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1976 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 342 points (24.4/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 138 points (9.9/g), 1st.
Differential of 204 points (14.6/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.5-1.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.1/g), 2nd.
Simple Rating System: Total 15.3, Offense: 5.7, Defense: 9.6, SoS: 0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Chuck Noll (10-4-0)
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 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 92 for 192, 1,177 yards, 10 td, 9 int, & 31 rushes for 219 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| QB | Mike Kruczek | 23 | Rook | 6 | 51 for 85, 758 yards, 0 td, 3 int, & 18 rushes for 106 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1976 |
| RB | Rocky Bleier | 30 | 8 | 0 | 220 rushes for 1,036 yards, 5 td, & 24 catches for 294 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Franco Harris* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 289 rushes for 1,128 yards, 14 td, & 23 catches for 151 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Frank Lewis | 29 | 5 | 12 | 17 catches for 306 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 24 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Lynn Swann | 24 | 2 | 10 | 28 catches for 516 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| TE | Larry Brown | 27 | 5 | 8 | 7 catches for 97 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Randy Grossman | 24 | 2 | 5 | 15 catches for 181 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Jon Kolb | 29 | 7 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
| LG | Sam Davis | 32 | 9 | 12 | ||
| C | Mike Webster | 24 | 2 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 | |
| RG | Jim Clack | 29 | 5 | 0 | ||
| RT | Gerry Mullins | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | L.C. Greenwood* | 30 | 7 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Joe Greene* | 30 | 7 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 | |
| RDT | Ernie Holmes | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1971 |
| RDE | Dwight White | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 |
| RDE | John Banaszak | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Jack Ham*+ | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Jack Lambert*+ | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 8 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Andy Russell | 35 | 13 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| LCB | J.T. Thomas* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973 |
| RCB | Mel Blount* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| SS | Mike Wagner* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Glen Edwards* | 29 | 5 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roy Gerela | 28 | 7 | 0 | 14 of 26 field goals & 40 of 43 extra points | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 |
| P | Bobby Walden | 38 | 12 | 0 | 76 punts for a 39.2 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| PR | Theo Bell | 23 | Rook | 1 | 39 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Ernest Pough | 24 | Rook | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1976 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Jimmy Allen | 24 | DB | 10 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Pierce College (CA),UCLA | 3/6/1952 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 100th pick / 1974 |
| 76 | John Banaszak | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 5 | 242 | 6-3 | East. Michigan | 8/24/1950 | 1 | |
| 83 | Theo Bell | 23 | WR | 13 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/21/1953 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| 53 | Greg Blankenship | 22 | LB | 6 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Cal State-Hayward | 3/24/1954 | Rook | |
| 20 | Rocky Bleier | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/5/1946 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| 47 | Mel Blount* | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/10/1948 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw | 28 | QB | 10 | 8 | 215 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 9/2/1948 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| 87 | Larry Brown | 27 | T-TE | 13 | 8 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/16/1949 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| 50 | Jim Clack | 29 | C-G | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/26/1947 | 5 | |
| 89 | Bennie Cunningham | 22 | TE | 12 | 0 | 254 | 6-5 | Clemson | 12/23/1954 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| 57 | Sam Davis | 32 | G | 14 | 12 | 255 | 6-1 | Allen | 7/5/1944 | 9 | |
| 35 | Jack Deloplaine | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Salem | 4/21/1954 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1976 |
| 67 | Gary Dunn | 23 | NT-DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/24/1953 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| 27 | Glen Edwards* | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 7/31/1947 | 5 | |
| 33 | John Fuqua | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Morgan St. | 9/12/1946 | 7 | New York Giants / 11th / 273rd pick / 1969 |
| 64 | Steve Furness | 26 | DT-DE | 9 | 4 | 255 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 12/5/1950 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| 10 | Roy Gerela | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | New Mexico St. | 4/2/1948 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 |
| 71 | Gordon Gravelle | 27 | T | 6 | 2 | 250 | 6-5 | BYU | 6/12/1949 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1972 |
| 75 | Joe Greene* | 30 | DT | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/24/1946 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
| 68 | L.C. Greenwood* | 30 | DE | 13 | 12 | 245 | 6-6 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/8/1946 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| 84 | Randy Grossman | 24 | TE | 14 | 5 | 218 | 6-1 | Temple | 9/20/1952 | 2 | |
| 59 | Jack Ham*+ | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 12/23/1948 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| 32 | Franco Harris* | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 3/7/1950 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| 46 | Reggie Harrison | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 1/9/1951 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 215th pick / 1974 |
| 63 | Ernie Holmes | 28 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 7/11/1948 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1971 |
| 54 | Marv Kellum | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Wichita St. | 6/23/1952 | 2 | |
| 55 | Jon Kolb | 29 | T-C | 14 | 14 | 262 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 8/30/1947 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
| 15 | Mike Kruczek | 23 | QB | 10 | 6 | 202 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 3/15/1953 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1976 |
| 58 | Jack Lambert*+ | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-4 | Kent St. | 7/8/1952 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| 43 | Frank Lewis | 29 | WR | 12 | 12 | 196 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 7/4/1947 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 |
| 56 | Ray Mansfield | 35 | C-DT-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/21/1941 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963 |
| 72 | Gerry Mullins | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | USC | 8/24/1949 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Ray Pinney | 22 | T-G-C | 14 | 1 | 251 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/29/1954 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 |
| 22 | Ernest Pough | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 174 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 5/17/1952 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1976 |
| 34 | Andy Russell | 35 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Missouri | 10/29/1941 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| 31 | Donnie Shell | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina St. | 8/26/1952 | 2 | |
| 82 | John Stallworth | 24 | WR | 8 | 3 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| 88 | Lynn Swann | 24 | WR | 12 | 10 | 180 | 5-11 | USC | 3/7/1952 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| 24 | J.T. Thomas* | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 4/22/1951 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973 |
| 51 | Loren Toews | 25 | LB | 14 | 2 | 220 | 6-3 | California | 11/3/1951 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| 23 | Mike Wagner* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | West. Illinois | 6/22/1949 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| 39 | Bobby Walden | 38 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/9/1938 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| 52 | Mike Webster | 24 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| 78 | Dwight White | 27 | DE | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7/30/1949 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 14 | 223.1 | 6-1.8 | 4.2 |