
1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Noll (6-10)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Steelers racked up 307 points, but the defense yielded 336. Earnest Jackson carried the ball for a team-best 910 yards for Pittsburgh, while Walter Abercrombie additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Mark Malone passed for 2,444 yards. Walter Abercrombie grabbed 47 passes, while Louis Lipps accumulated 590 receiving yards, while John Stallworth contributed to the receiving game also.
Rick Woods, Eric Williams, Bryan Hinkle, Lupe Sanchez, Harvey Clayton and Donnie Shell each snatched 3 opponent throws. Keith Willis topped pass rushers with 12 quarterback 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 | 14 |
1 | Gary Anderson | K | July 16, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Syracuse | Parys, South Africa | 16 | 0 |
66 | Mark Behning | T | September 26, 1961 | 6'6" | 290 | Nebraska | Alpena, MI USA | 16 | 1 |
6 | Bubby Brister | QB | August 15, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Tulane | Alexandria, LA USA | 2 | 2 |
88 | Jessie Britt | WR | March 3, 1963 | 6'4" | 198 | North Carolina A&T | Suffolk, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
10 | Scott Campbell | QB | April 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 196 | Purdue | Hershey, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
91 | Gregg Carr | LB | March 31, 1962 | 6'2" | 219 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
33 | Harvey Clayton | RCB | April 4, 1961 | 5'9" | 179 | Florida St. | Kendall, FL USA | 15 | 12 |
56 | Robin Cole | RILB | September 11, 1955 | 6'2" | 220 | New Mexico | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
67 | Gary Dunn | NT | August 24, 1953 | 6'3" | 258 | Miami (FL) | Coral Gables, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
42 | Dave Edwards | DB | March 31, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Illinois | Senoia, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
37 | Donnie Elder | DB | December 13, 1962 | 5'9" | 175 | Memphis | Chattanooga, TN USA | 9 | 0 |
24 | Rich Erenberg | RB | April 17, 1962 | 5'10" | 200 | Colgate | Chappaqua, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
92 | Keith Gary | DE | September 14, 1959 | 6'3" | 263 | Ferrum | Bethesda, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
86 | Preston Gothard | TE | February 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 239 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
96 | Anthony Henton | LB | July 27, 1963 | 6'1" | 218 | Troy | Bessemer, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
53 | Bryan Hinkle | ROLB | June 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 222 | Oregon | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
36 | David Hughes | RB-FB | June 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Boise St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 5 | 0 |
62 | Tunch Ilkin | RT | September 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | Indiana St. | Istanbul, Turkey | 15 | 15 |
43 | Earnest Jackson | FB | December 18, 1959 | 5'9" | 213 | Texas A&M | Needville, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
83 | Louis Lipps | WR | August 9, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 12 |
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 | 16 | 16 |
16 | Mark Malone | QB | November 22, 1958 | 6'4" | 223 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
57 | Mike Merriweather | LOLB | November 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Pacific | Albany, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
64 | Edmund Nelson | RDE | April 30, 1960 | 6'3" | 272 | Auburn | Live Oak, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
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 | 16 | 15 |
30 | Frank Pollard | RB | June 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 218 | Baylor | Clifton, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
60 | Randy Rasmussen | C | September 27, 1960 | 6'7" | 253 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 4 | 3 |
40 | Dan Reeder | RB | March 18, 1961 | 5'11" | 235 | Boston Col. | Shamokin, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
79 | John Rienstra | G | March 22, 1963 | 6'5" | 273 | Temple | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 4 | 4 |
63 | Pete Rostosky | T | July 29, 1961 | 6'4" | 259 | Connecticut | Monongahela, PA USA | 11 | 1 |
28 | Lupe Sanchez | KR | October 28, 1961 | 5'10" | 192 | UCLA | Tulare, CA USA | 11 | 4 |
45 | Chuck Sanders | RB | April 24, 1964 | 6'1" | 233 | Slippery Rock | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 2 |
80 | Warren Seitz | TE-WR | September 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 217 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
41 | Chris Sheffield | LCB | January 9, 1963 | 6'1" | 193 | Albany State (GA) | Cairo, GA USA | 10 | 6 |
31 | Donnie Shell | SS | August 26, 1952 | 5'11" | 190 | South Carolina St. | Whitmire, SC USA | 15 | 15 |
99 | Darryl Sims | DE-NT | July 23, 1961 | 6'3" | 278 | Wisconsin | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
82 | John Stallworth | WR | July 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 191 | Alabama A&M | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 11 | 9 |
90 | Larry Station | LB | December 5, 1963 | 5'11" | 227 | Iowa | Omaha, NE USA | 6 | 0 |
26 | John Swain | LCB | September 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 11 | 10 |
85 | Calvin Sweeney | WR | January 12, 1955 | 6'2" | 190 | California-Riverside | Riverside, CA USA | 16 | 7 |
87 | Weegie Thompson | WR | March 21, 1961 | 6'6" | 212 | Florida St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 4 |
51 | Dan Turk | C | June 25, 1962 | 6'4" | 290 | Drake | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 4 |
52 | Mike Webster | C | March 18, 1952 | 6'1" | 255 | Wisconsin | Tomahawk, WI USA | 12 | 12 |
21 | Eric Williams | FS | February 21, 1960 | 6'1" | 188 | North Carolina St. | Raleigh, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
98 | Gerald Williams | NT-DE-DT | September 8, 1963 | 6'3" | 290 | Auburn | Waycross, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
93 | Keith Willis | LDE | July 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Northeastern | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
55 | Dirt Winston | LB | October 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 228 | Arkansas | Forrest City, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
73 | Craig Wolfley | LG | May 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 265 | Syracuse | Buffalo, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
22 | Rick Woods | PR | November 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 196 | Boise St. | Boise, ID USA | 15 | 0 |