1978 Baltimore Colts Roster
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 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.
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 | OG | 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 | S | 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 | FB | August 13, 1952 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Killeen, TX USA | 13 | 3 |
| 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 | 9 |
| 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 | ROT | December 16, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas-Arlington | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 3 |
| 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 | RILB | October 6, 1954 | 6'1" | 235 | Michigan | Osceola, AR USA | 15 | 1 |
| 25 | Ray Oldham | CB-S | 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 |
