1974 New Orleans Saints Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John North (5-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1974 New Orleans Saints RosterTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John North (5-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1974 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans stumbled, scoring only 166 points, while the defense surrendered 263. Alvin Maxson carried the ball for a team-leading 714 yards for the Saints, while Jess Phillips also contributed to the rushing attack.
Archie Manning threw for 1,429 yards. Alvin Maxson grabbed 42 passes, while Bob Newland added 490 receiving yards. Joel Parker and Paul Seal were targeted regularly as well.
Ernie Jackson and Terry Schmidt each picked off 4 opponent throws.
John North coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 261 | 134 | 51.3 | 1429 | 5.5 | 6 | 2.3 | 16 | 6.1 | 79 | 26 | 172 | 49.8 |
| Bobby Scott | 71 | 31 | 43.7 | 366 | 5.2 | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 5.6 | 36 | 6 | 62 | 55.3 |
| Larry Cipa | 55 | 20 | 36.4 | 242 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 4 | 36 | 50.7 |
| Joel Parker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39.6 |
| Bill McClard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 389 | 185 | 47.6 | 2037 | 5.2 | 10 | 2.6 | 21 | 5.4 | 79 | 37 | 276 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Maxson | 165 | 714 | 4.3 | 66 | 2 |
| Jess Phillips | 174 | 556 | 3.2 | 14 | 2 |
| Archie Manning | 28 | 204 | 7.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Howard Stevens | 43 | 190 | 4.4 | 25 | 1 |
| Jack DeGrenier | 33 | 110 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Rod McNeill | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Bill Butler | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Cipa | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 15 | 1 |
| Paul Seal | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Joel Parker | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 503 | 1983 | 3.9 | 66 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Maxson | 42 | 294 | 7.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Joel Parker | 41 | 455 | 11.1 | 58 | 4 |
| Paul Seal | 32 | 466 | 14.6 | 42 | 3 |
| Bob Newland | 27 | 490 | 18.1 | 79 | 2 |
| Howard Stevens | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Rod McNeill | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Jack DeGrenier | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Havrilak | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 185 | 2037 | 11.0 | 79 | 10 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 88 | 3704 | 42.1 | 71 |
| Donnie Gibbs | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 35 |
| Totals | 91 | 3803 | 41.8 | 71 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Stevens | 37 | 376 | 10.2 | 40 | 0 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Rod McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 415 | 9.7 | 40 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Stevens | 33 | 749 | 22.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rick Kingrea | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Odell Lawson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Joe Federspiel | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Davis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Coleman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mo Spencer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 1040 | 19.6 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Jackson | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Tom Myers | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Wayne Colman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Federspiel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 179 | 11.2 | 28 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Newsome | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Howard Stevens | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paul Seal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elex Price | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Dorris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alvin Maxson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bob Pollard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Federspiel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Cipa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rod McNeill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Don Coleman | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Baumgartner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Merlo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Donnie Gibbs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Owens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Colman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Fuller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jess Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mo Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Archie Manning | 4 | 0 | -9 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bill McClard | 9 | 19 | 0 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Paul Seal | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Joel Parker | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Alvin Maxson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Bob Newland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Archie Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Terry Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Rod McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Howard Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Larry Cipa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
