1988 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
4th place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 5-11-0 .313 |
Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
Ron Blackledge | Offensive Line-Tackles/Tight Ends |
Tony Dungy | Defensive Coordinator |
Walt Evans | Conditioning and Training |
Dennis Fitzgerald | Special Teams/Defensive Assistant |
Joe Greene | Defensive Line |
Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
Jed Hughes | Linebackers |
Hal Hunter | Offensive Line-Guards/Center |
Jon Kolb | Special Teams/Offensive Assistant |
Tom Moore | Offensive Coordinator |
Dwain Painter | Receivers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Fri | 8/5/1988 | A | Washington Redskins | 44-31 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 51640 | |
Sun | 8/14/1988 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-16 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50364 | |
Sat | 8/20/1988 | A | New York Giants | 17-28 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 37816 | |
Sat | 8/27/1988 | A | New Orleans Saints | 31-28 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 56174 | |
Sun | 9/4/1988 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-21 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56813 | |
Sun | 9/11/1988 | A | Washington Redskins | 29-30 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54083 | |
Sun | 9/18/1988 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 12-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56647 | |
Sun | 9/25/1988 | A | Buffalo Bills | 28-36 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78735 | |
Sun | 10/2/1988 | H | Cleveland Browns | 9-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56410 | |
Sun | 10/9/1988 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 14-31 | L | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 53278 | |
Sun | 10/16/1988 | H | Houston Oilers | 14-34 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52229 | |
Sun | 10/23/1988 | H | Denver Broncos | 39-21 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49811 | |
Sun | 10/30/1988 | A | New York Jets | 20-24 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 64862 | |
Sun | 11/6/1988 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-42 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56403 | |
Sun | 11/13/1988 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 26-27 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 46026 | |
Sun | 11/20/1988 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77131 | |
Sun | 11/27/1988 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 16-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 42057 | |
Sun | 12/4/1988 | A | Houston Oilers | 37-34 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 47791 | |
Sun | 12/11/1988 | A | San Diego Chargers | 14-20 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 33816 | |
Sun | 12/18/1988 | H | Miami Dolphins | 40-24 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 36051 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Gary Anderson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 181 | 29 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
Todd Blackledge | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
Brian Blankenship | 60 | LOG-ROG | 6-1 | 275 | 25 | Nebraska-Omaha; Nebraska | 13 | 12 |
Steve Bono | 13 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 26 | UCLA | 2 | 0 |
Jim Boyle | 77 | OT | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Tulane | 6 | 0 |
Bubby Brister | 6 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | Tulane; Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 13 |
Gregg Carr | 91 | RILB-LILB-ROLB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | Auburn | 13 | 5 |
Rodney Carter | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 219 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 1 |
Joey Clinkscales | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 199 | 24 | Tennessee | 4 | 0 |
Dermontti Dawson | 63 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 290 | 23 | Kentucky | 8 | 5 |
Thomas Everett | 27 | FS | 5-9 | 181 | 24 | Baylor | 14 | 12 |
Lorenzo Freeman | 68 | LDT-LDE | 6-5 | 298 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 2 |
Keith Gary | 92 | RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 269 | 29 | Ferrum JC; Oklahoma | 15 | 9 |
Preston Gothard | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 26 | Alabama | 16 | 15 |
Cornell Gowdy | 29 | SS | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Morgan State | 16 | 14 |
Larry Griffin | 22 | FS-SS | 6-0 | 198 | 25 | North Carolina | 15 | 3 |
Delton Hall | 35 | RCB-SS | 6-1 | 206 | 23 | Clemson | 14 | 4 |
Anthony Henton | 96 | ROLB-LOLB | 6-1 | 218 | 25 | Troy | 16 | 4 |
Bryan Hinkle | 53 | LOLB | 6-1 | 224 | 29 | Oregon | 13 | 13 |
Mike Hinnant | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 258 | 22 | Temple | 16 | 1 |
Merril Hoge | 33 | RB | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | Idaho State | 16 | 8 |
Tunch Ilkin | 62 | ROT | 6-3 | 267 | 31 | Indiana State | 16 | 16 |
Earnest Jackson | 43 | RB | 5-9 | 218 | 29 | Texas A&M | 12 | 6 |
John Jackson | 65 | OT | 6-6 | 296 | 23 | Eastern Kentucky | 16 | 0 |
Tim Johnson | 78 | RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 275 | 23 | Penn State | 15 | 12 |
Troy Johnson | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 26 | Southeastern Louisiana; Southern University | 14 | 0 |
Aaron Jones | 97 | ROLB-LDE | 6-5 | 261 | 22 | Eastern Kentucky | 15 | 12 |
Darin Jordan | 55 | LOLB | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Northeastern | 15 | 2 |
Chuck Lanza | 51 | C | 6-2 | 263 | 24 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
Greg Lee | 21 | CB | 6-1 | 207 | 23 | Arkansas State | 16 | 0 |
Louis Lipps | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 188 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
David Little | 50 | LILB-MLB-ROLB | 6-1 | 240 | 29 | Florida | 16 | 15 |
Greg Lloyd | 95 | ROLB | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | Fort Valley State | 9 | 4 |
Charles Lockett | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 184 | 23 | Long Beach State | 16 | 5 |
Terry Long | 74 | ROG | 5-11 | 272 | 29 | East Carolina | 12 | 11 |
Jeff Markland | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Illinois | 1 | 0 |
Harry Newsome | 18 | P | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Wake Forest | 16 | 0 |
Hardy Nickerson | 54 | RILB-LILB | 6-2 | 234 | 23 | California | 15 | 10 |
Frank Pollard | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 220 | 31 | Baylor | 10 | 3 |
Rollin Putzier | 76 | NT | 6-4 | 279 | 23 | Oregon | 5 | 0 |
Jerry Reese | 64 | DE | 6-2 | 267 | 24 | Kentucky | 15 | 0 |
John Rienstra | 79 | LOG | 6-4 | 273 | 25 | Temple | 5 | 4 |
Lupe Sanchez | 28 | FS | 5-10 | 192 | 27 | UCLA | 16 | 2 |
Dwight Stone | 20 | RB | 6-0 | 194 | 24 | Marion Military Institute JC; Middle Tennessee State | 16 | 6 |
Tyronne Stowe | 90 | RILB-ROLB | 6-1 | 240 | 23 | Rutgers | 10 | 4 |
Ben Thomas | 69 | LDE | 6-4 | 277 | 27 | Auburn | 8 | 4 |
Weegie Thompson | 87 | WR | 6-6 | 213 | 27 | Florida State | 16 | 11 |
Mike Webster | 52 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 36 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
Gerald Williams | 98 | NT-RDT | 6-3 | 293 | 25 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
Warren Williams | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 208 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 8 |
Craig Wolfley | 73 | LOT | 6-1 | 268 | 30 | Syracuse | 16 | 16 |
Dwayne Woodruff | 49 | LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 31 | Louisville | 14 | 13 |
Rod Woodson | 26 | RCB-LCB | 6-0 | 203 | 23 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 18 | Aaron Jones | DE | Eastern Kentucky |
2 | 44 | Dermontti Dawson | G | Kentucky |
3 | 70 | Chuck Lanza | C | Notre Dame |
5 | 121 | Darin Jordan | LB | Northeastern |
5 | 128 | Jerry Reese | NT | Kentucky |
6 | 155 | Warren Williams | RB | Miami (Florida) |
7 | 182 | Marc Zeno | WR | Tulane |
8 | 209 | Mark Nichols | NT | Michigan State |
8 | 211 | Mike Hinnant | TE | Temple |
9 | 236 | Gordie Lockbaum | RB | Holy Cross |
10 | 252 | John Jackson | T | Eastern Kentucky |
11 | 295 | Bobby Dawson | DB | Illinois |
12 | 322 | James Earle | LB | Clemson |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 85 | 94 | 47 | 110 | 336 |
Opponents Totals | 64 | 138 | 103 | 116 | 421 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 28:31 | 292 | 120 | 150 | 22 | 78/216 36.1% | 5/17 29.4% | 99 | 803 |
Opponents Totals | 31:29 | 319 | 110 | 181 | 28 | 98/225 43.6% | 4/13 30.8% | 79 | 705 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Anderson | 0 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 28 | 36 | 77.8 | 0 | 118 |
Bubby Brister | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Merril Hoge | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Louis Lipps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Rodney Carter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Earnest Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Dwight Stone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Todd Blackledge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Preston Gothard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Darin Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Charles Lockett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Weegie Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Warren Williams | 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 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Team Totals | 36 | 34 | 36 | 94.4 | 28 | 36 | 77.8 | 1 | 336 |
Opponents Totals | 49 | 47 | 49 | 95.9 | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | 1 | 421 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Anderson | 28 | 36 | 77.8 | 3 | 52 | 1/1 | 11/11 | 9/10 | 6/12 | 1/2 |
Team Totals | 28 | 36 | 77.8 | 3 | 52 | 1/1 | 11/11 | 9/10 | 6/12 | 1/2 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | 3/3 | 6/7 | 9/10 | 7/10 | 1/2 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merril Hoge | 170 | 705 | 4.1 | 20 | 3 |
Warren Williams | 87 | 409 | 4.7 | 33 | 0 |
Earnest Jackson | 74 | 315 | 4.3 | 29t | 3 |
Rodney Carter | 36 | 216 | 6.0 | 64t | 3 |
Bubby Brister | 45 | 209 | 4.6 | 20 | 6 |
Louis Lipps | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 39t | 1 |
Dwight Stone | 40 | 127 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
Frank Pollard | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
Todd Blackledge | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 10 | 1 |
Harry Newsome | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 499 | 2228 | 4.5 | 64t | 17 |
Opponents Totals | 516 | 1864 | 3.6 | 64 | 20 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bubby Brister | 370 | 175 | 47.3 | 181 | 2634 | 7.1 | 15.1 | 89t | 11 | 3.0 | 14 | 3.8 | 36 | 292 | 2342 | 65.3 |
Todd Blackledge | 79 | 38 | 48.1 | 38 | 494 | 6.3 | 13.0 | 34 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.8 | 4 | 25 | 469 | 60.8 |
Steve Bono | 35 | 10 | 28.6 | 23 | 110 | 3.1 | 11.0 | 15 | 1 | 2.9 | 2 | 5.7 | 1 | 8 | 102 | 25.9 |
Rodney Carter | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 56 | 18.7 | 28.0 | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 109.7 |
Louis Lipps | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 70.8 |
Team Totals | 489 | 226 | 46.2 | 243 | 3307 | 6.8 | 14.6 | 89t | 15 | 3.1 | 20 | 4.1 | 42 | 331 | 2976 | 62.0 |
Opponents Totals | 532 | 309 | 58.1 | 203 | 4086 | 7.7 | 13.2 | 86t | 25 | 4.7 | 20 | 3.8 | 19 | 145 | 3941 | 82.5 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louis Lipps | 50 | 973 | 19.5 | 89t | 5 |
Merril Hoge | 50 | 487 | 9.7 | 40 | 3 |
Rodney Carter | 32 | 363 | 11.3 | 33 | 2 |
Charles Lockett | 22 | 365 | 16.6 | 44 | 1 |
Weegie Thompson | 16 | 370 | 23.1 | 50 | 1 |
Preston Gothard | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 26 | 1 |
Dwight Stone | 11 | 196 | 17.8 | 72t | 1 |
Warren Williams | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 21 | 1 |
Troy Johnson | 10 | 237 | 23.7 | 60 | 0 |
Earnest Jackson | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 24 | 0 |
Frank Pollard | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
Mike Hinnant | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
Team Totals | 226 | 3307 | 14.6 | 89t | 15 |
Opponents Totals | 309 | 4086 | 13.2 | 86t | 25 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dwayne Woodruff | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 78t | 1 |
Rod Woodson | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 |
Thomas Everett | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 29 | 0 |
Larry Griffin | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 33 | 0 |
Darin Jordan | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
Gregg Carr | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
Cornell Gowdy | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
David Little | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Hardy Nickerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Lupe Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 20 | 381 | 19.1 | 78t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 20 | 367 | 18.4 | 75t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Newsome | 65 | 2950 | 45.4 | 62 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 418 | 2332 | 32.8 |
Team Totals | 71 | 2950 | 41.5 | 62 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 418 | 2332 | 32.9 |
Opponents Totals | 67 | 2726 | 40.7 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 322 | 2344 | 35.0 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rod Woodson | 33 | 6 | 281 | 8.5 | 28 | 0 |
Louis Lipps | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
Lupe Sanchez | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
Team Totals | 39 | 12 | 322 | 8.3 | 28 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 40 | 9 | 418 | 10.5 | 32 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rod Woodson | 37 | 0 | 850 | 23.0 | 92t | 1 |
Dwight Stone | 29 | 0 | 610 | 21.0 | 92t | 1 |
Lupe Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 | 19 | 0 |
Jim Boyle | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
John Jackson | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Warren Williams | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Brian Blankenship | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 74 | 0 | 1575 | 21.3 | 92t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 63 | 1351 | 21.4 | 90t | 1 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Tim Johnson | 4.0 | |
Gregg Carr | 3.5 | |
Hardy Nickerson | 3.5 | |
Gerald Williams | 3.5 | |
Aaron Jones | 1.5 | |
Jerry Reese | 1.0 | |
Bryan Hinkle | 0.5 | |
Greg Lloyd | 0.5 | |
Ben Thomas | 0.5 | |
Rod Woodson | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 19.0 | 145.0 |
Opponents Totals | 42.0 | 331.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todd Blackledge | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
Brian Blankenship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bubby Brister | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Thomas Everett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
Preston Gothard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Griffin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bryan Hinkle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Merril Hoge | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Earnest Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Darin Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Louis Lipps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
David Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Greg Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Long | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Newsome | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hardy Nickerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Rienstra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lupe Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dwight Stone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Webster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -58 | 0 | |
Gerald Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Warren Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rod Woodson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 40 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 32 | -12 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 0 |
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