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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)
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1973 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 | 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 |
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| RG | Del Williams | 28 | 6 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1967 |
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| 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 |
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| SS | Jerry Moore | 24 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1971 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |