1984 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: Bum Phillips (7-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1984 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (7-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1984 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Saints netted 298 points, but the defense allowed 361. George Rogers carried the ball for a team-leading 914 yards for New Orleans.
Richard Todd threw for 2,178 yards. Hokie Gajan grabbed 35 passes, while Tyrone Young added 597 receiving yards. Jeff Groth, Hoby Brenner and Wayne Wilson each contributed to the receiving game, too.
Dave Waymer picked off 4 opponent throws. Rickey Jackson topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 55 sacks.
Bum Phillips coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Morten Andersen | K | August 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 217 | Michigan St. | Copenhagen, Denmark | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Tyrone Anthony | RB | March 3, 1962 | 5'11" | 212 | North Carolina | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 85 | Hoby Brenner | TE | June 2, 1959 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Linwood, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Stan Brock | RT | June 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 295 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Earl Campbell | RB | March 29, 1955 | 5'11" | 232 | Texas | Tyler, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | David Carter | C-G | November 27, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | West. Kentucky | Vincennes, IN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Bruce Clark | LDE | March 31, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | Penn St. | New Castle, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 78 | Kelvin Clark | LT | January 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | Odessa, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 83 | Kenny Duckett | KR | October 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 184 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 63 | Brad Edelman | LG | September 3, 1960 | 6'6" | 265 | Missouri | Jacksonville, FL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 99 | Tony Elliott | NT | April 23, 1959 | 6'2" | 282 | Wisconsin | New York, NY USA | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Jitter Fields | PR | August 16, 1962 | 5'8" | 185 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 46 | Hokie Gajan | FB | September 6, 1959 | 5'11" | 220 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Russell Gary | SS | July 31, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | Nebraska | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Jumpy Geathers | DE-DT | June 26, 1960 | 6'7" | 290 | Wichita St. | Georgetown, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Eugene Goodlow | WR | December 19, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 10 | 6 |
| 86 | Jeff Groth | WR | July 2, 1957 | 5'10" | 176 | Bowling Green | Mankato, MN USA | 16 | 13 |
| 10 | Brian Hansen | P | October 26, 1960 | 6'4" | 215 | Sioux Falls | Hawarden, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Greg Harding | DB | July 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 197 | Nicholls St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Larry Hardy | TE | July 9, 1956 | 6'3" | 234 | Jackson St. | Mendenhall, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 92 | James Haynes | LB | August 9, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Miss. Valley St. | Tallulah, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 61 | Joel Hilgenberg | C-G | July 10, 1962 | 6'3" | 250 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 62 | John Hill | C | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 249 | Lehigh | East Orange, NJ USA | 11 | 11 |
| 24 | Terry Hoage | DB | April 11, 1962 | 6'2" | 201 | Georgia | Ames, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Rickey Jackson | LOLB | March 20, 1958 | 6'2" | 243 | Pittsburgh | Pahokee, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Bobby Johnson | DB | September 1, 1960 | 6'0" | 191 | Texas | La Grange, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Steve Korte | C | January 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 265 | Arkansas | Denver, CO USA | 15 | 15 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Reggie Lewis | DE | January 20, 1954 | 6'2" | 252 | Oregon | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | Rodney Lewis | DB | April 2, 1959 | 5'11" | 190 | Nebraska | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Guido Merkens | WR-QB-DB | August 14, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Sam Houston St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Junior Miller | TE | November 26, 1957 | 6'4" | 239 | Nebraska | Midland, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 74 | Derland Moore | NT | October 7, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Oklahoma | Malden, MO USA | 12 | 11 |
| 66 | Louis Oubre | LG | May 15, 1958 | 6'4" | 262 | Oklahoma | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 5 |
| 51 | Whitney Paul | ROLB | October 8, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Scott Pelluer | LB | April 28, 1959 | 6'2" | 219 | Washington St. | Yakima, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | C-DT-T | February 21, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Johnnie Poe | RCB | August 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Glen Redd | LB | June 17, 1958 | 6'1" | 229 | BYU | Ogden, UT USA | 16 | 1 |
| 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Lindsay Scott | WR | December 6, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Georgia | Jesup, GA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 16 | Ken Stabler | QB | December 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 215 | Alabama | Foley, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Don Thorp | NT-DE | July 10, 1962 | 6'4" | 260 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | John Tice | TE | June 22, 1960 | 6'5" | 242 | Maryland | Bay Shore, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Richard Todd | QB | November 19, 1953 | 6'2" | 207 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 72 | Chris Ward | LT | December 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 267 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 8 |
| 73 | Frank Warren | DE | September 14, 1959 | 6'4" | 285 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 49 | Frank Wattelet | FS | October 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Kansas | Paola, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Dave Waymer | LCB | July 1, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Notre Dame | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Jim Wilks | RDE | March 12, 1958 | 6'5" | 266 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Dave Wilson | QB | April 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 206 | Illinois | Anaheim, CA USA | 5 | 2 |
| 45 | Tim Wilson | FB | January 14, 1954 | 6'3" | 226 | Maryland | New Castle, DE USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Wayne Wilson | RB | September 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Shepherd | Montgomery County, MD USA | 14 | 2 |
| 56 | Dirt Winston | LILB | October 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 228 | Arkansas | Forrest City, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Tyrone Young | WR | April 29, 1960 | 6'6" | 190 | Florida | Ocala, FL USA | 16 | 8 |
