1982 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
Team Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Chuck Noll (6-3)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1982 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Steelers chalked up 204 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 146. Terry Bradshaw threw for 1,768 yards. Franco Harris paced all receivers, grabbing 31 passes, while John Stallworth accumulated 441 receiving yards.
Franco Harris carried the ball for a team-best 604 yards for Pittsburgh.
Donnie Shell and Dwayne Woodruff each picked off 5 opponent throws. Tom Beasley and Gary Dunn each sacked quarterbacks 6 times, part of an overall team total of 34 sacks.
Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the First Round.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 240 | 127 | 52.9 | 1768 | 7.4 | 17 | 7.1 | 11 | 4.6 | 74 | 18 | 131 | 81.4 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 35 | 14 | 40.0 | 154 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 14.3 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 14.2 |
| Totals | 275 | 141 | 51.3 | 1922 | 7.0 | 17 | 6.2 | 16 | 5.8 | 74 | 19 | 139 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 140 | 604 | 4.3 | 21 | 2 |
| Frank Pollard | 62 | 238 | 3.8 | 18 | 2 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 21 | 100 | 4.8 | 34 | 2 |
| Russell Davis | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 8 | 10 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 289 | 1187 | 4.1 | 34 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 31 | 249 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 27 | 441 | 16.3 | 74 | 7 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 21 | 277 | 13.2 | 31 | 2 |
| Lynn Swann | 18 | 265 | 14.7 | 60 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 17 | 387 | 22.8 | 51 | 4 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 12 | 182 | 15.2 | 46 | 3 |
| Frank Pollard | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ray Pinney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 141 | 1922 | 13.6 | 74 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 52 |
| Totals | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 52 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Goodson | 49 | 1981 | 40.4 | 66 |
| Totals | 49 | 1981 | 40.4 | 66 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Sydnor | 22 | 172 | 7.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Rick Woods | 13 | 142 | 10.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 317 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Bohannon | 14 | 329 | 23.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 46 | 0 |
| Ernest French | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Willie Sydnor | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rick Donnalley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 569 | 20.3 | 57 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Woodruff | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Woods | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 127 | 7.5 | 30 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Dunn | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tom Beasley | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Robin Cole | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jack Lambert | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jack Ham | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Loren Toews | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Kohrs | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| John Goodman | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Donnie Shell | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Keith Willis | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Wolfley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Woods | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Abercrombie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Kohrs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Courson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Swann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Beasley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Little | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Lambert | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edmund Nelson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loren Toews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Franco Harris | 1 | 0 | -13 | 0 | |||
| Fred Bohannon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Pollard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cliff Stoudt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | -13 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Gary Anderson | 10 | 22 | 0 | 52 | ||||||||||
| John Stallworth | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Jim Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Greg Hawthorne | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Franco Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| John Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ray Pinney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
