1978 Buffalo Bills Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Chuck Knox (5-11) | 5-11 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Bill Adams | G-T | February 4, 1950 | 6’2′ | 255 | Holy Cross |
Doug Becker | LB | June 27, 1956 | 6’0′ | 220 | Notre Dame |
Jim Braxton | RB | May 23, 1949 | 6’1′ | 243 | West Virginia |
Curtis Brown | RB | December 7, 1954 | 5’10’ | 203 | Missouri |
Mario Celotto | LB | August 23, 1956 | 6’3′ | 228 | USC |
Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6’0′ | 180 | USC |
Mario Clark | DB | March 29, 1954 | 6’2′ | 194 | Oregon |
Joe DeLamielleure | G | March 16, 1951 | 6’3′ | 254 | Michigan St. |
Tom Dempsey | K | January 12, 1947 | 6’2′ | 255 | Palomar College |
Joe Devlin | T-G | February 23, 1954 | 6’5′ | 261 | Iowa |
Phil Dokes | DT-DE,DE/DT | September 7, 1955 | 6’4′ | 258 | Oklahoma St. |
Elbert Drungo | T-G | April 30, 1943 | 6’5′ | 265 | Tennessee St. |
Tom Ehlers | LB | July 14, 1952 | 6’2′ | 218 | Kentucky |
Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6’1′ | 195 | Arkansas |
Mike Franckowiak | RB | March 25, 1953 | 6’3′ | 220 | Central Michigan |
Steve Freeman | DB | May 8, 1953 | 5’11’ | 185 | Mississippi St. |
Reuben Gant | TE-WR | April 12, 1952 | 6’4′ | 230 | Oklahoma St. |
Tom Graham | LB | April 15, 1950 | 6’2′ | 235 | Oregon |
Will Grant | C | March 7, 1954 | 6’3′ | 254 | Idaho St. |
Tony Greene | DB | August 29, 1949 | 5’10’ | 170 | Maryland |
Dee Hardison | DE-DT-NT-DE | May 2, 1956 | 6’4′ | 274 | North Carolina |
Roland Hooks | RB | January 2, 1953 | 6’0′ | 197 | North Carolina St. |
Scott Hutchinson | DE | May 27, 1956 | 6’4′ | 246 | Florida |
Mekeli Ieremia | DT | March 4, 1954 | 6’2′ | 244 | BYU |
Rusty Jackson | P | November 17, 1950 | 6’2′ | 193 | LSU |
Dan Jilek | LB | December 3, 1953 | 6’2′ | 220 | Michigan |
Dennis Johnson | RB-TE | February 26, 1956 | 6’3′ | 220 | Mississippi St. |
Dennis Johnson | DE-DT | October 22, 1951 | 6’4′ | 260 | Delaware |
Doug Jones | DB | May 31, 1950 | 6’2′ | 202 | Arizona St. |
Ken Jones | T-DE | December 1, 1952 | 6’5′ | 260 | Arkansas St. |
Mike Kadish | DT-NT | May 27, 1950 | 6’5′ | 270 | Notre Dame |
Merv Krakau | LB | May 16, 1951 | 6’2′ | 242 | Iowa St. |
Mike Levenseller | WR | February 21, 1956 | 6’1′ | 180 | Washington St. |
Frank Lewis | WR | July 4, 1947 | 6’1′ | 196 | Grambling St. |
Dave Mays | QB | June 20, 1949 | 6’1′ | 204 | Texas Southern |
Randy McClanahan | LB | December 12, 1954 | 6’5′ | 225 | La-Lafayette |
Reggie McKenzie | G | July 27, 1950 | 6’4′ | 255 | Michigan |
Eddie McMillan | DB | November 25, 1951 | 6’0′ | 189 | Florida St. |
Terry Miller | RB | January 7, 1956 | 5’10’ | 196 | Oklahoma St. |
Keith Moody | DB | June 13, 1953 | 5’11’ | 171 | Syracuse |
Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6’2′ | 203 | Utah St. |
Shane Nelson | LB | May 25, 1955 | 6’1′ | 226 | Baylor |
Willie Parker | C-G | December 28, 1948 | 6’3′ | 245 | North Texas |
Lou Piccone | WR | July 17, 1949 | 5’9′ | 175 | West Liberty St. |
Steve Powell | RB | January 2, 1956 | 5’11’ | 186 | Truman St. |
Charles Romes | DB | December 16, 1954 | 6’1′ | 191 | North Carolina Central |
Lucius Sanford | LB | February 14, 1956 | 6’2′ | 216 | Georgia Tech |
Marvin Switzer | DB | October 28, 1954 | 6’0′ | 192 | Kansas St. |
Larry Walton | WR-FL | February 8, 1947 | 6’0′ | 180 | Arizona St. |
Sherman White | DE | October 6, 1948 | 6’5′ | 250 | California |
Ben Williams | DE-NT | September 1, 1954 | 6’3′ | 251 | Mississippi |
Lenny Willis | WR | March 4, 1953 | 5’11’ | 183 | Ohio St. |