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1977 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 232 points (16.6/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 336 points (24.0/g), 26th.
Differential of -104 points (-7.4/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 4.1-9.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 21st.
Coached by Hank Stram (3-11-0)
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1977 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 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 113 for 205, 1,284 yards, 8 td, 9 int, & 39 rushes for 270 yards and 5 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| RB | Chuck Muncie | 24 | 1 | 11 | 201 rushes for 811 yards, 6 td, & 21 catches for 248 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1976 |
| FB | Tony Galbreath | 23 | 1 | 14 | 168 rushes for 644 yards, 3 td, & 41 catches for 265 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1976 |
| WR | John Gilliam | 32 | 10 | 0 | 11 catches for 133 yards, 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| WR | Don Herrmann | 30 | 8 | 13 | 32 catches for 408 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -17 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Henry Childs | 26 | 3 | 10 | 33 catches for 518 yards, 9 td | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 109th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Jim Thaxton | 28 | 4 | 6 | 14 catches for 211 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 84th pick / 1973 |
| LT | Marv Montgomery | 29 | 6 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Terry Stieve | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 160th pick / 1976 |
| C | John Hill | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
| RG | Emanuel Zanders | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Don Morrison | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Elois Grooms | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Elex Price | 27 | 4 | 9 | ||
| LDT | Mike Fultz | 23 | Rook | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 34th pick / 1977 |
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| RDT | Derland Moore | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Bob Pollard | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
| RDE | Joe Campbell | 22 | Rook | 6 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1977 |
| LLB | Jim Merlo | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Joe Federspiel | 27 | 5 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972 |
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| RLB | Pat Hughes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Greg Westbrooks | 24 | 2 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 422nd pick / 1975 |
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| LCB | Ernie Jackson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 164th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Clarence Chapman | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 204th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Chuck Crist | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Tom Myers | 27 | 5 | 10 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 74th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rich Szaro | 29 | 2 | 0 | 5 of 12 field goals & 29 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Tom Blanchard | 29 | 6 | 0 | 82 punts for a 42.4 average, 2 blocked | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| PR | Rich Mauti | 23 | Rook | 4 | 37 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Rich Mauti | 23 | Rook | 4 | 27 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Steve Baumgartner | 26 | DE-LB | 5 | 0 | 256 | 6-7 | Purdue | 3/26/1951 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1973 |
| Tom Blanchard | 29 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 5/28/1948 | 6 | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Bordelon | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | LSU | 8/26/1954 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 149th pick / 1976 |
| Wayne Bosarge | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Tulsa | 9/14/1955 | Rook | |
| Greg Boykin | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 12/8/1953 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 174th pick / 1977 |
| Larry Burton | 26 | WR | 1 | 1 | 192 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/15/1951 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1975 |
| Joe Campbell | 22 | DE-NT | 14 | 6 | 254 | 6-6 | Maryland | 5/8/1955 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1977 |
| Craig Cassady | 24 | DB | 12 | 3 | 175 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 12/21/1953 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 213th pick / 1976 |
| Clarence Chapman | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-10 | Eastern Michigan | 12/10/1953 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 204th pick / 1976 |
| Henry Childs | 26 | TE | 13 | 10 | 223 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 4/16/1951 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 109th pick / 1974 |
| Chuck Crist | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Penn State | 1/16/1951 | 5 | |
| Oakley Dalton | 25 | DT | 1 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 7/18/1952 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 315th pick / 1977 |
| Bobby Douglass | 30 | QB | 4 | 2 | 225 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/22/1947 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 41st pick / 1969 |
| Joe Federspiel | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 5/6/1950 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Fultz | 23 | DT | 12 | 5 | 278 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 1/28/1954 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 34th pick / 1977 |
| Tony Galbreath | 23 | RB | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-0 | Missouri | 1/29/1954 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1976 |
| John Gilliam | 32 | WR-FL | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 8/7/1945 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| Elois Grooms | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 249 | 6-4 | Tennessee Tech | 5/20/1953 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1975 |
| Lee Gross | 24 | C | 9 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Auburn | 7/29/1953 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1975 |
| Don Herrmann | 30 | WR-FL | 13 | 13 | 205 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 6/5/1947 | 8 | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| John Hill | 27 | C-T | 14 | 14 | 249 | 6-2 | Lehigh | 4/16/1950 | 5 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
| Dave Hubbard | 22 | T | 5 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | BYU | 9/29/1955 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 136th pick / 1977 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | LB-C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Boston University | 6/2/1947 | 7 | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| Ernie Jackson | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 173 | 5-10 | Duke | 4/11/1950 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 164th pick / 1972 |
| Kim Jones | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 1/19/1952 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 157th pick / 1975 |
| Rick Kingrea | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/18/1949 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 352nd pick / 1971 |
| Dave Lafary | 22 | T-G | 10 | 0 | 280 | 6-7 | Purdue | 1/13/1955 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 118th pick / 1977 |
| Archie Manning | 28 | QB | 10 | 9 | 212 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 5/19/1949 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| Jim Marsalis | 32 | DB | 12 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 10/10/1945 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1969 |
| Rich Mauti | 23 | WR | 14 | 4 | 190 | 6-0 | Penn State | 5/25/1954 | Rook | |
| Jim Merlo | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 221 | 6-1 | Stanford | 10/3/1951 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1973 |
| Marv Montgomery | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-6 | USC | 2/8/1948 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 1971 |
| Derland Moore | 26 | DT-NT-DE | 10 | 10 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/7/1951 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
| Don Morrison | 28 | T-C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas-Arlington | 12/16/1949 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971 |
| Chuck Muncie | 24 | RB | 14 | 11 | 227 | 6-3 | California | 3/17/1953 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1976 |
| Tom Myers | 27 | DB | 12 | 10 | 184 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 10/24/1950 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 74th pick / 1972 |
| Joel Parker | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-5 | Florida | 4/23/1952 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 113th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Pollard | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 12 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas Southern,Weber State | 12/30/1948 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
| Elex Price | 27 | DT | 11 | 9 | 260 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 8/11/1950 | 4 | |
| Kurt Schumacher | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 12/26/1952 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1975 |
| Bobby Scott | 28 | QB | 5 | 3 | 201 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 4/2/1949 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 340th pick / 1971 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 23 | DB | 9 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 10/15/1954 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1977 |
| Terry Stieve | 23 | G | 14 | 10 | 256 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 3/10/1954 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 160th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Strachan | 24 | RB | 13 | 3 | 199 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 5/24/1953 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 216th pick / 1975 |
| Rich Szaro | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Harvard | 3/7/1948 | 2 | |
| Jim Thaxton | 28 | TE-WR | 14 | 6 | 240 | 6-2 | Tennessee State | 1/11/1949 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 84th pick / 1973 |
| John Watson | 28 | G-T-C | 5 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1949 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 179th pick / 1971 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 24 | LB | 7 | 6 | 215 | 6-2 | Colorado,Mesa | 2/24/1953 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 422nd pick / 1975 |
| Leonard Willis | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 3/4/1953 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 1976 |
| Robert E. Woods | 27 | T-G | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 7/26/1950 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 38th pick / 1973 |
| Emanuel Zanders | 26 | G | 14 | 14 | 251 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 7/31/1951 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 226.1 | 6-2.2 | 3.3 |