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. |
