Chronicling Forty Years of Pain

1966 - Rozelle announced on November 1, 1966, that the NFL officially had awarded the city of New Orleans an NFL franchise …

1967 - The inaugural game in 1967 on September 17 started with a 94-yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown by Saints’ returner John Gilliam, but the Saints lost that game 27–13 to the Los Angeles Rams
  
       Wins-Losses    Head coach
1967    3-11        Tom Fears
1968    4-9    
1969    5-9   <<< I started becoming A fan 
                      around this time. 
                  I was 10.   
1970    2-11
1971    4-8        J. D. Roberts
1972    2-11      
1973    5-9        John North
1974    5-9      
1975    2-12     
1976    4-10        Hank Stram

 [10 years since inception. No winning records]
1977  3-11      
1978  7-9   

1979  8-8   [13 years after inception: 1st time Saints finished with a .500 record.]

1980  1-15    Dick Nolan
1981  4-12    Bum Phillips
1982  4-5     
1983  8-8    [17 years after inception: 2nd time Saints finished with a .500 record.]

1984  7-9    
1985  5-11
1986  7-9       Jim  Mora

  [20 years after inception]
1987  12-3  [1st time Saints finished with a winning record and a wild-card playoff game. Saints Lost.]’

1988  10-6 
1989  9-7     

23 years after inception: 2nd wild-card playoff game. Saints Lost.]]
1990  8-8   Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bears) 6–16   

[24 years after inception: 3rd wild-card playoff game. Saints Lost.]]
1991  11-5   Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Falcons) 20–27   

[25 years after inception: 4th wild-card playoff game. Saints Lost.]]
1992  12-4   Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 20–36  
   
1993  8-8    
1994  7-9     
1995  7- 9     
1996  3-13       Jim Mora   quits Mid-Season

  [30 years after inception: Saints – only 4 playoff (wildcard) appearances and they lost all 4 games.

1997  6-10       Mike Ditka
1998  6-10     
1999  3-13    

[33 years after inception: Saints first playoff (wildcard) WIN. Lost in next round.]
2000  10-6   Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 31–28 1st playoff win,
                 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 16–34
2001  7-9 
2002  9-7   
2003  8-8   
2004  8-8   
2005  3-13   [KATRINA Year] Arrival of Sean Payton and Drew Brees
2006  10 -6   WON Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) 27–24
                  LOST NFC Championship (at Bears)

  [40 years after inception: ]
2007  7-9    
2008  8-8 
2009  13-3   WON Divisional Playoffs (Cardinals) 45–14
                WON NFC Championship (Vikings) 31–28 (OT)

                   WON  Super Bowl XLIV (vs. Colts) 31–17  


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