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1985 New Orleans Saints season

Head coach	Bum Phillips Wade Phillips (interim)
General manager	Bum Phillips
Owner	Tom Benson
Home field	Louisiana Superdome

Results
Record	5–11
Division Place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1984	1986

The 1985 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints 19th season. It was Earl Campbell’s final season in the NFL.

Contents

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NFL Draft
2 Personnel
- 2.1 Staff
3 Regular season
- 3.1 Schedule
- 3.2 Standings
4 References

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

Personnel

Staff

1985 New Orleans Saints staff

Front Office

Owner – Tom Benson
President – Eddie Jones
Director of Football Operations – Pat Peppler

Head Coaches

Head Coach/General Manager – Bum Phillips

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – King Hill
Offensive Backfield – John Levra
Wide Receivers – Harold Richardson
Offensive Line – Carl Mauck
Quality Control – Joe Spencer

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips
Defensive Line – Willie Zapalac
Linebackers – John Paul Young
Defensive Backfield – Mark Hatley

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	Kansas City Chiefs	L 47-27	57,760
2	September 15, 1985	at Denver Broncos	L 34-23	74,488
3	September 22, 1985	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20-13	45,320
4	September 29, 1985	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20-17	58,053
5	October 6, 1985	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23-21	56,364
6	October 13, 1985	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 23-13	48,152
7	October 20, 1985	at Atlanta Falcons	L 31-24	44,784
8	October 27, 1985	New York Giants	L 21-13	54,082
9	November 3, 1985	at Los Angeles Rams	L 28-10	49,030
10	November 10, 1985	Seattle Seahawks	L 27-3	47,365
11	November 17, 1985	at Green Bay Packers	L 38-14	52,104
12	November 24, 1985	at Minnesota Vikings	W 30-23	54,117
13	December 1, 1985	Los Angeles Rams	W 29-3	44,122
14	December 8, 1985	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 28-16	29,527
15	December 15, 1985	San Francisco 49ers	L 31-19	46,065
16	December 22, 1985	Atlanta Falcons	L 16-10	37,717

Standings

NFC West
view · talk · edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	11	5	0	.688	340	277	L1
San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	411	263	W2
New Orleans Saints	5	11	0	.313	294	401	L3
Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0	.250	282	452	W2

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References

^ 2009 New Orleans Saints Media Guide. p. 429. http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Team/2009%20Saints%20Media%20Guide.aspx. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 383. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved February 24, 2011.

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Founded in 1967 • Based in New Orleans, Louisiana

The Franchise	Franchise • Seasons • History • Players • Coaches • Expansion draft • First-round draft picks • Starting Quarterbacks

Stadiums	Tulane Stadium • Mercedes-Benz Superdome Temporary home venues due to Hurricane Katrina: Alamodome • Giants Stadium • Tiger Stadium

Culture	Gumbo • Sir Saint • Who Dat? • Archie Manning • Hurricane Katrina • Buddy D • "When the Saints Go Marching In"

Lore	63-yard Field Goal • Dome Patrol • River City Relay

Owners	Tom Benson • Rita Benson LeBlanc • Thomas Sperry

Head Coaches	Fears • Roberts • North • Hefferle • Stram • D. Nolan • Stanfel • B. Phillips • W. Phillips • J.E. Mora • Venturi • Ditka • Haslett • Payton

Division Championships (4)	1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009

Super Bowl Appearances (1)	XLIV

League Championships (1)	2009

Seasons	1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: South Division

Rivalries	Atlanta Falcons

New Orleans Saints seasons

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1985 NFL seasonv · d · e
AFC	East	Central	West	East	Central	West	NFC
	Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
	Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
	Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
	NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay
1985 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XX

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