1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
1st place American Football Conference Central Division 12-4-0 .750 |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 12/30/1979 | H | Miami Dolphins | 34-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50214 | |
AFC Championship | |||||||||
Sun | 1/6/1980 | H | Houston Oilers | 27-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50475 | |
Super Bowl XIV | |||||||||
Sun | 1/20/1980 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 31-19 | W | Pasadena, CA | Rose Bowl | 103985 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
33 | Anthony Anderson | RB | 6-0 | 197 | 23 | Temple | 3 | 0 |
30 | Larry Anderson | DB | 5-11 | 188 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 |
9 | Matt Bahr | K | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
76 | John Banaszak | RDE | 6-3 | 242 | 29 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 |
65 | Tom Beasley | DL | 6-5 | 248 | 25 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 |
83 | Theo Bell | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Arizona | 3 | 0 |
20 | Rocky Bleier | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 33 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 |
47 | Mel Blount | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 31 | Southern University | 3 | 3 |
12 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 |
79 | Larry Brown | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 30 | Kansas | 3 | 3 |
56 | Robin Cole | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 |
5 | Craig Colquitt | P | 6-2 | 183 | 25 | Cleveland State JC; Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
77 | Steve Courson | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 24 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 |
89 | Bennie Cunningham | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Clemson | 3 | 3 |
57 | Sam Davis | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 35 | Allen | 3 | 3 |
63 | Thom Dornbrook | OL | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 |
67 | Gary Dunn | RDT | 6-3 | 270 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 |
64 | Steve Furness | DL | 6-4 | 255 | 29 | Rhode Island | 3 | 0 |
50 | Tom Graves | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 |
75 | Joe Greene | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 33 | North Texas | 3 | 3 |
68 | L.C. Greenwood | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 33 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 3 |
84 | Randy Grossman | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Temple | 3 | 0 |
32 | Franco Harris | FB | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
27 | Greg Hawthorne | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Baylor | 3 | 0 |
29 | Ron Johnson | LCB | 5-10 | 200 | 23 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 |
55 | Jon Kolb | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 32 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
14 | Mike Kruczek | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Boston College | 1 | 0 |
58 | Jack Lambert | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 27 | Kent State | 3 | 3 |
38 | Rick Moser | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Rhode Island | 3 | 0 |
72 | Gerry Mullins | ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 30 | Southern California | 3 | 1 |
66 | Ted Petersen | LOT | 6-5 | 241 | 24 | Eastern Illinois | 3 | 2 |
31 | Donnie Shell | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 27 | South Carolina State | 3 | 3 |
86 | Jim Smith | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
82 | John Stallworth | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 27 | Alabama A&M | 3 | 3 |
88 | Lynn Swann | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 27 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
24 | J.T. Thomas | FS | 6-2 | 196 | 28 | Florida State | 3 | 3 |
38 | Sidney Thornton | RB | 5-11 | 230 | 25 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 3 | 1 |
51 | Loren Toews | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 28 | California | 3 | 0 |
54 | Zack Valentine | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 22 | East Carolina | 3 | 0 |
52 | Mike Webster | C | 6-2 | 260 | 27 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 |
78 | Dwight White | DL | 6-4 | 253 | 30 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3 | 0 |
53 | Dennis Winston | LLB | 6-0 | 228 | 24 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 |
48 | Dwayne Woodruff | DB | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Louisville | 3 | 0 |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 26 | 21 | 14 | 31 |
Opponents Totals | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 32:04 | 68 | 31 | 35 | 2 | 33/47 70.2% | / % | 8 | 41 |
Opponents Totals | 27:56 | 43 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 15/44 34.1% | 1/2 50.0% | 8 | 71 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Bahr | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 20 |
Franco Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
John Stallworth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Rocky Bleier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Lynn Swann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Sidney Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 12 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 92 |
Opponents Totals | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 46 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Bahr | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franco Harris | 62 | 214 | 3.5 | 13 | 3 |
Rocky Bleier | 27 | 90 | 3.3 | 9 | 2 |
Sidney Thornton | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 10 | 1 |
Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 25 | 0 |
Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
Anthony Anderson | 1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 113 | 404 | 3.6 | 25 | 6 |
Opponents Totals | 73 | 156 | 2.1 | 39 | 2 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Bradshaw | 82 | 53 | 64.6 | 25 | 758 | 9.2 | 14.3 | 73t | 6 | 7.3 | 4 | 4.9 | 4 | 32 | 726 | 98.5 |
Team Totals | 82 | 53 | 64.6 | 25 | 758 | 9.2 | 14.3 | 73t | 6 | 7.3 | 4 | 4.9 | 4 | 32 | 726 | 98.5 |
Opponents Totals | 95 | 58 | 61.1 | 33 | 691 | 7.3 | 11.9 | 50 | 2 | 2.1 | 4 | 4.2 | 8 | 70 | 621 | 72.7 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franco Harris | 14 | 148 | 10.6 | 32 | 0 |
John Stallworth | 12 | 259 | 21.6 | 73t | 3 |
Lynn Swann | 12 | 180 | 15 | 47t | 2 |
Sidney Thornton | 4 | 56 | 14 | 22 | 0 |
Jim Smith | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
Bennie Cunningham | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 16t | 1 |
Rocky Bleier | 3 | 39 | 13 | 20 | 0 |
Team Totals | 53 | 758 | 14.3 | 73t | 6 |
Opponents Totals | 58 | 691 | 11.9 | 2 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dwayne Woodruff | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Lambert | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Dennis Winston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 75t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Colquitt | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 265 | 37.9 |
Team Totals | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 265 | 37.9 |
Opponents Totals | 13 | 485 | 37.3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 415 | 31.9 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Theo Bell | 8 | 0 | 56 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
Jim Smith | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 11 | 0 | 70 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Anderson | 10 | 270 | 27.0 | 45 | 0 | |
Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 11 | 290 | 26.4 | 45 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 18 | 230 | 12.8 | 27 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
L.C. Greenwood | 1.5 | 15.5 |
John Banaszak | 1.0 | 14.0 |
Robin Cole | 1.0 | 10.0 |
J.T. Thomas | 1.0 | 10.0 |
Gary Dunn | 1.0 | 9.5 |
Steve Furness | 1.0 | 8.0 |
Joe Greene | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Jack Lambert | 0.5 | 3.0 |
Team Totals | 8.0 | 70.0 |
Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 32.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Theo Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mel Blount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sidney Thornton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
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