The 1969 New Orleans Saints NFL Season
The 1969 New Orleans Saints
Season Schedule
| Regular Season | ||
| Sept 21 | Redskins | L 20-26 |
| Sep 28 | Cowboys | L 17-21 |
| Oct 5 | Rams | L 17-36 |
| Oct 12 | Browns | L 17-27 |
| Oct 19 | Colts | L 10-30 |
| Oct 26 | Eagles | L 10-13 |
| Nov 2 | Cardinals | W 51-42 |
| Nov 9 | Cowboys | L 17-33 |
| Nov 16 | Giants | W 25-24 |
| Nov 23 | 49ers | W 43-38 |
| Nov 30 | Eagles | W 26-17 |
| Dec 7 | Falcons | L 17-45 |
| Dec 14 | Redskins | L 14-17 |
| Dec 17 | Steelers | W 27-24 |
Danny Abramowicz led the NFL with 73 catches
5 Wins 9 Loses
Coach Tom Fears
First Round Draft Pick: Traded to San Francisco…later picked John Shinners, OG, Xavier
The 1969 New Orleans Saints saw even more improvement from the previous seasons posting 5 wins. The running game got a boost as former Chicago Bear Andy Livingston joined the New Orleans Saints and racked up 761 yards on 181 carries. Tony Baker came off the taxi squad and added 642 more (on 134 carries). Danny Abramowicz set a Saints team record 73 catches (a record that stood in the Saints books until 1978, when Tony Galbreath broke it) and 1015 yards. Billy Kilmer ranked 8th in the league in passing. His stats were 360 attempts-193 completions-2532 yards-20 tds and 17 interceptions.
In one of sports big moments, in the victory against the St.Louis Cardinals, Kilmer and Cardinal quarterback Charley Johnson combined for a total of 12 touchdown passes. Kilmer hit 6 of them and had 345 yards passing.
With the season ending 27-24 victory over Pittsburgh, the New Orleans Saints actually set an NFL record for an Expansion teams total wins with a total combined record of 12-29-1 over a 3 season period. Danny Abramociwz had 8 catches in the game against Pittsburgh edging out Charley Taylor of the Redskins to give him the NFL reception lead.
Hall of Fame Defensive legend Doug Atkins retired after a 17 year career. Opposing quarterbacks could now breath a little easier. Saint players Tom Dempsey, Tony Baker, Andy Livingston, Jake Kupp and the entire New Orleans Saints Coaching staff.
1969 New Orleans Saints Statistics
New Orleans Saints 1969 Team Roster
All-Pros Andy Livingston and Jake Kupp
