1978 Baltimore Colts Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ted Marchibroda (5-11)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1978 Baltimore Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ted Marchibroda (5-11)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1978 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts 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 Colts labored to change the scoreboard with just 239 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 421, most in the league. Joe Washington ran for a team-leading 956 yards for Baltimore.
Bill Troup passed for 1,882 yards. Joe Washington hauled in 45 balls, while Roger Carr added 629 receiving yards, while Don McCauley provided receiving help, too.
Norm Thompson intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Ted Marchibroda coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Mack Alston | TE | April 27, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore | Georgetown, SC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 60 | Ron Baker | G | November 19, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Mike Barnes | LDT | December 24, 1950 | 6'6" | 255 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 47 | Tim Baylor | DB | May 23, 1954 | 6'6" | 195 | Morgan St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Lyle Blackwood | FS | May 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Forrest Blue | C | September 7, 1944 | 6'6" | 261 | Auburn | Marfa, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 84 | Randy Burke | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6'2" | 190 | Kentucky | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 81 | Roger Carr | WR | July 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 200 | Louisiana Tech | Seminole, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Fred Cook | LDE | April 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 244 | Southern Miss | Pascagoula, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Glenn Doughty | WR | January 30, 1947 | 6'2" | 204 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 78 | John Dutton | RDE | February 6, 1951 | 6'6" | 266 | Nebraska | Rapid City, SD USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Joe Ehrmann | RDT | March 29, 1949 | 6'5" | 260 | Syracuse | Buffalo, NY USA | 14 | 10 |
| 69 | Wade Griffin | LT | August 7, 1954 | 6'5" | 260 | Mississippi | Winona, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Don Hardeman | RB | August 13, 1952 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Killeen, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Dwight Harrison | SS | October 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Beaumont, TX USA | 15 | 6 |
| 62 | Ken Huff | RG | February 21, 1953 | 6'4" | 260 | North Carolina | Hutchinson, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Marshall Johnson | KR | November 1, 1952 | 6'1" | 191 | Houston | Jacksonville, FL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | Bert Jones | QB | September 7, 1951 | 6'3" | 210 | LSU | Ruston, LA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Mike Kirkland | QB | June 29, 1954 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Pasadena, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 75 | George Kunz | T | July 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Notre Dame | Fort Sheridan, IL USA | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Bruce Laird | SS | May 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 193 | American Int. | Lowell, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Roosevelt Leaks | FB | January 31, 1953 | 5'10" | 225 | Texas | Brenham, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 49 | David Lee | P | November 8, 1943 | 6'4" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Ron Lee | RB | September 17, 1953 | 6'4" | 226 | West Virginia | Bellaire, OH USA | 15 | 4 |
| 2 | Toni Linhart | K | July 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 178 | Austria Technical | Donawitz, Austria | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Derrel Luce | LLB | September 29, 1952 | 6'3" | 226 | Baylor | Lake Jackson, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 52 | Tom MacLeod | LLB | January 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Minnesota | Proctor, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Greg Marshall | DT | September 9, 1956 | 6'3" | 255 | Oregon St. | Beverly, MA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Reese McCall | TE | June 16, 1956 | 6'6" | 239 | Auburn | Bessemer, AL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 23 | Don McCauley | RB | May 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 211 | North Carolina | Worcester, MA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 57 | Ken Mendenhall | C | August 11, 1948 | 6'3" | 242 | Oklahoma | Enid, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Don Morrison | T-C | December 16, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas-Arlington | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Lloyd Mumphord | LCB | December 20, 1946 | 5'10" | 176 | Texas Southern | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 30 | Doug Nettles | RCB | August 13, 1951 | 6'0" | 179 | Vanderbilt | Panama City, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 55 | Stu O'Dell | LB | November 27, 1951 | 6'1" | 220 | Indiana | Linton, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Calvin O'Neal | LB | October 6, 1954 | 6'1" | 235 | Michigan | Osceola, AR USA | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | Ray Oldham | DB | February 23, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Middle Tenn. St. | Gallatin, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Herb Orvis | DT | October 17, 1946 | 6'5" | 248 | Colorado | Petoskey, MI USA | 2 | 2 |
| 71 | Mike Ozdowski | DE | September 24, 1955 | 6'5" | 243 | Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 3 |
| 61 | Robert Pratt | LG | May 25, 1951 | 6'3" | 255 | North Carolina | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 74 | Dave Rowe | LDT | June 20, 1945 | 6'7" | 280 | Penn St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 13 | 10 |
| 54 | Sanders Shiver | LB | February 14, 1954 | 6'2" | 227 | Carson-Newman | Gadsden, SC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 45 | Mike Siani | WR | May 27, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Villanova | Staten Island, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | Ed Simonini | MLB | February 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 210 | Texas A&M | Portsmouth, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Norm Thompson | LCB | March 5, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Utah | San Francisco, CA USA | 13 | 9 |
| 12 | Bill Troup | QB | April 2, 1951 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 67 | Bob Van Duyne | RT | May 15, 1952 | 6'5" | 243 | Idaho | San Bernardino, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 20 | Joe Washington | RB | September 24, 1953 | 5'10" | 179 | Oklahoma | Crockett, TX USA | 16 | 12 |
| 53 | Stan White | RLB | October 24, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Dover, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
