1981 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (4-12)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1981 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (4-12)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1981 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans struggled to score 207 points, worst in the circuit, while the defensive squad conceded 378. George Rogers piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,674 yards for the Saints.
Archie Manning threw for 1,447 yards, and Dave Wilson played quarterback, too. Jack Holmes grabbed 38 passes, while Guido Merkens added 458 receiving yards. Jeff Groth and Wayne Wilson were targeted regularly also.
Dave Waymer picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Bum Phillips coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Sam Adams | RG | September 20, 1948 | 6'3" | 256 | Prairie View | Jasper, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Gordon Banks | WR | March 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 63 | Barry Bennett | DT | December 10, 1955 | 6'4" | 257 | Concordia (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 3 | 3 |
| 91 | Monte Bennett | NT | April 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas St. | Sterling, KS USA | 16 | 6 |
| 50 | Ken Bordelon | LB | August 26, 1954 | 6'4" | 228 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 77 | Jerry Boyarsky | NT | May 15, 1959 | 6'3" | 290 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 85 | Hoby Brenner | TE | June 2, 1959 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Linwood, CA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 67 | Stan Brock | RT | June 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 295 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Rich Caster | TE-WR | October 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 228 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, FL USA | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Russell Erxleben | P | January 13, 1956 | 6'4" | 223 | Texas | Seguin, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Chuck Evans | LB | December 19, 1956 | 6'3" | 235 | Stanford | West Covina, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | Russell Gary | SS | July 31, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | Nebraska | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Elois Grooms | RDE | May 20, 1953 | 6'4" | 249 | Tennessee Tech | Tompkinsville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Jeff Groth | PR | July 2, 1957 | 5'10" | 176 | Bowling Green | Mankato, MN USA | 15 | 13 |
| 87 | Larry Hardy | TE | July 9, 1956 | 6'3" | 234 | Jackson St. | Mendenhall, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Ike Harris | WR | November 27, 1952 | 6'3" | 210 | Iowa St. | West Memphis, AR USA | 3 | 3 |
| 62 | John Hill | C | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 249 | Lehigh | East Orange, NJ USA | 13 | 11 |
| 45 | Jack Holmes | FB | June 20, 1953 | 5'11" | 210 | Texas Southern | Rolling Fork, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 69 | Nat Hudson | G | October 11, 1957 | 6'3" | 268 | Georgia | Rome, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Rickey Jackson | LOLB | March 20, 1958 | 6'2" | 243 | Pittsburgh | Pahokee, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Jim Kovach | RILB | May 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 230 | Kentucky | Parma Heights, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 64 | Dave Lafary | T | January 13, 1955 | 6'7" | 280 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 4 |
| 8 | Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 212 | Mississippi | Cleveland, MS USA | 12 | 11 |
| 86 | Rich Martini | WR | November 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | California-Davis | Berkeley, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Guido Merkens | WR | August 14, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Sam Houston St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 11 |
| 74 | Derland Moore | LDE | October 7, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Oklahoma | Malden, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Tom Myers | FS | October 24, 1950 | 5'11" | 184 | Syracuse | Cohoes, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 55 | Rob Nairne | ROLB | March 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 223 | Oregon St. | Redding, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 53 | Scott Pelluer | LB | April 28, 1959 | 6'2" | 219 | Washington St. | Yakima, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | C | February 21, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 5 |
| 25 | Johnnie Poe | RCB | August 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 15 | 15 |
| 22 | Ricky Ray | DB | May 30, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Waynesboro, VA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 58 | Glen Redd | LILB | June 17, 1958 | 6'1" | 229 | BYU | Ogden, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Benny Ricardo | K | January 4, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | San Diego St. | Asuncion, Paraguay | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | George Rogers | RB | December 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 228 | South Carolina | Duluth, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Jimmy Rogers | RB | June 29, 1955 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Forrest City, AR USA | 15 | 0 |
| 54 | Paul Ryczek | C | June 25, 1952 | 6'2" | 230 | Virginia | Painesville, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Bobby Scott | QB | April 2, 1949 | 6'1" | 201 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, TN USA | 4 | 1 |
| 47 | Mike Spivey | DB | March 10, 1954 | 6'0" | 197 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Scott Stauch | RB | January 3, 1959 | 5'11" | 204 | UCLA | Seattle, WA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 68 | Fred Sturt | LG | January 6, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | Bowling Green | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | J.T. Taylor | LT | August 12, 1956 | 6'4" | 265 | Missouri | Peoria, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 89 | Aundra Thompson | WR-RB | January 2, 1953 | 6'1" | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Toussaint Tyler | RB | March 19, 1959 | 6'2" | 220 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Frank Warren | DE-NT | September 14, 1959 | 6'4" | 285 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Frank Wattelet | DB | October 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Kansas | Paola, KS USA | 16 | 3 |
| 44 | Dave Waymer | LCB | July 1, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Notre Dame | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 13 |
| 94 | Jim Wilks | DE-NT | March 12, 1958 | 6'5" | 266 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Brooks Williams | TE | December 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 226 | North Carolina | Baltimore, MD USA | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Dave Wilson | QB | April 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 206 | Illinois | Anaheim, CA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 30 | Wayne Wilson | KR | September 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Shepherd | Montgomery County, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Bob Young | G-DE-DT | September 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 270 | Texas | Marshall, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
