1978 Kansas City Chiefs Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Marv Levy (4-12) | 4-12 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Tony Adams | QB | March 9, 1950 | 6’0′ | 198 | Texas |
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | P-K | February 25, 1947 | 6’2′ | 210 | UCLA |
| Charlie Ane | C | August 12, 1952 | 6’1′ | 233 | Michigan St. |
| Mark Bailey | RB | December 13, 1954 | 6’3′ | 237 | California |
| Gary Barbaro | DB | February 11, 1954 | 6’4′ | 203 | Nicholls St. |
| Ed Beckman | TE | January 2, 1955 | 6’4′ | 229 | Florida St. |
| Horace Belton | RB | July 16, 1955 | 5’8′ | 200 | SE Louisiana |
| Larry Brown | T | June 4, 1955 | 6’5′ | 260 | Miami (FL) |
| Ted Burgmeier | DB | November 8, 1955 | 5’10’ | 185 | Notre Dame |
| Tim Collier | DB | May 31, 1954 | 6’0′ | 172 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Tom Condon | G | October 26, 1952 | 6’3′ | 255 | Boston Col. |
| Larry Dorsey | WR | August 15, 1953 | 6’1′ | 195 | Tennessee St. |
| Jimbo Elrod | LB | May 25, 1954 | 6’0′ | 220 | Oklahoma |
| Charlie Getty | T-G | July 24, 1952 | 6’4′ | 265 | Penn St. |
| Tim Gray | DB | November 11, 1952 | 6’1′ | 200 | Texas A&M |
| Gary Green | DB | October 22, 1955 | 5’11’ | 187 | Baylor |
| Matt Herkenhoff | T | April 2, 1951 | 6’4′ | 267 | Minnesota |
| Sylvester Hicks | DE | April 2, 1955 | 6’4′ | 251 | Tennessee St. |
| Tom Howard | LB | August 18, 1954 | 6’2′ | 213 | Texas Tech |
| Charles Jackson | LB | March 22, 1955 | 6’2′ | 225 | Washington |
| Stan Johnson | NT | June 18, 1955 | 6’4′ | 275 | Tennessee St. |
| Bill Kellar | WR | February 8, 1956 | 5’11’ | 187 | Stanford |
| MacArthur Lane | RB | March 16, 1942 | 6’1′ | 220 | Utah St. |
| Dave Lindstrom | DE | November 16, 1954 | 6’6′ | 255 | Boston Univ. |
| Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6’4′ | 212 | SMU |
| Jeff Lloyd | DE-NT,DL | March 14, 1954 | 6’6′ | 255 | West Texas A&M |
| Henry Marshall | WR | August 9, 1954 | 6’2′ | 214 | Missouri |
| Larry Marshall | DB | March 2, 1950 | 5’10’ | 195 | Maryland |
| Ted McKnight | RB | February 26, 1954 | 6’1′ | 209 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| Jerrold McRae | WR | April 9, 1955 | 6’1′ | 194 | Tennessee St. |
| Ray Milo | DB | February 19, 1954 | 5’11’ | 178 | New Mexico St. |
| Arnold Morgado | RB | March 27, 1952 | 6’0′ | 210 | Michigan St. |
| Jim Nicholson | T | February 28, 1949 | 6’6′ | 269 | Michigan St. |
| Ricky Odom | DB | September 16, 1956 | 6’0′ | 183 | USC |
| Don Parrish | NT-DE | April 6, 1955 | 6’2′ | 255 | Pittsburgh |
| Whitney Paul | LB-DE | October 8, 1953 | 6’3′ | 220 | Colorado |
| Eddie Payton | RB | August 3, 1951 | 5’8′ | 175 | Jackson St. |
| Clyde Powers | DB | August 19, 1951 | 6’1′ | 195 | Oklahoma |
| Tony Reed | RB | March 30, 1955 | 5’11’ | 197 | Colorado |
| Dave Rozumek | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6’1′ | 215 | New Hampshire |
| Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6’3′ | 240 | Northwestern |
| Tony Samuels | TE | December 30, 1954 | 6’4′ | 229 | Florida A&M |
| Clarence Sanders | LB | December 28, 1952 | 6’4′ | 228 | Cincinnati |
| Bob Simmons | G-T | July 7, 1954 | 6’4′ | 260 | Texas |
| J.T. Smith | WR | October 29, 1955 | 6’2′ | 185 | North Texas |
| Gary Spani | LB | January 9, 1956 | 6’2′ | 229 | Kansas St. |
| Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6’2′ | 187 | Montana St. |
| Art Still | DE | December 5, 1955 | 6’7′ | 253 | Kentucky |
| Emmitt Thomas | DB | June 3, 1943 | 6’2′ | 192 | Bishop |
| Rod Walters | G-T | February 27, 1954 | 6’3′ | 258 | Iowa |
| Walter White | TE | July 19, 1951 | 6’3′ | 216 | Maryland |
