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1978 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 239 points (14.9/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 421 points (26.3/g), 28th.
Differential of -182 points (-11.4/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 3.3-12.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 25th.
Coached by Ted Marchibroda (5-11-0)
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1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bill Troup | 27 | 4 | 11 | 154 for 296, 1,882 yards, 10 td, 21 int, & 18 rushes for 25 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Joe Washington | 25 | 1 | 12 | 240 rushes for 956 yards, 0 td, & 45 catches for 377 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1976 |
| FB | Roosevelt Leaks | 25 | 3 | 12 | 83 rushes for 266 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 111 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Roger Carr | 26 | 4 | 16 | 30 catches for 629 yards, 6 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Glenn Doughty | 31 | 6 | 15 | 25 catches for 390 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Mack Alston | 31 | 8 | 13 | 18 catches for 210 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Wade Griffin | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | Robert Pratt | 27 | 4 | 15 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974 |
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| C | Ken Mendenhall | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
| RG | Ken Huff | 25 | 3 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975 |
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| RT | Bob Van Duyne | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 240th pick / 1974 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Fred Cook | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974 |
| LDT | Mike Barnes | 28 | 5 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
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| LDT | Dave Rowe | 33 | 11 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| RDT | Joe Ehrmann | 29 | 5 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
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| RDT | Dave Rowe | 33 | 11 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| RDE | John Dutton | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| LLB | Tom MacLeod | 27 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973 |
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| LLB | Derrel Luce | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 168th pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Ed Simonini | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 81st pick / 1976 |
| RLB | Stan White | 29 | 6 | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| LCB | Norm Thompson | 33 | 7 | 9 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Lloyd Mumphord | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| RCB | Doug Nettles | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 129th pick / 1974 |
| SS | Bruce Laird | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| SS | Dwight Harrison | 30 | 7 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971 |
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| FS | Lyle Blackwood | 27 | 5 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Toni Linhart | 36 | 6 | 0 | 8 of 17 field goals & 27 of 31 extra points | |
| P | David Lee | 35 | 12 | 0 | 92 punts for a 38.2 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Marshall Johnson | 26 | 3 | 1 | 25 punt returns for a 5.7 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 80th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Marshall Johnson | 26 | 3 | 1 | 41 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 80th pick / 1975 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mack Alston | 31 | TE | 16 | 13 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/27/1947 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970 |
| Ron Baker | 24 | G | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 11/19/1954 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 277th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Barnes | 28 | DT-DE | 10 | 10 | 255 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 12/24/1950 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
| Tim Baylor | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-6 | Morgan State | 5/23/1954 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 283rd pick / 1976 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/24/1951 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| Forrest Blue | 34 | C | 13 | 0 | 261 | 6-6 | Auburn | 9/7/1944 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 |
| Randy Burke | 23 | WR | 15 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 5/26/1955 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 26th pick / 1977 |
| Roger Carr | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 7/1/1952 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974 |
| Fred Cook | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 4/15/1952 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974 |
| Glenn Doughty | 31 | WR | 15 | 15 | 204 | 6-2 | Michigan | 1/30/1947 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972 |
| John Dutton | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 266 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 2/6/1951 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| Joe Ehrmann | 29 | DT | 14 | 10 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 3/29/1949 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
| Wade Griffin | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 8/7/1954 | 1 | |
| Don Hardeman | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/13/1952 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1975 |
| Dwight Harrison | 30 | DB-WR | 15 | 6 | 187 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/12/1948 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Huff | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 2/21/1953 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975 |
| Marshall Johnson | 26 | WR-DB | 15 | 1 | 191 | 6-1 | Houston | 11/1/1952 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 80th pick / 1975 |
| Bert Jones | 27 | QB | 3 | 3 | 210 | 6-3 | LSU | 9/7/1951 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| Mike Kirkland | 24 | QB | 16 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/29/1954 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 143rd pick / 1976 |
| George Kunz | 31 | T | 1 | 1 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Bruce Laird | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 193 | 6-0 | American International College | 5/23/1950 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 25 | RB | 12 | 12 | 225 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/31/1953 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975 |
| David Lee | 35 | P | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 11/8/1943 | 12 | |
| Ron Lee | 25 | RB | 15 | 4 | 226 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 9/17/1953 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 90th pick / 1976 |
| Toni Linhart | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Austria Technical | 7/24/1942 | 6 | |
| Derrel Luce | 26 | LB | 16 | 7 | 226 | 6-3 | Baylor | 9/29/1952 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 168th pick / 1975 |
| Tom MacLeod | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 1/10/1951 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973 |
| Greg Marshall | 22 | DT | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 9/9/1956 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 186th pick / 1978 |
| Reese McCall | 22 | TE | 16 | 3 | 239 | 6-6 | Auburn | 6/16/1956 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1978 |
| Don McCauley | 29 | RB | 15 | 1 | 211 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 5/12/1949 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971 |
| Ken Mendenhall | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 8/11/1948 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
| Don Morrison | 29 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas-Arlington | 12/16/1949 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 98th pick / 1971 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 32 | DB | 16 | 5 | 176 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 12/20/1946 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| Doug Nettles | 27 | DB | 16 | 14 | 179 | 6-0 | Vanderbilt | 8/13/1951 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 129th pick / 1974 |
| Stu O'Dell | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Indiana | 11/27/1951 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 332nd pick / 1974 |
| Calvin O'Neal | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/6/1954 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 163rd pick / 1977 |
| Ray Oldham | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 2/23/1951 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| Herb Orvis | 32 | DT-DE | 2 | 2 | 248 | 6-5 | Colorado | 10/17/1946 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Ozdowski | 23 | DE | 16 | 3 | 243 | 6-5 | Virginia | 9/24/1955 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1977 |
| Robert Pratt | 27 | G | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/25/1951 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974 |
| Dave Rowe | 33 | DT-NT | 13 | 10 | 280 | 6-7 | Penn State | 6/20/1945 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| Sanders Shiver | 24 | LB | 16 | 4 | 227 | 6-2 | Carson-Newman | 2/14/1954 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 134th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Siani | 28 | WR | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Villanova | 5/27/1950 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1972 |
| Ed Simonini | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 2/2/1954 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 81st pick / 1976 |
| Norm Thompson | 33 | DB | 13 | 9 | 180 | 6-1 | Utah | 3/5/1945 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971 |
| Bill Troup | 27 | QB | 12 | 11 | 220 | 6-5 | South Carolina,Virginia | 4/2/1951 | 4 | |
| Bob Van Duyne | 26 | G-T | 14 | 12 | 243 | 6-5 | Idaho | 5/15/1952 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 240th pick / 1974 |
| Joe Washington | 25 | RB | 16 | 12 | 179 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 9/24/1953 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1976 |
| Stan White | 29 | LB | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/24/1949 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 223.9 | 6-2.7 | 4.4 |