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1978 New England Patriots Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 11-5-0, 1st in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Hank Bullough (0-1-0) (co-coach with Ron Erhardt 0-1-0) and Chuck Fairbanks (11-4-0)

Points For: 358 (22.4/g) 4th of 28

Points Against: 286 (17.9/g) 13th of 28

Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9

SRS: 5.00 (5th of 28), SOS: .50

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 14-31 vs. Houston Oilers

Offensive Coordinator: Ron Erhardt

Defensive Coordinator: Hank Bullough

Other Notable Asst.: Raymond Berry (Receivers), Jim Ringo (Offensive Line), Fritz Shurmur (Defensive Line) and Charlie Sumner (Linebackers)

Stadium: Schaefer Stadium

Founder/Principal Owner: Billy Sullivan

Head Coach/de facto General Manager: Chuck Fairbanks

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1200

Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	358	5965	1085	5.5	46	21	322	196	390	2800	15	25	6.8	125	671	3165	30	4.7	181	92	852	16
Opp. Stats	286	4615	971	4.8	43	21	258	235	425	2763	21	22	6.0	143	511	1852	14	3.6	100	81	683	15
Lg Rank Offense	4	1			22	21	3		17	9	18	19	1		1	1	1	1
Lg Rank Defense	13	9			8	3	6		11	21	23	13	21		5	4	9	6

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 3	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-1		Washington Redskins	14	16	21	326	165	161	3	14	324	175	149	2
2	Sun	September 10	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-1	@	St. Louis Cardinals	16	6	21	441	172	269	4	9	193	136	57	3
3	Mon	September 18	9:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-2		Baltimore Colts	27	34	23	429	223	206	4	15	361	265	96	4
4	Sun	September 24	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-2	@	Oakland Raiders	21	14	22	404	197	207	4	14	236	153	83	3
5	Sun	October 1	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-2		San Diego Chargers	28	23	19	299	198	101	1	18	322	162	160	3
6	Sun	October 8	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-2		Philadelphia Eagles	24	14	22	394	189	205	4	17	293	186	107	4
7	Sun	October 15	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-2	@	Cincinnati Bengals	10	3	19	298	162	136	2	17	279	206	73	3
8	Sun	October 22	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		6-2		Miami Dolphins	33	24	24	393	168	225	2	20	333	189	144	2
9	Sun	October 29	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-2		New York Jets	55	21	26	529	289	240	1	20	276	172	104	2
10	Sun	November 5	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-2	@	Buffalo Bills	14	10	20	332	53	279	3	15	247	107	140	3
11	Sun	November 12	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		8-3		Houston Oilers	23	26	16	274	130	144	4	24	322	194	128	4
12	Sun	November 19	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-3	@	New York Jets	19	17	18	324	99	225	2	12	208	139	69	3
13	Sun	November 26	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		10-3	@	Baltimore Colts	35	14	15	460	232	228	2	18	300	155	145	3
14	Sun	December 3	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		10-4	@	Dallas Cowboys	10	17	16	363	150	213	3	17	329	230	99	1
15	Sun	December 10	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		11-4		Buffalo Bills	26	24	24	403	154	249	3	16	307	123	184	2
16	Mon	December 18	9:00PM ET	boxscore	L		11-5	@	Miami Dolphins	3	23	16	296	219	77	4	12	285	171	114	1
		Playoffs
Division	Sun	December 31	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		11-6		Houston Oilers	14	31	15	263	180	83	3	21	344	170	174	1

Passing

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Steve Grogan	25	QB	16	16	11-5-0	181	362	50.0	2824	15	4.1	23	6.4	75	7.8	5.77	15.6	176.5	63.6	21	184	5.48	6.89	4.97	3	6
2	Tom Owen	26	QB	2	0		15	26	57.7	182	0	0.0	2	7.7	23	7.0	3.54	12.1	91.0	47.3	3	22	10.34	5.52	2.41	0	0
3	Andy Johnson	26	RB	15	13		0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
	Team Totals			16	16	11-5-0	196	390	50.3	2800	15	3.8	25	6.4	75	7.7	5.59	15.3	175.0	62.2	24	206	5.80	6.76	4.77	3	6

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Tom Owen	26	QB	1	0		12	22	54.5	144	1	4.5	1	4.5	24	6.5	5.41	12.0	144.0	71.0	3	23	12.00	4.84	3.84	0	0
2	Steve Grogan	25	QB	1	1	0-1-0	3	12	25.0	38	0	0.0	2	16.7	18	3.2	-4.33	12.7	38.0	0.7	1	3	7.69	2.69	-4.23	0	0
3	Andy Johnson	26	RB	1	1		1	1	100.0	24	1	100.0	0	0.0	24	24.0	44.00	24.0	24.0	158.3	0	0	0.00	24.00	44.00	0	0
	Team Totals			1	1	0-1-0	16	35	45.7	180	2	5.7	3	8.6	24	5.9	3.17	12.9	180.0	48.0	4	26	10.26	4.62	2.18	0	0

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing & Receiving Table
						Rushing							Receiving							Scrimmage
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1	Sam Cunningham	28	FB	16	14	199	768	8	52	3.9	48.0	12.4	31	297	9.6	0	31	1.9	18.6	230	4.6	1065	8	4	PB
2	Andy Johnson	26	RB	15	13	147	675	3	52	4.6	45.0	9.8	26	267	10.3	0	31	1.7	17.8	173	5.4	942	3	4
3	Stanley Morgan	23	WR	16	16	2	11	0	6	5.5	0.7	0.1	34	820	24.1	5	75	2.1	51.3	36	23.1	831	5	6
4	Horace Ivory	24	RB	15	3	141	693	11	28	4.9	46.2	9.4	14	122	8.7	0	18	0.9	8.1	155	5.3	815	11	5
5	Harold Jackson	32	WR	16	13	1	7	0	7	7.0	0.4	0.1	37	743	20.1	6	57	2.3	46.4	38	19.7	750	6	0
6	Russ Francis	25	TE	15	15	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	39	543	13.9	4	53	2.6	36.2	39	13.9	543	4	1	PB,AP-2
7	Steve Grogan	25	QB	16	16	81	539	5	31	6.7	33.7	5.1	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	81	6.7	539	5	9
8	Don Calhoun	26	RB	14	2	76	391	1	73	5.1	27.9	5.4	3	29	9.7	0	15	0.2	2.1	79	5.3	420	1	1
9	Don Hasselbeck	23	TE	16	4	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	7	107	15.3	0	24	0.4	6.7	7	15.3	107	0	0
10	James McAlister	27	RB	16	0	19	77	2	16	4.1	4.8	1.2	1	12	12.0	0	12	0.1	0.8	20	4.5	89	2	3
11	Don Westbrook	25	WR	16	0	1	-2	0	-2	-2.0	-0.1	0.1	3	38	12.7	0	19	0.2	2.4	4	9.0	36	0	0
12	Carlos Pennywell	22	WR	16	0	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	1	28	28.0	0	28	0.1	1.8	1	28.0	28	0	0
13	Mosi Tatupu	23	RB	16	0	3	6	0	3	2.0	0.4	0.2	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	3	2.0	6	0	0
14	Jerrel Wilson	37	P	14	0	1	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.1	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	1
	Team Totals			16	16	671	3165	30	73	4.7	197.8	41.9	196	3006	15.3	15	75	12.3	187.9	867	7.1	6171	45	34

Rushing & Receiving Table
						Rushing							Receiving							Scrimmage
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1	Russ Francis	25	TE	1	1	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	8	101	12.6	1	24	8.0	101.0	8	12.6	101	1	0
2	Sam Cunningham	28	FB	1	1	10	42	0	8	4.2	42.0	10.0	3	28	9.3	0	15	3.0	28.0	13	5.4	70	0	0
3	Stanley Morgan	23	WR	1	1	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	2	37	18.5	0	19	2.0	37.0	2	18.5	37	0	0
4	Andy Johnson	26	RB	1	1	6	14	0	4	2.3	14.0	6.0	2	16	8.0	0	11	2.0	16.0	8	3.8	30	0	0
5	Harold Jackson	32	WR	1	1	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	1	24	24.0	1	24	1.0	24.0	1	24.0	24	1	0
6	Steve Grogan	25	QB	1	1	1	16	0	16	16.0	16.0	1.0	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	1	16.0	16	0	0
7	Horace Ivory	24	RB	1	0	3	11	0	6	3.7	11.0	3.0	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	3	3.7	11	0	0
	Team Totals			1	1	20	83	0	16	4.2	83.0	20.0	16	206	12.9	2	24	16.0	206.0	36	8.0	289	2	0

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Defense & Fumbles

Defense & Fumbles Table
						Def Interceptions				Fumbles
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Sfty	Awards
1	Raymond Clayborn	23	LCB	16	16	4	72	0	44	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
2	Tim Fox	25	FS	16	16	2	10	0	10	0	1	0	0	0.0	1
3	Steve Grogan	25	QB	16	16	0	0	0	0	9	2	-24	0	0.0	0
4	Ray Hamilton	27	NT	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.0	0
5	John Hannah	27	LG	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-1
6	Mike Haynes	25	RCB	16	16	6	123	1	50	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-2
7	Stanley Morgan	23	WR	16	16	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Richard Bishop	28	RDE	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.0	1
9	Russ Francis	25	TE	15	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-2
10	Sam Hunt	27	RILB	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0
11	Mel Lunsford	28	LDE	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	0
12	Rod Shoate	25	ROLB	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.0	0
13	Sam Cunningham	28	FB	16	14	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	PB
14	Steve Nelson	27	LILB	14	14	5	104	0	37	0	4	0	0	1.0	0
15	Doug Beaudoin	24	SS	15	13	3	25	0	13	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Andy Johnson	26	RB	15	13	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0.0	0
17	Steve Zabel	30	LOLB	11	11	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.0	0
18	Ray Costict	23	LB	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.0	0
19	Horace Ivory	24	RB	15	3	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0.0	0
20	Don Calhoun	26	RB	14	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Tony McGee	29	DE	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11.5	0
22	Dick Conn	27	DB	15	0	1	24	0	24	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Mike Hawkins	23	LB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0
24	Ernie Holmes	30	NT	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
25	James McAlister	27	RB	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
26	Don Westbrook	25	WR	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
27	Jerrel Wilson	37	P	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-13	0	0.0	0
	Team Totals			16	16	22	358	1	50	35	32	-37	0	39.0	2

Defense & Fumbles Table
						Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	PD	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Comb	Sfty	Awards
1	Doug Beaudoin	24	SS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	0	0
2	Richard Bishop	28	RDE	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	0	0
3	Tim Fox	25	FS	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
4	Leon Gray	27	LT	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
5	Mike Haynes	25	RCB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
6	Steve Zabel	30	LOLB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	0	0
7	Tom Owen	26	QB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
8	Don Westbrook	25	WR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
	Team Totals			1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.9	0	0

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