1983 New Orleans Saints Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (8-8)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1983 New Orleans Saints RosterTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (8-8)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1983 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Saints ran up 319 points, and the defense conceded 337. George Rogers carried the ball for a team-leading 1,144 yards for New Orleans.
Ken Stabler threw for 1,988 yards. Jeff Groth grabbed 49 passes for 585 yards. Eugene Goodlow and Hoby Brenner contributed to the receiving game, too.
Johnnie Poe picked off 7 opponent throws. Rickey Jackson topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 56 sacks.
Bum Phillips coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stabler | 311 | 176 | 56.6 | 1988 | 6.4 | 9 | 2.9 | 18 | 5.8 | 48 | 18 | 159 | 61.4 |
| Dave Wilson | 112 | 66 | 58.9 | 770 | 6.9 | 5 | 4.5 | 7 | 6.2 | 42 | 17 | 146 | 68.7 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Hokie Gajan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 425 | 243 | 57.2 | 2782 | 6.5 | 14 | 3.3 | 25 | 5.9 | 48 | 35 | 305 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Rogers | 256 | 1144 | 4.5 | 76 | 5 |
| Wayne Wilson | 199 | 787 | 4.0 | 29 | 9 |
| Hokie Gajan | 81 | 415 | 5.1 | 58 | 4 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 26 | 80 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 |
| Russell Erxleben | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 9 | -14 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 595 | 2461 | 4.1 | 76 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Groth | 49 | 585 | 11.9 | 42 | 1 |
| Hoby Brenner | 41 | 574 | 14.0 | 38 | 3 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 41 | 487 | 11.9 | 26 | 2 |
| Lindsay Scott | 24 | 274 | 11.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 20 | 178 | 8.9 | 24 | 2 |
| Kenny Duckett | 19 | 283 | 14.9 | 48 | 2 |
| Hokie Gajan | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 26 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Tyrone Young | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 32 | 3 |
| John Tice | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 243 | 2782 | 11.4 | 48 | 14 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 24 | 18 | 75.0 | 91 |
| Totals | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 24 | 18 | 75.0 | 91 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Erxleben | 74 | 3034 | 41.0 | 60 |
| Guido Merkens | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 45 |
| Totals | 78 | 3178 | 40.7 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Duckett | 33 | 719 | 21.8 | 61 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 9 | 239 | 26.6 | 52 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 8 | 147 | 18.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Stan Brock | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Wattelet | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 66 | 1339 | 20.3 | 61 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Poe | 7 | 146 | 20.9 | 31 | 1 |
| Russell Gary | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Dirt Winston | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 70 | 1 |
| Frank Wattelet | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Whitney Paul | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Warren | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 412 | 17.9 | 70 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Jackson | 12.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Wilks | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
| Reggie Lewis | 6.5 | 0.0 | |
| Derland Moore | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Whitney Paul | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Tony Elliott | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Bruce Clark | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Kovach | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Frank Warren | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rob Nairne | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dirt Winston | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 56.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Jackson | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Warren | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Wattelet | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Waymer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Tice | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| George Rogers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Johnnie Poe | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Leon Gray | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rodney Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Korte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Wilks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stan Brock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hokie Gajan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bruce Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dirt Winston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kelvin Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Lafary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Hurley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wayne Wilson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ken Stabler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Russell Gary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Morten Andersen | 18 | 37 | 0 | 91 | ||||||||||
| Wayne Wilson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| George Rogers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Hokie Gajan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Tyrone Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Hoby Brenner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Eugene Goodlow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Kenny Duckett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| John Tice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bobby Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Reggie Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Steve Korte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Johnnie Poe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jeff Groth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Kelvin Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 |
