The 1978 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where 90 Canadian football

Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...

 players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with the Toronto Argonauts

Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

 being the only team to make no picks during this stage of the draft.

Territorial exemptions

Calgary Stampeders

Calgary Stampeders

The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...

  Miles Gorrell

Miles Gorrell

Miles Gorrell is a former all star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The five-time divisional All-Star and two-time Outstanding Lineman finalist sits fourth in the record books for games played from 1978 to 1996 for the Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Rough Riders, Montreal Concordes,...

  DT Ottawa

Calgary Stampeders Robert Lubig  G Montana State

Montana State Bobcats football

The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships...

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

  Rocky DiPietro

Rocky Dipietro

Rocky DiPietro is a former Canadian Football League receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. During his 14 year career as a slotback and wide receiver, DiPietro became the CFL's all-time pass reception leader in 1989 and had a career total of 706 receptions for 9,762 yards and 45 touchdowns...

  TB Ottawa

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bruce Holland  DT Wilfrid Laurier

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west...

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ted Kogler  LB Waterloo

Waterloo Warriors

The Waterloo Warriors are the athletic teams that represent the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The Warriors have found success over certain spans in football, hockey, rugby, golf and basketball among others, and the Warriors have won national championships in hockey ,...

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

  Rodney Besler  T Utah

Utah Utes football

The Utah Utes football program is a college football team that currently competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I and represents the University of Utah. The Utah college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Rice–Eccles...

Saskatchewan Roughriders Doug Redl  G Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Huskies

The University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by Canadian Interuniversity...

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...

  Leo Ezerins

Leo Ezerins

Leo Ezerins , was a linebacker who played eleven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was a part of the Tiger-Cats 1986 Grey Cup winning team....

  TE Whitworth

Whitworth University

Whitworth University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Spokane, Washington, United States, that offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a variety of academic disciplines. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church...

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bernie Morrison

Bernie Morrison

Bernie Morrison is a former professional Canadian football linebacker who played eleven seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.-References:...

  LB Manitoba

Manitoba Bisons

The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football and soccer teams play their games at University Stadium, which also serves as the location of track & field events...

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Tim Allan  G Toronto

British Columbia Lions

British Columbia Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

  John Blake  G San Jose State

San José State Spartans

The San Jose State Spartans is the name of the athletic teams representing San Jose State University. SJSU sports teams compete in the Western Athletic Conference at the NCAA Division I level...

British Columbia Lions Phil Luke  DE Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser may refer to:Universities:* Simon Fraser University, a university named for the explorer in British Columbia* Simon Fraser Clan, the athletic program of Simon Fraser UniversityLords Lovat:...

Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

  Dick Bakker  T Queen's

Queen's Golden Gaels

The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus....

Ottawa Rough Riders Bruce Walker  WR Windsor

Windsor Lancers

The Windsor Lancers are the varsity athletic teams that represent the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.The Lancers compete in Ontario University Athletics as part of Canadian Interuniversity Sport ....

Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...

  Joe Poplawski

Joe Poplawski

Joe Poplawski is a former professional Canadian football receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League from 1978 to 1986....

  WR Alberta

Alberta Golden Bears

The Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The women's teams are known as the Alberta Pandas.-History:...

Edmonton Eskimos Dave Willox  DE Alberta

Montreal Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...

  Rene Deschamps  DT Calgary

Calgary Dinos

The Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or...

Montreal Alouettes Craig Labbett  TE Western Ontario

Western Ontario Mustangs

The Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada...

1st Round

1. Calgary Stampeders Dave Kirzinger  DT Ottawa

2. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bob O'Doherty  WR Queen's

3. British Columbia Lions Rick Goltz

Rick Goltz

Ricardo Eugene Goltz is a former NFL and CFL player.He played his college football at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. In 1978 he was drafted by his hometown B.C. Lions with the 3rd overall pick in the CFL draft. During the 1987 NFL strike, he was signed as a replacement...

  DT Simon Fraser

4. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Evan Jones  TE British Columbia

UBC Thunderbirds

The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are one of the most successful teams in the CIS, though a few of their teams are members of the U.S...

5. Toronto Argonauts

Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

  Mark Brown  TB Guelph

Guelph Gryphons

The Guelph Gryphons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west division.-Varsity...

6. Montreal Alouettes Neil Quilter  OT British Columbia

7. Ottawa Rough Riders Dan Taylor  TB Iowa Central

Iowa Central Community College

Iowa Central Community College is a community college located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States, with satellite campuses in Webster City and Storm Lake. It was created in 1966 by the merger of Fort Dodge Community College with two other nearby schools....

8. Edmonton Eskimos Rick Dundas  LB Whitworth

9. Montreal Alouettes Phil Noble  LB Western Ontario

2nd Round

10. Calgary Stampeders Rob Kochel  DB Western Ontario

11. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Larry Colbey  T Simon Fraser

12. Montreal Alouettes Gary Boecheler  G Saskatchewan

13. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bob Stracina  WR Acadia

Acadia Axemen

In their history, the Axemen Canadian football teams have appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, winning two of those in 1979 and in 1981...

14. Montreal Alouettes Jerry Friesen  LB Saskatchewan

15. British Columbia Lions Tom Schultz  LB Simon Fraser

16. Montreal Alouettes Bob Hultgren  WR McMaster

McMaster Marauders

The McMaster Marauders are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Athletics at McMaster is currently managed by the university's student affairs, under their athletics & recreation department. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario...

17. Edmonton Eskimos Rick Bellamy  G Wilfrid Laurier

18. Montreal Alouettes Ty Morris  WR Puget Sound

3rd Round

19. Calgary Stampeders Dave Allen  DE Bishop's

Bishop's Gaiters

The Bishop's Gaiters is the name of the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Although their logo and mascot suggest the term stems from the word alligator, "Gaiter" actually refers to a boot covering worn by Anglican bishops up until the...

20. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Angelo Castallan  DT Toronto

21. Saskatchewan Roughriders Les McFarlane  DB Saskatchewan

22. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Vaughn Wright  TB Guelph

23. Toronto Argonauts Jerry Gulyes  K Wilfrid Laurier

24. Edmonton Eskimos Gerry Palmer  DB Carleton

Carleton Ravens

The Carleton Ravens football team is a future varsity team that was approved for 2013 membership on July 6, 2011. The team will be a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, returning football to Carleton University after a 15-year absence...

25. Montreal Alouettes Bill O'Bryan  C Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers

The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers are part of the Pacific-12 Conference . Oregon State's mascot is Benny the Beaver...

26. Edmonton Eskimos Paul Watson  K Washington State

Washington State Cougars

The Washington State Cougars are the athletic teams at Washington State University; the term applies to any of the school's varsity teams. Washington State University is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, which participates in the NCAA Division I...

27. Calgary Stampeders Gary Tom  WR McMaster

4th Round

28. Calgary Stampeders Mike Karpow  K Waterloo

29. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dave Stumpf  T Toronto

30. Saskatchewan Roughriders Maurice Butler  WR Simon Fraser

31. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Julian Hanlon  G Ottawa

32. Toronto Argonauts John Greenough  DT McMaster

33. British Columbia Lions Phil Roberts  LB McGill

McGill Redmen

The McGill Redmen CIS football team is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1898. The team has appeared in three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1969, 1973 and 1987, with the Redmen finally winning the title in the 1987 game...

34. Ottawa Rough Riders Phil Battaglia  LB New Brunswick

UNB Varsity Reds

The UNB Varsity Reds are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.The Varsity Reds compete in the following sports: men's and women's basketball, men's hockey, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, swimming...

35. Edmonton Eskimos Jim Hole  G Alberta

36. Montreal Alouettes Sandy Gray  DB Ottawa

5th Round

37. Calgary Stampeders Mark Moors

Mark Moors

Mark Moors is a former offensive lineman who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League from 1980 to 1989 for the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Rough Riders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and he won one Grey Cup with Winnipeg.-External links:*...

  G Acadia

38. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill Levine  DT Toronto

39. Saskatchewan Roughriders Mike Hume  TB Concordia

Concordia Stingers

The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically, in the Quebec Student Sports Federation and the Quebec University Football League...

40. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dave Neber  DE British Columbia

41. Toronto Argonauts Tim Jones  WR Simon Fraser

42. British Columbia Lions Barry Dobson  TE McGill

43. Ottawa Rough Riders Lindon Davidson  T Ottawa

44. Edmonton Eskimos Richard Foggo  DB Calgary

45. Montreal Alouettes Kerry Powell  HB Queen's

6th Round

46. Calgary Stampeders Bob Dear  G Calgary

47. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Yves Leclerc  QB Ottawa

48. Saskatchewan Roughriders Mike Lamborn  DB Saskatchewan

49. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Steve Davis  DT Bishop's

50. Toronto Argonauts Tim Jones  C Simon Fraser

51. British Columbia Lions John Tietzen  WR Alberta

52. Ottawa Rough Riders Dave Yurincich  DT Wilfrid Laurier

53. Edmonton Eskimos Mark Coflin  G Alberta

54. Montreal Alouettes Henry Svec  DT Western Ontario

7th Round

55. Calgary Stampeders Jim Mossop  DB Toronto

56. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mike Katarincic  DB Wilfrid Laurier

57. Saskatchewan Roughriders Daniel Graham  LB McGill

58. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gord Bone  TE Manitoba

59. Toronto Argonauts Clark Johnson  WR Concordia

60. British Columbia Lions Bill Hole  DT Alberta

61. Ottawa Rough Riders Tom Barbeau  TB McGill

62. Edmonton Eskimos Dave Zacharko  LB Alberta

63. Montreal Alouettes Clarence Coleman  TB Ottawa

8th Round

64. Calgary Stampeders Cam Prange  C Waterloo

65. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dan Medwin  TE Ottawa

66. Saskatchewan Roughriders Tim Molnar  TB Saskatchewan

67. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Duane Hysop  QB Manitoba

68. Toronto Argonauts Stan Strecker  DB Guelph

69. British Columbia Lions Don Guy  DB Alberta

70. Ottawa Rough Riders Mike Lyriotokis  DT Prince Edward Island

UPEI Panthers

The UPEI Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The UPEI Panthers have teams playing in the Atlantic University Sport conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport , including men's...

71. Edmonton Eskimos Wes McHarg  DB Alberta

72. Montreal Alouettes Eris Salvatori TB McGill