1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 3rd place American Football Conference Central Division 9-7-0 .563 |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Rollie Dotsch | Offensive Line |
| Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
| Tom Moore | Receivers |
| George Perles | Defensive Coordinator |
| Paul Uram | Conditioning |
| Dick Walker | Defensive Assistant |
| Woody Widenhofer | Linebackers/Secondary |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1980 | A | New York Giants | 13-0 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 43395 | |
| Fri | 8/15/1980 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-14 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55695 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1980 | H | New York Jets | 13-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 51341 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1980 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 31-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62795 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1980 | H | Houston Oilers | 31-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 54386 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1980 | A | Baltimore Colts | 20-17 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 54914 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1980 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 28-30 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52490 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1980 | H | Chicago Bears | 38-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53987 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1980 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 23-17 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47583 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1980 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 16-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53668 | |
| Mon | 10/20/1980 | H | Oakland Raiders | 34-45 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53940 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1980 | A | Cleveland Browns | 26-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79095 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1980 | H | Green Bay Packers | 22-20 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52165 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1980 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24-21 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 71636 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1980 | H | Cleveland Browns | 16-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 54563 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1980 | A | Buffalo Bills | 13-28 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79659 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1980 | H | Miami Dolphins | 23-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 51384 | |
| Thu | 12/4/1980 | A | Houston Oilers | 0-6 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 53960 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1980 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-16 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50013 | |
| Mon | 12/22/1980 | A | San Diego Chargers | 17-26 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51785 | |
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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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 30 | Larry Anderson | RCB | 5-11 | 188 | 24 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Matt Bahr | K | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | John Banaszak | RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 242 | 30 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 11 |
| 65 | Tom Beasley | RDE-LDT | 6-5 | 248 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 15 | 4 |
| 83 | Theo Bell | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | Arizona | 14 | 9 |
| 20 | Rocky Bleier | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 34 | Notre Dame | 16 | 6 |
| 47 | Mel Blount | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 32 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 32 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 15 |
| 79 | Larry Brown | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 31 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Marvin Cobb | RCB | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Southern California | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Robin Cole | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | New Mexico | 14 | 12 |
| 5 | Craig Colquitt | P | 6-2 | 183 | 26 | Cleveland State JC; Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Steve Courson | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 25 | South Carolina | 8 | 6 |
| 89 | Bennie Cunningham | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Clemson | 15 | 1 |
| 45 | Russell Davis | FB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Michigan | 14 | 2 |
| 67 | Gary Dunn | RDT | 6-3 | 270 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 1 |
| 64 | Steve Furness | RDT-RDE | 6-4 | 255 | 30 | Rhode Island | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Joe Greene | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 34 | North Texas | 15 | 15 |
| 68 | L.C. Greenwood | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 34 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 15 | 15 |
| 84 | Randy Grossman | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 28 | Temple | 15 | 15 |
| 59 | Jack Ham | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 32 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Franco Harris | FB | 6-2 | 225 | 30 | Penn State | 13 | 13 |
| 27 | Greg Hawthorne | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Baylor | 15 | 6 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin | LOG | 6-3 | 267 | 23 | Indiana State | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | Ron Johnson | LCB | 5-10 | 200 | 24 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Jon Kolb | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 33 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 |
| 58 | Jack Lambert | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 28 | Kent State | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Mark Malone | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 22 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Tyrone McGriff | ROG | 6-0 | 270 | 22 | Florida A&M | 16 | 10 |
| 41 | Tom Moriarty | FS | 6-0 | 183 | 27 | Bowling Green State | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | Ted Petersen | LOT | 6-5 | 241 | 25 | Eastern Illinois | 16 | 9 |
| 74 | Ray Pinney | LOG | 6-4 | 274 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Frank Pollard | FB | 5-10 | 220 | 23 | Baylor | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Donnie Shell | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 28 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Jim Smith | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Michigan | 12 | 10 |
| 82 | John Stallworth | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 28 | Alabama A&M | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Cliff Stoudt | QB | 6-4 | 216 | 25 | Youngstown State | 6 | 1 |
| 88 | Lynn Swann | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 28 | Southern California | 13 | 11 |
| 85 | Calvin Sweeney | WR | 6-2 | 192 | 25 | Riverside CC; UC Riverside; Southern California | 15 | 0 |
| 24 | J.T. Thomas | FS | 6-2 | 196 | 29 | Florida State | 16 | 3 |
| 38 | Sidney Thornton | RB | 5-11 | 230 | 26 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 12 | 5 |
| 51 | Loren Toews | RLB | 6-3 | 220 | 29 | California | 16 | 4 |
| 54 | Zack Valentine | LLB | 6-2 | 222 | 23 | East Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Mike Wagner | FS | 6-1 | 200 | 31 | Western Illinois | 15 | 13 |
| 52 | Mike Webster | C | 6-2 | 260 | 28 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Dwight White | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 31 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7 | 2 |
| 53 | Dennis Winston | MLB | 6-0 | 228 | 25 | Arkansas | 15 | 3 |
| 73 | Craig Wolfley | ROG | 6-1 | 268 | 22 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woodruff | CB | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Louisville | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 28 | Mark Malone | QB | Arizona State |
| 2 | 35 | Bob Kohrs | LB | Arizona State |
| 2 | 56 | John Goodman | DE | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 83 | Ray Sydnor | TE | Wisconsin |
| 4 | 110 | Bill Hurley | QB | Syracuse |
| 5 | 138 | Craig Wolfley | G | Syracuse |
| 6 | 165 | Tunch Ilkin | C | Indiana State |
| 7 | 193 | Nate Johnson | WR | Hillsdale |
| 8 | 221 | Ted Walton | DB | Connecticut |
| 9 | 249 | Ron McCall | WR | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 10 | 250 | Woodrow Wilson | DB | North Carolina State |
| 10 | 277 | Ken Fritz | G | Ohio State |
| 11 | 305 | Frank Pollard | RB | Baylor |
| 12 | 306 | Charles Vaclavik | DB | Texas |
| 12 | 333 | Tyrone McGriff | G | Florida A&M |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 79 | 115 | 76 | 82 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 91 | 81 | 84 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 308 | 111 | 177 | 20 | 101/224 45.1% | / % | 111 | 933 | |
| Opponents Totals | 302 | 101 | 171 | 30 | 94/232 40.5% | / % | 93 | 806 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 0 | 39 | 42 | 92.9 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 96 |
| Jim Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Lynn Swann | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Franco Harris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Greg Hawthorne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Sidney Thornton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Theo Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Russell Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dennis Winston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Loren Toews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 39 | 42 | 92.9 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 2 | 352 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 34 | 37 | 91.9 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 0 | 313 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 1 | 48 | 2/2 | 8/9 | 7/10 | 2/6 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 48 | 2/2 | 8/9 | 7/10 | 2/6 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 7/11 | 3/6 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 208 | 789 | 3.8 | 26 | 4 |
| Rocky Bleier | 78 | 340 | 4.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 78 | 325 | 4.2 | 28 | 3 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 63 | 226 | 3.6 | 15 | 4 |
| Russell Davis | 33 | 132 | 4.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 36 | 111 | 3.1 | 18 | 2 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Craig Colquitt | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 512 | 1986 | 3.9 | 28 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 486 | 1762 | 3.6 | 37 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 424 | 218 | 218 | 184 | 3339 | 7.9 | 15.3 | 68t | 24 | 5.7 | 22 | 5.2 | 33 | 245 | 3094 | 75.0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 60 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 493 | 8.2 | 15.4 | 72 | 2 | 3.3 | 2 | 3.3 | 4 | 19 | 474 | 78.0 |
| Team Totals | 484 | 250 | 250 | 210 | 3832 | 7.9 | 15.3 | 72 | 26 | 5.4 | 24 | 5.0 | 37 | 264 | 3568 | 75.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 532 | 280 | 280 | 226 | 3517 | 6.6 | 12.6 | 69t | 25 | 4.7 | 26 | 4.9 | 18 | 145 | 3372 | 68.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 44 | 710 | 16.1 | 68t | 7 |
| Jim Smith | 37 | 711 | 19.2 | 45t | 9 |
| Franco Harris | 30 | 196 | 6.5 | 31 | 2 |
| Theo Bell | 29 | 748 | 25.8 | 72 | 2 |
| Randy Grossman | 23 | 293 | 12.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 21 | 174 | 8.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 18 | 232 | 12.9 | 35 | 2 |
| Sidney Thornton | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 29t | 1 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 12 | 282 | 23.5 | 34 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 12 | 158 | 13.2 | 33 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 9 | 197 | 21.9 | 50t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 250 | 3832 | 15.3 | 72 | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 280 | 3517 | 12.6 | 69t | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Shell | 7 | 135 | 19.3 | 67 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Cole | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 260 | 10.0 | 67 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 226 | 9.4 | 36 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Colquitt | 61 | 2483 | 40.7 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 217 | 2166 | 35.5 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 34.6 |
| Team Totals | 66 | 2656 | 40.2 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 217 | 2339 | 35.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 2970 | 40.7 | 61 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 391 | 2379 | 32.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 34 | 6 | 339 | 10.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 7 | 0 | 28 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Marvin Cobb | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 6 | 391 | 8.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 8 | 217 | 6.4 | 33 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Pollard | 22 | 494 | 22.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Larry Anderson | 14 | 379 | 27.1 | 63 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 9 | 169 | 18.8 | 36 | 0 | |
| Russell Davis | 9 | 160 | 17.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Theo Bell | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| Calvin Sweeney | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Marvin Cobb | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Dennis Winston | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Zack Valentine | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 65 | 1350 | 20.8 | 63 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 1339 | 19.7 | 41 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| L.C. Greenwood | 4.5 | |
| Joe Greene | 4.0 | |
| Steve Furness | 3.0 | |
| John Banaszak | 2.0 | |
| Robin Cole | 1.0 | |
| Jack Ham | 1.0 | |
| Tom Beasley | 1.0 | |
| Gary Dunn | 0.5 | |
| (Unknown) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 18.0 | 145.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 264.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -34 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Cobb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robin Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Craig Colquitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Furness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Petersen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Stoudt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1 |
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