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1979 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 370 points (23.1/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 360 points (22.5/g), 22nd.
 Differential of 10 points (0.6/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.

Simple Rating System: Total -1.2, Offense: 2.3, Defense: -3.5, SoS: -1.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Dick Nolan (8-8-0)
 Defensive Coordinator: Paul Wiggin

Training Camp: Dodgertown (Vero Beach, Florida)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 11 NOR Russell Erxleben P 6 1979 1987 0 0 4 0 59 2 5 63 1 1 4 1 0 Texas
2 38 NOR Reggie Mathis LB 2 1979 1980 0 0 1 5 32 Oklahoma
4 93 NOR Jim Kovach LB 7 1979 1985 0 0 4 28 87 Kentucky
5 120 NOR Harlan Huckleby RB 6 1980 1985 0 0 1 9 84 242 779 10 53 411 3 Michigan
6 146 NOR Ricky Ray DB 3 1979 1981 0 0 0 8 31 Norfolk St.
7 176 NOR Stan Sytsma LB 1 1980 1980 0 0 0 0 2 Minnesota
8 202 NOR Doug Panfil G 0 0 0 Tulsa
11 285 NOR David Hall WR 0 0 0 Missouri-Rolla
12 311 NOR Kelsey Finch RB 0 0 0 Tennessee