1978 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Nolan (7-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1978 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Nolan (7-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1978 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans scored 281 points, while the defensive squad conceded 298. Archie Manning led the charge, slinging for 3,416 yards. Tony Galbreath topped the receiving corps, grabbing 74 passes, while Henry Childs added 869 receiving yards.
Tony Galbreath carried the ball for a team-leading 635 yards for the Saints, and Chuck Muncie also contributed to the rushing attack.
Tom Myers seized 6 opponent throws.
Dick Nolan coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Gary Anderson | G | September 22, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Stanford | Fairfield, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Barry Bennett | DT | December 10, 1955 | 6'4" | 257 | Concordia (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Tom Blanchard | P | May 28, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Grants Pass, OR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Ray Brown | SS | January 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 208 | West Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Joe Campbell | RDE | May 8, 1955 | 6'6" | 254 | Maryland | Wilmington, DE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | KR | August 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, FL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 24 | Clarence Chapman | LCB | December 10, 1953 | 5'10" | 185 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Henry Childs | TE | April 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 223 | Kansas St. | Thomasville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Ron Crosby | LB | March 2, 1955 | 6'3" | 224 | Penn St. | McKeesport, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Conrad Dobler | G | October 1, 1950 | 6'3" | 254 | Wyoming | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 58 | Joe Federspiel | MLB | May 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 230 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Eric Felton | DB | October 8, 1955 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas Tech | Austin, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 69 | Bill Fifer | T | October 26, 1955 | 6'4" | 250 | West Texas A&M | Kerrville, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Mike Fultz | DT | January 28, 1954 | 6'5" | 278 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Tony Galbreath | FB | January 29, 1954 | 6'0" | 228 | Missouri | Fulton, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Elois Grooms | LDE | May 20, 1953 | 6'4" | 249 | Tennessee Tech | Tompkinsville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Larry Hardy | TE | July 9, 1956 | 6'3" | 234 | Jackson St. | Mendenhall, MS USA | 16 | 1 |
| 82 | Ike Harris | WR | November 27, 1952 | 6'3" | 210 | Iowa St. | West Memphis, AR USA | 15 | 15 |
| 62 | John Hill | C | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 249 | Lehigh | East Orange, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Jack Holmes | RB | June 20, 1953 | 5'11" | 210 | Texas Southern | Rolling Fork, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 54 | Pat Hughes | RLB | June 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | Boston Univ. | Everett, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Kevin Hunt | T-G | November 29, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Doane | Framington, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Kim Jones | RB | January 19, 1952 | 6'4" | 238 | Colorado St. | Waterloo, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Tom Jurich | K | July 26, 1956 | 5'10" | 185 | Northern Arizona | Alhambra, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Rick Kingrea | LB | July 18, 1949 | 6'1" | 233 | Tulane | Pearlsburg, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Dave Lafary | RG | January 13, 1955 | 6'7" | 280 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 15 | 13 |
| 3 | John Leypoldt | K | March 31, 1946 | 6'2" | 229 | Northern Virginia CC | Washington, DC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 212 | Mississippi | Cleveland, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Rich Mauti | WR | May 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Penn St. | Queens, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 49 | Ralph McGill | DB | April 28, 1950 | 5'11" | 183 | Tulsa | Thomasville, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Jim Merlo | LLB | October 3, 1951 | 6'1" | 221 | Stanford | Sanger, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Mark Meseroll | T | July 22, 1955 | 6'5" | 270 | Wesley | Piscataway, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Steve Mike-Mayer | K | September 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Maryland | Budapest, Hungary | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Derland Moore | RDT | October 7, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Oklahoma | Malden, MO USA | 15 | 14 |
| 42 | Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 227 | California | Uniontown, PA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 37 | Tom Myers | FS | October 24, 1950 | 5'11" | 184 | Syracuse | Cohoes, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Richard Neal | DE-DT | September 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 260 | Southern | Minden, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Tinker Owens | WR | October 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Oklahoma | Miami, OK USA | 14 | 10 |
| 75 | Elex Price | LDT | August 11, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | Alcorn St. | Yazoo City, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Rusty Rebowe | LB | January 17, 1956 | 5'10" | 213 | Nicholls St. | Destrehan, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Don Reese | DT-DE | September 4, 1951 | 6'6" | 254 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Floyd Rice | LB-TE | August 31, 1949 | 6'3" | 223 | Alcorn St. | Natchez, MS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 48 | Don Schwartz | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 191 | Washington St. | Billings, MT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Bobby Scott | QB | April 2, 1949 | 6'1" | 201 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, TN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Mo Spencer | RCB | June 15, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | North Carolina Central | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Mike Strachan | RB | May 24, 1953 | 6'0" | 199 | Iowa St. | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 68 | Fred Sturt | LG | January 6, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | Bowling Green | Toledo, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 15 | Rich Szaro | K | March 7, 1948 | 5'11" | 205 | Harvard | Rzeszow, Poland | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | J.T. Taylor | LT | August 12, 1956 | 6'4" | 265 | Missouri | Peoria, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Jim Van Wagner | RB | May 3, 1955 | 6'2" | 202 | Michigan Tech | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | Skip Vanderbundt | LB | December 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Oregon St. | Martinez, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 67 | John Watson | G-T-C | January 11, 1949 | 6'4" | 249 | Oklahoma | Palo Alto, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Brooks Williams | TE | December 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 226 | North Carolina | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Robert Woods | RT | July 26, 1950 | 6'3" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Florence, AL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 79 | Emanuel Zanders | G | July 31, 1951 | 6'1" | 251 | Jackson St. | Demopolis, AL USA | 3 | 3 |
