1983 New Orleans Saints Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (8-8)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

1983 New Orleans Saints Statistics
1983 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

New Orleans ran up 319 points, while the defense conceded 337. George Rogers carried the ball for a team-leading 1,144 yards for the Saints.

Ken Stabler threw for 1,988 yards. Jeff Groth grabbed 49 passes for 585 yards. Eugene Goodlow and Hoby Brenner provided receiving help, too.

Johnnie Poe picked off 7 opponent throws. Rickey Jackson topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 56 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	16	0
47	Cliff Austin	RB	March 2, 1960	6'0"	203	Clemson	Atlanta, GA USA	11	0
85	Hoby Brenner	TE	June 2, 1959	6'4"	240	USC	Linwood, CA USA	16	16
67	Stan Brock	RT	June 8, 1958	6'6"	295	Colorado	Portland, OR USA	16	16
75	Bruce Clark	LDE	March 31, 1958	6'3"	273	Penn St.	New Castle, PA USA	15	15
78	Kelvin Clark	T-G	January 30, 1956	6'3"	260	Nebraska	Odessa, TX USA	16	0
83	Kenny Duckett	KR	October 1, 1959	6'0"	184	Wake Forest	Winston-Salem, NC USA	14	1
63	Brad Edelman	LG	September 3, 1960	6'6"	265	Missouri	Jacksonville, FL USA	16	16
99	Tony Elliott	NT	April 23, 1959	6'2"	282	Wisconsin	New York, NY USA	12	0
14	Russell Erxleben	P	January 13, 1956	6'4"	223	Texas	Seguin, TX USA	16	0
46	Hokie Gajan	FB	September 6, 1959	5'11"	220	LSU	Baton Rouge, LA USA	16	12
20	Russell Gary	SS	July 31, 1959	5'11"	195	Nebraska	Minneapolis, MN USA	14	14
88	Eugene Goodlow	WR	December 19, 1958	6'2"	185	Kansas St.	St. Louis, MO USA	16	7
72	Leon Gray	T-G	November 15, 1951	6'3"	256	Jackson St.	Olive Branch, MS USA	11	0
86	Jeff Groth	PR	July 2, 1957	5'10"	176	Bowling Green	Mankato, MN USA	16	14
87	Larry Hardy	TE	July 9, 1956	6'3"	234	Jackson St.	Mendenhall, MS USA	6	1
62	John Hill	C	April 16, 1950	6'2"	249	Lehigh	East Orange, NJ USA	16	16
28	Bill Hurley	DB	June 15, 1957	5'11"	195	Syracuse	Kenmore, NY USA	4	0
57	Rickey Jackson	LOLB	March 20, 1958	6'2"	243	Pittsburgh	Pahokee, FL USA	16	16
34	Bobby Johnson	DB	September 1, 1960	6'0"	191	Texas	La Grange, TX USA	16	0
40	Greg Knafelc	QB	February 20, 1959	6'4"	220	Notre Dame	Green Bay, WI USA	6	0
60	Steve Korte	C-G	January 15, 1960	6'3"	265	Arkansas	Denver, CO USA	16	0
52	Jim Kovach	LILB	May 1, 1956	6'2"	230	Kentucky	Parma Heights, OH USA	16	16
64	Dave Lafary	LT	January 13, 1955	6'7"	280	Purdue	Cincinnati, OH USA	16	16
93	Gary Lewis	NT,DT,DL	January 14, 1961	6'3"	260	Oklahoma St.	Oklahoma City, OK USA	6	0
98	Reggie Lewis	DE	January 20, 1954	6'2"	252	Oregon	New Orleans, LA USA	12	0
29	Rodney Lewis	DB	April 2, 1959	5'11"	190	Nebraska	Minneapolis, MN USA	2	2
59	Chris Martin	LB	December 19, 1960	6'2"	236	Auburn	Huntsville, AL USA	15	0
84	Rich Mauti	WR	May 25, 1954	6'0"	190	Penn St.	Queens, NY USA	16	1
19	Guido Merkens	WR-QB-DB	August 14, 1955	6'1"	200	Sam Houston St.	San Antonio, TX USA	16	0
74	Derland Moore	NT	October 7, 1951	6'4"	250	Oklahoma	Malden, MO USA	16	16
55	Rob Nairne	LB	March 24, 1954	6'4"	223	Oregon St.	Redding, CA USA	16	1
66	Louis Oubre	RG	May 15, 1958	6'4"	262	Oklahoma	New Orleans, LA USA	16	16
51	Whitney Paul	ROLB	October 8, 1953	6'3"	220	Colorado	Galveston, TX USA	16	15
53	Scott Pelluer	LB	April 28, 1959	6'2"	219	Washington St.	Yakima, WA USA	16	0
32	Vernon Perry	DB	September 22, 1953	6'2"	211	Jackson St.	Jackson, MS USA	12	0
76	Jim Pietrzak	C-DT-T	February 21, 1953	6'5"	260	East. Michigan	Detroit, MI USA	16	0
25	Johnnie Poe	RCB	August 29, 1959	6'1"	190	Missouri	St. Louis, MO USA	16	16
58	Glen Redd	LB	June 17, 1958	6'1"	229	BYU	Ogden, UT USA	16	0
38	George Rogers	RB	December 8, 1958	6'2"	228	South Carolina	Duluth, GA USA	13	12
41	Jimmy Rogers	RB	June 29, 1955	5'10"	190	Oklahoma	Forrest City, AR USA	16	0
80	Lindsay Scott	WR	December 6, 1960	6'1"	195	Georgia	Jesup, GA USA	16	7
16	Ken Stabler	QB	December 25, 1945	6'3"	215	Alabama	Foley, AL USA	14	14
27	Greg Stemrick	DB	October 25, 1951	5'11"	185	Colorado St.	Cincinnati, OH USA	11	0
82	John Tice	TE	June 22, 1960	6'5"	242	Maryland	Bay Shore, NY USA	16	1
73	Frank Warren	DE	September 14, 1959	6'4"	285	Auburn	Birmingham, AL USA	16	1
49	Frank Wattelet	FS	October 25, 1958	6'0"	185	Kansas	Paola, KS USA	16	16
44	Dave Waymer	LCB	July 1, 1958	6'1"	195	Notre Dame	Brooklyn, NY USA	16	16
94	Jim Wilks	RDE	March 12, 1958	6'5"	266	California	Los Angeles, CA USA	16	16
18	Dave Wilson	QB	April 27, 1959	6'3"	206	Illinois	Anaheim, CA USA	8	2
45	Tim Wilson	FB	January 14, 1954	6'3"	226	Maryland	New Castle, DE USA	6	0
30	Wayne Wilson	FB	September 4, 1957	6'3"	215	Shepherd	Montgomery County, MD USA	14	8
56	Dirt Winston	RILB	October 25, 1955	6'0"	228	Arkansas	Forrest City, PA USA	16	16
89	Tyrone Young	WR	April 29, 1960	6'6"	190	Florida	Ocala, FL USA	16	0