1990 New Orleans Saints Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jim Mora (8-8)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

1990 New Orleans Saints Roster
1990 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1990 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Saints chalked up 274 points, and the defense yielded 275. Steve Walsh tossed for 1,970 yards. Eric Martin topped all receivers, grabbing 63 passes for 912 yards.

Craig Heyward carried the ball for a team-leading 599 yards for New Orleans, and Rueben Mayes also aided the ground game.

Brett Maxie, Bennie Thompson, Toi Cook and Gene Atkins each intercepted 2 opponent throws. Pat Swilling led pass rushers with 11 quarterback sacks.

Jim Mora coached the team. The 1990 New Orleans Saints lost in the Wild Card.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Walsh	327	175	53.5	1970	6.0	12	3.7	13	4.0	58	10	76	67.5
John Fourcade	116	50	43.1	785	6.8	3	2.6	8	6.9	68	8	44	46.1
Tommy Kramer	3	1	33.3	2	0.7	0	0.0	1	33.3	2	2	11	2.8
Craig Heyward	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	447	226	50.6	2757	6.2	15	3.4	23	5.1	68	20	131

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Craig Heyward	129	599	4.6	47	4
Rueben Mayes	138	510	3.7	18	7
Gill Fenerty	73	355	4.9	60	2
Dalton Hilliard	90	284	3.2	17	0
John Fourcade	15	77	5.1	12	1
Steve Walsh	19	25	1.3	18	0
Totals	464	1850	4.0	60	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Martin	63	912	14.5	58	5
Brett Perriman	36	382	10.6	29	2
Floyd Turner	21	396	18.9	68	4
Gill Fenerty	18	209	11.6	28	0
Craig Heyward	18	121	6.7	12	0
Hoby Brenner	17	213	12.5	31	2
Dalton Hilliard	14	125	8.9	20	1
Rueben Mayes	12	121	10.1	66	0
John Tice	11	113	10.3	19	0
Greg Scales	8	64	8.0	20	1
Gerald Alphin	4	57	14.2	17	0
Lonzell Hill	3	35	11.7	13	0
Joel Hilgenberg	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	226	2757	12.2	68	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Morten Andersen	29	29	100.0	27	21	77.8	92
Totals	29	29	100.0	27	21	77.8	92

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tommy Barnhardt	70	2990	42.7	65
Totals	70	2990	42.7	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vince Buck	37	305	8.2	33
Bobby Morse	8	95	11.9	18
Totals	45	400	8.9	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gill Fenerty	28	572	20.4	58
Gene Atkins	19	471	24.8	50
Bobby Morse	4	56	14.0	18
Rueben Mayes	2	39	19.5	21
Vince Buck	3	38	12.7	17
Milton Mack	1	17	17.0	17
Craig Heyward	1	12	12.0	12
Totals	58	1205	20.8	58

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brett Maxie	2	88	44.0	50	1
Toi Cook	2	55	27.5	50	0
Gene Atkins	2	15	7.5	15	0
Bennie Thompson	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	8	158	19.8	50	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Pat Swilling	11.0
Renaldo Turnbull	9.0
Rickey Jackson	6.0
Jim Wilks	5.5
Wayne Martin	4.0
Gene Atkins	3.0
Toi Cook	1.0
Michael Simmons	1.0
Vaughan Johnson	1.0
Sam Mills	0.5
Totals	42.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Sam Mills	112	112	0		0	1	0	2
Vaughan Johnson	103	103	0		0	1	0	0
Robert Massey	78	78	0		0	2	0	0
Toi Cook	73	73	0	0
Brett Maxie	73	73	0	0
Rickey Jackson	68	68	0		0	7	0	4
Gene Atkins	66	66	0	0	1	3	0	5
Pat Swilling	63	63	0		0	0	0	4
Vince Buck	38	38	0		2	2	0	0
Bennie Thompson	37	37	0	0
Renaldo Turnbull	31	31	0		0	1	0	1
Wayne Martin	30	30	0		0	0	0	1
Robert Goff	22	22	0		0	1	13	0
Milton Mack	19	19	0
DeMond Winston	4	4	0
James Williams	1	1	0
Joel Smeenge	1	1	0
Steve Walsh					5	2	0	0
Dalton Hilliard					2	1	0	0
John Tice					1	1	0	0
Brett Perriman					2	1	0	0
Stan Brock					0	1	0	0
John Fourcade					4	1	0	0
Michael Simmons					0	1	0	0
Eric Martin					3	1	2	0
Brian Forde					0	1	0	0
Joel Hilgenberg					0	1	0	0
Steve Trapilo					0	1	0	0
Craig Heyward					3	0	0	0
Bobby Morse					1	0	0	0
Gill Fenerty					4	0	0	0
Rueben Mayes					1	0	0	0
Totals	819	819	0	0	29	30	15	17

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Morten Andersen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	29	0			92
Rueben Mayes	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Eric Martin	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Floyd Turner	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Craig Heyward	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Hoby Brenner	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Gill Fenerty	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Brett Perriman	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Greg Scales	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dalton Hilliard	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Brett Maxie	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Fourcade	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	14	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	29	0	0	0	272