1976 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Chuck Noll (10-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1976 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 1-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Steelers paced the circuit with just 138 points allowed. Pittsburgh piled up points with 342 points. Franco Harris carried the ball for a team-best 1,128 yards, and Rocky Bleier also aided the ground game.
Terry Bradshaw threw for 1,177 yards. Lynn Swann paced the receiving corps, grabbing 28 passes for 516 yards. Rocky Bleier was targeted regularly, too.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 46 turnovers. Glen Edwards and Mel Blount each snatched 6 opponent throws.
Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 192 | 92 | 47.9 | 1177 | 6.1 | 10 | 5.2 | 9 | 4.7 | 50 | 16 | 164 | 65.4 |
| Mike Kruczek | 85 | 51 | 60.0 | 758 | 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.5 | 64 | 11 | 105 | 74.5 |
| Totals | 277 | 143 | 51.6 | 1935 | 7.0 | 10 | 3.6 | 12 | 4.3 | 64 | 27 | 269 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 289 | 1128 | 3.9 | 30 | 14 |
| Rocky Bleier | 220 | 1036 | 4.7 | 28 | 5 |
| Reggie Harrison | 54 | 235 | 4.4 | 27 | 4 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 31 | 219 | 7.1 | 17 | 3 |
| Mike Kruczek | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 22 | 2 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 19 | 2 |
| John Fuqua | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 0 | 47 | 47 | 1 | |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Ernest Pough | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 653 | 2971 | 4.5 | 47 | 33 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 28 | 516 | 18.4 | 47 | 3 |
| Rocky Bleier | 24 | 294 | 12.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 23 | 151 | 6.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 17 | 306 | 18.0 | 64 | 1 |
| Randy Grossman | 15 | 181 | 12.1 | 35 | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Ernest Pough | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 50 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 35 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Theo Bell | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Reggie Harrison | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 143 | 1935 | 13.5 | 64 | 10 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 76 | 2982 | 39.2 | 58 |
| Totals | 76 | 2982 | 39.2 | 58 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 39 | 390 | 10.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 36 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 71 | 636 | 9.0 | 36 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Deloplaine | 17 | 385 | 22.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Ernest Pough | 18 | 369 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Harrison | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jim Clack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 855 | 20.9 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 55 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 28 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 262 | 11.9 | 55 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lambert | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Theo Bell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Furness | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |||
| Mike Kruczek | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ernie Holmes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Franco Harris | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Banaszak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 1 | -12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Mansfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L.C. Greenwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mel Blount | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Kolb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dwight White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernest Pough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Clack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Fuqua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Deloplaine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Webster | 2 | 0 | -15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.T. Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Franco Harris | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| Roy Gerela | 14 | 40 | 0 | 82 | ||||||||||
| Rocky Bleier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Reggie Harrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| John Stallworth | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Lynn Swann | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Jack Deloplaine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Mike Kruczek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ernest Pough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| John Fuqua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Theo Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Loren Toews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 342 |
