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1991 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 341 points (21.3/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 211 points (13.2/g), 1st.
 Differential of 130 points (8.1/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 12.1-3.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.1/g), 1st.

Simple Rating System: Total 9.0, Offense: 2.8, Defense: 6.3, SoS: 0.9, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Jim Mora (11-5-0)
 Defensive Coordinator: Steve Sidwell

Training Camp: UW La Crosse (La Crosse, Wisconsin)

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 31 6 9 149 for 248, 1,676 yards, 9 td, 8 int, & 18 rushes for 56 yards and 0 td
QB Steve Walsh 25 2 7 141 for 255, 1,638 yards, 11 td, 6 int, & 8 rushes for 0 yards and 0 td Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp
RB Gill Fenerty 28 1 12 139 rushes for 477 yards, 3 td, & 26 catches for 235 yards and 2 td New Orleans Saints / 7th / 173rd pick / 1986
FB Buford Jordan 29 5 6 47 rushes for 150 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 92 yards and 1 td Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp
WR Quinn Early 26 3 12 32 catches for 541 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988
WR Eric Martin 30 6 13 66 catches for 803 yards, 4 td New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985
TE Hoby Brenner 32 10 16 16 catches for 179 yards, 0 td New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981
TE John Tice 31 8 7 22 catches for 230 yards, 0 td New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983
LT Richard Cooper 27 1 11 1 fumble recovered
LT Kevin Haverdink 26 2 5 New Orleans Saints / 5th / 133rd pick / 1989
LG Jim Dombrowski 28 5 16 New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986
C Joel Hilgenberg 29 7 14 New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984
RG Chris Port 24 Rook 11 New Orleans Saints / 12th / 320th pick / 1990
RT Stan Brock 33 11 16 New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980
 Defensive Starters
LDE Wayne Martin 26 2 16 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989
NT Jim Wilks 33 10 15 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981
RDE Frank Warren 32 10 16 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981
LOLB Rickey Jackson 33 10 16 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981
LILB Sam Mills* 32 5 16 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
RILB Vaughan Johnson* 29 5 11 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp
ROLB Pat Swilling*+ 27 5 16 17.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986
LCB Vince Buck 23 1 13 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1990
RCB Toi Cook 27 4 14 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987
SS Brett Maxie 29 6 16 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
FS Gene Atkins 27 4 16 3.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987
 Special Teams Starters
K Morten Andersen 31 9 0 25 of 32 field goals & 38 of 38 extra points New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982
P Tommy Barnhardt 28 4 0 86 punts for a 43.5 average, 1 blocked Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986
PR Vince Buck 23 1 13 31 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1990
KR Gene Atkins 27 4 16 20 kick returns for a 18.4 average and 0 td New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
86 Gerald Alphin 27 WR 5 0 220 6-3 Kansas St. 5/21/1964 1
7 Morten Andersen 31 K 16 0 217 6-2 Michigan St. 8/19/1960 9 New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982
28 Gene Atkins 27 DB 16 16 201 5-11 Florida A&M 11/22/1964 4 New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987
6 Tommy Barnhardt 28 P 16 0 228 6-2 East Carolina,North Carolina 6/11/1963 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986
85 Hoby Brenner 32 TE 16 16 240 6-4 USC 6/2/1959 10 New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981
67 Stan Brock 33 T 16 16 295 6-6 Colorado 6/8/1958 11 New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980
16 Mike Buck 24 QB 2 0 227 6-3 Maine 4/22/1967 Rook New Orleans Saints / 6th / 156th pick / 1990
26 Vince Buck 23 DB 13 13 198 6-0 Central State (OH) 1/12/1968 1 New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1990
80 Wesley Carroll 24 WR 12 0 183 6-0 Miami (FL) 9/6/1967 Rook New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1991
41 Toi Cook 27 DB 14 14 188 5-11 Stanford 12/3/1964 4 New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987
71 Richard Cooper 27 T 15 11 290 6-5 Tennessee 11/1/1964 1
72 Jim Dombrowski 28 G-T 16 16 300 6-5 Virginia 10/19/1963 5 New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986
89 Quinn Early 26 WR 15 12 190 6-0 Iowa 4/13/1965 3 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988
22 Gill Fenerty 28 RB 16 12 205 6-0 Holy Cross 8/24/1963 1 New Orleans Saints / 7th / 173rd pick / 1986
52 Brian Forde 28 LB 16 0 230 6-2 Washington St. 11/1/1963 3 New Orleans Saints / 7th / 190th pick / 1988
29 Vencie Glenn 27 DB 16 1 205 6-0 Indiana St. 10/26/1964 5 New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986
91 Robert Goff 26 DE-DT-NT 15 0 280 6-3 Auburn 10/2/1965 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988
74 Kevin Haverdink 26 T 10 5 285 6-5 West. Michigan 10/20/1965 2 New Orleans Saints / 5th / 133rd pick / 1989
3 Bobby Hebert 31 QB 9 9 215 6-4 NW State (LA) 8/19/1960 6
34 Craig Heyward 25 RB 7 4 260 5-11 Pittsburgh 9/26/1966 3 New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988
61 Joel Hilgenberg 29 C-G 16 14 250 6-3 Iowa 7/10/1962 7 New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984
21 Dalton Hilliard 27 RB 10 3 204 5-8 LSU 1/21/1964 5 New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986
57 Rickey Jackson 33 LB-DE 16 16 243 6-2 Pittsburgh 3/20/1958 10 New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981
36 Stanford Jennings 29 RB 5 0 205 6-1 Furman 3/12/1962 7 Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984
53 Vaughan Johnson* 29 LB 13 11 235 6-3 North Carolina St. 3/24/1962 5 New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp
27 Reggie Jones 22 DB 13 1 202 6-1 Arkansas,Memphis 1/11/1969 Rook New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1991
23 Buford Jordan 29 RB 14 6 223 6-0 McNeese St. 6/26/1962 5 Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp
60 Derek Kennard 29 G-C 3 3 285 6-3 Nevada-Reno 9/9/1962 5 St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp
32 Mark Lee 33 DB 3 2 187 5-11 Washington 3/20/1958 11 Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980
62 Brad Leggett 25 C 4 2 270 6-4 USC 1/16/1966 Rook Denver Broncos / 8th / 219th pick / 1990
24 Milton Mack 28 DB 8 3 188 5-11 Alcorn St. 9/20/1963 4 New Orleans Saints / 5th / 123rd pick / 1987
84 Eric Martin 30 WR 16 13 207 6-1 LSU 11/8/1961 6 New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985
93 Wayne Martin 26 DE-DT 16 16 275 6-5 Arkansas 10/26/1965 2 New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989
39 Brett Maxie 29 DB 16 16 194 6-2 Texas Southern 1/13/1962 6
25 Fred McAfee 23 RB 9 0 193 5-10 Mississippi Col. 6/20/1968 Rook New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991
69 Les Miller 26 NT-DE-DT 16 0 292 6-7 Kansas St.,Fort Hays St. 3/1/1965 4
51 Sam Mills* 32 LB 16 16 229 5-9 Montclair St. 6/3/1959 5
35 Bobby Morse 26 RB 6 0 207 5-10 Michigan St. 10/3/1965 4 Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 316th pick / 1987
86 Pat Newman 23 WR 7 0 189 5-11 Utah St. 9/10/1968 Rook Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 249th pick / 1990
38 Calvin Nicholson 24 DB 8 0 183 5-9 Oregon St. 7/9/1967 2 New Orleans Saints / 11th / 300th pick / 1989
45 Stan Petry 25 DB 2 0 174 5-11 TCU 8/14/1966 2 Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 88th pick / 1989
70 Chris Port 24 G-T 14 11 295 6-5 Duke 11/2/1967 Rook New Orleans Saints / 12th / 320th pick / 1990
55 Scott Ross 23 LB 4 0 235 6-1 USC 12/7/1968 Rook New Orleans Saints / 11th / 293rd pick / 1991
83 Greg Scales 25 TE 2 1 253 6-4 Wake Forest 5/9/1966 3 New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1988
99 Joel Smeenge 23 DE-LB 14 0 262 6-6 West. Michigan 4/1/1968 1 New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1990
30 Cedric Smith 23 FB 6 0 238 5-11 Florida 5/27/1968 1 Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 131st pick / 1990
56 Pat Swilling*+ 27 LB-DE 16 16 245 6-3 Georgia Tech 10/25/1964 5 New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986
37 Bennie Thompson* 28 DB 16 0 210 6-0 Grambling St. 2/10/1963 2
82 John Tice 31 TE 15 7 242 6-5 Maryland 6/22/1960 8 New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983
97 Renaldo Turnbull 25 DE-LB 16 0 250 6-4 West Virginia 1/5/1966 1 New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 1990
88 Floyd Turner 25 WR 16 4 192 5-11 NW State (LA) 5/29/1966 2 New Orleans Saints / 6th / 159th pick / 1989
87 Frank Wainright 24 TE 14 2 255 6-2 Northern Colorado 10/10/1967 Rook New Orleans Saints / 8th / 210th pick / 1991
4 Steve Walsh 25 QB 8 7 207 6-3 Miami (FL) 12/1/1966 2 Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp
73 Frank Warren 32 DE-NT 16 16 285 6-4 Auburn 9/14/1959 10 New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981
94 Jim Wilks 33 DE-NT 16 15 266 6-5 California,San Diego St. 3/12/1958 10 New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981
90 James E. Williams 23 LB 16 4 246 6-0 Mississippi St. 10/10/1968 1 New Orleans Saints / 6th / 158th pick / 1990
66 Larry Williams 28 G-C 6 2 292 6-5 Notre Dame 7/3/1963 5 Cleveland Browns / 10th / 259th pick / 1985
Team Total 27.1 16 232.7 6-1.8 3.8