1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 14-2-0 .875 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
| Tom Moore | Receivers |
| George Perles | Defensive Coordinator |
| Lou Riecke | Strength |
| Paul Uram | Administrative Assistant |
| Dick Walker | Defensive Assistant |
| Woody Widenhofer | Linebackers/Secondary |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1978 | A | Baltimore Colts | 22-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 37437 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1978 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 13-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 46444 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1978 | A | New York Giants | 6-13 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 43339 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1978 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 13-16 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 59747 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1978 | A | Buffalo Bills | 28-17 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 64147 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 21-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48277 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 28-3 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 50260 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1978 | H | Cleveland Browns | 15-9 | W | OT | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49573 |
| Sun | 10/1/1978 | A | New York Jets | 28-17 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 52058 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1978 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 31-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48202 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | A | Cleveland Browns | 34-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 81302 | |
| Mon | 10/23/1978 | H | Houston Oilers | 17-24 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48021 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1978 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 27-24 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48185 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1978 | H | New Orleans Saints | 20-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48525 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1978 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 7-10 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 63089 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1978 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-6 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47578 | |
| Mon | 11/27/1978 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 24-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 51657 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1978 | A | Houston Oilers | 13-3 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 54261 | |
| Sat | 12/9/1978 | H | Baltimore Colts | 35-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 41957 | |
| Sat | 12/16/1978 | A | Denver Broncos | 21-17 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74104 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/30/1978 | H | Denver Broncos | 33-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48921 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/7/1979 | H | Houston Oilers | 34-5 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49417 | |
| Super Bowl XIII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/21/1979 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 35-31 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 79484 | |
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 |
| Fred Anderson | 69 | DE-DT | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Oregon State; Prairie View A&M | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Anderson | 30 | RCB | 5-11 | 188 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 1 |
| John Banaszak | 76 | RDT-RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 242 | 28 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 15 |
| Tom Beasley | 65 | RDT-LDE | 6-5 | 248 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 15 | 2 |
| Theo Bell | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Arizona | 16 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 32 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 30 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 30 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Larry Brown | 79 | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 29 | Kansas | 8 | 5 |
| Robin Cole | 56 | RLB-LLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | New Mexico | 16 | 8 |
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | P | 6-2 | 183 | 24 | Cleveland State JC; Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Courson | 77 | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 23 | South Carolina | 16 | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Clemson | 6 | 6 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 34 | Allen | 16 | 16 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 24 | Salem | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 21 | FS | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Minnesota | 16 | 2 |
| Gary Dunn | 67 | RDT | 6-3 | 270 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 1 |
| Steve Furness | 64 | RDT | 6-4 | 255 | 28 | Rhode Island | 10 | 5 |
| Wentford Gaines | 36 | CB | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Ferrum JC; Tennessee Tech; Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Gerela | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 30 | New Mexico State | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 32 | North Texas | 16 | 16 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 32 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| Randy Grossman | 84 | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Temple | 16 | 10 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 30 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Johnson | 29 | LCB | 5-10 | 200 | 22 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 31 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Kruczek | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Boston College | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 58 | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 26 | Kent State | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Mandich | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 214 | 30 | Michigan | 10 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 28 | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 39 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 22 | Rhode Island | 15 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 72 | ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 29 | Southern California | 16 | 15 |
| Ray Oldham | 25 | S | 5-11 | 192 | 27 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Petersen | 66 | C-OT | 6-5 | 241 | 23 | Eastern Illinois | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Pinney | 74 | ROT | 6-4 | 274 | 24 | Washington | 13 | 11 |
| Randy Reutershan | 40 | WR | 5-10 | 182 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 31 | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 26 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Smith | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Michigan | 9 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 26 | Alabama A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Lynn Swann | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Nat Terry | 41 | CB | 5-11 | 165 | 22 | Florida State | 6 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 38 | RB | 5-11 | 230 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 16 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 51 | RLB | 6-3 | 220 | 27 | California | 11 | 10 |
| Mike Wagner | 23 | FS | 6-1 | 200 | 29 | Western Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Webster | 52 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 26 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Dwight White | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 29 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 15 | 11 |
| Dennis Winston | 53 | LB | 6-0 | 228 | 23 | Arkansas | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 22 | Ron Johnson | DB | Eastern Michigan |
| 2 | 49 | Willie Fry | DE | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 76 | Craig Colquitt | P | Tennessee |
| 4 | 101 | Larry Anderson | DB | Louisiana Tech |
| 6 | 160 | Randy Reutershan | WR | Pittsburgh |
| 7 | 187 | Mark Dufresne | TE | Nebraska |
| 8 | 208 | Rick Moser | RB | Rhode Island |
| 8 | 214 | Andre Keys | WR | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) |
| 9 | 241 | Lance Reynolds | OT | Brigham Young |
| 10 | 268 | Doug Becker | LB | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 276 | Tom Jurich | K | Northern Arizona |
| 11 | 279 | Nat Terry | DB | Florida State |
| 11 | 300 | Tom Brzoza | C | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | 327 | Brad Carr | LB | Maryland |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 63 | 135 | 76 | 76 | 6 | 356 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 63 | 57 | 69 | 0 | 195 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 316 | 133 | 149 | 34 | 111/233 47.6% | / % | 109 | 948 | |
| Opponents Totals | 265 | 106 | 119 | 40 | 90/231 39.0% | / % | 109 | 987 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 44 | 45 | 97.8 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 0 | 80 |
| Lynn Swann | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| John Stallworth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Franco Harris | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Sidney Thornton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 46 | 44 | 45 | 97.8 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 0 | 356 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 195 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 1 | 44 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 3/9 | 3/8 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 1 | 44 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 3/9 | 3/8 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 7/11 | 3/6 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 310 | 1082 | 3.5 | 37 | 8 |
| Rocky Bleier | 165 | 633 | 3.8 | 24 | 5 |
| Sidney Thornton | 71 | 264 | 3.7 | 27 | 2 |
| Rick Moser | 42 | 153 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 32 | 93 | 2.9 | 17 | 1 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 641 | 2297 | 3.6 | 37 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 513 | 1774 | 3.5 | 30 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 368 | 207 | 56.3 | 141 | 2915 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 70 | 28 | 7.6 | 20 | 5.4 | 21 | 222 | 2693 | 84.7 |
| Mike Kruczek | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 4 | 46 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 17.8 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 380 | 212 | 55.8 | 146 | 2961 | 7.8 | 14.0 | 70 | 28 | 7.4 | 22 | 5.8 | 25 | 262 | 2699 | 81.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 442 | 221 | 50.0 | 194 | 2755 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 49 | 10 | 2.3 | 27 | 6.1 | 44 | 361 | 2394 | 51.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 61 | 880 | 14.4 | 62 | 11 |
| John Stallworth | 41 | 798 | 19.5 | 70 | 9 |
| Randy Grossman | 37 | 448 | 12.1 | 26 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 17 | 168 | 9.9 | 32 | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 16 | 321 | 20.1 | 48 | 2 |
| Jim Smith | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 29t | 2 |
| Theo Bell | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 15t | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 24 | 1 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 0 | 1 | 1L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 212 | 2961 | 14.0 | 70 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 221 | 2755 | 12.5 | 49 | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dungy | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 65 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 289 | 10.7 | 65 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 212 | 9.6 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Colquitt | 66 | 2642 | 40.0 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 239 | 2323 | 35.2 |
| Team Totals | 66 | 2642 | 40.0 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 239 | 2323 | 35.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 3228 | 39.4 | 60 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 451 | 2657 | 32.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Reutershan | 20 | 0 | 148 | 7.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 21 | 2 | 152 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 9 | 0 | 65 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nat Terry | 7 | 0 | 80 | 11.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 58 | 2 | 451 | 7.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 9 | 239 | 6.3 | 42 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | 37 | 930 | 25.1 | 95t | 1 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Gerry Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 1043 | 23.7 | 95t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 1336 | 22.3 | 42 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| L.C. Greenwood | 8.5 | |
| Joe Greene | 4.5 | |
| Loren Toews | 4.5 | |
| Gary Dunn | 4.0 | |
| Jack Ham | 4.0 | |
| Jack Lambert | 3.5 | |
| Donnie Shell | 3.0 | |
| John Banaszak | 3.0 | |
| Robin Cole | 2.0 | |
| Mike Wagner | 2.0 | |
| Dwight White | 2.0 | |
| Dennis Winston | 1.0 | |
| Tom Beasley | 1.0 | |
| Ray Oldham | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 44.0 | 361.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25.0 | 262.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Theo Bell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| Steve Courson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Furness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Kolb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Moser | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Pinney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 1 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Webster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Dwight White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 1 |
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