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1990 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 274 points (17.1/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 275 points (17.2/g), 8th.
 Differential of -1 points (-0.1/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.8/g), 26th.

Coached by Jim Mora (8-8-0)

1990 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)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Steve Walsh 24 1 11 175 for 327, 1,970 yards, 12 td, 13 int, & 19 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp

QB John Fourcade 30 3 5 50 for 116, 785 yards, 3 td, 8 int, & 15 rushes for 77 yards and 1 td
RB Rueben Mayes 27 4 8 138 rushes for 510 yards, 7 td, & 12 catches for 121 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1986

RB Dalton Hilliard 26 4 6 90 rushes for 284 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 125 yards and 1 td

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986

FB Craig Heyward 24 2 15 129 rushes for 599 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 121 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988

WR Eric Martin 29 5 16 63 catches for 912 yards, 5 td

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985

WR Brett Perriman 25 2 15 36 catches for 382 yards, 2 td

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988

TE Hoby Brenner 31 9 16 17 catches for 213 yards, 2 td

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981

LT Kevin Haverdink 25 1 15

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 133rd pick / 1989

LG Jim Dombrowski 27 4 16

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986

C Joel Hilgenberg 28 6 16 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984

RG Steve Trapilo 26 3 16 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1987

RT Stan Brock 32 10 16 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980

 Defensive Starters
LDE Wayne Martin 25 1 11 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989

NT Robert Goff 25 2 10 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988

RDE Jim Wilks 32 9 15 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981

RDE Renaldo Turnbull 24 Rook 6 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 1990

LOLB Rickey Jackson 32 9 16 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 7 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981

LILB Sam Mills 31 4 14 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RILB Vaughan Johnson* 28 4 16 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp

ROLB Pat Swilling* 26 4 16 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986

LCB Robert Massey 23 1 16 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 46th pick / 1989

RCB Toi Cook 26 3 16 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987

SS Brett Maxie 28 5 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
FS Gene Atkins 26 3 16 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987

 Special Teams Starters
K Morten Andersen* 30 8 0 21 of 27 field goals & 29 of 29 extra points

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982

P Tommy Barnhardt 27 3 0 70 punts for a 42.7 average, 1 blocked

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986

PR Vince Buck 22 Rook 1 37 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1990

KR Gill Fenerty 27 Rook 0 28 kick returns for a 20.4 average and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 173rd pick / 1986

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Gerald Alphin 26 WR 11 0 220 6-3 Kansas State 5/21/1964 Rook
Morten Andersen* 30 K 16 0 217 6-2 Michigan State 8/19/1960 8

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982

Gene Atkins 26 DB 16 16 201 5-11 Florida A&M 11/22/1964 3

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987

Tommy Barnhardt 27 P 16 0 228 6-2 East Carolina,North Carolina 6/11/1963 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986

Hoby Brenner 31 TE 16 16 240 6-4 USC 6/2/1959 9

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981

Stan Brock 32 T 16 16 295 6-6 Colorado 6/8/1958 10

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980

Vince Buck 22 DB 16 1 198 6-0 Central State (OH) 1/12/1968 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1990

Toi Cook 26 DB 16 16 188 5-11 Stanford 12/3/1964 3

New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987

Richard Cooper 26 T 2 1 290 6-5 Tennessee 11/1/1964 Rook
Travis N. Davis 24 NT 2 0 279 6-2 Michigan State 5/10/1966 Rook

Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 85th pick / 1990

Glenn Derby 26 T-G 4 0 290 6-6 Wisconsin 6/27/1964 1

New Orleans Saints / 8th / 218th pick / 1988

Jim Dombrowski 27 G-T 16 16 300 6-5 Virginia 10/19/1963 4

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986

Gill Fenerty 27 RB 15 0 205 6-0 Holy Cross 8/24/1963 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 173rd pick / 1986

Brian Forde 27 LB 16 0 230 6-2 Washington State 11/1/1963 2

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 190th pick / 1988

John Fourcade 30 QB 7 5 208 6-1 Mississippi 10/11/1960 3
Robert Goff 25 DE-DT-NT 15 10 280 6-3 Auburn 10/2/1965 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988

Kevin Haverdink 25 T 15 15 285 6-5 Western Michigan 10/20/1965 1

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 133rd pick / 1989

Craig Heyward 24 RB 16 15 260 5-11 Pittsburgh 9/26/1966 2

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988

Joel Hilgenberg 28 C-G 16 16 250 6-3 Iowa 7/10/1962 6

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984

Lonzell Hill 25 WR 13 0 189 5-11 Washington 9/25/1965 3

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1987

Dalton Hilliard 26 RB 6 6 204 5-8 LSU 1/21/1964 4

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986

Rickey Jackson 32 LB-DE 16 16 243 6-2 Pittsburgh 3/20/1958 9

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981

Vaughan Johnson* 28 LB 16 16 235 6-3 North Carolina State 3/24/1962 4

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp

Buford Jordan 28 RB 6 0 223 6-0 McNeese State 6/26/1962 4

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp

Tommy Kramer 35 QB 1 0 200 6-2 Rice 3/7/1955 13

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977

Milton Mack 27 DB 16 2 188 5-11 Alcorn State 9/20/1963 3

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 123rd pick / 1987

Eric Martin 29 WR 16 16 207 6-1 LSU 11/8/1961 5

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985

Wayne Martin 25 DE-DT 11 11 275 6-5 Arkansas 10/26/1965 1

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989

Robert Massey 23 DB 16 16 200 5-11 North Carolina Central 2/27/1967 1

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 46th pick / 1989

Brett Maxie 28 DB 16 16 194 6-2 Texas Southern 1/13/1962 5
Rueben Mayes 27 RB 15 8 201 5-11 Washington State 6/6/1963 4

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1986

Sam Mills 31 LB 16 14 229 5-9 Montclair State 6/3/1959 4
Bobby Morse 25 RB 10 0 207 5-10 Michigan State 10/3/1965 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 316th pick / 1987

Brett Perriman 25 WR 16 15 180 5-9 Miami (FL) 10/10/1965 2

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988

Greg Scales 24 TE 16 0 253 6-4 Wake Forest 5/9/1966 2

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1988

Michael Simmons 25 DE 16 3 269 6-4 Mississippi State 11/14/1965 1
Joel Smeenge 22 DE-LB 15 0 262 6-6 Western Michigan 4/1/1968 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1990

Ernest Spears 23 DB 16 0 192 5-11 USC 11/6/1967 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 10th / 267th pick / 1990

Pat Swilling* 26 LB-DE 16 16 245 6-3 Georgia Tech 10/25/1964 4

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986

Bennie Thompson 27 DB 16 2 210 6-0 Grambling State 2/10/1963 1
John Tice 30 TE 16 4 242 6-5 Maryland 6/22/1960 7

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983

Steve Trapilo 26 G 16 16 290 6-5 Boston College 9/20/1964 3

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1987

Renaldo Turnbull 24 DE-LB 16 6 250 6-4 West Virginia 1/5/1966 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 1990

Floyd Turner 24 WR 16 0 192 5-11 Northwest State (LA) 5/29/1966 1

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 159th pick / 1989

Steve Walsh 24 QB 12 11 207 6-3 Miami (FL) 12/1/1966 1

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp

Jim Wilks 32 DE-NT 15 15 266 6-5 California,San Diego State 3/12/1958 9

New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981

James E. Williams 22 LB 14 0 246 6-0 Mississippi State 10/10/1968 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 158th pick / 1990

DeMond Winston 22 LB 16 0 239 6-2 Vanderbilt 9/14/1968 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1990

Team Total 26.5 16 233.4 6-1.8 3.1