1975 New Orleans Saints Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ernie Hefferle (1-7)
Coach: John North (1-5)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1975 New Orleans Saints RosterTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ernie Hefferle (1-7)
Coach: John North (1-5)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1975 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans scored only 165 points, worst in the league, while the wobbly defensive unit allowed 360. Mike Strachan carried the ball for a team-leading 668 yards for the Saints.
Archie Manning passed for 1,683 yards. Alvin Maxson grabbed 41 passes, while Paul Seal added 414 receiving yards.
Tom Myers seized 5 opponent throws.
Ernie Hefferle and 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 | 338 | 159 | 47.0 | 1683 | 5.0 | 7 | 2.1 | 20 | 5.9 | 71 | 49 | 390 | 44.3 |
| Larry Cipa | 37 | 14 | 37.8 | 182 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 8.1 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 29.3 |
| Bobby Scott | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 96 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.9 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 40.3 |
| Totals | 392 | 181 | 46.2 | 1961 | 5.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 24 | 6.1 | 71 | 53 | 416 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Strachan | 161 | 668 | 4.1 | 21 | 2 |
| Alvin Maxson | 139 | 371 | 2.7 | 14 | 3 |
| Rod McNeill | 61 | 206 | 3.4 | 17 | 2 |
| Archie Manning | 33 | 186 | 5.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Andrew Jones | 42 | 108 | 2.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Steve Rogers | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Melvin Baker | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Burton | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Cipa | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 463 | 1642 | 3.5 | 22 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Maxson | 41 | 234 | 5.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 30 | 224 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 28 | 414 | 14.8 | 38 | 1 |
| Rod McNeill | 18 | 138 | 7.7 | 17 | 2 |
| Larry Burton | 16 | 305 | 19.1 | 71 | 2 |
| Andy Hamilton | 12 | 210 | 17.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 38 | 0 |
| Andrew Jones | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Joel Parker | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 32 | 2 |
| Don Herrmann | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 28 | 1 |
| Melvin Baker | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gil Chapman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Rogers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 181 | 1961 | 10.8 | 71 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Szaro | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 47 |
| Bill McClard | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 4 |
| Totals | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 51 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 92 | 3776 | 41.0 | 61 |
| Totals | 92 | 3776 | 41.0 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Chapman | 17 | 207 | 12.2 | 42 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Myers | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jimmy DeRatt | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Mo Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 370 | 9.0 | 42 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Chapman | 28 | 614 | 21.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Rod McNeill | 10 | 276 | 27.6 | 88 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve Rogers | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Mo Spencer | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Rusty Chambers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 1319 | 20.9 | 88 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Myers | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Chuck Crist | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Bivian Lee | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rick Kingrea | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 294 | 18.4 | 46 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Federspiel | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Schmidt | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Myers | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rod McNeill | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rick Kingrea | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Cipa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Baumgartner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Rogers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Pollard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kurt Schumacher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Strachan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Archie Manning | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mo Spencer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Chambers | 0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Andy Dorris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Fuller | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Owens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Blanchard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Thompson | 1 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gil Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bivian Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 54 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Rich Szaro | 10 | 17 | 0 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Rod McNeill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Alvin Maxson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Larry Burton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Mike Strachan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Joel Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Andrew Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Paul Seal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tom Myers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Rusty Chambers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Don Herrmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Archie Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bill McClard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
