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1978 Season Recap

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The 1978 New England Patriots, coached by Hank Bullough (0-1-0) and Ron Erhardt (0-1-0) and Chuck Fairbanks (11-4-0), lost the Division Championship after finishing the NFL regular season in 1st place in the AFC East with a 11-5 record.

1978 Patriots

1978 New England PatriotsPatriots

Lost Division Championship

11-5 (.688)

1st place in NFL AFC East

Head Coach

Hank Bullough (0-1-0)
Ron Erhardt (0-1-0)
Chuck Fairbanks (11-4-0)

General Manager

Chuck Fairbanks

Team Owner

Billy Sullivan

Stadium

Schaefer Stadium

Attendance

478,978 total
59,872 per game

1978 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 18 Bob Cryder G

2 50 Matt Cavanaugh QB

3 77 Carlos Pennywell WR

4 102 Dwight Wheeler T

5 129 Bill Matthews LB

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Recap

Lost Division Championship

1978 Draft Picks

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