1978 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (8-8)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1978 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (8-8)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1978 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Browns chalked up 334 points, but the leaky defense yielded 356. Greg Pruitt ran for a team-leading 960 yards for Cleveland.
Brian Sipe threw for 2,906 yards. Reggie Rucker topped all receivers, snagging 43 passes for 893 yards. Dave Logan, Ozzie Newsome and Greg Pruitt each provided receiving help, too.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 45 turnovers. Thom Darden picked off 10 errant tosses from the opposition.
Sam Rutigliano coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Dick Ambrose | MLB | January 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 235 | Virginia | New Rochelle, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Bob Babich | LB | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Leo Biedermann | T | October 19, 1955 | 6'7" | 254 | California | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Ron Bolton | LCB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 62 | George Buehler | G | August 10, 1947 | 6'2" | 260 | Stanford | Whittier, CA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | Don Cockroft | K | February 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Adams St. | Cheyenne, WY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Larry Collins | KR | August 8, 1955 | 5'11" | 189 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 1 |
| 27 | Thom Darden | FS | August 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Barry Darrow | RT | June 27, 1950 | 6'7" | 260 | West. Montana | Peoria, IL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 21 | Oliver Davis | RCB | August 29, 1954 | 6'1" | 203 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 54 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 73 | Doug Dieken | LT | February 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 254 | Illinois | Streator, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Earl Edwards | LDT | March 17, 1946 | 6'7" | 260 | Wichita St. | Statesboro, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Johnny Evans | P | February 18, 1956 | 6'1" | 197 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Greg Fairchild | G-T-C | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 258 | Tulsa | St. Louis, MO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 174 | Miss. Valley St. | Crystal River, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 55 | Dave Graf | LB | August 5, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Penn St. | Dunkirk, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 59 | Charlie Hall | LLB | December 2, 1948 | 6'3" | 220 | Houston | Yoakum, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 227 | Yale | Baltimore, MD USA | 12 | 1 |
| 86 | Gerald Irons | RLB | May 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Robert Jackson | LB | August 7, 1954 | 6'1" | 230 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Robert Jackson | RG | April 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Duke | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Ricky Jones | LB-DB | March 9, 1955 | 6'1" | 211 | Tuskegee | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 64 | Joe Jones | RDE | January 7, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 5 |
| 85 | Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6'4" | 219 | Colorado | Fargo, ND USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Tom London | DB | June 15, 1954 | 6'1" | 197 | North Carolina St. | Shelby, NC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | LB | March 15, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 30 | Cleo Miller | RB | September 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Gould, AR USA | 15 | 9 |
| 15 | Mark Miller | QB | August 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 176 | Bowling Green | Canton, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 70 | Mack Mitchell | RDE | August 16, 1952 | 6'8" | 246 | Houston | Diboli, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | March 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Gary Parris | TE | June 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida St. | East St. Louis, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Tony Peters | SS | April 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 15 |
| 34 | Greg Pruitt | RB | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 43 | Mike Pruitt | FB | April 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 24 | Randy Rich | DB | December 28, 1953 | 5'10" | 178 | New Mexico | Bakersfield, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 81 | Oscar Roan | TE | October 17, 1951 | 6'6" | 215 | UCLA | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 15 | 15 |
| 22 | Clarence Scott | LCB | April 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 65 | Henry Sheppard | LG | November 12, 1952 | 6'6" | 255 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Jerry Sherk | RDT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Grants Pass, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Mickey Sims | DT-NT | March 5, 1955 | 6'5" | 278 | South Carolina St. | Union, SC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Mike St. Clair | LDE | September 2, 1953 | 6'5" | 248 | Iowa Central | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 12 |
| 79 | Gerry Sullivan | T | January 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | Illinois | Oak Park, IL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 26 | Tom Sullivan | RB | March 5, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami (FL) | Jacksonville, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Leo Tierney | C | January 28, 1954 | 6'3" | 248 | Georgia Tech | San Antonio, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Jesse Turnbow | DT | October 8, 1956 | 6'7" | 272 | Tennessee | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Keith Wright | PR | January 30, 1956 | 5'10" | 172 | Memphis | Mercedes, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
