1977 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (9-5)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Pittsburgh scored 283 points, while the defense surrendered 243. Franco Harris carried the ball for a team-best 1,162 yards for the Steelers.

Terry Bradshaw passed for 2,523 yards. Lynn Swann paced pass catchers, grabbing 50 passes for 789 yards, while John Stallworth was targeted regularly also.

The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Mel Blount picked off 6 opponent throws.

Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
45Jimmy AllenDBMarch 6, 19526'2"194Pierce College CA)Clearwater, FL USA120
76John BanaszakDE-DTAugust 24, 19506'3"242East. MichiganCleveland, OH USA80
20Rocky BleierRBMarch 5, 19465'11"210Notre DameAppleton, WI USA130
47Mel BlountRCBApril 10, 19486'3"205SouthernVidalia, GA USA1413
12Terry BradshawQBSeptember 2, 19486'3"215Louisiana TechShreveport, LA USA1414
79Larry BrownRTJune 16, 19496'4"246KansasJacksonville, FL USA1414
50Jim ClackRGOctober 26, 19476'3"250Wake ForestRocky Mount, NC USA1414
56Robin ColeLB-DESeptember 11, 19556'2"220New MexicoLos Angeles, CA USA80
60Brad CousinoLBApril 5, 19536'0"218Miami (OH)Toledo, OH USA30
89Bennie CunninghamTEDecember 23, 19546'5"254ClemsonLaurens, SC USA1210
57Sam DavisLGJuly 5, 19446'1"255AllenJacksonville, FL USA119
35Jack DeloplaineRBApril 21, 19545'10"205SalemPottstown, PA USA80
21Tony DungyDB-QBOctober 6, 19556'0"188MinnesotaJackson, MI USA140
27Glen EdwardsFSJuly 31, 19476'0"185Florida A&MSt. Petersburg, FL USA138
17Rick EnglesPAugust 18, 19545'11"177TulsaTulsa, OK USA10
64Steve FurnessLDEDecember 5, 19506'4"255Rhode IslandProvidence, RI USA1414
10Roy GerelaKApril 2, 19485'10"185New Mexico St.Sarrail, AB Canada140
16Neil GraffQBJanuary 12, 19506'3"205WisconsinSioux Falls, SD USA40
75Joe GreeneLDTSeptember 24, 19466'4"275North TexasTemple, TX USA1313
68L.C. GreenwoodLDESeptember 8, 19466'6"245Ark-Pine BluffCanton, MS USA98
84Randy GrossmanTESeptember 20, 19526'1"218TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA134
59Jack HamLLBDecember 23, 19486'1"225Penn St.Johnstown, PA USA1414
32Franco HarrisFBMarch 7, 19506'2"230Penn St.Fort Dix, NJ USA1414
46Reggie HarrisonRBJanuary 9, 19515'11"218CincinnatiSomerville, NJ USA141
63Ernie HolmesDT-NTJuly 11, 19486'3"260Texas SouthernJamestown, TX USA130
55Jon KolbLTAugust 30, 19476'2"262Oklahoma St.Ponca City, OK USA1313
15Mike KruczekQBMarch 15, 19536'1"202Boston Col.Washington, DC USA20
54Dave LaCrosseLBDecember 22, 19556'3"210Wake ForestPhiladelphia, PA USA140
58Jack LambertMLBJuly 8, 19526'4"220Kent St.Mantua, OH USA1110
43Frank LewisWRJuly 4, 19476'1"196Grambling St.Houma, LA USA100
28Alvin MaxsonRBNovember 12, 19515'11"205SMUBeaumont, TX USA70
72Gerry MullinsLGAugust 24, 19496'3"244USCFullerton, CA USA125
66Ted PetersenT-C-GFebruary 7, 19556'5"244East. IllinoisKankakee, IL USA140
74Ray PinneyT-G-CJune 29, 19546'4"251WashingtonSeattle, WA USA140
85Ernest PoughWRMay 17, 19526'1"174Texas SouthernJacksonville, FL USA140
29Brent SextonDBJuly 23, 19536'1"190ElonFayetteville, NC USA110
31Donnie ShellSSAugust 26, 19525'11"190South Carolina St.Whitmire, SC USA1212
86Jim SmithKRJuly 20, 19556'2"205MichiganHarvey, IL USA140
37Laverne SmithRBSeptember 12, 19545'10"193KansasGreenwood, MS USA70
82John StallworthWRJuly 15, 19526'2"191Alabama A&MTuscaloosa, AL USA1414
88Lynn SwannWRMarch 7, 19525'11"180USCAlcoa, TN USA1414
24J.T. ThomasLCBApril 22, 19516'2"196Florida St.Macon, GA USA1414
38Sidney ThorntonRBSeptember 2, 19545'11"230NW State (LA)New Orleans, LA USA130
51Loren ToewsRLBNovember 3, 19516'3"220CaliforniaDinuba, CA USA1414
23Mike WagnerDBJune 22, 19496'1"210West. IllinoisWaukegan, IL USA33
39Bobby WaldenPMarch 9, 19386'0"190GeorgiaBoston, GA USA130
52Mike WebsterCMarch 18, 19526'1"255WisconsinTomahawk, WI USA1414
78Dwight WhiteRDEJuly 30, 19496'4"255Texas A&M-CommerceHampton, VA USA1414
53Dirt WinstonLBOctober 25, 19556'0"228ArkansasForrest City, PA USA134



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