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1972 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 11-3-0, 1st in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Chuck Noll (11-3-0)

Points For: 343 (24.5/g) 5th of 26

Points Against: 175 (12.5/g) 2nd of 26

Expected W-L: 11.6-2.4

SRS: 10.04 (2nd of 26), SOS: -1.96

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 13-7 vs. Oakland Raiders
Lost Conference Championship 17-21 vs. Miami Dolphins

Defensive Coordinator: Bud Carson

Other Notable Asst.: Bob Fry (Offensive Line), George Perles (Defensive Line), Charlie Sumner (Defensive Backfield) and Lionel Taylor (Receivers)

Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium

Founder/Principal Owner/President: Art Rooney

VP of Player Personnel/de facto General Manager: Art Rooney Jr.

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	343	4231	853	5.0	26	14	228	156	324	1711	12	12	4.8	79	497	2520	22	5.1	131	81	728	18
Opp. Stats	175	3771	896	4.2	48	20	228	206	411	2056	9	28	4.6	116	445	1715	6	3.9	88	77	712	24
Lg Rank Offense	5	13			3	12	18		19	22	19	3	22		11	2	2	1
Lg Rank Defense	2	8			1	1	13		26	10	2	1	2		10	6	1	7

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 17	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-0		Oakland Raiders	34	28	17	247	106	141	4	20	370	273	97	5
2	Sun	September 24	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-1	@	Cincinnati Bengals	10	15	14	205	131	74	3	13	269	148	121	4
3	Sun	October 1	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-1	@	St. Louis Cardinals	25	19	20	362	209	153	2	15	248	190	58	4
4	Sun	October 8	2:00PM ET	boxscore	L		2-2	@	Dallas Cowboys	13	17	14	272	142	130	2	21	367	176	191	4
5	Sun	October 15	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-2		Houston Oilers	24	7	18	295	46	249		7	108		108	1
6	Sun	October 22	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-2		New England Patriots	33	3	19	426	183	243	1	17	276	149	127	4
7	Sun	October 29	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-2	@	Buffalo Bills	38	21	18	309	93	216	1	24	418	164	254	4
8	Sun	November 5	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		6-2		Cincinnati Bengals	40	17	20	415	185	230		21	366	221	145	3
9	Sun	November 12	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-2		Kansas City Chiefs	16	7	15	318	80	238	5	16	183	108	75	3
10	Sun	November 19	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		7-3	@	Cleveland Browns	24	26	15	314	103	211	2	24	389	172	217	2
11	Sun	November 26	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-3		Minnesota Vikings	23	10	12	292	86	206	3	16	320	225	95	3
12	Sun	December 3	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-3		Cleveland Browns	30	0	19	337	153	184	1	11	126	27	99	3
13	Sun	December 10	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		10-3	@	Houston Oilers	9	3	12	193	63	130	1	11	159	87	72	1
14	Sun	December 17	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		11-3	@	San Diego Chargers	24	2	15	246	131	115	1	12	172	116	56	7
		Playoffs
Division	Sat	December 23	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		12-3		Oakland Raiders	13	7	13	252	144	108	1	13	216	78	138	4
Conf. Champ.	Sun	December 31	12:00PM ET	boxscore	L		12-4		Miami Dolphins	17	21	13	250	122	128	2	19	314	121	193	1

Passing

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Terry Bradshaw	24	QB	14	14	11-3-0	147	308	47.7	1887	12	3.9	12	3.9	78	6.1	5.15	12.8	134.8	64.1	29	237	8.61	4.90	4.01	2	3
2	Joe Gilliam	22	QB	2	0		7	11	63.6	48	0	0.0	0	0.0	9	4.4	4.36	6.9	24.0	73.3	2	8	15.38	3.08	3.08	0	0
3	Terry Hanratty	24	QB	7	0		2	4	50.0	23	0	0.0	0	0.0	14	5.8	5.75	11.5	3.3	67.7	1	2	20.00	4.20	4.20	0	0
4	Bobby Walden	34	P	14	0		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
	Team Totals			14	14	11-3-0	156	324	48.1	1711	12	3.7	12	3.7	78	6.0	5.12	12.6	122.2	64.3	32	247	8.99	4.81	3.96	2	3

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Terry Bradshaw	24	QB	2	2	1-1-0	16	35	45.7	255	2	5.7	3	8.6	60	7.3	4.57	15.9	127.5	53.9	4	40	10.26	5.51	3.08	1	1
2	Terry Hanratty	24	QB	1	0		5	10	50.0	57	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	5.7	5.70	11.4	57.0	67.5	1	6	9.09	4.64	4.64	0	0
	Team Totals			2	2	1-1-0	21	45	46.7	266	2	4.4	3	6.7	60	6.9	4.82	14.9	133.0	49.4	5	46	10.00	5.55	2.36	1	1

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing & Receiving Table
						Rushing							Receiving							Scrimmage
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1	Franco Harris	22	RB	14	10	188	1055	10	75	5.6	75.4	13.4	21	180	8.6	1	29	1.5	12.9	209	5.9	1235	11	7	PB,AP-2,AP MVP-8,AP OPoY-5,AP ORoY-1
2	John Fuqua	26	FB	13	13	150	665	4	47	4.4	51.2	11.5	18	152	8.4	0	28	1.4	11.7	168	4.9	817	4	1
3	Ron Shanklin	24	WR	14	13	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	38	669	17.6	3	57	2.7	47.8	38	17.6	669	3	0
4	Frank Lewis	25	WR	13	8	3	68	0	41	22.7	5.2	0.2	27	391	14.5	5	52	2.1	30.1	30	15.3	459	5	1
5	Terry Bradshaw	24	QB	14	14	58	346	7	20	6.0	24.7	4.1	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	58	6.0	346	7	4
6	Preston Pearson	27	RB	11	5	67	264	0	21	3.9	24.0	6.1	11	79	7.2	0	15	1.0	7.2	78	4.4	343	0	4
7	John McMakin	22	TE	14	13	1	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.1	21	277	13.2	1	78	1.5	19.8	22	12.6	277	1	0
8	Dave Smith	25	WR	6	6	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	10	98	9.8	0	25	1.7	16.3	10	9.8	98	0	0
9	Steve Davis	24	RB	11	0	20	85	1	28	4.3	7.7	1.8	1	5	5.0	0	5	0.1	0.5	21	4.3	90	1	3
10	Al Young	23	WR	14	1	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	6	86	14.3	0	33	0.4	6.1	6	14.3	86	0	0
11	Warren Bankston	25	RB	7	0	7	20	0	11	2.9	2.9	1.0	1	5	5.0	0	5	0.1	0.7	8	3.1	25	0	0
12	Rocky Bleier	26	RB	14	0	1	17	0	17	17.0	1.2	0.1	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	1	17.0	17	0	1
13	Larry Brown	23	TE	9	1	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	1	13	13.0	1	13	0.1	1.4	1	13.0	13	1	0
14	Gerry Mullins	23	RT	14	14	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	1	3	3.0	1	3	0.1	0.2	1	3.0	3	1	0
15	Joe Gilliam	22	QB	2	0	2	0	0		0.0	0.0	1.0	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0
	Team Totals			14	14	497	2520	22	75	5.1	180.0	35.5	156	1958	12.6	12	78	11.1	139.9	653	6.9	4478	34	21

Rushing & Receiving Table
						Rushing							Receiving							Scrimmage
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1	Franco Harris	22	RB	2	2	34	140	0	14	4.1	70.0	17.0	7	99	14.1	1	60	3.5	49.5	41	5.8	239	1	0
2	Ron Shanklin	24	WR	2	2	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	5	104	20.8	0	25	2.5	52.0	5	20.8	104	0	0
3	John Fuqua	26	FB	2	2	24	72	0	24	3.0	36.0	12.0	1	11	11.0	0	11	0.5	5.5	25	3.3	83	0	0
4	Al Young	23	WR	2	2	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	5	58	11.6	1	25	2.5	29.0	5	11.6	58	1	0
5	John McMakin	22	TE	2	2	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	2	31	15.5	0	22	1.0	15.5	2	15.5	31	0	0
6	Terry Bradshaw	24	QB	2	2	4	24	0	12	6.0	12.0	2.0	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	4	6.0	24	0	1
7	Larry Brown	23	TE	1	0	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	1	9	9.0	0	9	1.0	9.0	1	9.0	9	0	0
	Team Totals			2	2	62	236	0	24	3.8	118.0	31.0	21	312	14.9	2	60	10.5	156.0	83	6.6	548	2	1

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Defense & Fumbles

Defense & Fumbles Table
						Def Interceptions				Fumbles
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Sfty	Awards
1	Terry Bradshaw	24	QB	14	14	0	0	0	0	4	2	-9	0	0.0	0
2	Henry Davis	30	MLB	14	14	2	32	0	28	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	PB
3	Joe Greene	26	LDT	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11.0	0	PB,AP-1,AP DPoY-1
4	Jack Ham	24	LLB	14	14	7	83	1	32	1	4	0	0	2.0	0
5	Ben McGee	33	RDT	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	0
6	Gerry Mullins	23	RT	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
7	Mike Wagner	23	FS	14	14	6	77	0	35	0	0	0	0	1.0	0
8	Dwight White	23	RDE	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	0	10.0	0	PB
9	Mel Blount	24	RCB	14	13	3	75	0	34	0	2	35	1	0.5	0
10	John Fuqua	26	FB	13	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	0	0.0	0
11	L.C. Greenwood	26	LDE	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	0
12	John Rowser	28	LCB	14	13	4	30	0	23	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Andy Russell	31	RLB	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.0	0	PB,AP-2
14	Sam Davis	28	LG	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
15	Franco Harris	22	RB	14	10	0	0	0	0	7	1	-5	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-2,AP MVP-8,AP OPoY-5,AP ORoY-1
16	Ralph Anderson	23	SS	14	8	3	68	0	41	0	3	0	0	1.0	1
17	Frank Lewis	25	WR	13	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0
18	Chuck Beatty	26	DB	8	6	2	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Preston Pearson	27	RB	11	5	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	0
20	Larry Brown	23	TE	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
21	Ernie Holmes	24	DE	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.0	0
22	Mel Holmes	22	G	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
23	Warren Bankston	25	RB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
24	Rocky Bleier	26	RB	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Steve Davis	24	RB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
26	Glen Edwards	25	DB	12	0	1	14	0	14	4	1	0	0	0.0	0
27	Steve Furness	22	DT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0
28	Craig Hanneman	23	DT	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0
29	Terry Hanratty	24	QB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0
	Team Totals			14	14	28	395	1	41	27	31	28	1	39.0	1

Defense & Fumbles Table
						Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	PD	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Comb	Sfty	Awards
1	Glen Edwards	25	DB	2	2	1	28	0	28	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
2	Terry Bradshaw	24	QB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
3	L.C. Greenwood	26	LDE	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0
4	Jack Ham	24	LLB	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
5	Gerry Mullins	23	RT	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
6	Andy Russell	31	RLB	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
7	Mike Wagner	23	FS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
8	Dwight White	23	RDE	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0
9	Warren Bankston	25	RB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
	Team Totals			2	2	3	28	0	28	0	2	4	0	1	3.0	0	0

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