1972 New Orleans Saints season

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Owner John W. Mecom, Jr. Division place 4th NFC West Start date 1972 Home field Tulane Stadium		Record 2–11–1 Playoff finish did not qualify Head coach J. D. Roberts
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The 1972 New Orleans Saints season was the team's sixth as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4–8–2, winning only two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

The Saints suffered through their second 2-11-1 season in three years. It would be their worst until they went 2-12 in 1975.

Notable events

In their third game against the 49ers, the Saints became the thirty-second NFL team and the first since the 1970 Cleveland Browns, to score only a safety in a full game. This occurred again in the last week of the regular season, but after that has occurred only by the 1980 Buffalo Bills, the 1983 Minnesota Vikings and the 1993 Cincinnati Bengals.

References

1972 New Orleans Saints season Wikipedia

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