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1978 Baltimore Colts: 5-11-0
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Home record: 2-6-0 (104 points scored, 216 allowed) Road record: 3-5-0 (135 points scored, 205 allowed) Head Coach: Ted Marchibroda

239 points scored (27th of 28 teams), 421 points allowed (28th) NFL Averages: 18.3 points/game (293.3 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   202   383   2,063   (24)   4.78   17   30    532   2,044   (23)    3.8    9    4,107    (25)      47
Defense:   191   357   2,901   (25)   7.50   29   17    662   3,010   (27)    4.5   21    5,911    (28)      37

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 2  Toni Linhart         K     16   5'11  179   36    6   Austria Tech School
 7  Bert Jones           QB     3   6'3   212   27    6   Louisiana State
12  Bill Troup           QB    12   6'5   215   27    4   South Carolina
15  Mike Kirkland        QB    16   6'1   195   24    1   Arkansas
20  Joe Washington       RB    16   5'10  182   25    2   Oklahoma
23  Don McCauley         RB    15   6'1   215   29    8   North Carolina
25  Ray Oldham           DB     2   6'0   192   27    6   Middle Tennessee State
28  Dwight Harrison      DB    15   6'1   185   30    8   Texas A&I
30  Doug Nettles         DB    16   6'0   178   27    4   Vanderbilt
34  Ron Lee              RB    15   6'4   228   25    3   West Virginia
35  Glenn Doughty        WR    15   6'1   205   31    7   Michigan
36  Don Hardeman         RB    13   6'2   235   26    4   Texas A&I
40  Bruce Laird          DB    14   6'0   198   28    7   American International
42  Lloyd Mumphord       DB    16   5'11  178   31   10   Texas Southern
43  Norm Thompson        DB    13   6'1   180   33    8   Utah
44  Lyle Blackwood       DB    16   6'0   190   27    6   Texas Christian
45  Mike Siani           WR     7   6'2   195   28    7   Villanova
47  Tim Baylor           DB    16   6'6   201   24    3   Morgan State
48  Roosevelt Leaks      RB    12   5'10  225   25    4   Texas
49  David Lee            P     16   6'4   216   34   13   Louisiana Tech
50  Forrest Blue         C     13   6'5   260   33   11   Auburn
51  Calvin O'Neal        LB    15   6'1   235   24    1   Michigan
52  Tom MacLeod          LB    12   6'3   224   27    5   Minnesota
53  Stan White           LB    12   6'1   223   29    7   Ohio State
54  Sanders Shiver       LB    16   6'2   222   24    3   Carson-Newman
55  Stu O'Dell           LB    14   6'1   220   26    4   Indiana
56  Ed Simonini          LB    16   6'0   210   24    3   Texas A&M
57  Ken Mendenhall       C     16   6'3   250   30    8   Oklahoma
58  Derrel Luce          LB    16   6'3   227   26    4   Baylor
60  Ron Baker            OG    16   6'4   247   23    1   Oklahoma State
61  Bob Pratt            OG    16   6'4   248   27    5   North Carolina
62  Ken Huff             OG    16   6'4   262   25    4   North Carolina
63  Mike Barnes          DT    10   6'6   256   27    6   Miami
66  Greg Marshall        DT     2   6'3   257   22    R   Oregon State
67  Bob Van Duyne        OG    14   6'5   244   26    5   Idaho
69  Wade Griffin         OT    16   6'5   231   24    2   Mississippi
71  Mike Ozdowski        DE    16   6'5   243   23    1   Virginia
72  Fred Cook            DE    16   6'3   243   26    5   Southern Mississippi
74  Dave Rowe            DT    13   6'7   270   33   12   Penn State
75  George Kunz          OT     1   6'5   262   31   10   Notre Dame
76  Joe Ehrmann          DT    14   6'5   254   29    6   Syracuse
78  John Dutton          DE    14   6'7   266   27    5   Nebraska
79  Don Morrison         OT    14   6'5   250   28    8   Texas-Arlington
80  Marshall Johnson     WR    15   6'1   196   25    3   Houston
81  Roger Carr           WR    16   6'3   200   26    5   Louisiana Tech
83  Mack Alston          TE    16   6'2   238   31    9   Maryland Eastern Shore
84  Randy Burke          WR    15   6'1   186   23    1   Kentucky
86  Reese McCall         TE    16   6'7   232   22    R   Auburn
88  Herb Orvis           DT     2   6'5   255   32    7   Colorado

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Bill Troup           296  154   52.0  1,882   6.36  12.2  10   3.4   21   7.1    32   340    53.6
Bert Jones            42   27   64.3    370   8.81  13.7   4   9.5    1   2.4     6    62   114.2
Mike Kirkland         41   19   46.3    211   5.15  11.1   1   2.4    8  19.5    11    78    30.7
Joe Washington         4    2   50.0     80  20.00  40.0   2  50.0    0   0.0     0     0   135.4
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Joe Washington         45    377    8.4    1
Don McCauley           34    296    8.7    0
Roger Carr             30    629   21.0    6
Glenn Doughty          25    390   15.6    3
Mack Alston            18    210   11.7    2
Ron Lee                13    109    8.4    1
Reese McCall           11    160   14.5    1
Don Hardeman           10     88    8.8    0
Roosevelt Leaks         9    111   12.3    2
Mike Siani              6    151   25.2    1
Marshall Johnson        1     22   22.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Joe Washington        240    956    4.0    0
Ron Lee                81    374    4.6    1
Roosevelt Leaks        83    266    3.2    2
Don Hardeman           48    244    5.1    0
Don McCauley           44    107    2.4    5
Bert Jones              9     38    4.2    0
Mike Kirkland           8     35    4.4    0
Bill Troup             18     25    1.4    1
Glenn Doughty           1     -1   -1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Marshall Johnson       41    927   22.6    0
Joe Washington         19    499   26.3    1
Don McCauley            7    150   21.4    0
Don Hardeman            3     36   12.0    0
Lyle Blackwood          1     18   18.0    0
Don Morrison            1      6    6.0    0
Randy Burke             1      2    2.0    0
Bob Van Duyne           1      0    0.0    0
Stu O'Dell              0     10      ?    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Marshall Johnson       25    143    5.7   10    0
Joe Washington          7     37    5.3    6    0
Reese McCall            1     37   37.0    0    0
Lyle Blackwood          1      2    2.0    2    0
Randy Burke             1      0    0.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net David Lee 92 3,513 38.2 9 17 2 53 460 30.6 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Toni Linhart 0/0 5/5 2/6 1/6 0/0 8/17 27/31 51 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Mike Barnes 5.0 Lyle Blackwood 4 146 2 Fred Cook 5.0 John Dutton 6.0 Joe Ehrmann 4.0 Derrel Luce 3.0 1 15 0 Lloyd Mumphord 1.0 2 20 0 Doug Nettles 1 0 0 Mike Ozdowski 3.0 Dave Rowe 2.5 Sanders Shiver 1.0 Ed Simonini 2 4 0 Norm Thompson 6 52 0 Stan White 1.0 1 12 0

1978 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 25 TE Reese McCall 117 Auburn 2 52 LB Mike Woods 36 Cincinnati 5 117 OT Frank Myers 26 Texas A&M [pick acquired from SF] 6 161 RB Ben Garry 14 Southern Mississippi 7 191 RB Jeff Logan Ohio State 8 218 RB Monte Anthony Nebraska 9 245 OT Dave Studdard 145 Texas 10 275 DB Dallas Owens Kentucky 11 302 WR Henry Mason Central Missouri 12 329 P Bruce Allen Richmond

Traded draft picks: #3 to SF (Ernie Hughes), #4 to DET (Homer Elias), #5 to KC (Robert Woods)


Transactions:

04-24-1978traded Baltimore's #5 pick in the 1978 draft to Chiefs for Willie Lanier
05-01-1978traded Freddie Scott and Baltimore's #4 pick in the 1978 draft to Lions for Herb Orvis
07-06-1978Jets claimed Ben Lazaro on waivers
07-08-1978Elmer Collett retired
07-20-1978Tom MacLeod retired
07-20-1978Willie Lanier retired
07-22-1978traded Raymond Chester and Baltimore's #2 pick in the 1979 draft to Raiders for Mike Siani and Oakland's #3 pick in the 1979 draft
08-13-1978traded Baltimore's #3 pick in the 1979 draft to Buccaneers for Don Hardeman
08-16-1978traded Frank Myers to Vikings for Minnesota's #8 pick in the 1979 draft
08-22-1978traded Ricky Thompson to Redskins for Washington's #6 pick in the 1979 draft
08-23-1978traded Lydell Mitchell to Chargers for Joe Washington and San Diego's #5 pick in the 1979 draft
08-25-1978placed Frank Dark on injured reserve
08-25-1978placed Jimmie Kennedy on injured reserve
08-25-1978placed Monte Anthony on injured reserve
08-28-1978placed Dave Taylor on injured reserve
08-28-1978placed Ron Fernandez on injured reserve
08-28-1978traded Baltimore's #6 pick in the 1979 draft and cash to Bills for Dwight Harrison
09-07-1978placed George Kunz on injured reserve
09-17-1978placed Herb Orvis on injured reserve
09-17-1978placed Mike Woods on injured reserve


1978 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/04/78 at Dallas Cowboys L 0-38 0-1-0 09/10/78 vs Miami Dolphins L 0-42 0-2-0 09/18/78 at New England Patriots W 34-27 1-2-0 09/24/78 at Buffalo Bills L 17-24 1-3-0 10/01/78 vs Philadelphia Eagles L 14-17 1-4-0 10/08/78 at St. Louis Cardinals W 30-17 2-4-0 10/15/78 vs New York Jets L 10-33 2-5-0 10/22/78 vs Denver Broncos W 7-6 3-5-0 10/29/78 at Miami Dolphins L 8-26 3-6-0 11/06/78 vs Washington Redskins W 21-17 4-6-0 11/12/78 at Seattle Seahawks W 17-14 5-6-0 11/19/78 vs Cleveland Browns L 24-45 5-7-0 11/26/78 vs New England Patriots L 14-35 5-8-0 12/03/78 at New York Jets L 16-24 5-9-0 12/09/78 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13-35 5-10-0 12/17/78 vs Buffalo Bills L 14-21 5-11-0

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