1972 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: J.D. Roberts (2-11-1)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1972 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: J.D. Roberts (2-11-1)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1972 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans chalked up 215 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 361. Archie Manning tossed for 2,781 yards. Bob Newland grabbed 47 passes, while Danny Abramowicz added 668 receiving yards, while Dave Parks was targeted regularly, too.
Bob Gresham carried the ball for a team-leading 381 yards for the Saints, while Archie Manning also buoyed the ground attack.
Bivian Lee picked off 4 opponent throws.
J.D. Roberts coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Danny Abramowicz | WR | July 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Xavier (OH) | Steubenville, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Margene Adkins | KR | April 30, 1947 | 5'10" | 183 | Henderson JC | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Robert Brown | TE | January 1, 1943 | 6'2" | 225 | Alcorn St. | Pace, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Butler | FB | August 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 218 | Kansas St. | Leaksville, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Wayne Colman | RLB | April 13, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Temple | Ventnor, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Mike Crangle | DE | February 3, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Cincinnati | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | John Didion | C | October 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon St. | Woodland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Charlie Durkee | K | June 25, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Julian Fagan | P | February 21, 1948 | 6'3" | 205 | Mississippi | Laurel, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Joe Federspiel | MLB | May 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 230 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Happy Feller | K | June 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas | Fredericksburg, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | James Ford | RB | September 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 45 | Arthur Green | RB | September 18, 1947 | 5'11" | 198 | Albany State (GA) | Atlanta, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | Bob Gresham | RB | July 9, 1948 | 5'11" | 195 | West Virginia | Porter, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Willie Hall | LB | September 30, 1949 | 6'2" | 223 | USC | Montrose, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Edd Hargett | QB | June 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas A&M | Marietta, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Billie Hayes | DB | June 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 175 | San Diego St. | Riverside, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Ray Hester | LB | March 31, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 78 | Glen Hines | RT | October 26, 1943 | 6'5" | 265 | Arkansas | El Dorado, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Bill Hobbs | LB | September 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 218 | Texas A&M | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Hugo Hollas | SS | November 30, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Rice | High Hill, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Delles Howell | RCB | August 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 200 | Grambling St. | Vallejo, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Ernie Jackson | LCB | April 11, 1950 | 5'10" | 173 | Duke | Hopkins, SC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 77 | Carl Johnson | LG | December 26, 1949 | 6'3" | 248 | Nebraska | Phoenix, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Jake Kupp | G-TE | March 12, 1941 | 6'3" | 248 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Kuziel | C-T | July 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Pittsburgh | New Haven, CT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Bivian Lee | DB | August 3, 1948 | 6'3" | 200 | Prairie View | Austin, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | Toni Linhart | K | July 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 178 | Austria Technical | Donawitz, Austria | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Dave Long | RDT | September 6, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Iowa | Jefferson, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 212 | Mississippi | Cleveland, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Doug Mooers | DT-DE | March 11, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Whittier | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Don Morrison | LT | December 16, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas-Arlington | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Tom Myers | FS | October 24, 1950 | 5'11" | 184 | Syracuse | Cohoes, NY USA | 13 | 6 |
| 87 | Richard Neal | LDE | September 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 260 | Southern | Minden, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Bob Newland | WR | October 27, 1948 | 6'2" | 190 | Oregon | Medford, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Joe Owens | RDE | November 8, 1946 | 6'2" | 245 | Alcorn St. | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Dick Palmer | LB | April 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 232 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Dave Parks | TE | December 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas Tech | Muenster, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Pollard | LDT | December 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas Southern | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Remi Prudhomme | C-DE-G-DT | April 24, 1942 | 6'4" | 250 | LSU | Opelousas, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Craig Robinson | T | December 23, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Austin, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | Virgil Robinson | RB | November 2, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Grambling St. | Inverness, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom Roussel | LLB | January 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Miss | Thibodeaux, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Royce Smith | RG | June 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Georgia | Savannah, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 55 | Thomas Stincic | LB | November 24, 1946 | 6'4" | 230 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Jim Strong | RB | December 12, 1946 | 6'1" | 215 | Houston | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Faddie Tillman | DT-DE | October 7, 1948 | 6'5" | 235 | Boise St. | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Cephus Weatherspoon | WR | June 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 182 | Fort Lewis | Meridian, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Creston Whitaker | WR | August 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 187 | North Texas | Quincy, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Del Williams | G-C | November 9, 1945 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Live Oak, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | Joe Williams | RB | March 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 193 | Wyoming | Center, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Richard Winther | C | October 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 261 | Mississippi | Charles City, IA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Doug Wyatt | FS | October 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Tulsa | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
