1989 New Orleans Saints Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Mora (9-7)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

1989 New Orleans Saints Roster
1989 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Saints moved the ball well, scoring 386 points, and the defensive squad allowed 301. Bobby Hebert threw for 2,686 yards. Eric Martin grabbed 68 passes for 1,090 yards. Dalton Hilliard contributed to the receiving game also.

Dalton Hilliard carried the pigskin for a team-leading 1,262 yards for New Orleans.

The larcenous defense led the way with 39 turnovers. Dave Waymer picked off 6 opponent throws. Pat Swilling topped the defensive unit with 16.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 47 sacks.

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	353	222	62.9	2686	7.6	15	4.2	15	4.2	54	22	171	82.7
John Fourcade	107	61	57.0	930	8.7	7	6.5	4	3.7	54	13	96	92.0
Dalton Hilliard	1	1	100.0	35	35.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	35	0	0	158.3
Lonzell Hill	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	4	0.0
Totals	461	284	61.6	3651	7.9	23	5.0	19	4.1	54	36	271

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dalton Hilliard	344	1262	3.7	40	13
Craig Heyward	49	183	3.7	15	1
Buford Jordan	38	179	4.7	32	3
Paul Frazier	25	112	4.5	21	1
John Fourcade	14	91	6.5	14	1
Bobby Hebert	25	87	3.5	11	0
Bobby Morse	2	43	21.5	39	0
Floyd Turner	2	8	4.0	6	0
George Winslow	1	0	0.0	0	0
Lonzell Hill	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Brett Perriman	1	-10	-10.0	-10	0
Totals	502	1948	3.9	40	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Martin	68	1090	16.0	53	8
Dalton Hilliard	52	514	9.9	54	5
Lonzell Hill	48	636	13.2	46	4
Hoby Brenner	34	398	11.7	30	4
Floyd Turner	22	279	12.7	54	1
Brett Perriman	20	356	17.8	47	0
Craig Heyward	13	69	5.3	12	0
John Tice	9	98	10.9	23	1
Greg Scales	8	89	11.1	26	0
Buford Jordan	4	53	13.2	17	0
Paul Frazier	3	25	8.3	22	0
Derrick Shepard	2	36	18.0	23	0
Toi Cook	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	284	3651	12.9	54	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Morten Andersen	45	44	97.8	29	20	69.0	104
Totals	45	44	97.8	29	20	69.0	104

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tommy Barnhardt	55	2179	39.6	56
George Winslow	16	595	37.2	50
Totals	71	2774	39.1	56

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rod Harris	27	196	7.3	20	0
Derrick Shepard	7	91	13.0	56	1
Lonzell Hill	7	41	5.9	13	0
Bobby Morse	10	29	2.9	16	0
Brett Perriman	1	10	10.0	10	0
Floyd Turner	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	53	374	7.1	56	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rod Harris	19	378	19.9	39	0
Bobby Morse	10	278	27.8	99	1
Gene Atkins	12	245	20.4	32	0
Paul Frazier	8	157	19.6	29	0
Derrick Shepard	8	135	16.9	24	0
Undra Johnson	2	34	17.0	19	0
Kim Phillips	1	24	24.0	24	0
Dalton Hilliard	1	20	20.0	20	0
Lonzell Hill	1	13	13.0	13	0
Greg Scales	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	63	1284	20.4	99	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Waymer	6	66	11.0	42	0
Robert Massey	5	26	5.2	22	0
Toi Cook	3	81	27.0	63	1
Brett Maxie	3	41	13.7	26	1
Milton Mack	2	0	0.0	0	0
Pat Swilling	1	14	14.0	14	0
Gene Atkins	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	21	226	10.8	63	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Pat Swilling	16.5
Frank Warren	9.5
Rickey Jackson	7.5
Jim Wilks	4.0
Sam Mills	3.0
Wayne Martin	2.5
Milton Mack	1.0
Jumpy Geathers	1.0
Toi Cook	1.0
Vaughan Johnson	1.0
Totals	47.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Sam Mills	95	95	0		0	1	0	0	2
Robert Massey	87	87	0	0
Vaughan Johnson	83	83	0		0	1	-1	0	2
Gene Atkins	76	76	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Pat Swilling	56	56	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
Toi Cook	56	56	0	0	1	0	0		0
Frank Warren	50	50	0		0	1	0		0
Rickey Jackson	47	47	0		0	0	0	0	3
Brett Maxie	41	41	0	0	0	1	0		0
Milton Mack	36	36	0	0
Jumpy Geathers	23	23	0		0	5	0	0	0
Wayne Martin	18	18	0		0	2	0	0	0
Bennie Thompson	3	3	0
Floyd Turner					1	3	0		0
John Fourcade					2	2	0		0
Dalton Hilliard					7	2	0		0
Antonio Gibson					1	2	0	0	0
Dave Waymer				0	0	1	0	0	0
Stan Brock					0	1	0	0	0
Jim Dombrowski					0	1	0	0	0
Craig Heyward					2	1	0		0
John Tice					0	1	0		0
Brian Forde					0	1	0		0
Joel Hilgenberg					1	1	-37	0	0
Eric Martin					1	1	0		0
Bobby Morse					0	1	0		0
Rod Harris					4	1	0	0	0
Paul Frazier					1	0	0		0
Derrick Shepard					1	0	0		0
Bobby Hebert					2	0	0	0	0
Hoby Brenner					1	0	0		0
Lonzell Hill					1	0	0		0
George Winslow					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	671	671	0	0	28	33	-38	0	12

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dalton Hilliard	13	5		0					0	0	0			108
Morten Andersen									20	44	0			104
Eric Martin		8							0	0	0			48
Hoby Brenner		4							0	0	0			24
Lonzell Hill	0	4	0	0					0	0	0			24
Buford Jordan	3	0							0	0	0			18
John Tice		1							0	0	0			6
Paul Frazier	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Derrick Shepard		0	1	0					0	0	0			6
Floyd Turner	0	1	0						0	0	0			6
Brett Maxie						1			0	0	0			6
John Fourcade	1								0	0	0			6
Toi Cook		0				1			0	0	0			6
Bobby Morse	0		0	1					0	0	0			6
Craig Heyward	1	0							0	0	0			6
Frank Warren									0	0	0		1	2
Brian Forde									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	19	23	1	1	0	2	0	0	20	44	0	0	2	384