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1982 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 4-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 129 points (14.3/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 160 points (17.8/g), 8th.
 Differential of -31 points (-3.4/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 3.4-5.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 19th.

Coached by Bum Phillips (4-5-0)

1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Ken Stabler 37 12 8 117 for 189, 1,343 yards, 6 td, 10 int, & 3 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968

RB George Rogers* 24 1 5 122 rushes for 535 yards, 3 td, & 4 catches for 21 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981

FB Wayne Wilson 25 3 7 103 rushes for 413 yards, 3 td, & 25 catches for 175 yards and 2 td

Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1979

WR Jeff Groth 25 3 9 30 catches for 383 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 8th / 206th pick / 1979

WR Lindsay Scott 22 Rook 7 17 catches for 251 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1982

TE Hoby Brenner 23 1 8 16 catches for 171 yards, 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981

LT Dave Lafary 27 5 9

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 118th pick / 1977

LG Brad Edelman 22 Rook 9

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982

C John Hill 32 10 9

New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972

RG Louis Oubre 24 Rook 9

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1981

RT Stan Brock 24 2 9

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980

 Defensive Starters
LDE Bruce Clark 24 Rook 9 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980

NT Derland Moore 31 9 9 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973

RDE Jim Wilks 24 1 8 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981

LOLB Rickey Jackson 24 1 9 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981

LILB Jim Kovach 26 3 8 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 93rd pick / 1979

RILB Dirt Winston 27 5 9 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977

ROLB Rob Nairne 28 5 9 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
LCB Dave Waymer 24 2 9 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980

RCB Johnnie Poe 23 1 9 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 144th pick / 1981

SS Russell Gary 23 1 9 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1981

FS Frank Wattelet 24 1 9 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Toni Fritsch 37 11 0 4 of 7 field goals & 8 of 9 extra points
P Russell Erxleben 26 3 0 46 punts for a 43.0 average, 0 blocked

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1979

PR Jeff Groth 25 3 9 21 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 8th / 206th pick / 1979

KR Aundra Thompson 29 5 2 10 kick returns for a 21.1 average and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1976

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Morten Andersen 22 K 8 0 217 6-2 Michigan State 8/19/1960 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982

Don Bass 26 WR-TE 3 0 219 6-2 Houston 3/11/1956 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1978

Ken Bordelon 28 LB 9 0 228 6-4 LSU 8/26/1954 6

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 149th pick / 1976

Hoby Brenner 23 TE 8 8 240 6-4 USC 6/2/1959 1

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981

Stan Brock 24 T 9 9 295 6-6 Colorado 6/8/1958 2

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980

Bruce Clark 24 DE-DT 9 9 273 6-3 Penn State 3/31/1958 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980

Kelvin Clark 26 T-G 9 0 260 6-3 Nebraska 1/30/1956 3

Denver Broncos / 1st / 22nd pick / 1979

Kenny Duckett 23 WR 7 0 184 6-0 Wake Forest 10/1/1959 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1982

Brad Edelman 22 G 9 9 265 6-6 Missouri 9/3/1960 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982

Tony Elliott 23 NT 9 0 282 6-2 North Texas,Wisconsin 4/23/1959 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 114th pick / 1982

Russell Erxleben 26 P 9 0 223 6-4 Texas 1/13/1956 3

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1979

Toni Fritsch 37 K 5 0 190 5-7 none 7/10/1945 11
Hokie Gajan 23 RB 9 4 220 5-11 LSU 9/6/1959 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 10th / 249th pick / 1981

Russell Gary 23 DB 9 9 195 5-11 Nebraska 7/31/1959 1

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1981

Kevin Gray 25 DB 8 0 179 5-11 Eastern Illinois 9/11/1957 Rook
Leon Gray 31 T-G 7 0 256 6-3 Jackson State 11/15/1951 9

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1973

Jeff Groth 25 WR 9 9 176 5-10 Bowling Green 7/2/1957 3

Miami Dolphins / 8th / 206th pick / 1979

Larry Hardy 26 TE 9 2 234 6-3 Jackson State 7/9/1956 4

New Orleans Saints / 12th / 309th pick / 1978

John Hill 32 C-T 9 9 249 6-2 Lehigh 4/16/1950 10

New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972

Jack Holmes 29 RB 5 0 210 5-11 Texas Southern 6/20/1953 4

Houston Oilers / 15th / 377th pick / 1975

Bill Hurley 25 DB 9 0 195 5-11 Syracuse 6/15/1957 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1980

Rickey Jackson 24 LB-DE 9 9 243 6-2 Pittsburgh 3/20/1958 1

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981

Jim Kovach 26 LB 8 8 230 6-2 Kentucky 5/1/1956 3

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 93rd pick / 1979

John Krimm 22 DB 9 0 190 6-2 Notre Dame 5/30/1960 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 76th pick / 1982

Dave Lafary 27 T-G 9 9 280 6-7 Purdue 1/13/1955 5

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 118th pick / 1977

Marvin Lewis 22 RB 1 0 208 6-3 Tulane 1/15/1960 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 142nd pick / 1982

Reggie Lewis 28 DE 9 0 252 6-2 Oregon,San Diego State 1/20/1954 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 443rd pick / 1976

Rodney Lewis 23 DB 9 0 190 5-11 Nebraska 4/2/1959 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 58th pick / 1982

Archie Manning 33 QB 1 0 212 6-3 Mississippi 5/19/1949 11

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971

Rich Mauti 28 WR 9 0 190 6-0 Penn State 5/25/1954 5
Guido Merkens 27 WR-QB-DB 9 1 200 6-1 Sam Houston State 8/14/1955 4
Derland Moore 31 DT-NT-DE 9 9 250 6-4 Oklahoma 10/7/1951 9

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973

Rob Nairne 28 LB 9 9 223 6-4 Oregon State 3/24/1954 5
Louis Oubre 24 G 9 9 262 6-4 Oklahoma 5/15/1958 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1981

Whitney Paul 29 LB-DE 9 0 220 6-3 Colorado 10/8/1953 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976

Scott Pelluer 23 LB 6 1 219 6-2 Washington State 4/28/1959 1

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 91st pick / 1981

Jim Pietrzak 29 C-DT-T 9 0 260 6-5 Eastern Michigan 2/21/1953 8

New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1974

Johnnie Poe 23 DB 9 9 190 6-1 Missouri 8/29/1959 1

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 144th pick / 1981

George Rogers* 24 RB 6 5 228 6-2 South Carolina 12/8/1958 1

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981

Jimmy Rogers 27 RB 9 1 190 5-10 Oklahoma 6/29/1955 2
Lindsay Scott 22 WR 8 7 195 6-1 Georgia 12/6/1960 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1982

Ed Simonini 28 LB 9 0 210 6-0 Texas A&M 2/2/1954 6

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 81st pick / 1976

Chuck Slaughter 24 T 1 0 260 6-5 South Carolina 11/21/1958 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 8th / 198th pick / 1982

Ken Stabler 37 QB 8 8 215 6-3 Alabama 12/25/1945 12

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968

Aundra Thompson 29 WR-RB 9 2 186 6-1 Texas A&M-Commerce 1/2/1953 5

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1976

Toussaint Tyler 23 RB 2 0 220 6-2 Washington 3/19/1959 1

New Orleans Saints / 9th / 222nd pick / 1981

Frank Warren 23 DE-NT 9 1 285 6-4 Auburn 9/14/1959 1

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981

Frank Wattelet 24 DB 9 9 185 6-0 Kansas 10/25/1958 1
Dave Waymer 24 DB 9 9 195 6-1 Notre Dame 7/1/1958 2

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980

Jim Wilks 24 DE-NT 8 8 266 6-5 California,San Diego State 3/12/1958 1

New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981

Wayne Wilson 25 RB 8 7 215 6-3 Shepherd 9/4/1957 3

Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1979

Dirt Winston 27 LB 9 9 228 6-0 Arkansas 10/25/1955 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977

Team Total 26.0 9 224.8 6-1.9 3.1