Roster and game participation numbers courtesy the CFL. All errors or omissions not in the original source are the responsibility of CFLdb Statistics, please report them.
| Jersey | Name | Position | Experience League (Team) |
Age† | Regular GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Anderson, John | G | R (1st) | 22 | Alcorn State | 2 |
| 54 | Anthony, Charles | LB | 2nd (1st) | 26 | Southern California (USC) | 5 |
| 18 | Avery, Jeff | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Ottawa | 16 |
| 41 | Berryman, Tim | LB | 3rd (2nd) | 23 | Ottawa | 13 |
| 61 | Brandon, Charlie | G | 8th (7th) | 34 | Shaw | 11 |
| 21 | Brune, Larry | DB | 3rd (2nd) | 25 | Rice | 16 |
| 42 | Carr, Brad | LB | R (1st) | 22 | Maryland | 8 |
| 32 | Cates, Larry | HB | 5th (2nd) | 27 | Western Michigan | 8 |
| 24 | Clarkson, Ross | WR | 5th (2nd) | 26 | Simon Fraser | 12 |
| 2 | Clements, Tom | QB | 4th (4th) | 25 | Notre Dame | 16 |
| 60 | Coode, Jim | G | 5th (5th) | 26 | Michigan | 16 |
| 10 | Crepin, Peter | DB | 5th (5th) | 25 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 8 |
| 19 | Downing, Kenneth | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Missouri | 16 |
| 68 | Fanucci, Mike | DE | 4th (3rd) | 28 | Arizona State | 16 |
| 74 | Fournier, Dan | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Princeton | 13 |
| 78 | Foxx, Ron | LB | 3rd (1st) | 27 | Alabama A&M | 11 |
| 77 | Gabriel, Tony | TE | 8th (4th) | 29 | Syracuse | 16 |
| 76 | Glassford, John | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 |
| 20 | Green, Art | RB | 5th (5th) | 28 | Albany State | 16 |
| 16 | Hatanaka, Bill | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | York | 6 |
| 5 | Hay, J.T. | K | R (1st) | 23 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 16 |
| 53 | Hedges, Brian | DT | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Carleton | 16 |
| 7 | Holloway, Condredge Jr. | QB | 4th (4th) | 24 | Tennessee | 16 |
| 28 | Holmes, Richard | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Edinboro | 16 |
| 51 | Honey, Ray | TE | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Drake | 13 |
| 14 | Kunyk, Gerald | P | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Alberta | 16 |
| 58 | McGee, Doug | G | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Richmond | 16 |
| 27 | Mitchell, Mark | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Georgia | 2 |
| 30 | Murphy, Mike | FB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Ottawa | 16 |
| 22 | Nelms, Mike | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Baylor | 16 |
| 65 | Perrelli, Mark | T | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Oklahoma State | 5 |
| 73 | Piaskoski, Jim | DE | 7th (7th) | 29 | Eastern Michigan | 16 |
| 56 | Pomarico, Frank | G | 4th (2nd) | 25 | Notre Dame | 16 |
| 79 | Raines, Mike | DT | 4th (4th) | 25 | Alabama | 10 |
| 69 | Riley, Mike | DT | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Dalhousie | 16 |
| 64 | Smith, Donn | C, T | 6th (6th) | 28 | Purdue | 16 |
| 23 | Stenerson, Peter | DB, WR | 4th (4th) | 24 | Carleton | 16 |
| 17 | Tosh, Wayne | DB | 8th (8th) | 30 | Richmond | 16 |
| 67 | Turcotte, Jeff | T | 4th (4th) | 26 ‡ | Colorado | 14 |
| 66 | Walker, Cornelius | DE | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Rice | 6 |
| 34 | Widger, Mike | LB | 9th (2nd) | 29 | Virginia Tech | 12 |
† – Age at start of 1978 season (July 11, 1978).
‡ – Exact birth date unknown. Age is approximate and may be ±1 year or more.