1977 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (9-5)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Pittsburgh scored 283 points, while the defense surrendered 243. Franco Harris carried the ball for a team-best 1,162 yards for the Steelers.
Terry Bradshaw passed for 2,523 yards. Lynn Swann paced pass catchers, grabbing 50 passes for 789 yards, while John Stallworth was targeted regularly also.
The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Mel Blount picked off 6 opponent throws.
Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 314 | 162 | 51.6 | 2523 | 8.0 | 17 | 5.4 | 19 | 6.1 | 65 | 26 | 235 | 71.4 |
| Neil Graff | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 60.1 |
| Tony Dungy | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 |
| Mike Kruczek | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 341 | 173 | 50.7 | 2632 | 7.7 | 17 | 5.0 | 21 | 6.2 | 65 | 27 | 245 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 300 | 1162 | 3.9 | 61 | 11 |
| Rocky Bleier | 135 | 465 | 3.4 | 16 | 4 |
| Reggie Harrison | 36 | 175 | 4.9 | 33 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 31 | 171 | 5.5 | 26 | 3 |
| Sidney Thornton | 27 | 103 | 3.8 | 18 | 2 |
| Alvin Maxson | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Laverne Smith | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 16 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Neil Graff | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 581 | 2258 | 3.9 | 61 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 50 | 789 | 15.8 | 46 | 7 |
| John Stallworth | 44 | 784 | 17.8 | 49 | 7 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 20 | 347 | 17.4 | 43 | 2 |
| Rocky Bleier | 18 | 161 | 8.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 11 | 263 | 23.9 | 65 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Reggie Harrison | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ernest Pough | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 173 | 2632 | 15.2 | 65 | 17 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 67 | 2482 | 37.0 | 65 |
| Rick Engles | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 48 |
| Totals | 72 | 2651 | 36.8 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Smith | 36 | 294 | 8.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 389 | 8.5 | 31 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Smith | 16 | 381 | 23.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Laverne Smith | 16 | 365 | 22.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Ernest Pough | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 995 | 22.1 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Blount | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Jimmy Allen | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Dwight White | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dirt Winston | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 374 | 12.1 | 51 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 10 | 4 | -3 | 0 | |||
| Loren Toews | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robin Cole | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Allen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Harrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Cousino | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Ham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave LaCrosse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Greene | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Walden | 2 | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Furness | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Edwards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Dungy | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Franco Harris | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Laverne Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 41 | 24 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Franco Harris | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| Roy Gerela | 9 | 34 | 0 | 61 | ||||||||||
| John Stallworth | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Lynn Swann | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Sidney Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
