| Player | Number | Pos | Hgt | Wgt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Abramowicz | #46 | WR | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 26 | Xavier |
| Dick Absher | #53 | LB | 6′ 4″ | 235 | 27 | Maryland |
| Tony Baker | #38 | FB | 5′ 9″ | 230 | 26 | Iowa St. |
| *Carlos Bell | #34 | TE | 6′ 5″ | 238 | 24 | Houston |
| *Don Burchfield | #36 | TE | 6′ 3″ | 230 | 22 | Ball St |
| *Skip Butler | #3 | K | 6′ 1″ | 200 | 24 | Texas-Arlington |
| Wayne Colman | #59 | RLB | 6′ 2″ | 230 | 25 | Temple |
| Carl Cunningham | #60 | LB | 6′ 4″ | 230 | 27 | Houston |
| John Didion | #51 | C | 6′ 4″ | 245 | 24 | Oregon St |
| Al Dodd | #25 | KR/WR | 6′ 0″ | 185 | 26 | Northwestern La |
| Charlie Durkee | #15 | K | 5′ 11″ | 165 | 27 | Oklahoma St |
| Larry Estes | #84 | DE | 6′ 6″ | 255 | 25 | Alcorn St |
| Julian Fagan | #10 | P | 6′ 3″ | 205 | 23 | Mississippi |
| Jim Flanigan | #55 | LB | 6′ 3″ | 240 | 26 | Pittsburgh |
| *James Ford | #28 | RB | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 22 | Texas Southern |
| Dan Goich | #77 | DT | 6′ 4″ | 240 | 27 | California |
| Hoyle Granger | #40 | FB | 6′ 1″ | 225 | 27 | Mississippi St |
| *Bob Greshem | #35 | RB | 5′ 11″ | 193 | 23 | West Virgina |
| Edd Hargett | #14 | QB | 5′ 11″ | 185 | 24 | Texas A&M |
| Billy Harris | #30 | HB | 6′ 2″ | 204 | 25 | Colorado |
| Richard Harvey | #26 | DB | 6′ 2″ | 190 | 26 | Jackson St |
| *Ray Hester | #64 | LB | 6′ 2″ | 215 | 22 | Tulane |
| Glenn Ray Hines | #78 | RT | 6′ 5″ | 265 | 28 | Arkansas |
| *Sam Holden | #70 | OT | 6′ 3″ | 258 | 24 | Grambling |
| Hugo Hollas | #18 | SS | 6′ 1″ | 190 | 26 | Rice |
| Delles Howell | #20 | RCB | 6′ 3″ | 200 | 23 | Grambling |
| John Huard | #52 | LB | 6′ 0″ | 230 | 27 | Maine |
| Dave Kopay | #43 | RB | 6′ 0″ | 219 | 29 | Washington |
| Jake Kupp | #50 | LG | 6′ 3″ | 248 | 30 | Washington |
| *Bivian Lee | #11 | DB | 6′ 3″ | 200 | 23 | Prairie View |
| Dave Long | #89 | RDT | 6′ 4″ | 245 | 27 | Iowa |
| *Archie Manning | #8 | QB | 6′ 3″ | 210 | 22 | Mississippi |
| *Dee Martin | #22 | LCB | 6′ 1″ | 190 | 22 | Kentucky St |
| *Doug Mooers | #74 | DT-DE | 6′ 6″ | 265 | 24 | Whittier |
| *Reynaud Moore | #21 | DB | 6′ 2″ | 190 | 22 | UCLA |
| *Don Morrison | #76 | LT | 6′ 5″ | 255 | 22 | Texas-Arlington |
| Richard Neal | #87 | LDE | 6′ 3″ | 260 | 24 | Southern U |
| *Bob Newland | #41 | WR | 6′ 2″ | 190 | 23 | Oregon |
| Joe Owens | #72 | RDE | 6′ 2″ | 245 | 24 | Alcorn St |
| Dave Parks | #83 | TE | 6′ 2″ | 220 | 30 | Texas Tech |
| *Bob Pollard | #82 | LDT | 6′ 3″ | 250 | 23 | Weber St |
| Remi Prudomme | #65 | C-G | 6′ 4″ | 250 | 29 | Louisiana St |
| *Virgil Robinson | #47 | KR | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 24 | Grambling |
| Tom Roussel | #54 | LLB | 6′ 3″ | 235 | 26 | Southern Miss |
| John Shinners | #67 | OG | 6′ 3″ | 254 | 24 | Xavier |
| Jim Strong | #42 | RB | 6′ 1″ | 215 | 25 | Houston |
| *Mike Walker | #80 | DE | 6′ 4″ | 235 | 21 | Tulane |
| Del Williams | #61 | RG | 6′ 2″ | 240 | 25 | Florida St |
| Doug Wyatt | #23 | FS | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 24 | Tulsa |
- Rookie
