1978 Oakland Raiders Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Madden (9-7)
Location: Oakland, California

1978 Oakland Raiders Statistics
1978 Oakland Raiders Results

The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Oakland scored 311 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 283. Mark van Eeghen ran for a team-best 1,080 yards for the Raiders.

Ken Stabler passed for 2,944 yards. Dave Casper paced pass catchers, hauling in 62 passes for 852 yards, while Cliff Branch was targeted regularly, too.

Charlie Phillips snatched 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

John Madden coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
40	Pete Banaszak	RB	May 21, 1944	5'11"	210	Miami (FL)	Crivitz, WI USA	16	0
46	Warren Bankston	RB-TE	July 22, 1947	6'4"	235	Tulane	Baton Rouge, LA USA	8	0
56	Jeff Barnes	LB	March 1, 1955	6'2"	223	California	Philadelphia, PA USA	16	0
25	Fred Biletnikoff	WR	February 23, 1943	6'1"	190	Florida St.	Erie, PA USA	16	2
81	Morris Bradshaw	WR	October 19, 1952	6'1"	195	Ohio St.	Highland, IL USA	16	14
21	Cliff Branch	WR	August 1, 1948	5'11"	170	Colorado	Houston, TX USA	16	16
24	Willie Brown	DB	December 2, 1940	6'1"	195	Grambling St.	Yazoo City, MS USA	13	2
73	Dave Browning	RDE	August 18, 1956	6'5"	245	Washington	Spokane, WA USA	12	7
82	Larry Brunson	WR	August 11, 1949	5'11"	180	Mesa	Little Rock, AR USA	2	0
64	George Buehler	G	August 10, 1947	6'2"	260	Stanford	Whittier, CA USA	1	0
87	Dave Casper	TE	September 26, 1951	6'4"	240	Notre Dame	Bemidji, MN USA	16	16
88	Raymond Chester	TE	June 28, 1948	6'3"	232	Morgan St.	Cambridge, MD USA	16	0
20	Neal Colzie	PR	February 28, 1954	6'2"	200	Ohio St.	Fitzgerald, GA USA	16	0
50	Dave Dalby	C	October 19, 1950	6'3"	247	UCLA	Alexandria, MN USA	16	16
28	Clarence Davis	RB	June 28, 1949	5'10"	195	USC	Birmingham, AL USA	2	2
36	Mike Davis	DB	April 15, 1956	6'3"	203	Colorado	Los Angeles, CA USA	16	1
29	Hubert Ginn	RB	January 4, 1947	5'10"	185	Florida A&M	Savannah, GA USA	1	0
8	Ray Guy	P	December 22, 1949	6'3"	195	Southern Miss	Swainsboro, GA USA	16	0
39	Willie Hall	RILB	September 30, 1949	6'2"	223	USC	Montrose, GA USA	11	11
23	Harold Hart	RB	July 13, 1952	6'0"	206	Texas Southern	Lake City, FL USA	7	0
37	Lester Hayes	LCB	January 22, 1955	6'0"	200	Texas A&M	Houston, TX USA	16	16
83	Ted Hendricks	LOLB	November 1, 1947	6'7"	220	Miami (FL)	Guatemala City, Guatemala	16	16
57	John Huddleston	LB	April 10, 1954	6'3"	231	Utah	Los Angeles, CA USA	11	0
11	David Humm	QB	April 2, 1952	6'2"	188	Nebraska	Las Vegas, NV USA	16	0
42	Monte Jackson	RCB	July 14, 1953	5'11"	193	San Diego St.	Sherman, TX USA	16	14
58	Monte Johnson	LILB	October 26, 1951	6'4"	239	Nebraska	Denver, CO USA	14	13
70	Henry Lawrence	RT	September 26, 1951	6'4"	272	Florida A&M	Danville, PA USA	16	16
14	Errol Mann	K	June 27, 1941	6'0"	200	North Dakota	Breckenridge, MN USA	16	0
53	Rod Martin	RILB	April 7, 1954	6'2"	218	USC	Welch, WV USA	15	8
65	Mickey Marvin	RG	October 5, 1955	6'4"	270	Tennessee	Pisgah Forest, NC USA	14	14
71	Lindsey Mason	T	August 1, 1955	6'5"	265	Kansas	Baltimore, MD USA	16	0
72	John Matuszak	LDE	October 25, 1950	6'8"	272	Missouri	Milwaukee, WI USA	16	16
76	Mike McCoy	DT	September 6, 1948	6'5"	284	Notre Dame	Erie, PA USA	15	3
47	Charlie Phillips	SS	December 22, 1952	6'2"	215	USC	Greenville, MS USA	16	16
77	Charles Philyaw	DE	February 25, 1954	6'9"	276	Texas Southern	Shreveport, LA USA	15	3
84	Derrick Ramsey	TE	December 23, 1956	6'4"	230	Kentucky	Hastings, FL USA	16	0
27	Randy Rich	DB	December 28, 1953	5'10"	178	New Mexico	Bakersfield, CA USA	2	0
35	Terry Robiskie	RB	November 12, 1954	6'1"	210	LSU	New Orleans, LA USA	7	5
74	Dave Rowe	DT	June 20, 1945	6'7"	280	Penn St.	Neptune, NJ USA	1	1
34	Booker Russell	RB	February 28, 1956	6'2"	223	Texas St.	Belton, TX USA	16	0
78	Art Shell	LT	November 26, 1946	6'5"	265	Md-Eastern Shore	Charleston, SC USA	16	16
60	Otis Sistrunk	NT	September 18, 1946	6'4"	265	none	Columbus, GA USA	16	16
12	Ken Stabler	QB	December 25, 1945	6'3"	215	Alabama	Foley, AL USA	16	16
80	Joe Stewart	WR	November 18, 1955	5'11"	180	Missouri	Evanston, IL USA	16	0
66	Steve Sylvester	C	March 4, 1953	6'4"	260	Notre Dame	Cincinnati, OH USA	16	2
32	Jack Tatum	FS	November 18, 1948	5'10"	200	Ohio St.	Cherryville, NC USA	15	15
67	Pat Toomay	DE	May 17, 1948	6'5"	247	Vanderbilt	Pomona, CA USA	16	2
63	Gene Upshaw	LG	August 15, 1945	6'5"	255	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Robstown, TX USA	16	16
30	Mark van Eeghen	FB	April 19, 1952	6'2"	223	Colgate	Cambridge, MA USA	16	16
41	Phil Villapiano	ROLB	February 26, 1949	6'2"	225	Bowling Green	Long Branch, NJ USA	16	16
54	Robert Watts	LB	June 16, 1954	6'3"	218	Boston Col.	New York, NY USA	2	0
52	Greg Westbrooks	LB	February 24, 1953	6'2"	215	Mesa	Chicago, IL USA	1	0
22	Arthur Whittington	KR	September 4, 1955	5'11"	185	SMU	Cuero, TX USA	16	9