1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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The 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Steelers successfully defended their Super Bowl Championship from the previous year, despite not improving on their 14-2 record from last year with a 12–4 record. They went on to defeat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. The Steelers started out to a 4-0 record. Adding to the previous season, the Steelers had won 12 in a row. They finished the regular season at 12-4. In six of those games the opponents were held to a touchdown or less. In the playoffs Pittsburgh defeated Miami, 34-14 and then for the second consecutive season beat Houston 27-13, in the AFC championship game. The Steelers ended the decade by defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 in Super Bowl XIV. Despite them rdf:langString
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rdf:langString First quarter * PIT – John Stallworth 26-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw * PIT – Matt Bahr 31-yard field goal Second quarter * PIT – Lynn Swann 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw * PIT – Matt Bahr 20-yard field goal Third quarter * KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal Fourth quarter * PIT – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal *PIT – Larry Brown 1-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw
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rdf:langString First quarter *SD – John Jefferson 16-yard pass from Dan Fouts Second quarter *SD – Bob Klein 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts *SD – Bo Matthews 2-yard run Third quarter * PIT – Rocky Bleier 2-yard run * SD – Woodrow Lowe 77-yard interception return Fourth quarter * SD – Hank Bauer 2-yard run
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rdf:langString First quarter * HOU – Vernon Perry 75-yard interception return * PIT – Matt Bahr 21-yard field goal Second quarter * HOU – Toni Fritsch 21-yard field goal * PIT – Bennie Cunningham 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw * PIT – John Stallworth 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw Fourth quarter * HOU – Toni Fritsch 23-yard field goal * PIT – Matt Bahr 39-yard field goal * PIT – Rocky Bleier 4-yard run
rdf:langString First quarter *PIT – Matt Bahr 46-yard field goal *CIN – Dan Ross 7-yard pass from Ken Anderson Second quarter *CIN – Pete Johnson 1-yard run *CIN – Howard Kurnick 12-yard fumble return *CIN – Jim LeClair 27-yard fumble return Fourth quarter *CIN – Rick Walker 14-yard pass from Ken Anderson *PIT – John Stallworth 33-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw
rdf:langString First quarter *PIT – Lynn Swann 11-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw *DEN – Haven Moses 64-yard pass from Craig Morton Second quarter * PIT – Franco Harris 2-yard run * PIT – Franco Harris 4-yard run * PIT – Sidney Thornton 1-yard run Fourth quarter * PIT – Sidney Thornton 17-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw * PIT – Anthony Anderson 10-yard run
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rdf:langString First quarter *NE – Russ Francis 4-yard pass from Steve Grogan NE 7-0 Second quarter *PIT – Sidney Thornton 2-yard run NE 7-6 *NE – John Smith 31-yard field goal NE 10-6 *NE – John Smith 32-yard field goal NE 13-6 Fourth quarter *PIT – Sidney Thornton 21-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw 13-13 tie Overtime *PIT – Matt Bahr 41-yard field goal PIT 16-13
rdf:langString First quarter * PIT – Matt Bahr 41-yard field goal * LA – Cullen Bryant 1-yard run Second quarter * PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run * LA – Frank Corral 31-yard field goal * LA – Frank Corral 45-yard field goal Third quarter * PIT – Lynn Swann 47-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw * LA – Ron Smith 24-yard pass from Lawrence McCutcheon Fourth quarter * PIT – John Stallworth 73-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw * PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run
rdf:langString First quarter * PIT – Lynn Swann 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw Second quarter * PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run Third quarter * PIT – Sidney Thornton 8-yard run Fourth quarter * PIT – Franco Harris 11-yard run
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rdf:langString First quarter * STL – Ottis Anderson 12-yard run * STL – Steve Little 22-yard field goal * PIT – John Stallworth 18 pass from Terry Bradshaw Second quarter * STL – Theotis Brown 1-yard run Third quarter * STL – Mike Wood 24-yard field goal * STL – Mike Wood 27-yard field goal Fourth quarter * PIT – Rocky Bleier 4-yard run * PIT – Bennie Cunningham 5-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw * PIT – Matt Bahr 20-yard field goal
rdf:langString First quarter * PIT – Sidney Thornton 1-yard run * PIT – John Stallworth 17-yard pass from Bradshaw * PIT – Lynn Swann 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw Third quarter * MIA – Duriel Harris 7-yard pass from Bob Griese * PIT – Rocky Bleier 1-yard run Fourth quarter * PIT – Franco Harris 5-yard run * MIA – Larry Csonka 1-yard run
rdf:langString First quarter * PIT – Matt Bahr 43-yard field goal * PIT – Lynn Swann 58-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw Second quarter * PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run * CIN – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal * PIT – Rocky Bleier 1-yard run * CIN – Isaac Curtis 29-yard pass from Ken Anderson Third quarter * CIN – Isaac Curtis 32-yard pass from Ken Anderson * PIT – Lynn Swann 42-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw * PIT – Matt Bahr 23-yard field goal Fourth quarter * PIT – Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal
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rdf:langString * Strength – Louis Riecke * Flexibility – Paul Uram *Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber *Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates * Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Paul B. Steele, Jr. * Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek * Trainer – Ralph Berlin * Assistant trainer – Robert Milie * Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi * Field manager – Jack Hart * Film director – Bob McCartney * Photographer – Harry Homa
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rdf:langString Passing *LA – Vince Ferragamo 15/25, 212 yards, INT *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 14/21, 309 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing *LA – Wendell Tyler 17 att, 60 yards *PIT – Franco Harris 20 att, 46 yards, 2 TD Receiving *LA – Billy Waddy 3 rec, 75 yards *PIT – John Stallworth 3 rec, 121 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 12/21, 161 yards, 3 TD *CLE – Brian Sipe 22/41, 351 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT Rushing *PIT – Franco Harris 19 att, 153 yards, 2 TD *CLE – Mike Pruitt 15 att, 73 yards Receiving *PIT – John Stallworth 4 rec, 96 yards, TD *CLE – Ozzie Newsome 6 rec, 97 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *CIN – Ken Anderson 20/36, 258 yards, 2 TD *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 17/29, 339 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing *CIN – Pete Johnson 18 att, 51 yards *PIT – Franco Harris 20 att, 92 yards, TD Receiving *CIN – Isaac Curtis 5 rec, 119 yards, 2 TD *PIT – Lynn Swann 5 rec, 192 yards, 2 TD
rdf:langString Passing *MIA – Don Strock 8/14, 125 yards, INT *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 21/31, 230 yards, 2 TD Rushing *MIA – Larry Csonka 10 att, 20 yards, TD *PIT – Franco Harris 21 att, 83 yards, TD Receiving *MIA – Nat Moore 5 rec, 93 yards *PIT – John Stallworth 6 rec, 86 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 12/26, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT *PHI – Ron Jaworski 11/20, 158 yards, 2 INT Rushing *PIT – Sidney Thornton 16 att, 88 yards, TD *PHI – Wilbert Montgomery 28 att, 98 yards, TD Receiving *PIT – John Stallworth 5 rec, 102 yards, TD *PHI – Keith Krepfle 4 rec, 95 yards
rdf:langString Passing *DAL – Roger Staubach 11/25, 113 yards *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 11/25, 126 yards Rushing *DAL – Tony Dorsett 19 att, 73 yards *PIT – Franco Harris 18 att, 102 yards, 2 TD Receiving *DAL – Drew Pearson 5 rec, 89 yards *PIT – John Stallworth 7 rec, 98 yards
rdf:langString Passing *PIT: Terry Bradshaw 15/26, 221 yards, TD *NE: Steve Grogan 11/33, 123 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing *PIT: Franco Harris 26 att, 74 yards *NE: Sam Cunningham 17 att, 62 yards Receiving *PIT: John Stallworth 5 rec, 95 yards *NE: Russ Francis 5 rec, 53 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *CLE – Brian Sipe 23/38, 333 yards, 3 TD, INT *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 30/44, 364 yards, TD, INT Rushing *CLE – Brian Sipe 3 att, 30 yards *PIT – Franco Harris 32 att, 151 yards, 2 TD Receiving *CLE – Dave Logan 7 rec, 135 yards, TD *PIT – Franco Harris 9 rec, 81 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 18/36, 153 yards, 5 INT *SD – Dan Fouts 11/24, 137 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing *PIT – Franco Harris 20 att, 44 yards *SD – Mike Thomas 13 att, 53 yards Receiving *PIT – John Stallworth 4 rec, 55 yards *SD – John Jefferson 5 rec, 106 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 17/29, 232 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT *KC – Steve Fuller 9/20, 89 yards, INT Rushing *PIT – Franco Harris 20 att, 68 yards *KC – Mike Williams 6 att, 19 yards Receiving *PIT – John Stallworth 4 rec, 88 yards, TD *KC – J.T. Smith 3 rec, 47 yards
rdf:langString Passing *HOU: Gifford Nielsen 4/11, 41 yards, TD, 2 INT *PIT: Terry Bradshaw 12/29, 198 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing *HOU: Earl Campbell 16 att, 38 yards *PIT: Franco Harris 14 att, 42 yards Receiving *HOU: Billy Johnson 2 rec, 32 yards *PIT: Lynn Swann 5 rec, 95 yards
rdf:langString Passing *BAL – Greg Landry 17/34, 195 yards, TD, 2 INT *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 19/29, 249 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing *BAL – Joe Washington 21 att, 65 yards *PIT – Sidney Thornton 13 att, 129 yards Receiving *BAL – Roger Carr 4 rec, 68 yards, TD *PIT – John Stallworth 4 rec, 83 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 14/31, 206 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT *STL – Jim Hart 12/24, 132 yards Rushing *PIT – Rocky Bleier 13 att, 73 yards, TD *STL – Theotis Brown 14 att, 69 yards, TD Receiving *PIT – John Stallworth 6 rec, 80 yards, TD *STL – Mel Gray 1 rec, 48 yards
rdf:langString Passing *BUF – Joe Ferguson 11/31, 103 yards, 2 INT *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 14/27, 209 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing *BUF – Mike Collier 16 att, 49 yards *PIT – Franco Harris 21 att, 100 yards, 2 TD Receiving *BUF – Jerry Butler 3 rec, 54 yards *PIT – Lynn Swann 3 rec, 61 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 21/40, 275 yards, TD, 2 INT *CIN – Ken Anderson 9/20, 120 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing *PIT – Franco Harris 9 att, 45 yards *CIN – Charles Alexander 19 att, 91 yards Receiving *PIT – John Stallworth 6 rec, 126 yards, TD *CIN – Archie Griffin 4 rec, 65 yards
rdf:langString Passing *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 14/29, 137 yards, TD, 2 INT *HOU – Dan Pastorini 10/16, 170 yards, TD Rushing *PIT – Franco Harris 12 att, 59 yards *HOU – Earl Campbell 33 att, 109 yards Receiving *PIT – Bennie Cunningham 2 rec, 67 yards *HOU – Ken Burrough 3 rec, 48 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *HOU – Dan Pastorini 19/28, 203 yards, INT *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 18/30, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing *HOU – Earl Campbell 17 att, 15 yards *PIT – Franco Harris 21 att, 85 yards Receiving *HOU – Tim Wilson 7 rec, 60 yards *PIT – Lynn Swann 4 rec, 64 yards
rdf:langString Passing *DEN – Craig Morton 16/31, 261 yards, TD, INT *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 18/24, 267 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing *DEN – Jon Keyworth 4 att, 29 yards *PIT – Franco Harris 17 att, 121 yards, 2 TD Receiving *DEN – Haven Moses 5 rec, 133 yards, TD *PIT – Lynn Swann 2 rec, 76 yards, TD
rdf:langString Passing *WAS – Joe Theismann 14/31, 147 yards, INT *PIT – Terry Bradshaw 15/27, 311 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing *WAS – John Riggins 13 att, 56 yards, TD *PIT – Franco Harris 15 att, 62 yards Receiving *WAS – Danny Buggs 3 rec, 37 yards *PIT – John Stallworth 6 rec, 126 yards, 2 TD
rdf:langString * Chairman of the board – Arthur J. Rooney * President – Daniel M. Rooney * Vice president – John R. McGinley * Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. * Public relations director – Ed Kiely * Traveling secretary – James A. Boston * Publicity director – Joe Gordon * Controller – Dennis P. Thimons * Assistant controller – James S. Maund * Director of ticket sales – Geraldine Glenn * Director of player personnel – Dick Haley * Assistant director of player personnel – Bill Nunn * Director of professional scouting – V. Timothy Rooney * Talent scout – West Coast – Bob Schmitz * Pro talent scout – Tom Modrak * College talent scout – Joe Krupa
rdf:langString The 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Steelers successfully defended their Super Bowl Championship from the previous year, despite not improving on their 14-2 record from last year with a 12–4 record. They went on to defeat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. The Steelers started out to a 4-0 record. Adding to the previous season, the Steelers had won 12 in a row. They finished the regular season at 12-4. In six of those games the opponents were held to a touchdown or less. In the playoffs Pittsburgh defeated Miami, 34-14 and then for the second consecutive season beat Houston 27-13, in the AFC championship game. The Steelers ended the decade by defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 in Super Bowl XIV. Despite them and the San Diego Chargers having 12-4 records, the Chargers were awarded the top seed in the AFC because of their victory over the Steelers. With the win, and the Pittsburgh Pirates win in the 1979 World Series, Pittsburgh would be the last city to claim Super Bowl and World Series wins in the same year until 1986 when the New York Mets won the World Series in 7 games over the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Giants won Super Bowl XXI 39–20 over the Denver Broncos. On February 23, 2007, NFL Network aired America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, the 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers, with team commentary from John Banaszak, L.C. Greenwood and John Stallworth, and narrated by Ed Harris. They are the last team to win a Super Bowl featuring players that had never played for another team; 40 original draft picks and six free agents out of college. The records for most points scored per game as well as in the regular season overall for the Steelers belonged to the 1979 squad, until they scored 436, amounting to 27.3 per game in 2014, the all-time franchise record in both categories.
rdf:langString * Defensive coordinator – Woody Widenhofer * Defensive backfield – Dick Walker
rdf:langString * Head coach – Chuck Noll * Assistant head coach – George Perles
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