
1985 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Noll (7-9)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1985 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Steelers ran up 379 points, and the defense yielded 355. Mark Malone threw for 1,428 yards, and David Woodley played quarterback, too. John Stallworth grabbed 75 passes, while Louis Lipps accumulated 1,134 receiving yards.
Frank Pollard carried the ball for a team-best 991 yards for Pittsburgh, while Walter Abercrombie additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Dwayne Woodruff intercepted 5 opponent throws. Keith Willis topped pass rushers with 5.5 sacks.
Chuck Noll coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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34 | Walter Abercrombie | RB | September 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 210 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
1 | Gary Anderson | K | July 16, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Syracuse | Parys, South Africa | 16 | 0 |
71 | Emil Boures | T | January 29, 1960 | 6'1" | 259 | Pittsburgh | Bridgeport, PA USA | 6 | 4 |
23 | Chris Brown | DB | April 11, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Notre Dame | Owensboro, KY USA | 6 | 0 |
10 | Scott Campbell | QB | April 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 196 | Purdue | Hershey, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
91 | Gregg Carr | LB | March 31, 1962 | 6'2" | 219 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 2 |
78 | Mark Catano | NT | January 26, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Valdosta St. | Yonkers, NY USA | 15 | 6 |
33 | Harvey Clayton | RCB | April 4, 1961 | 5'9" | 179 | Florida St. | Kendall, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
56 | Robin Cole | RILB | September 11, 1955 | 6'2" | 220 | New Mexico | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
89 | Bennie Cunningham | TE | December 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 254 | Clemson | Laurens, SC USA | 11 | 11 |
67 | Gary Dunn | NT | August 24, 1953 | 6'3" | 258 | Miami (FL) | Coral Gables, FL USA | 10 | 7 |
42 | Dave Edwards | DB | March 31, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Illinois | Senoia, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
24 | Rich Erenberg | RB | April 17, 1962 | 5'10" | 200 | Colgate | Chappaqua, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
92 | Keith Gary | RDE | September 14, 1959 | 6'3" | 263 | Ferrum | Bethesda, MD USA | 12 | 7 |
95 | John Goodman | RDE | November 21, 1958 | 6'6" | 253 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 12 | 6 |
86 | Preston Gothard | TE | February 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 239 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
53 | Bryan Hinkle | ROLB | June 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 222 | Oregon | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
76 | Glen Howe | T | October 18, 1961 | 6'7" | 295 | Southern Miss | New Albany, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
62 | Tunch Ilkin | RT | September 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | Indiana St. | Istanbul, Turkey | 16 | 16 |
90 | Bob Kohrs | DE-LB | November 8, 1958 | 6'3" | 240 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 11 | 0 |
83 | Louis Lipps | PR | August 9, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
50 | David Little | LILB | January 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 232 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
74 | Terry Long | RG | July 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 272 | East Carolina | Columbia, SC USA | 15 | 14 |
16 | Mark Malone | QB | November 22, 1958 | 6'4" | 223 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
57 | Mike Merriweather | LOLB | November 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Pacific | Albany, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
47 | Steve Morse | RB | May 28, 1963 | 5'11" | 211 | Virginia | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
81 | Darrell Nelson | TE | October 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 235 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 5 | 5 |
64 | Edmund Nelson | RDE | April 30, 1960 | 6'3" | 272 | Auburn | Live Oak, FL USA | 6 | 6 |
18 | Harry Newsome | P | January 25, 1963 | 6'0" | 192 | Wake Forest | Cheraw, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
65 | Ray Pinney | LT | June 29, 1954 | 6'4" | 251 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 15 | 11 |
80 | Frank Pokorny | WR | May 13, 1963 | 6'0" | 198 | Youngstown St. | Uniontown, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
30 | Frank Pollard | FB | June 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 218 | Baylor | Clifton, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
60 | Randy Rasmussen | C-G | September 27, 1960 | 6'7" | 253 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 11 | 0 |
63 | Pete Rostosky | LT | July 29, 1961 | 6'4" | 259 | Connecticut | Monongahela, PA USA | 16 | 5 |
31 | Donnie Shell | SS | August 26, 1952 | 5'11" | 190 | South Carolina St. | Whitmire, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
99 | Darryl Sims | DE-NT | July 23, 1961 | 6'3" | 278 | Wisconsin | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
54 | Fred Small | LB | July 15, 1963 | 5'11" | 227 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
72 | Ray Snell | G-T | February 24, 1958 | 6'4" | 262 | Wisconsin | Baltimore, MD USA | 5 | 0 |
36 | Todd Spencer | KR | July 26, 1962 | 6'0" | 203 | USC | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 0 |
82 | John Stallworth | WR | July 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 191 | Alabama A&M | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
26 | John Swain | DB | September 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 1 |
85 | Calvin Sweeney | WR | January 12, 1955 | 6'2" | 190 | California-Riverside | Riverside, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
87 | Weegie Thompson | WR | March 21, 1961 | 6'6" | 212 | Florida St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
25 | Anthony Tuggle | DB | September 13, 1963 | 6'1" | 211 | Southern | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
51 | Dan Turk | C-G | June 25, 1962 | 6'4" | 290 | Drake | Milwaukee, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
41 | Sam Washington | DB | March 7, 1960 | 5'8" | 180 | Miss. Valley St. | Tampa, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
52 | Mike Webster | C | March 18, 1952 | 6'1" | 255 | Wisconsin | Tomahawk, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
21 | Eric Williams | FS | February 21, 1960 | 6'1" | 188 | North Carolina St. | Raleigh, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
93 | Keith Willis | LDE | July 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Northeastern | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
61 | Blake Wingle | G | April 17, 1960 | 6'2" | 267 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Pottsville, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
55 | Dirt Winston | LB | October 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 228 | Arkansas | Forrest City, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
73 | Craig Wolfley | LG | May 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 265 | Syracuse | Buffalo, NY USA | 13 | 13 |
19 | David Woodley | QB | October 25, 1958 | 6'2" | 210 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 9 | 6 |
49 | Dwayne Woodruff | LCB | February 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 198 | Louisville | Bowling Green, KY USA | 12 | 10 |
22 | Rick Woods | LCB | November 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 196 | Boise St. | Boise, ID USA | 16 | 9 |