1968 New Orleans Saints Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Tom Fears (4-9-1)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1968 New Orleans Saints RosterTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Tom Fears (4-9-1)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1968 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's Century Division.
The Saints racked up 246 points, but the defense conceded 327. Billy Kilmer tossed for 2,060 yards. Danny Abramowicz grabbed 54 passes for 890 yards.
Don McCall carried the ball for a team-leading 637 yards for New Orleans.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Dave Whitsell intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Tom Fears coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Kilmer | 315 | 167 | 53.0 | 2060 | 6.5 | 15 | 4.8 | 17 | 5.4 | 51 | 66.9 |
| Karl Sweetan | 78 | 27 | 34.6 | 318 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 11.5 | 42 | 12.6 |
| Ronnie South | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 129 | 3.4 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.9 | 19 | 22.8 |
| Tom Barrington | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 59.0 |
| Dave Parks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Don McCall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 439 | 210 | 47.8 | 2549 | 5.8 | 17 | 3.9 | 29 | 6.6 | 51 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McCall | 155 | 637 | 4.1 | 48 | 4 |
| Tony Lorick | 104 | 344 | 3.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Randy Schultz | 43 | 152 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 45 | 111 | 2.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Billy Kilmer | 21 | 97 | 4.6 | 22 | 2 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ronnie South | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom McNeill | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Karl Sweetan | 4 | -5 | -1.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 409 | 1527 | 3.7 | 48 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Abramowicz | 54 | 890 | 16.5 | 47 | 7 |
| Tony Lorick | 26 | 272 | 10.5 | 29 | 3 |
| Don McCall | 26 | 270 | 10.4 | 25 | 2 |
| Dave Parks | 25 | 258 | 10.3 | 41 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 24 | 284 | 11.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hester | 17 | 300 | 17.6 | 51 | 2 |
| Monty Stickles | 15 | 206 | 13.7 | 35 | 2 |
| Randy Schultz | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 10 | 1 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 210 | 2549 | 12.1 | 51 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Durkee | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 84 |
| Totals | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 84 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McNeill | 49 | 2009 | 41.0 | 58 |
| Ronnie South | 14 | 387 | 27.6 | 0 |
| Jim Fraser | 11 | 391 | 35.5 | 56 |
| Tony Lorick | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 |
| Totals | 75 | 2823 | 37.6 | 58 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Brown | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 53 | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Gene Howard | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Elijah Nevett | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 153 | 4.5 | 53 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Howard | 23 | 533 | 23.2 | 36 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 15 | 328 | 21.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Elijah Nevett | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Les Kelley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| John Douglas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerry Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 1149 | 21.7 | 48 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Whitsell | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Bo Burris | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 94 | 1 |
| Gene Howard | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Fred Whittingham | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Elbert Kimbrough | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lou Cordileone | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Les Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 262 | 16.4 | 94 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Leggett | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Cody | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Schweda | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Howard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Rowe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bo Burris | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Les Kelley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tilleman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Whitsell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Steve Stonebreaker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jake Kupp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Boeke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Brewer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Sturm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Del Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Lorick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Billy Kilmer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ray Poage | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Wendryhoski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elbert Kimbrough | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elijah Nevett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Karl Sweetan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don McCall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lou Cordileone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Charlie Durkee | 19 | 27 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||||
| Danny Abramowicz | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Don McCall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Tony Lorick | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Hester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Monty Stickles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Dave Whitsell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Bo Burris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Charlie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tom Barrington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 |
