1981 New Orleans Saints Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (4-12)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

1981 New Orleans Saints Roster
1981 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Saints struggled to score 207 points, worst in the circuit, and the defensive squad conceded 378. George Rogers piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,674 yards for New Orleans.

Archie Manning threw for 1,447 yards, and Dave Wilson played quarterback, too. Jack Holmes grabbed 38 passes, while Guido Merkens added 458 receiving yards. Jeff Groth and Wayne Wilson contributed to the receiving game also.

Dave Waymer picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Bum Phillips coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Archie Manning	232	134	57.8	1447	6.2	5	2.2	11	4.7	55	21	164	63.6
Dave Wilson	159	82	51.6	1058	6.7	1	0.6	11	6.9	50	12	121	46.1
Bobby Scott	46	20	43.5	245	5.3	1	2.2	5	10.9	31	7	72	28.2
Guido Merkens	2	1	50.0	20	10.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	20	1	2	85.4
Tom Myers	2	1	50.0	8	4.0	1	50.0	0	0.0	8	0	0	100.0
Totals	441	238	54.0	2778	6.3	8	1.8	27	6.1	55	41	359

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George Rogers	378	1674	4.4	79	13
Jack Holmes	58	194	3.3	11	2
Toussaint Tyler	36	183	5.1	42	0
Wayne Wilson	44	137	3.1	13	1
Jimmy Rogers	9	37	4.1	15	0
Archie Manning	2	28	14.0	15	0
Jeff Groth	2	27	13.5	28	0
Russell Erxleben	2	10	5.0	26	0
Scott Stauch	2	6	3.0	5	0
Dave Wilson	5	1	0.2	9	0
Guido Merkens	2	-1	-0.5	2	0
Rich Caster	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Tom Myers	2	-3	-1.5	6	0
Bobby Scott	3	-4	-1.3	-1	0
Totals	546	2286	4.2	79	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jack Holmes	38	206	5.4	19	0
Wayne Wilson	31	384	12.4	55	4
Guido Merkens	29	458	15.8	50	1
Larry Hardy	23	275	12.0	27	1
Toussaint Tyler	23	135	5.9	18	0
Jeff Groth	20	380	19.0	54	1
Wes Chandler	17	285	16.8	39	1
George Rogers	16	126	7.9	25	0
Rich Martini	8	72	9.0	15	0
Hoby Brenner	7	143	20.4	34	0
Rich Caster	7	108	15.4	31	0
Aundra Thompson	6	81	13.5	25	0
Brooks Williams	5	50	10.0	13	0
Ike Harris	2	33	16.5	20	0
Gordon Banks	2	18	9.0	12	0
Jimmy Rogers	2	12	6.0	9	0
Scott Stauch	1	7	7.0	7	0
Dave Lafary	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	238	2778	11.7	55	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Benny Ricardo	24	24	100.0	25	13	52.0	63
Totals	24	24	100.0	25	13	52.0	63

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Russell Erxleben	66	2672	40.5	60
Totals	66	2672	40.5	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff Groth	37	436	11.8	36
Johnnie Poe	1	2	2.0	2
Gordon Banks	2	0	0.0	0
Guido Merkens	1	-12	-12.0	-12
Totals	41	426	10.4	36

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Wayne Wilson	31	722	23.3	57
Jimmy Rogers	28	621	22.2	44
Scott Stauch	3	65	21.7	29
Jeff Groth	3	50	16.7	21
Guido Merkens	2	38	19.0	20
Stan Brock	2	18	9.0	12
Gordon Banks	1	9	9.0	9
Totals	70	1523	21.8	57

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Waymer	4	54	13.5	31
Frank Wattelet	3	16	5.3	16
Tom Myers	2	70	35.0	54
Ricky Ray	1	33	33.0	33
Rob Nairne	1	18	18.0	18
Jim Kovach	1	13	13.0	13
Glen Redd	1	7	7.0	7
Ken Bordelon	1	3	3.0	3
Russell Gary	1	0	0.0	0
Johnnie Poe	1	0	0.0	0
Mike Spivey	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	17	214	12.6	54

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Rickey Jackson	125	125	0		0	1	0	0	2
Frank Warren	20	20	0		0	1	0	0	0
Dave Wilson					4	3	-8	0	0
Guido Merkens					1	3	0		0
Dave Waymer				0	0	2	0	0	0
Larry Hardy					2	2	0		0
Stan Brock					0	2	0	0	0
Rob Nairne				0	0	2	0	0	0
Jim Wilks					0	2	0	0	0
Derland Moore					0	1	0	0	0
Wayne Wilson					1	1	0		0
Elois Grooms					0	1	20	0	0
J.T. Taylor					0	1	0	0	0
Wes Chandler					0	1	51		0
George Rogers					13	1	0		0
Bobby Scott					1	1	0	0	0
Tom Myers				0	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Kovach				0	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Rogers					3	1	0	0	0
Gordon Banks					2	1	0	0	0
Scott Stauch					1	1	0	0	0
Johnnie Poe				0	0	1	10	0	0
Dave Lafary					0	1	0	0	0
Scott Pelluer					0	1	0	0	0
Nat Hudson					0	1	14	0	0
Frank Wattelet				0	0	1	0	0	0
Russell Erxleben					1	0	0	0	0
Rich Caster					2	0	0	0	0
Toussaint Tyler					4	0	0	0	0
Hoby Brenner					1	0	0	0	0
Archie Manning					3	0	0	0	0
Totals	145	145	0	0	40	35	87	0	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Rogers	13	0							0	0	0			78
Benny Ricardo									13	24	0			63
Wayne Wilson	1	4		0					0	0	0			30
Jack Holmes	2	0							0	0	0			12
Larry Hardy		1							0	0	0			6
Jeff Groth	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Wes Chandler		1							0	0	0			6
Guido Merkens	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Totals	16	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	24	0	0	0	207