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1978 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 8-7-1, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 249 points (15.6/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 269 points (16.8/g), 8th.
Differential of -20 points (-1.2/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 7.3-8.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 8th.
Coached by Bart Starr (8-7-1)
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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 | David Whitehurst | 23 | 1 | 16 | 168 for 328, 2,093 yards, 10 td, 17 int, & 28 rushes for 67 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Terdell Middleton* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 284 rushes for 1,116 yards, 11 td, & 34 catches for 332 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Barty Smith | 26 | 4 | 0 | 154 rushes for 567 yards, 4 td, & 37 catches for 256 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| WR | James Lofton* | 22 | Rook | 16 | 46 catches for 818 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Aundra Thompson | 25 | 1 | 16 | 26 catches for 527 yards, 2 td, & 4 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1976 |
| TE | Rich McGeorge | 30 | 8 | 0 | 23 catches for 247 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Tim Stokes | 28 | 4 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Derrel Gofourth | 23 | 1 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 |
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| C | Larry McCarren | 27 | 5 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Melvin Jackson | 24 | 2 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976 |
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| RT | Greg Koch | 23 | 1 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Butler | 24 | 1 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
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| LDT | Dave Roller | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 330th pick / 1971 |
| RDT | Carl Barzilauskas | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| RDE | Ezra Johnson* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| LLB | Gary Weaver | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Mike Hunt | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1978 |
| RLB | John Anderson | 22 | Rook | 12 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Willie Buchanon*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Mike C. McCoy | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| SS | Steve Luke | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Johnnie Gray | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chester Marcol | 29 | 6 | 0 | 11 of 19 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| P | David Beverly | 28 | 4 | 0 | 106 punts for a 35.5 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Steve Odom | 26 | 4 | 0 | 33 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Steve Odom | 26 | 4 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 27.1 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Anderson | 22 | LB | 13 | 12 | 226 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/14/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| Bob Barber | 27 | DE | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 12/26/1951 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1975 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 27 | DT | 16 | 0 | 271 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/19/1951 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| David Beverly | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/19/1950 | 4 | |
| Elmo Boyd | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Eastern Kentucky | 6/15/1954 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1977 |
| Willie Buchanon*+ | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 11/4/1950 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Butler | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Kansas | 4/4/1954 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
| Jim Carter | 30 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/18/1948 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 |
| Frank Chesley | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 7/14/1955 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 157th pick / 1978 |
| Paul Coffman | 22 | TE | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 3/29/1956 | Rook | |
| Jim Culbreath | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 209 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 10/21/1952 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1977 |
| Bobby Douglass | 31 | QB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/22/1947 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 41st pick / 1969 |
| Mike Douglass | 23 | LB | 16 | 3 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona State,San Diego State | 3/15/1955 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| Derrel Gofourth | 23 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 3/20/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 |
| Johnnie Gray | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 12/18/1953 | 3 | |
| Jim Gueno | 24 | LB | 15 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Tulane | 1/15/1954 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 245th pick / 1976 |
| Leotis Harris | 23 | G | 13 | 0 | 267 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/28/1955 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1978 |
| Estus Hood | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Illinois State | 11/14/1955 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1978 |
| Mike Hunt | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 10/6/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1978 |
| Melvin Jackson | 24 | G | 16 | 0 | 267 | 6-1 | USC | 5/5/1954 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976 |
| Danny Johnson | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 5/7/1955 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 85th pick / 1978 |
| Ezra Johnson* | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| Terry Jones | 22 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 259 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/8/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 284th pick / 1978 |
| Greg Koch | 23 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| Walter Landers | 25 | RB | 4 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Clark (GA) | 7/4/1953 | Rook | |
| James Lofton* | 22 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/5/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| Steve Luke | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 9/4/1953 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| Chester Marcol | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Hillsdale | 10/24/1949 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| Larry McCarren | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| Mike C. McCoy | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/16/1953 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| Rich McGeorge | 30 | TE | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Elon | 9/14/1948 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| Terdell Middleton* | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/8/1955 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977 |
| Rick Nuzum | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 6/30/1952 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 126th pick / 1975 |
| Steve Odom | 26 | WR | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-8 | Utah | 9/5/1952 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| Dave Roller | 29 | DT | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 10/28/1949 | 7 | New York Giants / 13th / 330th pick / 1971 |
| Paul Rudzinski | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 7/28/1956 | Rook | |
| Howard Sampson | 22 | DB | 15 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 7/7/1956 | Rook | |
| Nate Simpson | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 11/30/1954 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1977 |
| Gerald Skinner | 24 | T | 15 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 9/12/1954 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 109th pick / 1977 |
| Barty Smith | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Richmond | 4/23/1952 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| Dennis Sproul | 22 | QB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 7/17/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 200th pick / 1978 |
| Tim Stokes | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-5 | Oregon | 3/16/1950 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
| Willie Taylor | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 12/9/1955 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1978 |
| Aundra Thompson | 25 | WR-RB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1/2/1953 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1976 |
| Eric Torkelson | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 3/23/1952 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 |
| Walter Tullis | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 170 | 6-0 | Delaware State | 4/12/1953 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 12th / 342nd pick / 1976 |
| Steve Wagner | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 4/18/1954 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1976 |
| Gary Weaver | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/13/1949 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| David Whitehurst | 23 | QB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-2 | Furman | 4/27/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 16 | 219.8 | 6-1.7 | 2.1 |