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1969 New Orleans Saints season

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Owner
  
John W. Mecom, Jr.

Division place
  
3rd Capitol

Start date
  
1969

General manager
  
Vic Schwenk

Record
  
5–9

Playoff finish
  
did not qualify

Head coach
  
Tom Fears

Home field
  
Tulane Stadium

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The 1969 New Orleans Saints season was the team's third as a member of the National Football League. They improved on their previous season's output of 4–9–1, winning five games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Tom Dempsey led the team in scoring with 99 points and was named to the Pro Bowl.

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The 1969 Saints surrendered 7.90 yards per-pass-attempt (including quarterback sacks), an NFL record at the time for the Super Bowl Era, and third all-time as of 2012.

Standings

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Awards and honors

  • Tom Dempsey, Kicker, Pro Bowl selection
  • References

    1969 New Orleans Saints season Wikipedia


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