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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)
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1990 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| 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 |
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| LG | Jim Dombrowski | 27 | 4 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |