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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
The Saints piled up points with 370 points, and the defense allowed 360. Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-leading 1,198 yards for New Orleans.
Archie Manning threw for 3,169 yards. Wes Chandler topped pass catchers, grabbing 65 passes for 1,069 yards. Henry Childs and Tony Galbreath contributed to the receiving game, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Barry Bennett | LDT | December 10, 1955 | 6'4" | 257 | Concordia (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 14 |
| 50 | Ken Bordelon | LLB | August 26, 1954 | 6'4" | 228 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 27 | Ray Brown | SS | January 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 208 | West Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | Ed Burns | QB | December 7, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | Nebraska | Council Bluffs, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Joe Campbell | DE-NT | May 8, 1955 | 6'6" | 254 | Maryland | Wilmington, DE USA | 10 | 0 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Clarence Chapman | LCB | December 10, 1953 | 5'10" | 185 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 85 | Henry Childs | TE | April 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 223 | Kansas St. | Thomasville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Conrad Dobler | RG | October 1, 1950 | 6'3" | 254 | Wyoming | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Russell Erxleben | P | January 13, 1956 | 6'4" | 223 | Texas | Seguin, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Joe Federspiel | MLB | May 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 230 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Eric Felton | RCB | October 8, 1955 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas Tech | Austin, TX USA | 13 | 10 |
| 61 | Roger Finnie | T-G-DT | November 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 72 | Mike Fultz | DT | January 28, 1954 | 6'5" | 278 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 13 | 1 |
| 34 | Tony Galbreath | FB | January 29, 1954 | 6'0" | 228 | Missouri | Fulton, MO USA | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | David Gray | RCB | March 28, 1955 | 6'0" | 187 | Oregon St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 82 | Ike Harris | WR | November 27, 1952 | 6'3" | 210 | Iowa St. | West Memphis, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 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 | 16 | 1 |
| 54 | Pat Hughes | RLB | June 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | Boston Univ. | Everett, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Kim Jones | RB | January 19, 1952 | 6'4" | 238 | Colorado St. | Waterloo, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Jim Kovach | LB | May 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 230 | Kentucky | Parma Heights, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Dave Lafary | T-G | January 13, 1955 | 6'7" | 280 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 212 | Mississippi | Cleveland, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Reggie Mathis | LB | March 18, 1956 | 6'2" | 220 | Oklahoma | Chattanooga, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Rich Mauti | KR | May 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Penn St. | Queens, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 49 | Ralph McGill | DB | April 28, 1950 | 5'11" | 183 | Tulsa | Thomasville, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 57 | Jim Merlo | LB | October 3, 1951 | 6'1" | 221 | Stanford | Sanger, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Derland Moore | RDT | October 7, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Oklahoma | Malden, MO USA | 15 | 15 |
| 42 | Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 227 | California | Uniontown, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 37 | Tom Myers | FS | October 24, 1950 | 5'11" | 184 | Syracuse | Cohoes, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
| 83 | Tinker Owens | WR | October 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Oklahoma | Miami, OK USA | 13 | 2 |
| 17 | Rick Partridge | P | August 26, 1957 | 6'1" | 175 | Utah | Orange, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | C-DT-T | February 21, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 75 | Elex Price | DT | August 11, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | Alcorn St. | Yazoo City, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Ricky Ray | DB | May 30, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Waynesboro, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 60 | Don Reese | RDE | September 4, 1951 | 6'6" | 254 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 48 | Don Schwartz | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 191 | Washington St. | Billings, MT USA | 14 | 4 |
| 12 | Bobby Scott | QB | April 2, 1949 | 6'1" | 201 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, TN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Mike Strachan | RB | May 24, 1953 | 6'0" | 199 | Iowa St. | Miami, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 68 | Fred Sturt | G | January 6, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | Bowling Green | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | J.T. Taylor | LT | August 12, 1956 | 6'4" | 265 | Missouri | Peoria, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 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 |
| 30 | Wayne Wilson | RB | September 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Shepherd | Montgomery County, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Robert Woods | RT | July 26, 1950 | 6'3" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Florence, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 175 | none | Larnaca, Cyprus | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Emanuel Zanders | LG | July 31, 1951 | 6'1" | 251 | Jackson St. | Demopolis, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
