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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 330 points (20.6/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 202 points (12.6/g), 1st.
Differential of 128 points (8.0/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 12.2-3.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 7.8, Offense: 0.7, Defense: 7.1, SoS: -0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Mora
Defensive Coordinator: Steve Sidwell
Training Camp: UW La Crosse (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Bobby Hebert | 32 | 7 | 16 | 249 for 422, 3,287 yards, 19 td, 16 int, & 32 rushes for 95 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Vaughn Dunbar | 24 | Rook | 8 | 154 rushes for 565 yards, 3 td, & 9 catches for 62 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 21st pick / 1992 |
| FB | Craig Heyward | 26 | 4 | 13 | 104 rushes for 416 yards, 3 td, & 19 catches for 159 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Quinn Early | 27 | 4 | 16 | 30 catches for 566 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Eric Martin | 31 | 7 | 11 | 68 catches for 1,041 yards, 5 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Hoby Brenner | 33 | 11 | 13 | 12 catches for 161 yards, 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| LT | Richard Cooper | 28 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Jim Dombrowski | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| C | Joel Hilgenberg* | 30 | 8 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 | |
| RG | Derek Kennard | 30 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp |
| RT | Stan Brock | 34 | 12 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Wayne Martin | 27 | 3 | 16 | 15.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989 |
| NT | Jim Wilks | 34 | 11 | 9 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Frank Warren | 33 | 11 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| LOLB | Rickey Jackson* | 34 | 11 | 16 | 13.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Sam Mills* | 33 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Vaughan Johnson* | 30 | 6 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp |
| ROLB | Pat Swilling*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Toi Cook | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Reggie Jones | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1991 |
| SS | Brett Maxie | 30 | 7 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Gene Atkins | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen* | 32 | 10 | 0 | 29 of 34 field goals & 33 of 34 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Tommy Barnhardt | 29 | 5 | 0 | 67 punts for a 44.0 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| PR | Pat Newman | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 249th pick / 1990 |
| KR | Fred McAfee | 24 | 1 | 1 | 19 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Morten Andersen* | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 8/19/1960 | 10 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| 28 | Gene Atkins | 28 | FS | 16 | 16 | 201 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 11/22/1964 | 5 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1987 |
| 6 | Tommy Barnhardt | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | East Carolina,North Carolina | 6/11/1963 | 5 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| 85 | Hoby Brenner | 33 | TE | 15 | 13 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 6/2/1959 | 11 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1981 |
| 67 | Stan Brock | 34 | RT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | Colorado | 6/8/1958 | 12 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 12th pick / 1980 |
| 16 | Mike Buck | 25 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Maine | 4/22/1967 | 1 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 156th pick / 1990 | |
| 26 | Vince Buck | 24 | lcb | 10 | 5 | 198 | 6-0 | Central State (OH) | 1/12/1968 | 2 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1990 |
| 80 | Wesley Carroll | 25 | wr | 16 | 5 | 183 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/6/1967 | 1 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1991 |
| 41 | Toi Cook | 28 | LCB | 16 | 15 | 188 | 5-11 | Stanford | 12/3/1964 | 5 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987 |
| 71 | Richard Cooper | 28 | LT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 11/1/1964 | 2 | 8 | |
| 72 | Jim Dombrowski | 29 | LG | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/19/1963 | 6 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| 86 | Marcus Dowdell | 22 | 4 | 0 | 179 | 5-10 | Tennessee St. | 5/22/1970 | Rook | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 276th pick / 1992 | |
| 32 | Vaughn Dunbar | 24 | RB | 16 | 8 | 204 | 5-10 | NE State (OK),Indiana | 9/4/1968 | Rook | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 21st pick / 1992 |
| 89 | Quinn Early | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | Iowa | 4/13/1965 | 4 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| 44 | Antonio Gibson | 30 | 6 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 7/5/1962 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 91 | Robert Goff | 27 | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Auburn | 10/2/1965 | 4 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988 | |
| 3 | Bobby Hebert | 32 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-4 | NW State (LA) | 8/19/1960 | 7 | 13 | |
| 34 | Craig Heyward | 26 | FB | 16 | 13 | 260 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/26/1966 | 4 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| 61 | Joel Hilgenberg* | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/10/1962 | 8 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1984 |
| 21 | Dalton Hilliard | 28 | rb | 16 | 4 | 204 | 5-8 | LSU | 1/21/1964 | 6 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1986 |
| 57 | Rickey Jackson* | 34 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1958 | 11 | 17 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 51st pick / 1981 |
| 68 | Paul Jetton | 28 | 2 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas | 10/6/1964 | 3 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 141st pick / 1988 | |
| 53 | Vaughan Johnson* | 30 | RILB | 16 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 3/24/1962 | 6 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 15th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 27 | Reggie Jones | 23 | RCB | 15 | 15 | 202 | 6-1 | Arkansas,Memphis | 1/11/1969 | 1 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1991 |
| 23 | Buford Jordan | 30 | 2 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | McNeese St. | 6/26/1962 | 6 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 Supp | |
| 60 | Derek Kennard | 30 | RG | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-3 | Nevada-Reno | 9/9/1962 | 6 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 43 | Tyrone Legette | 22 | 8 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 2/15/1970 | Rook | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1992 | |
| 86 | Louis Lipps | 30 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern Miss | 8/9/1962 | 8 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 | |
| 46 | Sean Lumpkin | 22 | 16 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 1/4/1970 | Rook | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 106th pick / 1992 | |
| 47 | Cedric Mack | 32 | db | 14 | 2 | 193 | 6-0 | Baylor | 9/14/1960 | 9 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 1983 |
| 84 | Eric Martin | 31 | WR | 16 | 11 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/8/1961 | 7 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 179th pick / 1985 |
| 93 | Wayne Martin | 27 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 10/26/1965 | 3 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989 |
| 39 | Brett Maxie | 30 | SS | 10 | 10 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 1/13/1962 | 7 | 5 | |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | 24 | KR | 14 | 1 | 193 | 5-10 | Mississippi Col. | 6/20/1968 | 1 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| 69 | Les Miller | 27 | nt | 16 | 2 | 292 | 6-7 | Kansas St.,Fort Hays St. | 3/1/1965 | 5 | 3 | |
| 51 | Sam Mills* | 33 | LILB | 16 | 16 | 229 | 5-9 | Montclair St. | 6/3/1959 | 6 | 16 | |
| 86 | Pat Newman | 24 | PR | 10 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Utah St. | 9/10/1968 | 1 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 249th pick / 1990 |
| 70 | Chris Port | 25 | 16 | 0 | 295 | 6-5 | Duke | 11/2/1967 | 1 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 320th pick / 1990 | |
| 83 | Torrance Small | 22 | wr | 13 | 2 | 209 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 9/4/1970 | Rook | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 138th pick / 1992 |
| 99 | Joel Smeenge | 24 | 11 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | West. Michigan | 4/1/1968 | 2 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1990 | |
| 37 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | db | 16 | 4 | 188 | 5-9 | Florida | 3/29/1969 | Rook | 3 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 215th pick / 1991 |
| 49 | Tommie Stowers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Missouri | 11/18/1966 | Rook | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 283rd pick / 1990 | |
| 56 | Pat Swilling*+ | 28 | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/25/1964 | 6 | 19 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| 29 | Keith Taylor | 28 | db | 16 | 4 | 200 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/21/1964 | 4 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 134th pick / 1988 |
| 82 | John Tice | 32 | te | 3 | 1 | 242 | 6-5 | Maryland | 6/22/1960 | 9 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 65th pick / 1983 |
| 65 | Steve Trapilo | 28 | 5 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 9/20/1964 | 5 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1987 | |
| 97 | Renaldo Turnbull | 26 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 1/5/1966 | 2 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 1990 | |
| 88 | Floyd Turner | 26 | wr | 2 | 2 | 192 | 5-11 | NW State (LA) | 5/29/1966 | 3 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 159th pick / 1989 |
| 87 | Frank Wainright | 25 | te | 13 | 4 | 255 | 6-2 | Northern Colorado | 10/10/1967 | 1 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 210th pick / 1991 |
| 73 | Frank Warren | 33 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1959 | 11 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 57th pick / 1981 |
| 94 | Jim Wilks | 34 | NT | 12 | 9 | 266 | 6-5 | California,San Diego St. | 3/12/1958 | 11 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 12th / 305th pick / 1981 |
| 90 | James E. Williams | 24 | 16 | 0 | 246 | 6-0 | Mississippi St. | 10/10/1968 | 2 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 158th pick / 1990 | |
| 92 | DeMond Winston | 24 | 16 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 9/14/1968 | 2 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1990 | |
| Team Total | 27.7 | 16 | 231.1 | 6-1.6 | 4.5 |