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1986 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 288 points (18.0/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 287 points (17.9/g), 7th.
Differential of 1 points (0.1/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.
Coached by Jim Mora (7-9-0)
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1986 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 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 189 for 342, 2,353 yards, 10 td, 17 int, & 14 rushes for 19 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981 Supp |
| RB | Rueben Mayes* | 23 | Rook | 12 | 286 rushes for 1,353 yards, 8 td, & 17 catches for 96 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1986 |
| RB | Dalton Hilliard | 22 | Rook | 5 | 121 rushes for 425 yards, 5 td, & 17 catches for 107 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986 |
| FB | Buford Jordan | 24 | Rook | 9 | 68 rushes for 207 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 127 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp |
| WR | Mike A. Jones | 26 | 3 | 8 | 48 catches for 625 yards, 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 159th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Eric Martin | 25 | 1 | 11 | 37 catches for 675 yards, 5 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Eugene Goodlow | 28 | 3 | 6 | 20 catches for 306 yards, 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Hoby Brenner | 27 | 5 | 12 | 18 catches for 286 yards, 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| TE | John Tice | 26 | 3 | 13 | 37 catches for 330 yards, 3 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| LT | Bill Contz | 25 | 3 | 13 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1983 |
| LG | Brad Edelman | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
| C | Steve Korte | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 |
| RG | Chuck Commiskey | 28 | Rook | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 247th pick / 1981 |
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| RG | Ralph Williams | 28 | 4 | 6 | ||
| RT | Stan Brock | 28 | 6 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bruce Clark | 28 | 4 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980 |
| NT | Tony Elliott | 27 | 4 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 114th pick / 1982 |
| RDE | Jim Wilks | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| LOLB | Rickey Jackson* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Sam Mills | 27 | Rook | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RILB | Alvin Toles | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1985 |
| ROLB | James Haynes | 26 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Dave Waymer | 28 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Johnnie Poe | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 144th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Antonio Gibson | 24 | Rook | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Frank Wattelet | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 26 of 30 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Brian Hansen | 26 | 2 | 0 | 81 punts for a 42.7 average, 1 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Eric Martin | 25 | 1 | 11 | 24 punt returns for a 9.5 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| KR | Mel J. Gray | 25 | Rook | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 27.9 average and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen*+ | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| Sheldon Andrus | 24 | DT | 1 | 0 | 271 | 6-2 | Nicholls State | 10/5/1962 | Rook | |
| Hoby Brenner | 27 | TE | 15 | 12 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 6/2/1959 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| Stan Brock | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | Colorado | 6/8/1958 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| Bruce Clark | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/31/1958 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980 |
| Chuck Commiskey | 28 | G | 16 | 10 | 290 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 3/28/1958 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 247th pick / 1981 |
| Bill Contz | 25 | T | 13 | 13 | 268 | 6-5 | Penn State | 12/5/1961 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1983 |
| Jack Del Rio | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 246 | 6-4 | USC | 4/4/1963 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| Jim Dombrowski | 23 | G-T | 3 | 3 | 300 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/19/1963 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| Jon Dumbauld | 23 | DE | 9 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 2/14/1963 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 253rd pick / 1986 |
| Brad Edelman | 26 | G | 13 | 13 | 265 | 6-6 | Missouri | 9/3/1960 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
| Kelvin Edwards | 22 | WR | 14 | 3 | 202 | 6-2 | Liberty | 7/19/1964 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1986 |
| Tony Elliott | 27 | NT | 15 | 15 | 282 | 6-2 | North Texas,Wisconsin | 4/23/1959 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 114th pick / 1982 |
| Russell Gary | 27 | DB | 7 | 3 | 195 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 7/31/1959 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 29th pick / 1981 |
| Jumpy Geathers | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 2 | 290 | 6-7 | Wichita State | 6/26/1960 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 |
| Antonio Gibson | 24 | DB | 16 | 13 | 206 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 7/5/1962 | Rook | |
| Daren Gilbert | 23 | T | 9 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Cal State-Fullerton | 10/3/1963 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1985 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 28 | WR | 16 | 6 | 185 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 12/19/1958 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1982 |
| Mel J. Gray | 25 | RB-WR | 16 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Brian Hansen | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Sioux Falls | 10/26/1960 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| Herbert Harris | 25 | WR | 7 | 1 | 206 | 6-1 | Lamar | 5/4/1961 | Rook | |
| James Haynes | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 8/9/1960 | 2 | |
| Bobby Hebert | 26 | QB | 5 | 3 | 215 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/19/1960 | 1 | |
| Joel Hilgenberg | 24 | C-G | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/10/1962 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 22 | RB | 16 | 5 | 204 | 5-8 | LSU | 1/21/1964 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986 |
| Milford Hodge | 25 | DE-NT | 1 | 0 | 278 | 6-3 | Washington State | 3/11/1961 | Rook | New England Patriots / 8th / 224th pick / 1985 |
| Rickey Jackson* | 28 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1958 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| Van Jakes | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Kent State | 5/10/1961 | 3 | |
| Bobby Johnson | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Texas | 9/1/1960 | 3 | |
| Vaughan Johnson | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 3/24/1962 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Mike A. Jones | 26 | WR | 16 | 8 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 4/14/1960 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 159th pick / 1983 |
| Buford Jordan | 24 | RB | 16 | 9 | 223 | 6-0 | McNeese State | 6/26/1962 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Joe Kohlbrand | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/18/1963 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 206th pick / 1985 |
| Steve Korte | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/15/1960 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 27 | QB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Indiana,Missouri,Stanford | 12/5/1959 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 6th / 168th pick / 1983 |
| Eric Martin | 25 | WR | 16 | 11 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/8/1961 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| Brett Maxie | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 1/13/1962 | 1 | |
| Rueben Mayes* | 23 | RB | 16 | 12 | 201 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/6/1963 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1986 |
| Dana McLemore | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Hawaii | 7/1/1960 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 269th pick / 1982 |
| Casey Merrill | 29 | DE-DT | 1 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 7/16/1957 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1979 |
| Sam Mills | 27 | LB | 16 | 13 | 229 | 5-9 | Montclair State | 6/3/1959 | Rook | |
| Johnnie Poe | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Missouri | 8/29/1959 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 144th pick / 1981 |
| Glen Redd | 28 | LB | 4 | 3 | 229 | 6-1 | BYU | 6/17/1958 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 166th pick / 1981 |
| Pat Saindon | 25 | G | 8 | 1 | 273 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 3/3/1961 | Rook | |
| Pat Swilling | 22 | LB-DE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/25/1964 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| John Tice | 26 | TE | 16 | 13 | 242 | 6-5 | Maryland | 6/22/1960 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| Alvin Toles | 23 | LB | 16 | 15 | 211 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/23/1963 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1985 |
| Willie Tullis | 28 | DB | 7 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | Southern Miss,Troy State | 4/5/1958 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1981 |
| Frank Warren | 27 | DE-NT | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1959 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| Frank Wattelet | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 10/25/1958 | 5 | |
| Dave Waymer | 28 | DB | 16 | 15 | 195 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 7/1/1958 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| Jim Wilks | 28 | DE-NT | 16 | 15 | 266 | 6-5 | California,San Diego State | 3/12/1958 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| John Williams | 26 | RB | 7 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 10/26/1960 | 1 | |
| Ralph Williams | 28 | G-T | 6 | 6 | 280 | 6-3 | Southern | 3/27/1958 | 4 | |
| Dave Wilson | 27 | QB | 14 | 13 | 206 | 6-3 | Illinois | 4/27/1959 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981 Supp |
| Wayne Wilson | 29 | RB | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Shepherd | 9/4/1957 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 16 | 232.1 | 6-2.2 | 2.4 |