1978 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Neill Armstrong (7-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1978 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Neill Armstrong (7-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1978 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Chicago scored 253 points, while the defense surrendered 274. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,395 yards for the Bears.
Bob Avellini threw for 1,718 yards. Walter Payton topped all receivers, hauling in 50 balls, while James Scott added 759 receiving yards. Roland Harper was targeted regularly, too.
Gary Fencik picked off 4 opponent throws.
Neill Armstrong coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Ted Albrecht | LT | October 8, 1954 | 6'4" | 253 | California | Harvey, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 79 | Lionel Antoine | T | August 31, 1950 | 6'6" | 262 | Southern Illinois | Biloxi, MS USA | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Bob Avellini | QB | August 28, 1953 | 6'2" | 208 | Maryland | Queens, NY USA | 13 | 12 |
| 84 | Brian Baschnagel | KR | January 8, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Ohio St. | Kingston, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 51 | Doug Becker | LB | June 27, 1956 | 6'0" | 220 | Notre Dame | Hamilton, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Art Best | RB | March 18, 1953 | 6'1" | 205 | Notre Dame | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Doug Buffone | LLB | June 27, 1944 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisville | Yatesboro, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 59 | Gary Campbell | RLB | March 4, 1952 | 6'1" | 218 | Colorado | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Mike Cobb | TE | December 10, 1955 | 6'5" | 244 | Michigan St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 50 | Chris Devlin | LB | November 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 226 | Penn St. | Wexford, PA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 39 | Robin Earl | TE-RB | March 18, 1955 | 6'5" | 242 | Washington | Boise, ID USA | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | Vince Evans | QB | June 14, 1955 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Greensboro, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik | SS | June 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 194 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Wentford Gaines | DB | February 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | Ferrum | Anderson, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 35 | Roland Harper | FB | February 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 208 | Louisiana Tech | Seguin, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Tommy Hart | LDE | November 7, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Morris Brown | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Mike Hartenstine | RDE | July 27, 1953 | 6'3" | 251 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Bruce Herron | LB | April 14, 1954 | 6'2" | 220 | New Mexico | Victoria, TX USA | 15 | 1 |
| 54 | Tom Hicks | MLB | December 18, 1952 | 6'4" | 235 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 65 | Noah Jackson | LG | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 267 | Tampa | Jacksonville Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Dan Jiggetts | T-G | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 274 | Harvard | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Greg Latta | TE | October 13, 1952 | 6'3" | 227 | Morgan St. | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Dennis Lick | RT | April 26, 1954 | 6'3" | 266 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Virgil Livers | RCB | March 26, 1952 | 5'8" | 176 | West. Kentucky | Fairfield, KY USA | 13 | 13 |
| 74 | Jerry Meyers | DE-DT | February 21, 1954 | 6'4" | 249 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Mike Morgan | RB | January 19, 1956 | 5'11" | 207 | Wisconsin | Tallassee, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 63 | Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Holy Cross | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 58 | Jerry Muckensturm | LB | October 13, 1953 | 6'4" | 223 | Arkansas St. | Belleville, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Dan Neal | C | August 30, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Kentucky | Corbin, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Jim Osborne | LDT | September 7, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern | Sylvania, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 82 | Alan Page | RDT | August 7, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 86 | Bob Parsons | P | June 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6'3" | 208 | Purdue | Shelbyville, IN USA | 6 | 4 |
| 46 | Doug Plank | FS | March 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio St. | Greensburg, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Bo Rather | WR | October 7, 1950 | 6'1" | 184 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 6 | 2 |
| 83 | Golden Richards | WR | December 31, 1950 | 6'1" | 181 | Hawaii | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 15 | 14 |
| 57 | Don Rives | MLB | August 30, 1951 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas Tech | Wheeler, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 76 | Ron Rydalch | RDT | January 1, 1952 | 6'4" | 260 | Utah | Tooele, UT USA | 12 | 5 |
| 44 | Terry Schmidt | LCB | May 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 177 | Ball St. | Columbus, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Steve Schubert | PR | March 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 185 | Massachusetts | Brooklyn, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 89 | James Scott | WR | March 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 190 | Trinity Valley CC (TX) | Longview, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 75 | Jeff Sevy | T-G-DT-DE | October 24, 1951 | 6'5" | 260 | California | Palo Alto, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Brad Shearer | DT | August 10, 1955 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 2 |
| 30 | John Skibinski | RB | April 27, 1955 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Revie Sorey | RG | September 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 260 | Illinois | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Mike Spivey | DB | March 10, 1954 | 6'0" | 197 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 16 | Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Notre Dame | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Len Walterscheid | DB | September 13, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Southern Utah | Gainesville, TX USA | 14 | 3 |
