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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.6, Offense: -2.2, Defense: 1.6, SoS: 0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bart Starr
Other Notable Asst.: Dick LeBeau (Defensive Backs)
Training Camp: St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 | |
| LG | Derrel Gofourth | 23 | 1 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 | |
| C | Larry McCarren | 27 | 5 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 | |
| RG | Melvin Jackson | 24 | 2 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976 | |
| RT | Greg Koch | 23 | 1 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Butler | 24 | 1 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 | |
| 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 | |
| KR | Steve Odom | 26 | 4 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 27.1 average and 1 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | John Anderson | 22 | RLB | 13 | 12 | 226 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/14/1956 | Rook | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| 70 | Bob Barber | 27 | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 12/26/1951 | 2 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1975 | |
| 75 | Carl Barzilauskas | 27 | RDT | 16 | 0 | 271 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/19/1951 | 4 | 6 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| 11 | David Beverly | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/19/1950 | 4 | 1 | |
| 85 | Elmo Boyd | 24 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | East. Kentucky | 6/15/1954 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1977 | |
| 28 | Willie Buchanon*+ | 28 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 11/4/1950 | 6 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| 77 | Mike Butler | 24 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Kansas | 4/4/1954 | 1 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
| 50 | Jim Carter | 30 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/18/1948 | 8 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 | |
| 53 | Frank Chesley | 23 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 7/14/1955 | Rook | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 157th pick / 1978 | |
| 82 | Paul Coffman | 22 | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 3/29/1956 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 31 | Jim Culbreath | 26 | 12 | 0 | 209 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 10/21/1952 | 1 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1977 | |
| 19 | Bobby Douglass | 31 | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/22/1947 | 9 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 41st pick / 1969 | |
| 65 | Mike Douglass | 23 | lb | 16 | 3 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona St.,San Diego St. | 3/15/1955 | Rook | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| 57 | Derrel Gofourth | 23 | LG | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 3/20/1955 | 1 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 |
| 24 | Johnnie Gray | 25 | FS | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 12/18/1953 | 3 | 6 | |
| 51 | Jim Gueno | 24 | lb | 15 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Tulane | 1/15/1954 | 2 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 245th pick / 1976 |
| 69 | Leotis Harris | 23 | 13 | 0 | 267 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/28/1955 | Rook | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1978 | |
| 38 | Estus Hood | 23 | 16 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Illinois St. | 11/14/1955 | Rook | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1978 | |
| 55 | Mike Hunt | 22 | MLB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 10/6/1956 | Rook | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1978 |
| 71 | Melvin Jackson | 24 | RG | 16 | 0 | 267 | 6-1 | USC | 5/5/1954 | 2 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976 |
| 58 | Danny Johnson | 23 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee St. | 5/7/1955 | Rook | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 85th pick / 1978 | |
| 78 | Ezra Johnson* | 23 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 1 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| 63 | Terry Jones | 22 | 16 | 0 | 259 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/8/1956 | Rook | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 284th pick / 1978 | |
| 68 | Greg Koch | 23 | RT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | 1 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| 42 | Walter Landers | 25 | 4 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Clark (GA) | 7/4/1953 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 80 | James Lofton* | 22 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/5/1956 | Rook | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| 46 | Steve Luke | 25 | SS | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 9/4/1953 | 3 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| 13 | Chester Marcol | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Hillsdale | 10/24/1949 | 6 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| 54 | Larry McCarren | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | 5 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| 29 | Mike C. McCoy | 25 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/16/1953 | 2 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| 81 | Rich McGeorge | 30 | TE | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Elon | 9/14/1948 | 8 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| 34 | Terdell Middleton* | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/8/1955 | 1 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977 |
| 56 | Rick Nuzum | 26 | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 6/30/1952 | 1 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 126th pick / 1975 | |
| 84 | Steve Odom | 26 | KR | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-8 | Utah | 9/5/1952 | 4 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| 74 | Dave Roller | 29 | LDT | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 10/28/1949 | 7 | 6 | New York Giants / 13th / 330th pick / 1971 |
| 66 | Paul Rudzinski | 22 | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 7/28/1956 | Rook | 3 | ||
| 36 | Howard Sampson | 22 | 15 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 7/7/1956 | Rook | 3 | ||
| 48 | Nate Simpson | 24 | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee St. | 11/30/1954 | 1 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1977 | |
| 73 | Gerald Skinner | 24 | 15 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 9/12/1954 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 109th pick / 1977 | |
| 33 | Barty Smith | 26 | FB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Richmond | 4/23/1952 | 4 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| 16 | Dennis Sproul | 22 | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 7/17/1956 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 200th pick / 1978 | |
| 76 | Tim Stokes | 28 | LT | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-5 | Oregon | 3/16/1950 | 4 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
| 89 | Willie Taylor | 23 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 12/9/1955 | Rook | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1978 | |
| 43 | Aundra Thompson | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1/2/1953 | 1 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1976 |
| 26 | Eric Torkelson | 26 | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 3/23/1952 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 | |
| 20 | Walter Tullis | 25 | 16 | 0 | 170 | 6-0 | Delaware St. | 4/12/1953 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 342nd pick / 1976 | |
| 21 | Steve Wagner | 24 | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 4/18/1954 | 2 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1976 | |
| 52 | Gary Weaver | 29 | LLB | 16 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Fresno St. | 3/13/1949 | 5 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| 17 | David Whitehurst | 23 | QB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-2 | Furman | 4/27/1955 | 1 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 16 | 219.8 | 6-1.7 | 2.1 |
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