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1979 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach Dick Nolan
Home field Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record 8-8
Place 2nd NFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1978 1980

The 1979 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints 13th season. The Saints finished the season at 8-8, the franchise's first non-losing season. New Orleans was tied for first place with the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West with three weeks to play, but the season unraveled in a Monday Night Football contest at home vs. the Oakland Raiders, when the Saints squandered a 35-14 lead and lost, 42-35.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School
1

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 2, 1979 Atlanta Falcons L 40-34
2 September 9, 1979 at Green Bay Packers L 28-19
3 September 16, 1979 Philadelphia Eagles L 26-14
4 September 23, 1979 at San Francisco 49ers W 30-21
5 September 30, 1979 New York Giants W 24-14
6 October 7, 1979 Los Angeles Rams L 35-17
7 October 14, 1979 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 42-14
8 October 21, 1979 Detroit Lions W 17-7
9 October 28, 1979 at Washington Redskins W 14-10
10 November 4, 1979 at Denver Broncos L 10-3
11 November 11, 1979 San Francisco 49ers W 31-20
12 November 18, 1979 at Seattle Seahawks L 38-24
13 November 25, 1979 at Atlanta Falcons W 37-6
14 December 3, 1979 Oakland Raiders L 42-35
15 December 9, 1979 San Diego Chargers L 35-0
16 December 16, 1979 at Los Angeles Rams W 29-14

Standings

NFC West
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Los Angeles Rams 9 7 0 .563 323 309
New Orleans Saints 8 8 0 .500 370 360
Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 .375 300 388
San Francisco 49ers 2 14 0 .125 308 416

Roster

Awards and records

  • Chuck Muncie, Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player [1]

References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 368
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