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1991 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 292 points (18.2/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 344 points (21.5/g), 22nd.
Differential of -52 points (-3.2/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 11th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (7-9-0)
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1991 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 | Neil O'Donnell | 25 | Rook | 8 | 156 for 286, 1,963 yards, 11 td, 7 int, & 18 rushes for 82 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| QB | Bubby Brister | 29 | 5 | 8 | 103 for 190, 1,350 yards, 9 td, 9 int, & 11 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1986 |
| RB | Barry Foster | 23 | 1 | 9 | 96 rushes for 488 yards, 1 td, & 9 catches for 117 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 128th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Merril Hoge | 26 | 4 | 16 | 165 rushes for 610 yards, 2 td, & 49 catches for 379 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 261st pick / 1987 |
| WR | Louis Lipps | 29 | 7 | 14 | 55 catches for 671 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| WR | Dwight Stone | 27 | 4 | 8 | 32 catches for 649 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Eric Green | 24 | 1 | 11 | 41 catches for 582 yards, 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1990 |
| TE | Adrian Cooper | 23 | Rook | 8 | 11 catches for 147 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 103rd pick / 1991 |
| TE | Mike Mularkey | 30 | 8 | 6 | 6 catches for 67 yards, 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 |
| LT | John Jackson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
| LG | Tom Ricketts | 26 | 2 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1989 |
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| C | Dermontti Dawson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
| RG | Carlton Haselrig | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 312th pick / 1989 |
| RT | Tunch Ilkin | 34 | 11 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Aaron Jones | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 18th pick / 1988 |
| LDE | Keith Willis | 32 | 9 | 7 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| NT | Gerald Williams | 28 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Donald Evans | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1987 |
| LOLB | Bryan Hinkle | 32 | 9 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Hardy Nickerson | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| RILB | David Little | 32 | 10 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| ROLB | Greg Lloyd* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1987 |
| LCB | D.J. Johnson | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 174th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Rod Woodson* | 26 | 4 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Carnell Lake | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| FS | Thomas Everett | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 94th pick / 1987 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Anderson | 32 | 9 | 0 | 23 of 33 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| P | Dan Stryzinski | 26 | 1 | 0 | 74 punts for a 40.5 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Rod Woodson* | 26 | 4 | 15 | 28 punt returns for a 11.4 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Rod Woodson* | 26 | 4 | 15 | 44 kick returns for a 20.0 average and 0 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 | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/16/1959 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| 60 | Brian Blankenship | 28 | G | 3 | 3 | 286 | 6-1 | Nebraska,Nebraska-Omaha | 4/7/1963 | 4 | |
| 94 | Jeff Brady | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 11/9/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 323rd pick / 1991 |
| 6 | Bubby Brister | 29 | QB | 8 | 8 | 205 | 6-3 | La-Monroe,Tulane | 8/15/1962 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1986 |
| 61 | Dean Caliguire | 24 | G-C | 7 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/2/1967 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 92nd pick / 1990 |
| 88 | Chris Calloway | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Michigan | 3/29/1968 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990 |
| 85 | Keith Cash | 22 | TE | 5 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Texas | 8/7/1969 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 188th pick / 1991 |
| 87 | Adrian Cooper | 23 | TE | 16 | 8 | 255 | 6-5 | Oklahoma | 4/27/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 103rd pick / 1991 |
| 64 | Kenny Davidson | 24 | DE | 13 | 1 | 272 | 6-5 | LSU | 8/17/1967 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1990 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 6/17/1965 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
| 66 | Donald Evans | 27 | DE-DT | 16 | 14 | 282 | 6-2 | Winston-Salem State | 3/14/1964 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1987 |
| 27 | Thomas Everett | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-9 | Baylor | 11/21/1964 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 94th pick / 1987 |
| 29 | Barry Foster | 23 | RB | 10 | 9 | 223 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 12/8/1968 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 128th pick / 1990 |
| 81 | Jeff Graham | 22 | WR | 13 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 2/14/1969 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1991 |
| 86 | Eric Green | 24 | TE | 11 | 11 | 280 | 6-5 | Liberty | 6/22/1967 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1990 |
| 22 | Larry Griffin | 28 | DB | 6 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/11/1963 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 199th pick / 1986 |
| 35 | Delton Hall | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Clemson | 1/16/1965 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1987 |
| 77 | Carlton Haselrig | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 1/22/1966 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 312th pick / 1989 |
| 53 | Bryan Hinkle | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 222 | 6-1 | Oregon | 6/4/1959 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| 33 | Merril Hoge | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho State | 1/26/1965 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 261st pick / 1987 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin | 34 | T-G-C | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-3 | Indiana State | 9/23/1957 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| 65 | John Jackson | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 1/4/1965 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
| 44 | D.J. Johnson | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/14/1966 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 174th pick / 1989 |
| 97 | Aaron Jones | 25 | DE-LB | 16 | 7 | 261 | 6-5 | Eastern Kentucky | 12/18/1966 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 18th pick / 1988 |
| 25 | Gary Jones | 24 | DB | 9 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/30/1967 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 239th pick / 1990 |
| 37 | Carnell Lake | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/15/1967 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| 83 | Louis Lipps | 29 | WR | 15 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern Miss | 8/9/1962 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1984 |
| 50 | David Little | 32 | LB | 14 | 10 | 232 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/3/1959 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| 95 | Greg Lloyd* | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-2 | Fort Valley State | 5/26/1965 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1987 |
| 74 | Terry Long | 32 | G | 8 | 3 | 272 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 7/21/1959 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 1984 |
| 56 | Rob McGovern | 25 | LB | 15 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 10/1/1966 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 255th pick / 1989 |
| 89 | Ernie Mills | 23 | WR | 16 | 2 | 192 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/28/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1991 |
| 84 | Mike Mularkey | 30 | TE | 9 | 6 | 245 | 6-4 | Florida | 11/19/1961 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 |
| 54 | Hardy Nickerson | 26 | LB | 16 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | California | 9/1/1965 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| 14 | Neil O'Donnell | 25 | QB | 12 | 8 | 228 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/3/1966 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| 55 | Jerry Olsavsky | 24 | LB | 16 | 4 | 221 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/29/1967 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 258th pick / 1989 |
| 90 | Huey Richardson | 23 | LB-DE | 5 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | Florida | 2/2/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 15th pick / 1991 |
| 71 | Tom Ricketts | 26 | G-T | 14 | 8 | 296 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 11/21/1965 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1989 |
| 24 | Richard Shelton | 25 | DB | 14 | 2 | 180 | 5-10 | Liberty | 1/2/1966 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 292nd pick / 1989 |
| 41 | Kevin A. Smith | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 204 | 5-11 | Rhode Island | 4/2/1967 | Rook | |
| 69 | Ariel Solomon | 23 | C | 5 | 2 | 290 | 6-5 | Colorado | 7/16/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 269th pick / 1991 |
| 20 | Dwight Stone | 27 | WR-RB | 16 | 8 | 191 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 1/28/1964 | 4 | |
| 11 | Rick Strom | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 3/11/1965 | 2 | |
| 4 | Dan Stryzinski | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Indiana | 5/15/1965 | 1 | |
| 73 | Justin Strzelczyk | 23 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 301 | 6-6 | Maine | 8/18/1968 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1990 |
| 34 | Leroy Thompson | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 216 | 5-11 | Penn State | 2/3/1969 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 158th pick / 1991 |
| 91 | Craig Veasey | 25 | DT | 13 | 2 | 285 | 6-2 | Houston | 12/25/1966 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1990 |
| 43 | Shawn Vincent | 23 | DB | 10 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Akron | 6/2/1968 | Rook | |
| 23 | Sammy Walker | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 1/20/1969 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 88th pick / 1991 |
| 98 | Gerald Williams | 28 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 290 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/8/1963 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1986 |
| 57 | Jerrol Williams | 24 | LB | 16 | 4 | 245 | 6-4 | Purdue | 7/5/1967 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 91st pick / 1989 |
| 42 | Warren Williams | 26 | RB | 16 | 3 | 209 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 7/29/1965 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 155th pick / 1988 |
| 93 | Keith Willis | 32 | DE-NT | 16 | 7 | 260 | 6-1 | Northeastern | 7/29/1959 | 9 | |
| 68 | Mike Withycombe | 27 | G-T-C | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Fresno State | 11/18/1964 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 119th pick / 1988 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson* | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 205 | 5-11 | Purdue | 3/10/1965 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| 38 | Tim Worley | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Georgia | 9/24/1966 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 16 | 236.1 | 6-1.6 | 2.9 |