1978 Detroit Lions season
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1978 Detroit Lions season
| 1978 Detroit Lions season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Monte Clark | ||||||
| Home field | Pontiac Silverdome | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 7-9 | ||||||
| Division Place | 3rd NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1978 Detroit Lions season was the 47th season in franchise history. Under new head coach and former NFL player Monte Clark, the Lions continue to struggle with mediocrity finishing in third place again with a less than stellar record of 7-9.
This season would also be the swan song for starting quarterback Greg Landry's stellar ten year career in Detroit, as in the offseason was shipped to the Baltimore Colts for or 1979 fourth round pick (#88-Ulysses Norris), 1979 fifth round pick (#131-Walt Brown), 1980 third round pick (#62-Mike Friede), in a rebuilding process begun by head coach Monte Clark.[1][2]
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Contents
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Offseason
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 3, 1978 | Green Bay Packers | L 13-7 |
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| 2 | September 9, 1978 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 15-7 |
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| 3 | September 17, 1978 | Chicago Bears | L 19-0 |
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| 4 | September 24, 1978 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 28-16 |
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| 5 | October 1, 1978 | at Green Bay Packers | L 35-14 |
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| 6 | October 8, 1978 | Washington Redskins | L 21-19 |
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| 7 | October 15, 1978 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14-0 |
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| 8 | October 22, 1978 | San Diego Chargers | W 31-14 |
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| 9 | October 29, 1978 | at Chicago Bears | W 21-17 |
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| 10 | November 5, 1978 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17-7 |
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| 11 | November 12, 1978 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 34-23 |
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| 12 | November 19, 1978 | at Oakland Raiders | L 29-17 |
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| 13 | November 23, 1978 | Denver Broncos | W 17-14 |
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| 14 | December 3, 1978 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 21-14 |
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| 15 | December 9, 1978 | Minnesota Vikings | W 45-14 |
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| 16 | December 17, 1978 | San Francisco 49ers | W 33-14 |
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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
| 1978 Detroit Lions roster | ||||||
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| Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive Backs Special Teams |
Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics |
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Awards and records
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References
- ^ Daytona Beach Journal, sports article April 30, 1979.
- ^ 1979 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, ProSportsTransactions.com, accessed March 31, 2012.
- Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference
- Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com
- Detroit Lions on The Football Database
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Baltimore | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Buffalo | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | Los Angeles | ||
| Miami | Houston | Oakland | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
| NY Jets | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | ||||
| 1978 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XIII | |||||||
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