1978 Buffalo Bills Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Knox (5-11)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1978 Buffalo Bills Statistics
1978 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills 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.

Buffalo scored 302 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 354. Terry Miller rushed for a team-leading 1,060 yards for the Bills.

Joe Ferguson threw for 2,136 yards. Bob Chandler topped all receivers, hauling in 44 balls, while Frank Lewis added 735 receiving yards. Reuben Gant was targeted regularly, too.

Mario Clark picked off 5 opponent throws.

Chuck Knox coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
60	Bill Adams	OG	February 4, 1950	6'2"	255	Holy Cross	Lynn, MA USA	6	0
52	Doug Becker	LB	June 27, 1956	6'0"	220	Notre Dame	Hamilton, OH USA	8	0
34	Jim Braxton	RB	May 23, 1949	6'1"	243	West Virginia	Vanderbilt, PA USA	6	5
47	Curtis Brown	FB	December 7, 1954	5'10"	203	Missouri	St. Louis, MO USA	15	10
58	Mario Celotto	LB	August 23, 1956	6'3"	228	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	4	0
81	Bob Chandler	WR	April 24, 1949	6'0"	180	USC	Long Beach, CA USA	16	13
29	Mario Clark	LCB	March 29, 1954	6'2"	194	Oregon	Pasadena, CA USA	16	16
68	Joe DeLamielleure	RG	March 16, 1951	6'3"	254	Michigan St.	Detroit, MI USA	16	16
6	Tom Dempsey	K	January 12, 1947	6'2"	255	Palomar College	Milwaukee, WI USA	16	0
70	Joe Devlin	RT	February 23, 1954	6'5"	261	Iowa	Phoenixville, PA USA	14	14
85	Phil Dokes	RDT	September 7, 1955	6'4"	258	Oklahoma St.	North Little Rock, AR USA	10	10
79	Elbert Drungo	T	April 30, 1943	6'5"	265	Tennessee St.	Columbus, MS USA	13	4
56	Tom Ehlers	LB	July 14, 1952	6'2"	218	Kentucky	South Bend, IN USA	8	0
12	Joe Ferguson	QB	April 23, 1950	6'1"	195	Arkansas	Alvin, TX USA	16	16
84	Mike Franckowiak	TE	March 25, 1953	6'3"	220	Central Michigan	Grand Rapids, MI USA	16	0
22	Steve Freeman	SS	May 8, 1953	5'11"	185	Mississippi St.	Lamesa, TX USA	16	7
88	Reuben Gant	TE	April 12, 1952	6'4"	230	Oklahoma St.	Tulsa, OK USA	16	16
55	Tom Graham	MLB-RILB	April 15, 1950	6'2"	235	Oregon	Los Angeles, CA USA	11	4
53	Will Grant	C	March 7, 1954	6'3"	254	Idaho St.	Milton, MA USA	16	0
43	Tony Greene	FS	August 29, 1949	5'10"	170	Maryland	Clocksburg, MD USA	16	14
74	Dee Hardison	LDT	May 2, 1956	6'4"	274	North Carolina	Jacksonville, NC USA	16	15
25	Roland Hooks	RB	January 2, 1953	6'0"	197	North Carolina St.	Brooklyn, NY USA	16	0
78	Scott Hutchinson	DE	May 27, 1956	6'4"	246	Florida	Winter Park, FL USA	16	0
73	Mekeli Ieremia	DT	March 4, 1954	6'2"	244	BYU	Niosafutu, American Samoa	2	0
4	Rusty Jackson	P	November 17, 1950	6'2"	193	LSU	Tuscaloosa, AL USA	16	0
51	Dan Jilek	LB	December 3, 1953	6'2"	220	Michigan	Cedar Rapids, IA USA	15	1
75	Dennis Johnson	DT	October 22, 1951	6'4"	260	Delaware	Passaic, NJ USA	14	1
39	Dennis Johnson	FB	February 26, 1956	6'3"	220	Mississippi St.	Weir, MS USA	16	1
24	Doug Jones	SS	May 31, 1950	6'2"	202	Arizona St.	San Diego, CA USA	12	9
72	Ken Jones	LT	December 1, 1952	6'5"	260	Arkansas St.	St. Louis, MO USA	16	16
71	Mike Kadish	RDT	May 27, 1950	6'5"	270	Notre Dame	Grand Rapids, MI USA	11	6
52	Merv Krakau	MLB	May 16, 1951	6'2"	242	Iowa St.	Jefferson, IA USA	5	3
87	Mike Levenseller	WR	February 21, 1956	6'1"	180	Washington St.	Bremerton, WA USA	2	0
82	Frank Lewis	WR	July 4, 1947	6'1"	196	Grambling St.	Houma, LA USA	15	15
10	Dave Mays	QB	June 20, 1949	6'1"	204	Texas Southern	Pine Bluff, AR USA	1	0
54	Randy McClanahan	MLB	December 12, 1954	6'5"	225	La-Lafayette	Lincoln, NE USA	16	10
67	Reggie McKenzie	LG	July 27, 1950	6'4"	255	Michigan	Detroit, MI USA	16	16
41	Eddie McMillan	CB	November 25, 1951	6'0"	189	Florida St.	Tampa, FL USA	14	0
40	Terry Miller	RB	January 7, 1956	5'10"	196	Oklahoma St.	Columbus, GA USA	16	16
46	Keith Moody	KR	June 13, 1953	5'11"	171	Syracuse	Salisbury, NC USA	14	0
9	Bill Munson	QB	August 11, 1941	6'2"	203	Utah St.	Sacramento, CA USA	4	0
59	Shane Nelson	LLB	May 25, 1955	6'1"	226	Baylor	Mathis, TX USA	16	16
61	Willie Parker	C	December 28, 1948	6'3"	245	North Texas	Baytown, TX USA	16	16
89	Lou Piccone	WR	July 17, 1949	5'9"	175	West Liberty St.	Vineland, NJ USA	16	1
23	Steve Powell	RB	January 2, 1956	5'11"	186	Truman St.	St. Louis, MO USA	10	0
26	Charles Romes	RCB	December 16, 1954	6'1"	191	North Carolina Central	Verdun, France	16	16
57	Lucius Sanford	RLB	February 14, 1956	6'2"	216	Georgia Tech	Milledgeville, GA USA	16	15
21	Marvin Switzer	DB	October 28, 1954	6'0"	192	Kansas St.	Bogue, KS USA	10	1
49	Larry Walton	WR	February 8, 1947	6'0"	180	Arizona St.	Johnstown, PA USA	12	2
83	Sherman White	RDE	October 6, 1948	6'5"	250	California	Manchester, NH USA	16	16
77	Ben Williams	LDE	September 1, 1954	6'3"	251	Mississippi	Yazoo City, MS USA	16	16
86	Lenny Willis	WR	March 4, 1953	5'11"	183	Ohio St.	Washington, DC USA	4	1