1975 Pittsburgh Steelers roster and stats

1975 Pittsburgh Steelers: 12-2-0
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Home record: 6-1-0 (193 points scored, 93 allowed) Road record: 6-1-0 (180 points scored, 69 allowed) Head Coach: Chuck Noll

373 points scored (5th of 26 teams), 162 points allowed (2nd) NFL Averages: 20.6 points/game (288.3 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:   191   337   2,254   (14)   6.12   21   12    581   2,633   ( 2)    4.5   22    4,887    ( 7)      32
Defense:   183   396   1,836   ( 5)   4.18    9   27    431   1,825   ( 8)    4.2    8    3,661    ( 5)      37

Team roster (starters in bold):

 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 5  Terry Hanratty       QB     1   6'1   205   27    7   Notre Dame
10  Roy Gerela           K     14   5'10  190   27    7   New Mexico State
12  Terry Bradshaw       QB    14   6'3   210   27    6   Louisiana Tech
17  Joe Gilliam          QB     4   6'2   187   24    4   Tennessee State
20  Rocky Bleier         RB    11   5'11  210   29    6   Notre Dame
23  Mike Wagner          DB    12   6'1   210   26    5   Western Illinois
24  J.T. Thomas          DB    14   6'2   196   24    3   Florida State
27  Glen Edwards         DB    14   6'0   185   28    5   Florida A&M
31  Donnie Shell         DB    14   5'11  195   23    2   South Carolina State
32  Franco Harris        RB    14   6'2   230   25    4   Penn State
33  Frenchy Fuqua        RB    14   5'11  200   29    7   Morgan State
34  Andy Russell         LB    14   6'3   220   34   11   Missouri
36  Dave Brown           DB    13   6'1   200   22    R   Michigan
38  Ed Bradley           LB    13   6'2   232   25    4   Wake Forest
39  Bobby Walden         P     14   6'0   197   37   12   Georgia
43  Frank Lewis          WR    10   6'1   196   28    5   Grambling
44  Mike Collier         RB    14   5'11  200   22    R   Morgan State
45  Jimmy Allen          DB    14   6'2   194   23    2   UCLA
46  Reggie Harrison      RB    14   5'11  215   24    2   Cincinnati
47  Mel Blount           DB    14   6'3   200   27    6   Southern
50  Jim Clack            OG    14   6'3   250   28    5   Wake Forest
51  Loren Toews          LB    14   6'3   222   23    3   California
52  Mike Webster         C     14   6'1   245   23    2   Wisconsin
54  Marv Kellum          LB    14   6'2   225   23    2   Wichita State
55  Jon Kolb             OT    14   6'2   262   28    7   Oklahoma State
56  Ray Mansfield        C     14   6'3   260   34   13   Washington
57  Sam Davis            OG    14   6'1   250   31    9   Allen
58  Jack Lambert         LB    14   6'4   220   23    2   Kent State
59  Jack Ham             LB    14   6'3   225   26    5   Penn State
63  Ernie Holmes         DT    13   6'3   260   27    4   Texas Southern
64  Steve Furness        DE    14   6'4   255   24    4   Rhode Island
68  L.C. Greenwood       DE    14   6'5   245   29    7   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
71  Gordon Gravelle      OT    14   6'5   255   26    4   Brigham Young
72  Gerry Mullins        OG    14   6'3   240   26    5   Southern California
74  Dave Reavis          OT    10   6'5   254   25    2   Arkansas
75  Joe Greene           DT    10   6'4   275   29    7   North Texas State
76  John Banaszak        DT    14   6'3   232   25    1   Eastern Michigan
78  Dwight White         DE    14   6'4   255   26    5   East Texas State
82  John Stallworth      WR    11   6'2   185   23    2   Alabama A&M
84  Randy Grossman       TE    14   6'1   215   23    2   Temple
86  Reggie Garrett       WR    14   6'1   175   23    2   Eastern Michigan
87  Larry Brown          TE    14   6'4   230   26    5   Kansas
88  Lynn Swann           WR    14   6'0   180   23    2   Southern California

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Terry Bradshaw       286  165   57.7  2,055   7.19  12.5  18   6.3    9   3.1    31   290    88.0
Joe Gilliam           48   24   50.0    450   9.38  18.8   3   6.2    3   6.2     0     0    77.6
Bobby Walden           3    2   66.7     39  13.00  19.5   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   109.7
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Lynn Swann             49    781   15.9   11
Franco Harris          28    214    7.6    1
John Stallworth        20    423   21.1    4
Frenchy Fuqua          18    146    8.1    0
Frank Lewis            17    308   18.1    2
Larry Brown            16    244   15.2    1
Rocky Bleier           15     65    4.3    0
Reggie Garrett         13    178   13.7    1
Randy Grossman         11    135   12.3    1
Donnie Shell            2     39   19.5    0
Mike Collier            1      7    7.0    0
Reggie Harrison         1      4    4.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Franco Harris         262  1,246    4.8   10
Rocky Bleier          140    528    3.8    2
Frenchy Fuqua          74    285    3.9    1
Terry Bradshaw         35    210    6.0    3
Reggie Harrison        43    191    4.4    3
Mike Collier           21    124    5.9    3
Frank Lewis             2     36   18.0    0
Lynn Swann              3     13    4.3    0
Terry Hanratty          1      0    0.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Mike Collier           22    523   23.8    1
Mel Blount              8    139   17.4    0
Dave Brown              6    126   21.0    0
Franco Harris           1     27   27.0    0
Frenchy Fuqua           1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Glen Edwards           25    267   10.7    3    0
Dave Brown             22    217    9.9    9    0
Lynn Swann              7     64    9.1    1    0

Punting               Punts  Yards    Avg   TB  In20   Blk   Ret   Yards    Net
Bobby Walden            69   2,717   39.4    0    0     1      0      0    38.8

Kicking                0-19   20-29   30-39   40-49     50+    Total     PAT    Pts
Roy Gerela              4/4     7/7     5/7     1/2     0/1    17/21    44/46    95

Defense                Sacks    Ints    Yards     TD
Jimmy Allen                       2        0       0
John Banaszak           2.0                         
Mel Blount                       11      121       0
Glen Edwards                      3       68       0
Steve Furness           6.5                         
Joe Greene              3.0                         
L.C. Greenwood          6.0                         
Jack Ham                3.0       1        2       0
Ernie Holmes            8.5                         
Jack Lambert            1.0       2       35       0
Andy Russell            3.0                         
Donnie Shell                      1       29       0
J.T. Thomas                       3       44       0
Loren Toews             2.5                         
Mike Wagner                       4      122       0
Dwight White            7.5

1975 Draft:

                                        NFL
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games   College
  1   26  DB   Dave Brown               216    Michigan                
  2   51  DE   Bob Barber                60    Grambling               
  3   78  TE   Walter White              63    Maryland                
  4  104  LB   Harold Evans                    Houston                 
  5  130  DB   Brent Sexton              11    Elon                    
  6  156  OT   Marvin Crenshaw                 Nebraska                
  7  182  OT   Wayne Mattingly                 Colorado                
  8  190  LB   Tom Kropp                       Kearney State             [pick acquired from KC]
  8  208  DE   Al Humphrey                     Tulsa                   
  9  222  OG   Eugene Clark                    UCLA                      [pick acquired from NE]
  9  234  RB   Bruce Reimer                    North Dakota State      
 10  247  DT   Kirt Heyer                      Kearney State             [pick acquired from NE]
 10  260  WR   Archie Gray                     Wyoming                 
 11  286  TE   Randy Little                    West Liberty            
 12  312  DE   Greg Murphy                     Penn State              
 13  337  WR   Bob Gaddis                 2    Mississippi Valley      
 14  364  RB   Mike Collier              36    Morgan State            
 15  371  WR   James Thatcher                  Langston (Ok.)            [pick acquired from KC]
 15  390  DT   Marty Smith               14    Louisville              
 16  415  TE   Miller Bassler                  Houston                 
 17  442  OG   Stan Hegener                    Nebraska

Traded draft picks: none

Transactions:

04-14-1975	traded the rights to Ed George to Colts for Baltimore's #2 and #4 picks in the 1976 draft
08-1975	Chiefs claimed Walter White on waivers
08-12-1975	traded Steve Davis to Jets for the Jets' #3 pick in the 1977 draft
08-21-1975	traded John McMakin to Lions for Detroit's #5 pick in the 1977 draft
08-25-1975	traded Ron Shanklin to Bears for Chicago's #2 pick in the 1976 draft and #4 pick in the 1977 draft
09-02-1975	placed Bob Gaddis on injured reserve
09-15-1975	traded Charlie Davis to Cardinals for San Diego's #6 pick in the 1976 draft

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

Date        Opponent                   Result
12/27/75    vs Baltimore Colts         W 28-10
01/04/76    vs Oakland Raiders         W 16-10
Super Bowl X
01/18/76    at Dallas Cowboys          W 21-17

1975 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result        Record
09/21/75    at San Diego Chargers      W 37-0        1-0-0
09/28/75    vs Buffalo Bills           L 21-30       1-1-0
10/05/75    at Cleveland Browns        W 42-6        2-1-0
10/12/75    vs Denver Broncos          W 20-9        3-1-0
10/19/75    vs Chicago Bears           W 34-3        4-1-0
10/26/75    at Green Bay Packers       W 16-13       5-1-0
11/02/75    at Cincinnati Bengals      W 30-24       6-1-0
11/09/75    vs Houston Oilers          W 24-17       7-1-0
11/16/75    vs Kansas City Chiefs      W 28-3        8-1-0
11/24/75    at Houston Oilers          W 32-9        9-1-0
11/30/75    at New York Jets           W 20-7        10-1-0
12/07/75    vs Cleveland Browns        W 31-17       11-1-0
12/13/75    vs Cincinnati Bengals      W 35-14       12-1-0
12/20/75    at Los Angeles Rams        L 3-10        12-2-0

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