1988 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Noll (5-11)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1988 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Noll (5-11)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1988 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Steelers racked up 336 points, but the porous defense allowed 421, most in the circuit. Bubby Brister passed for 2,634 yards. Merril Hoge grabbed 50 passes, while Louis Lipps accumulated 973 receiving yards.
Merril Hoge carried the ball for a team-best 705 yards for Pittsburgh.
Dwayne Woodruff and Rod Woodson each picked off 4 opponent throws. Tim Johnson topped the defensive unit with 4 sacks.
Chuck Noll coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Anderson | K | July 16, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Syracuse | Parys, South Africa | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | Todd Blackledge | QB | February 25, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | Penn St. | Canton, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
| 60 | Brian Blankenship | LG | April 7, 1963 | 6'1" | 286 | Nebraska-Omaha | Omaha, NE USA | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Steve Bono | QB | May 11, 1962 | 6'4" | 215 | UCLA | Norristown, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Boyle | T | July 27, 1962 | 6'5" | 270 | Tulane | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Bubby Brister | QB | August 15, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Tulane | Alexandria, LA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 91 | Gregg Carr | ROLB | March 31, 1962 | 6'2" | 219 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 5 |
| 24 | Rodney Carter | RB | October 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 218 | Purdue | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 14 | 1 |
| 88 | Joey Clinkscales | WR | May 21, 1964 | 6'0" | 199 | Tennessee | Asheville, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | RG | June 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 288 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 8 | 5 |
| 27 | Thomas Everett | FS | November 21, 1964 | 5'9" | 190 | Baylor | Daingerfield, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 68 | Lorenzo Freeman | NT | May 23, 1964 | 6'5" | 300 | Pittsburgh | Camden, NJ USA | 13 | 2 |
| 92 | Keith Gary | RDE | September 14, 1959 | 6'3" | 263 | Ferrum | Bethesda, MD USA | 15 | 9 |
| 86 | Preston Gothard | TE | February 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 239 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 29 | Cornell Gowdy | SS | October 2, 1963 | 6'1" | 196 | Morgan St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 22 | Larry Griffin | DB | January 11, 1963 | 6'0" | 197 | North Carolina | Chesapeake, VA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 35 | Delton Hall | DB | January 16, 1965 | 6'1" | 205 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 14 | 4 |
| 96 | Anthony Henton | LB | July 27, 1963 | 6'1" | 218 | Troy | Bessemer, AL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 53 | Bryan Hinkle | LOLB | June 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 222 | Oregon | Long Beach, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 81 | Mike Hinnant | TE | September 8, 1966 | 6'3" | 268 | Temple | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 33 | Merril Hoge | FB | January 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 225 | Idaho St. | Pocatello, ID USA | 16 | 8 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin | RT | September 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | Indiana St. | Istanbul, Turkey | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Earnest Jackson | FB | December 18, 1959 | 5'9" | 213 | Texas A&M | Needville, TX USA | 12 | 6 |
| 65 | John Jackson | T | January 4, 1965 | 6'6" | 297 | East. Kentucky | Camp Kwe, Okinawa | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Tim Johnson | LDE | January 29, 1965 | 6'3" | 275 | Penn St. | Sarasota, FL USA | 15 | 12 |
| 85 | Troy Johnson | WR | October 20, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | SE Louisiana | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 97 | Aaron Jones | LDE | December 18, 1966 | 6'5" | 261 | East. Kentucky | Orlando, FL USA | 15 | 12 |
| 55 | Darin Jordan | LB | December 4, 1964 | 6'1" | 242 | Northeastern | Boston, MA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 51 | Chuck Lanza | C | September 20, 1964 | 6'2" | 263 | Notre Dame | Coraopolis, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Greg Lee | DB | January 15, 1965 | 6'1" | 207 | Arkansas St. | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Louis Lipps | WR | 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 | 14 |
| 95 | Greg Lloyd | LB | May 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 228 | Fort Valley St. | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 4 |
| 89 | Charles Lockett | WR | October 1, 1965 | 6'0" | 178 | Long Beach St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 74 | Terry Long | RG | July 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 272 | East Carolina | Columbia, SC USA | 12 | 11 |
| 88 | Jeff Markland | TE | November 16, 1965 | 6'3" | 245 | Illinois | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Harry Newsome | P | January 25, 1963 | 6'0" | 192 | Wake Forest | Cheraw, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Hardy Nickerson | RILB | September 1, 1965 | 6'2" | 230 | California | Compton, CA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 30 | Frank Pollard | RB | June 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 218 | Baylor | Clifton, TX USA | 10 | 3 |
| 76 | Rollin Putzier | DT-NT | December 10, 1965 | 6'4" | 279 | Oregon | Coeur d'Alene, ID USA | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | Jerry Reese | DE | July 11, 1964 | 6'2" | 267 | Kentucky | Hopkinsville, KY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 79 | John Rienstra | G | March 22, 1963 | 6'5" | 273 | Temple | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 5 | 4 |
| 28 | Lupe Sanchez | DB | October 28, 1961 | 5'10" | 192 | UCLA | Tulare, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 20 | Dwight Stone | RB | January 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 191 | Middle Tenn. St. | Florala, AL USA | 16 | 6 |
| 90 | Tyronne Stowe | LB | May 30, 1965 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers | Passaic, NJ USA | 10 | 4 |
| 69 | Ben Thomas | LDE | July 2, 1961 | 6'4" | 280 | Auburn | Ashburn, GA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 87 | Weegie Thompson | WR | March 21, 1961 | 6'6" | 212 | Florida St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 52 | Mike Webster | C | March 18, 1952 | 6'1" | 255 | Wisconsin | Tomahawk, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Gerald Williams | NT | September 8, 1963 | 6'3" | 290 | Auburn | Waycross, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Warren Williams | RB | July 29, 1965 | 6'0" | 209 | Miami (FL) | Fort Myers, FL USA | 15 | 8 |
| 73 | Craig Wolfley | LT | May 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 265 | Syracuse | Buffalo, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woodruff | LCB | February 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 198 | Louisville | Bowling Green, KY USA | 14 | 13 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson | KR | March 10, 1965 | 5'11" | 205 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
