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1971 Pittsburgh Steelers: 6-8-0
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Home record: 5-2-0 (132 points scored, 110 allowed) Road record: 1-6-0 (114 points scored, 182 allowed) Head Coach: Chuck Noll

246 points scored (17th of 26 teams), 292 points allowed (17th) NFL Averages: 19.4 points/game (271.1 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   214   414   2,124   (14)   4.71   15   26    416   1,758   (13)    4.2   10    3,882    (17)      42
Defense:   235   408   2,766   (26)   6.27   16   17    440   1,482   ( 5)    3.4   13    4,248    (18)      35

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 2  Jon Staggers         WR    14   5'10  186   22    2   Missouri
 5  Terry Hanratty       QB     6   6'1   210   23    3   Notre Dame
10  Roy Gerela           K     14   5'10  185   23    3   New Mexico State
12  Terry Bradshaw       QB    14   6'3   218   23    2   Louisiana Tech
16  Bob Leahy            QB     1   6'2   205   24    1   Emporia State
20  Rocky Bleier         RB     6   5'11  205   25    2   Notre Dame
23  Mike Wagner          DB    12   6'1   196   22    R   Western Illinois
25  Ron Shanklin         WR    14   6'1   180   23    2   North Texas State
26  Preston Pearson      RB    14   6'1   190   26    5   Illinois
27  Glen Edwards         DB     8   6'0   185   24    1   Florida A&M
28  Ocie Austin          DB    14   6'3   200   24    4   Utah State
31  Al Young             WR     1   6'1   195   22    R   South Carolina State
33  Frenchy Fuqua        RB    12   5'11  200   25    3   Morgan State
34  Andy Russell         LB    14   6'3   225   30    7   Missouri
36  Jim Brumfield        RB    14   6'1   195   24    1   Indiana State
37  Chuck Beatty         DB     3   6'2   200   25    3   North Texas State
39  Bobby Walden         P     14   6'0   190   33    8   Georgia
43  Frank Lewis          WR     9   6'1   196   24    R   Grambling
44  Lee Calland          DB    13   6'0   190   30    9   Louisville
46  Warren Bankston      RB    14   6'4   230   24    3   Tulane
47  Mel Blount           DB    14   6'3   205   23    2   Southern
48  John Rowser          DB    12   6'1   185   27    5   Michigan
49  Ralph Anderson       DB     7   6'2   180   22    R   West Texas State
50  Jim Clack            C     14   6'3   250   24    R   Wake Forest
51  Bobby Maples         C      3   6'3   245   28    7   Baylor
53  Henry Davis          LB    14   6'3   235   28    4   Grambling
55  Jon Kolb             OT    14   6'2   262   24    3   Oklahoma State
56  Ray Mansfield        C     14   6'3   255   30    9   Washington
57  Sam Davis            OG    12   6'1   255   27    5   Allen
58  Chuck Allen          LB    10   6'1   227   32   11   Washington
59  Jack Ham             LB    14   6'3   220   22    R   Penn State
60  Ben McGee            DE    13   6'2   260   32    8   Jackson State
61  Brian Stenger        LB    14   6'4   230   24    3   Notre Dame
65  Lloyd Voss           DT    13   6'4   255   29    8   Nebraska
66  Bruce Van Dyke       OG    12   6'2   255   27    6   Missouri
68  L.C. Greenwood       DE    14   6'5   240   25    3   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
72  Gerry Mullins        OG    14   6'3   235   22    R   Southern California
73  Rick Sharp           OT     3   6'3   265   23    2   Washington
74  John Brown           OT    14   6'2   255   32   10   Syracuse
75  Joe Greene           DT    14   6'4   280   25    3   North Texas State
76  Bert Askson          DE    11   6'3   220   25    1   Texas Southern
77  Mel Holmes           OG    14   6'3   250   21    R   North Carolina A&T
78  Dwight White         DE    14   6'4   250   22    R   East Texas State
82  Dennis Hughes        TE     7   6'1   220   23    2   Georgia
85  Bob Adams            TE    14   6'2   225   25    3   Pacific
87  Larry Brown          TE    13   6'4   225   22    R   Kansas
88  Dave Smith           WR    14   6'2   205   24    2   Indiana (Pa.)

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Terry Bradshaw       373  203   54.4  2,259   6.06  11.1  13   3.5   22   5.9    33   287    59.7
Terry Hanratty        29    7   24.1    159   5.48  22.7   2   6.9    3  10.3     3    32    33.3
Bob Leahy             11    3   27.3     18   1.64   6.0   0   0.0    1   9.1     1     3     1.7
Bobby Walden           1    1  100.0     10  10.00  10.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   108.3
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Ron Shanklin           49    652   13.3    6
Frenchy Fuqua          49    427    8.7    1
Dave Smith             47    663   14.1    5
Preston Pearson        20    246   12.3    2
Bob Adams              20    160    8.0    0
Warren Bankston        17    148    8.7    0
Jon Staggers            8    103   12.9    0
Frank Lewis             3     44   14.7    0
Larry Brown             1      3    3.0    1
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Frenchy Fuqua         155    625    4.0    4
Preston Pearson       131    605    4.6    0
Warren Bankston        70    274    3.9    0
Terry Bradshaw         53    247    4.7    5
Bobby Walden            1     14   14.0    0
Jon Staggers            1      5    5.0    0
Terry Hanratty          1      3    3.0    1
Ron Shanklin            2      1    0.5    0
Bob Leahy               1     -6   -6.0    0
Dave Smith              1    -10  -10.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Jim Brumfield          12    271   22.6    0
Jon Staggers           10    261   26.1    0
Glen Edwards            9    198   22.0    0
Preston Pearson         7    205   29.3    0
Warren Bankston         5     76   15.2    0
Mel Blount              4     76   19.0    0
Rocky Bleier            1     21   21.0    0
Jim Clack               1     12   12.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Jon Staggers           31    262    8.5   14    1
Mike Wagner             2      2    1.0    3    0
Glen Edwards            1      0    0.0    0    0
Frenchy Fuqua           1      0    0.0    0    0
Rocky Bleier            0      0      ?    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Bobby Walden 79 3,455 43.7 0 0 0 0 0 43.7 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Roy Gerela 5/6 5/7 4/7 3/6 0/1 17/27 27/27 78 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Chuck Allen 3 45 0 Ralph Anderson 1 14 0 Mel Blount 2 16 0 Lee Calland 2 0 0 Glen Edwards 1 20 0 Joe Greene 5.5 L.C. Greenwood 11.0 Jack Ham 1.0 2 4 0 Ben McGee 2.0 John Rowser 4 94 1 Andy Russell 2.0 Lloyd Voss 3.0 Mike Wagner 2 53 0 Dwight White 9.0

1971 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 8 WR Frank Lewis 155 Grambling 2 34 LB Jack Ham 162 Penn State 3 60 RB Steve Davis 65 Delaware State 4 86 TE Gerry Mullins 124 USC 4 104 DE Dwight White 126 East Texas State [pick acquired from BAL] 5 106 TE Larry Brown 167 Kansas [pick acquired from NO] 5 112 OT Mel Holmes 29 North Carolina A&T 5 126 DB Ralph Anderson 34 West Texas State [pick acquired from MIA] 5 128 LB Fred Brister Mississippi [pick acquired from MIN] 6 138 OT Craig Hanneman 47 Oregon State 7 164 OT Worthy McClure Mississippi 8 184 RB Larry Crowe 6 Texas Southern [pick acquired from NO] 8 190 K Paul Rogers Nebraska 8 203 DT Ernie Holmes 84 Texas Southern [pick acquired from MIA] 9 216 LB Mike Anderson LSU 10 242 TE Jim O'Shea Boston College 11 268 DB Mike Wagner 119 Western Illinois 13 320 WR Al Young 15 South Carolina State 14 346 DB McKinney Evans New Mexico Highlands 15 372 OG Ray Makin Kentucky 16 398 DB Walter Huntley Trinity 17 424 RB Danny Ehle Howard Payne

Traded draft picks: #12 to BAL (Bobby Wuensch)


Transactions:

07-01-1971Packers claimed Jon Staggers on waivers
07-08-1971traded Mike Haggerty to Patriots for Marty Schottenheimer and a #14 pick in the 1972 draft
07-27-1971traded Worthy McClure to Oilers for Houston's #15 pick in the 1972 draft
07-31-1971traded Larry Gagner to Giants for the Giants' #4 and #7 picks in the 1972 draft
08-09-1971traded Ara Person to Patriots for Jim Clack
08-27-1971traded Marty Schottenheimer to Colts for a #10 pick in the 1972 draft
09-02-1971Vikings claimed Jerry Hillebrand on waivers
10-01-1971traded Phil Clark to Patriots for Rocky Bleier


1971 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/19/71 at Chicago Bears L 15-17 0-1-0 09/26/71 vs Cincinnati Bengals W 21-10 1-1-0 10/03/71 vs San Diego Chargers W 21-17 2-1-0 10/10/71 at Cleveland Browns L 17-27 2-2-0 10/18/71 at Kansas City Chiefs L 16-38 2-3-0 10/24/71 vs Houston Oilers W 23-16 3-3-0 10/31/71 at Baltimore Colts L 21-34 3-4-0 11/07/71 vs Cleveland Browns W 26-9 4-4-0 11/14/71 at Miami Dolphins L 21-24 4-5-0 11/21/71 vs New York Giants W 17-13 5-5-0 11/28/71 vs Denver Broncos L 10-22 5-6-0 12/05/71 at Houston Oilers L 3-29 5-7-0 12/12/71 at Cincinnati Bengals W 21-13 6-7-0 12/19/71 vs Los Angeles Rams L 14-23 6-8-0

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