Super Bowl IX

January 12, 1975 - Tulane Stadium - New Orleans, LA

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"You could see it in their eyes; we were going to be number one."
-Steelers head coach Chuck Noll, on his team's determination

"Late in that season, we would look at each other and we knew. We simply weren't going to lose."
-Steelers DT "Mean" Joe Greene

S.McCullum

Pittsburgh Steelers (12-3-1)		Minnesota Vikings (12-4)

	Pittsburgh -16 Minnesota -6

Super Bowl IX Quick Stats
Date:	January 12, 1975
Location:	Tulane Stadium - New Orleans, LA
Surface:	Outdoors on turf
Game Weather:	Cloudy and overcast
Conditions:	Temp: 46 F, Wind: N 23 mph
Attendance:	80,997
Kickoff Time:	2:00 P.M. Central
Commentary:	Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis, and Don Meredith (NBC)
Officials:	Referee: Bernie Ulman (6), Umpire: Al Conway (27), Line Judge: Bruce Alford (24), Head Linesman: Ed Marion (26), Back Judge: Ray Douglas (5), Field Judge: Dick Dolack (31)
Pre-Game Show:	Grambling University
National Anthem:	Grambling University Band w/Mardi Gras Chorus
Coin Toss:	The Referee
Halftime Show:	"Tribute to Duke Ellington" Ftr: Mercer Ellington and Grambling University Bands Producer: Jim Skinner
Winner Share:	$15,000
Loser Share:	$7,500
Ticket Price:	$20 (varying ticket colors depending on level)
Favorite:	Pittsburgh by 3.0 pts.
TV Rating:	42.4, 72 share (NBC)
Most Valuable Player:	Steelers RB Franco Harris (34 for 158 yds, 1 TD)

* Denotes Division Champion | † Denotes Overtime
1974 NFL Playoffs
AFC Divisional		AFC Conference		NFC Conference		NFC Divisional
Miami* (11-3) at Oakland* (12-2)	26 28	Pittsburgh (11-3-1) at Oakland (13-2)	24 13	Los Angeles (11-4) at Minnesota (11-4)	10 14	St. Louis* (10-4) at Minnesota* (10-4)	20 27
Buffalo (9-5) at Pittsburgh* (10-3-1)	14 32					Washington (10-4) at Los Angeles* (10-4)	10 19

* Denotes Wildcard Team | Tiebreakers: New England finished ahead of N.Y. Jets based on better record against common opponents (5-4 to Jets' 4-5). Houston finished ahead of Cincinnati based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). Kansas City finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (4-6 to Chargers' 3-7). St. Louis finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
1974 NFL Standings
American Football Conference
Eastern Division			Central Division			Western Division
Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills* New England Patriots New York Jets Baltimore Colts	11-3-0 9-5-0 7-7-0 7-7-0 2-12-0	0.786 0.643 0.500 0.500 0.143	Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns	10-3-1 7-7-0 7-7-0 4-10-0	0.750 0.500 0.500 0.286	Oakland Raiders Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers	12-2-0 7-6-1 5-9-0 5-9-0	0.857 0.536 0.357 0.357
National Football Conference
Eastern Division			Central Division			Western Division
St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins* Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants	10-4-0 10-4-0 8-6-0 7-7-0 2-12-0	0.714 0.714 0.571 0.500 0.143	Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears	10-4-0 7-7-0 6-8-0 4-10-0	0.714 0.500 0.429 0.286	Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons	10-4-0 6-8-0 5-9-0 3-11-0	0.714 0.429 0.357 0.214

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Pittsburgh 1974 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (10-3-1)
Sun	9/15	Baltimore	W	30-0
Sun	9/22	at Denver	T	35-35†
Sun	9/29	Oakland	L	0-17
Sun	10/6	at Houston	W	13-7
Sun	10/13	at Kansas City	W	34-24
Sun	10/20	Cleveland	W	20-16
Mon*	10/28	Atlanta	W	24-17
Sun	11/3	Philadelphia	W	27-0
Sun	11/10	at Cincinnati	L	10-17
Sun	11/17	at Cleveland	W	26-16
Mon*	11/25	at New Orleans	W	28-17
Sun	12/1	Houston	L	10-13
Sun	12/8	at New England	W	21-17
Sat	12/14	Cincinnati	W	27-3
Post Season
Sun	12/22	Buffalo	W	32-14
Sun	12/29	at Oakland	W	24-13

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Minnesota 1974 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (10-4)
Sun	9/15	at Green Bay	W	32-17
Sun	9/22	at Detroit	W	7-6
Sun	9/29	Chicago	W	11-7
Sun	10/6	at Dallas	W	23-21
Sun	10/13	Houston	W	51-10
Sun	10/20	Detroit	L	16-20
Sun	10/27	New England	L	14-17
Sun	11/3	at Chicago	W	17-0
Mon*	11/11	at St. Louis	W	28-24
Sun	11/17	Green Bay	L	7-19
Sun	11/24	at Los Angeles	L	17-20
Sun	12/1	New Orleans	W	19-9
Sat	12/7	Atlanta	W	23-10
Sat	12/14	at Kansas City	W	35-15
Post Season
Sat	12/21	St. Louis	W	30-14
Sun	12/29	Los Angeles	W	14-10

Starting Lineups
PITTSBURGH				MINNESOTA
OFFENSE		DEFENSE		OFFENSE		DEFENSE
F.Lewis	WR	L.C.Greenwood	LE	J.Lash	WR	C.Eller	LE
J.Kolb	LT	J.Greene	DT	C.Goodrum	LT	D.Sutherland	DT
J.Clack	LG	E.Holmes	DT	A.Maurer	LG	A.Page	DT
R.Mansfield	C	D.White	RE	M.Tingelhoff	C	J.Marshall	RE
G.Mullins	RG	J.Ham	LLB	E.White	RG	R.Winston	LLB
G.Gravelle	RT	J.Lambert	MLB	R.Yary	RT	J.Siemon	MLB
L.Brown	TE	A.Russell	RLB	S.Voigt	TE	W.Hilgenberg	RLB
R.Shanklin	WR	J.T.Thomas	LCB	J.Gilliam	WR	N.Wright	LCB
T.Bradshaw	QB	M.Blount	RCB	F.Tarkenton	QB	J.Wallace	RCB
R.Bleier	RB	M.Wagner	SS	C.Foreman	RB	J.Wright	SS
F.Harris	RB	G.Edwards	FS	D.Osborn	RB	P.Krause	FS

Substitutions
PITTSBURGH		MINNESOTA
OFFENSE	DEFENSE	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
J.Stallworth (WR)	C.Davis (DL)	S.McCullum (WR)	G.Larsen (DL)
L.Swann (WR)	S.Furness (DL)	D.Kingsriter (TE)	B.Lurtsema (DL)
R.Garrett (WR)	L.Toews (LB)	S.Craig (TE)	M.Blair (LB)
J.McMakin (WR)	M.Kellum (LB)	G.Alderman (OL)	A.Martin (LB)
R.Grossman (TE)	E.Bradley (LB)	S.Anderson (OL)	F.McNeill (LB)
S.Davis (OL)	J.Allen (DB)	S.Lawson (OL)	T.Brown (DB)
D.Reavis (OL)	R.Conn (DB)	M.Sunde (OL)	R.Poltl (DB)
R.Druschel (OL)	D.Shell (DB)	B.Brown (RB)
M.Webster (OL)		B.McClanahan (RB)
P.Pearson (RB)		O.Reed (RB)
S.Davis (RB)		E.Marinaro (RB)
R.Harrison (RB)
KICKERS		KICKERS
R.Gerela (K)	B.Walden (P)	F.Cox (K)	M.Eischeid (P)
DID NOT PLAY		DID NOT PLAY
J.Gilliam (QB)	T.Hanratty (QB)	J.Holland (WR)	B.Berry (QB)
J.Wolf (DE)		D.Boone (DE)	S.Riley (T)
		J.Blahak (DB)

Team Statistics
	PIT	MIN
FIRST DOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Penalty	17 11 5 1	9 2 5 2
3rd DOWN EFF.	7/18-39%	5/12-42%
4th DOWN EFF.	0/1-0%	0/0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS Total Offensive Plays Average Gain	333 73 4.6	119 47 2.5
NET RUSH YARDS Rushing Plays Average Gain	249 57 4.4	17 21 0.8
NET PASS YARDS Pass Att-Comp-INT Tackled-Yds Lost Gross Yards Passing	84 14-9-0 2-12 96	102 26-11-3 0-0 102
PUNTS-Yards Average Dist. Blocked	7-243 34.7 1	6-223 37.2 0
RETURN YARDS-Total Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interception Returns	114 5-36 3-32 3-46	62 4-12 3-50 0-00
PENALTIES-yards	8-122	4-18
TOTAL TURNOVERS Fumbles-Lost Had Intercepted	2 4-2 0	5 3-2 3
TOUCHDOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Returns	2 1 1 0	1 0 0 1
EXTRA POINTS-Made Kicking-Made/Att Blocked	2 2/2 0	0 0/1 0
FIELD GOALS-Made/Att Blocked	0/1 0	0/1 0
SAFETIES	1	0
TOTAL POINTS	16	6
T.O.P.	38:36	21:24

Scoring Summary
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
PITTSBURGH	0	2	7	7	16
MINNESOTA	0	0	0	6	6

2nd Quarter

PIT - F.Tarkenton sacked in endzone by D.White, safety. (7:49)

3rd Quarter

PIT - F.Harris, 9 yard rush. R.Gerela kick. 4-30, TOP 1:24 (1:35)

4th Quarter

MIN - T.Brown, returned blocked punt. F.Cox kick failed. (4:27)
PIT - L.Brown, 4 yard pass from T.Bradshaw. R.Gerela kick. 11-66, TOP 6:47 (11:29)

NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle presents Steelers owner Art Rooney with the Lombardi Trophy. (AP)

Individual Statistics

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
T.Bradshaw	14	9	64.3	96	0	1	10.7	2/12

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
F.Tarkenton	26	11	42.3	102	3	0	9.3	0/0

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
F.Harris	34	158	4.6	25	1
R.Bleier	17	65	3.8	18	0
T.Bradshaw	5	33	6.6	17	0
L.Swann	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
TOTAL	57	249	4.4	25	1

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG
C.Foreman	12	18	1.5	12
D.Osborn	8	-1	-0.1	2
F.Tarkenton	1	0	0.0	0
TOTAL	21	17	0.8	12

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
L.Brown	3	49	16.3	30	1
J.Stallworth	3	24	8.0	22	0
R.Bleier	2	11	5.5	6	0
F.Lewis	1	12	12.0	12	0
TOTAL	9	96	10.7	30	1

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
C.Foreman	5	50	10.0	17
S.Voigt	2	31	15.5	28
D.Osborn	2	7	3.5	4
J.Gilliam	1	16	16.0	16
O.Reed	1	-2	-2.0	-2
TOTAL	11	102	9.3	28

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	IN20	TB
B.Walden	7	243	34.7	52	3	1

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	IN20	TB
M.Eischeid	6	223	37.2	42	1	0

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
L.Swann	3	34	11.3	17
G.Edwards	2	2	1.0	2
TOTAL	5	36	7.2	17

PUNT RETURNS

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
R.Harrison	2	17	8.5	17
P.Pearson	1	15	15.0	15
TOTAL	3	32	10.7	17

KICKOFF RETURNS

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
M.Wagner	1	26	26.0	26
M.Blount	1	10	10.0	10
J.Greene	1	10	10.0	10
TOTAL	3	46	15.3	26

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
TOTAL	0	0	0.0	0	0

FUMBLES

PITTSBURGH	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
R.Bleier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M.Kellum	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
F.Harris	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J.Greene	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
B.Walden	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
MINNESOTA	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
R.Poltl	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
F.Tarkenton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B.Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
P.Krause	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
C.Foreman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Defensive Statistics

(Tackles are not an official stat, hence some variation from source to source)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

E.Holmes

0.0

A.Russell

0.0

D.White

0.0

J.Ham

0.0

J.Lambert

0.0

J.Greene

0.0

L.C.Greenwood

0.0

J.T.Thomas

0.0

L.Toews

0.0

M.Wagner

0.0

M.Blount

0.0

E.Bradley

0.0

G.Edwards

0.0

J.Allen

0.0

R.Garrett

0.0

M.Kellum

0.0

D.Shell

0.0

B.Walden

0.0

F.Harris

0.0

TOTAL

0.0

TKL = Tackle
PD = Pass Defense

AST = Assist
FF = Forced Fumble

COM = Combined
FR = Fumble Recovery

INT = Interception
BL = Blocked

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

J.Siemon

0.0

A.Page

1.0

8.0

R.Winston

0.0

C.Eller

0.0

P.Krause

0.0

W.Hilgenberg

0.0

D.Sutherland

0.0

J.Wallace

0.0

J.Marshall

0.0

R.Poltl

0.0

G.Larsen

0.0

B.Lurtsema

1.0

4.0

N.Wright

0.0

M.Blair

0.0

D.Kingsriter

0.0

A.Martin

0.0

B.McClanahan

0.0

M.Tingelhoff

0.0

J.Wright

0.0

T.Brown

0.0

R.Yary

0.0

F.Tarkenton

0.0

TOTAL

2.0

12.0

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