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
References
1969 New Orleans Saints season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA