In 1968 the New Orleans Saints actually improved by winning 1½ more games than they won the previous season and quarterback Billy Kilmer emerged as the undisputed starter
1968 New Orleans Saints Individual Offensive Player Statistics
Passing Statistics
| Attempts | Completions | % | Yards | Yds./Att | Longest | Tds | Int | Rating | Sacks/Yards Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Kilmer | 315 | 167 | 53% | 2060 | 6.5 | 51 | 15 | 17 | 66.9 | 26/-170 |
| Karl Sweetan | 78 | 27 | 34.6% | 318 | 4.1 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 12.6 | 5/-129 |
| Ronnie South | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 129 | 3.4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 22.8 | 2/-14 |
| Tom Barrington | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 42 | 7.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 0/0 |
| Don McCall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0/0 |
| Dave Parks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0/0 |
| Totals | 439 | 210 | 47.8 | 2549 | 5.8 | 51 | 17 | 29 | 51.5 | 33/-213 |
Rushing Statistics
| Attempts | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McCall | 155 | 637 | 4.1 | 48 | 4 |
| Tony Lorick | 104 | 344 | 3.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Randy Schultz | 43 | 152 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 45 | 111 | 2.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Billy Kilmer | 21 | 97 | 4.6 | 22 | 2 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 36 | 18 | 29 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ronnie South | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 4 | 2 | .5 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom McNeil | 2 | 1 | .5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Karl Sweetan | 4 | -5 | -1.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 409 | 1527 | 3.7 | 48 | 7 |
Receiving Statistics
| Catches | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Abramowicz | 54 | 890 | 16.4 | 47 | 7 |
| Tony Lorick | 26 | 272 | 10.4 | 29 | 3 |
| Don McCall | 26 | 270 | 10.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Dave Parks | 25 | 258 | 10.3 | 41 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 24 | 284 | 11.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Hester | 17 | 300 | 17.6 | 51 | 2 |
| Monty Stickles | 15 | 206 | 13.7 | 35 | 2 |
| Randy Schultz | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 9 | 33 | 8.2 | 10 | 1 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
Punting Stats
| Number | Average | Longest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McNeill | 49 | 41.0 | 58 |
| Ronnie South | 14 | 27.6 | 44 |
| Jim Fraser | 11 | 35.5 | 56 |
| Tony Lorick | 1 | 36.0 | 36 |
| Totals | 75 | 37.6 | 58 |
Kicking Stats
| XP | XPA | % | FG | Attempts | % | Longest | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Durkee | 27 | 27 | 100% | 19 | 37 | 51% | 42 | 84 |
1968 Total Offense Statistics
| Points | AVG PPG | Yards | AVG YPG | Plays | Avg | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 246 | 17.5 | 3863 | 275.9 | 881 | 4.4 | 224 | 40 | 12† | |
| †Offensive Rankings based on Total Yards gained. | ||||||||||
Individual Defensive Statistics
Interceptions
| NO | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Whitsell | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Gene Howard | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Bo Burris | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 94 | 1 |
| Les Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Cordileone | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Elbert Kimbrough | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 262 | 16.4 | 94 | 1 |
1968 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | Yards | Plays | Avg | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 327 | 4291 | 839 | 5.1 | 228 | 42 | 9† | |
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards gained. | ||||||||
Defensive Notes for the Saints 1968 NFL Season
- The Saints Defense of 1968 was credited with 34 Sacks. (Sacks were not kept as an individual statistic until 1982)
