1979 New Orleans Saints Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1979 New Orleans Saints Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Dick Nolan (8-8)8-8–Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Barry BennettDT-DEDecember 10, 19556’4′257Concordia (MN)
Ken BordelonLBAugust 26, 19546’4′228LSU
Ray BrownDBJanuary 12, 19496’1′208West Texas A&M
Ed BurnsQBDecember 7, 19546’3′210Nebraska
Joe CampbellDE-NTMay 8, 19556’6′254Maryland
Wes ChandlerWRAugust 22, 19566’0′196Florida
Clarence ChapmanDBDecember 10, 19535’10’185East. Michigan
Henry ChildsTEApril 16, 19516’2′223Kansas St.
Conrad DoblerGOctober 1, 19506’3′254Wyoming
Russell ErxlebenPJanuary 13, 19566’4′223Texas
Joe FederspielLBMay 6, 19506’1′230Kentucky
Eric FeltonDBOctober 8, 19556’0′200Texas Tech
Roger FinnieT-G-DTNovember 6, 19456’3′245Florida A&M
Mike FultzDTJanuary 28, 19546’5′278Nebraska
Tony GalbreathRBJanuary 29, 19546’0′228Missouri
David GrayDBMarch 28, 19556’0′187Oregon St.
Elois GroomsDE-DTMay 20, 19536’4′249Tennessee Tech
Larry HardyTEJuly 9, 19566’3′234Jackson St.
Ike HarrisWRNovember 27, 19526’3′210Iowa St.
John HillC-TApril 16, 19506’2′249Lehigh
Jack HolmesRBJune 20, 19535’11’210Texas Southern
Pat HughesLB-CJune 2, 19476’2′240Boston Univ.
Kim JonesRBJanuary 19, 19526’4′238Colorado St.
Jim KovachLBMay 1, 19566’2′230Kentucky
Dave LafaryT-GJanuary 13, 19556’7′280Purdue
Archie ManningQBMay 19, 19496’3′212Mississippi
Reggie MathisLBMarch 18, 19566’2′220Oklahoma
Rich MautiWRMay 25, 19546’0′190Penn St.
Ralph McGillDBApril 28, 19505’11’183Tulsa
Jim MerloLBOctober 3, 19516’1′221Stanford
Derland MooreDT-NT-DEOctober 7, 19516’4′250Oklahoma
Chuck MuncieRBMarch 17, 19536’3′227California
Tom MyersDBOctober 24, 19505’11’184Syracuse
Tinker OwensWROctober 3, 19545’11’170Oklahoma
Rick PartridgePAugust 26, 19576’1′175Utah
Jim PietrzakC-DT-TFebruary 21, 19536’5′260East. Michigan
Elex PriceDTAugust 11, 19506’3′260Alcorn St.
Ricky RayDBMay 30, 19575’11’180Norfolk St.
Don ReeseDT-DESeptember 4, 19516’6′254Jackson St.
Don SchwartzDBFebruary 24, 19566’1′191Washington St.
Bobby ScottQBApril 2, 19496’1′201Tennessee
Mike StrachanRBMay 24, 19536’0′199Iowa St.
Fred SturtGJanuary 6, 19516’4′255Bowling Green
J.T. TaylorTAugust 12, 19566’4′265Missouri
John WatsonG-T-CJanuary 11, 19496’4′249Oklahoma
Brooks WilliamsTEDecember 7, 19546’4′226North Carolina
Wayne WilsonRBSeptember 4, 19576’3′215Shepherd
Robert WoodsT-GJuly 26, 19506’3′255Tennessee St.
Garo YepremianKJune 2, 19445’8′175none
Emanuel ZandersGJuly 31, 19516’1′251Jackson St.