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1980 New Orleans Saints: 1-15-0
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Home record: 0-8-0 (145 points scored, 264 allowed) Road record: 1-7-0 (146 points scored, 223 allowed) Head Coaches: Dick Nolan (0-12-0), Dick Stanfel (1-3-0)

291 points scored (22nd of 28 teams), 487 points allowed (28th) NFL Averages: 20.5 points/game (327.8 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   334   566   3,648   ( 4)   5.96   26   22    348   1,362   (28)    3.9    9    5,010    (17)      35
Defense:   255   445   3,112   (12)   6.59   31   12    630   3,106   (28)    4.9   28    6,218    (28)      24

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Benny Ricardo        K     14   5'10  170   26    4   San Diego State
 7  Guy Benjamin         QB     2   6'4   210   25    3   Stanford
 8  Archie Manning       QB    16   6'3   200   31    9   Mississippi
11  Ed Burns             QB     2   6'3   210   25    2   Nebraska
12  Bobby Scott          QB     5   6'1   197   31    8   Tennessee
14  Russell Erxleben     P     16   6'4   219   23    2   Texas
19  Guido Merkens        WR     3   6'1   200   25    3   Sam Houston State
22  Ricky Ray            DB    13   5'11  180   23    2   Norfolk State
23  James Marshall       DB    16   6'0   187   28    1   Jackson State
24  Clarence Chapman     DB    12   5'10  185   26    5   Eastern Michigan
27  Ray Brown            DB    15   6'2   202   31   10   West Texas State
30  Wayne Wilson         RB    15   6'3   208   23    2   Shepherd
33  Mike Strachan        RB     3   6'0   198   27    6   Iowa State
34  Tony Galbreath       RB    16   6'0   230   26    5   Missouri
37  Tom Myers            DB    16   5'11  180   30    9   Syracuse
41  Jimmy Rogers         RB    16   5'10  190   25    1   Oklahoma
42  Chuck Muncie         RB     4   6'3   233   27    5   California
43  Larry Collins        RB     8   5'11  190   25    2   Texas A&I
44  Dave Waymer          DB    16   6'1   195   22    R   Notre Dame
45  Jack Holmes          RB    16   5'11  210   27    3   Texas Southern
47  Mike Spivey          DB     2   6'0   200   26    4   Colorado
48  Donald Schwartz      DB    16   6'1   191   24    3   Washington State
49  Artie Owens          RB     3   5'10  182   27    5   West Virginia
50  Ken Bordelon         LB    16   6'4   226   26    4   Louisiana State
51  Stan Holloway        LB    11   6'2   218   23    R   California
52  Jim Kovach           LB    11   6'2   225   24    2   Kentucky
53  Tommy Hart           DE    15   6'4   246   35   13   Morris Brown
55  Dave Washington      LB    16   6'5   225   32   11   Alcorn State
56  Reggie Mathis        LB    16   6'2   220   24    2   Oklahoma
57  Larry Coombs         OG     1   6'4   260   23    R   Idaho
58  Joe Federspiel       LB    15   6'1   230   30    9   Kentucky
59  Chuck Evans          LB    10   6'3   235   23    R   Stanford
60  Don Reese            DE    12   6'6   250   29    6   Jackson State
62  John Hill            C     15   6'2   246   30    9   Lehigh
63  Barry Bennett        DT    15   6'4   257   24    3   Concordia
64  Dave Lafary          OT    15   6'7   280   25    4   Purdue
65  Robert Woods         OT    10   6'3   259   30    8   Tennessee State
67  Stan Brock           OT    16   6'6   275   22    R   Colorado
68  Fred Sturt           OG    15   6'4   255   29    6   Bowling Green
71  J.T. Taylor          OT    13   6'4   265   24    3   Missouri
72  Mike Fultz           DT    12   6'5   278   26    4   Nebraska
73  Joe Campbell         DE     5   6'6   254   25    4   Maryland
74  Derland Moore        DT    16   6'4   253   29    8   Oklahoma
75  Elex Price           DT    14   6'3   265   30    8   Alcorn State
76  Jim Pietrzak         C     15   6'5   260   27    6   Eastern Michigan
78  Elois Grooms         DE    16   6'4   250   27    6   Tennessee Tech
79  Emanuel Zanders      OG    16   6'1   248   29    7   Jackson State
80  Gordon Banks         WR     7   5'9   175   22    R   Stanford
82  Ike Harris           WR    16   6'3   210   27    6   Iowa State
83  Tinker Owens         WR     7   5'11  170   26    4   Oklahoma
84  Rich Mauti           WR     9   6'0   190   26    4   Penn State
85  Henry Childs         TE    13   6'2   220   29    7   Kansas State
86  Tom Donovan          WR     5   5'11  179   23    R   Penn State
87  Larry Hardy          TE    16   6'3   230   24    3   Jackson State
88  Brooks Williams      TE    12   6'4   226   25    3   North Carolina
89  Wes Chandler         WR    16   5'11  186   24    3   Florida
96  Steve Parker         DE     4   6'6   265   23    1   Idaho

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Archie Manning       509  309   60.7  3,716   7.30  12.0  23   4.5   20   3.9    41   311    81.8
Bobby Scott           33   16   48.5    200   6.06  12.5   2   6.1    1   3.0     4    41    75.3
Guy Benjamin          17    7   41.2     28   1.65   4.0   0   0.0    1   5.9     0     0    24.4
Jack Holmes            3    1   33.3     23   7.67  23.0   1  33.3    0   0.0     0     0   101.4
Tony Galbreath         2    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Wes Chandler           1    1  100.0     43  43.00  43.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     1    10   118.8
Russell Erxleben       1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Wes Chandler           65    975   15.0    6
Tony Galbreath         57    470    8.2    2
Ike Harris             37    692   18.7    6
Henry Childs           34    463   13.6    6
Wayne Wilson           31    241    7.8    1
Jack Holmes            29    226    7.8    1
Jimmy Rogers           27    267    9.9    2
Brooks Williams        26    351   13.5    2
Larry Hardy            13    197   15.2    0
Chuck Muncie            7     25    3.6    0
Mike Strachan           5     60   12.0    0
Tinker Owens            1     26   26.0    0
Rich Mauti              1     10   10.0    0
Gordon Banks            1      7    7.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Jimmy Rogers           80    366    4.6    1
Tony Galbreath         81    308    3.8    3
Wayne Wilson           63    188    3.0    1
Chuck Muncie           40    168    4.2    2
Archie Manning         23    166    7.2    0
Jack Holmes            38    119    3.1    2
Mike Strachan          20     41    2.0    0
Wes Chandler            1      9    9.0    0
Rich Mauti              1      2    2.0    0
Gordon Banks            1     -5   -5.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Jimmy Rogers           41    930   22.7    0
Rich Mauti             31    798   25.7    0
Wayne Wilson            9    159   17.7    0
Tony Galbreath          6     86   14.3    0
Stan Holloway           1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Rich Mauti             11    111   10.1    5    0
Wes Chandler            8     36    4.5    6    0
Dave Waymer             3     29    9.7    0    0
Tom Myers               0      0      ?    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Russell Erxleben 89 3,499 39.3 3 23 0 48 490 33.1 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Benny Ricardo 0/0 1/2 6/6 3/8 0/1 10/17 31/34 61 Russell Erxleben 0/0 1/1 1/4 0/0 0/0 2/ 5 2/ 2 8 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Barry Bennett 2.0 Ken Bordelon 1.0 Ray Brown 2 31 0 Elois Grooms 8.0 1 37 0 Tommy Hart 3.0 Jim Kovach 1.0 1 0 0 James Marshall 2 17 0 Reggie Mathis 1 15 0 Derland Moore 8.5 Tom Myers 5 96 0 Steve Parker 1.0 Don Reese 2.0

1980 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 12 OT Stan Brock 234 Colorado 2 41 DB Dave Waymer 197 Notre Dame 4 96 DB Mike Jolly 35 Michigan 6 150 LB Lester Boyd Kentucky 7 177 RB Mike Morucci Bloomsburg (Pa.) 8 206 LB Chuck Evans 26 Stanford 9 233 RB Frank Mordica Vanderbilt 10 262 DE Tanya Webb Michigan State 11 289 RB George Woodard Texas A&M 12 318 LB Kiser Lewis Florida A&M

Traded draft picks: #3 to MIN (Brent Boyd), #5 to MIN (Paul Jones)


Transactions:

04-18-1980traded New Orleans' #3 and #5 picks in the 1980 draft to Vikings for Steve Riley
06-1980traded Steve Riley to Vikings for Minnesota's #3 and #5 picks in the 1981 draft
07-03-1980traded Conrad Dobler to Bills for Buffalo's #8 pick in the 1981 draft
07-21-1980traded past considerations to Bears for Tommy Hart
08-28-1980traded New Orleans' #4 pick in the 1981 draft and #7 pick in the 1982 draft to Dolphins for Guy Benjamin
08-31-1980traded Rick Partridge to Chargers for San Diego's #8 pick in the 1981 draft
09-29-1980traded Chuck Muncie to Chargers for San Diego's #2 pick in the 1981 draft
10-08-1980claimed Aaron Kyle on waivers from Cowboys
10-14-1980traded Joe Campbell to Raiders for Oakland's #6 pick in the 1981 draft


1980 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/07/80 vs San Francisco 49ers L 23-26 0-1-0 09/14/80 at Chicago Bears L 3-22 0-2-0 09/21/80 vs Buffalo Bills L 26-35 0-3-0 09/28/80 at Miami Dolphins L 16-21 0-4-0 10/05/80 vs St. Louis Cardinals L 7-40 0-5-0 10/12/80 at Detroit Lions L 13-24 0-6-0 10/19/80 vs Atlanta Falcons L 14-41 0-7-0 10/26/80 at Washington Redskins L 14-22 0-8-0 11/02/80 at Los Angeles Rams L 31-45 0-9-0 11/09/80 vs Philadelphia Eagles L 21-34 0-10-0 11/16/80 at Atlanta Falcons L 13-31 0-11-0 11/24/80 vs Los Angeles Rams L 7-27 0-12-0 11/30/80 vs Minnesota Vikings L 20-23 0-13-0 12/07/80 at San Francisco 49ers L 35-38 (OT) 0-14-0 12/14/80 at New York Jets W 21-20 1-14-0 12/21/80 vs New England Patriots L 27-38 1-15-0

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