1973 Pittsburgh Steelers roster and stats

1973 Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-4-0
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Home record: 7-1-0 (208 points scored, 110 allowed) Road record: 3-3-0 (139 points scored, 100 allowed) Head Coach: Chuck Noll

347 points scored (4th of 26 teams), 210 points allowed (8th) NFL Averages: 19.5 points/game (272.3 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:   140   309   1,927   (15)   5.68   20   26    555   2,143   ( 8)    3.9   12    4,070    (11)      40
Defense:   164   359   1,672   ( 5)   4.27   11   37    488   1,652   ( 5)    3.4    8    3,324    ( 4)      55

Team roster (starters in bold):

 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 5  Terry Hanratty       QB     9   6'1   210   25    5   Notre Dame
10  Roy Gerela           K     14   5'10  185   25    5   New Mexico State
12  Terry Bradshaw       QB    10   6'3   218   25    4   Louisiana Tech
17  Joe Gilliam          QB     5   6'2   187   22    2   Tennessee State
20  Rocky Bleier         RB    12   5'11  205   27    4   Notre Dame
23  Mike Wagner          DB    14   6'1   196   24    3   Western Illinois
24  J.T. Thomas          DB    14   6'2   196   22    R   Florida State
25  Ron Shanklin         WR    13   6'1   180   25    4   North Texas State
26  Preston Pearson      RB    14   6'1   205   28    7   Illinois
27  Glen Edwards         DB    14   6'0   185   26    3   Florida A&M
29  John Dockery         DB    10   6'0   186   29    4   Harvard
32  Franco Harris        RB    12   6'2   230   23    2   Penn State
33  Frenchy Fuqua        RB    11   5'11  205   27    5   Morgan State
34  Andy Russell         LB    14   6'3   225   32    9   Missouri
35  Steve Davis          RB    14   6'1   218   24    2   Delaware State
38  Ed Bradley           LB    14   6'2   240   23    2   Wake Forest
39  Bobby Walden         P     14   6'0   190   35   10   Georgia
41  Dennis Meyer         DB    11   5'11  186   23    1   Arkansas State
43  Frank Lewis          WR     9   6'1   196   26    3   Grambling
47  Mel Blount           DB    14   6'3   205   25    4   Southern
48  John Rowser          DB    14   6'1   185   29    7   Michigan
50  Jim Clack            C     12   6'3   250   26    3   Wake Forest
51  Loren Toews          LB    14   6'3   212   21    R   California
53  Henry Davis          LB    14   6'3   235   30    6   Grambling
55  Jon Kolb             OT    14   6'2   262   26    5   Oklahoma State
56  Ray Mansfield        C     14   6'3   260   32   11   Washington
57  Sam Davis            OG    12   6'1   255   29    7   Allen
59  Jack Ham             LB    13   6'3   225   24    3   Penn State
63  Ernie Holmes         DT    14   6'3   260   25    2   Texas Southern
64  Steve Furness        DE     6   6'4   255   22    2   Rhode Island
66  Bruce Van Dyke       OG    14   6'2   255   29    8   Missouri
67  Craig Hanneman       DT    14   6'3   240   24    2   Oregon State
68  L.C. Greenwood       DE    14   6'5   245   27    5   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
71  Gordon Gravelle      OT     6   6'5   250   24    2   Brigham Young
72  Gerry Mullins        OG    13   6'3   244   24    3   Southern California
74  Tom Keating          DT    12   6'3   247   31    9   Michigan
75  Joe Greene           DT    14   6'4   275   27    5   North Texas State
76  Glen Ray Hines       OT    14   6'5   265   30    8   Arkansas
77  Mel Holmes           OG     1   6'3   250   23    3   North Carolina A&T
78  Dwight White         DE    14   6'4   250   24    3   East Texas State
82  Dave Williams        WR     1   6'2   200   28    7   Washington
83  Barry Pearson        WR    13   5'11  185   23    2   Northwestern
85  Dave Davis           WR     2   6'0   175   25    3   Tennessee State
86  Glenn Scolnik        WR     1   6'3   190   22    R   Indiana
87  Larry Brown          TE    14   6'4   225   24    3   Kansas
89  John McMakin         TE    14   6'3   232   23    2   Clemson
90  George Webster       LB    12   6'4   223   27    7   Michigan State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Terry Bradshaw       180   89   49.4  1,183   6.57  13.3  10   5.6   15   8.3    24   186    54.5
Terry Hanratty        69   31   44.9    643   9.32  20.7   8  11.6    5   7.2     3    27    86.8
Joe Gilliam           60   20   33.3    331   5.52  16.6   2   3.3    6  10.0     3    17    24.4
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Ron Shanklin           30    711   23.7   10
Frank Lewis            23    409   17.8    3
Barry Pearson          23    317   13.8    3
Frenchy Fuqua          17    150    8.8    0
John McMakin           13    195   15.0    1
Preston Pearson        11    173   15.7    2
Franco Harris          10     69    6.9    0
Steve Davis             7     31    4.4    1
Larry Brown             5     88   17.6    0
Dave Davis              1     14   14.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Franco Harris         188    698    3.7    3
Preston Pearson       132    554    4.2    2
Frenchy Fuqua         117    457    3.9    2
Steve Davis            67    266    4.0    2
Terry Bradshaw         34    145    4.3    3
Joe Gilliam             6     23    3.8    0
Ron Shanklin            3      1    0.3    0
Bobby Walden            1      0    0.0    0
Terry Hanratty          3      0    0.0    0
Rocky Bleier            3      0    0.0    0
Frank Lewis             1     -1   -1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Preston Pearson        16    308   19.2    0
Steve Davis            15    404   26.9    0
Rocky Bleier            3     47   15.7    0
Franco Harris           1     23   23.0    0
Frenchy Fuqua           1     22   22.0    0
Craig Hanneman          1     20   20.0    0
Glen Edwards            1     10   10.0    0
George Webster          1      9    9.0    0
Ray Mansfield           1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Glen Edwards           34    336    9.9    5    0
Dennis Meyer           18     80    4.4    2    0
Rocky Bleier            0      0      ?    2    0

Punting               Punts  Yards    Avg   TB  In20   Blk   Ret   Yards    Net
Bobby Walden            62   2,548   41.1    0    0     1      0      0    40.4

Kicking                0-19   20-29   30-39   40-49     50+    Total     PAT    Pts
Roy Gerela             9/10   10/12     5/9    5/12     0/0    29/43    36/37   123

Defense                Sacks    Ints    Yards     TD
Mel Blount                        4       82       0
Henry Davis             1.0       2       23       0
John Dockery                      1        0       0
Glen Edwards                      6      186       1
Joe Greene              4.0                         
L.C. Greenwood          8.5                         
Jack Ham                1.0       2       30       0
Ernie Holmes            7.0                         
Tom Keating             1.0                         
John Rowser                       6      131       1
Andy Russell            2.0       3       54       1
J.T. Thomas                       1       10       0
Loren Toews                       2       13       0
Mike Wagner                       8      134       0
Dwight White            7.5       2       10       0

1973 Draft:

                                        NFL
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games   College
  1   24  DB   J.T. Thomas              125    Florida State           
  2   50  DB   Ken Phares                      Mississippi State       
  3   76  OG   Roger Bernhardt           18    Kansas                  
  4  102  LB   Gail Clark                19    Michigan State          
  5  106  DE   Dave Reavis              121    Arkansas                  [pick acquired from NO via WAS]
  5  128  LB   Larry Clark                     Northern Illinois       
  6  140  RB   Ron Bell                        Illinois State            [pick acquired from DEN]
  6  154  WR   Glen Skolnik               1    Indiana                 
  7  180  DE   Nate Dorsey                2    Mississippi Valley State  
  8  192  LB   Loren Toews              149    California                [pick acquired from DEN]
  8  206  OT   Bill Janssen                    Nebraska                
  9  232  OG   Bracey Bonham             14    North Carolina Central  
 10  258  DT   Don Wunderly                    Arkansas                
 11  284  DB   Bob White                       Arizona                 
 12  310  RB   Willie Lee                      Indiana State           
 13  336  WR   Rick Fergerson                  Kansas State            
 14  362  DE   Roger Cowan                     Stanford                
 15  388  DB   Charles Cross                   Iowa                    
 16  414  DT   Glen Nardi                      Navy                    
 17  440  DT   Mike Shannon                    Oregon State

Traded draft picks: none

Transactions:

05-02-1973	traded Lee Calland to Raiders for a draft pick
05-16-1973	traded Bob Adams to Patriots for New England's #7 pick in the 1974 draft
05-22-1973	traded Carl Winfrey to Broncos for a draft pick
07-22-1973	traded Pittsburgh's #4 pick in the 1974 draft to Raiders for Tom Keating
07-26-1973	traded Ralph Davis to Bills for an undisclosed draft pick
08-01-1973	traded Roger Bernhardt to Jets for Mike Haggard
08-03-1973	claimed Bruce Rosenberg on waivers from ?
08-03-1973	claimed Sam Dickerson on waivers from ?
08-07-1973	traded a #10 pick in the 1974 draft to Patriots for John Smith
08-28-1973	traded Gail Clark to Bears for Bob Wallace (trade voided when Wallace failed physical)
08-29-1973	traded Pittsburgh's #3 and #6 picks in the 1974 draft to Raiders for Glen Ray Hines
09-03-1973	traded Ralph Anderson to Patriots for Chicago's #4 pick in the 1974 draft
09-10-1973	traded Brian Stenger to Patriots for New England's #10 pick in the 1974 draft
09-10-1973	traded Warren Bankston to Raiders for Pittsburgh's #4 and #6 picks in the 1974 draft

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
12/22/73    at Oakland Raiders         L 14-33

1973 Regular Season Game Log:
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Date        Opponent                   Result        Record
09/16/73    vs Detroit Lions           W 24-10       1-0-0
09/23/73    vs Cleveland Browns        W 33-6        2-0-0
09/30/73    at Houston Oilers          W 36-7        3-0-0
10/07/73    vs San Diego Chargers      W 38-21       4-0-0
10/14/73    at Cincinnati Bengals      L 7-19        4-1-0
10/21/73    vs New York Jets           W 26-14       5-1-0
10/28/73    vs Cincinnati Bengals      W 20-13       6-1-0
11/05/73    vs Washington Redskins     W 21-16       7-1-0
11/11/73    at Oakland Raiders         W 17-9        8-1-0
11/18/73    vs Denver Broncos          L 13-23       8-2-0
11/25/73    at Cleveland Browns        L 16-21       8-3-0
12/03/73    at Miami Dolphins          L 26-30       8-4-0
12/09/73    vs Houston Oilers          W 33-7        9-4-0
12/15/73    at San Francisco 49ers     W 37-14       10-4-0

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