1984 New Orleans Saints season
1984 New Orleans Saints season |
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Head coach |
Bum Phillips |
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General manager |
Bum Phillips |
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Owner |
John Mecom, Jr. |
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Home field |
Louisiana Superdome |
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Results |
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Record |
7–9 |
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Division place |
3rd NFC West |
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Playoff finish |
did not qualify |
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Timeline |
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The 1984 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 18th as a member of the National Football League. They were unable to improve on their previous season's output of 8–8, winning only seven games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighteenth consecutive season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Main article:
1984 NFL draft
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Personnel
Staff
colspan="7" style="background: black; color:white; border: 2px solid #9F8958" text-align: center;" | 1984 New Orleans Saints staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
- Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips
- Defensive Line – Willie Zapalac
- Linebackers – John Paul Young
- Defensive Backfield – Lance Van Zandt
Special teams coaches
- Special Teams – Harold Richardson
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro
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Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 2, 1984 |
Atlanta Falcons |
L 36–28 |
66,652 |
2 |
September 9, 1984 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 17–13 |
54,686 |
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September 16, 1984 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
L 30–20 |
57,611 |
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September 23, 1984 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
W 34–24 |
58,723 |
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September 30, 1984 |
at Houston Oilers |
W 27–10 |
43,108 |
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October 7, 1984 |
at Chicago Bears |
L 20–7 |
53,752 |
7 |
October 14, 1984 |
Los Angeles Rams |
L 28–10 |
63,161 |
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October 21, 1984 |
at Dallas Cowboys |
L 30–27 |
50,966 |
9 |
October 28, 1984 |
at Cleveland Browns |
W 16–14 |
52,489 |
10 |
November 4, 1984 |
Green Bay Packers |
L 23–13 |
57,426 |
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November 11, 1984 |
at Atlanta Falcons |
W 17–13 |
40,590 |
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November 19, 1984 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 27–24 |
66,005 |
13 |
November 25, 1984 |
San Francisco 49ers |
L 35–3 |
65,177 |
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December 2, 1984 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
L 34–21 |
49,348 |
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December 9, 1984 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
L 24–21 |
40,855 |
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December 15, 1984 |
at New York Giants |
W 10–3 |
63,739 |
Standings
References
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