1975 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1975 2–12 4th NFC West John W. Mecom Jr. John NorthErnie Hefferle (interim) Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify None Saints seasons thumb|New Orleans Saints' Fleur-de-lis logo from 1967 to 1999 The 1975 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints ninth season and their first in the newly opened Louisiana Superdome. Despite the new stadium, they failed to match their 1974 output of 5–9, winning only two games and tying the San Diego Chargers for the league’s worst record. Coach John North, who was hired four games into the 1973 exhibition season, was fired following a 38–14 road loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth game. Director of Player Personnel Ernie Hefferle took over for the final eight games. His only win was his first game in charge, a 23–7 victory at home over the hated Atlanta Falcons. The Saints were winless on the road for the fourth time in six seasons, leaving them 3–36–3 away from New Orleans since 1970. The Saints wore white pants for the first time after wearing old gold pants for their first eight seasons. After 1975, New Orleans did not wear white jerseys and white pants again until introducing their Color Rush set in 2016. Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 New Orleans Saints 1 7 Larry Burton Wide receiver Purdue yes 1 12 Kurt Schumacher Guard Ohio State yes 2 32 Lee Gross Center Auburn yes 3 60 Andrew Jones Running back Washington State yes 3 63 Elois Grooms Defensive end Tennessee Tech yes 4 92 John Starkebaum Defensive back Nebraska no 4 99 Charlie Hall Defensive end Tulane no 6 149 Mike Lemon Linebacker Kansas no 7 163 Steve Rogers Running back Louisiana State no 9 216 Mike Strachan Running back Iowa State yes 10 243 Chuck Heater Running back Michigan no 11 266 Danny Lee Punter N.E. Louisiana no 12 294 Ron Gustafson Wide receiver North Dakota no 13 319 Jim Upchurch Punter Arizona no 14 344 Randy Rhino Defensive back Georgia Tech no 15 372 Grant Burget Running back Oklahoma no 16 397 Mike McDonald Linebacker Catawba no 17 422 Greg Westbrooks Linebacker Colorado yes no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1975_draft.htm 1975 New Orleans Saints draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 10, 2014 Personnel Staff 1975 New Orleans Saints President – John W. Mecom Jr. Executive Vice President – Richard F. Gordon, Jr. Vice President of Administration – Harry Hulmes Business Manager and Treasurer – Eddie Jones Head coach – John North (games 1-6; fired October 27) Head coach - Ernie Hefferle (games 7-14) Quarterbacks – Lamar McHan Offensive Backs – Bob Ledbetter Receivers – Jim Phillips Offensive Line – Wimp Hewgley Defensive Line – Bob Cummings Linebackers – Doug Shively Defensive Backfield – Bud Whitehead Special Teams – Billy Ray Barnes 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 1975 New Orleans Saints 13 Larry Cipa  8 Archie Manning 12 Bobby Scott American football 36 Andrew Jones American football y 36 Morris LaGrand y 28 Alvin Maxson 27 Rod McNeill 26 Steve Rogers American football y 80 Larry Burton y 87 Don Herrmann 85 Henry Childs 84 Paul Seal 79 Emanuel Zanders G 56 Lee Gross y C 62 John Hill American football C 50 Jake Kupp G 67 Phil LaPorta T 77 Chris Morris American football, born 1949 T 76 Don Morrison American football T 71 Kurt Schumacher American football y G 63 Steve Baumgartner DE 69 Andy Dorris DE 74 Derland Moore DT 72 Joe Owens DE 82 Bob Pollard DE 75 Elex Price DT 51 Rusty Chambers y OLB 55 Don Coleman linebacker OLB 58 Joe Federspiel MLB 53 Rick Kingrea OLB 54 Rick Middleton American football OLB 60 Greg Westbrooks y OLB 44 Chuck Crist FS 24 Johnny Fuller American football SS 30 Ernie Jackson CB 11 Bivian Lee CB 37 Tom Myers safety FS 44 Terry Schmidt CB 29 Mo Spencer CB 16 Tom Blanchard P 15 Rich Szaro K 89 Gil Chapman y WR IR 59 Wayne Colman LB IR 86 Dave Davis American football WR IR 78 Elois Grooms y DE IR 83 Andy Hamilton American football WR IR 57 Jim Merlo LB IR 88 Joel Parker American football WR IR 48 John Starkebaum y S IR 33 Mike Strachan running back y RB IR 65 Dave Thompson American football T IR 66 Tom Wickert G/T IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 at Washington Redskins L 3–41 0–1 RFK Stadium 54,414 2 September 28 Cincinnati Bengals L 0–21 0–2 Louisiana Superdome 52,531 3 October 5 at Atlanta Falcons L 7–14 0–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 29,444 4 October 12 Green Bay Packers W 20–19 1–3 Louisiana Superdome 51,371 5 October 19 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–35 1–4 Candlestick Park 39,990 6 October 26 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–38 1–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,723 7 November 2 Atlanta Falcons W 23–7 2–5 Louisiana Superdome 49,342 8 November 9 at Oakland Raiders L 10–48 2–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,267 9 November 16 Minnesota Vikings L 7–20 2–7 Louisiana Superdome 52,765 10 November 23 San Francisco 49ers L 6–16 2–8 Louisiana Superdome 40,328 11 November 30 at Cleveland Browns L 16–17 2–9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 44,753 12 December 7 Los Angeles Rams L 7–14 2–10 Louisiana Superdome 39,958 13 December 14 at New York Giants L 14–28 2–11 Shea Stadium 40,150 14 December 21 Chicago Bears L 17–42 2–12 Louisiana Superdome 33,371 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1975 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com New Orleans Saints Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New Orl Category:1970s in New Orleans