1978 Green Bay Packers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bart Starr (8-7-1)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1978 Green Bay Packers StatisticsTeam Record: 8-7-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bart Starr (8-7-1)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1978 Green Bay Packers Results
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Packers ran up 249 points, and the defense gave up 269. Terdell Middleton carried the ball for a team-best 1,116 yards for Green Bay.
David Whitehurst passed for 2,093 yards. James Lofton snagged 46 passes for 818 yards, while Barty Smith contributed to the receiving game, too.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 47 turnovers. Willie Buchanon intercepted 9 opponent throws.
Bart Starr coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | John Anderson | RLB | February 14, 1956 | 6'3" | 226 | Michigan | Waukesha, WI USA | 13 | 12 |
| 70 | Bob Barber | DE | December 26, 1951 | 6'3" | 240 | Grambling St. | Ferriday, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Carl Barzilauskas | RDT | March 19, 1951 | 6'6" | 271 | Indiana | Waterbury, CT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | David Beverly | P | August 19, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Auburn | Selma, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Elmo Boyd | WR | June 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 188 | East. Kentucky | Muleshoe, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Buchanon | LCB | November 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | San Diego St. | Oceanside, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Mike Butler | LDE | April 4, 1954 | 6'5" | 265 | Kansas | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Jim Carter | LB-G | October 18, 1948 | 6'3" | 235 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Frank Chesley | LB | July 14, 1955 | 6'3" | 219 | Wyoming | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Paul Coffman | TE | March 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 222 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Jim Culbreath | RB | October 21, 1952 | 6'0" | 209 | Oklahoma | Yeadon, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 65 | Mike Douglass | LB | March 15, 1955 | 6'0" | 220 | Arizona St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 3 |
| 19 | Bobby Douglass | QB | June 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 225 | Kansas | Manhattan, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Derrel Gofourth | LG | March 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Parsons, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Johnnie Gray | FS | December 18, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Cal State-Fullerton | Lake Charles, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Jim Gueno | LB | January 15, 1954 | 6'2" | 220 | Tulane | Crowley, LA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 69 | Leotis Harris | G | June 28, 1955 | 6'1" | 267 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | Estus Hood | DB | November 14, 1955 | 5'11" | 183 | Illinois St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Mike Hunt | MLB | October 6, 1956 | 6'2" | 240 | Minnesota | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Melvin Jackson | RG | May 5, 1954 | 6'1" | 267 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Danny Johnson | LB | May 7, 1955 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee St. | Normandy, TN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | Ezra Johnson | RDE | October 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 250 | Morris Brown | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Terry Jones | NT-DT | November 8, 1956 | 6'2" | 259 | Alabama | Sandersville, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 68 | Greg Koch | RT | June 14, 1955 | 6'4" | 270 | Arkansas | Bethesda, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Walter Landers | RB | July 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 214 | Clark (GA) | Lanett, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | James Lofton | WR | July 5, 1956 | 6'3" | 192 | Stanford | Fort Ord, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Steve Luke | SS | September 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Ohio St. | Massillon, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Chester Marcol | K | October 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Hillsdale | Opole, Poland | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Larry McCarren | C | November 9, 1951 | 6'3" | 246 | Illinois | Park Forest, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Mike McCoy | RCB | August 16, 1953 | 5'11" | 183 | Colorado | West Memphis, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Rich McGeorge | TE | September 14, 1948 | 6'4" | 235 | Elon | Roanoke, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Terdell Middleton | RB | April 8, 1955 | 6'0" | 198 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Rick Nuzum | C | June 30, 1952 | 6'4" | 238 | Kentucky | Charleston, WV USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Steve Odom | KR | September 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 173 | Utah | Oakland, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Dave Roller | LDT | October 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 270 | Kentucky | Dayton, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Paul Rudzinski | LB | July 28, 1956 | 6'1" | 220 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Howard Sampson | DB | July 7, 1956 | 5'10" | 185 | Arkansas | Baytown, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 48 | Nate Simpson | RB | November 30, 1954 | 5'11" | 189 | Tennessee St. | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Gerald Skinner | T | September 12, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Arkansas | Malvern, AR USA | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | Barty Smith | FB | April 23, 1952 | 6'3" | 240 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Dennis Sproul | QB | July 17, 1956 | 6'2" | 210 | Arizona St. | Downey, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 76 | Tim Stokes | LT | March 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Oregon | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Willie Taylor | WR | December 9, 1955 | 6'1" | 179 | Pittsburgh | Montclair, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Aundra Thompson | WR | January 2, 1953 | 6'1" | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Eric Torkelson | RB | March 23, 1952 | 6'2" | 194 | Connecticut | Troy, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Walter Tullis | WR | April 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | Delaware St. | Americus, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Steve Wagner | DB | April 18, 1954 | 6'2" | 208 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Gary Weaver | LLB | March 13, 1949 | 6'1" | 224 | Fresno St. | Florence, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | David Whitehurst | QB | April 27, 1955 | 6'2" | 204 | Furman | Baumhaulder, Germany | 16 | 16 |
