| Super Bowl IX |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 12, 1975 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Tulane Stadium Attendance: 80997 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Safety, Fran Tarkenton tackled in end zone by Dwight White | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 9 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Terry Brown blocked punt recovery in end zone (Fred Cox kick failed) | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Larry Brown 4 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 16 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 50 | LOG | Jim Clack |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 73 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 87 | TE | Larry Brown |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 68 | LOT | Charlie Goodrum |
| 66 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 25 | RCB | Jackie Wallace |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 38:36 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7/18 | 0/1 | 8 | 122 | 4 | 2 |
| MIN | 21:24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5/12 | 0/0 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 34 | 158 | 4.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 57 | 249 | 4.4 | 25 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 8 | -1 | -0.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 17 | 0.8 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 0 | 96 | 6.9 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 108.0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 0 | 96 | 6.9 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 108.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 3 | 102 | 3.9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 3 | 102 | 3.9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Larry Brown | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 30 | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 30 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 28 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | 52 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | 52 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 42 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 36 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Wallace | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Reggie Harrison | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Alan Page | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 12.0 |