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1978 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 311 points (19.4/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 283 points (17.7/g), 10th.
Differential of 28 points (1.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 8.9-7.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 13th.
Coached by John Madden (9-7-0)
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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 | Ken Stabler | 33 | 8 | 16 | 237 for 406, 2,944 yards, 16 td, 30 int, & 4 rushes for 0 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| RB | Arthur Whittington | 23 | Rook | 9 | 172 rushes for 661 yards, 7 td, & 23 catches for 106 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1978 |
| RB | Terry Robiskie | 24 | 1 | 5 | 49 rushes for 189 yards, 2 td, & 5 catches for 51 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 223rd pick / 1977 |
| FB | Mark van Eeghen | 26 | 4 | 16 | 270 rushes for 1,080 yards, 9 td, & 27 catches for 291 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Morris Bradshaw | 26 | 4 | 14 | 40 catches for 552 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Cliff Branch | 30 | 6 | 16 | 49 catches for 709 yards, 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Dave Casper*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | 62 catches for 852 yards, 9 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Art Shell* | 32 | 10 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| LG | Gene Upshaw | 33 | 11 | 16 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
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| C | Dave Dalby | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| RG | Mickey Marvin | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
| RT | Henry Lawrence | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Matuszak | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973 |
| NT | Otis Sistrunk | 32 | 6 | 16 | ||
| RDE | Dave Browning | 22 | Rook | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1978 |
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| LOLB | Ted Hendricks | 31 | 9 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| LILB | Monte Johnson | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 49th pick / 1973 |
| RILB | Willie Hall | 29 | 6 | 11 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1972 |
| RILB | Rod Martin | 24 | 1 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
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| ROLB | Phil Villapiano | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Lester Hayes | 23 | 1 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Monte Jackson | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Charlie Phillips | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Jack Tatum | 30 | 7 | 15 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Errol Mann | 37 | 10 | 0 | 12 of 20 field goals & 33 of 38 extra points | |
| P | Ray Guy*+ | 29 | 5 | 0 | 81 punts for a 42.7 average, 2 blocked | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| PR | Neal Colzie | 24 | 3 | 0 | 47 punt returns for a 6.6 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Arthur Whittington | 23 | Rook | 9 | 23 kick returns for a 20.6 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1978 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Banaszak | 34 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| Warren Bankston | 31 | RB-TE | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Tulane | 7/22/1947 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1969 |
| Jeff Barnes | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | California | 3/1/1955 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 35 | WR-FL | 16 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/23/1943 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 26 | WR | 16 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/19/1952 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974 |
| Cliff Branch | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 170 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/1/1948 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| Willie Brown | 38 | DB | 13 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/2/1940 | 15 | |
| Dave Browning | 22 | DE | 12 | 7 | 245 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/18/1956 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1978 |
| Larry Brunson | 29 | WR | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Colorado,Mesa | 8/11/1949 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 263rd pick / 1972 |
| George Buehler | 31 | G | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Stanford | 8/10/1947 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| Dave Casper*+ | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/26/1951 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974 |
| Raymond Chester | 30 | TE | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 6/28/1948 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| Neal Colzie | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 2/28/1954 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| Dave Dalby | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/19/1950 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| Clarence Davis | 29 | RB | 2 | 2 | 195 | 5-10 | USC | 6/28/1949 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971 |
| Mike Davis | 22 | DB | 16 | 1 | 203 | 6-3 | Colorado | 4/15/1956 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977 |
| Hubert Ginn | 31 | RB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida A&M | 1/4/1947 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 211th pick / 1970 |
| Ray Guy*+ | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/22/1949 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| Willie Hall | 29 | LB | 11 | 11 | 223 | 6-2 | USC | 9/30/1949 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1972 |
| Harold Hart | 26 | RB | 7 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 7/13/1952 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 279th pick / 1974 |
| Lester Hayes | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 1/22/1955 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| Ted Hendricks | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/1/1947 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| John Huddleston | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Utah | 4/10/1954 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 16th / 446th pick / 1976 |
| David Humm | 26 | QB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/2/1952 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 128th pick / 1975 |
| Monte Jackson | 25 | DB | 16 | 14 | 193 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 7/14/1953 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975 |
| Monte Johnson | 27 | LB | 14 | 13 | 239 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/26/1951 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 49th pick / 1973 |
| Henry Lawrence | 27 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 9/26/1951 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| Errol Mann | 37 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 6/27/1941 | 10 | |
| Rod Martin | 24 | LB | 15 | 8 | 218 | 6-2 | USC | 4/7/1954 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| Mickey Marvin | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/5/1955 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
| Lindsey Mason | 23 | T | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/1/1955 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1978 |
| John Matuszak | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-8 | Missouri,Tampa | 10/25/1950 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973 |
| Mike McCoy | 30 | DT-NT | 15 | 3 | 284 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/6/1948 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| Charlie Phillips | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 12/22/1952 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1975 |
| Charles Philyaw | 24 | DE | 15 | 3 | 276 | 6-9 | Texas Southern | 2/25/1954 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 34th pick / 1976 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 22 | TE | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 12/23/1956 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978 |
| Randy Rich | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 12/28/1953 | 1 | |
| Terry Robiskie | 24 | RB | 7 | 5 | 210 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/12/1954 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 223rd pick / 1977 |
| Dave Rowe | 33 | DT-NT | 1 | 1 | 280 | 6-7 | Penn State | 6/20/1945 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| Booker Russell | 22 | RB | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Texas State | 2/28/1956 | Rook | |
| Art Shell* | 32 | T | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| Otis Sistrunk | 32 | DT-DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | none | 9/18/1946 | 6 | |
| Ken Stabler | 33 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/25/1945 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| Joe Stewart | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Missouri | 11/18/1955 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 108th pick / 1978 |
| Steve Sylvester | 25 | C-G-T | 16 | 2 | 260 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 3/4/1953 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 259th pick / 1975 |
| Jack Tatum | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 11/18/1948 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| Pat Toomay | 33 | DE | 16 | 2 | 247 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 5/17/1945 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 153rd pick / 1970 |
| Gene Upshaw | 33 | G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-2 | Colgate | 4/19/1952 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| Phil Villapiano | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 2/26/1949 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| Robert Watts | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Boston College | 6/16/1954 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 64th pick / 1977 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Colorado,Mesa | 2/24/1953 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 422nd pick / 1975 |
| Arthur Whittington | 23 | RB | 16 | 9 | 185 | 5-11 | SMU | 9/4/1955 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1978 |
| Team Total | 27.7 | 16 | 223.5 | 6-2.4 | 4.9 |