1973 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John North (5-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1973 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John North (5-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1973 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Saints managed just 163 points, worst in the league, and the defense allowed 312. Jess Phillips carried the ball for a team-leading 663 yards for New Orleans.
Archie Manning passed for 1,642 yards. John Beasley topped pass catchers, grabbing 31 passes, while Bob Newland added 489 receiving yards, while Jubilee Dunbar contributed to the receiving game also.
Bivian Lee, Ernie Jackson, Jim Merlo and Tom Myers each picked off 3 opponent throws.
John North coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Danny Abramowicz | E | July 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Xavier (OH) | Steubenville, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Bert Askson | DE-TE | December 16, 1945 | 6'3" | 223 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Steve Baumgartner | DE-LB | March 26, 1951 | 6'7" | 256 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | John Beasley | TE | April 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 228 | California | Pasadena, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | Robert Brown | TE | January 1, 1943 | 6'2" | 225 | Alcorn St. | Pace, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Butler | RB | August 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 218 | Kansas St. | Leaksville, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Wayne Colman | RLB | April 13, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Temple | Ventnor, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Creech | LB | January 26, 1949 | 6'3" | 236 | TCU | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Bob Davis | QB | September 15, 1945 | 6'2" | 205 | Virginia | Neptune, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | John Didion | C | October 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon St. | Woodland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Andy Dorris | DE | August 11, 1951 | 6'4" | 238 | New Mexico St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Jubilee Dunbar | WR | May 17, 1949 | 6'0" | 196 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Joe Federspiel | MLB | May 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 230 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | Happy Feller | K | June 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas | Fredericksburg, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 71 | Paul Fersen | T | February 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 260 | Georgia | Columbus, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Mike Fink | DB | December 24, 1950 | 5'11" | 181 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Johnny Fuller | SS | March 3, 1946 | 6'0" | 186 | Lamar | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 83 | Len Garrett | TE | December 18, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | New Mex. Highlands | Silsbee, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Willie Hall | LLB | September 30, 1949 | 6'2" | 223 | USC | Montrose, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 64 | Ray Hester | LB | March 31, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 88 | Fred Hyatt | WR | June 28, 1946 | 6'3" | 200 | Auburn | Roanoke, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ernie Jackson | LCB | April 11, 1950 | 5'10" | 173 | Duke | Hopkins, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Carl Johnson | LT | December 26, 1949 | 6'3" | 248 | Nebraska | Phoenix, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Ray Jones | DB | December 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Southern | Lufkin, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Mike Kelly | TE | January 14, 1948 | 6'4" | 215 | Davidson | Davidson, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Rick Kingrea | LB | July 18, 1949 | 6'1" | 233 | Tulane | Pearlsburg, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Jake Kupp | LG | March 12, 1941 | 6'3" | 248 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Odell Lawson | RB | December 20, 1948 | 6'2" | 218 | Langston | Ponca City, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Bivian Lee | RCB | August 3, 1948 | 6'3" | 200 | Prairie View | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Dale Lindsey | LB | January 18, 1943 | 6'2" | 223 | Kentucky | Bedford, IN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 212 | Mississippi | Cleveland, MS USA | 13 | 13 |
| 35 | Henry Matthews | RB | March 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 203 | Michigan St. | Akron, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Bill McClard | K | October 15, 1949 | 5'10" | 202 | Arkansas | Purcell, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Jim Merlo | LB | October 3, 1951 | 6'1" | 221 | Stanford | Sanger, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Lincoln Minor | RB | January 22, 1950 | 6'2" | 211 | New Mexico St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Derland Moore | DT-NT-DE | October 7, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Oklahoma | Malden, MO USA | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Jerry Moore | DB | March 16, 1949 | 6'3" | 208 | Arkansas | Belleville, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 76 | Don Morrison | RT | 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 | 12 |
| 41 | Bob Newland | WR | October 27, 1948 | 6'2" | 190 | Oregon | Medford, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Billy Newsome | LDE | March 2, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Grambling St. | Jacksonville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Steve O'Neal | P | February 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 185 | Texas A&M | Hearne, TX 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | Jess Phillips | RB | February 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Pollard | LDT | December 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas Southern | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Elex Price | RDT | August 11, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | Alcorn St. | Yazoo City, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Joe Profit | FB | August 13, 1949 | 6'0" | 213 | La-Monroe | Lake Providence, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Nate Ramsey | DB | July 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Preston Riley | WR | October 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Memphis | Vicksburg, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Craig Robinson | T | December 23, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Austin, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Bobby Scott | QB | April 2, 1949 | 6'1" | 201 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, TN USA | 6 | 1 |
| 66 | Royce Smith | G | June 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Georgia | Savannah, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Howard Stevens | KR | February 9, 1950 | 5'5" | 165 | Randolph-Macon | Harrisonburg, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Speedy Thomas | WR-FL | April 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 170 | Utah | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | Del Williams | RG | November 9, 1945 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Live Oak, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Doug Winslow | WR | July 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Drake | Des Moines, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | John Wood | DT | January 20, 1951 | 6'3" | 249 | LSU | Lake Charles, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
