1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-3-1 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/22/1974 | H | Buffalo Bills | 32-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48321 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1974 | A | Oakland Raiders | 24-13 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53515 | |
| Super Bowl IX | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/12/1975 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 16-6 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 80997 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jimmy Allen | 46 | DB | 6-2 | 194 | 22 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; UCLA | 3 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 28 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | Southern University | 3 | 3 |
| Ed Bradley | 38 | LB | 6-2 | 239 | 24 | Wake Forest | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 26 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Kansas | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Clack | 50 | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 27 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 |
| Dick Conn | 22 | DB | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Georgia | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Davis | 77 | DL | 6-2 | 275 | 23 | Texas Christian | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | OL | 6-1 | 245 | 30 | Allen | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 216 | 26 | Delaware State | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Druschel | 73 | OL | 6-2 | 248 | 22 | North Carolina State | 3 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Florida A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Furness | 64 | DL | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | Rhode Island | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Garrett | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | New Mexico Highlands; Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Roy Gerela | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | New Mexico State | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Gilliam | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 187 | 24 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon Gravelle | 71 | ROT | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Brigham Young | 3 | 3 |
| Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 28 | North Texas | 3 | 3 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 28 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 3 |
| Randy Grossman | 84 | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 22 | Temple | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 26 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
| Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
| Reggie Harrison | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 220 | 23 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Holmes | 63 | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 26 | Texas Southern | 3 | 3 |
| Marv Kellum | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Wichita State | 3 | 0 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 |
| Jack Lambert | 58 | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 22 | Kent State | 3 | 3 |
| Frank Lewis | 43 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 27 | Grambling State | 3 | 3 |
| Ray Mansfield | 56 | C | 6-3 | 252 | 33 | Washington | 3 | 3 |
| John McMakin | 89 | WR | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Clemson | 3 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 73 | ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 25 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Illinois | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Reavis | 74 | OL | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Arkansas | 3 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 217 | 33 | Missouri | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Shanklin | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 26 | Cooke County JC; North Texas | 3 | 3 |
| Donnie Shell | 31 | DB | 5-11 | 198 | 22 | South Carolina State | 3 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 22 | Alabama A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 24 | LCB | 6-2 | 196 | 23 | Florida State | 3 | 3 |
| Loren Toews | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 23 | California | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 23 | LS | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Western Illinois | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 36 | Georgia | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Webster | 52 | OL | 6-2 | 260 | 22 | Wisconsin | 3 | 0 |
| Dwight White | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 25 | East Texas A&M | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 72 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 66 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 23/48 47.9% | 0/1 0.0% | 2 | 10 | |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 12/36 33.3% | 0/0 % | 12 | 93 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwight White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 72 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 33 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 87 | 343 | 3.9 | 25 | 6 |
| Rocky Bleier | 49 | 208 | 4.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Joe Gilliam | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 158 | 708 | 4.5 | 25 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 146 | 2.3 | 30 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 50 | 29 | 58.0 | 20 | 394 | 7.9 | 13.6 | 35 | 3 | 6.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 12 | 382 | 94.9 |
| Joe Gilliam | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 52 | 29 | 55.8 | 22 | 394 | 7.6 | 13.6 | 35 | 3 | 5.8 | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 12 | 382 | 91.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 91 | 41 | 45.1 | 44 | 537 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 42 | 3 | 3.3 | 6 | 6.6 | 2 | 22 | 515 | 47.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Bleier | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 27t | 1 | ||
| Larry Brown | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 35 | 1 | ||
| John Stallworth | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| John McMakin | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Franco Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 394 | 13.6 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 537 | 13.1 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ham | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 14 | 523 | 37.4 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 420 | 30.0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 523 | 37.4 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 420 | 30.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 637 | 39.8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 531 | 33.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 8 | 0 | 76 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 5 | 0 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 0 | 106 | 8.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 1 | 23 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Davis | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Reggie Harrison | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 222 | 22.2 | 42 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 273 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Greene | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Bleier | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Garrett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marv Kellum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 0 |
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