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1982 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 6-3-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 204 points (22.7/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 146 points (16.2/g), 4th.
Differential of 58 points (6.4/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 6.2-2.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (6-3-0)
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1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Terry Bradshaw | 34 | 12 | 9 | 127 for 240, 1,768 yards, 17 td, 11 int, & 8 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| RB | Frank Pollard | 25 | 2 | 8 | 62 rushes for 238 yards, 2 td, & 6 catches for 39 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 305th pick / 1980 |
| FB | Franco Harris | 32 | 10 | 9 | 140 rushes for 604 yards, 2 td, & 31 catches for 249 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| WR | John Stallworth* | 30 | 8 | 9 | 27 catches for 441 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Lynn Swann | 30 | 8 | 8 | 18 catches for 265 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 25 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| TE | Bennie Cunningham | 28 | 6 | 9 | 21 catches for 277 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Ray Pinney | 28 | 6 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 |
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| LG | Craig Wolfley | 24 | 2 | 9 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
| C | Mike Webster* | 30 | 8 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
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| RG | Steve Courson | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 |
| RT | Larry Brown* | 33 | 11 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Goodman | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1980 |
| NT | Gary Dunn | 29 | 6 | 9 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| RDE | Tom Beasley | 28 | 4 | 7 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1977 |
| LOLB | Jack Ham | 34 | 11 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| LILB | Loren Toews | 31 | 9 | 9 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| RILB | Jack Lambert*+ | 30 | 8 | 8 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| ROLB | Robin Cole | 27 | 5 | 9 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Dwayne Woodruff | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| RCB | Mel Blount | 34 | 12 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| SS | Donnie Shell*+ | 30 | 8 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Ron Johnson | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Anderson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 10 of 12 field goals & 22 of 22 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| P | John Goodson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 49 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 209th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Willie Sydnor | 23 | Rook | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Fred Bohannon | 24 | Rook | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 23.5 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Walter Abercrombie | 23 | RB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Baylor | 9/26/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 12th pick / 1982 |
| 1 | Gary Anderson | 23 | K | 9 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/16/1959 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| 65 | Tom Beasley | 28 | DE-DT | 7 | 7 | 253 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 8/11/1954 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1977 |
| 54 | Craig Bingham | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/26/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 167th pick / 1982 |
| 47 | Mel Blount | 34 | DB | 9 | 9 | 205 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/10/1948 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| 23 | Fred Bohannon | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Miss. Valley State | 5/31/1958 | Rook | |
| 71 | Emil Boures | 22 | T-C-G | 5 | 1 | 259 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/29/1960 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 182nd pick / 1982 |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw | 34 | QB | 9 | 9 | 215 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 9/2/1948 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| 79 | Larry Brown* | 33 | T-TE | 8 | 8 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/16/1949 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| 56 | Robin Cole | 27 | LB-DE | 9 | 9 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/11/1955 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| 77 | Steve Courson | 27 | G | 8 | 8 | 274 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/1/1955 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 |
| 89 | Bennie Cunningham | 28 | TE | 9 | 9 | 254 | 6-5 | Clemson | 12/23/1954 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| 45 | Russell Davis | 26 | RB | 7 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Michigan | 9/15/1956 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1979 |
| 55 | Rick Donnalley | 24 | C-G | 5 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 12/11/1958 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1981 |
| 67 | Gary Dunn | 29 | NT-DT-DE | 9 | 9 | 258 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/24/1953 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| 20 | Ernest French | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Alabama A&M | 9/5/1959 | Rook | |
| 95 | John Goodman | 24 | DE-DT-NT | 9 | 9 | 253 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 11/21/1958 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1980 |
| 17 | John Goodson | 22 | P | 9 | 0 | 204 | 6-3 | Texas | 3/18/1960 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 209th pick / 1982 |
| 59 | Jack Ham | 34 | LB | 8 | 8 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn State | 12/23/1948 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1971 |
| 32 | Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 9 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn State | 3/7/1950 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| 27 | Greg Hawthorne | 26 | RB-TE-WR | 9 | 1 | 228 | 6-2 | Baylor | 9/5/1956 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1979 |
| 53 | Bryan Hinkle | 23 | LB | 9 | 1 | 222 | 6-1 | Oregon | 6/4/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin | 25 | T-G-C | 8 | 1 | 263 | 6-3 | Indiana State | 9/23/1957 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| 29 | Ron Johnson | 26 | DB | 9 | 9 | 200 | 5-10 | Eastern Michigan | 6/8/1956 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1978 |
| 90 | Bob Kohrs | 24 | DE-LB | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 11/8/1958 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1980 |
| 58 | Jack Lambert*+ | 30 | LB | 8 | 8 | 220 | 6-4 | Kent State | 7/8/1952 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| 50 | David Little | 23 | LB | 9 | 1 | 232 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/3/1959 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| 61 | Tyrone McGriff | 24 | G | 8 | 0 | 270 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 1/13/1958 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 333rd pick / 1980 |
| 57 | Mike Merriweather | 22 | LB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/26/1960 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| 39 | Rick Moser | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Rhode Island | 12/18/1956 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 208th pick / 1978 |
| 64 | Edmund Nelson | 22 | DE-NT-DT | 8 | 2 | 272 | 6-3 | Auburn | 4/30/1960 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1982 |
| 66 | Ted Petersen | 27 | T-C-G | 7 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | Eastern Illinois | 2/7/1955 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1977 |
| 74 | Ray Pinney | 28 | T-G-C | 9 | 9 | 251 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/29/1954 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 |
| 44 | Frank Pollard | 25 | RB | 9 | 8 | 218 | 5-10 | Baylor | 6/15/1957 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 305th pick / 1980 |
| 87 | John Rodgers | 22 | TE | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 2/7/1960 | Rook | |
| 36 | Guy Ruff | 22 | LB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 8/18/1960 | Rook | |
| 31 | Donnie Shell*+ | 30 | DB | 9 | 9 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 8/26/1952 | 8 | |
| 86 | Jim Smith | 27 | WR | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/20/1955 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 |
| 82 | John Stallworth* | 30 | WR | 9 | 9 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| 18 | Cliff Stoudt | 27 | QB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Youngstown State | 3/27/1955 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 121st pick / 1977 |
| 88 | Lynn Swann | 30 | WR | 9 | 8 | 180 | 5-11 | USC | 3/7/1952 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1974 |
| 85 | Calvin Sweeney | 27 | WR | 7 | 1 | 190 | 6-2 | California-Riverside,USC | 1/12/1955 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1979 |
| 83 | Willie Sydnor | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Northwestern,Syracuse,Villanova | 3/21/1959 | Rook | |
| 38 | Sidney Thornton | 28 | RB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | Northwest State (LA) | 9/2/1954 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1977 |
| 51 | Loren Toews | 31 | LB | 9 | 9 | 220 | 6-3 | California | 11/3/1951 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| 42 | Anthony Washington | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | California,Fresno State | 2/4/1958 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1981 |
| 41 | Sam Washington | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Miss. Valley State | 3/7/1960 | Rook | |
| 52 | Mike Webster* | 30 | C-G | 9 | 9 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| 93 | Keith Willis | 23 | DE-NT | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Northeastern | 7/29/1959 | Rook | |
| 37 | Frank Wilson | 24 | TE-FB | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Rice | 10/11/1958 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 209th pick / 1981 |
| 73 | Craig Wolfley | 24 | G-T | 9 | 9 | 265 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 5/19/1958 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woodruff | 25 | DB | 9 | 9 | 198 | 5-11 | Louisville | 2/18/1957 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| 22 | Rick Woods | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Boise State | 11/16/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 9 | 224.9 | 6-1.5 | 3.5 |