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1984 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 387 points (24.2/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 310 points (19.4/g), 11th.
Differential of 77 points (4.8/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (9-7-0)
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1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Mark Malone | 26 | 4 | 9 | 147 for 272, 2,137 yards, 16 td, 17 int, & 25 rushes for 42 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1980 |
| QB | David Woodley | 26 | 4 | 7 | 85 for 156, 1,273 yards, 8 td, 7 int, & 11 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 214th pick / 1980 |
| RB | Rich Erenberg | 22 | Rook | 9 | 115 rushes for 405 yards, 2 td, & 38 catches for 358 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 247th pick / 1984 |
| RB | Walter Abercrombie | 25 | 2 | 7 | 145 rushes for 610 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 135 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 12th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Frank Pollard | 27 | 4 | 15 | 213 rushes for 851 yards, 6 td, & 21 catches for 186 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 305th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Louis Lipps* | 22 | Rook | 8 | 45 catches for 860 yards, 9 td, & 3 rushes for 71 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| WR | John Stallworth* | 32 | 10 | 16 | 80 catches for 1,395 yards, 11 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Weegie Thompson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 17 catches for 291 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1984 |
| TE | Darrell Nelson | 23 | Rook | 9 | 2 catches for 31 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Tunch Ilkin | 27 | 4 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
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| LT | Emil Boures | 24 | 2 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 182nd pick / 1982 |
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| LT | Ray Snell | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 |
| LG | Craig Wolfley | 26 | 4 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Mike Webster* | 32 | 10 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
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| RG | Blake Wingle | 24 | 1 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 244th pick / 1983 |
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| RG | Terry Long | 25 | Rook | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 1984 |
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| RT | Larry Brown | 35 | 13 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
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| RT | Tunch Ilkin | 27 | 4 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Goodman | 26 | 3 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1980 |
| NT | Gary Dunn | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| RDE | Keith Gary | 25 | 1 | 11 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Edmund Nelson | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Mike Merriweather* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 15.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| LILB | David Little | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Robin Cole* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| ROLB | Bryan Hinkle | 25 | 2 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Dwayne Woodruff | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| RCB | Sam Washington | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Donnie Shell | 32 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Eric T. Williams | 24 | 1 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 164th pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Anderson | 25 | 2 | 0 | 24 of 32 field goals & 45 of 45 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| P | Craig Colquitt | 30 | 6 | 0 | 70 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1978 |
| PR | Louis Lipps* | 22 | Rook | 8 | 53 punt returns for a 12.4 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| KR | Rich Erenberg | 22 | Rook | 9 | 28 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 247th pick / 1984 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Walter Abercrombie | 25 | RB | 14 | 7 | 210 | 6-0 | Baylor | 9/26/1959 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 12th pick / 1982 |
| Gary Anderson | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/16/1959 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| Steve August | 30 | T | 5 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 9/4/1954 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 14th pick / 1977 |
| Craig Bingham | 25 | LB | 11 | 1 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/26/1959 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 167th pick / 1982 |
| Emil Boures | 24 | T-C-G | 8 | 6 | 259 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/29/1960 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 182nd pick / 1982 |
| Chris D. Brown | 22 | DB | 16 | 4 | 200 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 4/11/1962 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 164th pick / 1984 |
| Larry Brown | 35 | T-TE | 7 | 7 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/16/1949 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| Scott Campbell | 22 | QB | 5 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/15/1962 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1984 |
| Wayne Capers | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Kansas | 5/17/1961 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1983 |
| Mark Catano | 22 | NT | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Valdosta State | 1/26/1962 | Rook | |
| Harvey Clayton | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Florida State | 4/4/1961 | 1 | |
| Robin Cole* | 29 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/11/1955 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| Craig Colquitt | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/9/1954 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1978 |
| Anthony Corley | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | UNLV | 8/10/1960 | Rook | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 30 | TE | 7 | 4 | 254 | 6-5 | Clemson | 12/23/1954 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| Gary Dunn | 31 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/24/1953 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| Terry Echols | 22 | LB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Marshall | 1/10/1962 | Rook | |
| Rich Erenberg | 22 | RB | 16 | 9 | 200 | 5-10 | Colgate | 4/17/1962 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 247th pick / 1984 |
| Gregg Garrity | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 171 | 5-10 | Penn State | 11/24/1960 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1983 |
| Keith Gary | 25 | DE | 16 | 11 | 263 | 6-3 | Ferrum,Oklahoma | 9/14/1959 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1981 |
| Scoop Gillespie | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | William Jewell | 2/26/1962 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 332nd pick / 1984 |
| John Goodman | 26 | DE-DT-NT | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 11/21/1958 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1980 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 25 | LB | 15 | 15 | 222 | 6-1 | Oregon | 6/4/1959 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 27 | T-G-C | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-3 | Indiana State | 9/23/1957 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| Ron Johnson | 28 | DB | 15 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Eastern Michigan | 6/8/1956 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1978 |
| Bob Kohrs | 26 | DE-LB | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 11/8/1958 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1980 |
| Chris Kolodziejski | 23 | TE | 7 | 3 | 231 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 2/5/1961 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1984 |
| Jack Lambert | 32 | LB | 8 | 3 | 220 | 6-4 | Kent State | 7/8/1952 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| Louis Lipps* | 22 | WR | 14 | 8 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern Miss | 8/9/1962 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| David Little | 25 | LB | 16 | 13 | 232 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/3/1959 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| Terry Long | 25 | G | 12 | 7 | 272 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 7/21/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Malone | 26 | QB-WR | 13 | 9 | 223 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 11/22/1958 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Merriweather* | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/26/1960 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| Darrell Nelson | 23 | TE | 11 | 9 | 235 | 6-2 | Memphis | 10/27/1961 | Rook | |
| Edmund Nelson | 24 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 5 | 272 | 6-3 | Auburn | 4/30/1960 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1982 |
| Frank Pollard | 27 | RB | 15 | 15 | 218 | 5-10 | Baylor | 6/15/1957 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 305th pick / 1980 |
| Randy R. Rasmussen | 24 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-7 | Minnesota | 9/27/1960 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 220th pick / 1984 |
| John Rodgers | 24 | TE | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 2/7/1960 | 2 | |
| Pete Rostosky | 23 | T | 8 | 2 | 259 | 6-4 | Connecticut | 7/29/1961 | Rook | |
| Todd Seabaugh | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 3/16/1961 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1983 |
| Donnie Shell | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 8/26/1952 | 10 | |
| Ray Snell | 26 | G-T | 13 | 6 | 262 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1958 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 |
| Todd Spencer | 22 | RB | 7 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | USC | 7/26/1962 | Rook | |
| John Stallworth* | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 29 | WR | 9 | 1 | 190 | 6-2 | California-Riverside,USC | 1/12/1955 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1979 |
| Weegie Thompson | 23 | WR | 16 | 7 | 212 | 6-6 | Florida State | 3/21/1961 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1984 |
| Elton Veals | 23 | RB | 15 | 1 | 230 | 5-11 | Tulane | 3/26/1961 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 303rd pick / 1984 |
| Sam Washington | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-8 | Miss. Valley State | 3/7/1960 | 2 | |
| Mike Webster* | 32 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| Eric T. Williams | 24 | DB | 16 | 12 | 188 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 2/21/1960 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 164th pick / 1983 |
| Robert A. Williams | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Eastern Illinois | 9/26/1962 | Rook | |
| Keith Willis | 25 | DE-NT | 12 | 2 | 260 | 6-1 | Northeastern | 7/29/1959 | 2 | |
| Blake Wingle | 24 | G | 15 | 10 | 267 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,UCLA | 4/17/1960 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 244th pick / 1983 |
| Craig Wolfley | 26 | G-T | 9 | 9 | 265 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 5/19/1958 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
| David Woodley | 26 | QB | 7 | 7 | 210 | 6-2 | LSU | 10/25/1958 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 214th pick / 1980 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 27 | DB | 16 | 14 | 198 | 5-11 | Louisville | 2/18/1957 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| Rick Woods | 25 | DB | 15 | 4 | 196 | 6-0 | Boise State | 11/16/1959 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 16 | 223.5 | 6-1.3 | 2.9 |