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1985 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 294 points (18.4/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 401 points (25.1/g), 22nd.
Differential of -107 points (-6.7/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 11th.
Coached by Wade Phillips (1-3-0) and Bum Phillips (4-8-0)
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1985 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 | Dave Wilson | 26 | 4 | 10 | 145 for 293, 1,843 yards, 11 td, 15 int, & 18 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981 Supp |
| QB | Bobby Hebert | 25 | Rook | 6 | 97 for 181, 1,208 yards, 5 td, 4 int, & 12 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Earl Campbell | 30 | 7 | 13 | 158 rushes for 643 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for 88 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1978 |
| FB | Wayne Wilson | 28 | 6 | 10 | 168 rushes for 645 yards, 1 td, & 38 catches for 228 yards and 2 td | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1979 |
| FB | Hokie Gajan | 26 | 3 | 6 | 50 rushes for 251 yards, 2 td, & 8 catches for 87 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 249th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Eugene Goodlow | 27 | 2 | 11 | 32 catches for 603 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Eric Martin | 24 | Rook | 12 | 35 catches for 522 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Hoby Brenner | 26 | 4 | 16 | 42 catches for 652 yards, 3 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| TE | John Tice | 25 | 2 | 8 | 24 catches for 266 yards, 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| LT | Dave Lafary | 30 | 8 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 118th pick / 1977 |
| LT | Jim Rourke | 28 | 5 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 238th pick / 1979 |
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| LG | Brad Edelman | 25 | 3 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
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| LG | Petey Perot | 28 | 6 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1979 |
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| C | Steve Korte | 25 | 2 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 |
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| C | Joel Hilgenberg | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
| RG | Ralph Williams | 27 | 3 | 14 | ||
| RT | Stan Brock | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bruce Clark | 27 | 3 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980 |
| NT | Tony Elliott | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 114th pick / 1982 |
| RDE | Jim Wilks | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| LOLB | Rickey Jackson* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Glen Redd | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 166th pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Jack Del Rio | 22 | Rook | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| RILB | Scott Pelluer | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 91st pick / 1981 |
| ROLB | Whitney Paul | 32 | 9 | 8 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| ROLB | James Haynes | 25 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Dave Waymer | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Johnnie Poe | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 144th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Terry Hoage | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1984 |
| FS | Frank Wattelet | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 31 of 35 field goals & 27 of 29 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Brian Hansen | 25 | 1 | 0 | 89 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Willie Tullis | 27 | 4 | 1 | 17 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1981 |
| KR | Tyrone Anthony | 23 | 1 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 69th pick / 1984 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Morten Andersen* | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| Tyrone Anthony | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 3/3/1962 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 69th pick / 1984 |
| Malcolm Barnwell | 27 | WR | 2 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Virginia Union | 6/28/1958 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 173rd pick / 1980 |
| Hoby Brenner | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 6/2/1959 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| Stan Brock | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | Colorado | 6/8/1958 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| Earl Campbell | 30 | RB | 16 | 13 | 232 | 5-11 | Texas | 3/29/1955 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1978 |
| David Carter | 32 | C-G | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Western Kentucky | 11/27/1953 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 165th pick / 1977 |
| Bruce Clark | 27 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/31/1958 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980 |
| Kelvin Clark | 29 | T-G | 2 | 2 | 260 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/30/1956 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 22nd pick / 1979 |
| Jack Del Rio | 22 | LB | 16 | 9 | 246 | 6-4 | USC | 4/4/1963 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| Kenny Duckett | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 10/1/1959 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1982 |
| Brad Edelman | 25 | G | 8 | 8 | 265 | 6-6 | Missouri | 9/3/1960 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
| Tony Elliott | 26 | NT | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-2 | North Texas,Wisconsin | 4/23/1959 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 114th pick / 1982 |
| Bobby Fowler | 25 | FB | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech,Texas-El Paso | 9/11/1960 | Rook | |
| Hokie Gajan | 26 | RB | 6 | 6 | 220 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/6/1959 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 249th pick / 1981 |
| Russell Gary | 26 | DB | 2 | 2 | 195 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 7/31/1959 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1981 |
| Jumpy Geathers | 25 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-7 | Wichita State | 6/26/1960 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 |
| Daren Gilbert | 22 | T | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Cal State-Fullerton | 10/3/1963 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1985 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 27 | WR | 12 | 11 | 185 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 12/19/1958 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1982 |
| Jeff Groth | 28 | WR | 12 | 2 | 176 | 5-10 | Bowling Green | 7/2/1957 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 206th pick / 1979 |
| Brian Hansen | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Sioux Falls | 10/26/1960 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| Larry Hardy | 29 | TE | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 7/9/1956 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 309th pick / 1978 |
| James Haynes | 25 | LB | 16 | 5 | 230 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 8/9/1960 | 1 | |
| Bobby Hebert | 25 | QB | 6 | 6 | 215 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/19/1960 | Rook | |
| Joel Hilgenberg | 23 | C-G | 15 | 5 | 250 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/10/1962 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
| Terry Hoage | 23 | DB | 16 | 13 | 201 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/11/1962 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1984 |
| Rickey Jackson* | 27 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1958 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| Earl Johnson | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 10/20/1963 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 236th pick / 1985 |
| Joe Kohlbrand | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/18/1963 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 206th pick / 1985 |
| Steve Korte | 25 | C-G | 12 | 12 | 265 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/15/1960 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 |
| Jim Kovach | 29 | LB | 2 | 2 | 230 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 5/1/1956 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 93rd pick / 1979 |
| Dave Lafary | 30 | T-G | 11 | 11 | 280 | 6-7 | Purdue | 1/13/1955 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 118th pick / 1977 |
| Eric Martin | 24 | WR | 16 | 12 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/8/1961 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| Brett Maxie | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 1/13/1962 | Rook | |
| Guido Merkens | 30 | WR-QB-DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Sam Houston State | 8/14/1955 | 7 | |
| Mike Miller | 26 | WR | 3 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 12/29/1959 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 104th pick / 1983 |
| Derland Moore | 34 | DT-NT-DE | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/7/1951 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1973 |
| Whitney Paul | 32 | LB-DE | 14 | 8 | 220 | 6-3 | Colorado | 10/8/1953 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| Scott Pelluer | 26 | LB | 11 | 5 | 219 | 6-2 | Washington State | 4/28/1959 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 91st pick / 1981 |
| Petey Perot | 28 | G | 7 | 7 | 261 | 6-2 | Northwest State (LA) | 4/28/1957 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1979 |
| Johnnie Poe | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Missouri | 8/29/1959 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 144th pick / 1981 |
| David Rackley | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Texas Southern | 2/2/1961 | Rook | |
| Glen Redd | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 229 | 6-1 | BYU | 6/17/1958 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 166th pick / 1981 |
| Carl Roaches | 32 | WR | 3 | 0 | 168 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 10/2/1953 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 14th / 377th pick / 1976 |
| Jim Rourke | 28 | T-G | 13 | 5 | 264 | 6-5 | Boston College | 2/10/1957 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 238th pick / 1979 |
| Adam Schreiber | 23 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Texas | 2/20/1962 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1984 |
| Lindsay Scott | 25 | WR | 9 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | Georgia | 12/6/1960 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1982 |
| John Tice | 25 | TE | 16 | 8 | 242 | 6-5 | Maryland | 6/22/1960 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| Richard Todd | 32 | QB | 2 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/19/1953 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1976 |
| Alvin Toles | 22 | LB | 16 | 2 | 211 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/23/1963 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1985 |
| Willie Tullis | 27 | DB | 14 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | Southern Miss,Troy State | 4/5/1958 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1981 |
| Frank Warren | 26 | DE-NT | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1959 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| Frank Wattelet | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 10/25/1958 | 4 | |
| Dave Waymer | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 195 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 7/1/1958 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| Jim Wilks | 27 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-5 | California,San Diego State | 3/12/1958 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| Ralph Williams | 27 | G-T | 16 | 14 | 280 | 6-3 | Southern | 3/27/1958 | 3 | |
| Dave Wilson | 26 | QB | 10 | 10 | 206 | 6-3 | Illinois | 4/27/1959 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981 Supp |
| Wayne Wilson | 28 | RB | 16 | 10 | 215 | 6-3 | Shepherd | 9/4/1957 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1979 |
| Dirt Winston | 30 | LB | 2 | 1 | 228 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 10/25/1955 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 228.4 | 6-2.1 | 3.6 |