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1975 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1975 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 373 points (26.6/g), 5th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 162 points (11.6/g), 2nd.
Differential of 211 points (15.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.3-1.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total 14.2, Offense: 5.4, Defense: 8.8, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Chuck Noll
Defensive Coordinator: Bud Carson
Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Terry Bradshaw* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 165 for 286, 2,055 yards, 18 td, 9 int, & 35 rushes for 210 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| RB | Rocky Bleier | 29 | 7 | 11 | 140 rushes for 528 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 65 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Franco Harris* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 262 rushes for 1,246 yards, 10 td, & 28 catches for 214 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Frank Lewis | 28 | 4 | 10 | 17 catches for 308 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 36 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Lynn Swann* | 23 | 1 | 12 | 49 catches for 781 yards, 11 td, & 3 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| TE | Larry Brown | 26 | 4 | 13 | 16 catches for 244 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| LT | Jon Kolb | 28 | 6 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 | |
| LG | Jim Clack | 28 | 4 | 14 | ||
| C | Ray Mansfield | 34 | 12 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963 |
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| RG | Gerry Mullins | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971 |
| RT | Gordon Gravelle | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1972 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | L.C. Greenwood*+ | 29 | 6 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 | |
| LDT | Joe Greene* | 29 | 6 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 | |
| RDT | Ernie Holmes | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1971 |
| RDE | Dwight White | 26 | 4 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 | |
| LLB | Jack Ham*+ | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Jack Lambert* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Andy Russell* | 34 | 12 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 | |
| LCB | J.T. Thomas | 24 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973 |
| RCB | Mel Blount*+ | 27 | 5 | 14 | 11 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| SS | Mike Wagner* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Glen Edwards* | 28 | 4 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roy Gerela | 27 | 6 | 0 | 17 of 21 field goals & 44 of 46 extra points | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 |
| P | Bobby Walden | 37 | 11 | 0 | 69 punts for a 39.4 average, 1 blocked | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| FS | Glen Edwards* | 28 | 4 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| KR | Mike Collier | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 364th pick / 1975 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Jimmy Allen | 23 | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Pierce College (CA),UCLA | 3/6/1952 | 1 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 100th pick / 1974 | |
| 76 | John Banaszak | 25 | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | East. Michigan | 8/24/1950 | Rook | 5 | ||
| 20 | Rocky Bleier | 29 | RB | 11 | 11 | 210 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/5/1946 | 7 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| 47 | Mel Blount*+ | 27 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/10/1948 | 5 | 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| 38 | Ed Bradley | 25 | 13 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 4/22/1950 | 3 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 88th pick / 1972 | |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw* | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 9/2/1948 | 5 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| 36 | Dave Brown | 22 | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/16/1953 | Rook | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 | |
| 87 | Larry Brown | 26 | TE | 14 | 13 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/16/1949 | 4 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| 50 | Jim Clack | 28 | LG | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/26/1947 | 4 | 8 | |
| 44 | Mike Collier | 22 | KR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Morgan St. | 9/21/1953 | Rook | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 364th pick / 1975 |
| 57 | Sam Davis | 31 | lg | 14 | 1 | 255 | 6-1 | Allen | 7/5/1944 | 8 | 2 | |
| 27 | Glen Edwards* | 28 | FS | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 7/31/1947 | 4 | 9 | |
| 33 | John Fuqua | 29 | rb | 14 | 3 | 205 | 5-11 | Morgan St. | 9/12/1946 | 6 | 5 | New York Giants / 11th / 273rd pick / 1969 |
| 64 | Steve Furness | 25 | ldt | 14 | 6 | 255 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 12/5/1950 | 3 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| 86 | Reggie Garrett | 24 | wr | 14 | 3 | 172 | 6-1 | New Mex. Highlands | 11/22/1951 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Roy Gerela | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | New Mexico St. | 4/2/1948 | 6 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 |
| 17 | Joe Gilliam | 25 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Tennessee St. | 12/29/1950 | 3 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 273rd pick / 1972 | |
| 71 | Gordon Gravelle | 26 | RT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | BYU | 6/12/1949 | 3 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1972 |
| 75 | Joe Greene* | 29 | LDT | 10 | 9 | 275 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/24/1946 | 6 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
| 68 | L.C. Greenwood*+ | 29 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-6 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/8/1946 | 6 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| 84 | Randy Grossman | 23 | te | 14 | 1 | 218 | 6-1 | Temple | 9/20/1952 | 1 | 3 | |
| 59 | Jack Ham*+ | 27 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 12/23/1948 | 4 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| 5 | Terry Hanratty | 27 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/19/1948 | 6 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1969 | |
| 32 | Franco Harris* | 25 | FB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 3/7/1950 | 3 | 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| 46 | Reggie Harrison | 24 | 14 | 0 | 218 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 1/9/1951 | 1 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 215th pick / 1974 | |
| 63 | Ernie Holmes | 27 | RDT | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 7/11/1948 | 3 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1971 |
| 54 | Marv Kellum | 23 | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Wichita St. | 6/23/1952 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 55 | Jon Kolb | 28 | LT | 14 | 14 | 262 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 8/30/1947 | 6 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
| 58 | Jack Lambert* | 23 | MLB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-4 | Kent St. | 7/8/1952 | 1 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| 43 | Frank Lewis | 28 | WR | 10 | 10 | 196 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 7/4/1947 | 4 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 |
| 56 | Ray Mansfield | 34 | C | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/21/1941 | 12 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963 |
| 72 | Gerry Mullins | 26 | RG | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-3 | USC | 8/24/1949 | 4 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971 |
| 74 | Dave Reavis | 25 | 10 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/19/1950 | 1 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 | |
| 34 | Andy Russell* | 34 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Missouri | 10/29/1941 | 12 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| 31 | Donnie Shell | 23 | db | 14 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina St. | 8/26/1952 | 1 | 3 | |
| 82 | John Stallworth | 23 | WR | 11 | 9 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 1 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| 88 | Lynn Swann* | 23 | WR | 14 | 12 | 180 | 5-11 | USC | 3/7/1952 | 1 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| 24 | J.T. Thomas | 24 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 4/22/1951 | 2 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973 |
| 51 | Loren Toews | 24 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | California | 11/3/1951 | 2 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 | |
| 23 | Mike Wagner* | 26 | SS | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | West. Illinois | 6/22/1949 | 4 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| 39 | Bobby Walden | 37 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/9/1938 | 11 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| 52 | Mike Webster | 23 | c | 14 | 1 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 1 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| 78 | Dwight White | 26 | RDE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7/30/1949 | 4 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 221.7 | 6-1.8 | 3.7 |
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