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Record: 12-4-0, 1st in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Chuck Noll (12-4-0)

Points For: 416 (26.0/g) 1st of 28

Points Against: 262 (16.4/g) 5th of 28

Expected W-L: 12.0-4.0

SRS: 11.91 (1st of 28), SOS: 2.29

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 34-14 vs. Miami Dolphins
Won Conference Championship 27-13 vs. Houston Oilers
Won Super Bowl 31-19 vs. Los Angeles Rams

Defensive Coordinator: Woody Widenhofer

Other Notable Asst.: Tom Moore (Wide Receivers) and George Perles (Assistant Head Coach)

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

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +240

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

1979 Super Bowl Champion

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Drafted Players

Full 1979 Draft Results

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Greg Hawthorne	28	RB	9	1979	1987	0	0	1	14	105				0		137	527	7	92	1112	4	Baylor
2	Zack Valentine	56	LB	4	1979	1982	0	0	0	8	56				0				0			0	East Carolina
4	Russell Davis	86	RB	4	1980	1983	0	0	0	4	42				0		104	474	2	5	45	0	Michigan
4	Calvin Sweeney	110	WR	8	1980	1987	0	0	2	16	102				0		1	-2	0	113	1775	7	USC
5	Dwaine Board	137	DE	10	1979	1988	0	0	6	45	121				0				0			0	North Carolina A&T
6	Bill Murrell	157	TE	1	1979	1979	0	0	0	0	12				0				0	2	20	0	Winston-Salem St.
6	Dwayne Woodruff	161	DB	11	1979	1990	0	0	8	49	157				0				0			0	Louisville
6	Matt Bahr	165	K	17	1979	1995	0	0	0	29	235				0		1	-8	0			0	Penn St.
7	Bruce Kimball	192	G	3	1982	1984	0	0	0	3	25				0				0			0	Massachusetts
8	Tom Graves	220	LB	1	1979	1979	0	0	0	3	11				0				0			0	Michigan St.
9	Richard Kirk	248	DE				0	0	0														Denison
10	Tod Thompson	275	TE				0	0	0														BYU
11	Charlie Moore	303	C				0	0	0														Wichita St.
12	Ed Smith	322	LB	2	1980	1981	0	0	0	4	32				0				0			0	Vanderbilt
12	Mike Almond	330	WR				0	0	0

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