1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Mark Malone	425	216	50.8	2444	5.8	15	3.5	18	4.2	48	13	97	62.5
Bubby Brister	60	21	35.0	291	4.8	0	0.0	2	3.3	58	6	57	37.6
Harry Newsome	2	1	50.0	12	6.0	1	50.0	0	0.0	12	0	0	108.3
Scott Campbell	4	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	5	39.6
Totals	491	238	48.5	2747	5.6	16	3.3	20	4.1	58	20	159

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Earnest Jackson	216	910	4.2	31	5
Walter Abercrombie	214	877	4.1	38	6
Rich Erenberg	42	170	4.0	17	1
Mark Malone	31	107	3.5	45	5
Frank Pollard	24	86	3.6	12	0
David Hughes	14	32	2.3	8	0
Dan Reeder	6	20	3.3	6	0
Chuck Sanders	4	12	3.0	13	0
Bubby Brister	6	10	1.7	9	1
Warren Seitz	3	2	0.7	2	0
Louis Lipps	4	-3	-0.8	8	0
Totals	564	2223	3.9	45	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Abercrombie	47	395	8.4	27	2
Louis Lipps	38	590	15.5	48	3
John Stallworth	34	466	13.7	40	1
Rich Erenberg	27	217	8.0	19	3
Calvin Sweeney	21	337	16.0	58	1
Preston Gothard	21	246	11.7	34	1
Weegie Thompson	17	191	11.2	20	5
Earnest Jackson	17	169	9.9	28	0
David Hughes	10	98	9.8	22	0
Chuck Sanders	2	19	9.5	10	0
Frank Pollard	2	15	7.5	10	0
Dan Reeder	2	4	2.0	3	0
Totals	238	2747	11.5	58	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gary Anderson	32	32	100.0	32	21	65.6	95
Totals	32	32	100.0	32	21	65.6	95

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Harry Newsome	86	3447	40.1	64
Totals	86	3447	40.1	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rick Woods	33	294	8.9	41
Louis Lipps	3	16	5.3	10
Totals	36	310	8.6	41

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lupe Sanchez	25	591	23.6	64
Donnie Elder	21	425	20.2	36
Chuck Sanders	8	148	18.5	29
Dan Reeder	4	52	13.0	17
Mike Merriweather	1	27	27.0	27
Warren Seitz	2	25	12.5	14
Rick Woods	1	17	17.0	17
David Hughes	2	16	8.0	16
Pete Rostosky	1	3	3.0	3
Calvin Sweeney	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	66	1304	19.8	64

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lupe Sanchez	3	71	23.7	67	1
Eric Williams	3	44	14.7	25	0
Donnie Shell	3	29	9.7	17	0
Rick Woods	3	26	8.7	23	0
Harvey Clayton	3	18	6.0	14	0
Bryan Hinkle	3	7	2.3	6	0
Mike Merriweather	2	14	7.0	11	0
Totals	20	209	10.4	67	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Keith Willis	12.0
Keith Gary	6.5
Mike Merriweather	6.0
Edmund Nelson	5.0
Bryan Hinkle	4.5
Gerald Williams	3.5
Gary Dunn	2.5
Darryl Sims	1.0
Robin Cole	0.5
David Little	0.5
Totals	42.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Gerald Williams	14	14	0
Edmund Nelson					0	2	0	0	0
Mike Merriweather				0	0	2	18	0	0
Robin Cole					0	2	0	0	0
David Hughes					3	1	0	0	0
Craig Wolfley					0	1	0	0	0
Dirt Winston					0	1	0	0	0
Darryl Sims					0	1	2	0	0
Lupe Sanchez				0	2	1	0		0
Donnie Elder					1	1	0	0	0
Warren Seitz					0	1	0	0	0
Mark Malone					7	1	-8		0
Louis Lipps					2	1	0		0
Bryan Hinkle				0	0	1	0	0	0
Gary Dunn					0	1	0	0	0
Earnest Jackson					3	1	0		0
Rich Erenberg					1	1	0		0
Anthony Henton					0	1	0	0	0
Terry Long					0	1	0	0	0
Eric Williams				0	0	1	0	0	0
Walter Abercrombie					4	0	0		0
Frank Pollard					1	0	0	0	0
Rick Woods				0	2	0	0	0	0
Bubby Brister					1	0	0		0
Totals	14	14	0	0	27	22	12	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									21	32	0			95
Walter Abercrombie	6	2							0	0	0			48
Earnest Jackson	5	0							0	0	0			30
Mark Malone	5								0	0	0			30
Weegie Thompson		5							0	0	0			30
Rich Erenberg	1	3							0	0	0			24
Louis Lipps	0	3	0						0	0	0			18
Lupe Sanchez				0		1			0	0	0			6
John Stallworth		1							0	0	0			6
Calvin Sweeney		1		0					0	0	0			6
Preston Gothard		1							0	0	0			6
Bubby Brister	1								0	0	0			6
Dave Edwards									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	18	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	32	0	0	1	307