1988 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Mora (10-6)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1988 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Mora (10-6)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1988 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans scored 312 points, while the solid defensive unit surrendered 283. Bobby Hebert threw for 3,156 yards. Eric Martin topped pass catchers, grabbing 85 passes for 1,083 yards. Lonzell Hill was targeted regularly, too.
Dalton Hilliard carried the ball for a team-leading 823 yards for the Saints, while Rueben Mayes also contributed to the rushing attack.
Gene Atkins picked off 4 opponent throws. Pat Swilling and Rickey Jackson each dropped opposing passers 7 times.
Jim Mora coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Michael Adams | DB | April 5, 1964 | 5'9" | 195 | Arkansas St. | Shelby, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Morten Andersen | K | August 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 217 | Michigan St. | Copenhagen, Denmark | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Gene Atkins | SS | November 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 201 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 6 |
| 86 | Cliff Benson | TE | August 28, 1961 | 6'4" | 238 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 76 | Dwaine Board | DE | November 29, 1956 | 6'5" | 248 | North Carolina A&T | Union Hall, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | Hoby Brenner | TE | June 2, 1959 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Linwood, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 67 | Stan Brock | RT | June 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 295 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 7 | 7 |
| 59 | James Campen | C | June 11, 1964 | 6'3" | 269 | Tulane | Sacramento, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Bruce Clark | DE | March 31, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | Penn St. | New Castle, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 89 | Robert Clark | WR | August 6, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | North Carolina Central | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Chuck Commiskey | G | March 28, 1958 | 6'4" | 290 | Mississippi | Killeen, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | Bill Contz | T | December 5, 1961 | 6'5" | 268 | Penn St. | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 41 | Toi Cook | DB | December 3, 1964 | 5'11" | 188 | Stanford | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Jim Dombrowski | LT | October 19, 1963 | 6'5" | 300 | Virginia | Williamsville, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Jon Dumbauld | DE | February 14, 1963 | 6'4" | 259 | Kentucky | Anaheim, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Brad Edelman | LG | September 3, 1960 | 6'6" | 265 | Missouri | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 99 | Tony Elliott | NT | April 23, 1959 | 6'2" | 282 | Wisconsin | New York, NY USA | 14 | 12 |
| 52 | Brian Forde | LB | November 1, 1963 | 6'2" | 230 | Washington St. | Montreal, QC Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | John Fourcade | QB | October 11, 1960 | 6'1" | 208 | Mississippi | Gretna, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Jumpy Geathers | LDE | June 26, 1960 | 6'7" | 290 | Wichita St. | Georgetown, SC USA | 16 | 6 |
| 27 | Antonio Gibson | SS | July 5, 1962 | 6'3" | 206 | Cincinnati | Jackson, MS USA | 10 | 10 |
| 77 | Daren Gilbert | RT | October 3, 1963 | 6'6" | 285 | Cal State-Fullerton | San Diego, CA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 37 | Mel Gray | KR | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Ted Gregory | NT | February 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 260 | Syracuse | Queens, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Brian Hansen | P | October 26, 1960 | 6'4" | 215 | Sioux Falls | Hawarden, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | James Haynes | LB | August 9, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Miss. Valley St. | Tallulah, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Bobby Hebert | QB | August 19, 1960 | 6'4" | 215 | NW State (LA) | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Craig Heyward | FB | September 26, 1966 | 5'11" | 260 | Pittsburgh | Passaic, NJ USA | 11 | 8 |
| 61 | Joel Hilgenberg | RG | July 10, 1962 | 6'3" | 250 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 87 | Lonzell Hill | WR | September 25, 1965 | 5'11" | 189 | Washington | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 21 | Dalton Hilliard | RB | January 21, 1964 | 5'8" | 204 | LSU | Patterson, LA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 57 | Rickey Jackson | LOLB | March 20, 1958 | 6'2" | 243 | Pittsburgh | Pahokee, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Van Jakes | RCB | May 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 188 | Kent St. | Phenix City, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 53 | Vaughan Johnson | RILB | March 24, 1962 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina St. | Morehead City, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Buford Jordan | RB | June 26, 1962 | 6'0" | 223 | McNeese St. | Lafayette, IN USA | 14 | 3 |
| 55 | Joe Kohlbrand | LB | March 18, 1963 | 6'4" | 242 | Miami (FL) | Merritt Island, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 60 | Steve Korte | C | January 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 265 | Arkansas | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Milton Mack | DB | September 20, 1963 | 5'11" | 188 | Alcorn St. | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 1 |
| 84 | Eric Martin | WR | November 8, 1961 | 6'1" | 207 | LSU | Van Vleck, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | Brett Maxie | FS | January 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 194 | Texas Southern | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Rueben Mayes | RB | June 6, 1963 | 5'11" | 201 | Washington St. | North Battleford, SK Canada | 16 | 9 |
| 51 | Sam Mills | LILB | June 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 229 | Montclair St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Mark Pattison | WR | December 13, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 80 | Brett Perriman | WR | October 10, 1965 | 5'9" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Greg Scales | TE | May 9, 1966 | 6'4" | 253 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Reggie Sutton | LCB | February 15, 1965 | 5'10" | 190 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 7 |
| 56 | Pat Swilling | ROLB | October 25, 1964 | 6'3" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Toccoa, GA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 82 | John Tice | TE | June 22, 1960 | 6'5" | 242 | Maryland | Bay Shore, NY USA | 15 | 12 |
| 54 | Alvin Toles | LB | March 23, 1963 | 6'1" | 211 | Tennessee | Barnesville, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 65 | Steve Trapilo | RG | September 20, 1964 | 6'5" | 290 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 78 | Jeff Walker | T-G | January 22, 1963 | 6'4" | 295 | Memphis | Jonesboro, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Frank Warren | LDE | September 14, 1959 | 6'4" | 285 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 44 | Dave Waymer | LCB | July 1, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Notre Dame | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 9 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Barry Word | RB | January 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 242 | Virginia | Long Island, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
