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1973 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 163 points (11.6/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 312 points (22.3/g), 18th.
 Differential of -149 points (-10.6/g), 24th.
 Expected W-L: 2.5-11.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 19th.

Coached by John North (5-9-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Archie Manning 24 2 13 140 for 267, 1,642 yards, 10 td, 12 int, & 63 rushes for 293 yards and 2 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971

RB Jess Phillips 26 5 0 198 rushes for 663 yards, 0 td, & 22 catches for 169 yards and 0 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968

FB Joe Profit 24 2 0 72 rushes for 274 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 108 yards and 0 td

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1971

FB Bill Butler 23 1 0 87 rushes for 348 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 125 yards and 2 td

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 111th pick / 1972

WR Jubilee Dunbar 24 Rook 0 23 catches for 447 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1972

WR Bob Newland 25 2 0 29 catches for 489 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 172nd pick / 1971

TE John Beasley 28 6 0 31 catches for 280 yards, 1 td

Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967

TE Robert Brown 30 4 0 11 catches for 132 yards, 0 td
LT Carl Johnson 24 1 0 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1972

LG Jake Kupp 32 9 0 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964

C John Didion 26 4 0

Washington Redskins / 7th / 173rd pick / 1969

RG Del Williams 28 6 0

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1967

RT Don Morrison 24 2 0 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971

 Defensive Starters
LDE Billy Newsome 25 3 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970

LDT Bob Pollard 25 2 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971

RDT Elex Price 23 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RDE Joe Owens 27 3 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 9th / 215th pick / 1969

LLB Willie Hall 24 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1972

LLB Jim Merlo 22 Rook 0 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1973

MLB Joe Federspiel 23 1 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972

RLB Wayne Colman 27 5 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
LCB Ernie Jackson 23 1 0 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 164th pick / 1972

RCB Bivian Lee 25 2 0 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 54th pick / 1971

SS Johnny Fuller 27 5 0

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968

SS Jerry Moore 24 2 0

Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1971

FS Tom Myers 23 1 12 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 74th pick / 1972

 Special Teams Starters
K Bill McClard 24 1 0 13 of 24 field goals & 9 of 9 extra points

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1972

P Steve O'Neal 27 4 0 81 punts for a 41.7 average, 0 blocked

New York Jets / 13th / 338th pick / 1969

PR Howard Stevens 23 Rook 0 17 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973

KR Howard Stevens 23 Rook 0 26 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Danny Abramowicz 28 E 2 0 195 6-1 Xavier (OH) 7/13/1945 6

New Orleans Saints / 17th / 420th pick / 1967

Bert Askson 28 DE-TE 1 0 223 6-3 Texas Southern 12/16/1945 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 340th pick / 1970

Steve Baumgartner 22 DE-LB 14 0 256 6-7 Purdue 3/26/1951 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1973

John Beasley 28 TE 8 0 228 6-3 California 4/6/1945 6

Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967

Robert Brown 30 TE 5 0 225 6-2 Alcorn State 1/1/1943 4
Bill Butler 23 RB 13 0 218 6-0 Kansas State 8/12/1950 1

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 111th pick / 1972

Wayne Colman 27 LB 12 0 230 6-2 Temple 4/13/1946 5
Bob Creech 24 LB 2 0 236 6-3 TCU 1/26/1949 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 342nd pick / 1971

Bob Davis 28 QB 2 0 205 6-2 Virginia 9/15/1945 6

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1967

John Didion 26 C-LB 14 0 245 6-4 Oregon State 10/24/1947 4

Washington Redskins / 7th / 173rd pick / 1969

Andy Dorris 22 DE 1 0 238 6-4 New Mexico State 8/11/1951 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 93rd pick / 1973

Jubilee Dunbar 24 WR 14 0 196 6-0 Southern 5/17/1949 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1972

Joe Federspiel 23 LB 13 0 230 6-1 Kentucky 5/6/1950 1

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972

Happy Feller 24 K 6 0 185 5-11 Texas 6/13/1949 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 83rd pick / 1971

Paul Fersen 23 T 3 0 260 6-5 Georgia 2/16/1950 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 14th / 341st pick / 1973

Mike Fink 23 DB 13 0 181 5-11 Missouri 12/24/1950 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 9th / 210th pick / 1973

Johnny Fuller 27 DB 13 0 186 6-0 Lamar 3/3/1946 5

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968

Len Garrett 26 TE 12 0 230 6-3 New Mexico Highlands 12/18/1947 2

Green Bay Packers / 15th / 374th pick / 1971

Willie Hall 24 LB 7 0 223 6-2 USC 9/30/1949 1

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1972

Ray Hester 24 LB 6 0 215 6-2 Tulane 3/31/1949 2
Fred Hyatt 27 WR 1 0 200 6-3 Auburn 6/28/1946 5

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 40th pick / 1968

Ernie Jackson 23 DB 14 0 173 5-10 Duke 4/11/1950 1

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 164th pick / 1972

Carl Johnson 24 T-G 14 0 248 6-3 Nebraska 12/26/1949 1

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1972

Ray Jones 26 DB 2 0 187 5-11 Southern 12/24/1947 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 34th pick / 1970

Mike Kelly 25 TE 1 0 215 6-4 Davidson 1/14/1948 3
Rick Kingrea 24 LB 9 0 233 6-1 Tulane 7/18/1949 2

Cleveland Browns / 14th / 352nd pick / 1971

Jake Kupp 32 G-TE 14 0 248 6-3 Washington 3/12/1941 9

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964

Odell Lawson 25 RB 12 0 218 6-2 Langston 12/20/1948 3

Boston Patriots / 7th / 160th pick / 1970

Bivian Lee 25 DB 14 0 200 6-3 Prairie View 8/3/1948 2

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 54th pick / 1971

Dale Lindsey 30 LB 5 0 223 6-2 Kentucky,Western Kentucky 1/18/1943 8

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965

Archie Manning 24 QB 13 13 212 6-3 Mississippi 5/19/1949 2

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971

Henry Matthews 24 RB 6 0 203 6-3 Michigan State 3/17/1949 1
Bill McClard 24 K 8 0 202 5-10 Arkansas 10/15/1949 1

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1972

Jim Merlo 22 LB 14 0 221 6-1 Stanford 10/3/1951 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1973

Lincoln Minor 23 RB 9 0 211 6-2 New Mexico State 1/22/1950 Rook
Derland Moore 22 DT-NT-DE 13 0 250 6-4 Oklahoma 10/7/1951 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973

Jerry Moore 24 DB 10 0 208 6-3 Arkansas 3/16/1949 2

Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1971

Don Morrison 24 T-C 14 0 255 6-5 Texas-Arlington 12/16/1949 2

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971

Tom Myers 23 DB 13 12 184 5-11 Syracuse 10/24/1950 1

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 74th pick / 1972

Bob Newland 25 WR 14 0 190 6-2 Oregon 10/27/1948 2

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 172nd pick / 1971

Billy Newsome 25 DE-DT 14 0 250 6-4 Grambling State 3/2/1948 3

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970

Steve O'Neal 27 P 14 0 185 6-3 Texas A&M 2/4/1946 4

New York Jets / 13th / 338th pick / 1969

Joe Owens 27 DE 14 0 245 6-2 Alcorn State 11/8/1946 3

New Orleans Saints / 9th / 215th pick / 1969

Dick Palmer 26 LB 10 0 232 6-2 Kentucky 4/9/1947 3

Baltimore Colts / 10th / 252nd pick / 1970

Jess Phillips 26 RB-DB 14 0 210 6-1 Michigan State 2/28/1947 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968

Bob Pollard 25 DE-DT 14 14 250 6-3 Texas Southern,Weber State 12/30/1948 2

New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971

Elex Price 23 DT 14 0 260 6-3 Alcorn State 8/11/1950 Rook
Joe Profit 24 RB 8 0 213 6-0 La-Monroe 8/13/1949 2

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1971

Nate Ramsey 32 DB 4 0 200 6-1 Indiana State 7/12/1941 10

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963

Preston Riley 26 WR 1 0 180 6-0 Memphis 10/30/1947 3

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 217th pick / 1970

Craig Robinson 25 T 11 0 250 6-4 Houston 12/23/1948 1

New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1971

Bobby Scott 24 QB 6 1 201 6-1 Tennessee 4/2/1949 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 14th / 340th pick / 1971

Royce Smith 24 G 14 0 250 6-3 Georgia 6/17/1949 1

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1972

Howard Stevens 23 RB 14 0 165 5-5 Louisville,Randolph-Macon 2/9/1950 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973

Speedy Thomas 26 WR-FL 6 0 170 6-1 Utah 4/13/1947 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969

Del Williams 28 G-C 14 0 240 6-2 Florida State 11/9/1945 6

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1967

Doug Winslow 22 WR 12 0 181 5-11 Drake 7/19/1951 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1973

John Wood 22 DT 2 0 249 6-3 LSU 1/20/1951 Rook

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1973

Team Total 25.1 14 217.5 6-1.8 2.5