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1989 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 265 points (16.6/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 326 points (20.4/g), 15th.
Differential of -61 points (-3.8/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 6.1-9.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Coached by Chuck Noll (9-7-0)
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1989 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 | Bubby Brister | 27 | 3 | 14 | 187 for 342, 2,365 yards, 9 td, 10 int, & 27 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1986 |
| RB | Tim Worley | 23 | Rook | 14 | 195 rushes for 770 yards, 5 td, & 15 catches for 113 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1989 |
| FB | Merril Hoge | 24 | 2 | 16 | 186 rushes for 621 yards, 8 td, & 34 catches for 271 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 261st pick / 1987 |
| WR | Derek Hill | 22 | Rook | 8 | 28 catches for 455 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1989 |
| WR | Louis Lipps | 27 | 5 | 16 | 50 catches for 944 yards, 5 td, & 13 rushes for 180 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| WR | Dwight Stone | 25 | 2 | 8 | 7 catches for 92 yards, 0 td, & 10 rushes for 53 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Mike Mularkey | 28 | 6 | 14 | 22 catches for 326 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 |
| LT | John Jackson | 24 | 1 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
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| LG | John Rienstra | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1986 |
| C | Dermontti Dawson | 24 | 1 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
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| RG | Terry Long | 30 | 5 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 1984 |
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| RG | Brian Blankenship | 26 | 2 | 7 | ||
| RT | Tunch Ilkin* | 32 | 9 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Keith Willis | 30 | 7 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Gerald Williams | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Tim Johnson | 24 | 2 | 14 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 141st pick / 1987 |
| LOLB | Bryan Hinkle | 30 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | David Little | 30 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Hardy Nickerson | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| RILB | Jerry Olsavsky | 22 | Rook | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 258th pick / 1989 |
| ROLB | Greg Lloyd | 24 | 1 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1987 |
| LCB | Dwayne Woodruff | 32 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| RCB | Rod Woodson*+ | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Carnell Lake | 22 | Rook | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 6 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| FS | Thomas Everett | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 94th pick / 1987 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Anderson | 30 | 7 | 0 | 21 of 30 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| P | Harry Newsome | 26 | 4 | 0 | 82 punts for a 41.1 average, 1 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 214th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Rod Woodson*+ | 24 | 2 | 14 | 29 punt returns for a 7.1 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Rod Woodson*+ | 24 | 2 | 14 | 36 kick returns for a 27.3 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Anderson | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/16/1959 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| 25 | David Arnold | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan | 11/21/1966 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 118th pick / 1989 |
| 14 | Todd Blackledge | 28 | QB | 3 | 2 | 225 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/25/1961 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 7th pick / 1983 |
| 60 | Brian Blankenship | 26 | G | 16 | 7 | 286 | 6-1 | Nebraska,Nebraska-Omaha | 4/7/1963 | 2 | |
| 6 | Bubby Brister | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-3 | La-Monroe,Tulane | 8/15/1962 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1986 |
| 24 | Rodney Carter | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Purdue | 10/30/1964 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 175th pick / 1986 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | 24 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 6/17/1965 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
| 27 | Thomas Everett | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-9 | Baylor | 11/21/1964 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 94th pick / 1987 |
| 68 | Lorenzo Freeman | 25 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 5/23/1964 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 89th pick / 1987 |
| 22 | Larry Griffin | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 197 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/11/1963 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 199th pick / 1986 |
| 35 | Delton Hall | 24 | DB | 16 | 2 | 205 | 6-1 | Clemson | 1/16/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1987 |
| 82 | Derek Hill | 22 | WR | 16 | 8 | 193 | 6-1 | Arizona | 11/4/1967 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1989 |
| 53 | Bryan Hinkle | 30 | LB | 13 | 13 | 222 | 6-1 | Oregon | 6/4/1959 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| 67 | Mike Hinnant | 23 | TE | 5 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | Temple | 9/8/1966 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 211th pick / 1988 |
| 33 | Merril Hoge | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho State | 1/26/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 261st pick / 1987 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin* | 32 | T-G-C | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-3 | Indiana State | 9/23/1957 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| 65 | John Jackson | 24 | T | 14 | 12 | 297 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 1/4/1965 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
| 99 | A.J. Jenkins | 23 | LB-DE | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Cal State-Fullerton | 4/12/1966 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 228th pick / 1989 |
| 44 | D.J. Johnson | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/14/1966 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 174th pick / 1989 |
| 88 | Jason Johnson | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Illinois State | 11/8/1965 | 1 | |
| 78 | Tim Johnson | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-3 | Penn State | 1/29/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 141st pick / 1987 |
| 97 | Aaron Jones | 23 | DE-LB | 16 | 2 | 261 | 6-5 | Eastern Kentucky | 12/18/1966 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 18th pick / 1988 |
| 37 | Carnell Lake | 22 | DB | 15 | 15 | 210 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/15/1967 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| 51 | Chuck Lanza | 25 | C | 11 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/20/1964 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1988 |
| 83 | Louis Lipps | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern Miss | 8/9/1962 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| 50 | David Little | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/3/1959 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| 95 | Greg Lloyd | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-2 | Fort Valley State | 5/26/1965 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1987 |
| 74 | Terry Long | 30 | G | 13 | 9 | 272 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 7/21/1959 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 1984 |
| 84 | Mike Mularkey | 28 | TE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Florida | 11/19/1961 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 |
| 18 | Harry Newsome | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 1/25/1963 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 214th pick / 1985 |
| 54 | Hardy Nickerson | 24 | LB | 10 | 8 | 230 | 6-2 | California | 9/1/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| 85 | Terry O'Shea | 23 | TE | 16 | 2 | 236 | 6-4 | California (PA) | 12/3/1966 | Rook | |
| 92 | Jerry Olsavsky | 22 | LB | 16 | 8 | 221 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/29/1967 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 258th pick / 1989 |
| 71 | Tom Ricketts | 24 | G-T | 12 | 2 | 296 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 11/21/1965 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1989 |
| 79 | John Rienstra | 26 | G | 15 | 14 | 273 | 6-5 | Temple | 3/22/1963 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1986 |
| 80 | Mark Stock | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | VMI | 4/27/1966 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 144th pick / 1989 |
| 20 | Dwight Stone | 25 | WR-RB | 16 | 8 | 191 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 1/28/1964 | 2 | |
| 90 | Tyronne Stowe | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 5/30/1965 | 2 | |
| 11 | Rick Strom | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 3/11/1965 | Rook | |
| 87 | Weegie Thompson | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 212 | 6-6 | Florida State | 3/21/1961 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1984 |
| 23 | Tim Tyrrell | 28 | RB | 7 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 2/19/1961 | 5 | |
| 43 | Ray Wallace | 26 | RB | 9 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Purdue | 12/3/1963 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 145th pick / 1986 |
| 40 | Eric Wilkerson | 23 | RB-WR | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Kent State | 12/19/1966 | Rook | |
| 98 | Gerald Williams | 26 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/8/1963 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1986 |
| 91 | Jerrol Williams | 22 | LB | 16 | 3 | 245 | 6-4 | Purdue | 7/5/1967 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 91st pick / 1989 |
| 42 | Warren Williams | 24 | RB | 5 | 2 | 209 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 7/29/1965 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 155th pick / 1988 |
| 93 | Keith Willis | 30 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-1 | Northeastern | 7/29/1959 | 7 | |
| 73 | Craig Wolfley | 31 | G-T | 15 | 4 | 265 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 5/19/1958 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woodruff | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 5-11 | Louisville | 2/18/1957 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson*+ | 24 | DB | 15 | 14 | 205 | 5-11 | Purdue | 3/10/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| 38 | Tim Worley | 23 | RB | 15 | 14 | 228 | 6-2 | Georgia | 9/24/1966 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 16 | 231.0 | 6-1.5 | 2.7 |