1985 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
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 RosterTeam 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Malone | 233 | 117 | 50.2 | 1428 | 6.1 | 13 | 5.6 | 7 | 3.0 | 45 | 10 | 80 | 75.5 |
| David Woodley | 183 | 94 | 51.4 | 1357 | 7.4 | 6 | 3.3 | 14 | 7.7 | 69 | 13 | 84 | 54.8 |
| Scott Campbell | 96 | 43 | 44.8 | 612 | 6.4 | 4 | 4.2 | 6 | 6.2 | 51 | 10 | 60 | 53.8 |
| Totals | 512 | 254 | 49.6 | 3397 | 6.6 | 23 | 4.5 | 27 | 5.3 | 69 | 33 | 224 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Pollard | 233 | 991 | 4.3 | 56 | 3 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 227 | 851 | 3.7 | 32 | 7 |
| Mark Malone | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 25 | 1 |
| David Woodley | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 13 | 2 |
| Rich Erenberg | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Todd Spencer | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Scott Campbell | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Morse | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Totals | 541 | 2177 | 4.0 | 56 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallworth | 75 | 937 | 12.5 | 41 | 5 |
| Louis Lipps | 59 | 1134 | 19.2 | 51 | 12 |
| Rich Erenberg | 33 | 326 | 9.9 | 35 | 3 |
| Frank Pollard | 24 | 250 | 10.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 24 | 209 | 8.7 | 27 | 2 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 16 | 234 | 14.6 | 69 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 8 | 138 | 17.2 | 42 | 1 |
| Preston Gothard | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Todd Spencer | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 254 | 3397 | 13.4 | 69 | 23 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 42 | 33 | 78.6 | 139 |
| Totals | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 42 | 33 | 78.6 | 139 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Newsome | 78 | 3088 | 39.6 | 59 |
| Totals | 78 | 3088 | 39.6 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Lipps | 36 | 437 | 12.1 | 71 | 2 |
| Rick Woods | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 483 | 9.9 | 71 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Spencer | 27 | 617 | 22.9 | 40 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 21 | 441 | 21.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 13 | 237 | 18.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Sam Washington | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Anthony Tuggle | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 1337 | 20.6 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Woodruff | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Eric Williams | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 35 | 1 |
| John Swain | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| David Little | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Robin Cole | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 211 | 10.6 | 35 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Willis | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Merriweather | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Robin Cole | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mark Catano | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Keith Gary | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Gary Dunn | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| John Goodman | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Darryl Sims | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Edmund Nelson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| David Little | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rick Woods | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Gregg Carr | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Lipps | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Mark Malone | 3 | 3 | -5 | 0 | |||
| Robin Cole | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Campbell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Dunn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Carr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Woodley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Little | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Morse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Wolfley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sam Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walter Abercrombie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Webster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Todd Spencer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keith Gary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Preston Gothard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tunch Ilkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Catano | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calvin Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Merriweather | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | 0 | -12 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 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 | 33 | 40 | 0 | 139 | ||||||||||
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| John Stallworth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Rich Erenberg | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Frank Pollard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| David Woodley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mark Malone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 379 |
