1986 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Mora (7-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1986 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Mora (7-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1986 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans netted 288 points, while the defensive unit conceded 287. Rueben Mayes carried the ball for a team-leading 1,353 yards for the Saints.
Dave Wilson passed for 2,353 yards. Mike Jones grabbed 48 passes, while Eric Martin added 675 receiving yards, while John Tice was targeted regularly as well.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 43 turnovers. Dave Waymer picked off 9 opponent throws. Jumpy Geathers and Rickey Jackson each sacked quarterbacks 9 times.
Jim Mora 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 |
| 96 | Sheldon Andrus | DT | October 5, 1962 | 6'2" | 271 | Nicholls St. | Lafayette, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Hoby Brenner | TE | June 2, 1959 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Linwood, CA USA | 15 | 12 |
| 67 | Stan Brock | RT | June 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 295 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Bruce Clark | LDE | March 31, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | Penn St. | New Castle, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Chuck Commiskey | RG | March 28, 1958 | 6'4" | 290 | Mississippi | Killeen, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
| 70 | Bill Contz | LT | December 5, 1961 | 6'5" | 268 | Penn St. | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 50 | Jack Del Rio | LB | April 4, 1963 | 6'4" | 246 | USC | Castro Valley, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 72 | Jim Dombrowski | G | October 19, 1963 | 6'5" | 300 | Virginia | Williamsville, NY USA | 3 | 3 |
| 95 | Jon Dumbauld | DE | February 14, 1963 | 6'4" | 259 | Kentucky | Anaheim, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 63 | Brad Edelman | LG | September 3, 1960 | 6'6" | 265 | Missouri | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 83 | Kelvin Edwards | WR | July 19, 1964 | 6'2" | 202 | Liberty | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 99 | Tony Elliott | NT | April 23, 1959 | 6'2" | 282 | Wisconsin | New York, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
| 20 | Russell Gary | DB | July 31, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | Nebraska | Minneapolis, MN USA | 7 | 3 |
| 97 | Jumpy Geathers | DE | June 26, 1960 | 6'7" | 290 | Wichita St. | Georgetown, SC USA | 16 | 2 |
| 27 | Antonio Gibson | SS | July 5, 1962 | 6'3" | 206 | Cincinnati | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 13 |
| 77 | Daren Gilbert | T | October 3, 1963 | 6'6" | 285 | Cal State-Fullerton | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 88 | Eugene Goodlow | WR | December 19, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 6 |
| 37 | Mel Gray | KR | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Brian Hansen | P | October 26, 1960 | 6'4" | 215 | Sioux Falls | Hawarden, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Herbert Harris | WR | May 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 206 | Lamar | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 1 |
| 92 | James Haynes | ROLB | August 9, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Miss. Valley St. | Tallulah, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Bobby Hebert | QB | August 19, 1960 | 6'4" | 215 | NW State (LA) | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 61 | Joel Hilgenberg | C | July 10, 1962 | 6'3" | 250 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 40 | Dalton Hilliard | RB | January 21, 1964 | 5'8" | 204 | LSU | Patterson, LA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 98 | Milford Hodge | DE-NT | March 11, 1961 | 6'3" | 278 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Rickey Jackson | LOLB | March 20, 1958 | 6'2" | 243 | Pittsburgh | Pahokee, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Van Jakes | DB | May 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 188 | Kent St. | Phenix City, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Bobby Johnson | DB | September 1, 1960 | 6'0" | 191 | Texas | La Grange, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 53 | Vaughan Johnson | LB | March 24, 1962 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina St. | Morehead City, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Mike Jones | WR | April 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee St. | Chattanooga, TN USA | 16 | 8 |
| 23 | Buford Jordan | FB | June 26, 1962 | 6'0" | 223 | McNeese St. | Lafayette, IN USA | 16 | 9 |
| 55 | Joe Kohlbrand | LB | March 18, 1963 | 6'4" | 242 | Miami (FL) | Merritt Island, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Steve Korte | C | January 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 265 | Arkansas | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Babe Laufenberg | QB | December 5, 1959 | 6'2" | 198 | Stanford | Burbank, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Eric Martin | PR | November 8, 1961 | 6'1" | 207 | LSU | Van Vleck, TX USA | 16 | 11 |
| 39 | Brett Maxie | DB | January 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 194 | Texas Southern | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 36 | Rueben Mayes | RB | June 6, 1963 | 5'11" | 201 | Washington St. | North Battleford, SK Canada | 16 | 12 |
| 42 | Dana McLemore | DB | July 1, 1960 | 5'10" | 183 | Hawaii | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Casey Merrill | DE-DT | July 16, 1957 | 6'4" | 254 | California-Davis | Oakland, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Sam Mills | LILB | June 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 229 | Montclair St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 16 | 13 |
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| 68 | Pat Saindon | G | March 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 273 | Vanderbilt | Nice, France | 8 | 1 |
| 56 | Pat Swilling | LB-DE | October 25, 1964 | 6'3" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Toccoa, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | John Tice | TE | June 22, 1960 | 6'5" | 242 | Maryland | Bay Shore, NY USA | 16 | 13 |
| 54 | Alvin Toles | RILB | March 23, 1963 | 6'1" | 211 | Tennessee | Barnesville, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 26 | Willie Tullis | DB | April 5, 1958 | 6'0" | 193 | Southern Miss | Newville, AL USA | 7 | 1 |
| 73 | Frank Warren | DE-NT | September 14, 1959 | 6'4" | 285 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 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 | 15 |
| 94 | Jim Wilks | RDE | March 12, 1958 | 6'5" | 266 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 45 | John Williams | RB | October 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 213 | Wisconsin | Muskegon, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 69 | Ralph Williams | RG | March 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 280 | Southern | Monroe, LA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | Dave Wilson | QB | April 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 206 | Illinois | Anaheim, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 30 | Wayne Wilson | RB | September 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Shepherd | Montgomery County, MD USA | 5 | 0 |
