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1988 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 312 points (19.5/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 283 points (17.7/g), 4th.
Differential of 29 points (1.8/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.9-7.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 15th.
Coached by Jim Mora (10-6-0)
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1988 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 | Bobby Hebert | 28 | 3 | 16 | 280 for 478, 3,156 yards, 20 td, 15 int, & 37 rushes for 79 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Dalton Hilliard | 24 | 2 | 9 | 204 rushes for 823 yards, 5 td, & 34 catches for 335 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986 |
| RB | Rueben Mayes | 25 | 2 | 9 | 170 rushes for 628 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 103 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1986 |
| FB | Craig Heyward | 22 | Rook | 8 | 74 rushes for 355 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 105 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Lonzell Hill | 23 | 1 | 15 | 66 catches for 703 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Eric Martin* | 27 | 3 | 16 | 85 catches for 1,083 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Hoby Brenner | 29 | 7 | 8 | 5 catches for 67 yards, 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| TE | John Tice | 28 | 5 | 12 | 26 catches for 297 yards, 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| LT | Jim Dombrowski | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| LG | Brad Edelman | 28 | 6 | 13 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
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| C | Steve Korte | 28 | 5 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 |
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| RG | Joel Hilgenberg | 26 | 4 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
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| RG | Steve Trapilo | 24 | 1 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1987 |
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| RT | Stan Brock | 30 | 8 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
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| RT | Daren Gilbert | 25 | 3 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1985 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Frank Warren | 29 | 7 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| LDE | Jumpy Geathers | 28 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 |
| NT | Tony Elliott | 29 | 6 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 114th pick / 1982 |
| RDE | Jim Wilks | 30 | 7 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| LOLB | Rickey Jackson | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Sam Mills* | 29 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Vaughan Johnson | 26 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp |
| ROLB | Pat Swilling | 24 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Dave Waymer | 30 | 8 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Reggie Sutton | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 115th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Van Jakes | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Antonio Gibson | 26 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Gene Atkins | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987 |
| FS | Brett Maxie | 26 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 26 of 36 field goals & 32 of 33 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Brian Hansen | 28 | 4 | 0 | 72 punts for a 40.5 average, 1 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Mel J. Gray | 27 | 2 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 12.2 average and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Mel J. Gray | 27 | 2 | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 20.9 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Michael Adams | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Arkansas State | 4/5/1964 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 67th pick / 1987 |
| Morten Andersen* | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| Gene Atkins | 24 | DB | 16 | 6 | 201 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 11/22/1964 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987 |
| Cliff Benson | 27 | TE | 7 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Purdue | 8/28/1961 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 132nd pick / 1984 |
| Dwaine Board | 32 | DE | 4 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | North Carolina A&T | 11/29/1956 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1979 |
| Hoby Brenner | 29 | TE | 10 | 8 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 6/2/1959 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| Stan Brock | 30 | T | 7 | 7 | 295 | 6-6 | Colorado | 6/8/1958 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| James Campen | 24 | C | 3 | 0 | 269 | 6-3 | Tulane | 6/11/1964 | 1 | |
| Bruce Clark | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 2 | 273 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/31/1958 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980 |
| Robert Clark | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 8/6/1965 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 263rd pick / 1987 |
| Chuck Commiskey | 30 | G | 6 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 3/28/1958 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 247th pick / 1981 |
| Bill Contz | 27 | T | 11 | 3 | 268 | 6-5 | Penn State | 12/5/1961 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1983 |
| Toi Cook | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Stanford | 12/3/1964 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987 |
| Jim Dombrowski | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/19/1963 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| Jon Dumbauld | 25 | DE | 1 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 2/14/1963 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 253rd pick / 1986 |
| Brad Edelman | 28 | G | 14 | 13 | 265 | 6-6 | Missouri | 9/3/1960 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
| Tony Elliott | 29 | NT | 14 | 12 | 282 | 6-2 | North Texas,Wisconsin | 4/23/1959 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 114th pick / 1982 |
| Brian Forde | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Washington State | 11/1/1963 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 190th pick / 1988 |
| John Fourcade | 28 | QB | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 10/11/1960 | 1 | |
| Jumpy Geathers | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 6 | 290 | 6-7 | Wichita State | 6/26/1960 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 |
| Antonio Gibson | 26 | DB | 10 | 10 | 206 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 7/5/1962 | 2 | |
| Daren Gilbert | 25 | T | 11 | 6 | 285 | 6-6 | Cal State-Fullerton | 10/3/1963 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1985 |
| Mel J. Gray | 27 | RB-WR | 14 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Ted Gregory | 23 | NT | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 2/11/1965 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 26th pick / 1988 |
| Brian Hansen | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Sioux Falls | 10/26/1960 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| James Haynes | 28 | LB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 8/9/1960 | 4 | |
| Bobby Hebert | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/19/1960 | 3 | |
| Craig Heyward | 22 | RB | 11 | 8 | 260 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/26/1966 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| Joel Hilgenberg | 26 | C-G | 16 | 10 | 250 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/10/1962 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
| Lonzell Hill | 23 | WR | 16 | 15 | 189 | 5-11 | Washington | 9/25/1965 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1987 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 24 | RB | 16 | 9 | 204 | 5-8 | LSU | 1/21/1964 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986 |
| Rickey Jackson | 30 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1958 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| Van Jakes | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 188 | 6-0 | Kent State | 5/10/1961 | 5 | |
| Vaughan Johnson | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 3/24/1962 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Buford Jordan | 26 | RB | 14 | 3 | 223 | 6-0 | McNeese State | 6/26/1962 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Joe Kohlbrand | 25 | LB | 16 | 2 | 242 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/18/1963 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 206th pick / 1985 |
| Steve Korte | 28 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/15/1960 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 |
| Milton Mack | 25 | DB | 14 | 1 | 188 | 5-11 | Alcorn State | 9/20/1963 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 123rd pick / 1987 |
| Eric Martin* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/8/1961 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| Brett Maxie | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 1/13/1962 | 3 | |
| Rueben Mayes | 25 | RB | 16 | 9 | 201 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/6/1963 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1986 |
| Sam Mills* | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 229 | 5-9 | Montclair State | 6/3/1959 | 2 | |
| Mark Pattison | 27 | WR | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Washington | 12/13/1961 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 188th pick / 1985 |
| Brett Perriman | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1965 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| Greg Scales | 22 | TE | 12 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 5/9/1966 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1988 |
| Reggie Sutton | 23 | DB | 15 | 7 | 190 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 2/15/1965 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 115th pick / 1986 |
| Pat Swilling | 24 | LB-DE | 15 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/25/1964 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| John Tice | 28 | TE | 15 | 12 | 242 | 6-5 | Maryland | 6/22/1960 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| Alvin Toles | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/23/1963 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1985 |
| Steve Trapilo | 24 | G | 9 | 9 | 290 | 6-5 | Boston College | 9/20/1964 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1987 |
| Jeff Walker | 25 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Memphis | 1/22/1963 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1986 |
| Frank Warren | 29 | DE-NT | 16 | 12 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1959 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| Dave Waymer | 30 | DB | 16 | 9 | 195 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 7/1/1958 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| Jim Wilks | 30 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-5 | California,San Diego State | 3/12/1958 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| Dave Wilson | 29 | QB | 1 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Illinois | 4/27/1959 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981 Supp |
| Barry Word | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/17/1963 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 234.2 | 6-2.1 | 3.2 |