1982 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (4-5)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1982 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 4-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (4-5)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1982 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans stumbled, scoring only 129 points, while the defense allowed 160. George Rogers carried the ball for a team-leading 535 yards for the Saints, and Wayne Wilson also contributed to the rushing attack.
Ken Stabler passed for 1,343 yards. Jeff Groth grabbed 30 passes for 383 yards.
Russell Gary and Dirt Winston each seized 2 opponent throws. Bruce Clark topped the defensive unit with 5.5 sacks, leading the way for a team which created 31 sacks.
Bum Phillips coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Morten Andersen | K | August 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 217 | Michigan St. | Copenhagen, Denmark | 8 | 0 |
| 88 | Don Bass | WR-TE | March 11, 1956 | 6'2" | 219 | Houston | Fort Worth, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Ken Bordelon | LB | August 26, 1954 | 6'4" | 228 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 85 | Hoby Brenner | TE | June 2, 1959 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Linwood, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 67 | Stan Brock | RT | June 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 295 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 9 | 9 |
| 75 | Bruce Clark | LDE | March 31, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | Penn St. | New Castle, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 78 | Kelvin Clark | T-G | January 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | Odessa, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Kenny Duckett | WR | October 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 184 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 63 | Brad Edelman | LG | September 3, 1960 | 6'6" | 265 | Missouri | Jacksonville, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 99 | Tony Elliott | NT | April 23, 1959 | 6'2" | 282 | Wisconsin | New York, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Russell Erxleben | P | January 13, 1956 | 6'4" | 223 | Texas | Seguin, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 190 | none | Petronell, Austria | 5 | 0 |
| 46 | Hokie Gajan | RB | September 6, 1959 | 5'11" | 220 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 9 | 4 |
| 20 | Russell Gary | SS | July 31, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | Nebraska | Minneapolis, MN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 33 | Kevin Gray | DB | September 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 179 | East. Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 72 | Leon Gray | T-G | November 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 256 | Jackson St. | Olive Branch, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Jeff Groth | PR | July 2, 1957 | 5'10" | 176 | Bowling Green | Mankato, MN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 87 | Larry Hardy | TE | July 9, 1956 | 6'3" | 234 | Jackson St. | Mendenhall, MS USA | 9 | 2 |
| 62 | John Hill | C | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 249 | Lehigh | East Orange, NJ USA | 9 | 9 |
| 45 | Jack Holmes | RB | June 20, 1953 | 5'11" | 210 | Texas Southern | Rolling Fork, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Bill Hurley | DB | June 15, 1957 | 5'11" | 195 | Syracuse | Kenmore, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Rickey Jackson | LOLB | March 20, 1958 | 6'2" | 243 | Pittsburgh | Pahokee, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 52 | Jim Kovach | LILB | May 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 230 | Kentucky | Parma Heights, OH USA | 8 | 8 |
| 21 | John Krimm | DB | May 30, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 64 | Dave Lafary | LT | January 13, 1955 | 6'7" | 280 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 24 | Marvin Lewis | RB | January 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 208 | Tulane | Texarkana, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Reggie Lewis | DE | January 20, 1954 | 6'2" | 252 | Oregon | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | Rodney Lewis | DB | April 2, 1959 | 5'11" | 190 | Nebraska | Minneapolis, MN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 212 | Mississippi | Cleveland, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Rich Mauti | WR | May 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Penn St. | Queens, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | Guido Merkens | WR | August 14, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Sam Houston St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 74 | Derland Moore | NT | October 7, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Oklahoma | Malden, MO USA | 9 | 9 |
| 55 | Rob Nairne | ROLB | March 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 223 | Oregon St. | Redding, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 66 | Louis Oubre | RG | May 15, 1958 | 6'4" | 262 | Oklahoma | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 51 | Whitney Paul | LB-DE | October 8, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 53 | Scott Pelluer | LB | April 28, 1959 | 6'2" | 219 | Washington St. | Yakima, WA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | C-DT-T | February 21, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | Johnnie Poe | RCB | August 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 9 |
| 38 | George Rogers | RB | December 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 228 | South Carolina | Duluth, GA USA | 6 | 5 |
| 41 | Jimmy Rogers | RB | June 29, 1955 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Forrest City, AR USA | 9 | 1 |
| 80 | Lindsay Scott | WR | December 6, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Georgia | Jesup, GA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 54 | Ed Simonini | LB | February 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 210 | Texas A&M | Portsmouth, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 79 | Chuck Slaughter | T | November 21, 1958 | 6'5" | 260 | South Carolina | Conway, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Ken Stabler | QB | December 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 215 | Alabama | Foley, AL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 89 | Aundra Thompson | KR | January 2, 1953 | 6'1" | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 2 |
| 42 | Toussaint Tyler | RB | March 19, 1959 | 6'2" | 220 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Frank Warren | DE | September 14, 1959 | 6'4" | 285 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 49 | Frank Wattelet | FS | October 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Kansas | Paola, KS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 44 | Dave Waymer | LCB | July 1, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Notre Dame | Brooklyn, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 94 | Jim Wilks | RDE | March 12, 1958 | 6'5" | 266 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | Wayne Wilson | FB | September 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Shepherd | Montgomery County, MD USA | 8 | 7 |
| 56 | Dirt Winston | RILB | October 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 228 | Arkansas | Forrest City, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
