1980 New Orleans Saints Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-15
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Stanfel (1-3)
Coach: Dick Nolan (0-12)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1980 New Orleans Saints RosterTeam Record: 1-15
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Stanfel (1-3)
Coach: Dick Nolan (0-12)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1980 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 1 wins and 15 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Saints scored 291 points, but the shaky defensive squad conceded 487, most in the circuit. Archie Manning triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,716 yards. Wes Chandler topped the receiving corps, grabbing 65 passes for 975 yards. Tony Galbreath contributed to the receiving game as well.
Jimmy Rogers carried the ball for a team-leading 366 yards for New Orleans, and Tony Galbreath also contributed to the rushing attack.
Tom Myers seized 5 opponent throws.
Dick Stanfel and Dick Nolan 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 | 509 | 309 | 60.7 | 3716 | 7.3 | 23 | 4.5 | 20 | 3.9 | 56 | 41 | 311 | 81.8 |
| Bobby Scott | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 200 | 6.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 1 | 3.0 | 40 | 4 | 41 | 75.3 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 118.8 |
| Guy Benjamin | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 28 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24.4 |
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 101.4 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 566 | 334 | 59.0 | 4010 | 7.1 | 26 | 4.6 | 22 | 3.9 | 56 | 46 | 362 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rogers | 80 | 366 | 4.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 81 | 308 | 3.8 | 26 | 3 |
| Wayne Wilson | 63 | 188 | 3.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Chuck Muncie | 40 | 168 | 4.2 | 24 | 2 |
| Archie Manning | 23 | 166 | 7.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 38 | 119 | 3.1 | 20 | 2 |
| Mike Strachan | 20 | 41 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 348 | 1362 | 3.9 | 26 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Chandler | 65 | 975 | 15.0 | 50 | 6 |
| Tony Galbreath | 57 | 470 | 8.2 | 21 | 2 |
| Ike Harris | 37 | 692 | 18.7 | 44 | 6 |
| Henry Childs | 34 | 463 | 13.6 | 30 | 6 |
| Wayne Wilson | 31 | 241 | 7.8 | 42 | 1 |
| Jack Holmes | 29 | 226 | 7.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 27 | 267 | 9.9 | 43 | 2 |
| Brooks Williams | 26 | 351 | 13.5 | 56 | 2 |
| Larry Hardy | 13 | 197 | 15.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 334 | 4010 | 12.0 | 56 | 26 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Ricardo | 34 | 31 | 91.2 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 61 |
| Russell Erxleben | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 8 |
| Totals | 36 | 33 | 91.7 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 69 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Erxleben | 89 | 3499 | 39.3 | 57 |
| Totals | 89 | 3499 | 39.3 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mauti | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Waymer | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 176 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rogers | 41 | 930 | 22.7 | 88 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 31 | 798 | 25.7 | 52 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Stan Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 88 | 1973 | 22.4 | 88 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Myers | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
| James Marshall | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Elois Grooms | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Reggie Mathis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Kovach | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 196 | 16.3 | 48 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ken Bordelon | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Archie Manning | 6 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Rogers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Don Reese | 0 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elois Grooms | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Washington | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.T. Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derland Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Holmes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stan Brock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Myers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guido Merkens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Strachan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henry Childs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stan Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brooks Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Benny Ricardo | 10 | 31 | 0 | 61 | ||||||||||
| Ike Harris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Wes Chandler | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Henry Childs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Brooks Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Russell Erxleben | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Don Reese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Elex Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 |
