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1977 New Orleans Saints: 3-11-0
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Home record: 2-5-0 (102 points scored, 143 allowed) Road record: 1-6-0 (130 points scored, 193 allowed) Head Coach: Hank Stram

232 points scored (15th of 28 teams), 336 points allowed (26th) NFL Averages: 17.2 points/game (240.5 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:   166   321   1,573   (23)   4.29   13   21    484   2,024   (13)    4.2   14    3,597    (21)      32
Defense:   154   290   1,893   (10)   5.97   15   10    623   2,729   (27)    4.4   21    4,622    (25)      25

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 8  Archie Manning       QB    10   6'3   200   28    6   Mississippi
10  Bobby Douglass       QB     4   6'3   228   30    9   Kansas
12  Bobby Scott          QB     5   6'1   197   28    5   Tennessee
15  Rich Szaro           K     14   5'11  204   29    3   Harvard
16  Tom Blanchard        P     14   6'0   180   29    7   Oregon
23  Craig Cassady        DB    12   5'11  175   23    1   Ohio State
24  Clarence Chapman     DB    14   5'10  185   23    2   Eastern Michigan
25  Wade Bosarge         DB     5   5'10  175   22    R   Tulsa
26  Jimmy Stewart        DB     9   5'11  190   23    R   Tulsa
30  Ernie Jackson        DB    11   5'10  176   27    6   Duke
32  Kim Jones            RB    14   6'4   243   25    2   Colorado State
33  Mike Strachan        RB    13   6'0   200   24    3   Iowa State
34  Tony Galbreath       RB    14   6'0   230   23    2   Missouri
36  Greg Boykin          RB    14   6'0   225   23    R   Northwestern
37  Tom Myers            DB    12   5'11  180   27    6   Syracuse
40  Jim Marsalis         DB    12   5'11  190   32    8   Tennessee State
41  John Gilliam         WR    10   6'1   187   32   11   South Carolina State
42  Chuck Muncie         RB    14   6'3   220   24    2   California
44  Chuck Crist          DB    14   6'2   205   26    6   Penn State
50  Ken Bordelon         LB    14   6'4   226   23    2   Louisiana State
53  Rick Kingrea         LB    14   6'1   222   28    7   Tulane
54  Pat Hughes           LB    14   6'2   225   30    8   Boston University
56  Lee Gross            C      9   6'3   235   24    3   Auburn
57  Jim Merlo            LB    14   6'1   220   26    4   Stanford
58  Joe Federspiel       LB    14   6'1   230   27    6   Kentucky
60  Greg Westbrooks      LB     7   6'2   217   24    3   Colorado
62  John Hill            C     14   6'2   246   27    6   Lehigh
63  Steve Baumgartner    DE     5   6'7   255   26    5   Purdue
64  Dave Lafary          OT    10   6'7   280   22    R   Purdue
65  Robert Woods         OT     4   6'3   259   27    5   Tennessee State
67  John Watson          OT     5   6'6   272   28    7   Oklahoma
68  Terry Stieve         OG    14   6'2   242   23    2   Wisconsin
69  Oakley Dalton        DT     1   6'6   285   25    R   Jackson State
70  Dave Hubbard         OT     5   6'7   270   22    R   Brigham Young
71  Kurt Schumacher      OG    14   6'3   246   24    3   Ohio State
72  Mike Fultz           DT    12   6'5   278   23    R   Nebraska
73  Joe Campbell         DE    14   6'6   254   22    R   Maryland
74  Derland Moore        DT    10   6'4   253   26    5   Oklahoma
75  Elex Price           DT    11   6'3   265   27    5   Alcorn State
76  Don Morrison         OT    14   6'5   250   27    7   Texas-Arlington
77  Marv Montgomery      OT    14   6'6   255   29    7   Southern California
78  Elois Grooms         DE    14   6'4   250   24    3   Tennessee Tech
79  Emanuel Zanders      OG    14   6'1   248   26    4   Jackson State
80  Larry Burton         WR     1   6'1   193   25    3   Purdue
82  Bob Pollard          DT    14   6'3   236   28    7   Weber State
84  Rich Mauti           WR    14   6'0   190   23    R   Penn State
85  Henry Childs         TE    13   6'2   220   26    4   Kansas State
86  Jim Thaxton          TE    14   6'2   242   28    4   Tennessee State
87  Don Herrmann         WR    13   6'2   193   30    9   Waynesburg
88  Joel Parker          WR     1   6'5   215   25    3   Florida
89  Leonard Willis       WR     7   5'10  180   24    2   Ohio State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Archie Manning       205  113   55.1  1,284   6.26  11.4   8   3.9    9   4.4    36   288    68.8
Bobby Scott           82   36   43.9    516   6.29  14.3   3   3.7    8   9.8     5    43    37.5
Bobby Douglass        31   16   51.6    130   4.19   8.1   1   3.2    3   9.7     5    29    33.7
Tom Blanchard          3    1   33.3      3   1.00   3.0   1  33.3    1  33.3     0     0    42.4
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Tony Galbreath         41    265    6.5    0
Henry Childs           33    518   15.7    9
Don Herrmann           32    408   12.8    0
Chuck Muncie           21    248   11.8    1
Jim Thaxton            14    211   15.1    1
John Gilliam           11    133   12.1    1
Rich Mauti              4     71   17.8    0
Mike Strachan           3     26    8.7    0
Greg Boykin             3     21    7.0    0
Larry Burton            1     13   13.0    0
Kim Jones               1      9    9.0    0
Joel Parker             1      7    7.0    0
Elois Grooms            1      3    3.0    1
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Chuck Muncie          201    811    4.0    6
Tony Galbreath        168    644    3.8    3
Mike Strachan          55    271    4.9    0
Archie Manning         39    270    6.9    5
Bobby Douglass          2     23   11.5    0
Kim Jones               8     23    2.9    0
Bobby Scott             4     11    2.8    0
Jim Thaxton             1     -3   -3.0    0
Greg Boykin             5     -9   -1.8    0
Don Herrmann            1    -17  -17.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Rich Mauti             27    609   22.6    0
Clarence Chapman       15    385   25.7    1
Leonard Willis          8    148   18.5    0
Greg Boykin             5     76   15.2    0
Joe Campbell            2     33   16.5    0
Kim Jones               2     23   11.5    0
Rick Kingrea            2     21   10.5    0
Jimmy Stewart           1     33   33.0    0
Chuck Muncie            1     19   19.0    0
Jim Thaxton             0      8      ?    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Rich Mauti             37    281    7.6   10    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Tom Blanchard 82 3,474 42.4 11 11 2 51 604 31.5 Bobby Scott 3 95 31.7 0 0 0 0 0 31.7 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Rich Szaro 0/0 3/4 2/3 0/2 0/3 5/12 29/31 44 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Joe Campbell 0.5 Clarence Chapman 1 16 0 Chuck Crist 3.0 4 6 0 Joe Federspiel 2.0 Elois Grooms 7.5 Pat Hughes 0.5 1 2 0 Ernie Jackson 1 0 0 Jim Marsalis 1 0 0 Jim Merlo 1.0 1 57 1 Derland Moore 2.5 Tom Myers 1 2 0 Bob Pollard 6.0 Elex Price 6.0

1977 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 7 DE Joe Campbell 65 Maryland 2 34 DT Mike Fultz 58 Nebraska 3 64 LB Robert Watts 2 Boston College 5 118 OT Dave Lafary 109 Purdue 5 136 OT Dave Hubbard 5 Brigham Young [pick acquired from BAL] 6 147 P Cliff Parsley 82 Oklahoma State 6 162 OG Tom Schick Maryland [pick acquired from LA] 7 174 RB Greg Boykin 30 Northwestern 8 201 DB Jim Stewart 14 Tulsa 9 231 OT Dave Knowles Indiana 10 258 K Rafael Septien 151 S.W. Louisiana 11 285 OT John Blain San Jose State 12 315 DT Oakley Dalton 1 Jackson State

Traded draft picks: #4 to LA (Vince Ferragamo)


Transactions:

09-02-1977traded Paul Seal to 49ers for John Watson
09-06-1977traded Andy Dorris to Seahawks for Seattle's #11 pick in the 1978 draft
09-29-1977placed Larry Burton on injured reserve


1977 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/18/77 vs Green Bay Packers L 20-24 0-1-0 09/25/77 at Detroit Lions L 19-23 0-2-0 10/02/77 at Chicago Bears W 42-24 1-2-0 10/09/77 vs San Diego Chargers L 0-14 1-3-0 10/16/77 at Los Angeles Rams L 7-14 1-4-0 10/23/77 at St. Louis Cardinals L 31-49 1-5-0 10/30/77 vs Los Angeles Rams W 27-26 2-5-0 11/06/77 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7-28 2-6-0 11/13/77 vs San Francisco 49ers L 7-10 (OT) 2-7-0 11/20/77 vs Atlanta Falcons W 21-20 3-7-0 11/27/77 at San Francisco 49ers L 17-20 3-8-0 12/04/77 vs New York Jets L 13-16 3-9-0 12/11/77 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14-33 3-10-0 12/18/77 at Atlanta Falcons L 7-35 3-11-0

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