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1974 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 166 points (11.9/g), 24th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 263 points (18.8/g), 14th.
Differential of -97 points (-6.9/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 3.5-10.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.
Coached by John North (5-9-0)
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1974 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 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 134 for 261, 1,429 yards, 6 td, 16 int, & 28 rushes for 204 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| RB | Alvin Maxson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 165 rushes for 714 yards, 2 td, & 42 catches for 294 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1974 |
| FB | Jess Phillips | 27 | 6 | 0 | 174 rushes for 556 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 55 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Bob Newland | 26 | 3 | 0 | 27 catches for 490 yards, 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 172nd pick / 1971 |
| WR | Joel Parker | 22 | Rook | 0 | 41 catches for 455 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 113th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Paul Seal | 22 | Rook | 0 | 32 catches for 466 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 7 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 36th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Dave Thompson | 25 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 30th pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Jake Kupp | 33 | 10 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
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| C | John Didion | 27 | 5 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 173rd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Emanuel Zanders | 23 | Rook | 0 | ||
| RT | Don Morrison | 25 | 3 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Billy Newsome | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
| LDT | Elex Price | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Derland Moore | 23 | 1 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
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| RDE | Bob Pollard | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
| RDE | Joe Owens | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 215th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Jim Merlo | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Joe Federspiel | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Wayne Colman | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Ernie Jackson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 164th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Terry Schmidt | 22 | Rook | 9 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Bivian Lee | 26 | 3 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 54th pick / 1971 |
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| SS | Johnny Fuller | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Tom Myers | 24 | 2 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 74th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill McClard | 25 | 2 | 0 | 9 of 16 field goals & 19 of 20 extra points | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1972 |
| P | Tom Blanchard | 26 | 3 | 0 | 88 punts for a 42.1 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| PR | Howard Stevens | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37 punt returns for a 10.2 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973 |
| KR | Howard Stevens | 24 | 1 | 0 | 33 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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| Steve Baumgartner | 23 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-7 | Purdue | 3/26/1951 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1973 |
| John Beasley | 29 | TE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | California | 4/6/1945 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967 |
| Tom Blanchard | 26 | P | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 5/28/1948 | 3 | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| Greg P. Boyd | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Arizona | 12/30/1950 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 14th / 364th pick / 1973 |
| Bill Butler | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 8/12/1950 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 111th pick / 1972 |
| Henry Childs | 23 | TE | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 4/16/1951 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 109th pick / 1974 |
| Larry Cipa | 23 | QB | 4 | 1 | 209 | 6-3 | Michigan | 10/5/1951 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 15th / 373rd pick / 1974 |
| Don Coleman | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Michigan | 1/11/1952 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 398th pick / 1974 |
| Wayne Colman | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Temple | 4/13/1946 | 6 | |
| Dave Davis | 26 | WR | 7 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 7/5/1948 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 168th pick / 1971 |
| Jack DeGrenier | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Northern Arizona,Texas-Arlington | 2/25/1951 | Rook | |
| John Didion | 27 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 10/24/1947 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 173rd pick / 1969 |
| Andy Dorris | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | New Mexico State | 8/11/1951 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 93rd pick / 1973 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 25 | DB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | BYU | 7/20/1949 | 3 | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1971 |
| Joe Federspiel | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 5/6/1950 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972 |
| Paul Fersen | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Georgia | 2/16/1950 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 341st pick / 1973 |
| Johnny Fuller | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Lamar | 3/3/1946 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| Len Garrett | 27 | TE | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | New Mexico Highlands | 12/18/1947 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 374th pick / 1971 |
| Donnie Gibbs | 29 | DB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | TCU | 12/31/1945 | Rook | |
| Sam Havrilak | 27 | WR-RB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 12/13/1947 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1969 |
| Ernie Jackson | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 173 | 5-10 | Duke | 4/11/1950 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 164th pick / 1972 |
| Rick Kingrea | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/18/1949 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 352nd pick / 1971 |
| Jake Kupp | 33 | G-TE | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/12/1941 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
| Phil LaPorta | 22 | T | 6 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Penn State | 5/4/1952 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 217th pick / 1974 |
| Odell Lawson | 26 | RB | 9 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Langston | 12/20/1948 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 160th pick / 1970 |
| Bivian Lee | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 8/3/1948 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 54th pick / 1971 |
| Archie Manning | 25 | QB | 11 | 11 | 212 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 5/19/1949 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| Andy Maurer | 26 | G-T | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/30/1948 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| Alvin Maxson | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | SMU | 11/12/1951 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1974 |
| Bill McClard | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 202 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 10/15/1949 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1972 |
| Earl McCullouch | 28 | WR-SE | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | USC | 1/10/1946 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 24th pick / 1968 |
| Rod McNeill | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | USC | 3/26/1951 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Merlo | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Stanford | 10/3/1951 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1973 |
| Rick Middleton | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 11/28/1951 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1974 |
| Derland Moore | 23 | DT-NT-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/7/1951 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
| Jerry Moore | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 3/16/1949 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1971 |
| John Mooring | 27 | T-C | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Tampa | 5/8/1947 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1971 |
| Don Morrison | 25 | T-C | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas-Arlington | 12/16/1949 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971 |
| Tom Myers | 24 | DB | 12 | 12 | 184 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 10/24/1950 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 74th pick / 1972 |
| Bob Newland | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Oregon | 10/27/1948 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 172nd pick / 1971 |
| Billy Newsome | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/2/1948 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
| Joe Owens | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 11/8/1946 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 215th pick / 1969 |
| Joel Parker | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-5 | Florida | 4/23/1952 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 113th pick / 1974 |
| Jess Phillips | 27 | RB-DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 2/28/1947 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| Bob Pollard | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas Southern,Weber State | 12/30/1948 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
| Elex Price | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 8/11/1950 | 1 | |
| Rocky Rasley | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 4/27/1947 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 216th pick / 1969 |
| Ken Reaves | 30 | DB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk State | 10/29/1944 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| Terry Schmidt | 22 | DB | 9 | 9 | 177 | 6-0 | Ball State | 5/28/1952 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| Bobby Scott | 25 | QB | 5 | 1 | 201 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 4/2/1949 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 340th pick / 1971 |
| Paul Seal | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Michigan | 2/27/1952 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 36th pick / 1974 |
| Mo Spencer | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | North Carolina Central | 6/15/1952 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 71st pick / 1974 |
| Howard Stevens | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 165 | 5-5 | Louisville,Randolph-Macon | 2/9/1950 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973 |
| Speedy Thomas | 27 | WR-FL | 1 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | Utah | 4/13/1947 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969 |
| Dave Thompson | 25 | T-C-G | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Clemson | 2/1/1949 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 30th pick / 1971 |
| Bob Wicks | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Utah State | 7/24/1950 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 188th pick / 1972 |
| Richard Williams | 22 | WR | 2 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Abilene Christian | 1/30/1952 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1974 |
| Emanuel Zanders | 23 | G | 10 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 7/31/1951 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 14 | 218.3 | 6-1.9 | 2.5 |