1978 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1978 7–9 3rd NFC West Dick Nolan Did not qualify QB Archie Manning Saints seasons thumb | right | alt=New Orleans Saints' Fleur-de-lis logo from 1967 to 1999. | New Orleans Saints' Fleur-de-lis logo from 1967 to 1999. The 1978 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints’ twelfth season. Quarterback Archie Manning put together one of his finest seasons, earning the NFC Player of the Year award and becoming the Saints’ first Pro Bowl representative since the NFL–AFL mergerhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/all-pros.htm New Orleans Saints All-Pros and Pro Bowlers Pro Football Reference as the Saints finished with a franchise-best 7–9 mark under new head coach Dick Nolan. Seven of the Saints’ losses came against teams that qualified for the playoffs (including both Super Bowl XIII teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys), whilst all nine losses came against teams who finished at or above .500. Offseason On August 5, the NFL played its first game in Mexico City. The Saints beat the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 14–7.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.284 NFL draft 1978 NFL draft 1978 New Orleans Saints 1 3 Wes Chandler Wide receiver Florida yes yes 2 33 James Taylor Offensive tackle Missouri no no 3 60 Barry Bennett Defensive tackle Concordia College yes no 4 87 Don Schwartz Defensive back Washington State yes no 5 115 Eric Felton Defensive back Texas Tech yes no 6 142 Mike Rieker Quarterback Lehigh no no 6 157 Francis Chesley Linebacker Wyoming no no 8 199 Brooks Williams Tight end North Carolina no no 9 226 Richard Carter Defensive back North Carolina State no no 11 283 Nathan Besaint Defensive tackle Southern no no 11 285 Dave Riley Running back West Virginia no no 12 310 Larry Hardy Tight end Jackson State yes no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1978_draft.htm 1978 New Orleans Saints draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 10, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1978 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeEd BurnsQuarterbackNebraskaJimmy Dan ElznerQuarterbackTCUJack HendersonQuarterbackOregonChris MatthiesenGuardWisconsin–Stevens PointRusty ReboweLinebackerNicholls StateBobby SmithartDefensive EndSouthern Miss Personnel Staff 1978 New Orleans Saints President – John W. Mecom Jr. Executive Vice President – Eddie Jones Vice President of Player Personnel – Harry Hulmes Head Coach – Dick Nolan Offensive Coordinator – Ed Hughes Quarterbacks/Receivers – Lamar McHan Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel Defensive Coordinator – Paul Wiggin Defensive Line – Tom Pratt Linebackers – Ed Beard Defensive Backs – Chet Franklin Special Teams – Whitey Campbell Conditioning – Bob Hill 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 1978 New Orleans Saints 11 Ed Burns American football y  8 Archie Manning 12 Bobby Scott American football 34 Tony Galbreath 45 Jack Holmes American football 32 Kim Jones American football 42 Chuck Muncie 33 Mike Strachan running back 89 Wes Chandler y 82 Ike Harris 83 Tinker Owens 84 Rich Mauti 85 Henry Childs 87 Larry Hardy American football y 88 Brooks Williams American football 69 Bill Fifer y G 62 John Hill American football C 76 Kevin Hunt American football T 64 Dave Lafary G 70 Mark Meseroll y T 68 Fred Sturt G 71 J. 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Taylor American football T 65 Robert Woods offensive tackle T 63 Barry Bennett y DT 73 Joe Campbell American football, born 1955 DE 72 Mike Fultz DT 78 Elois Grooms DE 74 Derland Moore DT 75 Elex Price DT 60 Don Reese DE 51 Ron Crosby OLB 58 Joe Federspiel MLB 54 Pat Hughes American football OLB 57 Jim Merlo OLB 55 Floyd Rice OLB 52 Skip Vanderbundt OLB 27 Ray Brown safety SS 24 Clarence Chapman CB 20 Eric Felton y CB 49 Ralph McGill American football FS 37 Tom Myers safety FS 48 Don Schwartz y SS 29 Mo Spencer CB 16 Tom Blanchard P 10 Steve Mike-Mayer K 77 Gary Anderson offensive lineman G IR 50 Ken Bordelon LB IR 66 Conrad Dobler G IR 53 Rick Kingrea LB IR 56 Rusty Rebowe y LB IR 26 Jimmy Stewart safety S IR 15 Rich Szaro K IR 35 Jim Van Wagner RB IR 67 John Watson American football T IR 61 Mike Watson offensive lineman T IR 79 Emanuel Zanders G IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 Minnesota Vikings W 31–24 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 54,187 2 September 10 at Green Bay Packers L 17–28 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,336 3 September 17 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–24 1–2 Louisiana Superdome 49,242 4 September 24 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–18 2–2 Riverfront Stadium 40,455 5 October 1 Los Angeles Rams L 20–26 2–3 Louisiana Superdome 61,659 6 October 8 Cleveland Browns L 16–24 2–4 Louisiana Superdome 50,158 7 October 15 at San Francisco 49ers W 14–7 3–4 Candlestick Park 37,671 8 October 22 at Los Angeles Rams W 10–3 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 47,574 9 October 29 New York Giants W 28–17 5–4 Louisiana Superdome 59,807 10 November 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 5–5 Three Rivers Stadium 48,526 11 November 12 Atlanta Falcons L 17–20 5–6 Louisiana Superdome 70,323 12 November 19 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–27 5–7 Texas Stadium 57,920 13 November 26 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–20 5–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 55,121 14 December 3 San Francisco 49ers W 24–13 6–8 Louisiana Superdome 50,068 15 December 10 Houston Oilers L 12–17 6–9 Louisiana Superdome 63,169 16 December 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–10 7–9 Tampa Stadium 51,207 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1978 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com New Orleans Saints Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New Orl Category:1970s in New Orleans Category:Long stubs with short prose