1978 Atlanta Falcons Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Leeman Bennett (9-7) | 9-7 | 1-1 | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Jim Bailey | DT-DE | June 9, 1948 | 6’4′ | 253 | Kansas |
| Steve Bartkowski | QB | November 12, 1952 | 6’4′ | 216 | California |
| Bubba Bean | RB | January 26, 1954 | 5’11’ | 195 | Texas A&M |
| Greg Brezina | LB | January 7, 1946 | 6’0′ | 226 | Houston |
| Warren Bryant | T | November 11, 1955 | 6’6′ | 273 | Kentucky |
| Rick Byas | DB | October 19, 1950 | 5’9′ | 180 | East. Michigan |
| Ray Easterling | DB | September 3, 1949 | 6’0′ | 195 | Richmond |
| Mike Esposito | RB | April 24, 1953 | 6’0′ | 183 | Boston Col. |
| Wilson Faumuina | DT-DE-NT | August 11, 1954 | 6’5′ | 275 | San Jose St. |
| Edgar Fields | DT-DE | March 10, 1954 | 6’2′ | 255 | Texas A&M |
| Wallace Francis | WR | November 7, 1951 | 5’11’ | 190 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
| George Franklin | RB | July 5, 1954 | 6’3′ | 225 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Lewis Gilbert | TE | May 24, 1956 | 6’4′ | 225 | Florida |
| Bob Glazebrook | DB | March 7, 1956 | 6’1′ | 200 | Fresno St. |
| Claude Humphrey | DE | June 29, 1944 | 6’4′ | 252 | Tennessee St. |
| Alfred Jackson | WR | August 3, 1955 | 5’11’ | 176 | Texas |
| Ernie Jackson | DB | April 11, 1950 | 5’10’ | 173 | Duke |
| John James | P | January 21, 1949 | 6’3′ | 197 | Florida |
| Alfred Jenkins | WR | January 25, 1952 | 5’10’ | 170 | Morris Brown |
| June Jones | QB | February 19, 1953 | 6’4′ | 200 | Oregon |
| Mike Kenn | T | February 9, 1956 | 6’7′ | 273 | Michigan |
| Fulton Kuykendall | LB | June 10, 1953 | 6’4′ | 225 | UCLA |
| Rolland Lawrence | DB | March 24, 1951 | 5’10’ | 179 | Tabor |
| Mike Lewis | DT-DE-NT | July 14, 1949 | 6’4′ | 261 | Wiley |
| Tim Mazzetti | K | February 1, 1956 | 6’1′ | 175 | Pennsylvania |
| Ron McCartney | LB | July 20, 1954 | 6’1′ | 220 | Tennessee |
| Dewey McClain | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6’3′ | 236 | East Central (OK) |
| Phil McKinnely | T-G-TE | July 8, 1954 | 6’4′ | 248 | UCLA |
| Jeff Merrow | DE-DT-LB | July 12, 1953 | 6’4′ | 236 | West Virginia |
| Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6’1′ | 234 | Prairie View |
| Marv Montgomery | T | February 8, 1948 | 6’6′ | 255 | USC |
| Ken Moore | TE | July 25, 1954 | 6’4′ | 232 | Northern Illinois |
| Tom Moriarty | DB | April 7, 1953 | 6’0′ | 185 | Bowling Green |
| Garth Napel | LB | March 27, 1954 | 6’1′ | 213 | Texas A&M |
| Ralph Ortega | LB | July 6, 1953 | 6’2′ | 220 | Florida |
| Ricky Patton | RB | April 6, 1954 | 5’11’ | 190 | Ferris St. |
| Dennis Pearson | WR | February 9, 1955 | 5’11’ | 177 | Washington |
| Robert Pennywell | LB | November 6, 1954 | 6’1′ | 222 | Grambling St. |
| Tom Pridemore | DB | April 29, 1956 | 5’10’ | 186 | West Virginia |
| Frank Reed | DB | May 13, 1954 | 5’11’ | 193 | Washington |
| Billy Ryckman | WR | February 28, 1955 | 5’11’ | 172 | Louisiana Tech |
| Paul Ryczek | C | June 25, 1952 | 6’2′ | 230 | Virginia |
| Dave Scott | G-T | December 26, 1953 | 6’4′ | 276 | Kansas |
| Haskel Stanback | RB | March 19, 1952 | 6’0′ | 210 | Tennessee |
| Fred Steinfort | K | November 3, 1952 | 5’11’ | 180 | Boston Col. |
| Steve Stewart | LB | May 1, 1956 | 6’2′ | 217 | Minnesota |
| Jim Stienke | DB | November 7, 1950 | 5’11’ | 182 | Texas St. |
| Ray Strong | RB | May 7, 1956 | 5’9′ | 184 | UNLV |
| R.C. Thielemann | G-C | August 12, 1955 | 6’4′ | 255 | Arkansas |
| Jeff Van Note | C-G-LB | February 7, 1946 | 6’2′ | 247 | Kentucky |
| James Wright | TE | September 1, 1956 | 6’3′ | 240 | TCU |
| Jeff Yeates | DE-DT-G | August 3, 1951 | 6’3′ | 248 | Boston Col. |