1978 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-12 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Bud Riley (1-6)
Coach: Leo Cahill (3-6)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1978 Toronto Argonauts StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Bud Riley (1-6)
Coach: Leo Cahill (3-6)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1978 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses for 8 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.
The Argonauts labored to change the scoreboard with just 234 points, while the defensive squad gave up 389. Chuck Ealey tossed for 1,420 yards. Peter Muller paced the receiving corps, snagging 45 passes, while Slade Willis accumulated 587 receiving yards. M.L. Harris provided receiving help, too.
Terry Metcalf carried the ball for a team-best 669 yards for Toronto.
Eric Harris picked off 3 opponent throws.
Bud Riley and Leo Cahill coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Ackroyd | DB | June 5, 1956 | 6'1" | 175 | Sheridan College | 2 | ||
| 57 | Tim Allan | LB | May 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 240 | Toronto | 5 | |
| 12 | Rodney Allison | QB | January 29, 1956 | 5'11" | 188 | Texas Tech | Odessa, TX | 15 |
| 19 | Wayne Allison | DB | December 17, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Wilfrid Laurier | Toronto, ON | 5 |
| 65 | Nick Bastaja | G | February 4, 1953 | 6'1" | 255 | Simon Fraser | Grantham, England | 16 |
| 20 | Paul Bennett | DB | March 27, 1954 | 5'10" | 195 | Wilfrid Laurier | Scarborough, ON | 16 |
| Dan Bovair | DB | May 13, 1953 | 6'1" | 180 | Wilfrid Laurier | 3 | ||
| 24 | Mark Bragagnolo | RB | October 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 215 | Toronto | Timmins, ON | 14 |
| Larry Brame | LB | July 20, 1948 | 6'1" | 225 | Western Kentucky | Hopkinsville, KY | 5 | |
| 63 | Elton Brown | DE | September 15, 1951 | 6'2" | 255 | Utah State | Charleston, SC | 2 |
| 62 | Ecomet Burley | DT | June 6, 1954 | 5'10" | 240 | Texas Tech | Anderson County, TX | 1 |
| 71 | Kent Carter | LB | May 25, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 |
| 50 | Gene Clark | G | December 3, 1951 | 6'2" | 248 | UCLA | Tampa, FL | 7 |
| 13 | Ken Clark | P | May 26, 1948 | 6'2" | 197 | St. Mary's (Canada) | Southampton, England | 11 |
| 79 | Jim Corrigall | DT | May 7, 1946 | 6'3" | 253 | Kent State | Barrie, ON | 12 |
| Brad Cousino | LB | April 5, 1953 | 6'0" | 218 | Miami (OH) | Toledo, OH USA | 4 | |
| Tom Davis | G | July 31, 1955 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE | 4 | |
| 75 | Anthony Dickerson | LB | June 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | SMU | Texas City, TX USA | 1 |
| 59 | Greg Dubinetz | OL | April 15, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 2 |
| 18 | Chuck Ealey | QB | January 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Toledo | 12 | |
| 33 | Dwight Edwards | WR | June 16, 1954 | 5'10" | 170 | Mississauga Raiders | Manchester, Jamaica | 14 |
| 64 | Bill Ellenbogen | G | December 8, 1950 | 6'5" | 258 | Buffalo | Glen Cove, NY USA | 6 |
| 25 | Terry Evanshen | WR | June 13, 1944 | 5'10" | 185 | Utah State | Montreal, Qc | 8 |
| Greg Fairchild | G | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 258 | Tulsa | St. Louis, MO USA | 3 | |
| 56 | John Foubert | G/T | September 29, 1953 | 6'6" | 255 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 14 | |
| 58 | Stewart Francis | G | June 14, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Simon Fraser | Southport, England | 14 |
| 30 | Billy Hardee | DB | August 12, 1954 | 6'0" | 184 | Virginia Tech | Lakeland, FL USA | 6 |
| 29 | Buddy Hardeman | RB | October 21, 1954 | 6'0" | 196 | Iowa St. | Auburn, NY USA | 3 |
| 16 | Eric Harris | DB | August 11, 1955 | 6'3" | 198 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 16 |
| 7 | M.L. Harris | WR | January 16, 1954 | 6'5" | 238 | Tampa | Columbus, OH USA | 12 |
| Dennis Heim | DT | April 16, 1956 | 6'4" | 248 | Missouri State | Monett, MO | 2 | |
| 34 | Dwight Hicks | DB | April 5, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 3 |
| 57 | Ralph Hill | C | November 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 245 | Florida A&M | Chicago, IL USA | 11 |
| 28 | John Kinch | RB | December 20, 1954 | 6'1" | 205 | Youngstown State | Hamilton, ON | 8 |
| 17 | Gordie Knowlton | LB | August 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 218 | Jacksonville State | Montreal, QC | 16 |
| Rick Koswin | WR | July 4, 1954 | 6'2" | 201 | Manitoba | 2 | ||
| 35 | Rich Lewis | LB | June 8, 1950 | 6'3" | 220 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 5 |
| 51 | Granville Liggins | DT | June 2, 1946 | 6'0" | 225 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | 7 |
| 32 | Neil Lumsden | RB | December 19, 1953 | 6'1" | 225 | Ottawa | London, ON | 6 |
| 42 | Doug MacIver | C | February 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 245 | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 16 |
| 15 | James Marshall | DB | September 8, 1952 | 6'0" | 187 | Jackson St. | Magnolia, MS USA | 16 |
| Mark McDonald | WR | April 27, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Washington State | 1 | ||
| 21 | Terry Metcalf | RB | September 24, 1951 | 5'10" | 185 | Long Beach St. | Seattle, WA USA | 15 |
| 72 | Peter Muller | TE | November 27, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Western Illinois | Toronto, ON | 16 |
| 69 | Bill Norton | TE | January 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 265 | Weber State | Toronto, ON | 15 |
| 54 | Joel Parrish | G | September 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 265 | Georgia | Lowndes County, GA | 6 |
| 28 | Darrell Penner | DB | August 27, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Queen's | 2 | |
| 75 | Tom Poe | LB | November 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 225 | Washington State | Vancouver, WA | 5 |
| 76 | Harold Randolph | LB | January 28, 1956 | 6'2" | 215 | East Carolina | Greenville, NC | 5 |
| 53 | Rick Razzano | LB | November 15, 1955 | 5'11" | 227 | Virginia Tech | New Castle, PA USA | 8 |
| 68 | Doug Redl | C | September 3, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | Saskatchewan | 6 | |
| 23 | David Rigg | DB | February 14, 1954 | 6'1" | 177 | Western Ontario | 5 | |
| Phil Rogers | RB | June 30, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Virginia Tech | Kingsport, TN | 4 | |
| 71 | Al Romano | DT | April 14, 1954 | 6'3" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Schenectady, NY | 6 |
| 61 | Bruce Smith | DT | March 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Cooke County, TX | 16 |
| Marty Smith | DT | October 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 250 | Louisville | Pattison, MS USA | 2 | |
| 77 | Wayne Smith | DE | January 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Halifax Buccaneers Srs. | Halifax, NS | 12 |
| 73 | Rick Sowieta | LB | January 16, 1954 | 6'3" | 215 | Richmond | Heusden, Belgium | 12 |
| 9 | Ian Sunter | K | December 21, 1952 | 6'1" | 215 | none | Dundee, Scotland | 16 |
| 19 | Dave Thomas | DB | September 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | Texas Southern | Newark, NJ | 8 |
| Ike Thomas | DB | November 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 193 | Bishop | Newton, LA USA | 10 | |
| Craig Thomson | LB | May 6, 1954 | 6'0" | 210 | Ottawa | 3 | ||
| 66 | Ira Watley | OL | November 1, 1951 | 6'6" | 267 | San Diego State | Sacramento, CA | 1 |
| Gary Weinlein | DB | June 22, 1953 | 5'10" | 180 | Hudson Valley JC | Albany, NY | 2 | |
| 26 | Alvin White | QB | March 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 215 | Oregon State | Ontario, CA | 5 |
| Mike Williams | DB | December 21, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX | 2 | |
| 74 | Slade Willis | WR | May 1, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Drake | 16 | |
| Morris Zubkewych | C | July 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 255 | Simon Fraser | 2 |
