1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 8-7-1 .531 |
| Head Coach: Bart Starr |
| Zeke Bratkowski | Quarterbacks |
| Lew Carpenter | Receivers/Passing Game |
| Bill Curry | Offensive Line |
| Burt Gustafson | Special Teams |
| Dave Hanner | Assistant Head Coach |
| Dick LeBeau | Defensive Backs |
| Bob Lord | Offensive Backs |
| Ernie McMillan | Offensive Line |
| John Meyer | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1978 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-17 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 54453 | |
| Fri | 8/11/1978 | A | Washington Redskins | 12-20 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 30881 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1978 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 23-17 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 50423 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1978 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-17 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 54927 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1978 | A | Detroit Lions | 13-7 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 51187 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | H | New Orleans Saints | 28-17 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 54336 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | H | Oakland Raiders | 3-28 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55903 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1978 | A | San Diego Chargers | 24-3 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 42755 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1978 | H | Detroit Lions | 35-14 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 54601 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1978 | H | Chicago Bears | 24-14 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56267 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 45-28 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 52712 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1978 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 7-21 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47411 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1978 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-7 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55108 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1978 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-10 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 64214 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1978 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 14-42 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 55256 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1978 | A | Denver Broncos | 3-16 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74965 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1978 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-10 | T | OT | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 51737 |
| Sun | 12/3/1978 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-7 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 67754 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1978 | A | Chicago Bears | 0-14 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 34306 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1978 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-31 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 42500 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| John Anderson | 60 | RLB | 6-2 | 228 | 22 | Michigan | 13 | 12 |
| Bob Barber | 70 | DE | 6-3 | 240 | 27 | Grambling State | 16 | 0 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 75 | RDT | 6-6 | 265 | 27 | Indiana | 16 | 16 |
| David Beverly | 11 | P | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | Auburn | 16 | 0 |
| Elmo Boyd | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 188 | 24 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Buchanon | 28 | LCB | 6-0 | 189 | 28 | MiraCosta JC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Butler | 77 | LDE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Carter | 50 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 30 | Minnesota | 14 | 1 |
| Frank Chesley | 53 | LB | 6-3 | 219 | 23 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Coffman | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | Kansas State | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Culbreath | 31 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | Oklahoma | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 19 | QB | 6-3 | 223 | 31 | Kansas | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Douglass | 65 | RLB | 6-0 | 220 | 23 | Arizona State; Los Angeles CC; San Diego State | 16 | 3 |
| Derrel Gofourth | 57 | LOG | 6-3 | 260 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 16 |
| Johnnie Gray | 24 | FS | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Allan Hancock JC; Fullerton State | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Gueno | 51 | RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Tulane | 15 | 1 |
| Leotis Harris | 69 | OG | 6-1 | 269 | 23 | Arkansas | 13 | 0 |
| Estus Hood | 38 | CB | 5-11 | 189 | 23 | Illinois State | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Hunt | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | 22 | Minnesota | 16 | 15 |
| Mel Jackson | 71 | ROG | 6-1 | 267 | 24 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Danny Johnson | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 216 | 23 | Tennessee State | 3 | 0 |
| Ezra Johnson | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 258 | 23 | Morris Brown | 16 | 16 |
| Terry Jones | 63 | DT | 6-2 | 253 | 22 | Alabama | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Koch | 68 | ROT | 6-4 | 276 | 23 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
| Walt Landers | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 214 | 25 | Clark Atlanta | 4 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 192 | 22 | Stanford | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Luke | 46 | SS | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| Chester Marcol | 13 | K | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Hillsdale | 16 | 0 |
| Larry McCarren | 54 | C | 6-3 | 251 | 27 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| Mike McCoy | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | West Los Angeles JC; Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Rich McGeorge | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 30 | Elon | 16 | 16 |
| Terdell Middleton | 34 | HB | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Memphis | 16 | 16 |
| Rick Nuzum | 56 | C | 6-4 | 238 | 26 | Kentucky | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Odom | 84 | WR | 5-8 | 175 | 26 | Utah | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Roller | 74 | LDT | 6-2 | 270 | 29 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Paul Rudzinski | 66 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
| Howard Sampson | 36 | S | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | Arkansas | 15 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 48 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Tennessee State | 16 | 0 |
| Gerald Skinner | 73 | OT | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Arkansas | 15 | 0 |
| Barty Smith | 33 | FB | 6-4 | 240 | 26 | Richmond | 16 | 16 |
| Dennis Sproul | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Arizona State | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Stokes | 76 | LOT | 6-5 | 252 | 28 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
| Willie Taylor | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 179 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson | 43 | WR | 6-1 | 186 | 25 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 16 | 16 |
| Eric Torkelson | 26 | RB | 6-2 | 194 | 26 | Connecticut | 14 | 0 |
| Walter Tullis | 20 | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 25 | Delaware State | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Wagner | 21 | S | 6-2 | 203 | 24 | Wisconsin | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Weaver | 52 | LLB | 6-1 | 225 | 29 | Trinidad State JC; Fresno State | 16 | 16 |
| David Whitehurst | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 204 | 23 | Furman | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | James Lofton | WR | Stanford |
| 1 | 26 | John Anderson | LB | Michigan |
| 2 | 34 | Mike Hunt | LB | Minnesota |
| 3 | 62 | Estus Hood | DB | Illinois State |
| 5 | 116 | Mike Douglass | LB | San Diego State |
| 5 | 128 | Willie Wilder | RB | Florida |
| 6 | 144 | Leotis Harris | G | Arkansas |
| 7 | 172 | George Plasketes | LB | Mississippi |
| 8 | 200 | Dennis Sproul | QB | Arizona State |
| 9 | 228 | Keith Myers | QB | Utah State |
| 10 | 256 | Larry Key | RB | Florida State |
| 10 | 259 | Mark Totten | C | Florida |
| 11 | 284 | Terry Jones | DT | Alabama |
| 12 | 312 | Eason Ramson | TE | Washington State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 77 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 0 | 249 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 0 | 269 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 226 | 105 | 101 | 20 | 65/226 28.8% | / % | 99 | 776 | |
| Opponents Totals | 302 | 137 | 143 | 22 | 102/269 37.9% | / % | 116 | 949 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terdell Middleton | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Chester Marcol | 0 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 63 |
| James Lofton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Barty Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Aundra Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Willie Buchanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Walt Landers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Luke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rich McGeorge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| David Whitehurst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 249 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 1 | 269 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Marcol | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 48 | 2/2 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/6 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 48 | 2/2 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/6 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 1/6 | 1/7 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terdell Middleton | 284 | 1116 | 3.9 | 76t | 11 |
| Barty Smith | 154 | 567 | 3.7 | 33 | 4 |
| Jim Culbreath | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 |
| David Whitehurst | 28 | 67 | 2.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Nate Simpson | 27 | 58 | 2.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Walt Landers | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Eric Torkelson | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| David Beverly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Sproul | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 550 | 2023 | 3.7 | 76t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 620 | 2439 | 3.9 | 33t | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Whitehurst | 328 | 168 | 168 | 143 | 2093 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 58t | 10 | 3.0 | 17 | 5.2 | 35 | 258 | 1835 | 59.9 |
| Dennis Sproul | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 87 | 6.7 | 17.4 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 80 | 62.0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 7.5 | 18.0 | 30 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 9 | 81 | 61.1 |
| David Beverly | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 118.8 |
| James Lofton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 357 | 180 | 180 | 159 | 2358 | 6.6 | 13.1 | 58t | 11 | 3.1 | 18 | 5.0 | 37 | 274 | 2084 | 60.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 463 | 254 | 254 | 182 | 2910 | 6.3 | 11.5 | 53 | 16 | 3.5 | 27 | 5.8 | 48 | 386 | 2524 | 61.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Lofton | 46 | 818 | 17.8 | 58t | 6 |
| Barty Smith | 37 | 256 | 6.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Terdell Middleton | 34 | 332 | 9.8 | 50 | 1 |
| Aundra Thompson | 26 | 527 | 20.3 | 57 | 2 |
| Rich McGeorge | 23 | 247 | 10.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Jim Culbreath | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Odom | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Eric Torkelson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 180 | 2358 | 13.1 | 58t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 254 | 2910 | 11.5 | 53 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Buchanon | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 77t | 1 |
| John Anderson | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnnie Gray | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Estus Hood | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Luke | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 63t | 1 |
| Mike Hunt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 344 | 12.7 | 77t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 262 | 14.6 | 44t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Beverly | 106 | 3759 | 35.5 | 57 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 286 | 3293 | 31.1 |
| Team Totals | 106 | 3759 | 35.5 | 57 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 286 | 3293 | 31.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 3411 | 37.9 | 61 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 393 | 2878 | 32.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Odom | 33 | 7 | 298 | 9.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Johnnie Gray | 11 | 6 | 95 | 8.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Howard Sampson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Tullis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 13 | 393 | 8.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 22 | 286 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Odom | 25 | 677 | 27.1 | 95t | 1 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Steve Wagner | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Jim Culbreath | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Estus Hood | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Howard Sampson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Terdell Middleton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ezra Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jim Gueno | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Walt Landers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Lofton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich McGeorge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 1085 | 20.9 | 95t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 1015 | 19.5 | 32 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra Johnson | 16.0 | |
| Mike Butler | 11.5 | |
| Dave Roller | 5.5 | |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 4.0 | |
| Mike Douglass | 3.0 | |
| John Anderson | 3.0 | |
| Bob Barber | 3.0 | |
| Gary Weaver | 2.0 | |
| Estus Hood | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 48.0 | 386.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 274.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Beverly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | |
| Willie Buchanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Culbreath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Douglass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Gray | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Estus Hood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezra Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Luke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terdell Middleton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Nuzum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Odom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Roller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Howard Sampson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nate Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Sproul | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Torkelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Weaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Whitehurst | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 28 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -31 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 0 |
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