1969 New Orleans Saints Season Statistics
1969 Individual Offensive Statistics
Passing Statistics
| Att | Comp | % | Yards | Yds./Att | Long | Tds | Int | Qb Rating | Sacked/Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Kilmer | 360 | 193 | 53.6% | 2532 | 7.0 | 52 | 20 | 17 | 74.9 | 22/212 |
| Ed Hargett | 52 | 31 | 59.6% | 403 | 7.8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 84.1 | 3/18 |
| Jim Ninowski | 34 | 17 | 50% | 227 | 6.7 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 56.9 | 1/11 |
| Andy Livingston | 4 | 3 | 75% | 38 | 9.5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 104.2 | 0/0 |
| Tom Barrington | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 1/0 |
| Joe Don Looney | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0/0 |
| Totals | 453 | 245 | 54.1 | 3215 | 7.1 | 70 | 22 | 20 | 74.5 | 27/241 |
Rushing Statistics
| Attempts | Yards | Avg | Long | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Livingston+ | 181 | 761 | 4.2 | 18 | 5 |
| Tony Baker+ | 134 | 642 | 4.8 | 54 | 1 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 25 | 85 | 3.4 | 17 | 4 |
| Don Shy | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 |
| Danny Abramowicz★ | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Billy Kilmer | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Hargett | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Al Dodd | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Joe Don Looney | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 399 | 1705 | 4.3 | 12 |
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
- ★- All-Pro Selection
Receiving Statistics
| Catches | Yards | Avg | Long | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Abramowicz★ | 73♦ | 1015 | 13.9 | 49t | 7 |
| Al Dodd | 37 | 600 | 16.3 | 52 | 1 |
| Tony Baker+ | 34 | 352 | 10.3 | 35 | 1 |
| Dave Parks | 31 | 439 | 14.2 | 40 | 3 |
| Andy Livingston+ | 28 | 278 | 9.9 | 51t | 3 |
| Ray Poage | 18 | 236 | 13.1 | 29 | 4 |
| Don Shy | 9 | 141 | 15.6 | 70 | 1 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 20t | 1 |
| Tom Barrington | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Hester | 3 | 44 | 14.6 | 22 | 1 |
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
- ★- All-Pro Selection
- ♦ – Led the League
Punting Stats
| Number | Average | Longest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Cordill | 42 | 40.9 | 58 |
| Tom McNeill | 7 | 44.6 | 81 |
| Totals | 49 | 41.4 | 81 |
Kicking Stats
| XP | XPA | % | FG | Attempts | Longest | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dempsey | 33 | 35 | 94% | 22 | 41 | 55 | 54% | 99 |
1969 Total Offense Statistics
| Points | Avg YPG | Yards | Avg YPG | Plays | Avg | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 311 | 22.2 | 4679 | 334.2 | 879 | 5.3 | 282 | 32 | 3† | |
| †Offensive Rankings based on Total Yards gained. | ||||||||||
Individual Defensive Statistics
Interceptions
| NO | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Nevett | 3 | 20 | 6.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Whitsell | 3 | 14 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Gene Howard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Burns | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dick Abshire | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Preece | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 73 | 6.0 | 24 | 0 |
1969 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | Avg PPG | Yards | Avg YPG | Plays | Avg | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 393 | 28.0 | 5018 | 358.4 | 822 | 6.1 | 242 | 22 | 15 |
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up. | |||||||||
Defensive Notes for the Saints 1969 NFL Season
- The Saints Defense of 1969 was credited with 21 Sacks. (Sacks were not kept as an individual statistic until 1982)
- Steve Preece scored on a 17 yard blocked punt return against the Giants November 16.
