1978 Houston Oilers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bum Phillips (10-6) | 10-6 | 2-1 | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | Lost Conference Championship |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Willie Alexander | DB | September 21, 1949 | 6’2′ | 194 | Alcorn St. |
| Mike Barber | TE | June 4, 1953 | 6’3′ | 235 | Louisiana Tech |
| Steve Baumgartner | DE-LB | March 26, 1951 | 6’7′ | 256 | Purdue |
| Elvin Bethea | DE | March 1, 1946 | 6’2′ | 260 | North Carolina A&T |
| Gregg Bingham | LB | March 13, 1951 | 6’1′ | 227 | Purdue |
| Robert Brazile | LB | February 7, 1953 | 6’4′ | 241 | Jackson St. |
| Ken Burrough | WR | July 14, 1948 | 6’3′ | 215 | Texas Southern |
| Earl Campbell | RB | March 29, 1955 | 5’11’ | 232 | Texas |
| Rob Carpenter | RB | April 20, 1955 | 6’1′ | 224 | Miami (OH) |
| David Carter | C-G | November 27, 1953 | 6’2′ | 250 | West. Kentucky |
| Rich Caster | TE-WR | October 16, 1948 | 6’5′ | 228 | Jackson St. |
| Ronnie Coleman | RB | July 9, 1951 | 5’10’ | 195 | Alabama A&M |
| Curley Culp | DT-NT-G | March 10, 1946 | 6’2′ | 265 | Arizona St. |
| Bill Currier | DB | January 5, 1955 | 6’0′ | 196 | South Carolina |
| Anthony Davis | RB | September 8, 1952 | 5’10’ | 190 | USC |
| Jimmy Dean | DE | January 8, 1955 | 6’4′ | 252 | Texas A&M |
| Johnnie Dirden | WR | March 14, 1952 | 6’0′ | 188 | Sam Houston St. |
| Andy Dorris | DE | August 11, 1951 | 6’4′ | 238 | New Mexico St. |
| Brian Duncan | RB | March 31, 1952 | 6’0′ | 201 | SMU |
| Ed Fisher | G-C-DE | May 31, 1949 | 6’3′ | 249 | Arizona St. |
| Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5’7′ | 190 | none |
| Conway Hayman | G-T | January 9, 1949 | 6’3′ | 264 | Delaware |
| Al Johnson | DB-RB | June 17, 1950 | 6’0′ | 200 | Cincinnati |
| Billy Johnson | WR | January 21, 1952 | 5’9′ | 170 | Widener |
| Ken Kennard | NT-DE | October 4, 1954 | 6’2′ | 248 | Angelo State (TX) |
| Steve Kiner | LB | June 12, 1947 | 6’1′ | 220 | Tennessee |
| Kurt Knoff | DB | April 6, 1954 | 6’2′ | 191 | Kansas |
| Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6’4′ | 243 | Southern Illinois |
| Alvin Maxson | RB | November 12, 1951 | 5’11’ | 205 | SMU |
| Guido Merkens | WR-QB-DB | August 14, 1955 | 6’1′ | 200 | Sam Houston St. |
| Gifford Nielsen | QB | October 25, 1954 | 6’4′ | 205 | BYU |
| Cliff Parsley | P | December 26, 1954 | 6’1′ | 211 | Oklahoma St. |
| Dan Pastorini | QB | May 26, 1949 | 6’2′ | 208 | Santa Clara |
| Larry Poole | RB | July 31, 1952 | 6’1′ | 195 | Kent St. |
| George Reihner | G | April 27, 1955 | 6’4′ | 263 | Penn St. |
| Mike Reinfeldt | DB | May 6, 1953 | 6’2′ | 192 | Wisc-Milwaukee |
| Mike Renfro | WR | June 19, 1955 | 6’0′ | 184 | TCU |
| Conrad Rucker | TE | November 15, 1954 | 6’3′ | 255 | Southern |
| Greg Sampson | T-DT-DE | October 25, 1950 | 6’6′ | 265 | Stanford |
| John Schuhmacher | G-T | September 23, 1955 | 6’3′ | 271 | USC |
| Greg Stemrick | DB | October 25, 1951 | 5’11’ | 185 | Colorado St. |
| Art Stringer | LB | January 30, 1954 | 6’1′ | 223 | Ball St. |
| Ted Thompson | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6’1′ | 220 | SMU |
| Morris Towns | T | January 10, 1954 | 6’4′ | 270 | Missouri |
| Robert Turner | RB | March 6, 1954 | 5’11’ | 200 | Oklahoma St. |
| Ted Washington | LB | February 16, 1948 | 6’1′ | 244 | Miss. Valley St. |
| C.L. Whittington | DB | August 1, 1952 | 6’1′ | 200 | Prairie View |
| J.C. Wilson | DB | March 11, 1956 | 6’0′ | 178 | Tampa |
| Tim Wilson | FB | January 14, 1954 | 6’3′ | 226 | Maryland |
| Robert Woods | WR | July 3, 1955 | 5’7′ | 170 | Grambling St. |
| Jim Young | DE | July 8, 1950 | 6’2′ | 260 | Texas Southern |