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1978 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 281 points (17.6/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (18.6/g), 16th.
Differential of -17 points (-1.1/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.4-8.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 2nd.
Coached by Dick Nolan (7-9-0)
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1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1978 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 3 | NOR | Wes Chandler | WR | 11 | 1978 | 1988 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 150 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 84 | 0 | 559 | 8966 | 56 | Florida |
| 2 | 33 | NOR | J.T. Taylor | T | 4 | 1978 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | Missouri | |||||||||||
| 3 | 60 | NOR | Barry Bennett | DT | 11 | 1978 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 132 | Concordia (MN) | |||||||||||
| 4 | 87 | NOR | Don Schwartz | DB | 4 | 1978 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | Washington State | |||||||||||
| 5 | 115 | NOR | Eric Felton | DB | 3 | 1978 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | Texas Tech | |||||||||||
| 6 | 141 | NOR | Mike Rieker | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lehigh | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 157 | NOR | Frank Chesley | LB | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Wyoming | |||||||||||
| 8 | 199 | NOR | Brooks Williams | TE | 6 | 1978 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 37 | 455 | 2 | North Carolina | ||||||||
| 9 | 226 | NOR | Richard Carter | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina State | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 283 | NOR | Nathan Besaint | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southern | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 285 | NOR | Dave Riley | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Virginia | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 309 | NOR | Larry Hardy | TE | 8 | 1978 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 71 | 960 | 7 | Jackson State | ||||||||