1979 New Orleans Saints Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Nolan (8-8)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1979 New Orleans Saints Statistics
1979 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

New Orleans piled up points with 370 points, while the defense allowed 360. Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-leading 1,198 yards for the Saints.

Archie Manning threw for 3,169 yards. Wes Chandler topped pass catchers, grabbing 65 passes for 1,069 yards. Tony Galbreath and Henry Childs were targeted regularly, too.

Tom Myers seized 7 opponent throws.

Dick Nolan coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
63Barry BennettLDTDecember 10, 19556'4"257Concordia (MN)St. Paul, MN USA1614
50Ken BordelonLLBAugust 26, 19546'4"228LSUNew Orleans, LA USA1614
27Ray BrownSSJanuary 12, 19496'1"208West Texas A&MFort Worth, TX USA1212
11Ed BurnsQBDecember 7, 19546'3"210NebraskaCouncil Bluffs, IA USA160
73Joe CampbellDE-NTMay 8, 19556'6"254MarylandWilmington, DE USA100
89Wes ChandlerWRAugust 22, 19566'0"196FloridaNew Smyrna Beach, FL USA1616
24Clarence ChapmanLCBDecember 10, 19535'10"185East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA1615
85Henry ChildsTEApril 16, 19516'2"223Kansas St.Thomasville, GA USA1616
66Conrad DoblerRGOctober 1, 19506'3"254WyomingChicago, IL USA1616
14Russell ErxlebenPJanuary 13, 19566'4"223TexasSeguin, TX USA10
58Joe FederspielMLBMay 6, 19506'1"230KentuckyLouisville, KY USA1616
20Eric FeltonRCBOctober 8, 19556'0"200Texas TechAustin, TX USA1310
61Roger FinnieT-G-DTNovember 6, 19456'3"245Florida A&MMiami, FL USA80
72Mike FultzDTJanuary 28, 19546'5"278NebraskaLincoln, NE USA131
34Tony GalbreathFBJanuary 29, 19546'0"228MissouriFulton, MO USA150
21David GrayRCBMarch 28, 19556'0"187Oregon St.San Diego, CA USA166
78Elois GroomsLDEMay 20, 19536'4"249Tennessee TechTompkinsville, KY USA1616
87Larry HardyTEJuly 9, 19566'3"234Jackson St.Mendenhall, MS USA160
82Ike HarrisWRNovember 27, 19526'3"210Iowa St.West Memphis, AR USA1414
62John HillCApril 16, 19506'2"249LehighEast Orange, NJ USA1616
45Jack HolmesRBJune 20, 19535'11"210Texas SouthernRolling Fork, MS USA161
54Pat HughesRLBJune 2, 19476'2"240Boston Univ.Everett, MA USA160
32Kim JonesRBJanuary 19, 19526'4"238Colorado St.Waterloo, IA USA20
52Jim KovachLBMay 1, 19566'2"230KentuckyParma Heights, OH USA160
64Dave LafaryT-GJanuary 13, 19556'7"280PurdueCincinnati, OH USA160
8Archie ManningQBMay 19, 19496'3"212MississippiCleveland, MS USA1616
56Reggie MathisLBMarch 18, 19566'2"220OklahomaChattanooga, TN USA160
84Rich MautiKRMay 25, 19546'0"190Penn St.Queens, NY USA150
49Ralph McGillDBApril 28, 19505'11"183TulsaThomasville, GA USA130
57Jim MerloLBOctober 3, 19516'1"221StanfordSanger, CA USA160
74Derland MooreRDTOctober 7, 19516'4"250OklahomaMalden, MO USA1515
42Chuck MuncieRBMarch 17, 19536'3"227CaliforniaUniontown, PA USA1615
37Tom MyersFSOctober 24, 19505'11"184SyracuseCohoes, NY USA1515
83Tinker OwensWROctober 3, 19545'11"170OklahomaMiami, OK USA132
17Rick PartridgePAugust 26, 19576'1"175UtahOrange, CA USA130
76Jim PietrzakC-DT-TFebruary 21, 19536'5"260East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA110
75Elex PriceDTAugust 11, 19506'3"260Alcorn St.Yazoo City, MS USA60
22Ricky RayDBMay 30, 19575'11"180Norfolk St.Waynesboro, VA USA60
60Don ReeseRDESeptember 4, 19516'6"254Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA1612
48Don SchwartzDBFebruary 24, 19566'1"191Washington St.Billings, MT USA144
12Bobby ScottQBApril 2, 19496'1"201TennesseeChattanooga, TN USA30
33Mike StrachanRBMay 24, 19536'0"199Iowa St.Miami, FL USA100
68Fred SturtGJanuary 6, 19516'4"255Bowling GreenToledo, OH USA160
71J.T. TaylorLTAugust 12, 19566'4"265MissouriPeoria, IL USA1616
67John WatsonG-T-CJanuary 11, 19496'4"249OklahomaPalo Alto, CA USA50
88Brooks WilliamsTEDecember 7, 19546'4"226North CarolinaBaltimore, MD USA160
30Wayne WilsonRBSeptember 4, 19576'3"215ShepherdMontgomery County, MD USA140
65Robert WoodsRTJuly 26, 19506'3"255Tennessee St.Florence, AL USA1515
1Garo YepremianKJune 2, 19445'8"175noneLarnaca, Cyprus140
79Emanuel ZandersLGJuly 31, 19516'1"251Jackson St.Demopolis, AL USA1616



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