1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 11-3-0 .786 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/23/1972 | H | Oakland Raiders | 13-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50350 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1972 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50350 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ralph Anderson | 49 | DB | 6-1 | 180 | 23 | West Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 46 | RB | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 26 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Southern University | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Bradley | 38 | LB | 6-2 | 239 | 22 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 24 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | Kansas | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Clack | 60 | OL | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Davis | 53 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 30 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 28 | Allen | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Davis | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 216 | 24 | Delaware State | 2 | 0 |
| John Dockery | 29 | DB | 6-0 | 186 | 28 | Harvard | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 27 | LS | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Florida A&M | 2 | 2 |
| John Fuqua | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | Morgan State | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Furness | 64 | DL | 6-4 | 255 | 22 | Rhode Island | 2 | 0 |
| Roy Gerela | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | New Mexico State | 2 | 0 |
| Gordon Gravelle | 71 | OL | 6-5 | 255 | 23 | Brigham Young | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | North Texas | 2 | 2 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 26 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 24 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Hanneman | 67 | DE | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Hanratty | 5 | QB | 6-1 | 206 | 24 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Ernie Holmes | 63 | DL | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Texas Southern | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Mansfield | 56 | C | 6-3 | 252 | 31 | Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Ben McGee | 60 | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 33 | Jackson State | 2 | 2 |
| John McMakin | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Mullins | 72 | ROT | 6-3 | 244 | 23 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Barry Pearson | 26 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 22 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| John Rowser | 48 | LCB | 6-1 | 183 | 28 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Russell | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 217 | 31 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Shanklin | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 24 | Cooke County JC; North Texas | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Stenger | 61 | LB | 6-4 | 233 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Van Dyke | 66 | ROG | 6-2 | 248 | 28 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Wagner | 23 | RS | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Western Illinois | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 34 | Georgia | 2 | 0 |
| George Webster | 90 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 27 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight White | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 23 | East Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Al Young | 31 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | South Carolina State | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 30 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11/30 36.7% | / % | 1 | 5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 14/36 38.9% | / % | 4 | 34 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gerry Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 34 | 140 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 236 | 3.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 331 | 4.1 | 37 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 16 | 255 | 7.3 | 15.9 | 60t | 2 | 5.7 | 3 | 8.6 | 4 | 40 | 215 | 53.9 |
| Terry Hanratty | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 5 | 57 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 67.5 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 21 | 46.7 | 21 | 312 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 60t | 2 | 4.4 | 3 | 6.7 | 5 | 46 | 266 | 56.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 22 | 47.8 | 21 | 223 | 4.8 | 10.1 | 52 | 1 | 2.2 | 3 | 6.5 | 4 | 24 | 199 | 42.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 60t | 1 | ||
| Ron Shanklin | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Al Young | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 25 | 1 | ||
| John McMakin | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| John Fuqua | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Larry Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 21 | 312 | 14.9 | 60t | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 223 | 10.1 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 10 | 494 | 49.4 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 377 | 37.7 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 494 | 44.9 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 377 | 34.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 458 | 41.6 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 374 | 34.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 4 | 3 | 44 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 2 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight White | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| (Team) | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Bankston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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