1978 New England Patriots Roster

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1978 New England Patriots Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Ron Erhardt (0-1) – Co-Coach11-5–Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference East DivisionLost Division Playoff

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Julius AdamsDE-DTApril 26, 19486’3′270Texas Southern
Sam AdamsG-TSeptember 20, 19486’3′256Prairie View
Doug BeaudoinDBMay 15, 19546’1′193Minnesota
Richard BishopDE-NTMarch 23, 19506’1′275Louisville
Greg BoydDESeptember 15, 19526’6′274San Diego St.
Pete BrockC-T-GJuly 14, 19546’5′267Colorado
Sidney BrownDBJanuary 27, 19566’0′186Oklahoma
Don CalhounRBApril 29, 19526’0′206Kansas St.
Al ChandlerTENovember 18, 19506’2′233Oklahoma
Raymond ClaybornDBJanuary 2, 19556’0′186Texas
Dick ConnDBJanuary 9, 19516’0′185Georgia
Ray CostictLBMarch 19, 19556’0′217Mississippi St.
Bob CryderT-GSeptember 7, 19566’4′275Alabama
Sam CunninghamRBAugust 15, 19506’3′226USC
Terry FalconG-TAugust 30, 19556’3′260Minot St.
Tim FoxDBNovember 1, 19535’11’186Ohio St.
Russ FrancisTEApril 3, 19536’6′240Oregon
Leon GrayT-GNovember 15, 19516’3′256Jackson St.
Steve GroganQBJuly 24, 19536’4′210Kansas St.
Ray HamiltonNT-DEJanuary 20, 19516’1′244Oklahoma
John HannahGApril 4, 19516’2′265Alabama
Don HasselbeckTEApril 1, 19556’7′245Colorado
Mike HawkinsLBOctober 29, 19556’2′235Texas A&M-Kingsville
Mike HaynesDBJuly 1, 19536’2′192Arizona St.
Ernie HolmesDT-NTJuly 11, 19486’3′260Texas Southern
Sam HuntLBAugust 6, 19516’1′248S.F. Austin
Horace IvoryRBAugust 8, 19546’0′197Oklahoma
Harold JacksonWR-FLJanuary 6, 19465’10’175Jackson St.
Andy JohnsonRBOctober 18, 19526’0′204Georgia
Shelby JordanTJanuary 23, 19526’7′260Washington (MO)
Steve KingLBJune 10, 19516’4′232Tulsa
Merv KrakauLBMay 16, 19516’2′242Iowa St.
Bill LenkaitisC-GJune 30, 19466’4′255Penn St.
Nick LoweryKMay 27, 19566’4′215Dartmouth
Mel LunsfordDE-DT-NTJune 13, 19506’3′256Central State (OH)
James McAlisterRBSeptember 5, 19516’1′205UCLA
Prentice McCrayDBMarch 1, 19516’1′188Arizona St.
Tony McGeeDE-DTJanuary 18, 19496’4′250Wyoming
Bob McKayT-GDecember 27, 19476’5′260Texas
Stanley MorganWRFebruary 17, 19555’11’181Tennessee
Steve NelsonLBApril 26, 19516’2′230Augsburg
Tom OwenQBSeptember 1, 19526’1′195Wichita St.
Mike PatrickPSeptember 6, 19526’0′209Mississippi St.
Carlos PennywellWRMarch 18, 19566’2′180Grambling St.
David PoseyKApril 1, 19565’11’167Florida
Greg SchaumDEJanuary 1, 19546’4′246Michigan St.
Rod ShoateLBApril 26, 19536’1′214Oklahoma
John SmithKDecember 30, 19496’0′186King Alfred’s (England)
Fred SturtGJanuary 6, 19516’4′255Bowling Green
Mosi TatupuRBApril 26, 19556’0′227USC
Don WestbrookWRNovember 1, 19525’10’185Nebraska
Dwight WheelerT-C-GJanuary 13, 19556’3′269Tennessee St.
Jerrel WilsonP-RBOctober 4, 19416’2′222Southern Miss
Steve ZabelLB-TEMarch 20, 19486’4′235Oklahoma