1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Rollie Dotsch | Offensive Line |
| Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
| Tom Moore | Receivers |
| George Perles | Defensive Coordinator |
| Paul Uram | Administrative Assistant |
| Dick Walker | Defensive Assistant |
| Woody Widenhofer | Linebackers/Secondary |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1979 | A | Buffalo Bills | 15-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 34370 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1979 | H | New York Giants | 10-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 46624 | |
| Fri | 8/17/1979 | A | New York Jets | 27-14 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 46159 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1979 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-16 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64543 | |
| Mon | 9/3/1979 | A | New England Patriots | 16-13 | W | OT | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60978 |
| Sun | 9/9/1979 | H | Houston Oilers | 38-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49792 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1979 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-21 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50416 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1979 | H | Baltimore Colts | 17-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49483 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1979 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-17 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 70352 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1979 | A | Cleveland Browns | 51-35 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 81260 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1979 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-34 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52381 | |
| Mon | 10/22/1979 | H | Denver Broncos | 42-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49699 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1979 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 14-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50199 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1979 | H | Washington Redskins | 38-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49462 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1979 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 30-3 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 70132 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1979 | A | San Diego Chargers | 7-35 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 52426 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1979 | H | Cleveland Browns | 33-30 | W | OT | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48773 |
| Sun | 12/2/1979 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 37-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 46521 | |
| Mon | 12/10/1979 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-20 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 55293 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1979 | H | Buffalo Bills | 28-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48002 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/30/1979 | H | Miami Dolphins | 34-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50214 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/6/1980 | H | Houston Oilers | 27-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50475 | |
| Super Bowl XIV | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/20/1980 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 31-19 | W | Pasadena, CA | Rose Bowl | 103985 | |
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 |
| Anthony Anderson | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 197 | 23 | Temple | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Anderson | 30 | CB | 5-11 | 188 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Matt Bahr | 9 | K | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| John Banaszak | 76 | RDE | 6-3 | 242 | 29 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Tom Beasley | 65 | LDE-DT | 6-5 | 248 | 25 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 5 |
| Theo Bell | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Arizona | 13 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB-FB | 5-11 | 205 | 33 | Notre Dame | 16 | 7 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 31 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Larry Brown | 79 | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 30 | Kansas | 15 | 14 |
| Robin Cole | 56 | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | New Mexico | 13 | 8 |
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | P | 6-2 | 183 | 25 | Cleveland State JC; Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Courson | 77 | ROG-LOG | 6-1 | 270 | 24 | South Carolina | 16 | 9 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Clemson | 15 | 7 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 35 | Allen | 13 | 12 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 25 | Salem | 1 | 0 |
| Thom Dornbrook | 63 | LOG-C | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Kentucky | 16 | 1 |
| Gary Dunn | 67 | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 270 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 15 |
| Steve Furness | 64 | RDT | 6-4 | 255 | 29 | Rhode Island | 12 | 2 |
| Tom Graves | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Michigan State | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 33 | North Texas | 15 | 15 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 33 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 12 | 11 |
| Randy Grossman | 84 | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Temple | 16 | 9 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 31 | Penn State | 15 | 15 |
| Franco Harris | 32 | FB | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | Penn State | 15 | 15 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 27 | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Baylor | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 29 | LCB | 5-10 | 200 | 23 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 11 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 32 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 12 |
| Mike Kruczek | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Boston College | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 58 | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 27 | Kent State | 16 | 15 |
| Rick Moser | 38 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Rhode Island | 16 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 72 | ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 30 | Southern California | 15 | 11 |
| Ted Petersen | 66 | LOT-ROT-C | 6-5 | 241 | 24 | Eastern Illinois | 16 | 6 |
| Donnie Shell | 31 | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 27 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Smith | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Michigan | 15 | 4 |
| John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 27 | Alabama A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Lynn Swann | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 27 | Southern California | 13 | 11 |
| J.T. Thomas | 24 | FS-LCB | 6-2 | 196 | 28 | Florida State | 14 | 13 |
| Sidney Thornton | 38 | RB | 5-11 | 230 | 25 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 13 | 10 |
| Loren Toews | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 28 | California | 11 | 0 |
| Zack Valentine | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 22 | East Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 23 | FS | 6-1 | 200 | 30 | Western Illinois | 8 | 7 |
| Mike Webster | 52 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 27 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Dwight White | 78 | DE | 6-4 | 253 | 30 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 53 | RLB-MLB | 6-0 | 228 | 24 | Arkansas | 16 | 10 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 48 | LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Louisville | 16 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 28 | Greg Hawthorne | RB | Baylor |
| 2 | 56 | Zack Valentine | LB | East Carolina |
| 4 | 86 | Russell Davis | RB | Michigan |
| 4 | 110 | Calvin Sweeney | WR | Southern California |
| 5 | 137 | Dwaine Board | DE | North Carolina A&T State |
| 6 | 157 | Bill Murrell | TE | Winston-Salem State |
| 6 | 161 | Dwayne Woodruff | DB | Louisville |
| 6 | 165 | Matt Bahr | K | Penn State |
| 7 | 192 | Bruce Kimball | G | Massachusetts |
| 8 | 220 | Tom Graves | LB | Michigan State |
| 9 | 248 | Rick Kirk | DE | Denison |
| 10 | 275 | Tod Thompson | TE | Brigham Young |
| 11 | 303 | Charlie Moore | C | Wichita State |
| 12 | 322 | Ed Smith | LB | Vanderbilt |
| 12 | 330 | Mike Almond | WR | Northwestern State (Louisiana) |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 89 | 114 | 62 | 145 | 6 | 416 |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 104 | 53 | 48 | 0 | 262 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 337 | 141 | 179 | 17 | 106/235 45.1% | / % | 108 | 866 | |
| Opponents Totals | 260 | 95 | 135 | 30 | 76/247 30.8% | / % | 94 | 732 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 0 | 50 | 52 | 96.2 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 104 |
| Franco Harris | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Sidney Thornton | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| John Stallworth | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Lynn Swann | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jim Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rick Moser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dennis Winston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 52 | 50 | 52 | 96.2 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 416 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 28 | 31 | 90.3 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 262 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 6/11 | 7/13 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 1 | 46 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 6/11 | 7/13 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 5/8 | 4/9 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 267 | 1186 | 4.4 | 71t | 11 |
| Sidney Thornton | 118 | 585 | 5.0 | 75 | 6 |
| Rocky Bleier | 92 | 434 | 4.7 | 70t | 4 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 28 | 123 | 4.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Anthony Anderson | 18 | 118 | 6.6 | 31 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Mike Kruczek | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 561 | 2603 | 4.6 | 75 | 25 |
| Opponents Totals | 506 | 1709 | 3.4 | 34 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 472 | 259 | 54.9 | 188 | 3724 | 7.9 | 14.4 | 65t | 26 | 5.5 | 25 | 5.3 | 24 | 196 | 3528 | 77.0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 6 | 153 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 26 | 127 | 67.3 |
| Team Totals | 492 | 272 | 55.3 | 194 | 3877 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 65t | 26 | 5.3 | 26 | 5.3 | 27 | 222 | 3655 | 76.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 480 | 226 | 47.1 | 227 | 2912 | 6.1 | 12.9 | 64t | 19 | 4.0 | 27 | 5.6 | 49 | 351 | 2561 | 56.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallworth | 70 | 1183 | 16.9 | 65t | 8 |
| Lynn Swann | 41 | 808 | 19.7 | 65 | 5 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 36 | 512 | 14.2 | 28t | 4 |
| Franco Harris | 36 | 291 | 8.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 31 | 277 | 8.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 17 | 243 | 14.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Sidney Thornton | 16 | 231 | 14.4 | 32 | 4 |
| Randy Grossman | 12 | 217 | 18.1 | 54 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 272 | 3877 | 14.3 | 65t | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 226 | 2912 | 12.9 | 64t | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lambert | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Mel Blount | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Banaszak | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 200 | 7.4 | 51* | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 401 | 15.4 | 77t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Colquitt | 68 | 2733 | 40.2 | 61 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 276 | 2297 | 33.8 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 2733 | 40.2 | 61 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 276 | 2297 | 33.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 100 | 3995 | 40.0 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 523 | 3352 | 33.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Smith | 16 | 1 | 146 | 9.1 | 38 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 45 | 7 | 378 | 8.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 3 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Thom Dornbrook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 11 | 523 | 8.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 10 | 276 | 8.9 | 68 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | 34 | 732 | 21.5 | 44 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 13 | 200 | 15.4 | 26 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Robin Cole | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 987 | 19.4 | 44 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 1668 | 20.6 | 38 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Furness | 7.0 | |
| L.C. Greenwood | 6.5 | |
| John Banaszak | 5.5 | |
| Gary Dunn | 5.0 | |
| Joe Greene | 5.0 | |
| Jack Ham | 4.5 | |
| Donnie Shell | 4.0 | |
| Jack Lambert | 3.5 | |
| Robin Cole | 2.5 | |
| Loren Toews | 2.0 | |
| Dwight White | 1.0 | |
| Dennis Winston | 1.0 | |
| Tom Beasley | 1.0 | |
| Zack Valentine | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 49.0 | 351.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27.0 | 222.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Anderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Banaszak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Courson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thom Dornbrook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Furness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Webster | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 29 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 2 |
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