This article is a list of seasons completed by the New Orleans Saints American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Saints' franchise from 1967 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coach.
Seasons[]
| Super Bowl champions (1970–present) | Conference champions | Division champions | Wild Card berth |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 4th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Tom Fears | ||
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 3rd | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 11 | 1 | Tom Fears (1–5–1) J. D. Roberts (1–6) | ||
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 8 | 2 | J. D. Roberts | ||
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | John North | ||
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 12 | 0 | John North (1–5) Ernie Hefferle (1–7) | ||
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | Hank Stram | ||
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 3 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dick Nolan | ||
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 1 | 15 | 0 | Dick Nolan (0–12) Dick Stanfel (1–3) | ||
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | George Rogers (OROY) | Bum Phillips | |
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | NFC | — | 9th1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Bum Phillips (4–8) Wade Phillips (1–3) | ||
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Jim E. Mora | ||
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 12 | 3 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 10–44 | Jim Mora (COY) | |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Bears) 6–16 | ||
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 20–27 | Pat Swilling (DPOY) | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 20–36 | ||
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Jim E. Mora (2–6) Rick Venturi (1–7) | ||
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Mike Ditka | ||
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 31–28 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 16–34 |
Jim Haslett (COY) | Jim Haslett |
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 27–24 Lost NFC Championship (at Bears) 14–39 |
Sean Payton (COY) Drew Brees (WPMOY) |
Sean Payton |
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | Drew Brees (OPOY) | ||
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Cardinals) 45–14 Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 31–28 (OT) Won Super Bowl XLIV (1) (vs. Colts) 31–17 |
Drew Brees (SB MVP) | |
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 36–41 | ||
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 45–28 Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 32–36 |
Drew Brees (OPOY) | |
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Aaron Kromer (2–4) Joe Vitt (5–5) | ||
| 2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 26–24 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Seahawks) 15–23 |
Sean Payton | |
| 2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Panthers) 31–26 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 24–29 |
Alvin Kamara (OROY) Marshon Lattimore (DROY) | |
| 2018 | 2018 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 20–14 Lost NFC Championship (Rams) 23–26 (OT) |
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| Totals | 362 | 435 | 5 | (1967–2018, includes only regular season) | |||||||
| 9 | 11 | — | (1967–2018, includes only playoffs) | ||||||||
| 371 | 446 | 5 | (1967–2018, includes both regular season and playoffs) | ||||||||
1 Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.
References[]
- "New Orleans Saints History". CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/NO. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
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