1978 Cleveland Browns Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Sam Rutigliano (8-8) | 8-8 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Dick Ambrose | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6’0′ | 235 | Virginia |
| Bob Babich | LB | May 5, 1947 | 6’2′ | 231 | Miami (OH) |
| Leo Biedermann | T | October 19, 1955 | 6’7′ | 254 | California |
| Ron Bolton | DB | April 16, 1950 | 6’2′ | 180 | Norfolk St. |
| George Buehler | G | August 10, 1947 | 6’2′ | 260 | Stanford |
| Don Cockroft | K | February 6, 1945 | 6’2′ | 195 | Adams St. |
| Larry Collins | RB | August 8, 1955 | 5’11’ | 189 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Thom Darden | DB | August 28, 1950 | 6’2′ | 195 | Michigan |
| Barry Darrow | T | June 27, 1950 | 6’7′ | 260 | West. Montana |
| Oliver Davis | DB | August 29, 1954 | 6’1′ | 203 | Tennessee St. |
| Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6’2′ | 248 | Ohio St. |
| Doug Dieken | T | February 12, 1949 | 6’5′ | 254 | Illinois |
| Earl Edwards | DT-DE | March 17, 1946 | 6’7′ | 260 | Wichita St. |
| Johnny Evans | P-QB | February 18, 1956 | 6’1′ | 197 | North Carolina St. |
| Greg Fairchild | G-T-C | March 10, 1954 | 6’4′ | 258 | Tulsa |
| Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5’10’ | 174 | Miss. Valley St. |
| Dave Graf | LB | August 5, 1953 | 6’2′ | 215 | Penn St. |
| Charlie Hall | LB | December 2, 1948 | 6’3′ | 220 | Houston |
| Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6’4′ | 227 | Yale |
| Gerald Irons | LB | May 2, 1947 | 6’2′ | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Robert Jackson | G-T-C | April 1, 1953 | 6’2′ | 255 | Duke |
| Robert Jackson | LB | August 7, 1954 | 6’1′ | 230 | Texas A&M |
| Ricky Jones | LB-DB | March 9, 1955 | 6’1′ | 211 | Tuskegee |
| Joe Jones | DE | January 7, 1948 | 6’6′ | 250 | Tennessee St. |
| Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6’4′ | 219 | Colorado |
| Tom London | DB | June 15, 1954 | 6’1′ | 197 | North Carolina St. |
| Clay Matthews | LB | March 15, 1956 | 6’2′ | 245 | USC |
| Cleo Miller | RB | September 5, 1952 | 5’11’ | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
| Mark Miller | QB | August 13, 1956 | 6’2′ | 176 | Bowling Green |
| Mack Mitchell | DE | August 16, 1952 | 6’8′ | 246 | Houston |
| Ozzie Newsome | TE | March 16, 1956 | 6’2′ | 232 | Alabama |
| Gary Parris | TE | June 13, 1950 | 6’2′ | 226 | Florida St. |
| Tony Peters | DB | April 28, 1953 | 6’1′ | 187 | Oklahoma |
| Greg Pruitt | RB | August 18, 1951 | 5’10’ | 190 | Oklahoma |
| Mike Pruitt | RB | April 3, 1954 | 6’0′ | 222 | Purdue |
| Randy Rich | DB | December 28, 1953 | 5’10’ | 178 | New Mexico |
| Oscar Roan | TE | October 17, 1951 | 6’6′ | 215 | UCLA |
| Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6’2′ | 195 | Boston Univ. |
| Clarence Scott | DB | April 9, 1949 | 6’0′ | 190 | Kansas St. |
| Henry Sheppard | G-T | November 12, 1952 | 6’6′ | 255 | SMU |
| Jerry Sherk | DT-DE-NT | July 7, 1948 | 6’4′ | 258 | Oklahoma St. |
| Mickey Sims | DT-NT | March 5, 1955 | 6’5′ | 278 | South Carolina St. |
| Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6’1′ | 195 | San Diego St. |
| Mike St. Clair | DE | September 2, 1953 | 6’5′ | 248 | Iowa Central |
| Gerry Sullivan | T-C-G | January 15, 1952 | 6’4′ | 250 | Illinois |
| Tom Sullivan | RB | March 5, 1950 | 6’0′ | 190 | Miami (FL) |
| Leo Tierney | C | January 28, 1954 | 6’3′ | 248 | Georgia Tech |
| Jesse Turnbow | DT | October 8, 1956 | 6’7′ | 272 | Tennessee |
| Keith Wright | WR | January 30, 1956 | 5’10’ | 172 | Memphis |