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1972 New Orleans Saints Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 2-11-1, 4th in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: J.D. Roberts (2-11-1)

Points For: 215 (15.4/g) 22nd of 26

Points Against: 361 (25.8/g) 23rd of 26

Expected W-L: 3.2-10.8

SRS: -10.25 (23rd of 26), SOS: .18

Offensive Coordinator: Ken Shipp

Defensive Coordinator: Jim Champion

Stadium: Tulane Stadium

General Manager: Richard Gordon

President/Majority Shareholder: John Mecom Jr.

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	215	3664	829	4.4	37	16	226	230	449	2434	18	21	4.9	123	337	1230	5	3.6	83	69	585	20
Opp. Stats	361	4491	873	5.1	27	13	251	213	367	2402	21	14	6.1	129	482	2089	15	4.3	107	78	711	15
Lg Rank Offense	22	20			19	16	19		1	6	10	16	19		26	25	25	23
Lg Rank Defense	23	21			19	17	20		21	22	25	20	19		17	19	17	18

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 17	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-1	@	Los Angeles Rams	14	34	20	287	218	69	2	20	393	139	254	1
2	Mon	September 25	9:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-2		Kansas City Chiefs	17	20	10	152	93	59		20	324	185	139	4
3	Sun	October 1	2:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-3		San Francisco 49ers	2	37	8	84	77	7	7	14	318	192	126	3
4	Sun	October 8	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-4	@	New York Giants	21	45	15	286	228	58	6	20	357	149	208	2
5	Sun	October 15	2:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-5		Atlanta Falcons	14	21	8	121	20	101	3	17	322	175	147	5
6	Sun	October 22	4:00PM ET	boxscore	T		0-5-1	@	San Francisco 49ers	20	20	19	367	273	94	2	14	340	274	66	3
7	Sun	October 29	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-5-1		Philadelphia Eagles	21	3	23	432	284	148	1	13	209	57	152	3
8	Sun	November 5	2:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-6-1	@	Minnesota Vikings	6	37	16	270	147	123	4	23	381	233	148	1
9	Sun	November 12	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-7-1	@	Atlanta Falcons	20	36	19	264	155	109	2	21	352	163	189	1
10	Sun	November 19	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-8-1	@	Detroit Lions	14	27	17	319	242	77	3	21	330	207	123
11	Sun	November 26	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-8-1		Los Angeles Rams	19	16	17	260	158	102		17	309	123	186
12	Sun	December 3	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		2-9-1	@	New York Jets	17	18	22	333	194	139	1	18	323	259	64	2
13	Sun	December 10	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		2-10-1		New England Patriots	10	17	20	337	243	94	4	18	289	180	109	2
14	Sun	December 17	2:00PM ET	boxscore	L		2-11-1		Green Bay Packers	20	30	12	152	102	50	2	15	244	66	178

Passing

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Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Archie Manning	23	QB	14	14	2-11-1	230	448	51.3	2781	18	4.0	21	4.7	66	6.2	4.90	12.1	198.6	64.6	43	347	8.76	4.96	3.77	1	1
2	Bob Gresham	24	RB	14	9		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
	Team Totals			14	14	2-11-1	230	449	51.2	2434	18	4.0	21	4.7	66	6.2	4.12	12.1	173.9	64.5	43	347	8.74	4.95	3.76	1	1

Rushing & Receiving

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Kick & Punt Returns

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Kicking

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Punting

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Defense & Fumbles

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Scoring Summary

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Touchdown Log

Opponent Touchdown Log

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