Earl Campbell

Earl Christian Campbell (The Tyler Rose)

Position: RB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 232 lbs.

Born: March 29, 1955 in Tyler, TX
College: Texas (school history)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 68 (705th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1991

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Earl Campbell 1978 Touchdown Log

1978 Touchdown Log: Regular Season · Playoffs

13 Rushing, 8 Go-Ahead, 1 Tying, Long of 81 yards

Team

Opponent

Location

Day of Week

Quarter

Distance

Road	8
Home	5

Monday	7
Sunday	6

Rk	G#	Date	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Score Before	Score After
1	1	1978-09-03	HOU	@	ATL	L 14-20	1	Rushing	73	Tied 0-0	Lead 7-0*
2	2	1978-09-10	HOU	@	KAN	W 20-17	4	Rushing	1	Trail 6-17	Trail 13-17
3	2	1978-09-10	HOU	@	KAN	W 20-17	4	Rushing	2	Trail 13-17	Lead 20-17*
4	3	1978-09-17	HOU		SFO	W 20-19	1	Rushing	4	Tied 0-0	Lead 7-0*
5	8	1978-10-23	HOU	@	PIT	W 24-17	2	Rushing	1	Tied 0-0	Lead 7-0*
6	8	1978-10-23	HOU	@	PIT	W 24-17	3	Rushing	3	Tied 10-10	Lead 17-10*
7	8	1978-10-23	HOU	@	PIT	W 24-17	4	Rushing	1	Lead 17-10	Lead 24-10
8	11	1978-11-12	HOU	@	NWE	W 26-23	4	Rushing	1	Trail 14-23	Trail 20-23
9	12	1978-11-20	HOU		MIA	W 35-30	1	Rushing	1	Trail 0-7	Tied 7-7
10	12	1978-11-20	HOU		MIA	W 35-30	3	Rushing	6	Tied 14-14	Lead 21-14*
11	12	1978-11-20	HOU		MIA	W 35-30	4	Rushing	12	Trail 21-23	Lead 28-23*
12	12	1978-11-20	HOU		MIA	W 35-30	4	Rushing	81	Lead 28-23	Lead 35-23
13	15	1978-12-10	HOU	@	NOR	W 17-12	1	Rushing	2	Tied 0-0	Lead 7-0*

Rk	G#	Date	Tm		Opp	Result	Quarter	Type	Dist	Quarterback	Score Before	Score After
1	17	1978-12-24	HOU	@	MIA	W 17-9	4	Rushing	1		Lead 10-7	Lead 17-7
2	18	1978-12-31	HOU	@	NWE	W 31-14	4	Rushing	2		Lead 24-14	Lead 31-14