1978 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Knox (5-11)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1978 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Knox (5-11)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1978 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bills scored 302 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 354. Terry Miller rushed for a team-leading 1,060 yards for Buffalo.
Joe Ferguson threw for 2,136 yards. Bob Chandler topped all receivers, hauling in 44 balls, while Frank Lewis added 735 receiving yards. Reuben Gant contributed to the receiving game, too.
Mario Clark picked off 5 opponent throws.
Chuck Knox coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Bill Adams | G-T | February 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 255 | Holy Cross | Lynn, MA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 52 | Doug Becker | LB | June 27, 1956 | 6'0" | 220 | Notre Dame | Hamilton, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 34 | Jim Braxton | RB | May 23, 1949 | 6'1" | 243 | West Virginia | Vanderbilt, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Curtis Brown | FB | December 7, 1954 | 5'10" | 203 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 15 | 10 |
| 58 | Mario Celotto | LB | August 23, 1956 | 6'3" | 228 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Mario Clark | LCB | March 29, 1954 | 6'2" | 194 | Oregon | Pasadena, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Joe DeLamielleure | RG | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 254 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | Tom Dempsey | K | January 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Palomar College | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | RT | February 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 261 | Iowa | Phoenixville, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Phil Dokes | RDT | September 7, 1955 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | North Little Rock, AR USA | 10 | 10 |
| 79 | Elbert Drungo | T | April 30, 1943 | 6'5" | 265 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, MS USA | 13 | 4 |
| 56 | Tom Ehlers | LB | July 14, 1952 | 6'2" | 218 | Kentucky | South Bend, IN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Mike Franckowiak | RB | March 25, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | SS | May 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Lamesa, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 88 | Reuben Gant | TE | April 12, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Tom Graham | LB | April 15, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 53 | Will Grant | C | March 7, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Idaho St. | Milton, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Tony Greene | FS | August 29, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | Maryland | Clocksburg, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Dee Hardison | LDT | May 2, 1956 | 6'4" | 274 | North Carolina | Jacksonville, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 25 | Roland Hooks | RB | January 2, 1953 | 6'0" | 197 | North Carolina St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Scott Hutchinson | DE | May 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 246 | Florida | Winter Park, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Mekeli Ieremia | DT | March 4, 1954 | 6'2" | 244 | BYU | Niosafutu, American Samoa | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Rusty Jackson | P | November 17, 1950 | 6'2" | 193 | LSU | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Dan Jilek | LB | December 3, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Michigan | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 75 | Dennis Johnson | DE-DT | October 22, 1951 | 6'4" | 260 | Delaware | Passaic, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Dennis Johnson | RB-TE | February 26, 1956 | 6'3" | 220 | Mississippi St. | Weir, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Doug Jones | SS | May 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 202 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 9 |
| 72 | Ken Jones | LT | December 1, 1952 | 6'5" | 260 | Arkansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Mike Kadish | RDT | May 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 270 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 11 | 6 |
| 52 | Merv Krakau | LB | May 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 242 | Iowa St. | Jefferson, IA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | Mike Levenseller | WR | February 21, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | Washington St. | Bremerton, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Frank Lewis | WR | July 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Grambling St. | Houma, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 10 | Dave Mays | QB | June 20, 1949 | 6'1" | 204 | Texas Southern | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Randy McClanahan | MLB | December 12, 1954 | 6'5" | 225 | La-Lafayette | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 10 |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Eddie McMillan | DB | November 25, 1951 | 6'0" | 189 | Florida St. | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Terry Miller | RB | January 7, 1956 | 5'10" | 196 | Oklahoma St. | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 46 | Keith Moody | KR | June 13, 1953 | 5'11" | 171 | Syracuse | Salisbury, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6'2" | 203 | Utah St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | Shane Nelson | LLB | May 25, 1955 | 6'1" | 226 | Baylor | Mathis, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Willie Parker | C | December 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | North Texas | Baytown, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Lou Piccone | WR | July 17, 1949 | 5'9" | 175 | West Liberty St. | Vineland, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | Steve Powell | RB | January 2, 1956 | 5'11" | 186 | Truman St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | Charles Romes | RCB | December 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 191 | North Carolina Central | Verdun, France | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Lucius Sanford | RLB | February 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 216 | Georgia Tech | Milledgeville, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 21 | Marvin Switzer | DB | October 28, 1954 | 6'0" | 192 | Kansas St. | Bogue, KS USA | 10 | 1 |
| 49 | Larry Walton | WR | February 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Arizona St. | Johnstown, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 83 | Sherman White | RDE | October 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Manchester, NH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Ben Williams | LDE | September 1, 1954 | 6'3" | 251 | Mississippi | Yazoo City, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Lenny Willis | WR | March 4, 1953 | 5'11" | 183 | Ohio St. | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 0 |
