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1990 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 292 points (18.2/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 240 points (15.0/g), 3rd.
Differential of 52 points (3.2/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-6.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 5th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (9-7-0)
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1990 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 | Bubby Brister | 28 | 4 | 16 | 223 for 387, 2,725 yards, 20 td, 14 int, & 25 rushes for 64 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1986 |
| RB | Tim Worley | 24 | 1 | 8 | 109 rushes for 418 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 70 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1989 |
| FB | Merril Hoge | 25 | 3 | 15 | 203 rushes for 772 yards, 7 td, & 40 catches for 342 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 261st pick / 1987 |
| WR | Derek Hill | 23 | 1 | 11 | 25 catches for 391 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1989 |
| WR | Louis Lipps | 28 | 6 | 14 | 50 catches for 682 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| TE | Mike Mularkey | 29 | 7 | 15 | 32 catches for 365 yards, 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 |
| TE | Eric Green | 23 | Rook | 7 | 34 catches for 387 yards, 7 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1990 |
| LT | John Jackson | 25 | 2 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
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| LG | Brian Blankenship | 27 | 3 | 13 | ||
| C | Dermontti Dawson | 25 | 2 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
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| RG | Terry Long | 31 | 6 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 1984 |
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| RT | Tunch Ilkin | 33 | 10 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Keith Willis | 31 | 8 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| NT | Gerald Williams | 27 | 4 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Donald Evans | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1987 |
| LOLB | Bryan Hinkle | 31 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Hardy Nickerson | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| RILB | David Little* | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| ROLB | Greg Lloyd | 25 | 2 | 14 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1987 |
| LCB | D.J. Johnson | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 174th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Rod Woodson*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Carnell Lake | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| FS | Thomas Everett | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 94th pick / 1987 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Anderson | 31 | 8 | 0 | 20 of 25 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| P | Dan Stryzinski | 25 | Rook | 0 | 65 punts for a 37.8 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Rod Woodson*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 38 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Rod Woodson*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 35 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Gary Anderson | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/16/1959 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| Richard Bell | 23 | RB | 8 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 5/3/1967 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 319th pick / 1990 |
| Brian Blankenship | 27 | G | 16 | 13 | 286 | 6-1 | Nebraska,Nebraska-Omaha | 4/7/1963 | 3 | |
| Bubby Brister | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | La-Monroe,Tulane | 8/15/1962 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1986 |
| Chris Calloway | 22 | WR | 16 | 2 | 188 | 5-10 | Michigan | 3/29/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990 |
| Kenny Davidson | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | LSU | 8/17/1967 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1990 |
| Lorenzo Davis | 22 | WR | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Youngstown State | 2/12/1968 | Rook | |
| Dermontti Dawson | 25 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 6/17/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
| Donald Evans | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-2 | Winston-Salem State | 3/14/1964 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1987 |
| Thomas Everett | 26 | DB | 15 | 14 | 190 | 5-9 | Baylor | 11/21/1964 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 94th pick / 1987 |
| Barry Foster | 22 | RB | 16 | 1 | 223 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 12/8/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 128th pick / 1990 |
| Lorenzo Freeman | 26 | NT-DT | 11 | 1 | 300 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 5/23/1964 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 89th pick / 1987 |
| Eric Green | 23 | TE | 13 | 7 | 280 | 6-5 | Liberty | 6/22/1967 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1990 |
| Larry Griffin | 27 | DB | 16 | 3 | 197 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/11/1963 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 199th pick / 1986 |
| Delton Hall | 25 | DB | 12 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Clemson | 1/16/1965 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1987 |
| Carlton Haselrig | 24 | G | 16 | 0 | 295 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 1/22/1966 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 312th pick / 1989 |
| Derek Hill | 23 | WR | 16 | 11 | 193 | 6-1 | Arizona | 11/4/1967 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1989 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-1 | Oregon | 6/4/1959 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| Merril Hoge | 25 | RB | 16 | 15 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho State | 1/26/1965 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 261st pick / 1987 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 33 | T-G-C | 13 | 13 | 263 | 6-3 | Indiana State | 9/23/1957 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| John Jackson | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 1/4/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
| A.J. Jenkins | 24 | LB-DE | 5 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Cal State-Fullerton | 4/12/1966 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 228th pick / 1989 |
| D.J. Johnson | 24 | DB | 16 | 15 | 187 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/14/1966 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 174th pick / 1989 |
| Aaron Jones | 24 | DE-LB | 7 | 1 | 261 | 6-5 | Eastern Kentucky | 12/18/1966 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 18th pick / 1988 |
| Gary Jones | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/30/1967 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 239th pick / 1990 |
| Carnell Lake | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/15/1967 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| Louis Lipps | 28 | WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern Miss | 8/9/1962 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| David Little* | 31 | LB | 16 | 14 | 232 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/3/1959 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| Greg Lloyd | 25 | LB | 15 | 14 | 228 | 6-2 | Fort Valley State | 5/26/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1987 |
| Terry Long | 31 | G | 16 | 16 | 272 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 7/21/1959 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 1984 |
| Eddie Miles | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 9/13/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 266th pick / 1990 |
| Mike Mularkey | 29 | TE | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-4 | Florida | 11/19/1961 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 25 | LB | 16 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | California | 9/1/1965 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| Terry O'Shea | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | California (PA) | 12/3/1966 | 1 | |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/29/1967 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 258th pick / 1989 |
| Tom Ricketts | 25 | G-T | 16 | 3 | 296 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 11/21/1965 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1989 |
| John Rienstra | 27 | G | 6 | 3 | 273 | 6-5 | Temple | 3/22/1963 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1986 |
| Richard Shelton | 24 | DB | 2 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Liberty | 1/2/1966 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 292nd pick / 1989 |
| Dwight Stone | 26 | WR-RB | 16 | 2 | 191 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 1/28/1964 | 3 | |
| Tyronne Stowe | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 5/30/1965 | 3 | |
| Rick Strom | 25 | QB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 3/11/1965 | 1 | |
| Dan Stryzinski | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Indiana | 5/15/1965 | Rook | |
| Justin Strzelczyk | 22 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 301 | 6-6 | Maine | 8/18/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1990 |
| Craig Veasey | 24 | DT | 10 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Houston | 12/25/1966 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1990 |
| Gerald Williams | 27 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 290 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/8/1963 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1986 |
| Jerrol Williams | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 245 | 6-4 | Purdue | 7/5/1967 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 91st pick / 1989 |
| Warren Williams | 25 | RB | 14 | 4 | 209 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 7/29/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 155th pick / 1988 |
| Keith Willis | 31 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-1 | Northeastern | 7/29/1959 | 8 | |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 33 | DB | 15 | 1 | 198 | 5-11 | Louisville | 2/18/1957 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| Rod Woodson*+ | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 5-11 | Purdue | 3/10/1965 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| Tim Worley | 24 | RB | 11 | 8 | 228 | 6-2 | Georgia | 9/24/1966 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 16 | 236.1 | 6-1.5 | 2.7 |