1973 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (10-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1973 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1973 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Pittsburgh moved the ball well, scoring 347 points, while the defensive squad allowed 210. Franco Harris carried the pigskin for a team-best 698 yards for the Steelers, and Preston Pearson additionally aided the ground game.

Terry Bradshaw passed for 1,183 yards. Ron Shanklin grabbed 30 passes for 711 yards, while Barry Pearson and Frank Lewis were targeted regularly as well.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 55 turnovers, topping in the league. Mike Wagner picked off 8 opponent throws.

Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Terry Bradshaw	180	89	49.4	1183	6.6	10	5.6	15	8.3	67	24	186	54.5
Terry Hanratty	69	31	44.9	643	9.3	8	11.6	5	7.2	53	3	27	86.8
Joe Gilliam	60	20	33.3	331	5.5	2	3.3	6	10.0	46	3	17	24.4
Totals	309	140	45.3	2157	7.0	20	6.5	26	8.4	67	30	230

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Franco Harris	188	698	3.7	35	3
Preston Pearson	132	554	4.2	47	2
John Fuqua	117	457	3.9	25	2
Steve Davis	67	266	4.0	27	2
Terry Bradshaw	34	145	4.3	21	3
Joe Gilliam	6	23	3.8	14	0
Ron Shanklin	3	1	0.3	10	0
Bobby Walden	1	0	0.0	0	0
Terry Hanratty	3	0	0.0	0	0
Rocky Bleier	3	0	0.0	1	0
Frank Lewis	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	555	2143	3.9	47	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Shanklin	30	711	23.7	67	10
Frank Lewis	23	409	17.8	53	3
Barry Pearson	23	317	13.8	46	3
John Fuqua	17	150	8.8	22	0
John McMakin	13	195	15.0	44	1
Preston Pearson	11	173	15.7	36	2
Franco Harris	10	69	6.9	19	0
Steve Davis	7	31	4.4	9	1
Larry Brown	5	88	17.6	45	0
Dave Davis	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	140	2157	15.4	67	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Roy Gerela	37	36	97.3	43	29	67.4	123
Totals	37	36	97.3	43	29	67.4	123

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Walden	62	2548	41.1	57
Totals	62	2548	41.1	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Glen Edwards	34	336	9.9	44
Dennis Meyer	18	80	4.4	18
Totals	52	416	8.0	44

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Steve Davis	15	404	26.9	48
Preston Pearson	16	308	19.2	28
Rocky Bleier	3	47	15.7	20
Franco Harris	1	23	23.0	23
John Fuqua	1	22	22.0	22
Craig Hanneman	1	20	20.0	20
Glen Edwards	1	10	10.0	10
George Webster	1	9	9.0	9
Ray Mansfield	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	40	843	21.1	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Wagner	8	134	16.8	38	0
Glen Edwards	6	186	31.0	86	1
John Rowser	6	131	21.8	71	1
Mel Blount	4	82	20.5	24	0
Andy Russell	3	54	18.0	45	1
Jack Ham	2	30	15.0	27	0
Henry Davis	2	23	11.5	15	0
Loren Toews	2	13	6.5	8	0
Dwight White	2	10	5.0	8	0
J.T. Thomas	1	10	10.0	10	0
John Dockery	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	37	673	18.2	86	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Mike Wagner		0	2	5	1
L.C. Greenwood			0	3	0	0
Bruce Van Dyke			0	3	0	0
Dennis Meyer			1	2	0	0
Craig Hanneman			0	2	0	0
Joe Greene			0	2	0	0
Loren Toews		0	0	2	0	0
Glen Edwards		0	2	2	0
Mel Blount		0	0	2	0	0
Franco Harris			8	2	0
Terry Hanratty			4	2	-2	0
Jack Ham		0	0	1	0	1
Henry Davis		0	0	1	0	0
Rocky Bleier			2	1	0	0
Terry Bradshaw			3	1	-4
Joe Gilliam			3	1	-12	0
Steve Davis			3	1	0
Sam Davis			0	1	0	0
Tom Keating			0	1	0	0
John Rowser		0	0	1	2
Bobby Walden			1	1	-7	0
Gerry Mullins			0	1	0	0
John Fuqua			3	0	0
Barry Pearson			1	0	0
Preston Pearson			2	0	0
Ron Shanklin			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	36	38	-22	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Roy Gerela									29	36	0			123
Ron Shanklin	0	10							0	0	0			60
Preston Pearson	2	2		0					0	0	0			24
Barry Pearson		3							0	0	0			18
Terry Bradshaw	3								0	0	0			18
Frank Lewis	0	3							0	0	0			18
Franco Harris	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Steve Davis	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
John Fuqua	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Jack Ham						0	1		0	0	0			6
John McMakin		1							0	0	0			6
John Rowser						1			0	0	0			6
Mike Wagner						0		1	0	0	0			6
Glen Edwards			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Andy Russell						1			0	0	0			6
Dwight White						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	12	20	0	0	0	3	1	1	29	36	0	0	1	347