1978 Awards Voting
NFL AP MVP Voting
Games | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | 36.0 | 42.9% | 16 | 16 | 207 | 368 | 2915 | 28 | 20 | 32 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | RB | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 33.0 | 39.3% | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 1450 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | QB | Jim Zorn | Seattle Seahawks | 6.0 | 7.1% | 16 | 16 | 248 | 443 | 3283 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 290 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | QB | Roger Staubach | Dallas Cowboys | 4.0 | 4.8% | 15 | 15 | 231 | 413 | 3190 | 25 | 16 | 42 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year Voting
Games | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD |
1 | RB | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 47.0 | 56% | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 1450 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 0 |
2 | QB | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24.0 | 28.6% | 16 | 16 | 207 | 368 | 2915 | 28 | 20 | 32 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | QB | Jim Zorn | Seattle Seahawks | 6.0 | 7.1% | 16 | 16 | 248 | 443 | 3283 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 290 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year Voting
Games | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD |
1 | RILB | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos | 30.0 | 35.7% | 16 | 16 | 0.0 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
2 | LLB | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14.0 | 16.7% | 14 | 14 | 4.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
3 | RDT | Randy White | Dallas Cowboys | 10.5 | 12.5% | 16 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MLB | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10.0 | 11.9% | 16 | 16 | 3.5 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
5 | RDE | Al Baker | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | ROLB | Robert Brazile | Houston Oilers | 16 | 16 | 5.0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | ||
7 | RDE | Harvey Martin | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 | 14.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
8 | LILB | Steve Nelson | New England Patriots | 14 | 14 | 1.0 | 5 | 104 | 0 | ||
9 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 14 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Voting
Games | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD |
1 | RB | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 82.5 | 98.2% | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 1450 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 0 |
2 | WR | John Jefferson | San Diego Chargers | 1.0 | 1.2% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 1001 | 13 |
3 | QB | Doug Williams | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | .5 | 0.6% | 10 | 10 | 73 | 194 | 1170 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Voting
Games | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD |
1 | RDE | Al Baker | Detroit Lions | 61.0 | 72.6% | 16 | 16 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | RDE | Ross Browner | Cincinnati Bengals | 16.0 | 19% | 11 | 9 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL AP Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Jack Patera | Seattle Seahawks | 25.0 | 29.8% | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | Walt Michaels | New York Jets | 21.0 | 25% | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Dick Vermeil | Philadelphia Eagles | 13.0 | 15.5% | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost WC |
4 | Bum Phillips | Houston Oilers | 9.0 | 10.7% | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost Conf |
5 | Leeman Bennett | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Div | ||
6 | Don Coryell | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
7 | Chuck Fairbanks | New England Patriots | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Div | ||
8 | Tom Landry | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost SB | ||
9 | Chuck Noll | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Won SB | ||
10 | Don Shula | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost WC | ||
11 | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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