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1980 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 352 points (22.0/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 313 points (19.6/g), 15th.
Differential of 39 points (2.4/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 14th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.3, Offense: 2.4, Defense: -0.1, SoS: -0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Chuck Noll (9-7-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Woody Widenhofer
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 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 218 for 424, 3,339 yards, 24 td, 22 int, & 36 rushes for 111 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| RB | Rocky Bleier | 34 | 12 | 6 | 78 rushes for 340 yards, 1 td, & 21 catches for 174 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| RB | Greg Hawthorne | 24 | 1 | 6 | 63 rushes for 226 yards, 4 td, & 12 catches for 158 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Sidney Thornton | 26 | 3 | 5 | 78 rushes for 325 yards, 3 td, & 15 catches for 131 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Franco Harris* | 30 | 8 | 13 | 208 rushes for 789 yards, 4 td, & 30 catches for 196 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Jim Smith | 25 | 3 | 10 | 37 catches for 711 yards, 9 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 |
| WR | Lynn Swann | 28 | 6 | 11 | 44 catches for 710 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| WR | Theo Bell | 27 | 4 | 9 | 29 catches for 748 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Randy Grossman | 28 | 6 | 14 | 23 catches for 293 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Ted Petersen | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1977 |
| LT | Jon Kolb | 33 | 11 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 | |
| LG | Ray Pinney | 26 | 4 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 | |
| C | Mike Webster*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 | |
| RG | Tyrone McGriff | 22 | Rook | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 333rd pick / 1980 | |
| RG | Steve Courson | 25 | 2 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 | |
| RT | Larry Brown | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | L.C. Greenwood | 34 | 11 | 15 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Joe Greene | 34 | 11 | 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 | |
| RDT | Steve Furness | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| RDE | John Banaszak | 30 | 5 | 11 | ||
| LLB | Jack Ham* | 32 | 9 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Jack Lambert*+ | 28 | 6 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Robin Cole | 25 | 3 | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Ron Johnson | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1978 |
| RCB | Mel Blount | 32 | 10 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| SS | Donnie Shell*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Mike Wagner | 31 | 9 | 13 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bahr | 24 | 1 | 0 | 19 of 28 field goals & 39 of 42 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| P | Craig Colquitt | 26 | 2 | 0 | 61 punts for a 40.7 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1978 |
| PR | Theo Bell | 27 | 4 | 9 | 34 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Frank Pollard | 23 | Rook | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 305th pick / 1980 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Larry Anderson | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 9/25/1956 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 101st pick / 1978 |
| 9 | Matt Bahr | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Penn St. | 7/6/1956 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| 76 | John Banaszak | 30 | DE-DT | 12 | 11 | 242 | 6-3 | East. Michigan | 8/24/1950 | 5 | |
| 65 | Tom Beasley | 26 | DE-DT | 15 | 4 | 253 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 8/11/1954 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1977 |
| 83 | Theo Bell | 27 | WR | 14 | 9 | 185 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/21/1953 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| 20 | Rocky Bleier | 34 | RB | 16 | 6 | 210 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/5/1946 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| 47 | Mel Blount | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/10/1948 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw | 32 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 9/2/1948 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| 79 | Larry Brown | 31 | T-TE | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/16/1949 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| 25 | Marvin Cobb | 27 | DB | 6 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | USC | 8/6/1953 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 276th pick / 1975 |
| 56 | Robin Cole | 25 | LB-DE | 14 | 12 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/11/1955 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| 5 | Craig Colquitt | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/9/1954 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1978 |
| 77 | Steve Courson | 25 | G | 8 | 6 | 274 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/1/1955 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 |
| 89 | Bennie Cunningham | 26 | TE | 15 | 1 | 254 | 6-5 | Clemson | 12/23/1954 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| 45 | Russell Davis | 24 | RB | 14 | 2 | 227 | 6-0 | Michigan | 9/15/1956 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1979 |
| 67 | Gary Dunn | 27 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 1 | 258 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/24/1953 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| 64 | Steve Furness | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 12/5/1950 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 113th pick / 1972 |
| 75 | Joe Greene | 34 | DT | 15 | 15 | 275 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/24/1946 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
| 68 | L.C. Greenwood | 34 | DE | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-6 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/8/1946 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| 84 | Randy Grossman | 28 | TE | 15 | 14 | 218 | 6-1 | Temple | 9/20/1952 | 6 | |
| 59 | Jack Ham* | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 12/23/1948 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| 32 | Franco Harris* | 30 | RB | 13 | 13 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 3/7/1950 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| 27 | Greg Hawthorne | 24 | RB-TE-WR | 15 | 6 | 228 | 6-2 | Baylor | 9/5/1956 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1979 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin | 23 | T-G-C | 10 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Indiana St. | 9/23/1957 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| 29 | Ron Johnson | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | East. Michigan | 6/8/1956 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1978 |
| 55 | Jon Kolb | 33 | T-C | 7 | 7 | 262 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 8/30/1947 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
| 58 | Jack Lambert*+ | 28 | LB | 14 | 13 | 220 | 6-4 | Kent St. | 7/8/1952 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| 16 | Mark Malone | 22 | QB-WR | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Arizona St. | 11/22/1958 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1980 |
| 61 | Tyrone McGriff | 22 | G | 16 | 10 | 270 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 1/13/1958 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 333rd pick / 1980 |
| 41 | Tom Moriarty | 27 | DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Bowling Green | 4/7/1953 | 3 | |
| 66 | Ted Petersen | 25 | T-C-G | 16 | 9 | 244 | 6-5 | East. Illinois | 2/7/1955 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1977 |
| 74 | Ray Pinney | 26 | T-G-C | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/29/1954 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 |
| 44 | Frank Pollard | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 218 | 5-10 | Baylor | 6/15/1957 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 305th pick / 1980 |
| 31 | Donnie Shell*+ | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina St. | 8/26/1952 | 6 | |
| 86 | Jim Smith | 25 | WR | 12 | 10 | 205 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/20/1955 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 |
| 82 | John Stallworth | 28 | WR | 3 | 2 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| 18 | Cliff Stoudt | 25 | QB | 6 | 1 | 215 | 6-4 | Youngstown St. | 3/27/1955 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 121st pick / 1977 |
| 88 | Lynn Swann | 28 | WR | 13 | 11 | 180 | 5-11 | USC | 3/7/1952 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| 85 | Calvin Sweeney | 25 | WR | 15 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | California-Riverside,USC | 1/12/1955 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1979 |
| 24 | J.T. Thomas | 29 | DB | 16 | 3 | 196 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 4/22/1951 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973 |
| 38 | Sidney Thornton | 26 | RB | 12 | 5 | 230 | 5-11 | NW State (LA) | 9/2/1954 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1977 |
| 51 | Loren Toews | 29 | LB | 16 | 4 | 220 | 6-3 | California | 11/3/1951 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| 54 | Zack Valentine | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 5/29/1957 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1979 |
| 23 | Mike Wagner | 31 | DB | 15 | 13 | 210 | 6-1 | West. Illinois | 6/22/1949 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 268th pick / 1971 |
| 52 | Mike Webster*+ | 28 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| 78 | Dwight White | 31 | DE | 7 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7/30/1949 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 104th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Dirt Winston | 25 | LB | 14 | 3 | 228 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 10/25/1955 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977 |
| 73 | Craig Wolfley | 22 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 5/19/1958 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woodruff | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Louisville | 2/18/1957 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 224.0 | 6-1.7 | 4.6 |