1968 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Tom Fears (4-9-1)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1968 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Tom Fears (4-9-1)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1968 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's Century Division.
The Saints racked up 246 points, but the defense conceded 327. Billy Kilmer tossed for 2,060 yards. Danny Abramowicz grabbed 54 passes for 890 yards.
Don McCall carried the ball for a team-leading 637 yards for New Orleans.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Dave Whitsell intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Tom Fears coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Danny Abramowicz | FL | July 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Xavier (OH) | Steubenville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Doug Atkins | LDE | May 8, 1930 | 6'8" | 257 | Tennessee | Humboldt, TN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 38 | Tony Baker | RB | February 16, 1945 | 5'11" | 229 | Iowa St. | Fort Madison, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Tom Barrington | RB | January 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 213 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Boeke | T | September 11, 1938 | 6'5" | 255 | Heidelberg | Akron, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 82 | Johnny Brewer | RLB | March 8, 1937 | 6'4" | 230 | Mississippi | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Charlie Brown | RB | October 16, 1945 | 5'10" | 195 | Missouri | Jefferson City, MO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Bo Burris | LS | October 16, 1944 | 6'3" | 195 | Houston | Luling, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Carr | DT | April 6, 1942 | 6'4" | 264 | Morgan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | Bill Cody | LB | August 2, 1944 | 6'2" | 230 | Auburn | Greenwood, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Lou Cordileone | DT-DE-G | August 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 250 | Clemson | Jersey City, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 35 | Ted Davis | LLB | July 27, 1942 | 6'1" | 232 | Georgia Tech | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | John Douglas | RCB | January 12, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Texas Southern | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Charlie Durkee | K | June 25, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | James Ferguson | C-LB | October 15, 1942 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Oakland, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Ross Fichtner | DB | October 26, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Purdue | McKeesport, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Fraser | LB-P | May 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 236 | Wisconsin | Philadelphia, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | John Gilliam | PR | August 7, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | South Carolina St. | Greenwood, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Ross Gwinn | G | July 25, 1944 | 6'3" | 273 | NW State (LA) | Deport, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Jimmy Hester | TE | December 13, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | North Dakota | Rock Island, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Gene Howard | KR | December 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Langston | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Jerry Jones | RT | February 14, 1944 | 6'4" | 260 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Les Kelley | LB | December 9, 1944 | 6'3" | 233 | Alabama | Decatur, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Billy Kilmer | QB | September 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 204 | UCLA | Topeka, KS USA | 12 | 11 |
| 45 | Elbert Kimbrough | DB | March 24, 1938 | 5'11" | 196 | Northwestern | Galesburg, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | Jake Kupp | LG | March 12, 1941 | 6'3" | 248 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Earl Leggett | DT-DE | March 5, 1933 | 6'3" | 265 | LSU | Palatka, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Tony Lorick | FB | May 25, 1941 | 6'1" | 217 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 36 | Don McCall | HB | September 21, 1944 | 5'11" | 195 | USC | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom McNeill | P | August 12, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | S.F. Austin | Rockford, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Elijah Nevett | DB-WR | April 28, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Clark (GA) | Bessemer, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Dave Parks | SE | December 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas Tech | Muenster, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 85 | Ray Poage | TE-SE-FL-WR | November 14, 1940 | 6'4" | 208 | Texas | Plainview, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 76 | Dave Rowe | RDT | June 20, 1945 | 6'7" | 280 | Penn St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Roy Schmidt | G-T | May 3, 1942 | 6'3" | 248 | Long Beach St. | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | Randy Schultz | RB | November 17, 1943 | 6'0" | 210 | Northern Iowa | Iowa Falls, IA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 60 | Brian Schweda | RDE | April 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Ronnie South | QB | May 8, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Wynne, AR USA | 4 | 1 |
| 87 | Monty Stickles | TE | August 16, 1938 | 6'4" | 235 | Notre Dame | Kingston, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Steve Stonebreaker | LB-TE | October 28, 1938 | 6'3" | 223 | Detroit Mercy | Moline, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Jerry Sturm | LT | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Karl Sweetan | QB | October 2, 1942 | 6'1" | 203 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 5 | 2 |
| 88 | Dave Szymakowski | WR | March 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 198 | West Texas A&M | Bethlehem, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Tilleman | LDT | March 30, 1944 | 6'7" | 272 | Montana | Chinook, MT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Joe Wendryhoski | C | March 1, 1938 | 6'2" | 245 | Illinois | West Frankfort, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 39 | Ernie Wheelwright | RB | November 28, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Illinois | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Dave Whitsell | RS | June 14, 1936 | 6'0" | 189 | Indiana | Shelby, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Fred Whittingham | MLB | February 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 240 | BYU | Boston, MA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 61 | Del Williams | RG | November 9, 1945 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Live Oak, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | George Youngblood | DB | January 4, 1945 | 6'3" | 205 | Los Angeles St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
