The 1967 New Orleans Saints started the year as well as the franchise history with a 94-yard kickoff return touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams. Former Green Bay great Jim Taylor joined the Saints and led the team is rushing with 390 yards while rookie receiver Danny Abramowicz from Xavier University led the team in receiving with 50 catches, 721 yards and 6 touchdowns.
1967 New Orleans Saints Individual Offensive Player Statistics
Passing Statistics
| Attempts | Completions | % | Yards | Yds./Att | Longest | Tds | Int | Rating | Sacked/Yards Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Cuozzo | 260 | 134 | 51.5% | 1562 | 6.0 | 49 | 7 | 12 | 59.8 | 33/-236 |
| Billy Kilmer | 204 | 97 | 47.5% | 1341 | 6.6 | 96 | 6 | 11 | 56.4 | 18/-147 |
| Gary Wood | 11 | 5 | 45.4% | 62 | 5.6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 63.4 | 1/-8 |
| Tom Barrington | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0/0 |
| Tom McNeil | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 | 0/0 |
| Totals | 478 | 237 | 49.6% | 2989 | 6.3 | 96 | 13 | 23 | 58.5% | 52/-391 |
Rushing Statistics
NFL Great Jim Taylor’s last season was with the Saints -
Rookie Receiver Danny Abramowicz
| Attempts | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Taylor | 130 | 390 | 3.0 | 16 | 2 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 80 | 241 | 3.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Billy Kilmer | 20 | 142 | 7.1 | 31 | 1 |
| Tom Barrington | 34 | 121 | 3.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Randy Schultz | 32 | 117 | 3.7 | 22 | 2 |
| Don McCall | 21 | 86 | 4.1 | 49 | 1 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 19 | 43 | 2.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Don Gilliam | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom McNeil | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 |
| Totals | 334 | 1192 | 3.6 | 49 | 9 |
Receiving Statistics
| Catches | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Abramowicz | 50 | 721 | 14.4 | 80 | 6 |
| Jim Taylor | 38 | 251 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Ray Poage | 24 | 380 | 15.8 | 65 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 22 | 264 | 12.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Kent Kramer | 20 | 207 | 10.3 | 17 | 2 |
| Tom Hall | 19 | 249 | 13.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Walt “Flea” Roberts | 17 | 384 | 22.5 | 96 | 3 |
| Randy Schultz | 14 | 186 | 13.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 13 | 107 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Vern Burke | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Don McCall | 4 | 75 | 18.7 | 34 | 1 |
| Tom Barrington | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 3 | 23 | 7.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Hester | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Ogden | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Punting Statistics
| Number | Average | Longest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McNeill | 74 | 42.9 | 66 |
Kicking Statistics
| XP | XPA | % | FG | Attempts | % | Longest | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Durkee | 27 | 27 | 100% | 14 | 32 | 44% | 47 | 69 |
1967 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
Interception Leaders
| NO | Yards | Average | Longest | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Dave Whitsell | 10 | 178 | 17.8 | 41 | 2 |
| Jackie Burkett | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Obert Logan | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Douglas | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| George Rose | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ben Hart | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jimmy Heidel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Simmons | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Fred Whittingham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 333 | 15.1 | 41 | 2 |
| *League Best for the Year | |||||
1967 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | Avg PPG |
Yards | Avg YPG |
Plays | Avg | 1st Downs |
Turnovers | NFL Rank |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 379 | 27.0 | 4928 | 352.0 | 902 | 5.4 | 276 | 12 | 13 |
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up. | |||||||||
Defensive Notes for the Saints 1967 NFL Season
The Saints Defense of 1967 was credited with 23 Sacks. (Sacks were not kept as an individual statistic until 1982)
