1986 New Orleans Saints Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Mora (7-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1986 New Orleans Saints Statistics
1986 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Saints netted 288 points, and the defensive unit conceded 287. Rueben Mayes carried the ball for a team-leading 1,353 yards for New Orleans.

Dave Wilson passed for 2,353 yards. Mike Jones grabbed 48 passes, while Eric Martin added 675 receiving yards, while John Tice contributed to the receiving game as well.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 43 turnovers. Dave Waymer picked off 9 opponent throws. Rickey Jackson and Jumpy Geathers each sacked quarterbacks 9 times.

Jim Mora coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
7Morten AndersenKAugust 19, 19606'2"217Michigan St.Copenhagen, Denmark160
96Sheldon AndrusDTOctober 5, 19626'2"271Nicholls St.Lafayette, LA USA10
85Hoby BrennerTEJune 2, 19596'4"240USCLinwood, CA USA1512
67Stan BrockRTJune 8, 19586'6"295ColoradoPortland, OR USA1616
75Bruce ClarkLDEMarch 31, 19586'3"273Penn St.New Castle, PA USA1616
66Chuck CommiskeyRGMarch 28, 19586'4"290MississippiKilleen, TX USA1610
70Bill ContzLTDecember 5, 19616'5"268Penn St.Belle Vernon, PA USA1313
50Jack Del RioLBApril 4, 19636'4"246USCCastro Valley, CA USA161
72Jim DombrowskiGOctober 19, 19636'5"300VirginiaWilliamsville, NY USA33
95Jon DumbauldDEFebruary 14, 19636'4"259KentuckyAnaheim, CA USA90
63Brad EdelmanLGSeptember 3, 19606'6"265MissouriJacksonville, FL USA1313
83Kelvin EdwardsWRJuly 19, 19646'2"202LibertyBirmingham, AL USA143
99Tony ElliottNTApril 23, 19596'2"282WisconsinNew York, NY USA1515
20Russell GaryDBJuly 31, 19595'11"195NebraskaMinneapolis, MN USA73
97Jumpy GeathersDEJune 26, 19606'7"290Wichita St.Georgetown, SC USA162
27Antonio GibsonSSJuly 5, 19626'3"206CincinnatiJackson, MS USA1613
77Daren GilbertTOctober 3, 19636'6"285Cal State-FullertonSan Diego, CA USA90
88Eugene GoodlowWRDecember 19, 19586'2"185Kansas St.St. Louis, MO USA166
37Mel GrayKRMarch 16, 19615'9"167PurdueWilliamsburg, VA USA160
10Brian HansenPOctober 26, 19606'4"215Sioux FallsHawarden, IA USA160
80Herbert HarrisWRMay 4, 19616'1"206LamarHouston, TX USA71
92James HaynesROLBAugust 9, 19606'2"230Miss. Valley St.Tallulah, LA USA1616
3Bobby HebertQBAugust 19, 19606'4"215NW State (LA)Baton Rouge, LA USA53
61Joel HilgenbergCJuly 10, 19626'3"250IowaIowa City, IA USA162
40Dalton HilliardRBJanuary 21, 19645'8"204LSUPatterson, LA USA165
98Milford HodgeDE-NTMarch 11, 19616'3"278Washington St.Los Angeles, CA USA10
57Rickey JacksonLOLBMarch 20, 19586'2"243PittsburghPahokee, FL USA1616
22Van JakesDBMay 10, 19616'0"188Kent St.Phenix City, AL USA120
24Bobby JohnsonDBSeptember 1, 19606'0"191TexasLa Grange, TX USA80
53Vaughan JohnsonLBMarch 24, 19626'3"235North Carolina St.Morehead City, NC USA160
86Mike JonesWRApril 14, 19605'11"181Tennessee St.Chattanooga, TN USA168
23Buford JordanFBJune 26, 19626'0"223McNeese St.Lafayette, IN USA169
55Joe KohlbrandLBMarch 18, 19636'4"242Miami (FL)Merritt Island, FL USA160
60Steve KorteCJanuary 15, 19606'3"265ArkansasDenver, CO USA1616
12Babe LaufenbergQBDecember 5, 19596'2"198StanfordBurbank, CA USA10
84Eric MartinPRNovember 8, 19616'1"207LSUVan Vleck, TX USA1611
39Brett MaxieDBJanuary 13, 19626'2"194Texas SouthernDallas, TX USA150
36Rueben MayesRBJune 6, 19635'11"201Washington St.North Battleford, SK Canada1612
42Dana McLemoreDBJuly 1, 19605'10"183HawaiiLos Angeles, CA USA30
71Casey MerrillDE-DTJuly 16, 19576'4"254California-DavisOakland, CA USA10
51Sam MillsLILBJune 3, 19595'9"229Montclair St.Neptune, NJ USA1613
25Johnnie PoeRCBAugust 29, 19596'1"190MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1616
58Glen ReddLBJune 17, 19586'1"229BYUOgden, UT USA43
68Pat SaindonGMarch 3, 19616'3"273VanderbiltNice, France81
56Pat SwillingLB-DEOctober 25, 19646'3"245Georgia TechToccoa, GA USA160
82John TiceTEJune 22, 19606'5"242MarylandBay Shore, NY USA1613
54Alvin TolesRILBMarch 23, 19636'1"211TennesseeBarnesville, GA USA1615
26Willie TullisDBApril 5, 19586'0"193Southern MissNewville, AL USA71
73Frank WarrenDE-NTSeptember 14, 19596'4"285AuburnBirmingham, AL USA160
49Frank WatteletFSOctober 25, 19586'0"185KansasPaola, KS USA1616
44Dave WaymerLCBJuly 1, 19586'1"195Notre DameBrooklyn, NY USA1615
94Jim WilksRDEMarch 12, 19586'5"266CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA USA1615
45John WilliamsRBOctober 26, 19605'11"213WisconsinMuskegon, MI USA70
69Ralph WilliamsRGMarch 27, 19586'3"280SouthernMonroe, LA USA66
18Dave WilsonQBApril 27, 19596'3"206IllinoisAnaheim, CA USA1413
30Wayne WilsonRBSeptember 4, 19576'3"215ShepherdMontgomery County, MD USA50



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