1977 New Orleans Saints Individual Offensive Player Statistics
Passing Stats
| Attempts | Completions | % | Yards | Longest | Yds./Att | Tds | Int | Rating | Sacked/Yards Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 205 | 113 | 55.1% | 1284 | 59t | 6.3 | 8 | 9 | 68.8 | 39/-288 |
| Bobby Scott | 82 | 36 | 43.9% | 516 | 53t | 6.3 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 5/-43 |
| Bobby Douglass | 31 | 16 | 51.6% | 130 | 31 | 4.2 | 1 | 3 | 33.7 | 5/-29 |
| Tom Blanchard | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | 3t | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 42.4 | 0/0 |
| Totals | 321 | 166 | 51.7% | 1933 | 59t | 6.02 | 13 | 21 | 56.5 | 46/-360 |
Rushing Statistics
| Attempts | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 201 | 811 | 4.0 | 36 | 6 |
| Tony Galbreath | 168 | 644 | 3.8 | 26 | 3 |
| Mike Strachen | 55 | 271 | 4.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 38 | 270 | 6.9 | 27 | 5 |
| Bobby Douglass | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 5 | -9 | -1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Hermann | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Totals | 484 | 2024 | 4.2 | 36 | 14 |
Receiving Statistics
| Catches | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 41 | 265 | 6.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 33 | 518 | 15.6 | 59t | 9 |
| Don Hermann | 32 | 408 | 12.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 21 | 248 | 11.8 | 35t | 1 |
| Jim Thaxton | 14 | 211 | 15.0 | 41 | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 11 | 133 | 12.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Rich Mauti | 4 | 71 | 17.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Strachen | 3 | 26 | 8.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Burton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joel Parker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Elois Grooms | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
Punting Stats
| Number | Average | Longest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Blanchard | 82 | 42.4 | 66 |
| Bobby Scott | 3 | 31.7 | 34 |
| Totals | 85 | 41.0 | 66 |
Kicking Stats
| XP | XPA | % | FG | Attempts | % | Longest | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Szaro | 29 | 31 | 94% | 5 | 12 | 42% | 36 | 44 |
1977 Total Offense Statistics
| Points | Avg PPG | Yards | Avg YPG | Plays | Avg | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 233 | 16.6 | 3790 | 270.7 | 864 | 4.4 | 220 | 37 | 12† | |
| †Offensive Rankings based on Total Yards gained. | ||||||||||
Individual Defensive Statistics
Interceptions
| NO | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Crist | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Merlo | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Masalis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Myers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 57 | 0 |
1977 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | Avg PPG | Yards | Avg YPG | Plays | Avg | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | NFC Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 336 | 24.0 | 4622 | 330.0 | 940 | 4.9 | 272 | 25 | 25† | 14† |
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up. | ||||||||||
Defensive Notes for the Saints 1977 NFL Season
- The Saints Defense of 1977 was credited with 27 Sacks. (Sacks were not kept as an individual statistic until 1982)
-Bob Pollard had a 52-yard fumble returned for a touchdown against Chicago
