1977 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1977 3–11 4th NFC West Hank Stram Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify None Saints seasons thumb|right|The Saints playing against the Philadelphia Eagles at Veterans Stadium in 1977 The 1977 New Orleans Saints season was the team's eleventh as a member of the National Football League. They were unable to improve on their previous season's output of 4–10, winning only three games. The most notable part of the season was when they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who won their first game in franchise history after losing their first 26 games.1977 New Orleans Saints The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eleventh consecutive season, while coach Hank Stram was fired following the season. In his two seasons as coach the Saints only won seven games. Offseason NFL draft 1977 NFL draft 1977 New Orleans Saints 1 7 Joe Campbell Defensive end Maryland yes 2 34 Mike Fultz Defensive tackle Nebraska yes 3 64 Robert Watts Linebacker Boston College no 5 118 Dave LaFary Offensive tackle Purdue yes 5 135 Dave Hubbard Tackle Brigham Young yes 6 147 Cliff Parsley Punter Oklahoma State no 6 162 Tom Schick Guard Maryland no 7 174 Greg Boykin Running back Northwestern yes 8 201 Jimmy Stewart Running back Tulsa yes 9 231 Dave Knowles Tackle Indiana yes 10 258 Rafael SeptiénNever played a game with the Saints, but played in the Pro Bowl in 1982 with the Dallas Cowboys. Kicker Southwestern Louisiana no yes 11 285 John Blain Tackle San Jose State no 12 315 Oakley Dalton Defensive tackle Jackson State yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1977_draft.htm 1977 New Orleans Saints draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 10, 2014 Personnel Staff 1977 New Orleans Saints President – John W. Mecom, Jr. Vice-president of administration – Harry Hulmes Vice-president and treasurer – Eddie Jones Vice-president/head coach – Hank Stram Quarterbacks – Dick Wood Offensive backfield – John Beake Receivers – Sam Rutigliano Offensive line – Dick Stanfel Quality control – Rich Kotite Defensive line – Buck Buchanan Linebackers – Dick Nolan Defensive backfield – Jim Garrett Special teams – Whitey Campbell Strength and Conditioning – Alvin Roy All-Time Roster http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html NewOrleansSaints.com November 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618110940/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html 2012-06-18 dead Roster 1977 New Orleans Saints 10 Bobby Douglass  8 Archie Manning 12 Bobby Scott American football 36 Greg Boykin y 34 Tony Galbreath 32 Kim Jones American football 42 Chuck Muncie 33 Mike Strachan running back 41 John Gilliam 87 Don Herrmann 84 Rich Mauti y 85 Henry Childs 86 Jim Thaxton 56 Lee Gross C 62 John Hill American football C 70 Dave Hubbard T 64 Dave Lafary G 77 Marv Montgomery T 76 Don Morrison American football T 71 Kurt Schumacher American football G 68 Terry Stieve G 63 Mike Watson offensive lineman y T 65 Robert Woods offensive tackle T 79 Emanuel Zanders G 73 Joe Campbell American football, born 1955 y DE 69 Oakley Dalton y DT 72 Mike Fultz y DT 78 Elois Grooms DE 82 Bob Pollard DE 75 Elex Price DT 50 Ken Bordelon OLB 58 Joe Federspiel MLB 54 Pat Hughes American football OLB 53 Rick Kingrea MLB 57 Jim Merlo OLB 60 Greg Westbrooks OLB 25 Wade Bosarge y SS 23 Craig Cassady CB 24 Clarence Chapman CB 44 Chuck Crist SS 30 Ernie Jackson CB 40 Jim Marsalis FS 37 Tom Myers safety FS 16 Tom Blanchard P 15 Rich Szaro K 80 Larry Burton WR IR -- Dave Knowles y T IR 74 Derland Moore DT IR 83 Tinker Owens WR IR 88 Joel Parker American football WR IR 29 Mo Spencer CB IR 26 Jimmy Stewart safety y S IR 67 John Watson American football T IR 59 Bob Watts linebacker y LB IR Regular season The first victory overall for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, did not come until week 13 on the road against the Saints, almost two seasons after their first game against the Houston Oilers in 1976. The Bucs led at halftime by a score of 13–0. Dave Green had two field goals, while Gary Huff threw a touchdown pass to Morris Owens. Upon their arrival in Tampa Bay, the Bucs were greeted by 8,000 fans.Numbelievable! 111 Michael X. Ferraro John Veneziano Triumph Books Chicago 2007 978-1-57243-990-0 The Saints were 11-point favorites before the game,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TG9IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3872%2C3827820 BUCS WIN: Saints historic victims 33-14 Martz Ron 1977-12-12 St. Petersburg Times 2019-02-14 1C,6C and fans booed as the Buccaneers scored. "Eleven years I've supported this franchise!" one shouted, adding, "With all this money I've spent on this lousy team I could have bought some land in Colombia and raised pot." Losing to a team with a 0–26 losing streak was so humiliating that safety Tom Myers said, "We've been made the laughingstocks of the business ... I'm too embarrassed to say that I play for the team that got beat by Tampa Bay." Said head coach Hank Stram, "We're all very ashamed of what happened today. Ashamed for our people, for our fans, the organization, everybody. It is my worst coaching experience." Team owner John Mecom said during the loss that the Saints "is a poorly coached team",https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TW9IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3096%2C4273261 Well, forget about encouraging words Martz Ron 1977-12-13 St. Petersburg Times 2019-02-14 1C and Stram was fired January 28, 1978. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 18 Green Bay Packers L 20–24 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 56,250 2 September 25 at Detroit Lions L 19–23 0–2 Pontiac Silverdome 51,458 3 October 2 at Chicago Bears W 42–24 1–2 Soldier Field 51,488 4 October 9 San Diego Chargers L 0–14 1–3 Louisiana Superdome 53,942 5 October 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–14 1–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 46,045 6 October 23 at St. Louis Cardinals L 31–49 1–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,417 7 October 30 Los Angeles Rams W 27–26 2–5 Louisiana Superdome 59,023 8 November 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–28 2–6 Veterans Stadium 53,482 9 November 13 San Francisco 49ers L 7–10 2–7 Louisiana Superdome 41,564 10 November 20 Atlanta Falcons W 21–20 3–7 Louisiana Superdome 43,135 11 November 27 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 3–8 Candlestick Park 33,702 12 December 4 New York Jets L 13–16 3–9 Louisiana Superdome 40,464 13 December 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–33 3–10 Louisiana Superdome 40,124 14 December 18 at Atlanta Falcons L 7–35 3–11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 36,895 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1: vs Green Bay Packers New Orleans Saints 1977 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints September 18, 1977 12:00 p.m. CST Packers 14 10 0 0 Saints 0 0 14 6 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Dome CBS Tim Ryan and Nick Buoniconti First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Lynn Dickey – 11/20, 142 yards, TD, INT NO – Archie Manning – 18/30, 225 yards, TD, INT Top rushers GB – Eric Torkelson – 12 rushes, 27 yards NO – Chuck Muncie – 20 rushes, 86 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GB – Ken Payne – 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD NO – Henry Childs – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD Week 3 at Chicago Bears New Orleans Saints 1977 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears October 2, 1977 12:00 p.m. CST Saints 7 14 14 14 Bears 7 3 0 14 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Overcast, 56 F C CBS Don Criqui and Emerson Boozer First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NO – Archie Manning – 8/17, 168 yards, TD CHI – Bob Avellini – 18/38, 238 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NO – Tony Galbreath – 21 rushes, 61 yards CHI – Walter Payton – 19 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NO – Jim Thaxton – 3 receptions, 63 yards CHI – Bo Rather – 6 receptions, 113 yards Week 4: vs San Diego Chargers New Orleans Saints 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: San Diego Chargers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary October 9 1:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 7 0 0 7 Saints 0 0 0 0 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 53,942 N/A (game played indoors) Pat Haggerty NBC Stu Nahan and Len Dawson Box score First quarter SDG – Mike Fuller 88-yard punt return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:19. Chargers 7–0. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – Rickey Young 5-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:16. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:28. Top passers SDG – James Harris – 11/21, 137 yards NO – Archie Manning – 16/26, 124 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – Rickey Young – 11 rushes, 40 yards, TD NO – Chuck Muncie – 18 rushes, 78 yards Top receivers SDG – Larry Dorsey – 3 receptions, 43 yards NO – Tony Galbreath – 9 receptions, 55 yards Week 10 vs. Atlanta Falcons TV Network: CBS Announcers: Gary Bender, Johnny Unitas Atlanta, which had never given up more than 14 points in a game this year, tried to keep it that way with one minute to go, in front of a Regional TV Audience - in New Orleans - And Archie Manning was waiting. The Saints quarterback, back in action for the first time in six weeks, throw a 18-yard TD Pass, his second scoring strike to Henry Childs. It was Hank Stram's 136th victory as a head coach. 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