1974 New Orleans Saints Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | John North (5-9) | 5-9 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Steve Baumgartner | DE-LB | March 26, 1951 | 6’7′ | 256 | Purdue |
| John Beasley | TE | April 6, 1945 | 6’3′ | 228 | California |
| Tom Blanchard | P | May 28, 1948 | 6’0′ | 190 | Oregon |
| Greg Boyd | DB | December 30, 1950 | 6’2′ | 201 | Arizona |
| Bill Butler | RB | August 12, 1950 | 6’0′ | 218 | Kansas St. |
| Henry Childs | TE | April 16, 1951 | 6’2′ | 223 | Kansas St. |
| Larry Cipa | QB | October 5, 1951 | 6’3′ | 209 | Michigan |
| Don Coleman | LB | January 11, 1952 | 6’2′ | 222 | Michigan |
| Wayne Colman | LB | April 13, 1946 | 6’2′ | 230 | Temple |
| Dave Davis | WR | July 5, 1948 | 6’0′ | 175 | Tennessee St. |
| Jack DeGrenier | RB | February 25, 1951 | 6’1′ | 225 | Northern Arizona |
| John Didion | C-LB | October 24, 1947 | 6’4′ | 245 | Oregon St. |
| Andy Dorris | DE | August 11, 1951 | 6’4′ | 238 | New Mexico St. |
| Chris Farasopoulos | DB | July 20, 1949 | 6’0′ | 210 | BYU |
| Joe Federspiel | LB | May 6, 1950 | 6’1′ | 230 | Kentucky |
| Paul Fersen | T | February 16, 1950 | 6’5′ | 260 | Georgia |
| Johnny Fuller | DB | March 3, 1946 | 6’0′ | 186 | Lamar |
| Len Garrett | TE | December 18, 1947 | 6’3′ | 230 | New Mex. Highlands |
| Donnie Gibbs | DB | December 31, 1945 | 6’2′ | 205 | TCU |
| Sam Havrilak | WR-RB | December 13, 1947 | 6’2′ | 195 | Bucknell |
| Ernie Jackson | DB | April 11, 1950 | 5’10’ | 173 | Duke |
| Rick Kingrea | LB | July 18, 1949 | 6’1′ | 233 | Tulane |
| Jake Kupp | G-TE | March 12, 1941 | 6’3′ | 248 | Washington |
| Phil LaPorta | T | May 4, 1952 | 6’4′ | 256 | Penn St. |
| Odell Lawson | RB | December 20, 1948 | 6’2′ | 218 | Langston |
| Bivian Lee | DB | August 3, 1948 | 6’3′ | 200 | Prairie View |
| Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6’3′ | 212 | Mississippi |
| Andy Maurer | G-T | September 30, 1948 | 6’3′ | 265 | Oregon |
| Alvin Maxson | RB | November 12, 1951 | 5’11’ | 205 | SMU |
| Bill McClard | K | October 15, 1949 | 5’10’ | 202 | Arkansas |
| Earl McCullouch | WR-SE | January 10, 1946 | 5’11’ | 175 | USC |
| Rod McNeill | RB | March 26, 1951 | 6’2′ | 219 | USC |
| Jim Merlo | LB | October 3, 1951 | 6’1′ | 221 | Stanford |
| Rick Middleton | LB | November 28, 1951 | 6’2′ | 228 | Ohio St. |
| Derland Moore | DT-NT-DE | October 7, 1951 | 6’4′ | 250 | Oklahoma |
| Jerry Moore | DB | March 16, 1949 | 6’3′ | 208 | Arkansas |
| John Mooring | T-C | May 8, 1947 | 6’6′ | 255 | Tampa |
| Don Morrison | T-C | December 16, 1949 | 6’5′ | 255 | Texas-Arlington |
| Tom Myers | DB | October 24, 1950 | 5’11’ | 184 | Syracuse |
| Bob Newland | WR | October 27, 1948 | 6’2′ | 190 | Oregon |
| Billy Newsome | DE-DT | March 2, 1948 | 6’4′ | 250 | Grambling St. |
| Joe Owens | DE | November 8, 1946 | 6’2′ | 245 | Alcorn St. |
| Joel Parker | WR | April 23, 1952 | 6’5′ | 212 | Florida |
| Jess Phillips | RB-DB | February 28, 1947 | 6’1′ | 210 | Michigan St. |
| Bob Pollard | DE-DT | December 30, 1948 | 6’3′ | 250 | Texas Southern |
| Elex Price | DT | August 11, 1950 | 6’3′ | 260 | Alcorn St. |
| Rocky Rasley | G | April 27, 1947 | 6’3′ | 250 | Oregon St. |
| Ken Reaves | DB | October 29, 1944 | 6’3′ | 210 | Norfolk St. |
| Terry Schmidt | DB | May 28, 1952 | 6’0′ | 177 | Ball St. |
| Bobby Scott | QB | April 2, 1949 | 6’1′ | 201 | Tennessee |
| Paul Seal | TE | February 27, 1952 | 6’4′ | 222 | Michigan |
| Mo Spencer | DB | June 15, 1952 | 6’0′ | 175 | North Carolina Central |
| Howard Stevens | RB | February 9, 1950 | 5’5′ | 165 | Randolph-Macon |
| Speedy Thomas | WR-FL | April 13, 1947 | 6’1′ | 170 | Utah |
| Dave Thompson | T-C-G | February 1, 1949 | 6’4′ | 270 | Clemson |
| Bob Wicks | WR | July 24, 1950 | 6’3′ | 200 | Utah St. |
| Richard Williams | WR | January 30, 1952 | 5’11’ | 170 | Abilene Christian |
| Emanuel Zanders | G | July 31, 1951 | 6’1′ | 251 | Jackson St. |
