1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Chuck Noll (14-2)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
Defensively, the Steelers yielded 195 points, fewest in the league. Pittsburgh moved the ball well, scoring 356 points. Franco Harris carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,082 yards.
Terry Bradshaw passed for 2,915 yards. Lynn Swann grabbed 61 passes for 880 yards. John Stallworth contributed to the receiving game also.
The larcenous defense created 48 turnovers. Tony Dungy picked off 6 opponent throws.
Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 368 | 207 | 56.2 | 2915 | 7.9 | 28 | 7.6 | 20 | 5.4 | 70 | 21 | 222 | 84.7 |
| Mike Kruczek | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 21 | 4 | 40 | 17.8 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 380 | 212 | 55.8 | 2961 | 7.8 | 28 | 7.4 | 22 | 5.8 | 70 | 25 | 262 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 310 | 1082 | 3.5 | 37 | 8 |
| Rocky Bleier | 165 | 633 | 3.8 | 24 | 5 |
| Sidney Thornton | 71 | 264 | 3.7 | 27 | 2 |
| Rick Moser | 42 | 153 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 32 | 93 | 2.9 | 17 | 1 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 641 | 2297 | 3.6 | 37 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 61 | 880 | 14.4 | 62 | 11 |
| John Stallworth | 41 | 798 | 19.5 | 70 | 9 |
| Randy Grossman | 37 | 448 | 12.1 | 26 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 17 | 168 | 9.9 | 32 | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 16 | 321 | 20.1 | 48 | 2 |
| Jim Smith | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 29 | 2 |
| Theo Bell | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 24 | 1 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 212 | 2961 | 14.0 | 70 | 28 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Colquitt | 66 | 2642 | 40.0 | 58 |
| Totals | 66 | 2642 | 40.0 | 58 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 21 | 152 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Randy Reutershan | 20 | 148 | 7.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Nat Terry | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 451 | 7.8 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | 37 | 930 | 25.1 | 95 | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 1043 | 23.7 | 95 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dungy | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 65 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 289 | 10.7 | 65 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Greene | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Lambert | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Dungy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Moser | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Kolb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| L.C. Greenwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sidney Thornton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Pinney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Franco Harris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sam Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Bradshaw | 8 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |||
| Steve Furness | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dwight White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Theo Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Stallworth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Dunn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dirt Winston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Courson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alvin Maxson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Webster | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Roy Gerela | 12 | 44 | 0 | 80 | ||||||||||
| Lynn Swann | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| John Stallworth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| Franco Harris | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Rocky Bleier | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Sidney Thornton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jim Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 |
