1978 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Hank Bullough (0-1)
Coach: Ron Erhardt (0-1)
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (11-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

1978 New England Patriots Roster
1978 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

New England piled up points with 358 points, while the defense yielded 286. Sam Cunningham rushed for a team-best 768 yards for the Patriots, while Andy Johnson and Horace Ivory additionally aided the ground game.

Steve Grogan passed for 2,824 yards. Russ Francis caught 39 passes, while Stanley Morgan accumulated 820 receiving yards, while Harold Jackson and Sam Cunningham were targeted regularly, too.

Mike Haynes picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Hank Bullough, Ron Erhardt and Chuck Fairbanks coached the team. The 1978 New England Patriots 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 Grogan	362	181	50.0	2824	7.8	15	4.1	23	6.4	75	21	184	63.6
Tom Owen	26	15	57.7	182	7.0	0	0.0	2	7.7	23	3	22	47.3
Andy Johnson	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	390	196	50.3	3006	7.7	15	3.8	25	6.4	75	24	206

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sam Cunningham	199	768	3.9	52	8
Horace Ivory	141	693	4.9	28	11
Andy Johnson	147	675	4.6	52	3
Steve Grogan	81	539	6.7	31	5
Don Calhoun	76	391	5.1	73	1
James McAlister	19	77	4.1	16	2
Stanley Morgan	2	11	5.5	6	0
Harold Jackson	1	7	7.0	7	0
Mosi Tatupu	3	6	2.0	3	0
Jerrel Wilson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Don Westbrook	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	671	3165	4.7	73	30

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Russ Francis	39	543	13.9	53	4
Harold Jackson	37	743	20.1	57	6
Stanley Morgan	34	820	24.1	75	5
Sam Cunningham	31	297	9.6	31	0
Andy Johnson	26	267	10.3	31	0
Horace Ivory	14	122	8.7	18	0
Don Hasselbeck	7	107	15.3	24	0
Don Westbrook	3	38	12.7	19	0
Don Calhoun	3	29	9.7	15	0
Carlos Pennywell	1	28	28.0	28	0
James McAlister	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	196	3006	15.3	75	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
David Posey	31	29	93.5	22	11	50.0	62
John Smith	7	6	85.7	1	1	100.0	9
Nick Lowery	7	7	100.0	1		0.0	7
Jerrel Wilson	1		0.0				0
Totals	46	42	91.3	24	12	50.0	78

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerrel Wilson	54	1921	35.6	57
Mike Patrick	7	216	30.9	47
Totals	61	2137	35.0	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Stanley Morgan	32	335	10.5	48
Mike Haynes	14	183	13.1	35
Dick Conn	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	47	520	11.1	48

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Raymond Clayborn	27	636	23.6	60
James McAlister	10	186	18.6	32
Horace Ivory	7	165	23.6	33
Don Westbrook	7	125	17.9	33
Dick Conn	1	26	26.0	26
Mosi Tatupu	1	17	17.0	17
Stanley Morgan	1	17	17.0	17
Dwight Wheeler	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	55	1172	21.3	60

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Haynes	6	123	20.5	50	1
Steve Nelson	5	104	20.8	37	0
Raymond Clayborn	4	72	18.0	44	0
Doug Beaudoin	3	25	8.3	13	0
Tim Fox	2	10	5.0	10	0
Dick Conn	1	24	24.0	24	0
Steve Zabel	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	358	16.3	50	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Steve Nelson		0	0	4	0	0
Steve Zabel		0	0	3	0	0
Rod Shoate			0	3	0	0
Ray Hamilton			0	3	0	0
Andy Johnson			4	2	0
Horace Ivory			5	2	0
John Hannah			0	2	0	0
Steve Grogan			9	2	-24
Ray Costict			0	2	0	0
Richard Bishop			0	2	0
Tim Fox		0	0	1	0
Russ Francis			1	1	0
Don Westbrook			0	1	0	0
Tony McGee			0	1	0	0
Raymond Clayborn		0	0	1	0	0
Ernie Holmes			0	1	0	0
Jerrel Wilson			1	1	-13	0
Don Calhoun			1	0	0
Mike Haynes		0	1	0	0
Stanley Morgan			6	0	0
James McAlister			3	0	0
Sam Cunningham			4	0	0
Totals	0	0	35	32	-37	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Horace Ivory	11	0		0					0	0	0			66
David Posey									11	29	0			62
Sam Cunningham	8	0							0	0	0			48
Harold Jackson	0	6							0	0	0			36
Stanley Morgan	0	5	0	0					0	0	0			30
Steve Grogan	5								0	0	0			30
Russ Francis		4							0	0	0			24
Andy Johnson	3	0							0	0	0			18
James McAlister	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
John Smith									1	6	0			9
Nick Lowery									0	7	0			7
Don Calhoun	1	0							0	0	0			6
Mike Haynes			0			1			0	0	0			6
Tim Fox						0			0	0	0		1	2
Richard Bishop									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	30	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	42	0	0	2	358