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1972 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 343 points (24.5/g), 5th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 175 points (12.5/g), 2nd.
Differential of 168 points (12.0/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.6-2.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by Chuck Noll (11-3-0)
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1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1972 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 13 | PIT | Franco Harris HOF | RB | 13 | 1972 | 1984 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 173 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2949 | 12120 | 91 | 307 | 2287 | 9 | Penn State |
| 2 | 38 | PIT | Gordon Gravelle | T | 8 | 1972 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96 | BYU | |||||||||||
| 3 | 63 | PIT | John McMakin | TE | 5 | 1972 | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 673 | 4 | Clemson | |||||
| 4 | 80 | PIT | Lorenzo Brinkley | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 88 | PIT | Ed Bradley | LB | 7 | 1972 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | Wake Forest | |||||||||||
| 5 | 113 | PIT | Steve Furness | DT | 10 | 1972 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 106 | Rhode Island | |||||||||||
| 6 | 143 | PIT | Dennis Meyer | DB | 1 | 1973 | 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Arkansas State | |||||||||||
| 7 | 159 | PIT | Joe Colquitt | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas State | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 168 | PIT | Robert Kelly | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson State | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 193 | PIT | Stahle Vincent | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rice | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 217 | PIT | Don Kelley | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clemson | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 243 | PIT | Bob Brown | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tampa | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 273 | PIT | Joe Gilliam | QB | 4 | 1972 | 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 147 | 331 | 2103 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 64 | 1 | Tennessee State | |||
| 12 | 298 | PIT | Ron Curl | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan State | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 323 | PIT | Ernie Messmer | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Villanova | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 348 | PIT | Tommy Durrance | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 368 | PIT | John Hulecki | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 373 | PIT | Charles Harrington | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wichita State | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 403 | PIT | Nate Hawkins | WR | 1 | 1975 | 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 0 | UNLV | ||||||||
| 17 | 428 | PIT | Ron Linehan | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Idaho | |||||||||||||||