1976 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Chuck Noll (10-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Defensively, the Steelers paced the circuit with just 138 points allowed. Pittsburgh piled up points with 342 points. Franco Harris carried the ball for a team-best 1,128 yards, and Rocky Bleier also aided the ground game.

Terry Bradshaw threw for 1,177 yards. Lynn Swann paced the receiving corps, grabbing 28 passes for 516 yards. Rocky Bleier contributed to the receiving game, too.

The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 46 turnovers. Glen Edwards and Mel Blount each snatched 6 opponent throws.

Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Conference Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
45Jimmy AllenDBMarch 6, 19526'2"194Pierce College CA)Clearwater, FL USA100
76John BanaszakRDEAugust 24, 19506'3"242East. MichiganCleveland, OH USA135
83Theo BellPRDecember 21, 19536'0"185ArizonaBakersfield, CA USA131
53Greg BlankenshipLBMarch 24, 19546'1"212Cal State-HaywardVallejo, CA USA60
20Rocky BleierRBMarch 5, 19465'11"210Notre DameAppleton, WI USA140
47Mel BlountRCBApril 10, 19486'3"205SouthernVidalia, GA USA1414
12Terry BradshawQBSeptember 2, 19486'3"215Louisiana TechShreveport, LA USA108
87Larry BrownTEJune 16, 19496'4"246KansasJacksonville, FL USA138
50Jim ClackRGOctober 26, 19476'3"250Wake ForestRocky Mount, NC USA110
89Bennie CunninghamTEDecember 23, 19546'5"254ClemsonLaurens, SC USA120
57Sam DavisLGJuly 5, 19446'1"255AllenJacksonville, FL USA1412
35Jack DeloplaineRBApril 21, 19545'10"205SalemPottstown, PA USA140
67Gary DunnNT-DT-DEAugust 24, 19536'3"258Miami (FL)Coral Gables, FL USA50
27Glen EdwardsFSJuly 31, 19476'0"185Florida A&MSt. Petersburg, FL USA1414
33John FuquaRBSeptember 12, 19465'11"205Morgan St.Detroit, MI USA140
64Steve FurnessDTDecember 5, 19506'4"255Rhode IslandProvidence, RI USA94
10Roy GerelaKApril 2, 19485'10"185New Mexico St.Sarrail, AB Canada140
71Gordon GravelleTJune 12, 19496'5"250BYUOakland, CA USA62
75Joe GreeneLDTSeptember 24, 19466'4"275North TexasTemple, TX USA1414
68L.C. GreenwoodLDESeptember 8, 19466'6"245Ark-Pine BluffCanton, MS USA1312
84Randy GrossmanTESeptember 20, 19526'1"218TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA145
59Jack HamLLBDecember 23, 19486'1"225Penn St.Johnstown, PA USA1414
32Franco HarrisFBMarch 7, 19506'2"230Penn St.Fort Dix, NJ USA1414
46Reggie HarrisonRBJanuary 9, 19515'11"218CincinnatiSomerville, NJ USA120
63Ernie HolmesRDTJuly 11, 19486'3"260Texas SouthernJamestown, TX USA140
54Marv KellumLBJune 23, 19526'2"225Wichita St.Topeka, KS USA140
55Jon KolbLTAugust 30, 19476'2"262Oklahoma St.Ponca City, OK USA1414
15Mike KruczekQBMarch 15, 19536'1"202Boston Col.Washington, DC USA106
58Jack LambertMLBJuly 8, 19526'4"220Kent St.Mantua, OH USA1414
43Frank LewisWRJuly 4, 19476'1"196Grambling St.Houma, LA USA1212
56Ray MansfieldC-DT-LBJanuary 21, 19416'3"250WashingtonBakersfield, CA USA140
72Gerry MullinsRTAugust 24, 19496'3"244USCFullerton, CA USA140
53Ray PinneyTJune 29, 19546'4"251WashingtonSeattle, WA USA141
22Ernest PoughKRMay 17, 19526'1"174Texas SouthernJacksonville, FL USA140
34Andy RussellRLBOctober 29, 19416'2"225MissouriDetroit, MI USA140
31Donnie ShellDBAugust 26, 19525'11"190South Carolina St.Whitmire, SC USA140
82John StallworthWRJuly 15, 19526'2"191Alabama A&MTuscaloosa, AL USA83
88Lynn SwannWRMarch 7, 19525'11"180USCAlcoa, TN USA1210
24J.T. ThomasLCBApril 22, 19516'2"196Florida St.Macon, GA USA1414
51Loren ToewsLBNovember 3, 19516'3"220CaliforniaDinuba, CA USA142
23Mike WagnerSSJune 22, 19496'1"210West. IllinoisWaukegan, IL USA140
39Bobby WaldenPMarch 9, 19386'0"190GeorgiaBoston, GA USA140
52Mike WebsterCMarch 18, 19526'1"255WisconsinTomahawk, WI USA1414
78Dwight WhiteRDEJuly 30, 19496'4"255Texas A&M-CommerceHampton, VA USA90



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