1978 New Orleans Saints Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Nolan (7-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1978 New Orleans Saints Statistics
1978 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Saints scored 281 points, but the defensive squad conceded 298. Archie Manning led the charge, slinging for 3,416 yards. Tony Galbreath topped the receiving corps, grabbing 74 passes, while Henry Childs added 869 receiving yards.

Tony Galbreath carried the ball for a team-leading 635 yards for New Orleans, and Chuck Muncie also contributed to the rushing attack.

Tom Myers seized 6 opponent throws.

Dick Nolan coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
77Gary AndersonGSeptember 22, 19556'3"253StanfordFairfield, CA USA20
63Barry BennettDTDecember 10, 19556'4"257Concordia (MN)St. Paul, MN USA161
16Tom BlanchardPMay 28, 19486'0"190OregonGrants Pass, OR USA160
27Ray BrownSSJanuary 12, 19496'1"208West Texas A&MFort Worth, TX USA1616
73Joe CampbellRDEMay 8, 19556'6"254MarylandWilmington, DE USA1616
89Wes ChandlerKRAugust 22, 19566'0"196FloridaNew Smyrna Beach, FL USA165
24Clarence ChapmanLCBDecember 10, 19535'10"185East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA1414
85Henry ChildsTEApril 16, 19516'2"223Kansas St.Thomasville, GA USA1616
51Ron CrosbyLBMarch 2, 19556'3"224Penn St.McKeesport, PA USA140
66Conrad DoblerGOctober 1, 19506'3"254WyomingChicago, IL USA33
58Joe FederspielMLBMay 6, 19506'1"230KentuckyLouisville, KY USA1616
20Eric FeltonDBOctober 8, 19556'0"200Texas TechAustin, TX USA162
69Bill FiferTOctober 26, 19556'4"250West Texas A&MKerrville, TX USA40
72Mike FultzDTJanuary 28, 19546'5"278NebraskaLincoln, NE USA120
34Tony GalbreathFBJanuary 29, 19546'0"228MissouriFulton, MO USA1616
78Elois GroomsLDEMay 20, 19536'4"249Tennessee TechTompkinsville, KY USA1616
87Larry HardyTEJuly 9, 19566'3"234Jackson St.Mendenhall, MS USA161
82Ike HarrisWRNovember 27, 19526'3"210Iowa St.West Memphis, AR USA1515
62John HillCApril 16, 19506'2"249LehighEast Orange, NJ USA1616
45Jack HolmesRBJune 20, 19535'11"210Texas SouthernRolling Fork, MS USA110
54Pat HughesRLBJune 2, 19476'2"240Boston Univ.Everett, MA USA160
76Kevin HuntT-GNovember 29, 19486'5"260DoaneFramington, MA USA100
32Kim JonesRBJanuary 19, 19526'4"238Colorado St.Waterloo, IA USA160
10Tom JurichKJuly 26, 19565'10"185Northern ArizonaAlhambra, CA USA10
53Rick KingreaLBJuly 18, 19496'1"233TulanePearlsburg, VA USA10
64Dave LafaryRGJanuary 13, 19556'7"280PurdueCincinnati, OH USA1513
3John LeypoldtKMarch 31, 19466'2"229Northern Virginia CCWashington, DC USA20
8Archie ManningQBMay 19, 19496'3"212MississippiCleveland, MS USA1616
84Rich MautiWRMay 25, 19546'0"190Penn St.Queens, NY USA161
49Ralph McGillDBApril 28, 19505'11"183TulsaThomasville, GA USA160
57Jim MerloLLBOctober 3, 19516'1"221StanfordSanger, CA USA1616
70Mark MeserollTJuly 22, 19556'5"270WesleyPiscataway, NJ USA160
10Steve Mike-MayerKSeptember 8, 19476'0"180MarylandBudapest, Hungary90
74Derland MooreRDTOctober 7, 19516'4"250OklahomaMalden, MO USA1514
42Chuck MuncieRBMarch 17, 19536'3"227CaliforniaUniontown, PA USA1311
37Tom MyersFSOctober 24, 19505'11"184SyracuseCohoes, NY USA1616
68Richard NealDE-DTSeptember 27, 19476'3"260SouthernMinden, LA USA20
83Tinker OwensWROctober 3, 19545'11"170OklahomaMiami, OK USA1410
75Elex PriceLDTAugust 11, 19506'3"260Alcorn St.Yazoo City, MS USA1616
56Rusty ReboweLBJanuary 17, 19565'10"213Nicholls St.Destrehan, LA USA10
60Don ReeseDT-DESeptember 4, 19516'6"254Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA140
55Floyd RiceLB-TEAugust 31, 19496'3"223Alcorn St.Natchez, MS USA150
48Don SchwartzDBFebruary 24, 19566'1"191Washington St.Billings, MT USA160
12Bobby ScottQBApril 2, 19496'1"201TennesseeChattanooga, TN USA10
29Mo SpencerRCBJune 15, 19526'0"175North Carolina CentralWinston-Salem, NC USA1616
33Mike StrachanRBMay 24, 19536'0"199Iowa St.Miami, FL USA150
68Fred SturtLGJanuary 6, 19516'4"255Bowling GreenToledo, OH USA1211
15Rich SzaroKMarch 7, 19485'11"205HarvardRzeszow, Poland40
71J.T. TaylorLTAugust 12, 19566'4"265MissouriPeoria, IL USA1616
35Jim Van WagnerRBMay 3, 19556'2"202Michigan TechAnn Arbor, MI USA50
52Skip VanderbundtLBDecember 4, 19466'3"225Oregon St.Martinez, CA USA150
67John WatsonG-T-CJanuary 11, 19496'4"249OklahomaPalo Alto, CA USA50
88Brooks WilliamsTEDecember 7, 19546'4"226North CarolinaBaltimore, MD USA160
65Robert WoodsRTJuly 26, 19506'3"255Tennessee St.Florence, AL USA1613
79Emanuel ZandersGJuly 31, 19516'1"251Jackson St.Demopolis, AL USA33



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