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1983 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 319 points (19.9/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 337 points (21.1/g), 12th.
Differential of -18 points (-1.1/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 20th.
Coached by Bum Phillips (8-8-0)
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1983 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 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 176 for 311, 1,988 yards, 9 td, 18 int, & 9 rushes for -14 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| RB | George Rogers | 25 | 2 | 12 | 256 rushes for 1,144 yards, 5 td, & 12 catches for 69 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981 |
| FB | Hokie Gajan | 24 | 1 | 12 | 81 rushes for 415 yards, 4 td, & 17 catches for 130 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 249th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Wayne Wilson | 26 | 4 | 8 | 199 rushes for 787 yards, 9 td, & 20 catches for 178 yards and 2 td | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Eugene Goodlow | 25 | Rook | 7 | 41 catches for 487 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Jeff Groth | 26 | 4 | 14 | 49 catches for 585 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 15 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 206th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Lindsay Scott | 23 | 1 | 7 | 24 catches for 274 yards, 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Hoby Brenner | 24 | 2 | 16 | 41 catches for 574 yards, 3 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| LT | Dave Lafary | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 118th pick / 1977 |
| LG | Brad Edelman | 23 | 1 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
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| C | John Hill | 33 | 11 | 16 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
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| RG | Louis Oubre | 25 | 1 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Stan Brock | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bruce Clark | 25 | 1 | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980 |
| NT | Derland Moore | 32 | 10 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Jim Wilks | 25 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| LOLB | Rickey Jackson* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Jim Kovach | 27 | 4 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 93rd pick / 1979 |
| RILB | Dirt Winston | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977 |
| ROLB | Whitney Paul | 30 | 7 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Dave Waymer | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Johnnie Poe | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 144th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Russell Gary | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Frank Wattelet | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 of 24 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Russell Erxleben | 27 | 4 | 0 | 74 punts for a 41.0 average, 0 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1979 |
| PR | Jeff Groth | 26 | 4 | 14 | 39 punt returns for a 7.1 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 206th pick / 1979 |
| KR | Kenny Duckett | 24 | 1 | 1 | 33 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1982 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Morten Andersen | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| Cliff Austin | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Clemson | 3/2/1960 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1983 |
| Hoby Brenner | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 6/2/1959 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| Stan Brock | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | Colorado | 6/8/1958 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| Bruce Clark | 25 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 273 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/31/1958 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980 |
| Kelvin Clark | 27 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/30/1956 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 22nd pick / 1979 |
| Kenny Duckett | 24 | WR | 14 | 1 | 184 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 10/1/1959 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1982 |
| Brad Edelman | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-6 | Missouri | 9/3/1960 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
| Tony Elliott | 24 | NT | 12 | 0 | 282 | 6-2 | North Texas,Wisconsin | 4/23/1959 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 114th pick / 1982 |
| Russell Erxleben | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Texas | 1/13/1956 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1979 |
| Hokie Gajan | 24 | RB | 16 | 12 | 220 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/6/1959 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 249th pick / 1981 |
| Russell Gary | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 7/31/1959 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1981 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 25 | WR | 16 | 7 | 185 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 12/19/1958 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1982 |
| Leon Gray | 32 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 11/15/1951 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1973 |
| Jeff Groth | 26 | WR | 16 | 14 | 176 | 5-10 | Bowling Green | 7/2/1957 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 206th pick / 1979 |
| Larry Hardy | 27 | TE | 6 | 1 | 234 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 7/9/1956 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 309th pick / 1978 |
| John Hill | 33 | C-T | 16 | 16 | 249 | 6-2 | Lehigh | 4/16/1950 | 11 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
| Bill Hurley | 26 | DB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 6/15/1957 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1980 |
| Rickey Jackson* | 25 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1958 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| Bobby Johnson | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Texas | 9/1/1960 | Rook | |
| Greg Knafelc | 24 | QB | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 2/20/1959 | Rook | |
| Steve Korte | 23 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/15/1960 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 |
| Jim Kovach | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 5/1/1956 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 93rd pick / 1979 |
| Dave Lafary | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-7 | Purdue | 1/13/1955 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 118th pick / 1977 |
| Gary L. Lewis | 22 | NT | 6 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 1/14/1961 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1983 |
| Reggie Lewis | 29 | DE | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-2 | Oregon,San Diego State | 1/20/1954 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 443rd pick / 1976 |
| Rodney Lewis | 24 | DB | 2 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 4/2/1959 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 58th pick / 1982 |
| Chris Martin | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Auburn | 12/19/1960 | Rook | |
| Rich Mauti | 29 | WR | 16 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Penn State | 5/25/1954 | 6 | |
| Guido Merkens | 28 | WR-QB-DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Sam Houston State | 8/14/1955 | 5 | |
| Derland Moore | 32 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/7/1951 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
| Rob Nairne | 29 | LB | 16 | 1 | 223 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 3/24/1954 | 6 | |
| Louis Oubre | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 5/15/1958 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1981 |
| Whitney Paul | 30 | LB-DE | 16 | 15 | 220 | 6-3 | Colorado | 10/8/1953 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| Scott Pelluer | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Washington State | 4/28/1959 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 91st pick / 1981 |
| Vernon Perry | 30 | DB | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 9/22/1953 | 4 | |
| Jim Pietrzak | 30 | C-DT-T | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Eastern Michigan | 2/21/1953 | 9 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1974 |
| Johnnie Poe | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Missouri | 8/29/1959 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 144th pick / 1981 |
| Glen Redd | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | BYU | 6/17/1958 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 166th pick / 1981 |
| George Rogers | 25 | RB | 13 | 12 | 228 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 12/8/1958 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 6/29/1955 | 3 | |
| Lindsay Scott | 23 | WR | 16 | 7 | 195 | 6-1 | Georgia | 12/6/1960 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1982 |
| Ken Stabler | 38 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/25/1945 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| Greg Stemrick | 32 | DB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 10/25/1951 | 8 | |
| John Tice | 23 | TE | 16 | 1 | 242 | 6-5 | Maryland | 6/22/1960 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| Frank Warren | 24 | DE-NT | 16 | 1 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1959 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| Frank Wattelet | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 10/25/1958 | 2 | |
| Dave Waymer | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 7/1/1958 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| Jim Wilks | 25 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-5 | California,San Diego State | 3/12/1958 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| Dave Wilson | 24 | QB | 8 | 2 | 206 | 6-3 | Illinois | 4/27/1959 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981 Supp |
| Tim Wilson | 29 | FB | 6 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Maryland | 1/14/1954 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1977 |
| Wayne Wilson | 26 | RB | 14 | 8 | 215 | 6-3 | Shepherd | 9/4/1957 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1979 |
| Dirt Winston | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 10/25/1955 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977 |
| Tyrone Young | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-6 | Florida | 4/29/1960 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 226.4 | 6-2.2 | 3.2 |