1978 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Red Miller (10-6)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1978 Denver Broncos Roster
1978 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Denver scored 282 points, while the solid defensive unit conceded 198. Lonnie Perrin ran for a team-best 455 yards for the Broncos, while Jon Keyworth, Larry Canada and Otis Armstrong each additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Craig Morton passed for 1,802 yards. Riley Odoms paced the receiving corps, hauling in 54 passes for 829 yards, while Haven Moses was targeted regularly, too.

Bernard Jackson and Steve Foley each picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Red Miller coached the team. The 1978 Denver Broncos lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Craig Morton	267	146	54.7	1802	6.7	11	4.1	8	3.0	42	36	238	77.0
Norris Weese	87	55	63.2	723	8.3	4	4.6	5	5.7	31	12	94	80.8
Craig Penrose	37	16	43.2	185	5.0	2	5.4	4	10.8	29	0	0	37.4
Totals	391	217	55.5	2710	6.9	17	4.3	17	4.3	42	48	332

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lonnie Perrin	108	455	4.2	28	4
Jon Keyworth	112	444	4.0	30	3
Otis Armstrong	112	381	3.4	20	1
Larry Canada	79	365	4.6	47	3
Rob Lytle	81	341	4.2	25	2
Dave Preston	66	296	4.5	16	1
Craig Morton	17	71	4.2	12	0
Norris Weese	17	48	2.8	8	1
Rick Upchurch	5	31	6.2	11	0
Steve Foley	1	14	14.0	14	0
Riley Odoms	2	5	2.5	7	0
Craig Penrose	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	601	2451	4.1	47	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Riley Odoms	54	829	15.4	42	6
Haven Moses	37	744	20.1	42	5
Jack Dolbin	24	284	11.8	21	0
Dave Preston	24	199	8.3	21	1
Jon Keyworth	21	166	7.9	20	1
Rick Upchurch	17	210	12.4	29	1
Otis Armstrong	12	98	8.2	19	1
Lonnie Perrin	10	54	5.4	13	1
Rob Lytle	6	37	6.2	10	0
Larry Canada	6	37	6.2	12	0
Ron Egloff	4	33	8.2	15	1
Vince Kinney	1	23	23.0	23	0
Jim Turner	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	217	2710	12.5	42	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Turner	35	31	88.6	22	11	50.0	64
Totals	35	31	88.6	22	11	50.0	64

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bucky Dilts	96	3494	36.4	73
Totals	96	3494	36.4	73

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rick Upchurch	36	493	13.7	75	1
Dave Preston	10	68	6.8	23	0
Charlie West	3	20	6.7	12	0
Bill Thompson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Chris Pane	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	51	582	11.4	75	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lonnie Perrin	12	256	21.3	33
Rick Upchurch	8	222	27.8	41
Bernard Jackson	9	209	23.2	40
Dave Preston	7	154	22.0	32
Chris Pane	1	29	29.0	29
Charlie West	1	24	24.0	24
Jon Keyworth	2	24	12.0	13
John Schultz	1	20	20.0	20
Godwin Turk	1	14	14.0	14
Totals	42	952	22.7	41

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bernard Jackson	6	128	21.3	38	0
Steve Foley	6	84	14.0	30	0
Randy Gradishar	4	19	4.8	8	0
Bill Thompson	4	0	0.0	0	0
Tom Jackson	3	28	9.3	28	1
Joe Rizzo	3	10	3.3	10	0
Godwin Turk	2	36	18.0	22	0
Louis Wright	2	2	1.0	2	0
Bob Swenson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	31	307	9.9	38	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
John Grant			0	2	0	0
Lonnie Perrin			2	2	0
Bill Thompson		0	0	2	4	1
Randy Gradishar		0	1	2	30	1
Louis Wright		0	1	2	0	0
Tom Glassic			0	1	0	0
Craig Penrose			1	1	-1	0
Rob Lytle			0	1	0
Rubin Carter			0	1	0	0
Craig Morton			6	1	-14	0
Joe Rizzo		0	0	1	0	0
Paul Smith			0	1	0	0
Riley Odoms			2	1	0
Bobby Maples			0	1	0	0
Jon Keyworth			2	1	0
Chris Pane			0	1	0	0
Bob Swenson		0	0	1	4	0
Larry Canada			1	1	0
Dave Preston			4	1	0
Jack Dolbin			1	0	0	0
Haven Moses			1	0	0
Otis Armstrong			1	0	0
Norris Weese			3	0	-3
Rick Upchurch			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	24	20	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Turner		0							11	31	0			64
Riley Odoms	0	6							0	0	0			36
Lonnie Perrin	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
Haven Moses		5							0	0	0			30
Jon Keyworth	3	1		0					0	0	0			24
Larry Canada	3	0							0	0	0			18
Rob Lytle	2	0							0	0	0			12
Dave Preston	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			12
Rick Upchurch	0	1	1	0					0	0	0			12
Otis Armstrong	1	1							0	0	0			12
Bill Thompson			0			0	1		0	0	0			6
Tom Jackson						1			0	0	0			6
Randy Gradishar						0	1		0	0	0			6
Ron Egloff		1							0	0	0			6
Norris Weese	1								0	0	0			6
Lyle Alzado									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	17	1	0	0	1	2	0	11	31	0	0	1	282