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Chuck Noll
Charles Henry Noll
Position: LB-G-C
Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: January 5, 1932 in Cleveland, OH
College: Dayton (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 20th round (239th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1993
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Coaching Results
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Rank | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 37 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 4 | |||||
| 1970 | 38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 3 | |||||
| 1971 | 39 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2 | |||||
| 1972 | 40 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 41 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 42 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Super Bowl Champions |
| 1975 | 43 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Super Bowl Champions |
| 1976 | 44 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 45 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 46 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Super Bowl Champions |
| 1979 | 47 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Super Bowl Champions |
| 1980 | 48 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3 | |||||
| 1981 | 49 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2 | |||||
| 1982 | 50 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 52 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2 | |||||
| 1986 | 54 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3 | |||||
| 1987 | 55 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 3 | |||||
| 1988 | 56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 4 | |||||
| 1989 | 57 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 58 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 1 | |||||
| 1991 | 59 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2 | |||||
| 23 yrs | 342 | 193 | 148 | 1 | .566 | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1.9 | Avg Finish |
Games over .500: 45
Super Bowl Wins: 4
Overall Championships: 4
Conference Championships: 4
Division Championships: 11
Team's Ranks
Team Ranks in various categories, Lower ALWAYS indicates better performance.
| Overall | Offense | Rushing Off | Passing Off | Defense | Rushing Def | Passing Def | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tm | Tms | WL% | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | Yds | Pts | GvA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FL | Att | Yds | TD | Int | NY/A | Yds | Pts | TkA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FR | Att | Yds | TD | Int | nY/A |
| 1969 | PIT | 16 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 12 |
| 1970 | PIT | 26 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 11 |
| 1971 | PIT | 26 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 24 |
| 1972 | PIT | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1973 | PIT | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1974 | PIT | 26 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | PIT | 26 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1976 | PIT | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 1977 | PIT | 28 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| 1978 | PIT | 28 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 1979 | PIT | 28 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | PIT | 28 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 18 |
| 1981 | PIT | 28 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| 1982 | PIT | 28 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 12 |
| 1983 | PIT | 28 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 1984 | PIT | 28 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 1985 | PIT | 28 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 8 |
| 1986 | PIT | 28 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 15 |
| 1987 | PIT | 28 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 1988 | PIT | 28 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 28 |
| 1989 | PIT | 28 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| 1990 | PIT | 28 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 | PIT | 28 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 21 |
| 23 yrs | %tile | 67 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 61 | 42 | 70 | 72 | 64 | 66 | 42 | 34 | 40 | 56 | 48 | 49 | 65 | 63 | 74 | 61 | 75 | 72 | 79 | 60 | 39 | 52 | 58 | 81 | 59 | |
Coaching History
| Year | Age | Level | Employer | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | Defensive Assistant |
| 1961 | 29 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | Defensive Assistant |
| 1962 | 30 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | Defensive Assistant |
| 1963 | 31 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | Defensive Assistant |
| 1964 | 32 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | Defensive Assistant |
| 1965 | 33 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | Defensive Assistant |
| 1966 | 34 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | Defensive Backfield |
| 1967 | 35 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | Defensive Backfield |
| 1968 | 36 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | Defensive Backfield |
| 1969 | 37 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1970 | 38 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1971 | 39 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1972 | 40 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1973 | 41 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1974 | 42 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1975 | 43 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1976 | 44 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1977 | 45 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1978 | 46 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1979 | 47 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1980 | 48 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1981 | 49 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1982 | 50 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1983 | 51 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1984 | 52 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1985 | 53 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1986 | 54 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1987 | 55 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1988 | 56 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1989 | 57 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1990 | 58 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
| 1991 | 59 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Head Coach |
Worked For
NFL head coaches this coach worked under in his career.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Sid Gillman | Defensive Assistant |
| Don Shula | Defensive Backfield |
Employed
NFL head coaches who worked under this coach.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Bud Carson | Defensive Coordinator |
| Tony Dungy | Defensive Assistant, Defensive Backs, Defensive Coordinator |
| John Fox | Defensive Backs |
| Rod Rust | Defensive Coordinator |
| Joe Walton | Offensive Coordinator |
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