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1975 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 165 points (11.8/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 360 points (25.7/g), 23rd.
Differential of -195 points (-13.9/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 1.9-12.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Ernie Hefferle (1-7-0) and John North (1-5-0)
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1975 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 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 159 for 338, 1,683 yards, 7 td, 20 int, & 33 rushes for 186 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| RB | Mike Strachan | 22 | Rook | 11 | 161 rushes for 668 yards, 2 td, & 30 catches for 224 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 216th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Alvin Maxson | 24 | 1 | 13 | 139 rushes for 371 yards, 3 td, & 41 catches for 234 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1974 |
| WR | Larry Burton | 24 | Rook | 11 | 16 catches for 305 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Joel Parker | 23 | 1 | 0 | 9 catches for 123 yards, 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 113th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Paul Seal | 23 | 1 | 14 | 28 catches for 414 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 36th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Dave Thompson | 26 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 30th pick / 1971 |
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| LT | John Hill | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
| LT | Phil LaPorta | 23 | 1 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 217th pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Jake Kupp | 34 | 11 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
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| C | John Hill | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
| C | Dave Thompson | 26 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 30th pick / 1971 |
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| RG | Emanuel Zanders | 24 | 1 | 14 | ||
| RT | Don Morrison | 26 | 4 | 13 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Andy Dorris | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 93rd pick / 1973 |
| LDT | Bob Pollard | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
| RDT | Derland Moore | 24 | 2 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
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| RDE | Steve Baumgartner | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1973 |
| LLB | Don Coleman | 23 | 1 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 398th pick / 1974 |
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| MLB | Joe Federspiel | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Rick Middleton | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1974 |
| LCB | Ernie Jackson | 25 | 3 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 164th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Terry Schmidt | 23 | 1 | 9 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Mo Spencer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 71st pick / 1974 |
| SS | Tom Myers | 25 | 3 | 8 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 74th pick / 1972 |
| FS | Johnny Fuller | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rich Szaro | 27 | Rook | 0 | 10 of 16 field goals & 17 of 17 extra points | |
| P | Tom Blanchard | 27 | 4 | 0 | 92 punts for a 41.0 average, 3 blocked | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| PR | Gil Chapman | 22 | Rook | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 12.2 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 166th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Gil Chapman | 22 | Rook | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 21.9 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 166th pick / 1975 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Melvin Baker | 25 | WR | 2 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 8/12/1950 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1974 |
| Steve Baumgartner | 24 | DE-LB | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-7 | Purdue | 3/26/1951 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1973 |
| Tom Blanchard | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 5/28/1948 | 4 | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| Larry Burton | 24 | WR | 13 | 11 | 192 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/15/1951 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1975 |
| Rusty Chambers | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Tulane | 11/10/1953 | Rook | |
| Gil Chapman | 22 | WR | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan | 8/23/1953 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 166th pick / 1975 |
| Henry Childs | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 4/16/1951 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 109th pick / 1974 |
| Larry Cipa | 24 | QB | 4 | 1 | 209 | 6-3 | Michigan | 10/5/1951 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 15th / 373rd pick / 1974 |
| Don Coleman | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Michigan | 1/11/1952 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 398th pick / 1974 |
| Chuck Crist | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Penn State | 1/16/1951 | 3 | |
| Sylvester Croom | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Alabama | 9/25/1954 | Rook | |
| Jimmy DeRatt | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/19/1953 | Rook | |
| Andy Dorris | 24 | DE | 13 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | New Mexico State | 8/11/1951 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 93rd pick / 1973 |
| Joe Federspiel | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 5/6/1950 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972 |
| Johnny Fuller | 29 | DB | 11 | 11 | 186 | 6-0 | Lamar | 3/3/1946 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 98th pick / 1968 |
| Len Garrett | 28 | TE | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | New Mexico Highlands | 12/18/1947 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 374th pick / 1971 |
| Elois Grooms | 22 | DE-DT | 10 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Tennessee Tech | 5/20/1953 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1975 |
| Lee Gross | 22 | C | 9 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Auburn | 7/29/1953 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1975 |
| Andy Hamilton | 25 | WR | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | LSU | 11/8/1950 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 97th pick / 1972 |
| Don Herrmann | 28 | WR-FL | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 6/5/1947 | 6 | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| John Hill | 25 | C-T | 14 | 13 | 249 | 6-2 | Lehigh | 4/16/1950 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
| Ernie Jackson | 25 | DB | 13 | 13 | 173 | 5-10 | Duke | 4/11/1950 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 164th pick / 1972 |
| Andrew Jones | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Washington State | 10/23/1951 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1975 |
| Rick Kingrea | 26 | LB | 14 | 2 | 233 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/18/1949 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 352nd pick / 1971 |
| Jake Kupp | 34 | G-TE | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/12/1941 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
| Morris LaGrand | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Tampa | 2/9/1953 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 137th pick / 1975 |
| Phil LaPorta | 23 | T | 14 | 6 | 256 | 6-4 | Penn State | 5/4/1952 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 217th pick / 1974 |
| Bivian Lee | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 8/3/1948 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 54th pick / 1971 |
| Mike Lemon | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Kansas | 2/26/1951 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 149th pick / 1975 |
| Archie Manning | 26 | QB | 13 | 13 | 212 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 5/19/1949 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| Alvin Maxson | 24 | RB | 13 | 13 | 205 | 5-11 | SMU | 11/12/1951 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1974 |
| Bill McClard | 26 | K | 3 | 0 | 202 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 10/15/1949 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1972 |
| Rod McNeill | 24 | RB | 14 | 2 | 219 | 6-2 | USC | 3/26/1951 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1974 |
| Rick Middleton | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 11/28/1951 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1974 |
| Derland Moore | 24 | DT-NT-DE | 14 | 12 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/7/1951 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
| Chris Morris | 26 | T | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Indiana | 10/7/1949 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1971 |
| Don Morrison | 26 | T-C | 13 | 13 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas-Arlington | 12/16/1949 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971 |
| Tom Myers | 25 | DB | 9 | 8 | 184 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 10/24/1950 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 74th pick / 1972 |
| Joe Owens | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 11/8/1946 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 215th pick / 1969 |
| Joel Parker | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 212 | 6-5 | Florida | 4/23/1952 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 113th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Pollard | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas Southern,Weber State | 12/30/1948 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
| Elex Price | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 8/11/1950 | 2 | |
| Steve Rogers | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/26/1953 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 163rd pick / 1975 |
| Terry Schmidt | 23 | DB | 13 | 9 | 177 | 6-0 | Ball State | 5/28/1952 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| Kurt Schumacher | 23 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 12/26/1952 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1975 |
| Bobby Scott | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 4/2/1949 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 340th pick / 1971 |
| Paul Seal | 23 | TE | 14 | 14 | 222 | 6-4 | Michigan | 2/27/1952 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 36th pick / 1974 |
| Mo Spencer | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | North Carolina Central | 6/15/1952 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 71st pick / 1974 |
| Mike Strachan | 22 | RB | 11 | 11 | 199 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 5/24/1953 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 216th pick / 1975 |
| Rich Szaro | 27 | K | 11 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Harvard | 3/7/1948 | Rook | |
| Dave Thompson | 26 | T-C-G | 7 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Clemson | 2/1/1949 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 30th pick / 1971 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 22 | LB | 14 | 2 | 215 | 6-2 | Colorado,Mesa | 2/24/1953 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 422nd pick / 1975 |
| Tom Wickert | 23 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Washington State | 4/5/1952 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 212th pick / 1974 |
| Emanuel Zanders | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 251 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 7/31/1951 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 24.6 | 14 | 220.1 | 6-1.8 | 2.0 |