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1978 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 270 points (16.9/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 250 points (15.6/g), 5th.
Differential of 20 points (1.2/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 2nd.
Coached by Dick Vermeil (9-7-0)
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1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ron Jaworski | 27 | 4 | 16 | 206 for 398, 2,487 yards, 16 td, 16 int, & 30 rushes for 79 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Wilbert Montgomery* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 259 rushes for 1,220 yards, 9 td, & 34 catches for 195 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Mike Hogan | 24 | 2 | 12 | 145 rushes for 607 yards, 4 td, & 31 catches for 164 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 247th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Harold Carmichael* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 55 catches for 1,072 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for 21 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| WR | Ken Payne | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 catches for 238 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 17 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Charlie A. Smith | 28 | 4 | 5 | 11 catches for 142 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Keith Krepfle | 26 | 3 | 10 | 26 catches for 374 yards, 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 115th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Richard Osborne | 25 | 2 | 7 | 13 catches for 145 yards, 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 248th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Stan Walters* | 30 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972 |
| LG | Wade Key | 32 | 8 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
| LG | Tom Luken | 28 | 6 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 68th pick / 1972 |
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| C | Guy Morriss | 27 | 5 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Woody Peoples | 35 | 10 | 14 | ||
| RT | Jerry Sisemore | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Manny Sistrunk | 31 | 8 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
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| LDE | Dennis Harrison | 22 | Rook | 6 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978 |
| NT | Charlie Johnson | 26 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Carl Hairston | 26 | 2 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
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| LOLB | Reggie Wilkes | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0 interceptions, 6 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | John Bunting | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| LILB | Bill Bergey* | 33 | 9 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| RILB | Frank LeMaster | 26 | 4 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1974 |
| ROLB | Drew Mahalic | 25 | 3 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1975 |
| LCB | John Outlaw | 33 | 9 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
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| LCB | Bob Howard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Herman Edwards | 24 | 1 | 16 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Randy Logan | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| FS | John Sanders | 28 | 4 | 15 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Mike-Mayer | 28 | 5 | 0 | 8 of 17 field goals & 21 of 22 extra points | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| P | Mike Michel | 24 | 1 | 0 | 58 punts for a 35.8 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1977 |
| PR | John Sciarra | 24 | Rook | 2 | 37 punt returns for a 6.8 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 103rd pick / 1976 |
| KR | Billy Campfield | 22 | Rook | 2 | 18 kick returns for a 20.4 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 288th pick / 1978 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Larry Barnes | 24 | RB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 7/17/1954 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 151st pick / 1977 |
| 66 | Bill Bergey* | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 2/9/1945 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| 34 | James Betterson | 24 | RB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 8/20/1954 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 224th pick / 1976 |
| 25 | Bill Bryant | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 2/24/1951 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 153rd pick / 1974 |
| 95 | John Bunting | 28 | LB | 6 | 6 | 220 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/15/1950 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| 67 | Lem Burnham | 31 | DE | 15 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | U.S. International | 8/30/1947 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 378th pick / 1974 |
| 37 | Billy Campfield | 22 | RB | 16 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Kansas | 8/20/1956 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 288th pick / 1978 |
| 17 | Harold Carmichael* | 29 | WR-TE | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-8 | Southern | 9/22/1949 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| 71 | Ken Clarke | 22 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 8/28/1956 | Rook | |
| 46 | Herman Edwards | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-0 | California,San Diego State | 4/27/1954 | 1 | |
| 13 | Rick Engles | 24 | P | 6 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/18/1954 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 89th pick / 1976 |
| 30 | Cleveland Franklin | 23 | RB | 16 | 4 | 216 | 6-2 | Baylor | 4/24/1955 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 202nd pick / 1977 |
| 53 | Dennis Franks | 25 | C | 16 | 0 | 241 | 6-1 | Michigan | 5/29/1953 | 2 | |
| 64 | Ed George | 32 | T | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Ferrum,Wake Forest | 8/10/1946 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 80th pick / 1970 |
| 33 | Louie Giammona | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Utah State | 3/3/1953 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 214th pick / 1976 |
| 78 | Carl Hairston | 26 | DE-DT-LB | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/15/1952 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| 68 | Dennis Harrison | 22 | DE | 16 | 6 | 275 | 6-8 | Vanderbilt | 7/31/1956 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978 |
| 89 | Wally Henry | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | UCLA | 10/30/1954 | 1 | |
| 35 | Mike Hogan | 24 | RB | 14 | 12 | 213 | 6-2 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 11/1/1954 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 247th pick / 1976 |
| 23 | Bob Howard | 34 | DB | 10 | 6 | 174 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,San Diego State | 11/24/1944 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| 7 | Ron Jaworski | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 3/23/1951 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| 65 | Charlie Johnson | 26 | NT | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/17/1952 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| 49 | Eric Johnson | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Washington State | 7/23/1952 | 1 | |
| 72 | Wade Key | 32 | G-T | 13 | 12 | 245 | 6-5 | Texas,Texas State | 10/14/1946 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
| 84 | Keith Krepfle | 26 | TE | 10 | 10 | 227 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 2/4/1952 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 115th pick / 1974 |
| 88 | Bill Larson | 25 | TE | 5 | 1 | 225 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 10/7/1953 | 3 | |
| 55 | Frank LeMaster | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/12/1952 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1974 |
| 41 | Randy Logan | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | Michigan | 5/1/1951 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| 63 | Tom Luken | 28 | G | 16 | 6 | 253 | 6-3 | Purdue | 6/15/1950 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 68th pick / 1972 |
| 32 | Herb Lusk | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Long Beach State | 2/19/1953 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 273rd pick / 1976 |
| 54 | Drew Mahalic | 25 | LB | 9 | 8 | 225 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/22/1953 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1975 |
| 2 | Mike Michel | 24 | P-K | 10 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Stanford | 8/4/1954 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1977 |
| 81 | Oren Middlebrook | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | Arkansas State | 1/23/1953 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 10th / 268th pick / 1977 |
| 1 | Nick Mike-Mayer | 28 | K | 12 | 0 | 186 | 5-8 | Temple | 3/1/1950 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| 31 | Wilbert Montgomery* | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 5-10 | Abilene Christian,Jackson State | 9/16/1954 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| 50 | Guy Morriss | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | TCU | 5/13/1951 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
| 57 | Mike Osborn | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 235 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 11/19/1955 | Rook | |
| 86 | Richard Osborne | 25 | TE | 16 | 7 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 10/31/1953 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 248th pick / 1976 |
| 20 | John Outlaw | 33 | DB | 14 | 8 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 1/8/1945 | 9 | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
| 83 | Vince Papale | 32 | WR | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | St. Joseph's (PA) | 2/9/1946 | 2 | |
| 82 | Ken Payne | 28 | WR | 16 | 9 | 185 | 6-1 | Langston | 10/6/1950 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1974 |
| 69 | Woody Peoples | 35 | G | 15 | 14 | 252 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 8/16/1943 | 10 | |
| 52 | Ray Phillips | 24 | LB | 10 | 4 | 224 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 3/18/1954 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 133rd pick / 1977 |
| 26 | John Sanders | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 175 | 6-1 | South Dakota | 1/11/1950 | 4 | |
| 21 | John Sciarra | 24 | DB-QB | 16 | 2 | 185 | 5-11 | UCLA | 3/2/1954 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 103rd pick / 1976 |
| 76 | Jerry Sisemore | 27 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/16/1951 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
| 79 | Manny Sistrunk | 31 | DT-DE | 16 | 10 | 269 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/16/1947 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
| 85 | Charlie A. Smith | 28 | WR | 14 | 5 | 185 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/26/1950 | 4 | |
| 58 | Terry Tautolo | 24 | LB | 16 | 2 | 232 | 6-2 | UCLA | 8/30/1954 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 353rd pick / 1976 |
| 75 | Stan Walters* | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 5/27/1948 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972 |
| 11 | John Walton | 31 | QB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Elizabeth City State | 10/4/1947 | 2 | |
| 51 | Reggie Wilkes | 22 | LB | 16 | 13 | 235 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 5/27/1956 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
| 47 | Charles Williams | 25 | DB | 7 | 1 | 180 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 9/14/1953 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 230th pick / 1978 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 217.9 | 6-1.8 | 3.1 |