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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.5, Offense: -1.0, Defense: 2.6, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Mora
Defensive Coordinator: Steve Sidwell
Training Camp: UW La Crosse (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| C | Steve Korte | 28 | 5 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 | |
| RG | Joel Hilgenberg | 26 | 4 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 | |
| RT | Stan Brock | 30 | 8 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Frank Warren | 29 | 7 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Michael Adams | 24 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Arkansas St. | 4/5/1964 | 1 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 67th pick / 1987 | |
| 7 | Morten Andersen* | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 8/19/1960 | 6 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| 28 | Gene Atkins | 24 | ss | 16 | 6 | 201 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 11/22/1964 | 1 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987 |
| 86 | Cliff Benson | 27 | 7 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Purdue | 8/28/1961 | 4 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 132nd pick / 1984 | |
| 76 | Dwaine Board | 32 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | North Carolina A&T | 11/29/1956 | 9 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1979 | |
| 85 | Hoby Brenner | 29 | TE | 10 | 8 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 6/2/1959 | 7 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| 67 | Stan Brock | 30 | RT | 7 | 7 | 295 | 6-6 | Colorado | 6/8/1958 | 8 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| 59 | James Campen | 24 | 3 | 0 | 269 | 6-3 | Tulane | 6/11/1964 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Bruce Clark | 30 | de | 16 | 2 | 273 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 3/31/1958 | 6 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980 |
| 89 | Robert Clark | 23 | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 8/6/1965 | 1 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 263rd pick / 1987 | |
| 66 | Chuck Commiskey | 30 | 6 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 3/28/1958 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 247th pick / 1981 | |
| 70 | Bill Contz | 27 | t | 11 | 3 | 268 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 12/5/1961 | 5 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1983 |
| 41 | Toi Cook | 24 | 16 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Stanford | 12/3/1964 | 1 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987 | |
| 72 | Jim Dombrowski | 25 | LT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/19/1963 | 2 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| 95 | Jon Dumbauld | 25 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 2/14/1963 | 2 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 253rd pick / 1986 | |
| 63 | Brad Edelman | 28 | LG | 14 | 13 | 265 | 6-6 | Missouri | 9/3/1960 | 6 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
| 99 | Tony Elliott | 29 | NT | 14 | 12 | 282 | 6-2 | Wisconsin,North Texas | 4/23/1959 | 6 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 114th pick / 1982 |
| 52 | Brian Forde | 25 | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 11/1/1963 | Rook | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 190th pick / 1988 | |
| 11 | John Fourcade | 28 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 10/11/1960 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Jumpy Geathers | 28 | lde | 16 | 6 | 290 | 6-7 | Wichita St. | 6/26/1960 | 4 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 |
| 27 | Antonio Gibson | 26 | SS | 10 | 10 | 206 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 7/5/1962 | 2 | 5 | |
| 77 | Daren Gilbert | 25 | rt | 11 | 6 | 285 | 6-6 | Cal State-Fullerton | 10/3/1963 | 3 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1985 |
| 37 | Mel J. Gray | 27 | KR | 14 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 2 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| 74 | Ted Gregory | 23 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 2/11/1965 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 26th pick / 1988 | |
| 10 | Brian Hansen | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Sioux Falls | 10/26/1960 | 4 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| 92 | James Haynes | 28 | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley St. | 8/9/1960 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Bobby Hebert | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-4 | NW State (LA) | 8/19/1960 | 3 | 11 | |
| 34 | Craig Heyward | 22 | FB | 11 | 8 | 260 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/26/1966 | Rook | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| 61 | Joel Hilgenberg | 26 | RG | 16 | 10 | 250 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/10/1962 | 4 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
| 87 | Lonzell Hill | 23 | WR | 16 | 15 | 189 | 5-11 | Washington | 9/25/1965 | 1 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1987 |
| 21 | Dalton Hilliard | 24 | RB | 16 | 9 | 204 | 5-8 | LSU | 1/21/1964 | 2 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986 |
| 57 | Rickey Jackson | 30 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1958 | 7 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| 22 | Van Jakes | 27 | RCB | 16 | 15 | 188 | 6-0 | Kent St. | 5/10/1961 | 5 | 7 | |
| 53 | Vaughan Johnson | 26 | RILB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 3/24/1962 | 2 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 23 | Buford Jordan | 26 | rb | 14 | 3 | 223 | 6-0 | McNeese St. | 6/26/1962 | 2 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 55 | Joe Kohlbrand | 25 | lb | 16 | 2 | 242 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/18/1963 | 3 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 206th pick / 1985 |
| 60 | Steve Korte | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/15/1960 | 5 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 |
| 24 | Milton Mack | 25 | db | 14 | 1 | 188 | 5-11 | Alcorn St. | 9/20/1963 | 1 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 123rd pick / 1987 |
| 84 | Eric Martin* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/8/1961 | 3 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| 39 | Brett Maxie | 26 | FS | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 1/13/1962 | 3 | 7 | |
| 36 | Rueben Mayes | 25 | RB | 16 | 9 | 201 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 6/6/1963 | 2 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1986 |
| 51 | Sam Mills* | 29 | LILB | 16 | 16 | 229 | 5-9 | Montclair St. | 6/3/1959 | 2 | 12 | |
| 88 | Mark Pattison | 27 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Washington | 12/13/1961 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 188th pick / 1985 | |
| 80 | Brett Perriman | 23 | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1965 | Rook | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 | |
| 83 | Greg Scales | 22 | 12 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 5/9/1966 | Rook | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1988 | |
| 29 | Reggie Sutton | 23 | lcb | 15 | 7 | 190 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 2/15/1965 | 1 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 115th pick / 1986 |
| 56 | Pat Swilling | 24 | ROLB | 15 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/25/1964 | 2 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| 82 | John Tice | 28 | TE | 15 | 12 | 242 | 6-5 | Maryland | 6/22/1960 | 5 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| 54 | Alvin Toles | 25 | 11 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/23/1963 | 3 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1985 | |
| 65 | Steve Trapilo | 24 | RG | 9 | 9 | 290 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 9/20/1964 | 1 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1987 |
| 78 | Jeff Walker | 25 | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Memphis | 1/22/1963 | 2 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1986 | |
| 73 | Frank Warren | 29 | LDE | 16 | 12 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1959 | 7 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| 44 | Dave Waymer | 30 | LCB | 16 | 9 | 195 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 7/1/1958 | 8 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| 94 | Jim Wilks | 30 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-5 | California,San Diego St. | 3/12/1958 | 7 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| 18 | Dave Wilson | 29 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Illinois | 4/27/1959 | 7 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981 Supp | |
| 34 | Barry Word | 25 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/17/1963 | 1 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1986 | |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 234.2 | 6-2.1 | 3.2 |
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