1972 Pittsburgh Steelers schedule

Season statistics

		Offense					Defense
Record	Playoff record	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs
11-3-0	1-1	4733	1977	2756	29	254	4301	2255	2046	53	260

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The Pittsburgh Steelers' thirty-ninth season was in 1972, and it was the fourth season Chuck Noll served as the head coach of the team. The Steelers played their home games at Three Rivers Stadium. They finished the year 11-3-0 in the regular season, en route to winning the Central, and 1-1 in the playoffs, eventually losing to the Miami Dolphins 21-17. At the end of the season Joe Greene earned AP Defensive Player of the Year and Franco Harris earned AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Week		Opponent	Score
Week 1		Oakland Raiders	34-28
Week 2	@	Cincinnati Bengals	10-15
Week 3	@	St. Louis Cardinals	25-19
Week 4	@	Dallas Cowboys	13-17
Week 5		Houston Oilers	24-7
Week 6		New England Patriots	33-3
Week 7	@	Buffalo Bills	38-21
Week 8		Cincinnati Bengals	40-17
Week 9		Kansas City Chiefs	16-7
Week 10	@	Cleveland Browns	24-26
Week 11		Minnesota Vikings	23-10
Week 12		Cleveland Browns	30-0
Week 13	@	Houston Oilers	9-3
Week 14	@	San Diego Chargers	24-2

Week		Opponent	Score	Notes
Divisional Round		Oakland Raiders	13-7
Conference Championship		Miami Dolphins	17-21

Head Coach: Chuck Noll Defensive Coordinator: Bud Carson Quarterbacks Coach: Babe Parilli, Charlie Sumner Wide Receivers Coach: Lionel Taylor Offensive Line Coach: Bob Fry Offensive Backfield Coach: Dick Hoak Defensive Line Coach: George J. Perles Defensive Backs Coach: Charlie Sumner Strength Coach: Lou Riecke