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1974 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

1974 Super Bowl Champions

Scored 305 points (21.8/g), 6th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 189 points (13.5/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 116 points (8.3/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 10.6-3.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 5th.

Coached by Chuck Noll (10-3-1)

1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Terry Bradshaw 26 4 7 67 for 148, 785 yards, 7 td, 8 int, & 34 rushes for 224 yards and 2 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970

QB Joe Gilliam 24 2 6 96 for 212, 1,274 yards, 4 td, 8 int, & 14 rushes for 41 yards and 1 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 273rd pick / 1972

RB Rocky Bleier 28 6 0 88 rushes for 373 yards, 2 td, & 7 catches for 87 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968

FB Franco Harris* 24 2 12 208 rushes for 1,006 yards, 5 td, & 23 catches for 200 yards and 1 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972

WR Frank Lewis 27 3 12 30 catches for 365 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971

WR Ron Shanklin 26 4 0 19 catches for 324 yards, 1 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1970

TE Larry Brown 25 3 12 17 catches for 190 yards, 1 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971

LT Jon Kolb 27 5 14 1 fumble recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969

LG Sam Davis 30 7 11
LG Jim Clack 27 3 0 1 fumble recovered
C Ray Mansfield 33 11 0

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963
Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963

RG Gerry Mullins 25 3 0

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971

RT Gordon Gravelle 25 2 13 1 fumble recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1972

 Defensive Starters
LDE L.C. Greenwood*+ 28 5 14 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969

LDT Joe Greene*+ 28 5 14 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969

RDT Ernie Holmes 26 2 0

Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1971

RDE Dwight White 25 3 0

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971

LLB Jack Ham*+ 26 3 14 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971

MLB Jack Lambert 22 Rook 14 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974

RLB Andy Russell* 33 11 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963

LCB J.T. Thomas 23 1 14 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973

RCB Mel Blount 26 4 13 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970

SS Mike Wagner 25 3 0 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971

FS Glen Edwards 27 3 14 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Roy Gerela* 26 5 0 20 of 29 field goals & 33 of 35 extra points

Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969

P Bobby Walden 36 10 0 78 punts for a 39.0 average, 0 blocked

Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961

PR Lynn Swann 22 Rook 2 41 punt returns for a 14.1 average and 1 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974

KR Steve Davis 26 2 0 12 kick returns for a 22.4 average and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1971

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Jimmy Allen 22 DB 14 1 194 6-2 Pierce College (CA),UCLA 3/6/1952 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 100th pick / 1974

Rocky Bleier 28 RB 12 0 210 5-11 Notre Dame 3/5/1946 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968

Mel Blount 26 DB 13 13 205 6-3 Southern 4/10/1948 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970

Ed Bradley 24 LB 10 0 239 6-2 Wake Forest 4/22/1950 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 88th pick / 1972

Terry Bradshaw 26 QB 8 7 215 6-3 Louisiana Tech 9/2/1948 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970

Larry Brown 25 T-TE 14 12 246 6-4 Kansas 6/16/1949 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971

Jim Clack 27 C-G 13 0 250 6-3 Wake Forest 10/26/1947 3
Dick Conn 23 DB 12 0 185 6-0 Georgia 1/9/1951 Rook
Charles Davis 23 DT-NT 14 0 269 6-1 TCU 11/17/1951 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 229th pick / 1974

Sam Davis 30 G 11 11 255 6-1 Allen 7/5/1944 7
Steve Davis 26 RB 14 0 218 6-1 Delaware State 11/10/1948 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1971

Rich Druschel 22 T-G 11 0 248 6-2 North Carolina State 1/15/1952 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1974

Glen Edwards 27 DB 14 14 185 6-0 Florida A&M 7/31/1947 3
John Fuqua 28 RB 9 0 205 5-11 Morgan State 9/12/1946 5

New York Giants / 11th / 273rd pick / 1969

Steve Furness 24 DT-DE 14 1 255 6-4 Rhode Island 12/5/1950 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972

Reggie Garrett 23 WR 14 0 172 6-1 New Mexico Highlands 11/22/1951 Rook
Roy Gerela* 26 K 14 0 185 5-10 New Mexico State 4/2/1948 5

Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969

Joe Gilliam 24 QB 9 6 187 6-2 Tennessee State 12/29/1950 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 273rd pick / 1972

Gordon Gravelle 25 T 14 13 250 6-5 BYU 6/12/1949 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1972

Joe Greene*+ 28 DT 14 14 275 6-4 North Texas 9/24/1946 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969

L.C. Greenwood*+ 28 DE 14 14 245 6-6 Ark-Pine Bluff 9/8/1946 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969

Randy Grossman 22 TE 14 0 218 6-1 Temple 9/20/1952 Rook
Jack Ham*+ 26 LB 14 14 225 6-1 Penn State 12/23/1948 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971

Terry Hanratty 26 QB 3 1 210 6-1 Notre Dame 1/19/1948 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1969

Franco Harris* 24 RB 12 12 230 6-2 Penn State 3/7/1950 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972

Reggie Harrison 23 RB 4 0 218 5-11 Cincinnati 1/9/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 215th pick / 1974

Ernie Holmes 26 DT-NT 13 0 260 6-3 Texas Southern 7/11/1948 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1971

Marv Kellum 22 LB 14 0 225 6-2 Wichita State 6/23/1952 Rook
Jon Kolb 27 T-C 14 14 262 6-2 Oklahoma State 8/30/1947 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969

Jack Lambert 22 LB 14 14 220 6-4 Kent State 7/8/1952 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974

Frank Lewis 27 WR 12 12 196 6-1 Grambling State 7/4/1947 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971

Ray Mansfield 33 C-DT-LB 14 0 250 6-3 Washington 1/21/1941 11

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963
Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963

John McMakin 24 TE 8 0 232 6-3 Clemson 9/24/1950 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1972

Gerry Mullins 25 G-T 12 0 244 6-3 USC 8/24/1949 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971

Preston Pearson 29 RB 9 0 205 6-1 Illinois 1/17/1945 7

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967

Dave Reavis 24 T-G 14 0 257 6-5 Arkansas 6/19/1950 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973

Andy Russell* 33 LB 14 0 225 6-2 Missouri 10/29/1941 11

Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963

Ron Shanklin 26 WR 12 0 183 6-1 North Texas 1/21/1948 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1970

Donnie Shell 22 DB 14 0 190 5-11 South Carolina State 8/26/1952 Rook
John Stallworth 22 WR 13 2 191 6-2 Alabama A&M 7/15/1952 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974

Lynn Swann 22 WR 11 2 180 5-11 USC 3/7/1952 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974

J.T. Thomas 23 DB 14 14 196 6-2 Florida State 4/22/1951 1

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973

Loren Toews 23 LB 14 0 220 6-3 California 11/3/1951 1

Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973

Mike Wagner 25 DB 13 0 210 6-1 Western Illinois 6/22/1949 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971

Bobby Walden 36 P 14 0 190 6-0 Georgia 3/9/1938 10

Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961

Mike Webster 22 C-G 14 1 255 6-1 Wisconsin 3/18/1952 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974

Dwight White 25 DE 14 0 255 6-4 Texas A&M-Commerce 7/30/1949 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971

Jim Wolf 22 DT-DE 11 0 240 6-2 Prairie View 4/4/1952 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 149th pick / 1974

Team Total 25.3 14 222.5 6-1.8 2.8