1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Chuck Noll |
| Home Field | Three Rivers Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11-3 |
| Place | 1st AFC Central |
| Playoff Finish | L to the undefeated Miami Dolphins in the AFC Championship game |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1971 | 1973 |
[edit] Offseason
[edit] NFL Draft
[edit] Preseason
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Game Summaries
[edit] Regular Season
[edit] Game Summaries
[edit] Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1972): Oakland Raiders
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Steelers | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 51,141
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - H. Davis 5 blocked punt return (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - Bradshaw 20 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 48
- Oakland - Chester 26 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 8
- Pittsburgh - Bradshaw 2 run (Gerela kick)
- Oakland - Siani 24 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
- Pittsburgh - Shanklin 57 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Oakland - Highsmith 1 run (Blanda kick)
- Oakland - Siani 70 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
[edit] Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1972): Cincinnati Bengals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bengals | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 54,292
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Cincinnati - FG Muhlmann 41
- Pittsburgh - Bradshaw 12 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 17
- Cincinnati - FG Muhlmann 32
- Cincinnati - FG Muhlmann 20
- Cincinnati - FG Muhlmann 32
- Cincinnati - FG Muhlmann 34
[edit] Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1972): St. Louis Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 49,140
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 17
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 20
- St. Louis - FG Bakken 19
- Pittsburgh - Bradshaw 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - Safety, Anderson tackled Anderson in end zone
- St. Louis - FG Bakken 44
- St. Louis - Anderson 8 run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 15
- St. Louis - Thompson 8 blocked punt return (Bakken kick)
- Pittsburgh - Lewis 38 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
[edit] Week 4 (Sunday October 8, 1972): Dallas Cowboys
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 65,682
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 39
- Dallas - FG Fritsch 40
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 39
- Pittsburgh - Blount 35 fumble recovery return (Gerela kick)
- Dallas - Hill 1 run (Fritsch kick)
- Dallas - Sellers 55 pass from Hill (Fritsch kick)
[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1972): Houston Oilers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oilers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Steelers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at the Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 42,929
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Houston - Walsh recovered blocked punt in end zone (Butler kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 28
- Pittsburgh - Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - Lewis 11 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - Bradshaw 8 run (Gerela kick)
[edit] Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1972): New England Patriots
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steelers | 10 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 46,081
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 19
- Pittsburgh - Ham 32 interception return (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - Shanklin 30 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 22
- New England - FG Gogolak 16
- Pittsburgh - Steve Davis 28 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 35
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 33
[edit] Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1972): Buffalo Bills
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Bills | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 45,882
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Harris 2 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - Bradshaw 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 29
- Buffalo - Simpson 94 run (Leypoldt kick)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 18 run (Gerela kick)
- Buffalo - B. Chandler 11 pass from Shaw (Leypoldt kick)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 17 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Buffalo - B. Chandler 4 pass from Shaw (Leypoldt kick)
- Pittsburgh - Fuqua 4 run (Gerela kick)
[edit] Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1972): Cincinnati Bengals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Steelers | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,350
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Fuqua 7 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 15
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 22
- Pittsburgh - Lewis 28 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh - Brown 13 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Cincinnati - Carter 1 run (Muhlmann kick)
- Pittsburgh - Lewis 34 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Cincinnati - Myers 2 pass from Carter (Muhlmann kick)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 2 run (Gerela kick)
- Cincinnati - FG Muhlmann 37
[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1972): Kansas City Chiefs
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 54,476
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Kansas City - Kearney 65 interception return (Stenerud kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 25
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 10
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 49
- Pittsburgh - Harris 7 run (Gerela kick)
[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1972): Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Browns | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 83,009
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 39
- Cleveland - FG Cockroft 26
- Cleveland - Phipps 1 run (Cockroft kick)
- Cleveland - FG Cockroft 38
- Cleveland - Pitts 17 pass from Phipps (Cockroft kick)
- Pittsburgh - Mullins 3 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Cleveland - FG Cockroft 12
- Pittsburgh - Fuqua 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 75 run (Gerela kick)
- Cleveland - FG Cockroft 26
[edit] Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1972): Minnesota Vikings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,348
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Minnesota - FG Cox 24
- Pittsburgh - Harris 12 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 17
- Minnesota - Voigt 5 pass from Tarkenton (Cox kick)
- Pittsburgh - Bradshaw 1 run (kick blocked)
- Pittsburgh - Lewis 17 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
[edit] Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1972): Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
at the Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,350
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 19
- Pittsburgh - Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 11 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - McMakin 78 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 44
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 37
[edit] Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1972): Houston Oilers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Oilers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at the Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 36,528
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 24
- Houston - FG Butler 34
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 39
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 13
[edit] Week 14 (Sunday December 17, 1972): San Diego Chargers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance:
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
the pittsburgh steelers clinched their first afc central division title (the day before the game Frank Sinatra is inducted into Franco's Italian Army}.
Scoring Drives:
- San Diego - Safety, Costa tackled Bradshaw in end zone
- Pittsburgh - Harris 2 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - Fuqua 2 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Gerela 24
- Pittsburgh - Shanklin 17 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
[edit] Postseason
[edit] Game Summaries
[edit] Week 15 (Saturday December 23, 1972): Oakland Raiders
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,350
- Referee:Fred Swearingen
- TV announcers:NBC Curt Gowdy
Scoring Drives:
- PIT - FG Gerela 18 PIT 3-0
- PIT - FG Gerela 29 PIT 6-0
- OAK - Stabler 30 run (Blanda kick) OAK 7-6
- PIT - Harris 60 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) PIT 13-7
[edit] Week 16 (Sunday December 31, 1972): Miami Dolphins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,350
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- PIT - Mullins recovered fumble in end zone (Gerela kick) PIT 7-0
- MIA - Csonka 9 pass from Morrall (Yepremian kick) 7-7
- PIT - FG Gerela 14 PIT 10-7
- MIA - Kiick 2 run (Yepremian kick) MIA 14-10
- MIA - Kiick 3 run (Yepremian kick) MIA 21-10
- PIT - Young 12 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) MIA 21-17
[edit] References
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| AFC | East | Central | West | NFC | East | Central | West |
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| Baltimore | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Buffalo | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | Los Angeles | ||
| Miami | Houston | Oakland | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
| NY Jets | Washington | ||||||
| 1972 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl VII | |||||||
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