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1985 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 379 points (23.7/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 355 points (22.2/g), 15th.
Differential of 24 points (1.5/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.6-7.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (7-9-0)
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1985 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 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 117 for 233, 1,428 yards, 13 td, 7 int, & 15 rushes for 80 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1980 |
| QB | David Woodley | 27 | 5 | 6 | 94 for 183, 1,357 yards, 6 td, 14 int, & 17 rushes for 71 yards and 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 214th pick / 1980 |
| RB | Walter Abercrombie | 26 | 3 | 16 | 227 rushes for 851 yards, 7 td, & 24 catches for 209 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 12th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Frank Pollard | 28 | 5 | 16 | 233 rushes for 991 yards, 3 td, & 24 catches for 250 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 305th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Louis Lipps* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 59 catches for 1,134 yards, 12 td, & 2 rushes for 16 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| WR | John Stallworth | 33 | 11 | 16 | 75 catches for 937 yards, 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| TE | Bennie Cunningham | 31 | 9 | 11 | 6 catches for 61 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Darrell Nelson | 24 | 1 | 5 | ||
| LT | Ray Pinney | 31 | 9 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 |
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| LT | Pete Rostosky | 24 | 1 | 5 | ||
| LG | Craig Wolfley | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
| C | Mike Webster* | 33 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| RG | Terry Long | 26 | 1 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 1984 |
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| RT | Tunch Ilkin | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Keith Willis | 26 | 3 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Gary Dunn | 32 | 9 | 7 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| NT | Mark Catano | 23 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Keith Gary | 26 | 2 | 7 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1981 |
| RDE | John Goodman | 27 | 4 | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1980 |
| RDE | Edmund Nelson | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Mike Merriweather* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| LILB | David Little | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Robin Cole | 30 | 8 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| ROLB | Bryan Hinkle | 26 | 3 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Dwayne Woodruff | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| LCB | Rick Woods | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1982 |
| RCB | Harvey Clayton | 24 | 2 | 14 | ||
| SS | Donnie Shell | 33 | 11 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Eric T. Williams | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 164th pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Anderson* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 33 of 42 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| P | Harry Newsome | 22 | Rook | 0 | 78 punts for a 39.6 average, 1 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 214th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Louis Lipps* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 36 punt returns for a 12.1 average and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| KR | Todd Spencer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 22.9 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Abercrombie | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Baylor | 9/26/1959 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 12th pick / 1982 |
| Gary Anderson* | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/16/1959 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| Emil Boures | 25 | T-C-G | 6 | 4 | 259 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/29/1960 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 182nd pick / 1982 |
| Chris D. Brown | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 4/11/1962 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 164th pick / 1984 |
| Scott Campbell | 23 | QB | 16 | 2 | 196 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/15/1962 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1984 |
| Gregg Carr | 23 | LB | 16 | 2 | 219 | 6-2 | Auburn | 3/31/1962 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 160th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Catano | 23 | NT | 15 | 6 | 265 | 6-3 | Valdosta State | 1/26/1962 | 1 | |
| Harvey Clayton | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 179 | 5-9 | Florida State | 4/4/1961 | 2 | |
| Robin Cole | 30 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/11/1955 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 31 | TE | 11 | 11 | 254 | 6-5 | Clemson | 12/23/1954 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| Gary Dunn | 32 | NT-DT-DE | 10 | 7 | 258 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/24/1953 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| Dave Edwards | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Illinois | 3/31/1962 | Rook | |
| Rich Erenberg | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Colgate | 4/17/1962 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 247th pick / 1984 |
| Keith Gary | 26 | DE | 12 | 7 | 263 | 6-3 | Ferrum,Oklahoma | 9/14/1959 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1981 |
| John Goodman | 27 | DE-DT-NT | 12 | 6 | 253 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 11/21/1958 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1980 |
| Preston Gothard | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 239 | 6-4 | Alabama | 2/23/1962 | Rook | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 222 | 6-1 | Oregon | 6/4/1959 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| Glen Howe | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 295 | 6-7 | Southern Miss | 10/18/1961 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 233rd pick / 1984 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 28 | T-G-C | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-3 | Indiana State | 9/23/1957 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| Bob Kohrs | 27 | DE-LB | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 11/8/1958 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1980 |
| Louis Lipps* | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern Miss | 8/9/1962 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| David Little | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/3/1959 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| Terry Long | 26 | G | 15 | 14 | 272 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 7/21/1959 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Malone | 27 | QB-WR | 10 | 8 | 223 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 11/22/1958 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Merriweather* | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/26/1960 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| Steve Morse | 22 | RB | 16 | 0 | 211 | 5-11 | Virginia | 5/28/1963 | Rook | |
| Darrell Nelson | 24 | TE | 5 | 5 | 235 | 6-2 | Memphis | 10/27/1961 | 1 | |
| Edmund Nelson | 25 | DE-NT-DT | 6 | 6 | 272 | 6-3 | Auburn | 4/30/1960 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1982 |
| Harry Newsome | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 1/25/1963 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 214th pick / 1985 |
| Ray Pinney | 31 | T-G-C | 15 | 11 | 251 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/29/1954 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1976 |
| Frank Pokorny | 22 | WR | 4 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Youngstown State | 5/13/1963 | Rook | |
| Frank Pollard | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 5-10 | Baylor | 6/15/1957 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 305th pick / 1980 |
| Randy R. Rasmussen | 25 | C-G | 11 | 0 | 253 | 6-7 | Minnesota | 9/27/1960 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 220th pick / 1984 |
| Pete Rostosky | 24 | T | 16 | 5 | 259 | 6-4 | Connecticut | 7/29/1961 | 1 | |
| Donnie Shell | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 8/26/1952 | 11 | |
| Darryl Sims | 24 | DE-NT | 16 | 0 | 278 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/23/1961 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 20th pick / 1985 |
| Fred Small | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 227 | 5-11 | Washington | 7/15/1963 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 241st pick / 1985 |
| Ray Snell | 27 | G-T | 5 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1958 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 |
| Todd Spencer | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | USC | 7/26/1962 | 1 | |
| John Stallworth | 33 | WR | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| John Swain | 26 | DB | 9 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 9/4/1959 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 101st pick / 1981 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 30 | WR | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | California-Riverside,USC | 1/12/1955 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1979 |
| Weegie Thompson | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 212 | 6-6 | Florida State | 3/21/1961 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1984 |
| Anthony Tuggle | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Nicholls State,Southern | 9/13/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 1985 |
| Dan Turk | 23 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Drake,Wisconsin | 6/25/1962 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 101st pick / 1985 |
| Sam Washington | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Miss. Valley State | 3/7/1960 | 3 | |
| Mike Webster* | 33 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| Eric T. Williams | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 2/21/1960 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 164th pick / 1983 |
| Keith Willis | 26 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-1 | Northeastern | 7/29/1959 | 3 | |
| Blake Wingle | 25 | G | 3 | 0 | 267 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,UCLA | 4/17/1960 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 244th pick / 1983 |
| Dirt Winston | 30 | LB | 10 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 10/25/1955 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1977 |
| Craig Wolfley | 27 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 265 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 5/19/1958 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
| David Woodley | 27 | QB | 9 | 6 | 210 | 6-2 | LSU | 10/25/1958 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 214th pick / 1980 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 28 | DB | 12 | 10 | 198 | 5-11 | Louisville | 2/18/1957 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| Rick Woods | 26 | DB | 16 | 9 | 196 | 6-0 | Boise State | 11/16/1959 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 16 | 228.3 | 6-1.5 | 3.3 |