1978 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Leeman Bennett (9-7)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

1978 Atlanta Falcons Roster
1978 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Falcons eked out just 240 points, and the defense allowed 290. Steve Bartkowski threw for 2,489 yards. Wallace Francis paced pass catchers, hauling in 45 passes for 695 yards. Alfred Jackson provided receiving help also.

Bubba Bean ran for a team-best 707 yards for Atlanta, and Haskel Stanback additionally aided the ground game.

Rolland Lawrence snatched 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Leeman Bennett coached the team. The 1978 Atlanta Falcons lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Bartkowski	369	187	50.7	2489	6.7	10	2.7	18	4.9	71	39	349	61.1
June Jones	79	34	43.0	394	5.0	1	1.3	4	5.1	38	17	132	41.9
Bubba Bean	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	449	221	49.2	2883	6.4	11	2.4	23	5.1	71	56	481

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bubba Bean	193	707	3.7	25	3
Haskel Stanback	188	588	3.1	26	5
Ricky Patton	68	206	3.0	15	1
Ray Strong	30	99	3.3	14	2
Steve Bartkowski	33	60	1.8	8	2
Mike Esposito	7	21	3.0	7	0
Dennis Pearson	1	1	1.0	1	0
June Jones	10	-3	-0.3	17	0
George Franklin	1	-8	-8.0	-8	0
Wallace Francis	2	-11	-5.5	-5	0
Totals	533	1660	3.1	26	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wallace Francis	45	695	15.4	54	3
Billy Ryckman	45	679	15.1	59	2
Jim Mitchell	32	366	11.4	24	2
Bubba Bean	31	209	6.7	38	1
Alfred Jackson	26	526	20.2	71	2
Haskel Stanback	12	108	9.0	20	0
Ricky Patton	10	90	9.0	32	1
Ray Strong	7	56	8.0	21	0
Dennis Pearson	5	71	14.2	23	0
Mike Esposito	3	10	3.3	4	0
Alfred Jenkins	2	28	14.0	22	0
James Wright	2	26	13.0	18	0
George Franklin	1	19	19.0	19	0
Totals	221	2883	13.0	71	11

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tim Mazzetti	18	18	100.0	16	13	81.2	57
Fred Steinfort	9	8	88.9	10	3	30.0	17
Totals	27	26	96.3	26	16	61.5	74

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John James	109	4227	38.8	57
Totals	109	4227	38.8	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Billy Ryckman	28	227	8.1	38
Alfred Jackson	11	89	8.1	32
Rolland Lawrence	1	17	17.0	17
Rick Byas	2	12	6.0	12
Totals	42	345	8.2	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dennis Pearson	25	662	26.5	100	1
George Franklin	11	258	23.5	33	0
Alfred Jackson	11	225	20.5	30	0
Tom Pridemore	4	71	17.8	20	0
Ray Strong	3	50	16.7	23	0
James Wright	2	31	15.5	16	0
Edgar Fields	2	21	10.5	20	0
Jim Mitchell	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	59	1332	22.6	100	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rolland Lawrence	6	76	12.7	44
Rick Byas	2	37	18.5	32
Frank Reed	1	38	38.0	38
Wilson Faumuina	1	7	7.0	7
Ray Easterling	1	1	1.0	1
Tom Pridemore	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	12	159	13.2	44

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Frank Reed		0	0	5	13
Dewey McClain			0	4	0
Bubba Bean			7	4	0
Steve Bartkowski			7	3	-9
Tom Pridemore		0	0	3	-7	0
Dave Scott			0	2	0	0
Billy Ryckman			4	2	0
R.C. Thielemann			0	2	0	0
Rolland Lawrence		0	1	2	16	0
Rick Byas		0	0	2	0
Mike Kenn			0	2	0	0
Robert Pennywell			0	2	0	0
Fulton Kuykendall			0	1	0	0
George Franklin			1	1	0	0
Jim Mitchell			2	1	10
Ralph Ortega			0	1	0	0
Warren Bryant			0	1	0	0
Claude Humphrey			0	1	0	0
Mike Esposito			0	1	0	0
Ron McCartney			0	1	0	0
Mike Lewis			0	1	0	0
Wallace Francis			0	1	0
Jim Bailey			0	1	0	0
Phil McKinnely			0	1	0	0
Bob Glazebrook			0	1	0	0
Greg Brezina			0	1	0	0
June Jones			4	0	-12	0
Ray Strong			1	0	0
Ricky Patton			6	0	0
Haskel Stanback			5	0	0
Alfred Jackson			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	41	47	11	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tim Mazzetti									13	18	0			57
Haskel Stanback	5	0							0	0	0			30
Bubba Bean	3	1							0	0	0			24
Wallace Francis	0	3							0	0	0			18
Fred Steinfort									3	8	0			17
Jim Mitchell		2		0					0	0	0			12
Alfred Jackson		2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Billy Ryckman		2	0						0	0	0			12
Ricky Patton	1	1							0	0	0			12
Steve Bartkowski	2								0	0	0			12
Ray Strong	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Dennis Pearson	0	0		1					0	0	0			6
Rick Byas			0			0		1	0	0	0			6
Tom Moriarty								1	0	0	0			6
Frank Reed						0			0	0	0		1	2
Dewey McClain									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	13	11	0	1	0	0	0	2	16	26	0	0	2	240