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1977 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 283 points (20.2/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 243 points (17.4/g), 17th.
Differential of 40 points (2.9/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 8.3-5.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 17th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (9-5-0)
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1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1977 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 | 21 | PIT | Robin Cole | LB | 12 | 1977 | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 166 | New Mexico | |||||||||||
| 2 | 48 | PIT | Sidney Thornton | RB | 6 | 1977 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 356 | 1512 | 18 | 46 | 515 | 6 | Northwest State (LA) | |||||
| 3 | 60 | PIT | Tom Beasley | DE | 9 | 1978 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105 | Virginia Tech | |||||||||||
| 3 | 75 | PIT | Jim Smith | WR | 7 | 1977 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 113 | 2103 | 25 | Michigan | |||||
| 4 | 93 | PIT | Ted Petersen | T | 9 | 1977 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 | Eastern Illinois | |||||||||||
| 4 | 99 | PIT | Laverne Smith | RB | 1 | 1977 | 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 0 | Kansas | ||||||||
| 4 | 106 | PIT | Dan Audick | T | 8 | 1977 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76 | Hawaii | |||||||||||
| 5 | 121 | PIT | Cliff Stoudt | QB | 8 | 1980 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 359 | 684 | 4506 | 23 | 43 | 122 | 661 | 4 | Youngstown State | |||
| 5 | 125 | PIT | Steve Courson | G | 8 | 1978 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 103 | South Carolina | |||||||||||
| 5 | 132 | PIT | Dirt Winston | LB | 10 | 1977 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 142 | Arkansas | |||||||||||
| 6 | 159 | PIT | Paul Harris | LB | 2 | 1977 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Alabama | |||||||||||
| 7 | 186 | PIT | Randy Frisch | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 217 | PIT | Phil August | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (FL) | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 244 | PIT | Roosevelt Kelly | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eastern Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 253 | PIT | Alvin Cowans | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 271 | PIT | Dave LaCrosse | LB | 1 | 1977 | 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Wake Forest | |||||||||||
| 11 | 298 | PIT | Lou West | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cincinnati | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 310 | PIT | Jimmy Stephens | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||