1978 Green Bay Packers

1978 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Bart Starr
Home Field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	8-7-1
Place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1977	1979

The 1978 Green Bay Packers season was their 58th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-7-1 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a second place finish in the NFC Central division. This marked the first season the Packers were above .500 since 1972.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	6	James Lofton	Wide Receiver	Stanford
2	34	Michael Hunt	Linebacker	Minnesota
3	62	Estus Hood	Defensive Back	Illinois State
5	116	Mike Douglass	Linebacker	San Diego State
5	128	Willie Wilder	Running Back	Florida
6	144	Leotis Harris	Guard	Arkansas
7	172	George Plasketes	Linebacker	Ole Miss
8	200	Dennis Sproul	Quarterback	Arizona State
9	228	Keith Myers	Quarterback	Utah State
10	256	Larry Key	Running Back	Florida State
10	259	Mark Totten	Center	Florida
11	284	Terry Jones	Defensive Tackle	Alabama
12	312	Eason Ramson	Tight End	Washington State

• Green indicates future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 3	at Detroit Lions	W 13-7	Pontiac Silverdome	51,187
2	September 10	New Orleans Saints	W 28-17	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,336
3	September 17	Oakland Raiders	L 28-3	Lambeau Field	55,903
4	September 24	at San Diego Chargers	W 24-3	San Diego Stadium	42,755
5	October 1	Detroit Lions	W 35-14	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,601
6	October 8	Chicago Bears	W 24-14	Lambeau Field	56,267
7	October 15	Seattle Seahawks	W 45-28	Milwaukee County Stadium	52,712
8	October 22	at Minnesota Vikings	L 21-7	Metropolitan Stadium	47,411
9	October 29	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 9-7	Lambeau Field	55,108
10	November 5	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10-3	Veterans Stadium	64,214
11	November 12	Dallas Cowboys	L 42-14	Milwaukee County Stadium	55,256
12	November 19	at Denver Broncos	L 16-3	Mile High Stadium	74,965
13	November 26	Minnesota Vikings	T 10-10 (OT)	Lambeau Field	51,737
14	December 3	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17-7	Tampa Stadium	67,754
15	December 10	at Chicago Bears	L 14-0	Soldier Field	34,306
16	December 17	at Los Angeles Rams	L 31-14	LA Coliseum	42,500

Standings

NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings	8	7	1	.531	294	306
Green Bay Packers	8	7	1	.531	249	269
Detroit Lions	7	9	0	.438	290	300
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	253	274
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	241	259

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks 19 Bobby Douglass 16 Dennis Sproul 17 David Whitehurst Running Backs 31 Jim Culbreath 42 Walt Landers 34 Terdell Middleton 48 Nate Simpson 26 Eric Torkelson Wide Receivers 85 Elmo Boyd 80 James Lofton 84 Steve Odom 89 Willie Taylor 43 Aundra Thompson 20 Walter Tullis Tight Ends 82 Paul Coffman 81 Rich McGeorge		Offensive Linemen 57 Derrel Gofourth 69 Leotis Harris 71 Melvin Jackson 68 Greg Koch 56 Rick Nuzum 73 Gerald Skinner Defensive Linemen 70 Bob Barber 75 Carl Barzilauskas 77 Mike Butler 78 Ezra Johnson 63 Terry Jones 74 Dave Roller		Linebackers 60 John Anderson 53 Francis Chesley 65 Mike Douglass 51 Jim Gueno 55 Michael Hunt 58 Daniel Johsnon 66 Paul Rudzinski 52 Gary Weaver Defensive Backs 28 Willie Buchanon 24 Johnnie Gray 38 Estus Hood 46 Steve Luke 29 Mike McCoy 36 Howard Sampson Special Teams 11 David Beverly 13 Chester Marcol Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Awards and records

• Terrell Middleton, NFC Leader, Touchdowns

References

• Sportsencyclopedia.com