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1989 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 386 points (24.1/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 301 points (18.8/g), 11th.
Differential of 85 points (5.3/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.3-5.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 7th.
Coached by Jim Mora (9-7-0)
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1989 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 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 222 for 353, 2,686 yards, 15 td, 15 int, & 25 rushes for 87 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Dalton Hilliard* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 344 rushes for 1,262 yards, 13 td, & 52 catches for 514 yards and 5 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986 |
| FB | Buford Jordan | 27 | 3 | 7 | 38 rushes for 179 yards, 3 td, & 4 catches for 53 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp |
| FB | Craig Heyward | 23 | 1 | 6 | 49 rushes for 183 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 69 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Lonzell Hill | 24 | 2 | 12 | 48 catches for 636 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Eric Martin | 28 | 4 | 16 | 68 catches for 1,090 yards, 8 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Hoby Brenner | 30 | 8 | 16 | 34 catches for 398 yards, 4 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| LT | Jim Dombrowski | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| LT | Kevin Haverdink | 24 | Rook | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 133rd pick / 1989 |
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| LG | Brad Edelman | 29 | 7 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
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| LG | Jim Dombrowski | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| C | Joel Hilgenberg | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
| RG | Steve Trapilo | 25 | 2 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1987 |
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| RT | Stan Brock | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Frank Warren | 30 | 8 | 16 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| NT | Jim Wilks | 31 | 8 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Jumpy Geathers | 29 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 |
| LOLB | Rickey Jackson | 31 | 8 | 14 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Sam Mills | 30 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RILB | Vaughan Johnson* | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp |
| ROLB | Pat Swilling* | 25 | 3 | 15 | 16.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Robert Massey | 22 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 46th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Toi Cook | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Gene Atkins | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987 |
| FS | Dave Waymer | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen | 29 | 7 | 0 | 20 of 29 field goals & 44 of 45 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Tommy Barnhardt | 26 | 2 | 0 | 55 punts for a 39.6 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| PR | Rod Harris | 23 | Rook | 0 | 27 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 104th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Rod Harris | 23 | Rook | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 19.9 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 104th pick / 1989 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Morten Andersen | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| Gene Atkins | 25 | DB | 14 | 12 | 201 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 11/22/1964 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987 |
| Tommy Barnhardt | 26 | P | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | East Carolina,North Carolina | 6/11/1963 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| Hoby Brenner | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 6/2/1959 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| Stan Brock | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | Colorado | 6/8/1958 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| Toi Cook | 25 | DB | 16 | 14 | 188 | 5-11 | Stanford | 12/3/1964 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987 |
| Glenn Derby | 25 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 6/27/1964 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 218th pick / 1988 |
| Jim Dombrowski | 26 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/19/1963 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| Brad Edelman | 29 | G | 8 | 8 | 265 | 6-6 | Missouri | 9/3/1960 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 30th pick / 1982 |
| Brian Forde | 26 | LB | 16 | 1 | 230 | 6-2 | Washington State | 11/1/1963 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 190th pick / 1988 |
| John Fourcade | 29 | QB | 13 | 3 | 208 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 10/11/1960 | 2 | |
| Paul Frazier | 22 | RB | 15 | 0 | 188 | 5-8 | Northwest State (LA) | 11/12/1967 | Rook | |
| Jumpy Geathers | 29 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 290 | 6-7 | Wichita State | 6/26/1960 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 |
| Antonio Gibson | 27 | DB | 16 | 3 | 206 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 7/5/1962 | 3 | |
| Rod Harris | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 11/14/1966 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 104th pick / 1989 |
| Kevin Haverdink | 24 | T | 16 | 7 | 285 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 10/20/1965 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 133rd pick / 1989 |
| James Haynes | 29 | LB | 3 | 2 | 230 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 8/9/1960 | 5 | |
| Bobby Hebert | 29 | QB | 14 | 13 | 215 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/19/1960 | 4 | |
| Craig Heyward | 23 | RB | 16 | 6 | 260 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/26/1966 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| Joel Hilgenberg | 27 | C-G | 16 | 13 | 250 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/10/1962 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
| Lonzell Hill | 24 | WR | 16 | 12 | 189 | 5-11 | Washington | 9/25/1965 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1987 |
| Dalton Hilliard* | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 5-8 | LSU | 1/21/1964 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986 |
| Rickey Jackson | 31 | LB-DE | 14 | 14 | 243 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1958 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| Undra Johnson | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 199 | 5-9 | West Virginia | 1/8/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 172nd pick / 1989 |
| Vaughan Johnson* | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 3/24/1962 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Walter Johnson | 26 | LB | 15 | 0 | 241 | 6-0 | Louisiana Tech | 11/13/1963 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1987 |
| Mike A. Jones | 29 | WR | 3 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 4/14/1960 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 159th pick / 1983 |
| Buford Jordan | 27 | RB | 11 | 7 | 223 | 6-0 | McNeese State | 6/26/1962 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Joe Kohlbrand | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/18/1963 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 206th pick / 1985 |
| Steve Korte | 29 | C-G | 5 | 4 | 265 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/15/1960 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 38th pick / 1983 |
| Milton Mack | 26 | DB | 16 | 4 | 188 | 5-11 | Alcorn State | 9/20/1963 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 123rd pick / 1987 |
| Doug Marrone | 25 | G-C-T | 1 | 0 | 269 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 7/25/1964 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 164th pick / 1986 |
| Eric Martin | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/8/1961 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| Wayne Martin | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 10/26/1965 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989 |
| Robert Massey | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 2/27/1967 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 46th pick / 1989 |
| Brett Maxie | 27 | DB | 16 | 2 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 1/13/1962 | 4 | |
| Michael Mayes | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | LSU | 8/17/1966 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 106th pick / 1989 |
| Sam Mills | 30 | LB | 16 | 15 | 229 | 5-9 | Montclair State | 6/3/1959 | 3 | |
| Bobby Morse | 24 | RB | 11 | 0 | 207 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 10/3/1965 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 316th pick / 1987 |
| Calvin Nicholson | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 183 | 5-9 | Oregon State | 7/9/1967 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 300th pick / 1989 |
| Brett Perriman | 24 | WR | 14 | 1 | 180 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1965 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| Kim Phillips | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 188 | 5-9 | North Texas | 10/28/1966 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1989 |
| Greg Scales | 23 | TE | 14 | 4 | 253 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 5/9/1966 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1988 |
| Derrick Shepard | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 1/22/1964 | 2 | |
| Michael Simmons | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 269 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 11/14/1965 | Rook | |
| Pat Swilling* | 25 | LB-DE | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/25/1964 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| Pat Swoopes | 25 | NT | 15 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 3/4/1964 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 284th pick / 1986 |
| Bennie Thompson | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 2/10/1963 | Rook | |
| John Tice | 29 | TE | 15 | 2 | 242 | 6-5 | Maryland | 6/22/1960 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| Steve Trapilo | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Boston College | 9/20/1964 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1987 |
| Floyd Turner | 23 | WR | 13 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | Northwest State (LA) | 5/29/1966 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 159th pick / 1989 |
| Jeff Walker | 26 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Memphis | 1/22/1963 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1986 |
| Frank Warren | 30 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1959 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| Dave Waymer | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 7/1/1958 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 41st pick / 1980 |
| Jim Wilks | 31 | DE-NT | 16 | 15 | 266 | 6-5 | California,San Diego State | 3/12/1958 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| George Winslow | 26 | P | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Villanova,Wisconsin | 7/28/1963 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 230.5 | 6-1.6 | 3.0 |