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1978 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1978 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 356 points (22.2/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 195 points (12.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 161 points (10.1/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.9-3.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 8.2, Offense: 2.6, Defense: 5.6, SoS: -1.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Chuck Noll (14-2-0)
Defensive Coordinator: George Perles
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*+ | 30 | 8 | 16 | 207 for 368, 2,915 yards, 28 td, 20 int, & 32 rushes for 93 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| RB | Rocky Bleier | 32 | 10 | 0 | 165 rushes for 633 yards, 5 td, & 17 catches for 168 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Franco Harris* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 310 rushes for 1,082 yards, 8 td, & 22 catches for 144 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| WR | John Stallworth | 26 | 4 | 16 | 41 catches for 798 yards, 9 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Lynn Swann*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 61 catches for 880 yards, 11 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| TE | Randy Grossman | 26 | 4 | 10 | 37 catches for 448 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Bennie Cunningham | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 catches for 321 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Jon Kolb | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
| LG | Sam Davis | 34 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Mike Webster*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 | |
| RG | Gerry Mullins | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971 |
| RT | Ray Pinney | 24 | 2 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 |
| RT | Larry Brown | 29 | 7 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | L.C. Greenwood* | 32 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Joe Greene* | 32 | 9 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
| RDT | John Banaszak | 28 | 3 | 15 | ||
| RDT | Steve Furness | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| RDE | Dwight White | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Jack Ham*+ | 30 | 7 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Jack Lambert* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Loren Toews | 27 | 5 | 10 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| RLB | Robin Cole | 23 | 1 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 | |
| LCB | Ron Johnson | 22 | Rook | 16 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1978 |
| RCB | Mel Blount* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| SS | Donnie Shell* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Mike Wagner | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roy Gerela | 30 | 9 | 0 | 12 of 26 field goals & 44 of 45 extra points | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 |
| P | Craig Colquitt | 24 | Rook | 0 | 66 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1978 |
| PR | Theo Bell | 25 | 2 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 7.2 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Larry Anderson | 22 | Rook | 1 | 37 kick returns for a 25.1 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 101st pick / 1978 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Fred Anderson | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Oregon St.,Prairie View | 10/30/1954 | Rook | |
| 30 | Larry Anderson | 22 | DB | 16 | 1 | 183 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 9/25/1956 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 101st pick / 1978 |
| 76 | John Banaszak | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 242 | 6-3 | East. Michigan | 8/24/1950 | 3 | |
| 65 | Tom Beasley | 24 | DE-DT | 15 | 2 | 253 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 8/11/1954 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1977 |
| 83 | Theo Bell | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/21/1953 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| 20 | Rocky Bleier | 32 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/5/1946 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| 47 | Mel Blount* | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/10/1948 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw*+ | 30 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 9/2/1948 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| 79 | Larry Brown | 29 | T-TE | 8 | 5 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/16/1949 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| 56 | Robin Cole | 23 | LB-DE | 16 | 8 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/11/1955 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| 5 | Craig Colquitt | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/9/1954 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1978 |
| 77 | Steve Courson | 23 | G | 16 | 1 | 274 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/1/1955 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 |
| 89 | Bennie Cunningham | 24 | TE | 6 | 6 | 254 | 6-5 | Clemson | 12/23/1954 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| 57 | Sam Davis | 34 | G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Allen | 7/5/1944 | 11 | |
| 35 | Jack Deloplaine | 24 | RB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Salem | 4/21/1954 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1976 |
| 21 | Tony Dungy | 23 | DB-QB | 16 | 2 | 188 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 10/6/1955 | 1 | |
| 67 | Gary Dunn | 25 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/24/1953 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| 64 | Steve Furness | 28 | DT-DE | 10 | 6 | 255 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 12/5/1950 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| 36 | Wentford Gaines | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Ferrum,Tennessee Tech,Cincinnati | 2/4/1953 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 265th pick / 1976 |
| 10 | Roy Gerela | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | New Mexico St. | 4/2/1948 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 96th pick / 1969 |
| 75 | Joe Greene* | 32 | DT | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/24/1946 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
| 68 | L.C. Greenwood* | 32 | DE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-6 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/8/1946 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| 84 | Randy Grossman | 26 | TE | 16 | 10 | 218 | 6-1 | Temple | 9/20/1952 | 4 | |
| 59 | Jack Ham*+ | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 12/23/1948 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| 32 | Franco Harris* | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 3/7/1950 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| 29 | Ron Johnson | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | East. Michigan | 6/8/1956 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1978 |
| 55 | Jon Kolb | 31 | T-C | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 8/30/1947 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
| 15 | Mike Kruczek | 25 | QB | 9 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 3/15/1953 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1976 |
| 58 | Jack Lambert* | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | Kent St. | 7/8/1952 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| 87 | Jim Mandich | 30 | TE | 10 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/30/1948 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1970 |
| 28 | Alvin Maxson | 27 | RB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | SMU | 11/12/1951 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 201st pick / 1974 |
| 39 | Rick Moser | 22 | RB | 15 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Rhode Island | 12/18/1956 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 208th pick / 1978 |
| 72 | Gerry Mullins | 29 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | USC | 8/24/1949 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1971 |
| 25 | Ray Oldham | 27 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. St. | 2/23/1951 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| 66 | Ted Petersen | 23 | T-C-G | 15 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | East. Illinois | 2/7/1955 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1977 |
| 74 | Ray Pinney | 24 | T-G-C | 13 | 11 | 251 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/29/1954 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 |
| 40 | Randy Reutershan | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 6/30/1955 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 160th pick / 1978 |
| 31 | Donnie Shell* | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina St. | 8/26/1952 | 4 | |
| 86 | Jim Smith | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/20/1955 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 |
| 82 | John Stallworth | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| 88 | Lynn Swann*+ | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-11 | USC | 3/7/1952 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| 41 | Nat Terry | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 167 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 7/20/1956 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 279th pick / 1978 |
| 38 | Sidney Thornton | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | NW State (LA) | 9/2/1954 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1977 |
| 51 | Loren Toews | 27 | LB | 11 | 10 | 220 | 6-3 | California | 11/3/1951 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| 23 | Mike Wagner | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | West. Illinois | 6/22/1949 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| 52 | Mike Webster*+ | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| 78 | Dwight White | 29 | DE | 15 | 11 | 255 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7/30/1949 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Dirt Winston | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 10/25/1955 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 221.0 | 6-1.5 | 3.9 |