1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/19/1976 | A | Baltimore Colts | 40-14 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60020 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1976 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7-24 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53739 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jimmy Allen | 45 | DB | 6-2 | 194 | 24 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| John Banaszak | 76 | DL | 6-3 | 242 | 26 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Blankenship | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 212 | 22 | Hayward State | 2 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 30 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 28 | Southern University | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 28 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 270 | 27 | Kansas | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Clack | 50 | ROG | 6-3 | 250 | 29 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Clemson | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 32 | Allen | 2 | 2 |
| Glen Edwards | 217 | RS | 6-0 | 185 | 29 | Florida A&M | 2 | 2 |
| John Fuqua | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 30 | Morgan State | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Furness | 64 | DL | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | Rhode Island | 2 | 0 |
| Roy Gerela | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 30 | North Texas | 2 | 2 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 30 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Grossman | 84 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Temple | 2 | 1 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 28 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Harrison | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 220 | 25 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Cincinnati | 2 | 1 |
| Ernie Holmes | 63 | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Texas Southern | 2 | 2 |
| Marv Kellum | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Wichita State | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 29 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Kruczek | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Boston College | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 58 | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 24 | Kent State | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Lewis | 43 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 29 | Grambling State | 2 | 1 |
| Ray Mansfield | 56 | OL | 6-3 | 252 | 35 | Washington | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 72 | ROT | 6-3 | 244 | 27 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Pinney | 74 | OL | 6-4 | 274 | 22 | Washington | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Pough | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 174 | 24 | Texas Southern | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 217 | 35 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| Donnie Shell | 31 | DB | 5-11 | 198 | 24 | South Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 24 | Alabama A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| J.T. Thomas | 24 | LCB | 6-2 | 196 | 25 | Florida State | 2 | 2 |
| Loren Toews | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 25 | California | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 23 | LS | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Western Illinois | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 38 | Georgia | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Webster | 52 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 24 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight White | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 27 | East Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 9 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 47 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 42 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 13/24 54.2% | 0/0 % | 12 | 8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 11/27 40.7% | 0/0 % | 14 | 93 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Mansfield | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 47 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 38 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 18 | 132 | 7.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Reggie Harrison | 21 | 84 | 4.0 | 14 | 3 |
| John Fuqua | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 297 | 4.9 | 50 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 74 | 228 | 3.1 | 16 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 53 | 28 | 52.8 | 24 | 440 | 8.3 | 15.7 | 76t | 3 | 5.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 4 | 18 | 422 | 91.7 |
| Mike Kruczek | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 44 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 97.2 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 33 | 55.9 | 25 | 484 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 76t | 3 | 5.1 | 1 | 1.7 | 4 | 18 | 466 | 92.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 18 | 232 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 28 | 3 | 7.3 | 2 | 4.9 | 6 | 62 | 170 | 72.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Reggie Harrison | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 | ||
| John Fuqua | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 76t | 1 | ||
| Franco Harris | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| John Stallworth | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Theo Bell | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Larry Brown | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 484 | 14.7 | 76t | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 232 | 11.0 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 8 | 294 | 36.8 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 244 | 30.5 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 294 | 36.8 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 244 | 30.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 470 | 42.7 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 400 | 36.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 30 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Pough | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Theo Bell | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 60 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 176 | 25.1 | 60 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 145 | 16.1 | 27 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Russell | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| Joe Greene | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Ernie Holmes | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Loren Toews | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 62.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Pough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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