1980 New Orleans Saints Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-15
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Nolan (0-12)
Coach: Dick Stanfel (1-3)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

1980 New Orleans Saints Roster
1980 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 1 wins and 15 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Saints scored 291 points, but the shaky defensive squad conceded 487, most in the circuit. Archie Manning triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,716 yards. Wes Chandler topped the receiving corps, grabbing 65 passes for 975 yards. Tony Galbreath contributed to the receiving game as well.

Jimmy Rogers carried the ball for a team-leading 366 yards for New Orleans, and Tony Galbreath also contributed to the rushing attack.

Tom Myers seized 5 opponent throws.

Dick Nolan and Dick Stanfel 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	509	309	60.7	3716	7.3	23	4.5	20	3.9	56	41	311	81.8
Bobby Scott	33	16	48.5	200	6.1	2	6.1	1	3.0	40	4	41	75.3
Wes Chandler	1	1	100.0	43	43.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	43	1	10	118.8
Guy Benjamin	17	7	41.2	28	1.6	0	0.0	1	5.9	17	0	0	24.4
Jack Holmes	3	1	33.3	23	7.7	1	33.3	0	0.0	23	0	0	101.4
Russell Erxleben	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Tony Galbreath	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	566	334	59.0	4010	7.1	26	4.6	22	3.9	56	46	362

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Rogers	80	366	4.6	24	1
Tony Galbreath	81	308	3.8	26	3
Wayne Wilson	63	188	3.0	15	1
Chuck Muncie	40	168	4.2	24	2
Archie Manning	23	166	7.2	24	0
Jack Holmes	38	119	3.1	20	2
Mike Strachan	20	41	2.0	10	0
Wes Chandler	1	9	9.0	9	0
Rich Mauti	1	2	2.0	2	0
Gordon Banks	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	348	1362	3.9	26	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wes Chandler	65	975	15.0	50	6
Tony Galbreath	57	470	8.2	21	2
Ike Harris	37	692	18.7	44	6
Henry Childs	34	463	13.6	30	6
Wayne Wilson	31	241	7.8	42	1
Jack Holmes	29	226	7.8	16	1
Jimmy Rogers	27	267	9.9	43	2
Brooks Williams	26	351	13.5	56	2
Larry Hardy	13	197	15.2	44	0
Chuck Muncie	7	25	3.6	8	0
Mike Strachan	5	60	12.0	23	0
Tinker Owens	1	26	26.0	26	0
Rich Mauti	1	10	10.0	10	0
Gordon Banks	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	334	4010	12.0	56	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Benny Ricardo	34	31	91.2	17	10	58.8	61
Russell Erxleben	2	2	100.0	5	2	40.0	8
Totals	36	33	91.7	22	12	54.5	69

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Russell Erxleben	89	3499	39.3	57
Totals	89	3499	39.3	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rich Mauti	11	111	10.1	18
Wes Chandler	8	36	4.5	11
Dave Waymer	3	29	9.7	14
Totals	22	176	8.0	18

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jimmy Rogers	41	930	22.7	88
Rich Mauti	31	798	25.7	52
Wayne Wilson	9	159	17.7	27
Tony Galbreath	6	86	14.3	20
Stan Holloway	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	88	1973	22.4	88

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Myers	5	96	19.2	48
Ray Brown	2	31	15.5	29
James Marshall	2	17	8.5	17
Elois Grooms	1	37	37.0	37
Reggie Mathis	1	15	15.0	15
Jim Kovach	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	12	196	16.3	48

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Wes Chandler			2	2	0	0
Ken Bordelon			0	2	11	0
Tony Galbreath			3	2	0	0
Archie Manning			6	2	-3	0
Dave Waymer			1	2	0	0
Wayne Wilson			3	2	0	0
Jimmy Rogers			6	2	0	0
Don Reese			0	1	34	1
John Hill			0	1	0	0
Elois Grooms		0	0	1	0	0
Dave Washington			0	1	5	0
J.T. Taylor			0	1	0	0
Derland Moore			0	1	0	0
Jack Holmes			0	1	0	0
Stan Brock			0	1	0	0
Tom Myers		0	0	1	0	0
Guido Merkens			0	1	0	0
Ray Brown		0	0	1	0	0
Mike Strachan			2	1	0	0
Henry Childs			1	1	0	0
Stan Holloway			1	0	0	0
Brooks Williams			1	0	0	0
Bobby Scott			1	0	0	0
Chuck Muncie			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	27	47	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Benny Ricardo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	31	0			61
Ike Harris	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Wes Chandler	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Henry Childs	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Tony Galbreath	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Jack Holmes	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jimmy Rogers	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Chuck Muncie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Brooks Williams	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Russell Erxleben	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0			8
Don Reese	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Elex Price	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Totals	9	26	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	33	0	0	0	291