In the 1999 regular season, that was CB Tyronne Drakeford on a 19 yard fumble return in the first quarter of the Saints' first regular season game.
The Saints first regular season victory came on November 5, 1967 against the Philadelphia Eagles by the score of 31-24.
In the regular season, yes. John Gilliam returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a TD in the Saints first regular season game played against the Los Angeles Rams on September 17, 1967.
preseason: August 12 @ New England regular season: September 9 vs. Minnesota
The first regular season game at the Super Dome was the opening game of the 1975 season between the New Orleans Saints and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Saints lost 21-0.
In preseason, Detroit Lions Regular Season, New Orleans Saints
The first regular-season game of the 2010 season will be Thursday, September 9, 2010; the Vikings at the Saints. (8:30pm Eastern time, on NBC.)
1967 was the Saints first season.
That was a 94 yard return for a TD of the opening kickoff by John Gilliam in the Saints first ever regular season game on September 17, 1967 against the Los Angeles Rams. The Saints lost that game, 27-13. John Gilliam.
The Saints' first regular season home game in the Superdome was September 28, 1975 against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Saints lost 21-0.
The first New Orleans Saints season game against the Los Angles Rams in 1967 began with an opening kickoff return of 94 yards by John Gilliam resulting in a touchdown. However, the Saints did not win this game and the score was 27-13. The Saints played the Los Angeles Rams at Tulane Stadium.
Yes. Bush was drafted in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. During his rookie season, the Southern California product played in all 16 regular-season games and started in eight of them.