1988 New Orleans Saints Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Mora (10-6)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

1988 New Orleans Saints Roster
1988 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Saints scored 312 points, and the solid defensive unit surrendered 283. Bobby Hebert threw for 3,156 yards. Eric Martin topped pass catchers, grabbing 85 passes for 1,083 yards. Lonzell Hill contributed to the receiving game, too.

Dalton Hilliard carried the ball for a team-leading 823 yards for New Orleans, while Rueben Mayes also contributed to the rushing attack.

Gene Atkins picked off 4 opponent throws. Pat Swilling and Rickey Jackson each dropped opposing passers 7 times.

Jim Mora 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 Hebert	478	280	58.6	3156	6.6	20	4.2	15	3.1	40	24	171	79.3
Dave Wilson	16	5	31.2	73	4.6	0	0.0	1	6.2	25	0	0	21.1
Dalton Hilliard	2	1	50.0	27	13.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	27	0	0	135.4
John Fourcade	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Lonzell Hill	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	498	286	57.4	3256	6.5	21	4.2	16	3.2	40	24	171

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dalton Hilliard	204	823	4.0	36	5
Rueben Mayes	170	628	3.7	21	3
Craig Heyward	74	355	4.8	73	1
Buford Jordan	19	115	6.1	44	0
Bobby Hebert	37	79	2.1	16	0
Brett Perriman	3	17	5.7	17	0
Eric Martin	2	12	6.0	9	0
Brian Hansen	1	10	10.0	10	0
Lonzell Hill	2	7	3.5	5	0
Totals	512	2046	4.0	73	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Martin	85	1083	12.7	40	7
Lonzell Hill	66	703	10.7	35	7
Dalton Hilliard	34	335	9.9	26	1
John Tice	26	297	11.4	40	1
Robert Clark	19	245	12.9	21	2
Brett Perriman	16	215	13.4	33	2
Craig Heyward	13	105	8.1	18	0
Rueben Mayes	11	103	9.4	25	0
Buford Jordan	5	70	14.0	25	0
Hoby Brenner	5	67	13.4	24	0
Greg Scales	2	20	10.0	14	1
Bobby Hebert	2	0	0.0	2	0
Mark Pattison	1	8	8.0	8	0
Cliff Benson	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	286	3256	11.4	40	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Morten Andersen	33	32	97.0	36	26	72.2	110
Totals	33	32	97.0	36	26	72.2	110

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brian Hansen	72	2913	40.5	64
Totals	72	2913	40.5	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mel Gray	25	305	12.2	66	1
Lonzell Hill	10	108	10.8	31	0
Totals	35	413	11.8	66	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mel Gray	32	670	20.9	39
Gene Atkins	20	424	21.2	57
Rueben Mayes	7	132	18.9	33
Dalton Hilliard	6	111	18.5	30
Dave Waymer	2	39	19.5	29
Eric Martin	3	32	10.7	18
Totals	70	1408	20.1	57

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gene Atkins	4	42	10.5	40
Dave Waymer	3	91	30.3	44
Van Jakes	3	61	20.3	39
Reggie Sutton	3	32	10.7	34
Vaughan Johnson	1	34	34.0	34
Milton Mack	1	19	19.0	19
Rickey Jackson	1	16	16.0	16
Toi Cook	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	17	295	17.4	44

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Pat Swilling	7.0
Rickey Jackson	7.0
Jim Wilks	3.5
Jumpy Geathers	3.5
Vaughan Johnson	2.0
Joe Kohlbrand	2.0
Antonio Gibson	2.0
Milton Mack	1.0
Frank Warren	1.0
Ted Gregory	1.0
Tony Elliott	1.0
Totals	31.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Vaughan Johnson	114	114	0	0
Sam Mills	105	105	0		0	4	0	0	0
Rickey Jackson	92	92	0	0	0	0	0		2
Brett Maxie	78	78	0
Pat Swilling	51	51	0		0	1	0	0	3
Gene Atkins	50	50	0	0	1	2	0	0	1
Jumpy Geathers	33	33	0		0	3	0	0	0
Frank Warren	23	23	0		0	1	0	0	0
Milton Mack	19	19	0	0
Toi Cook	12	12	0	0
Mel Gray					5	2	0		0
Michael Adams					0	2	0	0	0
Jim Dombrowski					0	1	0	0	0
Craig Heyward					0	1	0		0
Dave Waymer				0	1	1	0		0
James Haynes					0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Hebert					9	1	0	0	0
Jim Wilks					0	1	0	0	0
Robert Clark					1	1	0		0
Antonio Gibson					0	1	7	0	0
Reggie Sutton				0	1	1	0	0	0
Buford Jordan					1	1	7	1	0
Eric Martin					2	0	0		0
Dalton Hilliard					3	0	0		0
Lonzell Hill					3	0	0		0
Brett Perriman					1	0	0		0
Rueben Mayes					1	0	0		0
Totals	577	577	0	0	29	25	14	1	6

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Morten Andersen									26	32	0			110
Lonzell Hill	0	7	0						0	0	0			42
Eric Martin	0	7		0					0	0	0			42
Dalton Hilliard	5	1		0					0	0	0			36
Rueben Mayes	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Brett Perriman	0	2							0	0	0			12
Robert Clark		2							0	0	0			12
Greg Scales		1							0	0	0			6
Buford Jordan	0	0					1		0	0	0			6
Craig Heyward	1	0							0	0	0			6
Mel Gray			1	0					0	0	0			6
Dave Waymer				0		0		1	0	0	0			6
John Tice		1							0	0	0			6
Rickey Jackson						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	9	21	1	0	0	0	1	1	26	32	0	0	1	310