1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 6-8-0 .429 |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Max Coley | Backfield |
| Bob Fry | Offensive Line |
| Babe Parilli | Quarterbacks |
| Dan Radakovich | Defensive Line/Linebackers |
| Charlie Sumner | Defensive Backs |
| Lionel Taylor | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1971 | A | Green Bay Packers | 16-13 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56263 | |
| Mon | 8/23/1971 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 13-20 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55491 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1971 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 21-26 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 46276 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1971 | N | New York Jets | 35-21 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 82710 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1971 | A | New York Giants | 20-3 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62093 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1971 | A | Chicago Bears | 15-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55049 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1971 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48448 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1971 | H | San Diego Chargers | 21-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 44339 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1971 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 83391 | |
| Mon | 10/18/1971 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 16-38 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 49533 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1971 | H | Houston Oilers | 23-16 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 45872 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1971 | A | Baltimore Colts | 21-34 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1971 | H | Cleveland Browns | 26-9 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50202 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1971 | A | Miami Dolphins | 21-24 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 66435 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1971 | H | New York Giants | 17-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50008 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1971 | H | Denver Broncos | 10-22 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 39710 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1971 | A | Houston Oilers | 3-29 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 37778 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1971 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-13 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60022 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1971 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 14-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 45233 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/4/1971 | New York Jets | Doubleheader |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Adams | 85 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | San Mateo JC; Pacific | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Allen | 58 | MLB | 6-1 | 224 | 32 | Washington | 10 | 10 |
| Ralph Anderson | 49 | RS-LCB | 6-1 | 180 | 22 | West Texas A&M | 7 | 1 |
| Bert Askson | 26 | LDE-RDE | 6-3 | 229 | 26 | Texas Southern | 11 | 0 |
| Ocie Austin | 28 | RS-LS | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | Utah State | 14 | 8 |
| Warren Bankston | 46 | RB | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Tulane | 14 | 2 |
| Chuck Beatty | 37 | LS | 6-2 | 203 | 25 | North Texas | 3 | 2 |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 25 | Notre Dame | 6 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB-LCB | 6-3 | 205 | 23 | Southern University | 14 | 9 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 13 |
| John Brown | 74 | ROT | 6-2 | 250 | 32 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Brown | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 270 | 22 | Kansas | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Brumfield | 36 | RB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Indiana State | 14 | 0 |
| Lee Calland | 44 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 30 | Louisville | 13 | 8 |
| Jim Clack | 50 | C-LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Wake Forest | 14 | 0 |
| Henry Davis | 53 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 29 | Grambling State | 14 | 1 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 27 | Allen | 12 | 12 |
| Glen Edwards | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Florida A&M | 8 | 5 |
| John Fuqua | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 25 | Morgan State | 12 | 12 |
| Roy Gerela | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | New Mexico State | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 25 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | North Texas | 14 | 14 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 25 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Hanratty | 5 | QB | 6-1 | 206 | 23 | Notre Dame | 6 | 1 |
| Mel Holmes | 77 | LOT-ROT | 6-3 | 251 | 21 | North Carolina A&T State | 14 | 0 |
| Dennis Hughes | 82 | TE | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Georgia | 7 | 0 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Leahy | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Connecticut; Emporia State | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 43 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 24 | Grambling State | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Mansfield | 56 | C | 6-3 | 252 | 30 | Washington | 14 | 12 |
| Bobby Maples | 51 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 29 | Baylor | 3 | 2 |
| Ben McGee | 60 | RDT-LDT-RDE | 6-2 | 255 | 32 | Jackson State | 13 | 5 |
| Gerry Mullins | 72 | LOG-ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 22 | Southern California | 14 | 4 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| John Rowser | 48 | LCB | 6-1 | 183 | 27 | Michigan | 12 | 11 |
| Andy Russell | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 217 | 30 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Shanklin | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 23 | Cooke County JC; North Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Rick Sharp | 73 | LOT-LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 23 | Washington | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Waynesburg; Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 14 | 14 |
| Jon Staggers | 2 | WR | 5-10 | 186 | 23 | Missouri | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Stenger | 61 | MLB-RLB | 6-4 | 233 | 24 | Notre Dame | 14 | 4 |
| Bruce Van Dyke | 66 | ROG | 6-2 | 248 | 27 | Missouri | 12 | 12 |
| Lloyd Voss | 65 | RDT-LDT | 6-4 | 256 | 29 | Nebraska | 13 | 9 |
| Mike Wagner | 23 | LS | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Western Illinois | 12 | 12 |
| Bobby Walden | 29 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 33 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| Dwight White | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 22 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 14 |
| Al Young | 31 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | South Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | Frank Lewis | WR | Grambling State |
| 2 | 34 | Jack Ham | LB | Penn State |
| 3 | 60 | Steve Davis | RB | Delaware State |
| 4 | 86 | Gerry Mullins | TE | Southern California |
| 4 | 104 | Dwight White | DE | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 5 | 106 | Larry Brown | TE | Kansas |
| 5 | 112 | Mel Holmes | T | North Carolina A&T State |
| 5 | 126 | Ralph Anderson | DB | West Texas A&M |
| 5 | 128 | Fred Brister | LB | Mississippi |
| 6 | 138 | Craig Hanneman | T | Oregon State |
| 7 | 164 | Worthy McClure | T-G | Mississippi |
| 8 | 184 | Larry Crowe | RB | Texas Southern |
| 8 | 190 | Paul Rogers | K | Nebraska |
| 8 | 203 | Ernie Holmes | DT | Texas Southern |
| 9 | 216 | Mike Anderson | LB | Louisiana State |
| 10 | 242 | Jim O'Shea | TE | Boston College |
| 11 | 268 | Mike Wagner | DB | Western Illinois |
| 13 | 320 | Al Young | WR | South Carolina State |
| 14 | 346 | McKinney Evans | DB | New Mexico Highlands |
| 15 | 372 | Ray Makin | G | Kentucky |
| 16 | 398 | Walt Huntley | DB | Trinity (Texas) |
| 17 | 424 | Danny Ehle | RB | Howard Payne |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 53 | 60 | 57 | 76 | 246 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 117 | 42 | 64 | 292 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 226 | 98 | 111 | 17 | / % | / % | 88 | 898 | |
| Opponents Totals | 225 | 81 | 132 | 12 | / % | / % | 81 | 784 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 78 |
| Ron Shanklin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| John Fuqua | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Dave Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Rowser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 27 | 28 | 96.4 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 246 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 2 | 292 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 2 | 45 | 5/6 | 5/7 | 4/7 | 3/6 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 2 | 45 | 5/6 | 5/7 | 4/7 | 3/6 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 6/6 | 11/13 | 4/5 | 1/10 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fuqua | 155 | 625 | 4.0 | 30t | 4 |
| Preston Pearson | 131 | 605 | 4.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 70 | 274 | 3.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 53 | 247 | 4.7 | 39 | 5 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Leahy | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 416 | 1758 | 4.2 | 39 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 440 | 1482 | 3.4 | 28 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 373 | 203 | 203 | 148 | 2259 | 6.1 | 11.1 | 49 | 13 | 3.5 | 22 | 5.9 | 33 | 287 | 1972 | 59.7 |
| Terry Hanratty | 29 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 159 | 5.5 | 22.7 | 40 | 2 | 6.9 | 3 | 10.3 | 3 | 32 | 127 | 33.3 |
| Bob Leahy | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1.7 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 108.3 |
| Team Totals | 414 | 214 | 214 | 174 | 2446 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 49 | 15 | 3.6 | 26 | 6.3 | 37 | 322 | 2124 | 55.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 408 | 235 | 235 | 156 | 3060 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 86 | 16 | 3.9 | 17 | 4.2 | 33 | 294 | 2766 | 77.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Shanklin | 49 | 652 | 13.3 | 42 | 6 |
| John Fuqua | 49 | 427 | 8.7 | 40t | 1 |
| Dave Smith | 47 | 663 | 14.1 | 49 | 5 |
| Preston Pearson | 20 | 246 | 12.3 | 41 | 2 |
| Bob Adams | 20 | 160 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 17 | 148 | 8.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 214 | 2446 | 11.4 | 49 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 235 | 3060 | 13.0 | 86 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rowser | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 70t | 1 |
| Chuck Allen | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lee Calland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ralph Anderson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 246 | 14.5 | 70t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 350 | 13.5 | 44 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 79 | 3455 | 43.7 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 319 | 37.7 | |
| Team Totals | 79 | 3455 | 43.7 | 57 | 0 | 319 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 3195 | 41.5 | 73 | 1 | 264 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Staggers | 31 | 14 | 262 | 8.5 | 67t | 1 |
| Mike Wagner | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 18 | 264 | 7.5 | 67t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 16 | 319 | 7.1 | 47 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brumfield | 12 | 271 | 22.6 | 35 | 0 | |
| Jon Staggers | 10 | 261 | 26.1 | 47 | 0 | |
| Glen Edwards | 9 | 198 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 205 | 29.3 | 77 | 0 | |
| Warren Bankston | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 23 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jim Clack | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1120 | 22.9 | 77 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 1002 | 22.3 | 57 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| L.C. Greenwood | 11.0 | |
| Dwight White | 9.0 | |
| Joe Greene | 5.5 | |
| Lloyd Voss | 3.0 | |
| Ben McGee | 2.0 | |
| Andy Russell | 2.0 | |
| Jack Ham | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals IND=33.5 | 33.0 | 294.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 322.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Adams | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |
| Chuck Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | |
| Jim Brumfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Calland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Clack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -32 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Leahy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Andy Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Staggers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Stenger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Lloyd Voss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 | |
| Dwight White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 36 | -2 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 |
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