1977 Pittsburgh Steelers Draftees

Record: 9-5-0, 1st in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Chuck Noll (9-5-0)

Points For: 283 (20.2/g) 7th of 28

Points Against: 243 (17.4/g) 17th of 28

Expected W-L: 8.3-5.7

SRS: 6.22 (7th of 28), SOS: 3.37

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 21-34 vs. Denver Broncos

Defensive Coordinator: Bud Carson

Other Notable Asst.: Tom Moore (Wide Receivers), George Perles (Defensive Line), Dan Radakovich (Offensive Line) and Woody Widenhofer (Linebackers)

Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium

Founder/Principal Owner/President: Art Rooney

Director of Player Personnel/de facto General Manager: Dick Haley

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +500

Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	CarAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Robin Cole	21	LB	12	1977	1988	0	1	8	61	166												New Mexico
2	Sidney Thornton	48	RB	6	1977	1982	0	0	1	14	74						356	1512	18	46	515	6	Northwestern St. (LA)
3	Tom Beasley	60	DE	9	1978	1986	0	0	3	27	105												Virginia Tech
3	Jim Smith	75	WR	7	1977	1985	0	0	1	23	79						3	26	0	113	2103	25	Michigan
4	Ted Petersen	93	T	9	1977	1987	0	0	2	14	94												East. Illinois
4	Laverne Smith	99	RB	1	1977	1977	0	0	0	1	7						14	55	0				Kansas
4	Dan Audick	106	T	8	1977	1984	0	0	2	13	76												Hawaii
5	Cliff Stoudt	121	QB	8	1980	1989	0	0	1	16	66	359	684	4506	23	43	122	661	4				Youngstown St.
5	Steve Courson	125	G	8	1978	1985	0	0	6	38	103												South Carolina
5	Dirt Winston	132	LB	10	1977	1986	0	0	4	42	142												Arkansas
6	Paul Harris	159	LB	2	1977	1978	0	0	0	3	20												Alabama
7	Randy Frisch	186	DT				0	0	0														Missouri
8	Phil August	217	WR				0	0	0														Miami (FL)
9	Roosevelt Kelly	244	TE				0	0	0														East. Kentucky
10	Alvin Cowans	253	DB				0	0	0														Florida
10	Dave LaCrosse	271	LB	1	1977	1977	0	0	0	0	14												Wake Forest
11	Lou West	298	DB				0	0	0														Cincinnati
12	Jimmy Stephens	310	TE				0	0	0														Florida