1985 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Henning (4-12)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1985 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Henning (4-12)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1985 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Falcons stumbled, scoring only 282 points, and the leaky defensive unit allowed 452, most in the circuit. Gerald Riggs powered the ground game, running for a 1,719 yards for Atlanta.
David Archer passed for 1,992 yards. Billy Johnson paced pass catchers, hauling in 62 passes for 830 yards.
Bobby Butler picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Rick Bryan sacked opposing passers 7.5 times.
Dan Henning coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Anthony Allen | PR | June 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington | McComb, MS USA | 16 | 2 |
| 16 | David Archer | QB | February 15, 1962 | 6'2" | 207 | Snow College (UT) | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 11 |
| 39 | Cliff Austin | KR | March 2, 1960 | 6'0" | 203 | Clemson | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Stacey Bailey | WR | February 10, 1960 | 6'0" | 162 | San Jose St. | San Rafael, CA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 10 | Steve Bartkowski | QB | November 12, 1952 | 6'4" | 216 | California | Des Moines, IA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 69 | Dan Benish | RDT | November 21, 1961 | 6'5" | 273 | Clemson | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Cliff Benson | TE | August 28, 1961 | 6'4" | 238 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 53 | Thomas Benson | LB | September 6, 1961 | 6'2" | 238 | Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK USA | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | James Britt | DB | September 12, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | LSU | Minden, LA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 89 | Charlie Brown | WR | October 29, 1958 | 5'10" | 182 | South Carolina St. | Charleston, SC USA | 13 | 9 |
| 77 | Rick Bryan | LDE | March 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 265 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Bobby Butler | LCB | May 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 174 | Florida St. | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Scott Case | SS | May 17, 1962 | 6'1" | 188 | NE Oklahoma A&M | Waynoka, OK USA | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Wendell Cason | RCB | January 22, 1963 | 5'11" | 191 | Oregon | Lakewood, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Arthur Cox | TE | February 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 262 | Texas Southern | Plant City, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | David Croudip | DB | January 25, 1958 | 5'8" | 183 | San Diego St. | Indianapolis, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 50 | Buddy Curry | MLB | June 4, 1958 | 6'4" | 224 | North Carolina | Greenville, NC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Rick Donnelly | P | May 17, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Wyoming | Miller Place, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 79 | Bill Fralic | RG | October 31, 1962 | 6'5" | 280 | Pittsburgh | Penn Hills, PA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 58 | David Frye | RLB | June 21, 1961 | 6'2" | 223 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 5 |
| 76 | Mike Gann | RDE | October 19, 1963 | 6'5" | 271 | Notre Dame | Stillwater, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Ralph Giacomarro | P | January 17, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | Penn St. | Passaic, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Willard Goff | DT | October 17, 1961 | 6'3" | 268 | West Texas A&M | Lamar, CO USA | 7 | 0 |
| 33 | Tiger Greene | FS | February 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 194 | West. Carolina | Hendersonville, NC USA | 10 | 7 |
| 75 | Roy Harris | DE-DT | March 26, 1961 | 6'2" | 264 | Florida | Winter Garden, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Bob Holly | QB | June 1, 1960 | 6'2" | 197 | Princeton | Clifton, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | Glen Howe | T | October 18, 1961 | 6'7" | 295 | Southern Miss | New Albany, MS USA | 5 | 1 |
| 51 | Jeff Jackson | LB | October 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 235 | Auburn | Shreveport, LA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 37 | Kenny Johnson | DB | January 7, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Mississippi St. | Columbia, MS USA | 5 | 3 |
| 81 | Billy Johnson | WR | January 21, 1952 | 5'9" | 170 | Widener | Boothwyn, PA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 78 | Mike Kenn | LT | February 9, 1956 | 6'7" | 273 | Michigan | Evanston, IL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 63 | Jeff Kiewel | LG | September 27, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 16 | 9 |
| 18 | Mick Luckhurst | K | March 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Cloud St. | Redbourn, England | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Allama Matthews | TE | August 24, 1961 | 6'3" | 230 | Vanderbilt | Jacksonville, FL USA | 15 | 2 |
| 62 | Brett Miller | RT | October 2, 1958 | 6'7" | 293 | Iowa | Lynwood, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 64 | Joseph Pellegrini | G | April 8, 1957 | 6'4" | 265 | Harvard | Boston, MA USA | 5 | 2 |
| 65 | Lawrence Pillers | DE-DT-NT | November 4, 1952 | 6'4" | 255 | Alcorn St. | Hazelhurst, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Pitts | LDT | September 25, 1960 | 6'5" | 277 | Alabama | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Reggie Pleasant | DB | May 2, 1962 | 5'9" | 175 | Clemson | Sumter, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Tom Pridemore | FS | April 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 186 | West Virginia | Oak Hill, WV USA | 16 | 5 |
| 72 | Andrew Provence | DT-DE | March 8, 1961 | 6'3" | 265 | South Carolina | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | John Rade | LLB | August 31, 1960 | 6'1" | 232 | Northern Arizona | Ceres, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 55 | Wayne Radloff | C-G | May 17, 1961 | 6'5" | 274 | Georgia | London, England | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Al Richardson | RLB | September 23, 1957 | 6'2" | 211 | Georgia Tech | Abbeville, AL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 42 | Gerald Riggs | RB | November 6, 1960 | 6'1" | 230 | Arizona St. | Tullos, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Eric Sanders | LT | October 22, 1958 | 6'6" | 277 | Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV USA | 16 | 7 |
| 61 | John Scully | LG | August 2, 1958 | 6'6" | 262 | Notre Dame | Huntington, NY USA | 8 | 8 |
| 84 | Sylvester Stamps | RB-WR | February 24, 1961 | 5'7" | 172 | Jackson St. | Vicksburg, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Johnny Taylor | LLB | June 21, 1961 | 6'4" | 237 | Hawaii | Seattle, WA USA | 15 | 5 |
| 66 | Chuck Thomas | C | December 24, 1960 | 6'3" | 277 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Sean Thomas | DB | April 12, 1962 | 5'11" | 190 | TCU | Sacramento, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Tim Tyrrell | RB | February 19, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Danny Wagoner | DB | December 12, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Kansas | High Point, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Joe Washington | RB | September 24, 1953 | 5'10" | 179 | Oklahoma | Crockett, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Ronnie Washington | LB | July 29, 1963 | 6'1" | 245 | La-Monroe | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 45 | Ken Whisenhunt | TE | February 28, 1962 | 6'3" | 237 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
