1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Chuck Noll (12-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers RosterTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Chuck Noll (12-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
Offensively, Pittsburgh topped the league with 416 points. At the same time, the rigid defensive squad allowed 262 points. Terry Bradshaw directed the offense, slinging for 3,724 yards. John Stallworth grabbed 70 passes for 1,183 yards.
Franco Harris carried the ball for a team-best 1,186 yards for the Steelers.
Jack Lambert picked off 6 opponent throws.
Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1979 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 | 472 | 259 | 54.9 | 3724 | 7.9 | 26 | 5.5 | 25 | 5.3 | 65 | 24 | 196 | 77.0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 153 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 67.3 |
| Totals | 492 | 272 | 55.3 | 3877 | 7.9 | 26 | 5.3 | 26 | 5.3 | 65 | 27 | 222 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 267 | 1186 | 4.4 | 71 | 11 |
| Sidney Thornton | 118 | 585 | 5.0 | 75 | 6 |
| Rocky Bleier | 92 | 434 | 4.7 | 70 | 4 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 28 | 123 | 4.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Anthony Anderson | 18 | 118 | 6.6 | 31 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Mike Kruczek | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Totals | 561 | 2603 | 4.6 | 75 | 25 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallworth | 70 | 1183 | 16.9 | 65 | 8 |
| Lynn Swann | 41 | 808 | 19.7 | 65 | 5 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 36 | 512 | 14.2 | 28 | 4 |
| Franco Harris | 36 | 291 | 8.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 31 | 277 | 8.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 17 | 243 | 14.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Sidney Thornton | 16 | 231 | 14.4 | 32 | 4 |
| Randy Grossman | 12 | 217 | 18.1 | 54 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 272 | 3877 | 14.3 | 65 | 26 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Colquitt | 68 | 2733 | 40.2 | 61 |
| Totals | 68 | 2733 | 40.2 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 45 | 378 | 8.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 16 | 146 | 9.1 | 38 | 0 |
| Thom Dornbrook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 523 | 8.3 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | 34 | 732 | 21.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Anthony Anderson | 13 | 200 | 15.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Robin Cole | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 987 | 19.4 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lambert | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Dirt Winston | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 41 | 1 |
| Mel Blount | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Banaszak | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 200 | 7.4 | 41 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 10 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dirt Winston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Theo Bell | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Dunn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Webster | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Anderson | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robin Cole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dwight White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Furness | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Banaszak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Courson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Franco Harris | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thom Dornbrook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 47 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Matt Bahr | 18 | 50 | 0 | 104 | ||||||||||
| Franco Harris | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| Sidney Thornton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| John Stallworth | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Jim Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rick Moser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dirt Winston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 416 |
