1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place American Football Conference Central Division 14-2-0 .875 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/30/1978 | H | Denver Broncos | 33-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48921 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/7/1979 | H | Houston Oilers | 34-5 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49417 | |
| Super Bowl XIII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/21/1979 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 35-31 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 79484 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 69 | Fred Anderson | DL | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Oregon State; Prairie View A&M | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Larry Anderson | DB | 5-11 | 188 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | John Banaszak | RDE | 6-3 | 242 | 28 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 |
| 65 | Tom Beasley | DL | 6-5 | 248 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Theo Bell | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Arizona | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Rocky Bleier | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 32 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| 47 | Mel Blount | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 30 | Southern University | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 30 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 |
| 79 | Larry Brown | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 29 | Kansas | 3 | 2 |
| 56 | Robin Cole | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | New Mexico | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Craig Colquitt | P | 6-2 | 183 | 24 | Cleveland State JC; Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Steve Courson | OG | 6-1 | 270 | 23 | South Carolina | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Sam Davis | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 34 | Allen | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Jack Deloplaine | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 24 | Salem | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Tony Dungy | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Gary Dunn | DL | 6-3 | 270 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | Steve Furness | RDT | 6-4 | 255 | 28 | Rhode Island | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Roy Gerela | K | 5-10 | 185 | 30 | New Mexico State | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Joe Greene | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 32 | North Texas | 3 | 3 |
| 68 | L.C. Greenwood | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 32 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 3 |
| 84 | Randy Grossman | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Temple | 3 | 3 |
| 59 | Jack Ham | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 30 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Franco Harris | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Ron Johnson | LCB | 5-10 | 200 | 22 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 |
| 55 | Jon Kolb | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 31 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Mike Kruczek | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Lambert | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 26 | Kent State | 3 | 3 |
| 87 | Jim Mandich | TE | 6-2 | 214 | 30 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Rick Moser | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 22 | Rhode Island | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Gerry Mullins | ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 29 | Southern California | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Ray Oldham | DB | 5-11 | 192 | 27 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Ted Petersen | C | 6-5 | 241 | 23 | Eastern Illinois | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Ray Pinney | ROT | 6-4 | 274 | 24 | Washington | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Donnie Shell | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 26 | South Carolina State | 3 | 3 |
| 86 | Jim Smith | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | John Stallworth | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 26 | Alabama A&M | 3 | 3 |
| 88 | Lynn Swann | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Sidney Thornton | RB | 5-11 | 230 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Loren Toews | RLB | 6-3 | 220 | 27 | California | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Mike Wagner | FS | 6-1 | 200 | 29 | Western Illinois | 3 | 3 |
| 52 | Mike Webster | C | 6-2 | 260 | 26 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 |
| 78 | Dwight White | DL | 6-4 | 253 | 29 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Dennis Winston | LB | 6-0 | 228 | 23 | Arkansas | 3 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27 | 44 | 3 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 17 | 5 | 14 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:06 | 64 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 16/38 42.1% | 3/4 75.0% | 11 | 88 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:54 | 45 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 12/41 29.3% | 2/3 66.7% | 22 | 241 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 24 |
| Franco Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Team Totals | 13 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 4 | 3 | 133.3 | 0 | 102 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 46 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 133.3 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 64 | 224 | 3.5 | 22t | 4 |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | 74 | 3.7 | 15t | 1 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 4 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 111 | 398 | 3.6 | 23 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 85 | 313 | 3.7 | 29 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 78 | 44 | 56.4 | 30 | 790 | 10.1 | 18.0 | 75t | 8 | 10.3 | 4 | 5.1 | 4 | 27 | 763 | 104.1 |
| Team Totals | 78 | 44 | 56.4 | 30 | 790 | 10.1 | 18.0 | 75t | 8 | 10.3 | 4 | 5.1 | 4 | 27 | 763 | 104.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 41 | 52.6 | 31 | 492 | 6.3 | 12.0 | 39t | 3 | 3.8 | 6 | 7.7 | 15 | 115 | 377 | 52.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallworth | 14 | 288 | 20.6 | 75t | 4 |
| Lynn Swann | 13 | 274 | 21.1 | 38t | 3 |
| Randy Grossman | 9 | 136 | 15.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Theo Bell | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 790 | 18.0 | 75t | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 492 | 12.0 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Blount | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Colquitt | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 171 | 28.5 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 171 | 28.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 639 | 37.6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 493 | 29.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 13 | 1 | 125 | 9.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 2 | 146 | 10.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 63 | 15.8 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 146 | 18.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 353 | 17.7 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Greene | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| Dwight White | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| Steve Furness | 2.5 | 23.5 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 2.5 | 19.5 |
| Jack Ham | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| John Banaszak | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Robin Cole | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Donnie Shell | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Team Totals | 15.0 | 115.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 27.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Banaszak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -32 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Furness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 1 |
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