1976 New Orleans Saints Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (4-10)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1976 New Orleans Saints RosterTeam Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (4-10)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1976 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Saints scored 253 points, but the defense yielded 346. Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-leading 659 yards for New Orleans, and Tony Galbreath also aided the ground game.
Bobby Douglass threw for 1,288 yards, and Bobby Scott played quarterback, too. Tony Galbreath topped all receivers, grabbing 54 passes, while Don Herrmann added 535 receiving yards.
Jim Merlo seized 4 opponent throws.
Hank Stram coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Douglass | 213 | 103 | 48.4 | 1288 | 6.0 | 4 | 1.9 | 8 | 3.8 | 74 | 26 | 189 | 58.2 |
| Bobby Scott | 190 | 103 | 54.2 | 1065 | 5.6 | 4 | 2.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 60 | 24 | 162 | 64.5 |
| Tom Blanchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.0 | ||||
| Totals | 403 | 206 | 51.1 | 2353 | 5.8 | 8 | 2.0 | 14 | 3.5 | 74 | 51 | 369 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 149 | 659 | 4.4 | 51 | 2 |
| Tony Galbreath | 136 | 570 | 4.2 | 74 | 7 |
| Mike Strachan | 66 | 258 | 3.9 | 31 | 2 |
| Alvin Maxson | 34 | 120 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Bobby Douglass | 21 | 92 | 4.4 | 19 | 2 |
| Bobby Scott | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Kim Jones | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Andrew Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Burton | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 431 | 1775 | 4.1 | 74 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 54 | 420 | 7.8 | 35 | 1 |
| Don Herrmann | 34 | 535 | 15.7 | 57 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 31 | 272 | 8.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 26 | 349 | 13.4 | 46 | 3 |
| Larry Burton | 18 | 297 | 16.5 | 69 | 2 |
| Tinker Owens | 12 | 241 | 20.1 | 74 | 1 |
| Paul Seal | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Thaxton | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Alvin Maxson | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 206 | 2353 | 11.4 | 74 | 8 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 101 | 3974 | 39.3 | 63 |
| Totals | 101 | 3974 | 39.3 | 63 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Athas | 35 | 332 | 9.5 | 67 | 0 |
| Tom Myers | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 375 | 8.9 | 67 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 20 | 399 | 20.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 11 | 191 | 17.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Thaxton | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 41 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 8 | 151 | 18.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Pete Athas | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Clarence Chapman | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Kurt Schumacher | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Hart | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Warren Capone | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 62 | 1173 | 18.9 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merlo | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 83 | 2 |
| Pete Athas | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Elex Price | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mo Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Myers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 212 | 17.7 | 83 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Spencer | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Crist | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Myers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Don Morrison | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Baumgartner | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Kingrea | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Westbrooks | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Scott | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||
| Bob Pollard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Federspiel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Jackson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Tony Galbreath | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Kearney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Emanuel Zanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pete Athas | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Capone | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Douglass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leon McQuay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Strachan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Merlo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Seal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 32 | 38 | 64 | 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 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 79 | ||||||||||
| Tony Galbreath | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| Henry Childs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Larry Burton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Jim Merlo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Mike Strachan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Warren Capone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Elex Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bobby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tom Myers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 |
