1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-3-1 .750 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
Bud Carson | Defensive Coordinator |
Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
George Perles | Defensive Line |
Dan Radakovich | Offensive Line |
Lionel Taylor | Receivers |
Woody Widenhofer | Linebackers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/3/1974 | A | New Orleans Saints | 26-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 45339 | |
Mon | 8/12/1974 | H | Chicago Bears | 50-21 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 42325 | |
Sat | 8/17/1974 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 33-30 | W | OT | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 25002 |
Sat | 8/24/1974 | H | New York Giants | 17-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50056 | |
Fri | 8/30/1974 | A | Washington Redskins | 21-19 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 42327 | |
Thu | 9/5/1974 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 41-15 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 43900 | |
Sun | 9/15/1974 | H | Baltimore Colts | 30-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48890 | |
Sun | 9/22/1974 | A | Denver Broncos | 35-35 | T | OT | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 50858 |
Sun | 9/29/1974 | H | Oakland Raiders | 0-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48304 | |
Sun | 10/6/1974 | A | Houston Oilers | 13-7 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 30049 | |
Sun | 10/13/1974 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 34-24 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 65517 | |
Sun | 10/20/1974 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-16 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48100 | |
Mon | 10/28/1974 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 24-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48094 | |
Sun | 11/3/1974 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47996 | |
Sun | 11/10/1974 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-17 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57532 | |
Sun | 11/17/1974 | A | Cleveland Browns | 26-16 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77195 | |
Mon | 11/25/1974 | A | New Orleans Saints | 28-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 69010 | |
Sun | 12/1/1974 | H | Houston Oilers | 10-13 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 41195 | |
Sun | 12/8/1974 | A | New England Patriots | 21-17 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 52107 | |
Sat | 12/14/1974 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 27-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 42878 | |
AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 12/22/1974 | H | Buffalo Bills | 32-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48321 | |
AFC Championship | |||||||||
Sun | 12/29/1974 | A | Oakland Raiders | 24-13 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53515 | |
Super Bowl IX | |||||||||
Sun | 1/12/1975 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 16-6 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 80997 |
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 | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Jimmy Allen | 46 | RCB-LCB | 6-2 | 194 | 22 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; UCLA | 14 | 1 |
Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 28 | Notre Dame | 12 | 7 |
Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | Southern University | 13 | 13 |
Ed Bradley | 38 | MLB | 6-2 | 239 | 24 | Wake Forest | 10 | 0 |
Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 26 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 7 |
Larry Brown | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
Jim Clack | 50 | ROG-LOG-C | 6-3 | 250 | 27 | Wake Forest | 13 | 9 |
Dick Conn | 22 | RS-LS | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Georgia | 12 | 0 |
Charlie Davis | 77 | RDT-LDT | 6-2 | 275 | 23 | Texas Christian | 14 | 0 |
Sam Davis | 57 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 30 | Allen | 11 | 10 |
Steve Davis | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 216 | 26 | Delaware State | 14 | 6 |
Rick Druschel | 73 | LOG | 6-2 | 248 | 22 | North Carolina State | 11 | 0 |
Glen Edwards | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
John Fuqua | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 28 | Morgan State | 9 | 2 |
Steve Furness | 64 | RDT-LDE-LDT-RDE | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | Rhode Island | 14 | 1 |
Reggie Garrett | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | New Mexico Highlands; Eastern Michigan | 14 | 0 |
Roy Gerela | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | New Mexico State | 14 | 0 |
Joe Gilliam | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 187 | 24 | Tennessee State | 9 | 6 |
Gordon Gravelle | 71 | ROT | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Brigham Young | 14 | 13 |
Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 28 | North Texas | 14 | 14 |
L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 28 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
Randy Grossman | 84 | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 22 | Temple | 14 | 0 |
Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 26 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
Terry Hanratty | 5 | QB | 6-1 | 206 | 26 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 |
Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Penn State | 12 | 11 |
Reggie Harrison | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 220 | 23 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Cincinnati | 4 | 0 |
Ernie Holmes | 63 | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 26 | Texas Southern | 13 | 13 |
Marv Kellum | 54 | LLB-MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Wichita State | 14 | 0 |
Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 |
Jack Lambert | 58 | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 22 | Kent State | 14 | 14 |
Frank Lewis | 43 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 27 | Grambling State | 12 | 11 |
Ray Mansfield | 56 | C | 6-3 | 252 | 33 | Washington | 14 | 13 |
John McMakin | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Clemson | 8 | 0 |
Gerry Mullins | 73 | ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 25 | Southern California | 12 | 10 |
Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Illinois | 9 | 2 |
Dave Reavis | 74 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Arkansas | 14 | 0 |
Andy Russell | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 217 | 33 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
Ron Shanklin | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 26 | Cooke County JC; North Texas | 12 | 12 |
Donnie Shell | 31 | LS-RCB | 5-11 | 198 | 22 | South Carolina State | 14 | 1 |
John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 22 | Alabama A&M | 13 | 3 |
Lynn Swann | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | Southern California | 12 | 2 |
J.T. Thomas | 24 | LCB | 6-2 | 196 | 23 | Florida State | 14 | 14 |
Loren Toews | 51 | RLB-LLB | 6-3 | 220 | 23 | California | 14 | 0 |
Mike Wagner | 23 | LS | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Western Illinois | 13 | 13 |
Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 36 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
Mike Webster | 52 | C-ROG | 6-2 | 260 | 22 | Wisconsin | 14 | 1 |
Dwight White | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 25 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 14 |
Jim Wolf | 62 | LDE | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | Prairie View A&M | 11 | 0 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 21 | Lynn Swann | WR | Southern California |
2 | 46 | Jack Lambert | LB | Kent State |
4 | 82 | John Stallworth | WR | Alabama A&M |
4 | 100 | Jimmy Allen | DB | UCLA |
5 | 125 | Mike Webster | C | Wisconsin |
6 | 149 | Jim Wolf | DE | Prairie View A&M |
6 | 150 | Rick Druschel | G | North Carolina State |
7 | 165 | Al Sitterle | OT | North Carolina State |
7 | 179 | Scott Garske | TE | Eastern Washington |
8 | 204 | Mark Gefert | LB | Purdue |
9 | 223 | Tommy Reamon | RB | Missouri |
9 | 229 | Charlie Davis | T | Texas Christian |
10 | 243 | Jim Kregel | OG | Ohio State |
10 | 254 | Dave Atkinson | DB | Brigham Young |
11 | 283 | Dickey Morton | RB | Arkansas |
12 | 308 | Hugh Lickiss | LB | Simpson |
13 | 333 | Frank Kolch | QB | Eastern Michigan |
14 | 358 | Bruce Henley | DB | Rice |
15 | 387 | Larry Hunt | DT | Iowa State |
16 | 412 | Octavus Morgan | LB | Illinois |
17 | 437 | Larry Moore | DE | Angelo State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 69 | 102 | 78 | 56 | 0 | 305 |
Opponents Totals | 41 | 74 | 44 | 30 | 0 | 189 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 251 | 136 | 98 | 17 | 89/227 39.2% | / % | 104 | 978 | |
Opponents Totals | 200 | 87 | 83 | 30 | 68/208 32.7% | / % | 76 | 575 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy Gerela | 0 | 33 | 35 | 94.3 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 0 | 93 |
Franco Harris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Frank Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Preston Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Steve Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Lynn Swann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Rocky Bleier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
John Fuqua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Joe Gilliam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Reggie Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gerry Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ron Shanklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
John Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
J.T. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
L.C. Greenwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 35 | 33 | 35 | 94.3 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 1 | 305 |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 189 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy Gerela | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 1 | 45 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 8/12 | 4/7 | 0/1 |
Team Totals | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 1 | 45 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 8/12 | 4/7 | 0/1 |
Opponents Totals | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franco Harris | 208 | 1006 | 4.8 | 54 | 5 |
Rocky Bleier | 88 | 373 | 4.2 | 18 | 2 |
Preston Pearson | 70 | 317 | 4.5 | 53 | 4 |
Steve Davis | 71 | 246 | 3.5 | 22 | 2 |
Terry Bradshaw | 34 | 224 | 6.6 | 34 | 2 |
John Fuqua | 50 | 156 | 3.1 | 14 | 2 |
Joe Gilliam | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
Reggie Harrison | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 15 | 1 |
Frank Lewis | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
Lynn Swann | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Terry Hanratty | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
John Stallworth | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
Team Totals | 546 | 2417 | 4.4 | 54 | 19 |
Opponents Totals | 472 | 1608 | 3.4 | 47t | 7 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Gilliam | 212 | 96 | 45.3 | 108 | 1274 | 6.0 | 13.3 | 61t | 4 | 1.9 | 8 | 3.8 | 7 | 79 | 1195 | 55.4 |
Terry Bradshaw | 148 | 67 | 45.3 | 73 | 785 | 5.3 | 11.7 | 56 | 7 | 4.7 | 8 | 5.4 | 10 | 104 | 681 | 55.2 |
Terry Hanratty | 26 | 3 | 11.5 | 18 | 95 | 3.7 | 31.7 | 35 | 1 | 3.8 | 5 | 19.2 | 1 | 13 | 82 | 15.5 |
Team Totals | 386 | 166 | 43.0 | 199 | 2154 | 5.6 | 13.0 | 61t | 12 | 3.1 | 21 | 5.4 | 18 | 196 | 1958 | 48.9 |
Opponents Totals | 339 | 147 | 43.4 | 167 | 1872 | 5.5 | 12.7 | 52 | 14 | 4.1 | 25 | 7.4 | 52 | 406 | 1466 | 44.3 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Lewis | 30 | 365 | 12.2 | 31t | 4 |
Franco Harris | 23 | 200 | 8.7 | 31t | 1 |
Ron Shanklin | 19 | 324 | 17.1 | 35 | 1 |
Larry Brown | 17 | 190 | 11.2 | 35 | 1 |
John Stallworth | 16 | 269 | 16.8 | 56 | 1 |
Randy Grossman | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 32 | 0 |
Lynn Swann | 11 | 208 | 18.9 | 54 | 2 |
Steve Davis | 11 | 152 | 13.8 | 61t | 1 |
Preston Pearson | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 31 | 0 |
Rocky Bleier | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 24 | 0 |
John Fuqua | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
Gerry Mullins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
Reggie Harrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 166 | 2154 | 13.0 | 61t | 12 |
Opponents Totals | 147 | 1872 | 12.7 | 52 | 14 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glen Edwards | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 59 | 1 |
J.T. Thomas | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
Jack Ham | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
Mel Blount | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 52t | 1 |
Jack Lambert | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
Mike Wagner | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
Joe Greene | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Marv Kellum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 25 | 320 | 12.8 | 59 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 21 | 222 | 10.6 | 39 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Walden | 78 | 3040 | 39.0 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 413 | 31.6 | |
Team Totals | 78 | 3040 | 39.0 | 65 | 0 | 413 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 91 | 3749 | 41.2 | 62 | 0 | 774 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lynn Swann | 41 | 3 | 577 | 14.1 | 69 | 1 |
Glen Edwards | 16 | 0 | 128 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
Dick Conn | 10 | 0 | 69 | 6.9 | 18 | 0 |
Team Totals | 67 | 3 | 774 | 11.6 | 69 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 47 | 4 | 413 | 8.8 | 74 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Davis | 12 | 269 | 22.4 | 34 | 0 | |
Preston Pearson | 12 | 258 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 | |
Mel Blount | 5 | 152 | 30.4 | 60 | 0 | |
Reggie Harrison | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 | |
Rocky Bleier | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 35 | 0 | |
Glen Edwards | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | |
Lynn Swann | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | |
Dick Conn | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
Jimmy Allen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 42 | 901 | 21.5 | 60 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 56 | 1275 | 22.8 | 45 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Ernie Holmes | 11.5 | |
L.C. Greenwood | 11.0 | |
Joe Greene | 9.0 | |
Dwight White | 8.5 | |
Andy Russell | 5.0 | |
Steve Furness | 3.0 | |
Jack Lambert | 2.0 | |
Jack Ham | 1.0 | |
Marv Kellum | 0.5 | |
Loren Toews | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 52.0 | 406.0 |
Opponents Totals | 18.0 | 196.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rocky Bleier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mel Blount | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Clack | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Glen Edwards | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |
Reggie Garrett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Gilliam | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 | |
Gordon Gravelle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Greene | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
L.C. Greenwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Terry Hanratty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Franco Harris | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Jon Kolb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Lambert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
Frank Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John McMakin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lynn Swann | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
J.T. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Loren Toews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 33 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 134 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 38 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 |
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