1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 5-9-0 .357 |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Max Coley | Backfield |
| Bob Fry | Offensive Line |
| Walt Hackett | Defensive Line |
| Charlie Sumner | Defensive Backs |
| Lionel Taylor | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/8/1970 | N | Miami Dolphins | 10-16 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 11800 | |
| Sat | 8/15/1970 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 20-13 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45591 | |
| Fri | 8/28/1970 | H | New York Giants | 21-6 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 35951 | |
| Fri | 9/4/1970 | N | Boston Patriots | 31-3 | W | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 22000 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1970 | A | Oakland Raiders | 20-6 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53005 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1970 | H | Houston Oilers | 7-19 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 45538 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1970 | A | Denver Broncos | 13-16 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 50705 | |
| Sat | 10/3/1970 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-15 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 84349 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1970 | H | Buffalo Bills | 23-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 42140 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1970 | A | Houston Oilers | 7-3 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 42799 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1970 | A | Oakland Raiders | 14-31 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54423 | |
| Mon | 11/2/1970 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 38968 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1970 | H | New York Jets | 21-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50028 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1970 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50081 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1970 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-34 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 59276 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | H | Cleveland Browns | 28-9 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50214 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1970 | H | Green Bay Packers | 12-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 46418 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1970 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 16-27 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 54162 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1970 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-30 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 55252 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Adams | 85 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | San Mateo JC; Pacific | 14 | 2 |
| Chuck Allen | 58 | MLB | 6-1 | 224 | 31 | Washington | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Arndt | 71 | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Stanford; Idaho | 14 | 0 |
| Ocie Austin | 28 | RS | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | Utah State | 7 | 7 |
| Warren Bankston | 46 | RB | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Tulane | 4 | 0 |
| Fred Barry | 29 | LCB-RCB | 5-10 | 184 | 22 | Boston University | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Beatty | 37 | LS | 6-2 | 203 | 24 | North Texas | 12 | 12 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB-LCB | 6-3 | 205 | 22 | Southern University | 14 | 10 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 8 |
| John Brown | 74 | ROT | 6-2 | 250 | 31 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| Hubie Bryant | 32 | WR | 5-10 | 168 | 24 | Minnesota | 14 | 7 |
| Lee Calland | 44 | LCB-RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Cole | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Indiana | 10 | 0 |
| Carl Crennel | 31 | MLB | 6-1 | 230 | 22 | West Virginia | 3 | 0 |
| Henry Davis | 53 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 28 | Grambling State | 14 | 4 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 26 | Allen | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Fisher | 54 | MLB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Reedley JC; San Diego State | 4 | 9 |
| John Fuqua | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Kenny Graham | 24 | LS | 6-0 | 201 | 29 | Sacramento CC; Washington State | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | North Texas | 14 | 14 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Haggerty | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Hanratty | 5 | QB | 6-1 | 206 | 22 | Notre Dame | 13 | 6 |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 69 | LLB | 6-3 | 240 | 30 | Colorado | 12 | 10 |
| Chuck Hinton | 64 | RDT | 6-5 | 257 | 31 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Hoak | 42 | RB | 5-11 | 191 | 31 | Penn State | 12 | 0 |
| Dennis Hughes | 82 | TE | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Georgia | 11 | 8 |
| Dave Kalina | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 205 | 23 | Coffeyville CC; Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT-C | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Mansfield | 56 | C | 6-3 | 252 | 29 | Washington | 14 | 14 |
| Ben McGee | 60 | RDE | 6-2 | 255 | 31 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Gene Mingo | 21 | K | 6-1 | 199 | 32 | none | 10 | 0 |
| Clancy Oliver | 27 | RS-LS | 6-1 | 180 | 23 | Orange Coast JC; San Diego State | 14 | 7 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| John Rowser | 48 | LCB-RCB | 6-1 | 183 | 26 | Michigan | 7 | 4 |
| Andy Russell | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 217 | 29 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Shanklin | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 22 | Cooke County JC; North Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Rick Sharp | 73 | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 265 | 22 | Washington | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Waynesburg; Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 14 | 7 |
| John Sodaski | 49 | LS-RS | 6-1 | 214 | 22 | Villanova | 3 | 2 |
| Jon Staggers | 2 | WR | 5-10 | 186 | 22 | Missouri | 12 | 0 |
| Brian Stenger | 61 | MLB | 6-4 | 233 | 23 | Notre Dame | 7 | 0 |
| Bruce Van Dyke | 66 | ROG | 6-2 | 248 | 26 | Missouri | 14 | 13 |
| Lloyd Voss | 65 | LDE | 6-4 | 256 | 28 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 32 | Georgia | 13 | 0 |
| Clarence Washington | 67 | LDT-RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 0 |
| Allen Watson | 14 | K | 5-10 | 165 | 26 | Newport (Wales) | 4 | 0 |
| Ralph Wenzel | 62 | ROG-LOG | 6-3 | 240 | 27 | Foothill JC; San Diego State | 14 | 1 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 190 | 27 | South Carolina | 6 | 4 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | Louisiana Tech |
| 2 | 28 | Ron Shanklin | WR | North Texas |
| 3 | 53 | Mel Blount | DB | Southern University |
| 4 | 80 | Ed George | T | Wake Forest |
| 4 | 90 | Jim Evenson | RB | Oregon |
| 5 | 105 | Jon Staggers | DB | Missouri |
| 6 | 131 | Manny Barrera | LB | Kansas State |
| 6 | 155 | Clarence Kegler | T | South Carolina State |
| 7 | 157 | Danny Griffin | RB | Texas-Arlington |
| 8 | 184 | Dave Smith | WR | Indiana (Pennsylvania) |
| 9 | 209 | Carl Crennel | LB | West Virginia |
| 10 | 236 | Isaiah Brown | DB | Stanford |
| 11 | 261 | Calvin Hunt | C | Baylor |
| 12 | 288 | Rick Sharp | DT | Washington |
| 13 | 313 | Billy Main | RB | Oregon State |
| 14 | 340 | Bert Askson | LB | Texas Southern |
| 15 | 365 | Glen Keppy | DT | Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 16 | 391 | Frank Yanossy | DT | Tennessee |
| 17 | 415 | Harry Key | TE | Mississippi Valley State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33 | 76 | 50 | 51 | 210 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 65 | 82 | 62 | 272 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 206 | 84 | 97 | 25 | / % | / % | 82 | 835 | |
| Opponents Totals | 225 | 91 | 120 | 14 | / % | / % | 76 | 790 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fuqua | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Gene Mingo | 0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 0 | 32 |
| Ron Shanklin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Allen Watson | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Dennis Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Warren Bankston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dave Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chuck Beatty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 0 | 210 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 29 | 32 | 90.6 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 3 | 272 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Mingo | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 1 | 49 | 2/2 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 2/7 | 0/3 |
| Allen Watson | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 45 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 1 | 49 | 4/4 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 3/11 | 0/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 7/9 | 1/3 | 4/7 | 2/12 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fuqua | 138 | 691 | 5.0 | 85t | 7 |
| Preston Pearson | 173 | 503 | 2.9 | 30 | 2 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 32 | 233 | 7.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Warren Bankston | 26 | 122 | 4.7 | 31 | 2 |
| Dick Hoak | 40 | 115 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Hubie Bryant | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Cole | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Hanratty | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hughes | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 432 | 1715 | 4.0 | 85t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 487 | 1679 | 3.4 | 40 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Hanratty | 163 | 64 | 39.3 | 91 | 842 | 5.2 | 13.2 | 72t | 5 | 3.1 | 8 | 4.9 | 3 | 33 | 809 | 46.1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 218 | 83 | 38.1 | 111 | 1410 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 87t | 6 | 2.8 | 24 | 11.0 | 25 | 242 | 1168 | 30.4 |
| Dick Hoak | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 27t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 158.3 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 384 | 150 | 39.1 | 202 | 2312 | 6.0 | 15.4 | 87t | 12 | 3.1 | 32 | 8.3 | 28 | 275 | 2037 | 35.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 393 | 191 | 48.6 | 179 | 2555 | 6.5 | 13.4 | 65 | 21 | 5.3 | 23 | 5.9 | 26 | 238 | 2317 | 63.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Shanklin | 30 | 691 | 23.0 | 81t | 4 |
| Dave Smith | 30 | 458 | 15.3 | 87t | 2 |
| Dennis Hughes | 24 | 332 | 13.8 | 72t | 3 |
| John Fuqua | 23 | 289 | 12.6 | 57t | 2 |
| Hubie Bryant | 8 | 154 | 19.3 | 63 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 31 | 1 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Adams | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Terry Cole | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 150 | 2312 | 15.4 | 87t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 191 | 2555 | 13.4 | 65 | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Calland | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Allen | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 37 | 0 |
| John Rowser | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuck Beatty | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ocie Austin | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 266 | 11.6 | 37 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 318 | 9.9 | 57 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 75 | 3393 | 45.2 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 304 | 40.1 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 39 | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 78 | 3445 | 44.2 | 66 | 1 | 304 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 85 | 3562 | 41.9 | 61 | 0 | 281 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubie Bryant | 37 | 7 | 159 | 4.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 13 | 12 | 70 | 5.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 19 | 281 | 5.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 11 | 304 | 6.0 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Blount | 18 | 535 | 29.7 | 91 | 0 | |
| Jon Staggers | 14 | 333 | 23.8 | 46 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Rick Sharp | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Ralph Wenzel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Lee Calland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 997 | 24.9 | 91 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 1068 | 21.8 | 100 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Greene | 8.0 | |
| Lloyd Voss | 7.0 | |
| Chuck Hinton | 4.5 | |
| L.C. Greenwood | 2.5 | |
| Andy Russell | 2.0 | |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 1.5 | |
| Ben McGee | 1.5 | |
| Henry Davis | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals IND=27.5 | 26.0 | 238.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28.0 | 275.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Barry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hubie Bryant | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Calland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Hinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Dennis Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Mansfield | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ben McGee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Rowser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sodaski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Voss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 0 |
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