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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
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Terry Bradshaw | 29 | 7 | 14 | 162 for 314, 2,523 yards, 17 td, 19 int, & 31 rushes for 171 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| RB | Rocky Bleier | 31 | 9 | 0 | 135 rushes for 465 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 161 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Franco Harris*+ | 27 | 5 | 14 | 300 rushes for 1,162 yards, 11 td, & 11 catches for 62 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| WR | John Stallworth | 25 | 3 | 14 | 44 catches for 784 yards, 7 td, & 6 rushes for 47 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Lynn Swann* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 50 catches for 789 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| TE | Bennie Cunningham | 23 | 1 | 10 | 20 catches for 347 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Jon Kolb | 30 | 8 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Sam Davis | 33 | 10 | 9 | ||
| LG | Gerry Mullins | 28 | 6 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971 |
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| C | Mike Webster | 25 | 3 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
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| RG | Jim Clack | 30 | 6 | 14 | ||
| RT | Larry Brown | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | L.C. Greenwood | 31 | 8 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
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| LDE | Steve Furness | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| LDT | Joe Greene+ | 31 | 8 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
| RDT | Steve Furness | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Ernie Holmes | 29 | 5 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1971 |
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| RDE | Dwight White | 28 | 6 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Jack Ham*+ | 29 | 6 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Jack Lambert* | 25 | 3 | 10 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Loren Toews | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| LCB | J.T. Thomas | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973 |
| RCB | Mel Blount | 29 | 7 | 13 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| SS | Donnie Shell | 25 | 3 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Glen Edwards | 30 | 6 | 8 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roy Gerela | 29 | 8 | 0 | 9 of 14 field goals & 34 of 37 extra points | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 |
| P | Bobby Walden | 39 | 13 | 0 | 67 punts for a 37.0 average, 1 blocked | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| PR | Jim Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | 36 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 |
| KR | Jim Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jimmy Allen | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Pierce College (CA),UCLA | 3/6/1952 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 100th pick / 1974 |
| John Banaszak | 27 | DE-DT | 8 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Eastern Michigan | 8/24/1950 | 2 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 31 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/5/1946 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| Mel Blount | 29 | DB | 14 | 13 | 205 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/10/1948 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 9/2/1948 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| Larry Brown | 28 | T-TE | 14 | 14 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/16/1949 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Clack | 30 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/26/1947 | 6 | |
| Robin Cole | 22 | LB-DE | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/11/1955 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| Brad Cousino | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 4/5/1953 | 2 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 23 | TE | 12 | 10 | 254 | 6-5 | Clemson | 12/23/1954 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| Sam Davis | 33 | G | 11 | 9 | 255 | 6-1 | Allen | 7/5/1944 | 10 | |
| Jack Deloplaine | 23 | RB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Salem | 4/21/1954 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1976 |
| Tony Dungy | 22 | DB-QB | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 10/6/1955 | Rook | |
| Glen Edwards | 30 | DB | 13 | 8 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 7/31/1947 | 6 | |
| Rick Engles | 23 | P | 1 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/18/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 89th pick / 1976 |
| Steve Furness | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 12/5/1950 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| Roy Gerela | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | New Mexico State | 4/2/1948 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 |
| Neil Graff | 27 | QB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 1/12/1950 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 414th pick / 1972 |
| Joe Greene+ | 31 | DT | 13 | 13 | 275 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/24/1946 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 31 | DE | 9 | 8 | 245 | 6-6 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/8/1946 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| Randy Grossman | 25 | TE | 13 | 4 | 218 | 6-1 | Temple | 9/20/1952 | 3 | |
| Jack Ham*+ | 29 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn State | 12/23/1948 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| Franco Harris*+ | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn State | 3/7/1950 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| Reggie Harrison | 26 | RB | 14 | 1 | 218 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 1/9/1951 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 215th pick / 1974 |
| Ernie Holmes | 29 | DT-NT | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 7/11/1948 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1971 |
| Jon Kolb | 30 | T-C | 13 | 13 | 262 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 8/30/1947 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
| Mike Kruczek | 24 | QB | 2 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Boston College | 3/15/1953 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1976 |
| Dave LaCrosse | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 12/22/1955 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 271st pick / 1977 |
| Jack Lambert* | 25 | LB | 11 | 10 | 220 | 6-4 | Kent State | 7/8/1952 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| Frank Lewis | 30 | WR | 10 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/4/1947 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 |
| Alvin Maxson | 26 | RB | 7 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | SMU | 11/12/1951 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1974 |
| Gerry Mullins | 28 | G-T | 12 | 5 | 244 | 6-3 | USC | 8/24/1949 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971 |
| Ted Petersen | 22 | T-C-G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | Eastern Illinois | 2/7/1955 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1977 |
| Ray Pinney | 23 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/29/1954 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 |
| Ernest Pough | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 174 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 5/17/1952 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1976 |
| Brent Sexton | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Elon | 7/23/1953 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 130th pick / 1975 |
| Donnie Shell | 25 | DB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 8/26/1952 | 3 | |
| Jim Smith | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/20/1955 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 |
| Laverne Smith | 23 | RB | 7 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Kansas | 9/12/1954 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 99th pick / 1977 |
| John Stallworth | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| Lynn Swann* | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | USC | 3/7/1952 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| J.T. Thomas | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-2 | Florida State | 4/22/1951 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973 |
| Sidney Thornton | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | Northwest State (LA) | 9/2/1954 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1977 |
| Loren Toews | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | California | 11/3/1951 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| Mike Wagner | 28 | DB | 3 | 3 | 210 | 6-1 | Western Illinois | 6/22/1949 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/9/1938 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| Mike Webster | 25 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| Dwight White | 28 | DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7/30/1949 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 |
| Dirt Winston | 22 | LB | 13 | 4 | 228 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 10/25/1955 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 14 | 218.8 | 6-1.6 | 3.9 |