Posted: January 13, 1975
Super Bowl IX
Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
SuperBowl.com wire reports
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 12, 1975
Attendance: 80,997
MVP: Franco Harris,RB, Pittsburgh
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
T |
 Pittsburgh |
0 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
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16 |
| Minnesota |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
6 |
| 1st Quarter |
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| 2nd Quarter |
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PIT |
safety White 0, 7:49 |
| 3rd Quarter |
|
PIT |
Harris 9 run (Gerela kick), 1:35 |
| 4th Quarter |
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MIN |
T. Brown 0 blocked punt return (kick failed), 4:27 |
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PIT |
Brown 4 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick),11:29 |
| PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
| Total First Downs |
17 |
| Rushing |
11 |
| Passing |
5 |
| Penalty |
1 |
| Total Net Yardage |
333 |
| Total Offensive Plays |
73 |
| Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
4.6 |
| Rushes |
57 |
| Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
249 |
| Average Yards per Rush |
4.4 |
| Passes Attempted |
14 |
| Passes Completed |
9 |
| Had Intercepted |
0 |
| Tackled Attempting to Pass |
2 |
| Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
12 |
| Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
84 |
| Punts |
7 |
| Average Distance |
34.7 |
| Punt Returns |
5 |
| Punt Return Yardage |
36 |
| Kickoff Returns |
3 |
| Kickoff Return Yardage |
32 |
| Interception Return Yardage |
46 |
| Fumbles |
4 |
| Own Fumbles Recovered |
2 |
| Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
2 |
| Penalties |
8 |
| Yards Penalized |
122 |
| Total Points Scored |
16 |
| Touchdowns |
2 |
| Rushing |
1 |
| Passing |
1 |
| Returns |
0 |
| Extra Points |
2 |
| Field Goals |
0 |
| Fields Goals Attempted |
1 |
| Safeties |
1 |
| Third-Down Efficiency |
6/17 |
| Fourth-Down Efficiency |
0/2 |
| Time of Possession |
38:47 |
| MINNESOTA VIKINGS |
| Total First Downs |
9 |
| Rushing |
2 |
| Passing |
5 |
| Penalty |
2 |
| Total Net Yardage |
119 |
| Total Offensive Plays |
47 |
| Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
2.5 |
| Rushes |
21 |
| Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
17 |
| Average Yards per Rush |
0.8 |
| Passes Attempted |
26 |
| Passes Completed |
11 |
| Had Intercepted |
3 |
| Tackled Attempting to Pass |
0 |
| Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
0 |
| Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
102 |
| Punts |
6 |
| Average Distance |
37.2 |
| Punt Returns |
4 |
| Punt Return Yardage |
12 |
| Kickoff Returns |
3 |
| Kickoff Return Yardage |
50 |
| Interception Return Yardage |
0 |
| Fumbles |
3 |
| Own Fumbles Recovered |
1 |
| Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
2 |
| Penalties |
4 |
| Yards Penalized |
18 |
| Total Points Scored |
6 |
| Touchdowns |
1 |
| Rushing |
0 |
| Passing |
0 |
| Returns |
0 |
| Extra Points |
0 |
| Field Goals |
0 |
| Fields Goals Attempted |
1 |
| Safeties |
0 |
| Third-Down Efficiency |
5/12 |
| Fourth-Down Efficiency |
0/0 |
| Time of Possession |
21:13 |
| Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| Bradshaw |
9/14 |
96 |
1 |
0 |
| Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Harris |
34 |
158 |
1 |
25 |
| Bleier |
17 |
65 |
0 |
18 |
| Bradshaw |
5 |
33 |
0 |
17 |
| Swann |
1 |
-7 |
0 |
7 |
| Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Brown |
3 |
49 |
1 |
30 |
| Stallworth |
3 |
24 |
0 |
22 |
| Bleier |
2 |
11 |
0 |
6 |
| Lewis |
1 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
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| Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Wagner |
1 |
26 |
26 |
0 |
| Blount |
1 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
| Greene |
1 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
| Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
| Walden |
6 |
40.5 |
52 |
1 |
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| Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Swann |
3/0 |
34 |
17 |
0 |
| Edwards |
2/0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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| Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Harrison |
2 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
| Pearson |
1 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
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| Offense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Mansfield, Ray |
C |
| Clack, Jim |
G |
| Mullins, Gerry |
G |
| Gravelle, Gordon |
T |
| Kolb, Jon |
T |
| Kolb, Jon |
TE |
| Lewis, Frank |
WR |
| Shanklin, Ronnie |
WR |
| Bleier, Rocky |
RB |
| Harris, Franco |
RB |
| Bradshaw, Terry |
QB |
| Defense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Greene, Joe |
DT |
| Holmes, Ernie |
DT |
| Greenwood, L. C. |
DE |
| White, Dwight |
DE |
| Ham, Jack |
OLB |
| Russell, Andy |
OLB |
| Lambert, Jack |
MLB |
| Blount, Mel |
CB |
| Thomas, J.T. |
CB |
| Edwards, Glen |
FS |
| Wagner, Mike |
SS |
| Substitutes |
| Player |
| Allen, Jimmy |
| Bradley, Ed |
| Conn, Dick |
| Davis, Charles |
| Davis, Samuel |
| Davis, Steve |
| Druschel, Rich |
| Furness, Steve |
| Garrett, Reggie |
| Gerela, Roy |
| Grossman, Randy |
| Harrison, Reggie |
| Kellum, Marv |
| McMakin, John |
| Pearson, Preston |
| Reavis, Dave |
| Shell, Donnie |
| Stallworth, John |
| Swann, Lynn |
| Toews, Loren |
| Walden, Bobby |
| Webster, Mike |
| Did Not Play |
| Player |
| Gilliam, Joe |
| Hanratty, Terry |
| Wolf, James |
| Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| Tarkenton |
11/26 |
102 |
0 |
3 |
| Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Foreman |
12 |
18 |
0 |
12 |
| Tarkenton |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Osborn |
8 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
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| Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Foreman |
5 |
50 |
0 |
17 |
| Voigt |
2 |
31 |
0 |
28 |
| Osborn |
2 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
| Gilliam |
1 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
| Reed |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
| Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| None |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
| Eischeid |
6 |
37.2 |
42 |
0 |
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| Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| McCullum |
3/0 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
| N. Wright |
1/0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Wallace |
0/1 |
0 |
** |
0 |
| Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| McCullum |
1 |
26 |
26 |
0 |
| McClanahan |
1 |
22 |
22 |
0 |
| B. Brown |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Offense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Tingelhoff, Mick |
C |
| Maurer, Andy |
G |
| White, Ed |
G |
| Goodrum, Charlie |
T |
| Yary, Ron |
T |
| Voigt, Stu |
TE |
| Gilliam, John |
WR |
| Lash, Jim |
WR |
| Foreman, Chuck |
RB |
| Osborn, Dave |
RB |
| Tarkenton, Fran |
QB |
| Defense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Page, Alan |
DT |
| Sutherland, Doug |
DT |
| Eller, Carl |
DE |
| Marshall, Jim |
DE |
| Hilgenberg, Wally |
OLB |
| Winston, Roy |
OLB |
| Siemon, Jeff |
MLB |
| Wallace, Jackie |
CB |
| Wright, Nate |
CB |
| Krause, Paul |
FS |
| Wright, Jeff |
SS |
| Substitutes |
| Player |
| Alderman, Grady |
| Anderson, Scott |
| Blair, Matt |
| Brown, Terry |
| Brown, Bill |
| Cox, Fred |
| Craig, Steve |
| Eischeid, Mike |
| Kingsriter, Doug |
| Larsen, Gary |
| Lawson, Steve |
| Lurtsema, Bob |
| Marinaro, Ed |
| Martin, Amos |
| McClanahan, Brent |
| McCullum, Sam |
| McNeill, Fred |
| Poltl, Randy |
| Reed, Oscar |
| Sunde, Milt |
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| Did Not Play |
| Player |
| Berry, Bob |
| Blahak, Joe |
| Boone, Dave |
| Holland, John |
| Riley, Steve |
