1978 Buffalo Bills Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Ferguson	330	175	53.0	2136	6.5	16	4.8	15	4.5	92	29	243	70.5
Bill Munson	43	24	55.8	328	7.6	4	9.3	2	4.7	43	0	0	92.0
Dave Mays	15	4	26.7	39	2.6	1	6.7	0	0.0	19	1	11	61.8
Totals	388	203	52.3	2503	6.5	21	5.4	17	4.4	92	30	254

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Miller	238	1060	4.5	60	7
Curtis Brown	128	591	4.6	58	4
Roland Hooks	76	358	4.7	66	2
Dennis Johnson	55	222	4.0	30	2
Joe Ferguson	27	76	2.8	12	0
Jim Braxton	30	73	2.4	5	0
Reuben Gant	1	14	14.0	14	0
Rusty Jackson	1	-13	-13.0	-13	0
Totals	556	2381	4.3	66	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Chandler	44	581	13.2	44	5
Frank Lewis	41	735	17.9	92	7
Reuben Gant	34	408	12.0	25	5
Terry Miller	22	246	11.2	52	0
Curtis Brown	18	130	7.2	31	0
Roland Hooks	15	110	7.3	21	1
Dennis Johnson	10	83	8.3	28	0
Lou Piccone	7	71	10.1	15	2
Jim Braxton	5	38	7.6	12	0
Larry Walton	4	66	16.5	32	1
Lenny Willis	2	41	20.5	23	0
Joe Ferguson	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Totals	203	2503	12.3	92	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tom Dempsey	38	36	94.7	13	10	76.9	66
Totals	38	36	94.7	13	10	76.9	66

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rusty Jackson	87	3373	38.8	70
Totals	87	3373	38.8	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Moody	19	240	12.6	82	1
Lou Piccone	14	88	6.3	13	0
Mike Levenseller	3	35	11.7	15	0
Roland Hooks	3	12	4.0	11	0
Curtis Brown	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	40	375	9.4	82	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Curtis Brown	17	428	25.2	102	1
Keith Moody	18	371	20.6	35	0
Dennis Johnson	10	204	20.4	41	0
Roland Hooks	7	124	17.7	25	0
Mike Franckowiak	5	60	12.0	19	0
Steve Powell	3	53	17.7	25	0
Lou Piccone	3	51	17.0	26	0
Terry Miller	1	17	17.0	17	0
Scott Hutchinson	1	8	8.0	8	0
Lenny Willis	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	66	1316	19.9	102	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mario Clark	5	29	5.8	29	0
Shane Nelson	3	69	23.0	40	0
Tony Greene	3	56	18.7	29	0
Charles Romes	2	95	47.5	85	1
Lucius Sanford	1	41	41.0	41	0
Totals	14	290	20.7	85	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Randy McClanahan			0	5	58
Joe Ferguson			5	3	-3
Charles Romes		0	1	2	0
Reggie McKenzie			0	1	0
Steve Powell			1	1	0
Curtis Brown			7	1	0
Bob Chandler			1	1	0
Lucius Sanford		0	0	1	0
Dan Jilek			0	1	0
Joe DeLamielleure			0	1	0
Terry Miller			8	1	0
Joe Devlin			0	1	0
Ken Jones			0	1	0
Scott Hutchinson			0	1	0
Tom Graham			0	1	0
Tom Dempsey			0	1	0
Dave Mays			2	1	0
Tony Greene		0	0	1	0
Rusty Jackson			0	1	0
Marvin Switzer			0	1	4
Frank Lewis			0	1	0
Shane Nelson		0	0	1	0
Willie Parker			1	1	-26
Roland Hooks			2	1	0
Dennis Johnson			0	1	0
Lou Piccone			1	0	0
Keith Moody			1	0	0
Reuben Gant			1	0	0
Dennis Johnson			2	0	0
Jim Braxton			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	32	33

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tom Dempsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	36	0			66
Terry Miller	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Frank Lewis	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Reuben Gant	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Curtis Brown	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Bob Chandler	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Roland Hooks	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Lou Piccone	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	14
Dennis Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Larry Walton	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Charles Romes	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Keith Moody	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	15	21	1	1	0	1	0	0	10	36	0	0	1	302