1978 New Orleans Saints Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Dick Nolan (7-9) | 7-9 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Gary Anderson | G | September 22, 1955 | 6’3′ | 253 | Stanford |
Barry Bennett | DT-DE | December 10, 1955 | 6’4′ | 257 | Concordia (MN) |
Tom Blanchard | P | May 28, 1948 | 6’0′ | 190 | Oregon |
Ray Brown | DB | January 12, 1949 | 6’1′ | 208 | West Texas A&M |
Joe Campbell | DE-NT | May 8, 1955 | 6’6′ | 254 | Maryland |
Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6’0′ | 196 | Florida |
Clarence Chapman | DB | December 10, 1953 | 5’10’ | 185 | East. Michigan |
Henry Childs | TE | April 16, 1951 | 6’2′ | 223 | Kansas St. |
Ron Crosby | LB | March 2, 1955 | 6’3′ | 224 | Penn St. |
Conrad Dobler | G | October 1, 1950 | 6’3′ | 254 | Wyoming |
Joe Federspiel | LB | May 6, 1950 | 6’1′ | 230 | Kentucky |
Eric Felton | DB | October 8, 1955 | 6’0′ | 200 | Texas Tech |
Bill Fifer | T | October 26, 1955 | 6’4′ | 250 | West Texas A&M |
Mike Fultz | DT | January 28, 1954 | 6’5′ | 278 | Nebraska |
Tony Galbreath | RB | January 29, 1954 | 6’0′ | 228 | Missouri |
Elois Grooms | DE-DT | May 20, 1953 | 6’4′ | 249 | Tennessee Tech |
Larry Hardy | TE | July 9, 1956 | 6’3′ | 234 | Jackson St. |
Ike Harris | WR | November 27, 1952 | 6’3′ | 210 | Iowa St. |
John Hill | C-T | April 16, 1950 | 6’2′ | 249 | Lehigh |
Jack Holmes | RB | June 20, 1953 | 5’11’ | 210 | Texas Southern |
Pat Hughes | LB-C | June 2, 1947 | 6’2′ | 240 | Boston Univ. |
Kevin Hunt | T-G | November 29, 1948 | 6’5′ | 260 | Doane |
Kim Jones | RB | January 19, 1952 | 6’4′ | 238 | Colorado St. |
Tom Jurich | K | July 26, 1956 | 5’10’ | 185 | Northern Arizona |
Rick Kingrea | LB | July 18, 1949 | 6’1′ | 233 | Tulane |
Dave Lafary | T-G | January 13, 1955 | 6’7′ | 280 | Purdue |
John Leypoldt | K | March 31, 1946 | 6’2′ | 229 | Northern Virginia CC |
Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6’3′ | 212 | Mississippi |
Rich Mauti | WR | May 25, 1954 | 6’0′ | 190 | Penn St. |
Ralph McGill | DB | April 28, 1950 | 5’11’ | 183 | Tulsa |
Jim Merlo | LB | October 3, 1951 | 6’1′ | 221 | Stanford |
Mark Meseroll | T | July 22, 1955 | 6’5′ | 270 | Wesley |
Steve Mike-Mayer | K | September 8, 1947 | 6’0′ | 180 | Maryland |
Derland Moore | DT-NT-DE | October 7, 1951 | 6’4′ | 250 | Oklahoma |
Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6’3′ | 227 | California |
Tom Myers | DB | October 24, 1950 | 5’11’ | 184 | Syracuse |
Richard Neal | DE-DT | September 27, 1947 | 6’3′ | 260 | Southern |
Tinker Owens | WR | October 3, 1954 | 5’11’ | 170 | Oklahoma |
Elex Price | DT | August 11, 1950 | 6’3′ | 260 | Alcorn St. |
Rusty Rebowe | LB | January 17, 1956 | 5’10’ | 213 | Nicholls St. |
Don Reese | DT-DE | September 4, 1951 | 6’6′ | 254 | Jackson St. |
Floyd Rice | LB-TE | August 31, 1949 | 6’3′ | 223 | Alcorn St. |
Don Schwartz | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6’1′ | 191 | Washington St. |
Bobby Scott | QB | April 2, 1949 | 6’1′ | 201 | Tennessee |
Mo Spencer | DB | June 15, 1952 | 6’0′ | 175 | North Carolina Central |
Mike Strachan | RB | May 24, 1953 | 6’0′ | 199 | Iowa St. |
Fred Sturt | G | January 6, 1951 | 6’4′ | 255 | Bowling Green |
Rich Szaro | K | March 7, 1948 | 5’11’ | 205 | Harvard |
J.T. Taylor | T | August 12, 1956 | 6’4′ | 265 | Missouri |
Jim Van Wagner | RB | May 3, 1955 | 6’2′ | 202 | Michigan Tech |
Skip Vanderbundt | LB | December 4, 1946 | 6’3′ | 225 | Oregon St. |
John Watson | G-T-C | January 11, 1949 | 6’4′ | 249 | Oklahoma |
Brooks Williams | TE | December 7, 1954 | 6’4′ | 226 | North Carolina |
Robert Woods | T-G | July 26, 1950 | 6’3′ | 255 | Tennessee St. |
Emanuel Zanders | G | July 31, 1951 | 6’1′ | 251 | Jackson St. |