1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 12-2-0 .857 |
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/1/1975 | A | College All-Stars | 21-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 54562 | |
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48977 | |
| Sun | 8/17/1975 | A | Oakland Raiders | 21-24 | L | Berkeley, CA | Memorial Stadium | 57937 | |
| Fri | 8/22/1975 | A | Baltimore Colts | 31-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 32081 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | A | New York Giants | 7-24 | L | Princeton, NJ | Palmer Stadium | 32185 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1975 | H | New Orleans Saints | 24-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47341 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1975 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 16-17 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 43186 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | A | San Diego Chargers | 37-0 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 35853 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | H | Buffalo Bills | 21-30 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49438 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | A | Cleveland Browns | 42-6 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 73217 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | H | Denver Broncos | 20-9 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49164 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | Chicago Bears | 34-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47579 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | A | Green Bay Packers | 16-13 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 52258 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 30-24 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 58418 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | H | Houston Oilers | 24-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49960 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 28-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48803 | |
| Mon | 11/24/1975 | A | Houston Oilers | 32-9 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49947 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1975 | A | New York Jets | 20-7 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 52618 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | H | Cleveland Browns | 31-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47962 | |
| Sat | 12/13/1975 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 35-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48889 | |
| Sat | 12/20/1975 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 3-10 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 69389 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/27/1975 | H | Baltimore Colts | 28-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49053 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/4/1976 | H | Oakland Raiders | 16-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49103 | |
| Super Bowl X | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/18/1976 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 21-17 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80187 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jimmy Allen | 45 | LCB | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| John Banaszak | 76 | LB | 6-3 | 242 | 25 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 29 | Notre Dame | 11 | 11 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Bradley | 38 | MLB | 6-2 | 239 | 25 | Wake Forest | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Brown | 36 | RCB-LCB-LS-RS | 6-1 | 197 | 22 | Michigan | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | Kansas | 14 | 13 |
| Jim Clack | 50 | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 28 | Wake Forest | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Collier | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 22 | Morgan State | 14 | 0 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | ROG-LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 31 | Allen | 14 | 1 |
| Glen Edwards | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
| John Fuqua | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 29 | Morgan State | 14 | 3 |
| Steve Furness | 64 | LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 255 | 25 | Rhode Island | 14 | 6 |
| Reggie Garrett | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 24 | New Mexico Highlands; Eastern Michigan | 14 | 3 |
| Roy Gerela | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | New Mexico State | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Gilliam | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 187 | 25 | Tennessee State | 4 | 0 |
| Gordon Gravelle | 71 | ROT | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Brigham Young | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 29 | North Texas | 10 | 9 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 29 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| Randy Grossman | 84 | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Temple | 14 | 1 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 27 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Hanratty | 5 | QB | 6-1 | 206 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Reggie Harrison | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 220 | 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Cincinnati | 14 | 0 |
| Ernie Holmes | 63 | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Texas Southern | 13 | 13 |
| Marv Kellum | 54 | LLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Wichita State | 14 | 0 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 |
| Jack Lambert | 58 | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Kent State | 14 | 14 |
| Frank Lewis | 43 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 28 | Grambling State | 10 | 4 |
| Ray Mansfield | 56 | C | 6-3 | 252 | 34 | Washington | 14 | 13 |
| Gerry Mullins | 72 | ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 26 | Southern California | 14 | 13 |
| Dave Reavis | 74 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Arkansas | 10 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 217 | 34 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Donnie Shell | 31 | LS | 5-11 | 198 | 23 | South Carolina State | 14 | 2 |
| John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 23 | Alabama A&M | 11 | 9 |
| Lynn Swann | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Southern California | 14 | 12 |
| J.T. Thomas | 24 | LCB | 6-2 | 196 | 24 | Florida State | 14 | 14 |
| Loren Toews | 51 | RLB | 6-3 | 220 | 24 | California | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 23 | LS | 6-1 | 200 | 26 | Western Illinois | 12 | 12 |
| Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 37 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Webster | 52 | C-LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 23 | Wisconsin | 14 | 1 |
| Dwight White | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 26 | East Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 26 | Dave Brown | DB | Michigan |
| 2 | 51 | Bob Barber | DE | Grambling State |
| 3 | 78 | Walter White | TE | Maryland |
| 4 | 104 | Harold Evans | LB | Houston |
| 5 | 130 | Brent Sexton | DB | Elon |
| 6 | 156 | Marvin Crenshaw | T | Nebraska |
| 7 | 182 | Wayne Mattingly | T | Colorado |
| 8 | 190 | Tom Kropp | LB | Nebraska-Kearney |
| 8 | 208 | Al Humphrey | DE | Tulsa |
| 9 | 222 | Gene Clark | G | UCLA |
| 9 | 234 | Bruce Reimer | RB | North Dakota State |
| 10 | 247 | Kirk Heyer | DT | Nebraska-Kearney |
| 10 | 260 | Archie Gray | WR | Wyoming |
| 11 | 286 | Randy Little | TE | West Liberty |
| 12 | 312 | Greg Murphy | DE | Penn State |
| 13 | 338 | Bob Gaddis | WR | Mississippi Valley State |
| 14 | 364 | Mike Collier | RB | Morgan State |
| 15 | 371 | Jim Thatcher | WR | Langston |
| 15 | 390 | Marty Smith | DT | Louisville |
| 16 | 415 | Miller Bassler | TE | Houston |
| 17 | 442 | Stan Hegener | G | Nebraska |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 63 | 118 | 81 | 111 | 373 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 62 | 23 | 68 | 162 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 288 | 149 | 125 | 14 | 91/204 44.6% | / % | 89 | 756 | |
| Opponents Totals | 214 | 91 | 97 | 26 | 80/217 36.9% | / % | 82 | 701 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 44 | 46 | 95.7 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 0 | 95 |
| Franco Harris | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Lynn Swann | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Mike Collier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Reggie Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Fuqua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Reggie Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gerry Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwight White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 46 | 44 | 46 | 95.7 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 1 | 373 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 162 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 0 | 42 | 4/4 | 7/7 | 5/7 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 0 | 42 | 4/4 | 7/7 | 5/7 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 5/7 | 1/6 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 262 | 1246 | 4.8 | 36 | 10 |
| Rocky Bleier | 140 | 528 | 3.8 | 17 | 2 |
| John Fuqua | 74 | 285 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 35 | 210 | 6.0 | 27 | 3 |
| Reggie Harrison | 43 | 191 | 4.4 | 17 | 3 |
| Mike Collier | 21 | 124 | 5.9 | 23 | 3 |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 581 | 2633 | 4.5 | 36 | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 431 | 1825 | 4.2 | 88t | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 286 | 165 | 57.7 | 112 | 2055 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 59 | 18 | 6.3 | 9 | 3.1 | 31 | 290 | 1765 | 88.0 |
| Joe Gilliam | 48 | 24 | 50.0 | 21 | 450 | 9.4 | 18.8 | 53 | 3 | 6.3 | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 77.6 |
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 39 | 13.0 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 109.7 |
| Team Totals | 337 | 191 | 56.7 | 134 | 2544 | 7.5 | 13.3 | 59 | 21 | 6.2 | 12 | 3.6 | 31 | 290 | 2254 | 86.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 396 | 183 | 46.2 | 186 | 2194 | 5.5 | 12.0 | 59t | 9 | 2.3 | 27 | 6.8 | 43 | 358 | 1836 | 42.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 49 | 781 | 15.9 | 43t | 11 | ||||
| Franco Harris | 28 | 214 | 7.6 | 44t | 1 | ||||
| John Stallworth | 20 | 423 | 21.2 | 59 | 4 | 0 | |||
| John Fuqua | 18 | 146 | 8.1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Frank Lewis | 17 | 308 | 18.1 | 40t | 2 | 0 | |||
| Larry Brown | 16 | 244 | 15.3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rocky Bleier | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Garrett | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 45t | 1 | 0 | |||
| Randy Grossman | 11 | 135 | 12.3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Donnie Shell | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Collier | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Harrison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 191 | 2544 | 13.3 | 59 | 21 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 183 | 2194 | 12.0 | 59t | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Blount | 11 | 121 | 11.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 65 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 47 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Jimmy Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 421 | 15.6 | 65 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 69 | 2717 | 39.4 | 67 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 199 | 33.7 | |
| Team Totals | 69 | 2717 | 39.4 | 67 | 1 | 199 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 3612 | 40.1 | 68 | 1 | 548 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 25 | 3 | 267 | 10.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Dave Brown | 22 | 9 | 217 | 9.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 7 | 1 | 64 | 9.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 54 | 13 | 548 | 10.1 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 3 | 199 | 5.5 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Collier | 22 | 523 | 23.8 | 94t | 1 | |
| Mel Blount | 8 | 139 | 17.4 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dave Brown | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 815 | 21.4 | 94t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 1304 | 20.4 | 40 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ernie Holmes | 8.5 | |
| Dwight White | 7.5 | |
| Steve Furness | 6.5 | |
| L.C. Greenwood | 6.0 | |
| Joe Greene | 3.0 | |
| Jack Ham | 3.0 | |
| Andy Russell | 3.0 | |
| Loren Toews | 2.5 | |
| John Banaszak | 2.0 | |
| Jack Lambert | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 43.0 | 358.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 290.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Banaszak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Collier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Edwards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordon Gravelle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Kellum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.T. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 2 |
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