New Orleans Saints 1978 Season Roster
| Player | # | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | #77 | OG | 6′ 3″ | 250 | 23 | Stanford |
| *Barry Bennett | #63 | DT | 6′ 4″ | 257 | 23 | Concordia-Moorhead (Minn) |
| Tom Blanchard | #16 | P | 6′ 0″ | 190 | 30 | Oregon |
| Ray Brown | #45 | SS | 6′ 1″ | 202 | 29 | West Texas St. |
| Joe Campbell | #73 | RDE | 6′ 6″ | 254 | 23 | Maryland |
| *Wes Chandler | #89 | WR | 6′ 0″ | 196 | 22 | Florida |
| Clarence Chapman | #24 | LCB | 5′ 10″ | 185 | 25 | East Michigan |
| Henry Childs | #85 | TE | 6′ 2″ | 220 | 27 | Kansas St. |
| *Ron Crosby | #51 | LB | 6′ 3″ | 225 | 23 | Penn St. |
| Conrad Dobler | #66 | OG | 6′ 3″ | 255 | 28 | Wyoming |
| Joe Federspiel | #58 | MLB | 6′ 1″ | 230 | 28 | Kentuckty |
| *Eric Felton | #20 | DB | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 22 | Texas Tech |
| *Bill Fifer | #69 | OT | 6′ 4″ | 250 | 23 | West Texas A&M |
| Mike Fultz | #72 | DT | 6′ 5″ | 278 | 24 | Nebraska |
| Tony Galbreath | #34 | FB | 6′ 0″ | 228 | 24 | Missouri |
| Elois Grooms | #78 | LDE | 6′ 4″ | 250 | 25 | Tennessee Tech |
| *Larry Hardy | #87 | TE | 6′ 3″ | 230 | 22 | Jackson St. |
| Ike Harris | #82 | WR | 6′ 3″ | 210 | 26 | Iowa St. |
| John Hill | #62 | C | 6′ 2″ | 249 | 28 | Lehigh |
| Jack Holmes | #45 | FB | 5′ 11″ | 210 | 25 | Texas Southern |
| Pat Hughes | #54 | RLB | 6′ 2″ | 240 | 31 | Boston U |
| Kevin Hunt | #76 | OT | 6′ 5″ | 260 | 30 | Doane |
| Kim Jones | #32 | FB | 6′ 4″ | 238 | 26 | Colorado St. |
| *Tom Jurich | #10 | K | 5′ 10″ | 185 | 22 | North Arizona |
| Rick Kingrea | #53 | LB | 6′ 1′” | 233 | 29 | Tulane |
| Dave Lafary | #64 | RG | 6′ 7″ | 280 | 23 | Purdue |
| John Leypoldt | #3 | K | 6′ 2″ | 230 | 32 | Northern Virgina Comm. |
| Archie Manning+ | #8 | QB | 6′ 3″ | 210 | 29 | Mississippi |
| Rich Mauti | #84 | WR | 6′ 0″ | 190 | 24 | Penn St. |
| Ralph McGill | #49 | DB | 5′ 11″ | 183 | 28 | Tulsa |
| Jim Merlo | #57 | LLB | 6′ 1″ | 220 | 27 | Stanford |
| *Mark Meseroll | #70 | OT | 6 6″ | 270 | 23 | Florida St. |
| Steve Mike Mayer | #10 | K | 6′ 0″ | 180 | 31 | Maryland |
| Derland Moore | #74 | RDT | 6′ 4″ | 253 | 27 | Oklahoma |
| Chuck Muncie | #42 | HB | 6′ 3″ | 227 | 25 | California |
| Tom Myers | #37 | FS | 5′ 11″ | 185 | 28 | Syracuse |
| Richard Neal | #68 | DE | 6′ 3″ | 260 | 31 | Southern |
| Tinker Owens | #83 | WR | 5′ 11″ | 170 | 24 | Oklahoma |
| Elex Price | #72 | LDT | 6′ 3″ | 260 | 28 | Alcorn St. |
| *Rusty Rebowe | #56 | LB | 5′ 10″ | 213 | 22 | Nicholls |
| Don Reese | #60 | DE | 6′ 6″ | 255 | 27 | Jackson St. |
| Floyd Rice | #55 | LB | 6′ 3″ | 223 | 29 | Alcorn St. |
| *Don Schwartz | #48 | DB | 6′ 1″ | 191 | 22 | Washington St. |
| Bobby Scott | #12 | QB | 6′ 1″ | 200 | 29 | Tennessee |
| Mo Spencer | #29 | RCB | 6′ 0″ | 176 | 26 | N Carolina Cent |
| Mike Strachan | #41 | HB | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 25 | Iowa St. |
| Fred Sturt | #68 | LG | 6′ 4″ | 255 | 27 | Bowling Green |
| Rich Szaro | #15 | K | 5′ 11″ | 204 | 30 | Harvard |
| *JT Taylor | #71 | LT | 6′ 4” | 265 | 22 | Missouri |
| *James Van Wagner | #35 | FB | 6′ 0″ | 202 | 23 | Michigan Tech |
| Skip Vanderbundt | #52 | LB | 6′ 3″ | 225 | 32 | Oregan St. |
| John Watson | #67 | OT | 6′ 4″ | 249 | 29 | Oklahoma |
| *Brooks Williams | #88 | TE | 6′ 4″ | 226 | 24 | North Carolina |
| Robert Woods | #65 | RT | 6′ 4″ | 255 | 28 | Tennesse St. |
| Emanual Zanders | #79 | OG | 6’1″ | 251 | 27 | Jackson St. |
- * – Rookie
- + Pro Bowl Selection



