"How good were we? Well, we were at Kansas City in the middle of the '79 season and I could've played the first half in a tank top and shorts. It's almost the end of the second quarter...and I haven't been hit yet. Our defense had a kind of incredible chemistry."
-Steelers LB Jack Ham
"I look at the 49ers [of the 1980s] now and I think they're unbelievable. And then people will say, 'Hey, you guys were just like that.' And we were."
-Steelers WR John Stallworth, on the Steelers dynasty

Super Bowl XIV

January 20, 1980 - Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA

Los Angeles
Rams
(11-7)
Super Bowl XIV Logo Pittsburgh
Steelers
(14-4)
Rams Logo Lombardi 'vs.' Steelers Logo
NFC Logo Los Angeles -19
Pittsburgh -31
AFC Logo

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Super Bowl XIV Quick Stats
Date:January 20, 1980
Location:Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA
Surface:Outdoors on grass
Game Weather:Sunny and clear
Conditions:Temp: 67 F
Attendance:103,985
Kickoff Time:3:00 P.M. Pacific
Commentary:Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier (CBS)
Officials:Referee: Fred Silva (7), Umpire: Al Conway (7), Line Judge: Bob Beeks (16), Side Judge: Ben Tompkins (4), Head Linesman: Burl Toler (18), Back Judge: Stan Javie (6), Field Judge: Charley Musser (19)
Pre-Game Show:Punt, Pass and Kick finals, L.A. High Schools All-Star Band
National Anthem:Cheryl Ladd
Coin Toss:Art Rooney
Halftime Show: "Salute to the Big Band Era"
Ftr: Up With People
Producer: Up With People
Winner Share:$18,000
Loser Share:$9,000
Ticket Price:$30
Favorite:Pittsburgh by 10.5 pts.
TV Rating:46.3, 67 share (CBS)
Most Valuable Player:Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw (14/21, 209 yds, 2 TDs, 3 INTs)

* Denotes Division Champion | † Denotes Overtime
1979 NFL Playoffs
AFC WildcardAFC DivisionalAFC Conference NFC ConferenceNFC DivisionalNFC Wildcard
Denver (10-6) at
Houston (11-5)
7
13
Houston (12-5) at
San Diego* (12-4)
17
14
Houston (13-5) at
Pittsburgh (13-4)
13
27
Los Angeles (10-7) at
Tampa Bay (11-6)
9
0
Philadelphia (12-5) at
Tampa Bay* (10-6)
17
24
Chicago (10-6) at
Philadelphia (11-5)
17
27
Miami* (10-6) at
Pittsburgh* (12-4)
14
34
Los Angeles* (9-7) at
Dallas* (11-5)
21
19

* Denotes Wildcard Team | Tiebreakers: San Diego was top playoff seed based on head-to-head victory over Pittsburgh (1-0). Seattle finished ahead of Oakland based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). Dallas finished ahead of Philadelphia based on better conference record (10-2 to Eagles' 9-3). Philadelphia did not play Dallas in the divisional playoffs because, from 1970-1989, two teams from the same division could not meet prior to the conference championship game. Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on better divisional record (6-2 to Bears' 5-3). Chicago was second wildcard ahead of Washington based on better net points in all games (57 to Redskins' 53).
1979 NFL Standings
American Football Conference
EasternCentralWestern
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Buffalo Bills
Baltimore Colts
10-6-0
9-7-0
8-8-0
7-9-0
5-11-0
0.625
0.563
0.500
0.438
0.313
Pittsburgh Steelers
Houston Oilers*
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
12-4-0
11-5-0
9-7-0
4-12-0
0.750
0.688
0.563
0.250
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos*
Seattle Seahawks
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
12-4-0
10-6-0
9-7-0
9-7-0
7-9-0
0.750
0.625
0.563
0.563
0.438
National Football Conference
EasternCentralWestern
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles*
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
11-5-0
11-5-0
10-6-0
6-10-0
5-11-0
0.688
0.688
0.625
0.375
0.313
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chicago Bears*
Minnesota Vikings
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
10-6-0
10-6-0
7-9-0
5-11-0
2-14-0
0.625
0.625
0.438
0.313
0.125
Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans Saints
Atlanta Falcons
San Francisco 49ers
9-7-0
8-8-0
6-10-0
2-14-0
0.563
0.500
0.375
0.125

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Los Angeles 1979 Schedule
DateOpponentScore
Regular Season (9-7)
Sun9/2OaklandL17-24
Thu*9/6at DenverW13-9
Sun9/16San FranciscoW27-24
Sun9/23at Tampa BayL6-21
Sun9/30St. LouisW21-0
Sun10/7at New OrleansW35-17
Sun10/14at DallasL6-30
Sun10/21San DiegoL16-40
Sun10/28N.Y. GiantsL14-20
Sun11/4at SeattleW24-0
Sun11/11at ChicagoL23-27
Mon*11/19AtlantaW20-14
Sun11/25at San FranciscoW26-20
Sun12/2MinnesotaW27-21†
Sun12/9at AtlantaW34-13
Sun12/16New OrleansL14-29
Post Season
Sun12/30at DallasW21-19
Sun1/6at Tampa BayW9-0
* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Pittsburgh 1979 Schedule
DateOpponentScore
Regular Season (12-4)
Mon*9/3at New EnglandW16-13†
Sun9/9HoustonW38-7
Sun9/16at St. LouisW24-21
Sun9/23BaltimoreW17-13
Sun9/30at PhiladelphiaL14-17
Sun10/7ClevelandW51-35
Sun10/14at CincinnatiL10-34
Mon*10/22DenverW42-7
Sun10/28DallasW14-3
Sun11/4WashingtonW38-7
Sun11/11at Kansas CityW30-3
Sun11/18at San DiegoL7-35
Sun11/25ClevelandW33-30†
Sun12/2CincinnatiW37-17
Mon*12/10at HoustonL17-20
Sun12/16BuffaloW28-0
Post Season
Sun12/30MiamiW34-14
Sun1/6HoustonW27-17

Starting Lineups
LOS ANGELESPITTSBURGH
OFFENSEDEFENSEOFFENSEDEFENSE
B.WaddyWRJa.YoungbloodLEJ.StallworthWRL.C.GreenwoodLE
D.FranceLTM.FanningDTJ.KolbLTJ.GreeneDT
K.HillLGL.BrooksDTS.DavisLGG.DunnDT
R.SaulCF.DryerREM.WebsterCJ.BanaszakRE
D.HarrahRGJm.YoungbloodLLBG.MullinsRGD.WinstonLLB
J.SlaterRTJ.ReynoldsMLBL.BrownRTJ.LambertMLB
T.NelsonTEB.BrudzinskiRLBB.CunninghamTER.ColeRLB
P.DennardWRP.ThomasLCBL.SwannWRR.JohnsonLCB
V.FerragamoQBR.PerryRCBT.BradshawQBM.BlountRCB
W.TylerRBD.ElmendorfSSR.BleierRBD.ShellSS
C.BryantRBN.CromwellFSF.HarrisRBJ.T.ThomasFS

Substitutions
LOS ANGELESPITTSBURGH
OFFENSEDEFENSEOFFENSEDEFENSE
E.Hill (RB)J.Wilkinson (DL)S.Thornton (RB)S.Furness (DL)
L.McCutcheon (RB)R.Doss (DL)R.Moser (RB)T.Beasley (DL)
J.Jodat (RB)J.Harris (LB)R.Grossman (TE)D.White (DL)
C.Young (TE)G.Andrews (LB)T.Bell (WR)T.Graves (LB)
R.Smith (WR)G.Westbrooks (LB)J.Smith (WR)L.Toews (LB)
D.Hill (WR)J.Wallace (DB)T.Dornbrook (OL)Z.Valentine (LB)
D.Ryczek (OL)E.Brown (DB)T.Peterson (OL)L.Anderson (DB)
B.Bain (OL)D.O'Steen (DB)S.Courson (OL)D.Woodruff (DB)
G.Gravelle (OL)I.Sully (DB)
KICKERSKICKERS
F.Corral (K)K.Clark (P)M.Bahr (K)C.Colquitt (P)
DID NOT PLAYDID NOT PLAY
J.Rutledge (QB)B.Lee (QB)M.Kruczek (QB)C.Stoudt (QB)
K.Ellis (CB)J.Ham (LB)

Team Statistics
LAPIT
FIRST DOWNS-Total
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
16
6
9
1
19
8
10
1
3rd DOWN EFF.5/14-36%9/14-64%
4th DOWN EFF.1/2-50%0/0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS
Total Offensive Plays
Average Gain
301
59
5.1
393
58
6.8
NET RUSH YARDS
Rushing Plays
Average Gain
107
29
3.7
84
37
2.3
NET PASS YARDS
Pass Att-Comp-INT
Tackled-Yds Lost
Gross Yards Passing
194
26-16-1
4-42
236
309
21-14-3
0-0
309
PUNTS-Yards
Average Dist.
Blocked
5-220
44.0
0
2-85
42.5
0
RETURN YARDS-Total
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Interception Returns
104
1-4
6-79
3-21
209
4-31
5-162
1-16
PENALTIES-yards 2-266-65
TOTAL TURNOVERS
Fumbles-Lost
Had Intercepted
1
0-0
1
3
0-0
3
TOUCHDOWNS-Total
Rushing
Passing
Returns
2
1
1
0
4
2
2
0
EXTRA POINTS-Made
Kicking-Made/Att
Blocked
1
1/2
0
4
4/4
0
FIELD GOALS-Made/Att
Blocked
2/2
0
1/1
0
SAFETIES 00
TOTAL POINTS 1931
T.O.P.29:3130:29
Scoring Summary
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
LOS ANGELES766019
PITTSBURGH3771431

1st Quarter

  • PIT - M.Bahr, 41 yard FG. 10-55, TOP 5:03 (7:29)
  • LA - C.Bryant, 1 yard rush. F.Corral kick. 8-59, TOP 4:41 (12:16)
2nd Quarter
  • PIT - F.Harris, 1 yard rush. M.Bahr kick. 9-53, TOP 4:52 (2:08)
  • LA - F.Corral, 31 yard FG. 10-67, TOP 5:31 (7:39)
  • LA - F.Corral, 45 yard FG. 8-12, TOP 2:51 (14:46)
3rd Quarter
  • PIT - L.Swann, 47 yard pass from T.Bradshaw. M.Bahr kick. 5-61, TOP 2:48 (2:48)
  • LA - R.Smith, 24 yard pass from L.McCutcheon. F.Corral kick NG. 4-77, TOP 1:57 (4:45)
4th Quarter
  • PIT - J.Stallworth, 73 yard pass from T.Bradshaw. M.Bahr kick. 3-75, TOP :55 (2:56)
  • PIT - F.Harris, 1 yard rush. M.Bahr kick. 7-70, TOP 3:35 (13:11)


Steelers WR John Stallworth hauls in the go-ahead TD pass. (SI)

Individual Statistics
LOS ANGELES RAMSPITTSBURGH STEELERS
PASSING
ATCMPPCTYDSTDINTYDS/CMPSK/YD
V.Ferragamo251560.02120114.14/42
L.McCutcheon11100.0241024.00/0
TOTAL261661.52361114.84/42
PASSING
ATCMPPCTYDSTDINTYDS/CMPSK/YD
T.Bradshaw211466.73092322.10/0
RUSHING
ATTYDSAVGLGTD
W.Tyler17603.5390
C.Bryant6305.0141
L.McCutcheon5102.060
V.Ferragamo177.070
TOTAL291073.7391
RUSHING
ATTYDSAVGLGTD
F.Harris20462.3122
R.Bleier10252.590
S.Thornton441.050
T.Bradshaw393.060
TOTAL37842.3122
RECEIVING
NOYDSAVGLGTD
B.Waddy37525.0500
C.Bryant3217.0120
W.Tyler3206.7110
P.Dennard23216.0240
T.Nelson22010.0140
D.Hill12828.0280
R.Smith12424.024t1
L.McCutcheon11616.0160
TOTAL1623614.8501
RECEIVING
NOYDSAVGLGTD
L.Swann57915.847t1
J.Stallworth312140.373t1
F.Harris36622.0320
B.Cunningham22110.5130
S.Thornton12222.0220
TOTAL1430922.173t2
PUNTING
NOYDSAVGLGIN20TB
K.Clark522044.05900
PUNTING
NOYDSAVGLGIN20TB
C.Colquitt28542.55011
PUNT RETURNS
NOFCYDSAVGLGTD
E.Brown1044.040
PUNT RETURNS
NOFCYDSAVGLGTD
T.Bell30178.5110
J.Smith20147.070
TOTAL40317.8110
KICKOFF RETURNS
NOFCYDSAVGLGTD
E.Hill304715.7270
J.Jodat203216.0160
G.Andrews1000.000
TOTAL607913.2270
KICKOFF RETURNS
NOFCYDSAVGLGTD
L.Anderson5016232.4450
INTERCEPTIONS BY
NOYDSAVGLGTD
D.Elmendorf11010.0100
E.Brown166.060
R.Perry1-1-1.0-10
P.Thomas166.060
TOTAL3217.0100
INTERCEPTIONS BY
NOYDSAVGLGTD
J.Lambert11616.0160
FUMBLES
LOS ANGELESFUMOWN-RECYDSTDFRCD OPP-RECYDSTDOOB
TOTAL000000000
PITTSBURGHFUMOWN-RECYDSTDFRCD OPP-RECYDSTDOOB
TOTAL000000000

Defensive Statistics
(Tackles are not an official stat, hence some variation from source to source)
LOS ANGELES RAMSREGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYSSPECIAL TEAMSMISC

TKLASTCOMSCK/YDSINTPDFFFR TKLASTFFFRBLTKLASTFFFR
B.Brudzinski91100.00.00000 00000 0000
J.Reynolds8080.00.00000 00000 0000
N.Cromwell6280.00.00100 00000 0000
D.Elmendorf4150.00.01100 00000 0000
M.Fanning4040.00.00000 00000 0000
P.Thomas4040.00.00000 00000 0000
Jm.Youngblood4040.00.00000 00000 0000
L.Brooks3030.00.00000 00000 0000
R.Perry2020.00.01000 00000 0000
F.Dryer1120.00.00000 00000 0000
Ja.Youngblood1010.00.00000 00000 0000
E.Brown0000.00.01000 00000 0000
F.Corral0000.00.00000 20000 0000
I.Sully0000.00.00000 20000 0000
J.Harris0000.00.00000 10000 0000
J.Jodat0000.00.00000 10000 0000
D.O'Steen0000.00.00000 10000 0000
J.Wallace0000.00.00000 10000 0000
R.Saul0000.00.00000 00000 1000
TOTAL465510.00.03000 80000 1000
TKL = Tackle
PD = Pass Defense
AST = Assist
FF = Forced Fumble
COM = Combined
FR = Fumble Recovery
INT = Interception
BL = Blocked
PITTSBURGH STEELERSREGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYSSPECIAL TEAMSMISC

TKLASTCOMSCK/YDSINTPDFFFR TKLASTFFFRBLTKLASTFFFR
J.Lambert110110.00.01000 00000 0000
R.Cole7181.010.00000 00000 0000
D.Shell5270.00.00000 00000 0000
J.T.Thomas5161.010.00000 00000 0000
D.Winston5050.00.00000 00000 0000
M.Blount4040.00.00000 00000 0000
D.White3030.00.00000 00000 0000
S.Furness2131.08.00000 00000 0000
L.Toews2020.00.00000 10000 0000
J.Banaszak1011.014.00000 00000 0000
L.C.Greenwood1010.00.00000 00000 0000
R.Johnson1010.00.00000 00000 0000
R.Moser0000.00.00000 41000 0000
L.Anderson0000.00.00000 10000 0000
T.Bell0000.00.00000 01000 0000
F.Harris0000.00.00000 00000 1000
TOTAL475524.042.01000 73000 3000

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