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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.2, Offense: 3.9, Defense: 2.3, SoS: 3.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Chuck Noll (9-5-0)
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 | 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 |
| Rocky Bleier | 31 | 9 | 0 | 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 | |
| LG | Sam Davis | 33 | 10 | 9 | ||
| C | Mike Webster | 25 | 3 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||
| Roy Gerela | 29 | 8 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 | ||
| Bobby Walden | 39 | 13 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 | ||
| Jim Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 | ||
| Jim Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Jimmy Allen | 25 | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Pierce College (CA),UCLA | 3/6/1952 | 3 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 100th pick / 1974 | |
| 76 | John Banaszak | 27 | 8 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | East. Michigan | 8/24/1950 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Rocky Bleier | 31 | 13 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/5/1946 | 9 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 | |
| 47 | Mel Blount | 29 | RCB | 14 | 13 | 205 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/10/1948 | 7 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 9/2/1948 | 7 | 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| 79 | Larry Brown | 28 | RT | 14 | 14 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/16/1949 | 6 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| 50 | Jim Clack | 30 | RG | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/26/1947 | 6 | 8 | |
| 56 | Robin Cole | 22 | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/11/1955 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 | |
| 60 | Brad Cousino | 24 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 4/5/1953 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 89 | Bennie Cunningham | 23 | TE | 12 | 10 | 254 | 6-5 | Clemson | 12/23/1954 | 1 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| 57 | Sam Davis | 33 | LG | 11 | 9 | 255 | 6-1 | Allen | 7/5/1944 | 10 | 5 | |
| 35 | Jack Deloplaine | 23 | 8 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Salem | 4/21/1954 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1976 | |
| 21 | Tony Dungy | 22 | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 10/6/1955 | Rook | 2 | ||
| 27 | Glen Edwards | 30 | FS | 13 | 8 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 7/31/1947 | 6 | 5 | |
| 17 | Rick Engles | 23 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/18/1954 | 1 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 89th pick / 1976 | |
| 64 | Steve Furness | 27 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 12/5/1950 | 5 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| 10 | Roy Gerela | 29 | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | New Mexico St. | 4/2/1948 | 8 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 | |
| 16 | Neil Graff | 27 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 1/12/1950 | 3 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 414th pick / 1972 | |
| 75 | Joe Greene+ | 31 | LDT | 13 | 13 | 275 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/24/1946 | 8 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
| 68 | L.C. Greenwood | 31 | LDE | 9 | 8 | 245 | 6-6 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/8/1946 | 8 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| 84 | Randy Grossman | 25 | te | 13 | 4 | 218 | 6-1 | Temple | 9/20/1952 | 3 | 2 | |
| 59 | Jack Ham*+ | 29 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 12/23/1948 | 6 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| 32 | Franco Harris*+ | 27 | FB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 3/7/1950 | 5 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| 46 | Reggie Harrison | 26 | rb | 14 | 1 | 218 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 1/9/1951 | 3 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 215th pick / 1974 |
| 63 | Ernie Holmes | 29 | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 7/11/1948 | 5 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1971 | |
| 55 | Jon Kolb | 30 | LT | 13 | 13 | 262 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 8/30/1947 | 8 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
| 15 | Mike Kruczek | 24 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 3/15/1953 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1976 | |
| 54 | Dave LaCrosse | 22 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 12/22/1955 | Rook | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 271st pick / 1977 | |
| 58 | Jack Lambert* | 25 | MLB | 11 | 10 | 220 | 6-4 | Kent St. | 7/8/1952 | 3 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| 43 | Frank Lewis | 30 | 10 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 7/4/1947 | 6 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 | |
| 28 | Alvin Maxson | 26 | 7 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | SMU | 11/12/1951 | 3 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1974 | |
| 72 | Gerry Mullins | 28 | lg | 12 | 5 | 244 | 6-3 | USC | 8/24/1949 | 6 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971 |
| 66 | Ted Petersen | 22 | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | East. Illinois | 2/7/1955 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1977 | |
| 74 | Ray Pinney | 23 | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/29/1954 | 1 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 | |
| 85 | Ernest Pough | 25 | 14 | 0 | 174 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 5/17/1952 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1976 | |
| 29 | Brent Sexton | 24 | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Elon | 7/23/1953 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 130th pick / 1975 | |
| 31 | Donnie Shell | 25 | SS | 12 | 12 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina St. | 8/26/1952 | 3 | 6 | |
| 86 | Jim Smith | 22 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/20/1955 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 | |
| 37 | Laverne Smith | 23 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Kansas | 9/12/1954 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 99th pick / 1977 | |
| 82 | John Stallworth | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 3 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| 88 | Lynn Swann* | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | USC | 3/7/1952 | 3 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| 24 | J.T. Thomas | 26 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 4/22/1951 | 4 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973 |
| 38 | Sidney Thornton | 23 | 13 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | NW State (LA) | 9/2/1954 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1977 | |
| 51 | Loren Toews | 26 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | California | 11/3/1951 | 4 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| 23 | Mike Wagner | 28 | db | 3 | 3 | 210 | 6-1 | West. Illinois | 6/22/1949 | 6 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| 39 | Bobby Walden | 39 | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/9/1938 | 13 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 | |
| 52 | Mike Webster | 25 | C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 3 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| 78 | Dwight White | 28 | RDE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7/30/1949 | 6 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Dirt Winston | 22 | lb | 13 | 4 | 228 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 10/25/1955 | Rook | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 14 | 218.8 | 6-1.6 | 3.9 |