1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Ron Blackledge | Offensive Line-Tackles/Tight Ends |
| Tony Dungy | Defensive Coordinator |
| Walt Evans | Conditioning and Training |
| Dennis Fitzgerald | Inside Linebackers |
| Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
| Jed Hughes | Outside Linebackers |
| Hal Hunter | Offensive Line-Guards/Center |
| Jon Kolb | Defensive Line |
| Tom Moore | Offensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1986 | H | Chicago Bears | 13-33 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 57001 | |
| Fri | 8/15/1986 | A | Washington Redskins | 24-27 | L | OT | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52527 |
| Fri | 8/22/1986 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 41-28 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54299 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1986 | A | New York Giants | 3-17 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 45441 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1986 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 0-30 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61461 | |
| Mon | 9/15/1986 | H | Denver Broncos | 10-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 57305 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1986 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 7-31 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 56795 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1986 | A | Houston Oilers | 22-16 | W | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 42001 |
| Sun | 10/5/1986 | H | Cleveland Browns | 24-27 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 57327 | |
| Mon | 10/13/1986 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 22-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 54283 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1986 | H | New England Patriots | 0-34 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 54473 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1986 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 30-9 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50815 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1986 | H | Green Bay Packers | 27-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52831 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1986 | A | Buffalo Bills | 12-16 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 72000 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1986 | H | Houston Oilers | 21-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49724 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1986 | A | Cleveland Browns | 31-37 | L | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 76452 |
| Sun | 11/30/1986 | A | Chicago Bears | 10-13 | L | OT | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 61425 |
| Sun | 12/7/1986 | H | Detroit Lions | 27-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 45042 | |
| Sat | 12/13/1986 | A | New York Jets | 45-24 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 58044 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1986 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 19-24 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47150 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Walter Abercrombie | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 27 | Baylor | 16 | 14 |
| Gary Anderson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 181 | 27 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Behning | 66 | ROT | 6-6 | 290 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | 1 |
| Bubby Brister | 6 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Tulane; Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 2 |
| Jessie Britt | 88 | WR | 6-4 | 198 | 23 | North Carolina A&T State | 8 | 0 |
| Scott Campbell | 10 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Purdue | 3 | 0 |
| Gregg Carr | 91 | RILB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Auburn | 16 | 0 |
| Harvey Clayton | 33 | RCB | 5-9 | 175 | 25 | Florida State | 15 | 12 |
| Robin Cole | 56 | RILB | 6-2 | 225 | 31 | New Mexico | 16 | 16 |
| Gary Dunn | 67 | NT | 6-3 | 270 | 33 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Dave Edwards | 42 | SS | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Illinois | 16 | 1 |
| Donnie Elder | 37 | LCB-RCB | 5-9 | 175 | 24 | Memphis | 9 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 24 | Colgate | 16 | 1 |
| Keith Gary | 92 | RDE | 6-3 | 269 | 27 | Ferrum JC; Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 24 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Anthony Henton | 96 | ROLB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Troy | 16 | 0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 53 | ROLB | 6-1 | 224 | 27 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
| David Hughes | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 222 | 27 | Boise State | 5 | 0 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 62 | ROT | 6-3 | 267 | 29 | Indiana State | 15 | 15 |
| Earnest Jackson | 43 | FB | 5-9 | 218 | 27 | Texas A&M | 13 | 12 |
| Louis Lipps | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 188 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 12 |
| David Little | 50 | LILB | 6-1 | 240 | 27 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Terry Long | 54 | ROG | 5-11 | 272 | 27 | East Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| Mark Malone | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 28 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Merriweather | 57 | LOLB | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | Pacific | 16 | 16 |
| Edmund Nelson | 64 | RDE | 6-3 | 270 | 26 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
| Harry Newsome | 18 | P | 6-0 | 186 | 23 | Wake Forest | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Pinney | 65 | LOT | 6-4 | 274 | 32 | Washington | 16 | 15 |
| Frank Pollard | 34 | FB | 5-10 | 220 | 29 | Baylor | 3 | 3 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 60 | LOG | 6-1 | 254 | 26 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 |
| Dan Reeder | 40 | RB | 5-11 | 235 | 25 | Boston College; Delaware | 11 | 0 |
| John Rienstra | 79 | LOG | 6-4 | 273 | 23 | Temple | 4 | 4 |
| Pete Rostosky | 63 | LOT | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | Connecticut | 11 | 1 |
| Lupe Sanchez | 28 | RCB | 5-10 | 192 | 25 | UCLA | 11 | 4 |
| Chuck Sanders | 45 | RB-FB | 6-1 | 228 | 22 | Slippery Rock | 14 | 2 |
| Warren Seitz | 80 | WR | 6-4 | 223 | 24 | Missouri | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Sheffield | 41 | LCB | 6-1 | 185 | 23 | Albany State | 10 | 6 |
| Donnie Shell | 21 | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 34 | South Carolina State | 15 | 15 |
| Darryl Sims | 99 | LDE-RDE | 6-3 | 278 | 25 | Wisconsin | 16 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 34 | Alabama A&M | 11 | 9 |
| Larry Station | 90 | LB | 5-11 | 227 | 23 | Iowa | 6 | 0 |
| John Swain | 26 | LCB | 6-1 | 197 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 10 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 192 | 31 | Riverside CC; UC Riverside; Southern California | 16 | 7 |
| Weegie Thompson | 87 | WR | 6-6 | 213 | 25 | Florida State | 16 | 4 |
| Dan Turk | 51 | C | 6-4 | 281 | 24 | Drake; Wisconsin | 16 | 4 |
| Mike Webster | 52 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 34 | Wisconsin | 12 | 12 |
| Eric Williams | 21 | FS | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | North Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Gerald Williams | 98 | NT | 6-3 | 293 | 23 | Auburn | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Willis | 93 | LDE | 6-1 | 263 | 27 | Northeastern | 16 | 16 |
| Dennis Winston | 55 | LILB | 6-0 | 228 | 31 | Arkansas | 16 | 0 |
| Craig Wolfley | 73 | LOG | 6-1 | 268 | 28 | Syracuse | 9 | 9 |
| Rick Woods | 22 | FS | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Boise State | 15 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 9 | John Rienstra | G | Temple |
| 2 | 36 | Gerald Williams | DE | Auburn |
| 3 | 67 | Bubby Brister | QB | Louisiana-Monroe |
| 4 | 94 | Bill Callahan | DB | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 122 | Erroll Tucker | DB | Utah |
| 5 | 135 | Brent Jones | TE | Santa Clara |
| 6 | 148 | Domingo Bryant | DB | Texas A&M |
| 7 | 175 | Rodney Carter | RB | Purdue |
| 8 | 207 | Cap Boso | TE | Illinois |
| 9 | 234 | Anthony Henton | LB | Troy |
| 10 | 260 | Warren Seitz | WR | Missouri |
| 11 | 287 | Larry Station | LB | Iowa |
| 12 | 314 | Mike Williams | LB | Tulsa |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 83 | 90 | 77 | 6 | 307 |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 129 | 54 | 77 | 9 | 336 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:45 | 292 | 125 | 140 | 27 | 86/232 37.1% | 11/18 61.1% | 104 | 853 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:15 | 303 | 97 | 176 | 30 | 81/228 35.5% | 7/13 53.8% | 109 | 904 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 0 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 0 | 95 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Earnest Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Mark Malone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Weegie Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Rich Erenberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lupe Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 1 | 307 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 36 | 38 | 94.7 | 22 | 39 | 56.4 | 0 | 336 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 1 | 45 | 0/1 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 9/14 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 1 | 45 | 0/1 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 9/14 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 39 | 56.4 | 2/2 | 6/10 | 7/11 | 7/13 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Jackson | 216 | 910 | 4.2 | 31 | 5 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 214 | 877 | 4.1 | 38t | 6 |
| Rich Erenberg | 42 | 170 | 4.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Mark Malone | 31 | 107 | 3.5 | 45 | 5 |
| Frank Pollard | 24 | 86 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| David Hughes | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Reeder | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Sanders | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Warren Seitz | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 564 | 2223 | 3.9 | 45 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 471 | 1872 | 4.0 | 61t | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Malone | 425 | 216 | 50.8 | 191 | 2444 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 48 | 15 | 3.5 | 18 | 4.2 | 13 | 97 | 2347 | 62.5 |
| Bubby Brister | 60 | 21 | 35.0 | 37 | 291 | 4.9 | 13.9 | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.3 | 6 | 57 | 234 | 37.6 |
| Harry Newsome | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 108.3 |
| Scott Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 491 | 238 | 48.5 | 233 | 2747 | 5.6 | 11.5 | 58 | 16 | 3.3 | 20 | 4.1 | 20 | 159 | 2588 | 59.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 536 | 311 | 58.0 | 205 | 3669 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 55t | 22 | 4.1 | 20 | 3.7 | 43 | 289 | 3380 | 77.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Abercrombie | 47 | 395 | 8.4 | 27 | 2 |
| Louis Lipps | 38 | 590 | 15.5 | 48 | 3 |
| John Stallworth | 34 | 466 | 13.7 | 40t | 1 |
| Rich Erenberg | 27 | 217 | 8.0 | 19 | 3 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 21 | 337 | 16.0 | 58 | 1 |
| Preston Gothard | 21 | 246 | 11.7 | 34 | 1 |
| Weegie Thompson | 17 | 191 | 11.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Earnest Jackson | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 28 | 0 |
| David Hughes | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Chuck Sanders | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Dan Reeder | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 238 | 2747 | 11.5 | 58 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 311 | 3669 | 11.8 | 55t | 22 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupe Sanchez | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 67t | 1 |
| Eric Williams | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Rick Woods | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Harvey Clayton | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| John Swain | 0 | 9 | 9L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 218 | 10.9 | 67t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 244 | 12.2 | 37t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Newsome | 86 | 3447 | 40.1 | 64 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 364 | 2863 | 32.2 |
| Team Totals | 89 | 3447 | 38.7 | 64 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 364 | 2863 | 32.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 3194 | 39.0 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 310 | 2744 | 33.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Woods | 33 | 12 | 294 | 8.9 | 41 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 13 | 310 | 8.6 | 41 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 14 | 364 | 10.7 | 44 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupe Sanchez | 25 | 0 | 591 | 23.6 | 64 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 21 | 0 | 425 | 20.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Chuck Sanders | 8 | 0 | 148 | 18.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Dan Reeder | 4 | 0 | 52 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Warren Seitz | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| David Hughes | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rick Woods | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Pete Rostosky | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 66 | 0 | 1304 | 19.8 | 64 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 0 | 1362 | 24.3 | 100t | 3 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Willis | 12.0 | |
| Keith Gary | 6.5 | |
| Mike Merriweather | 6.0 | |
| Edmund Nelson | 5.0 | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 4.5 | |
| Gerald Williams | 3.5 | |
| Gary Dunn | 2.5 | |
| Darryl Sims | 1.0 | |
| Robin Cole | 0.5 | |
| David Little | 0.5 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 43.0 | 289.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20.0 | 159.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Abercrombie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robin Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Henton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hughes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earnest Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Long | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 | |
| Mike Merriweather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Edmund Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lupe Sanchez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Seitz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sims | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wolfley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 0 |
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