Iowa St. | 2/16/1945 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 34 | Carlos Bell | 24 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | Houston | 9/21/1947 | Rook | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 82nd pick / 1971 | |
| 36 | Don Burchfield | 22 | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Ball St. | 3/17/1949 | Rook | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 13th / 314th pick / 1971 | |
| 3 | Skip Butler | 24 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas-Arlington | 10/21/1947 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 96th pick / 1970 | |
| 59 | Wayne Colman | 25 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Temple | 4/13/1946 | 3 | 6 | |
| 60 | Carl Cunningham | 27 | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Houston | 7/23/1944 | 4 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 85th pick / 1967 | |
| 51 | John Didion | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon St. | 10/24/1947 | 2 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 173rd pick / 1969 |
| 25 | Al Dodd | 26 | PR | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | NW State (LA) | 8/21/1945 | 4 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| 15 | Charlie Durkee | 27 | K | 12 | 0 | 165 | 5-11 | Oklahoma St. | 6/25/1944 | 4 | 0 | |
| 84 | Larry Estes | 25 | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Alcorn St. | 12/9/1946 | 1 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 192nd pick / 1970 | |
| 10 | Julian Fagan | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/21/1948 | 1 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 17th / 430th pick / 1970 |
| 55 | Jim Flanigan | 26 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/15/1945 | 4 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1967 |
| 28 | James Ford | 22 | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 9/11/1949 | Rook | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 337th pick / 1971 | |
| 77 | Dan Goich | 27 | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | California | 4/30/1944 | 2 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 121st pick / 1966 | |
| 40 | Hoyle Granger | 27 | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 3/7/1944 | 5 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 37th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 4th / 63rd pick / 1966 |
|
| 35 | Bob Gresham | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 7/9/1948 | Rook | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1971 |
| 14 | Edd Hargett | 24 | qb | 14 | 4 | 185 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 6/26/1947 | 2 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 397th pick / 1969 |
| 30 | Billy Harris | 25 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Colorado | 1/17/1946 | 3 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 13th / 329th pick / 1968 | |
| 26 | Richard Harvey | 26 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 10/22/1945 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 203rd pick / 1969 | |
| 64 | Ray Hester | 22 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Tulane | 3/31/1949 | Rook | 4 | ||
| 78 | Glen Ray Hines | 28 | RT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 10/26/1943 | 5 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 82nd pick / 1965 |
| 70 | Sam Holden | 24 | 9 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois,Grambling St. | 2/24/1947 | Rook | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1971 | |
| 18 | Hugo Hollas | 26 | SS | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Rice | 11/30/1945 | 1 | 6 | |
| 20 | Delles Howell | 23 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 8/22/1948 | 1 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1970 |
| 52 | John Huard | 27 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Maine | 3/9/1944 | 4 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 113th pick / 1967 | |
| 43 | Dave Kopay | 29 | 10 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Washington | 6/28/1942 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Jake Kupp | 30 | LG | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/12/1941 | 7 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
| 11 | Bivian Lee | 23 | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 8/3/1948 | Rook | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 54th pick / 1971 | |
| 89 | Dave Long | 27 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Iowa | 9/6/1944 | 5 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 43rd pick / 1966 Houston Oilers / 6th / 45th pick / 1966 |
| 8 | Archie Manning | 22 | QB | 12 | 10 | 212 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 5/19/1949 | Rook | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| 22 | Dee Martin | 22 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Kentucky St. | 3/28/1949 | Rook | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 91st pick / 1971 |
| 74 | Doug Mooers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Whittier | 3/11/1947 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 21 | Reynaud Moore | 22 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/17/1949 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 76 | Don Morrison | 22 | LT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas-Arlington | 12/16/1949 | Rook | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971 |
| 87 | Richard Neal | 24 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | 2 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 45th pick / 1969 |
| 41 | Bob Newland | 23 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Oregon | 10/27/1948 | Rook | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 172nd pick / 1971 | |
| 72 | Joe Owens | 25 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 11/8/1946 | 1 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 215th pick / 1969 |
| 83 | Dave Parks | 30 | TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 12/25/1941 | 7 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1964 |
| 82 | Bob Pollard | 23 | LDT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas Southern,Weber St. | 12/30/1948 | Rook | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
| 65 | Remi Prudhomme | 29 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | LSU | 4/24/1942 | 5 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 37th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 14th / 108th pick / 1964 |
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| 47 | Virgil Robinson | 24 | KR | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 11/2/1947 | Rook | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1971 |
| 54 | Tom Roussel | 26 | LLB | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 1/20/1945 | 3 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1968 |
| 67 | John Shinners | 24 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 3/1/1947 | 2 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 17th pick / 1969 | |
| 42 | Jim Strong | 25 | FB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Houston | 12/12/1946 | 1 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 165th pick / 1970 |
| 80 | Mike J. Walker | 22 | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Tulane | 11/7/1949 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 284th pick / 1971 | |
| 61 | Del Williams | 26 | RG | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 11/9/1945 | 4 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1967 |
| 23 | Doug Wyatt | 25 | FS | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/18/1946 | 1 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 426th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 14 | 222.1 | 6-2.3 | 2.1 |
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