1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 8-7-0 .533 |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Ron Blackledge | Offensive Line-Tackles/Tight Ends |
| Tony Dungy | Defensive Coordinator |
| Walt Evans | Conditioning and Training |
| Dennis Fitzgerald | Special Teams |
| Joe Greene | Defensive Line |
| Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
| Jed Hughes | Linebackers |
| Hal Hunter | Offensive Line-Guards/Center |
| Jon Kolb | Special Teams |
| Tom Moore | Offensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/14/1987 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-23 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52266 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1987 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-50 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 66030 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1987 | A | New Orleans Saints | 28-31 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 46770 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1987 | H | New York Giants | 20-26 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50581 | |
| Sun | 9/13/1987 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 30-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 55735 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1987 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-34 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79543 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1987 | H | New York Jets | - | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/4/1987 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 28-12 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 16667 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1987 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 21-31 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 20219 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1987 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 21-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 34627 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1987 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 23-20 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53692 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1987 | A | Miami Dolphins | 24-35 | L | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 52578 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1987 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-16 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 45249 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1987 | H | Houston Oilers | 3-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56177 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1987 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 30-16 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52795 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1987 | H | New Orleans Saints | 16-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47896 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1987 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 13-9 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48881 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1987 | A | San Diego Chargers | 20-16 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51605 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1987 | A | Houston Oilers | 16-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 38683 | |
| Sat | 12/26/1987 | H | Cleveland Browns | 13-19 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56394 | |
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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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/27/1987 | New York Jets | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Walter Abercrombie | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 28 | Baylor | 12 | 12 |
| Lyneal Alston | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 1 |
| Gary Anderson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 181 | 28 | Syracuse | 12 | 0 |
| Mel Anderson | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 175 | 22 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Apke | 90 | RILB | 6-1 | 222 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 |
| Buddy Aydelette | 72 | LOT-ROT | 6-4 | 258 | 31 | Alabama | 12 | 5 |
| Craig Bingham | 54 | LOLB | 6-2 | 223 | 28 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 |
| Brian Blankenship | 60 | LOG | 6-1 | 275 | 24 | Nebraska-Omaha; Nebraska | 13 | 3 |
| Steve Bono | 15 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 25 | UCLA | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Boyle | 66 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Tulane | 3 | 3 |
| Bubby Brister | 6 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Tulane; Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 |
| Ralph Britt | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | North Carolina State | 3 | 0 |
| John Bruno | 10 | P | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
| Gregg Carr | 91 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Auburn | 12 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 44 | RB | 6-0 | 219 | 23 | Purdue | 11 | 2 |
| Spark Clark | 23 | RB | 5-7 | 182 | 22 | Akron | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Cline | 96 | DE | 6-5 | 280 | 27 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Clinkscales | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 199 | 23 | Tennessee | 7 | 3 |
| Robin Cole | 56 | RILB | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | New Mexico | 12 | 12 |
| Reggie Collier | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 207 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Dawkins | 91 | LDE | 6-3 | 260 | 22 | Lees-McRae JC; Appalachian State | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Dickey | 61 | OG | 6-3 | 270 | 25 | Scottsdale CC; Arizona | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Dunn | 67 | NT | 6-3 | 270 | 34 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 13 |
| Dave Edwards | 42 | FS | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Illinois | 3 | 3 |
| Thomas Everett | 27 | FS | 5-9 | 181 | 23 | Baylor | 12 | 9 |
| Moses Ford | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Fayetteville State | 1 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Freeman | 68 | NT | 6-5 | 298 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 0 |
| Keith Gary | 92 | RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 269 | 28 | Ferrum JC; Oklahoma | 11 | 6 |
| Preston Gothard | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 25 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Cornell Gowdy | 20 | LCB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Morgan State | 13 | 3 |
| Larry Griffin | 33 | RCB | 6-0 | 198 | 24 | North Carolina | 7 | 3 |
| Russell Hairston | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 208 | 23 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 |
| Delton Hall | 35 | RCB | 6-1 | 206 | 22 | Clemson | 12 | 12 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 53 | LOLB | 6-1 | 224 | 28 | Oregon | 12 | 12 |
| Merril Hoge | 33 | RB | 6-2 | 228 | 22 | Idaho State | 13 | 0 |
| Alan Huff | 64 | RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 24 | Marshall | 2 | 1 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 62 | ROT | 6-3 | 267 | 30 | Indiana State | 11 | 11 |
| Earnest Jackson | 43 | FB | 5-9 | 218 | 28 | Texas A&M | 12 | 9 |
| Tim Johnson | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 275 | 22 | Penn State | 12 | 0 |
| Bruce Jones | 47 | SS | 6-1 | 197 | 25 | North Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| Daryl Knox | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 25 | Santa Monica JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Lawrence | 66 | OG | 6-1 | 325 | 26 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 1 | 0 |
| Danzell Lee | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 232 | 24 | Lamar | 13 | 13 |
| Louis Lipps | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 188 | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 2 |
| David Little | 50 | LILB | 6-1 | 240 | 28 | Florida | 12 | 12 |
| Charles Lockett | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 184 | 22 | Long Beach State | 11 | 1 |
| Terry Long | 74 | ROG | 5-11 | 272 | 28 | East Carolina | 13 | 13 |
| John Lott | 51 | C-OG | 6-2 | 260 | 23 | North Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Lucas | 68 | ROT | 6-6 | 288 | 23 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Malone | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 29 | Arizona State | 12 | 12 |
| Mike Merriweather | 57 | ROLB | 6-2 | 221 | 27 | Pacific | 12 | 12 |
| Kelvin Middleton | 37 | SS | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Wichita State | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 92 | NT | 6-3 | 275 | 22 | North Texas | 3 | 2 |
| Edmund Nelson | 94 | RDE | 6-3 | 270 | 27 | Auburn | 10 | 8 |
| Harry Newsome | 18 | P | 6-0 | 186 | 24 | Wake Forest | 12 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 22 | California | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Opfar | 69 | LDE | 6-4 | 270 | 27 | Penn State | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Oswald | 51 | C | 6-4 | 275 | 23 | Kansas | 2 | 0 |
| Ted Petersen | 71 | ROG | 6-5 | 241 | 32 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Pinney | 65 | LOT | 6-4 | 274 | 33 | Washington | 12 | 6 |
| Frank Pollard | 30 | FB | 5-10 | 220 | 30 | Baylor | 12 | 7 |
| Jerry Quick | 76 | OT | 6-5 | 273 | 24 | Butler CC; Wichita State | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Reeder | 40 | RB | 5-11 | 235 | 26 | Boston College; Delaware | 2 | 0 |
| Rock Richmond | 38 | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 29 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| John Rienstra | 79 | LOG | 6-4 | 273 | 24 | Temple | 12 | 2 |
| Avon Riley | 99 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 29 | Canyons JC; UCLA | 3 | 0 |
| Cameron Riley | 47 | SS | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| Lupe Sanchez | 28 | FS | 5-10 | 192 | 26 | UCLA | 12 | 3 |
| Chuck Sanders | 45 | RB | 6-1 | 228 | 23 | Slippery Rock | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Sheffield | 41 | CB | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Albany State | 5 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 31 | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 35 | South Carolina State | 13 | 13 |
| Bret Shugarts | 95 | RDE | 6-2 | 250 | 27 | Lock Haven; Clarion; Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 2 | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 35 | Alabama A&M | 12 | 11 |
| Dwight Stone | 20 | RB | 6-0 | 194 | 23 | Marion Military Institute JC; Middle Tennessee State | 14 | 0 |
| Tyronne Stowe | 56 | LILB | 6-1 | 240 | 22 | Rutgers | 13 | 3 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 192 | 32 | Riverside CC; UC Riverside; Southern California | 9 | 6 |
| Weegie Thompson | 87 | WR | 6-6 | 213 | 26 | Florida State | 12 | 3 |
| David Trout | 5 | K | 5-6 | 165 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Tuggle | 25 | CB-S | 6-1 | 211 | 24 | Southern University; Nicholls State | 2 | 0 |
| Xavier Warren | 98 | DE | 6-1 | 250 | 23 | Tulsa | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Washington | 63 | OT | 6-4 | 251 | 24 | Alcorn State | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Webster | 52 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 35 | Wisconsin | 15 | 15 |
| Albert Williams | 94 | ROLB | 6-3 | 229 | 23 | Texas-El Paso | 3 | 3 |
| Gerald Williams | 98 | RDE | 6-3 | 293 | 24 | Auburn | 9 | 1 |
| Joe Williams | 97 | LB | 6-4 | 237 | 22 | Grambling State | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Williams | 35 | CB-S | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | Rhode Island | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Willis | 93 | LDE | 6-1 | 263 | 28 | Northeastern | 11 | 10 |
| Craig Wolfley | 73 | LOG-LOT | 6-1 | 268 | 29 | Syracuse | 12 | 12 |
| Ken Woodard | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 219 | 27 | Tuskegee | 7 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 49 | LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 30 | Louisville | 12 | 12 |
| Rod Woodson | 26 | S-CB | 6-0 | 203 | 22 | Purdue | 8 | 0 |
| Theo Young | 80 | TE | 6-2 | 237 | 22 | Arkansas | 12 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 10 | Rod Woodson | DB | Purdue |
| 2 | 38 | Delton Hall | DB | Clemson |
| 3 | 66 | Charles Lockett | WR | Long Beach State |
| 4 | 94 | Thomas Everett | DB | Baylor |
| 5 | 122 | Hardy Nickerson | LB | California |
| 6 | 141 | Tim Johnson | NT | Penn State |
| 6 | 150 | Greg Lloyd | LB | Fort Valley State |
| 7 | 178 | Chris Kelley | TE | Akron |
| 8 | 205 | Charles Buchanan | DE | Tennessee State |
| 9 | 233 | Joey Clinkscales | WR | Tennessee |
| 10 | 261 | Merril Hoge | RB | Idaho State |
| 11 | 289 | Paul Oswald | C | Kansas |
| 12 | 317 | Theo Young | TE | Arkansas |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 50 | 88 | 51 | 96 | 285 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 79 | 77 | 98 | 299 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:45 | 263 | 114 | 126 | 23 | 85/214 39.7% | 3/7 42.9% | 105 | 801 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:15 | 289 | 94 | 170 | 25 | 65/189 34.4% | 6/15 40.0% | 95 | 771 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 0 | 21 | 21 | 100.0 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 0 | 87 |
| Rodney Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mark Malone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Frank Pollard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Walter Abercrombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Lyneal Alston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Delton Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Donnie Shell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Stallworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| David Trout | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Steve Bono | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joey Clinkscales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cornell Gowdy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Russell Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Earnest Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charles Lockett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gregg Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 1 | 285 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 2 | 299 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 1 | 52 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 5/5 | 7/11 | 2/2 |
| David Trout | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 1 | 52 | 0/0 | 8/10 | 5/6 | 7/11 | 2/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 10/10 | 4/7 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Jackson | 180 | 696 | 3.9 | 39 | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 128 | 536 | 4.2 | 33 | 3 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 123 | 459 | 3.7 | 28t | 2 |
| Mark Malone | 34 | 162 | 4.8 | 42t | 3 |
| Dwight Stone | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 51 | 0 |
| Chuck Sanders | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Steve Bono | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Reggie Collier | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Harry Newsome | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Reeder | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 517 | 2144 | 4.1 | 51 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 455 | 1610 | 3.5 | 58 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Malone | 336 | 156 | 46.4 | 161 | 1896 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 63 | 6 | 1.8 | 19 | 5.7 | 18 | 151 | 1745 | 46.7 |
| Steve Bono | 74 | 34 | 45.9 | 38 | 438 | 5.9 | 12.9 | 57 | 5 | 6.8 | 2 | 2.7 | 6 | 30 | 408 | 76.3 |
| Bubby Brister | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 5 | 20 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Reggie Collier | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 2 | 110 | 15.7 | 27.5 | 49 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 101.8 |
| Team Totals | 429 | 198 | 46.2 | 206 | 2464 | 5.7 | 12.4 | 63 | 13 | 3.0 | 25 | 5.8 | 27 | 198 | 2266 | 50.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 481 | 290 | 60.3 | 164 | 3506 | 7.3 | 12.1 | 52t | 22 | 4.6 | 27 | 5.6 | 26 | 196 | 3310 | 74.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallworth | 41 | 521 | 12.7 | 45 | 2 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 24 | 209 | 8.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 17 | 313 | 18.4 | 63 | 1 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 16 | 217 | 13.6 | 34 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 16 | 180 | 11.3 | 26t | 3 |
| Frank Pollard | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Joey Clinkscales | 13 | 240 | 18.5 | 57 | 1 |
| Danzell Lee | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Charles Lockett | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Merril Hoge | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Earnest Jackson | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Lyneal Alston | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 42t | 2 |
| Russell Hairston | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Theo Young | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Chuck Sanders | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Bono | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 198 | 2464 | 12.4 | 63 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 290 | 3506 | 12.1 | 52t | 22 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Woodruff | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 33t | 1 |
| Delton Hall | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 25t | 1 |
| Thomas Everett | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cornell Gowdy | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Mike Merriweather | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Griffin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Avon Riley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Sheffield | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robin Cole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 336 | 12.4 | 50t | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 330 | 13.2 | 49 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Newsome | 64 | 2678 | 41.8 | 57 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 373 | 2045 | 31.5 |
| John Bruno | 16 | 619 | 38.7 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 517 | 30.4 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 3297 | 40.2 | 57 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 395 | 2562 | 31.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 2741 | 39.2 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 244 | 2337 | 33.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Woodson | 16 | 1 | 135 | 8.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 7 | 1 | 46 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Melvin Anderson | 7 | 1 | 38 | 5.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Thomas Everett | 4 | 2 | 22 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Charles Lockett | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 5 | 244 | 6.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 7 | 395 | 8.6 | 44 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Stone | 28 | 0 | 568 | 20.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 13 | 0 | 290 | 22.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Lupe Sanchez | 6 | 0 | 116 | 19.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Bruce Jones | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ralph Britt | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Spark Clark | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mel Anderson | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cornell Gowdy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avon Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 0 | 1060 | 18.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 1083 | 16.7 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Merriweather | 5.5 | |
| Keith Gary | 4.0 | |
| Gregg Carr | 3.0 | |
| Keith Willis | 3.0 | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 2.0 | |
| David Little | 1.5 | |
| Robin Cole | 1.0 | |
| Tommy Dawkins | 1.0 | |
| Xavier Warren | 1.0 | |
| Gerald Williams | 1.0 | |
| Joe Williams | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 2.0 | |
| Team Totals | 26.0 | 196.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27.0 | 198.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Abercrombie | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Buddy Aydelette | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Bono | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Britt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robin Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Everett | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| Cornell Gowdy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Russell Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delton Hall | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 1 | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earnest Jackson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danzell Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Lockett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Malone | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | |
| Mike Merriweather | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Edmund Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Newsome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
| Hardy Nickerson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Avon Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lupe Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Warren | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Albert Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wolfley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 80 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 1 |
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