1978 New Orleans Saints Season Statistics
1978 New Orleans Saints Individual Offensive Player Statistics
Passing Stats
| Attempts | Completions | % | Yards | Longest | Yds./Att | Tds | Int | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 471 | 291 | 62% | 3416 | 71t | 7.3 | 17 | 16 |
| Bobby Scott | 5 | 3 | 60% | 36 | 23 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Strachen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 476 | 294 | 61.4% | 3452 | 71t | 7.21 | 17 | 16 |
Rushing Statistics
| Attempts | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 186 | 635 | 3.4 | 20t | 5 |
| Chuck Muncie | 160 | 557 | 3.5 | 28t | 7 |
| Mike Strachen | 108 | 388 | 3.6 | 21 | 4 |
| Archie Manning | 38 | 202 | 5.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Kim Jones | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 512 | 1845 | 3.6 | 28t | 17 |
Receiving Statistics
| Catches | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 74 | 582 | 8.0 | 35 | 2 |
| Henry Childs | 53 | 869 | 16.0 | 52 | 4 |
| Ike Harris | 40 | 590 | 15.0 | 45 | 4 |
| Tinker Owens | 40 | 446 | 11.0 | 47t | 2 |
| Wes Chandler | 35 | 472 | 14.0 | 58t | 2 |
| Chuck Muncie | 26 | 233 | 9.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Strachen | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 8 | 69 | 9 | 16t | 2 |
| Larry Hardy | 5 | 131 | 26.0 | 71t | 1 |
| Kim Jones | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| James Van Wagner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Punting Stats
| Number | Average | Longest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Blanchard | 84 | 42.0 | 61 |
Kicking Stats
| XP | XPA | % | FG | Att | % | Long | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Mick-Meyer | 18 | 18 | 100% | 6 | 13 | 46% | 50 | 36 |
| Rich Szaro | 9 | 9 | 100% | 4 | 6 | 67% | 37 | 21 |
| John Leopoldt | 4 | 5 | 80% | 2 | 3 | 67% | 39 | 10 |
| Tom Jurich | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 3 | 0% | – | 2 |
| Tony Galbreath | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | – | – |
| Totals | 33 | 35 | 12 | 25 | 48.0% | 50 | 69 |
1978 Total Offense Statistics
| Points | Avg PPG | Yards | Avg YPG | Plays | Avg | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFC Rank | NFL Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 281 | 17.5 | 4996 | 312.2 | 1028 | 4.9 | 295 | 31 | 4†| 8†|
| †Offensive Rankings based on Total Yards gained. | ||||||||||
Individual Defensive Statistics
Interceptions
| NO | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Myers | 6 | 167 | 27.8 | 97t | 1 |
| Mo Spencer | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Federspiel | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Clarence Chapman | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Felton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 319 | 15.2 | 97t | 1 |
1978 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | Avg PPG | Yards | Avg YPG | Plays | Avg | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFC Rank | NFL Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 298 | 24.8 | 4884 | 305.2 | 1025 | 4.8 | 286 | 41 | 10†| 14†|
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up. | ||||||||||
Defensive Notes for the Saints 1978 NFL Season
- The Saints Defense of 1978 was credited with 33 Sacks. (Sacks were not kept as an individual statistic until 1982)
Sept 3 against Vikings – Defense has 4 interceptions, Tommy Myers has 3 with a 97-yard interception for touchdown.
Sept 17 against Eagles – Saints sack Ron Jaworski 5 times.
Oct 15 against 49ers – Saints Sack Steve DeBerg 4 times.
Oct 22 against Rams – Saints get 3 interceptions.
Oct 19 against Giants – Saints intercept Joe Pisarcik 3 times.
Nov 19 against Cowboys – Saints sack Roger Staubach 4 times.
Nov 26 against Falcons – Saints get 3 interceptions
Dec 3 against 49ers – Saints sack 49ers QB Scott Bull 4 times.
Dec 10 against Oilers – Saints Defense gets a safety.
