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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)
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1982 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 | 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 |
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| LG | Brad Edelman | 22 | Rook | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
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| C | John Hill | 32 | 10 | 9 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
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| RG | Louis Oubre | 24 | Rook | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Stan Brock | 24 | 2 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |