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The New Orleans Saints are a National Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.- First Season: 1967 as an NFL expansion team
- Home stadium: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Uniform colors: Black, Old gold, and White
- Helmet design: Gold helmet with a black fleur-de-lis
- League championships won: none
1 Franchise history
New Orleans was granted an NFL franchise on 1 November, 1966. John W. Mecom, Jr. became the majority stockholder, and the team was named the Saints on 9 January 1967. Despite a 94 yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown by John Gilliam , the Saints lost their first game 27-13 to the Los Angeles Rams. Their first season record was 3-11, and they could not manage to even finish as high as second in their division until 1979.
In 1980, the Saints lost their first 14 games, prompting fans to design paper bags to wear over their heads to the team's home games; the bags rendered the club's name as the "'Aints" rather than the "Saints," and this practice then spread rapidly, first to fans of other poorly-performing teams within the NFL, and ultimately to those of other American team sports as well, and has become a firmly-established custom throughout the United States.
Current Saints owner Tom Benson acquired the franchise in 1985, and hired Jim Finks as general manager and Jim Mora as head coach. That combination provided the Saints with their first-ever winning record and playoff appearance, going 12-3 in the 1987 season, which had one fewer game than normal due to a players' strike. Another playoff berth would follow in 1990, and the club's first division title came in 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac.
Current coach Jim Haslett has held the post since 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri, in which year he took the team to the playoffs but lost to the Minnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a National Football League team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota along with fellow major pro sports franchises Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nicknames for the team are Purple People Eaters and The a week after besting the St. Louis RamsLouis Rams are a National Football League team based in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded 1937 Formerly known as Cleveland Rams ( 1937- 1945), Los Angeles Rams ( 1946- 1994; in Los Angeles 1946- 1978 and Anaheim 1979- 1994). Home stadium Edward Jones Dome (for for the team's first ever playoff win. The Saints failed to make the playoffs in 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap and 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, although in the latter year they had the distinction of beating the eventual Super Bowl XXXVIISuper Bowl 037 Super Bowl XXXVII was played on January 26, 2003, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, home of the host team, San Diego Chargers (who failed to make the playoffs that season). Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21 Before the winners Tampa BayThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers (sometimes abbreviated as the Bucs are a National Football League team based in Tampa, Florida, currently owned by Malcom Glazer and coached by head coach Jon Gruden. Founded 1976 as an NFL expansion team Home stadium Raymond Jame in both of their regular season meetings.
