1978 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Dick Vermeil (9-7)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1978 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Dick Vermeil (9-7)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1978 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Eagles scored 270 points, and the stingy defense allowed 250. Wilbert Montgomery carried the ball for a team-leading 1,220 yards for Philadelphia.
Ron Jaworski threw for 2,487 yards. Harold Carmichael topped pass catchers, grabbing 55 passes for 1,072 yards.
The larcenous defense created 48 turnovers. Herman Edwards intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Dick Vermeil coached the team. The 1978 Philadelphia Eagles lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Larry Barnes | RB | July 17, 1954 | 5'11" | 220 | Tennessee St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 66 | Bill Bergey | LILB | February 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 243 | Arkansas St. | South Dayton, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | James Betterson | RB | August 20, 1954 | 6'0" | 210 | North Carolina | Blackshear, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | Bill Bryant | DB | February 24, 1951 | 5'11" | 195 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | John Bunting | LOLB | July 15, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | North Carolina | Portland, ME USA | 6 | 6 |
| 67 | Lem Burnham | DE | August 30, 1947 | 6'4" | 236 | U.S. International | Winter Haven, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 37 | Billy Campfield | KR | August 20, 1956 | 5'11" | 200 | Kansas | Las Vegas, NV USA | 16 | 2 |
| 17 | Harold Carmichael | WR | September 22, 1949 | 6'8" | 225 | Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Ken Clarke | NT-DT | August 28, 1956 | 6'2" | 268 | Syracuse | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 46 | Herman Edwards | RCB | April 27, 1954 | 6'0" | 194 | California | Fort Monmouth, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Rick Engles | P | August 18, 1954 | 5'11" | 177 | Tulsa | Tulsa, OK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Cleveland Franklin | RB | April 24, 1955 | 6'2" | 216 | Baylor | Brenham, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 53 | Dennis Franks | C | May 29, 1953 | 6'1" | 241 | Michigan | McKeesport, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Ed George | T | August 10, 1946 | 6'4" | 270 | Ferrum | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Louie Giammona | RB | March 3, 1953 | 5'9" | 180 | Utah St. | St. Helena, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 78 | Carl Hairston | RDE | December 15, 1952 | 6'3" | 260 | Md-Eastern Shore | Martinsville, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Dennis Harrison | LDE | July 31, 1956 | 6'8" | 275 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 6 |
| 89 | Wally Henry | WR | October 30, 1954 | 5'8" | 175 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Mike Hogan | FB | November 1, 1954 | 6'2" | 213 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Floyd County, GA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 23 | Bob Howard | LCB | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Tallulah, LA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Ron Jaworski | QB | March 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 196 | Youngstown St. | Lackawanna, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Charlie Johnson | NT | February 17, 1952 | 6'3" | 266 | Colorado | West Columbia, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 49 | Eric Johnson | DB | July 23, 1952 | 6'1" | 192 | Washington St. | Ephrata, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Wade Key | LG | October 14, 1946 | 6'5" | 245 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 84 | Keith Krepfle | TE | February 4, 1952 | 6'3" | 227 | Iowa St. | Dubuque, IA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 88 | Bill Larson | TE | October 7, 1953 | 6'4" | 225 | Colorado St. | Greenfield, IA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | Frank LeMaster | RILB | March 12, 1952 | 6'2" | 232 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Randy Logan | SS | May 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Tom Luken | LG | June 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 253 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 6 |
| 32 | Herb Lusk | RB | February 19, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Long Beach St. | Memphis, TN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Drew Mahalic | ROLB | May 22, 1953 | 6'4" | 225 | Notre Dame | Albany, NY USA | 9 | 8 |
| 2 | Mike Michel | P | August 4, 1954 | 5'10" | 177 | Stanford | Ventura, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 81 | Oren Middlebrook | WR | January 23, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | Arkansas St. | Aberdeen, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | Nick Mike-Mayer | K | March 1, 1950 | 5'8" | 186 | Temple | Bologna, Italy | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | Wilbert Montgomery | RB | September 16, 1954 | 5'10" | 196 | Jackson St. | Greenville, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Guy Morriss | C | May 13, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | TCU | Colorado City, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Mike Osborn | LB | November 19, 1955 | 6'5" | 235 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 86 | Richard Osborne | TE | October 31, 1953 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas A&M | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 7 |
| 20 | John Outlaw | LCB | January 8, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Jackson St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 14 | 8 |
| 83 | Vince Papale | WR | February 9, 1946 | 6'2" | 195 | St. Joseph's (PA) | Chester, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 82 | Ken Payne | WR | October 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Langston | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 9 |
| 69 | Woody Peoples | RG | August 16, 1943 | 6'2" | 252 | Grambling St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 52 | Ray Phillips | LB | March 18, 1954 | 6'4" | 224 | Nebraska | Fordyce, AR USA | 10 | 4 |
| 26 | John Sanders | FS | January 11, 1950 | 6'1" | 175 | South Dakota | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 21 | John Sciarra | PR | March 2, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 76 | Jerry Sisemore | RT | July 16, 1951 | 6'4" | 265 | Texas | Olton, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Manny Sistrunk | LDE | June 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 269 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Montgomery, AL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 85 | Charlie Smith | WR | July 26, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Grambling St. | Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 58 | Terry Tautolo | LB | August 30, 1954 | 6'2" | 232 | UCLA | Corona, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 75 | Stan Walters | LT | May 27, 1948 | 6'6" | 275 | Syracuse | Rutherford, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | John Walton | QB | October 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Elizabeth City St. | Elizabeth City, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Reggie Wilkes | LOLB | May 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | Georgia Tech | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 16 | 13 |
| 47 | Charles Williams | DB | September 14, 1953 | 6'1" | 180 | Jackson St. | Magee, MS USA | 7 | 1 |
