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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.
Coached by Jim Mora (11-5-0)
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1991 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 | 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 |
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| LG | Jim Dombrowski | 28 | 5 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
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| C | Joel Hilgenberg | 29 | 7 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
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| RG | Chris Port | 24 | Rook | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 320th pick / 1990 |
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| RT | Stan Brock | 33 | 11 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Gerald Alphin | 27 | WR | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 5/21/1964 | 1 | |
| Morten Andersen | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| Gene Atkins | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 201 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 11/22/1964 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987 |
| Tommy Barnhardt | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | East Carolina,North Carolina | 6/11/1963 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| Hoby Brenner | 32 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 6/2/1959 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| Stan Brock | 33 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | Colorado | 6/8/1958 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Buck | 24 | QB | 2 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Maine | 4/22/1967 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 156th pick / 1990 |
| Vince Buck | 23 | DB | 13 | 13 | 198 | 6-0 | Central State (OH) | 1/12/1968 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1990 |
| Wesley Carroll | 24 | WR | 12 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/6/1967 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1991 |
| Toi Cook | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 5-11 | Stanford | 12/3/1964 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987 |
| Richard Cooper | 27 | T | 15 | 11 | 290 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 11/1/1964 | 1 | |
| Jim Dombrowski | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/19/1963 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| Quinn Early | 26 | WR | 15 | 12 | 190 | 6-0 | Iowa | 4/13/1965 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| Gill Fenerty | 28 | RB | 16 | 12 | 205 | 6-0 | Holy Cross | 8/24/1963 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 173rd pick / 1986 |
| Brian Forde | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Washington State | 11/1/1963 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 190th pick / 1988 |
| Vencie Glenn | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Indiana State | 10/26/1964 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| Robert Goff | 26 | DE-DT-NT | 15 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Auburn | 10/2/1965 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988 |
| Kevin Haverdink | 26 | T | 10 | 5 | 285 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 10/20/1965 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 133rd pick / 1989 |
| Bobby Hebert | 31 | QB | 9 | 9 | 215 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/19/1960 | 6 | |
| Craig Heyward | 25 | RB | 7 | 4 | 260 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/26/1966 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| Joel Hilgenberg | 29 | C-G | 16 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/10/1962 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 27 | RB | 10 | 3 | 204 | 5-8 | LSU | 1/21/1964 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986 |
| Rickey Jackson | 33 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1958 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| Stanford Jennings | 29 | RB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Furman | 3/12/1962 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| Vaughan Johnson* | 29 | LB | 13 | 11 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 3/24/1962 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Reggie Jones | 22 | DB | 13 | 1 | 202 | 6-1 | Arkansas,Memphis | 1/11/1969 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1991 |
| Buford Jordan | 29 | RB | 14 | 6 | 223 | 6-0 | McNeese State | 6/26/1962 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Derek Kennard | 29 | G-C | 3 | 3 | 285 | 6-3 | Nevada-Reno | 9/9/1962 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Mark Lee | 33 | DB | 3 | 2 | 187 | 5-11 | Washington | 3/20/1958 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| Brad Leggett | 25 | C | 4 | 2 | 270 | 6-4 | USC | 1/16/1966 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 8th / 219th pick / 1990 |
| Milton Mack | 28 | DB | 8 | 3 | 188 | 5-11 | Alcorn State | 9/20/1963 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 123rd pick / 1987 |
| Eric Martin | 30 | WR | 16 | 13 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/8/1961 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| Wayne Martin | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 10/26/1965 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989 |
| Brett Maxie | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 1/13/1962 | 6 | |
| Fred McAfee | 23 | RB | 9 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Mississippi College | 6/20/1968 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| Les Miller | 26 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 292 | 6-7 | Fort Hays State,Kansas State | 3/1/1965 | 4 | |
| Sam Mills* | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 229 | 5-9 | Montclair State | 6/3/1959 | 5 | |
| Bobby Morse | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 207 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 10/3/1965 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 316th pick / 1987 |
| Pat Newman | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Utah State | 9/10/1968 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 249th pick / 1990 |
| Calvin Nicholson | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 183 | 5-9 | Oregon State | 7/9/1967 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 300th pick / 1989 |
| Stan Petry | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 174 | 5-11 | TCU | 8/14/1966 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 88th pick / 1989 |
| Chris Port | 24 | G-T | 14 | 11 | 295 | 6-5 | Duke | 11/2/1967 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 320th pick / 1990 |
| Scott Ross | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | USC | 12/7/1968 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 293rd pick / 1991 |
| Greg Scales | 25 | TE | 2 | 1 | 253 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 5/9/1966 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1988 |
| Joel Smeenge | 23 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Western Michigan | 4/1/1968 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1990 |
| Cedric Smith | 23 | FB | 6 | 0 | 238 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/27/1968 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 131st pick / 1990 |
| Pat Swilling*+ | 27 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/25/1964 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| Bennie Thompson* | 28 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 2/10/1963 | 2 | |
| John Tice | 31 | TE | 15 | 7 | 242 | 6-5 | Maryland | 6/22/1960 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| Renaldo Turnbull | 25 | DE-LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 1/5/1966 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 1990 |
| Floyd Turner | 25 | WR | 16 | 4 | 192 | 5-11 | Northwest State (LA) | 5/29/1966 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 159th pick / 1989 |
| Frank Wainright | 24 | TE | 14 | 2 | 255 | 6-2 | Northern Colorado | 10/10/1967 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 210th pick / 1991 |
| Steve Walsh | 25 | QB | 8 | 7 | 207 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/1/1966 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp |
| Frank Warren | 32 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1959 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| Jim Wilks | 33 | DE-NT | 16 | 15 | 266 | 6-5 | California,San Diego State | 3/12/1958 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| James E. Williams | 23 | LB | 16 | 4 | 246 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 10/10/1968 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 158th pick / 1990 |
| 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 |