1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

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 Statistics
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 provided receiving help also.

Lupe Sanchez, Rick Woods, Eric Williams, Bryan Hinkle, Donnie Shell and Harvey Clayton each snatched 3 opponent throws. Keith Willis topped pass rushers with 12 quarterback sacks.

Chuck Noll coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
34	Walter Abercrombie	RB	September 26, 1959	6'0"	210	Baylor	Waco, TX USA	16	14
1	Gary Anderson	K	July 16, 1959	5'11"	193	Syracuse	Parys, South Africa	16	0
66	Mark Behning	T	September 26, 1961	6'6"	290	Nebraska	Alpena, MI USA	16	1
6	Bubby Brister	QB	August 15, 1962	6'3"	205	Tulane	Alexandria, LA USA	2	2
88	Jessie Britt	WR	March 3, 1963	6'4"	198	North Carolina A&T	Suffolk, VA USA	8	0
10	Scott Campbell	QB	April 15, 1962	6'0"	196	Purdue	Hershey, PA USA	3	0
91	Gregg Carr	LB	March 31, 1962	6'2"	219	Auburn	Birmingham, AL USA	16	0
33	Harvey Clayton	RCB	April 4, 1961	5'9"	179	Florida St.	Kendall, FL USA	15	12
56	Robin Cole	RILB	September 11, 1955	6'2"	220	New Mexico	Los Angeles, CA USA	16	16
67	Gary Dunn	NT	August 24, 1953	6'3"	258	Miami (FL)	Coral Gables, FL USA	16	16
42	Dave Edwards	DB	March 31, 1962	6'0"	195	Illinois	Senoia, GA USA	16	1
37	Donnie Elder	DB	December 13, 1962	5'9"	175	Memphis	Chattanooga, TN USA	9	0
24	Rich Erenberg	RB	April 17, 1962	5'10"	200	Colgate	Chappaqua, NY USA	16	1
92	Keith Gary	DE	September 14, 1959	6'3"	263	Ferrum	Bethesda, MD USA	16	0
86	Preston Gothard	TE	February 23, 1962	6'4"	239	Alabama	Montgomery, AL USA	16	16
96	Anthony Henton	LB	July 27, 1963	6'1"	218	Troy	Bessemer, AL USA	16	0
53	Bryan Hinkle	ROLB	June 4, 1959	6'1"	222	Oregon	Long Beach, CA USA	16	16
36	David Hughes	RB-FB	June 1, 1959	6'0"	220	Boise St.	Honolulu, HI USA	5	0
62	Tunch Ilkin	RT	September 23, 1957	6'3"	263	Indiana St.	Istanbul, Turkey	15	15
43	Earnest Jackson	FB	December 18, 1959	5'9"	213	Texas A&M	Needville, TX USA	13	12
83	Louis Lipps	WR	August 9, 1962	5'10"	190	Southern Miss	New Orleans, LA USA	13	12
50	David Little	LILB	January 3, 1959	6'1"	232	Florida	Miami, FL USA	16	16
74	Terry Long	RG	July 21, 1959	5'11"	272	East Carolina	Columbia, SC USA	16	16
16	Mark Malone	QB	November 22, 1958	6'4"	223	Arizona St.	San Diego, CA USA	14	14
57	Mike Merriweather	LOLB	November 26, 1960	6'2"	230	Pacific	Albany, NY USA	16	16
64	Edmund Nelson	RDE	April 30, 1960	6'3"	272	Auburn	Live Oak, FL USA	16	16
18	Harry Newsome	P	January 25, 1963	6'0"	192	Wake Forest	Cheraw, SC USA	16	0
65	Ray Pinney	LT	June 29, 1954	6'4"	251	Washington	Seattle, WA USA	16	15
30	Frank Pollard	RB	June 15, 1957	5'10"	218	Baylor	Clifton, TX USA	3	3
60	Randy Rasmussen	C	September 27, 1960	6'7"	253	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN USA	4	3
40	Dan Reeder	RB	March 18, 1961	5'11"	235	Boston Col.	Shamokin, PA USA	11	0
79	John Rienstra	G	March 22, 1963	6'5"	273	Temple	Grand Rapids, MI USA	4	4
63	Pete Rostosky	T	July 29, 1961	6'4"	259	Connecticut	Monongahela, PA USA	11	1
28	Lupe Sanchez	KR	October 28, 1961	5'10"	192	UCLA	Tulare, CA USA	11	4
45	Chuck Sanders	RB	April 24, 1964	6'1"	233	Slippery Rock	Pittsburgh, PA USA	14	2
80	Warren Seitz	TE-WR	September 29, 1962	6'4"	217	Missouri	Kansas City, MO USA	16	0
41	Chris Sheffield	LCB	January 9, 1963	6'1"	193	Albany State (GA)	Cairo, GA USA	10	6
31	Donnie Shell	SS	August 26, 1952	5'11"	190	South Carolina St.	Whitmire, SC USA	15	15
99	Darryl Sims	DE-NT	July 23, 1961	6'3"	278	Wisconsin	Winston-Salem, NC USA	16	0
82	John Stallworth	WR	July 15, 1952	6'2"	191	Alabama A&M	Tuscaloosa, AL USA	11	9
90	Larry Station	LB	December 5, 1963	5'11"	227	Iowa	Omaha, NE USA	6	0
26	John Swain	LCB	September 4, 1959	6'1"	195	Miami (FL)	Miami, FL USA	11	10
85	Calvin Sweeney	WR	January 12, 1955	6'2"	190	California-Riverside	Riverside, CA USA	16	7
87	Weegie Thompson	WR	March 21, 1961	6'6"	212	Florida St.	Pensacola, FL USA	16	4
51	Dan Turk	C	June 25, 1962	6'4"	290	Drake	Milwaukee, WI USA	16	4
52	Mike Webster	C	March 18, 1952	6'1"	255	Wisconsin	Tomahawk, WI USA	12	12
21	Eric Williams	FS	February 21, 1960	6'1"	188	North Carolina St.	Raleigh, NC USA	16	16
98	Gerald Williams	NT-DE-DT	September 8, 1963	6'3"	290	Auburn	Waycross, GA USA	16	0
93	Keith Willis	LDE	July 29, 1959	6'1"	260	Northeastern	Newark, NJ USA	16	16
55	Dirt Winston	LB	October 25, 1955	6'0"	228	Arkansas	Forrest City, PA USA	16	0
73	Craig Wolfley	LG	May 19, 1958	6'1"	265	Syracuse	Buffalo, NY USA	9	9
22	Rick Woods	PR	November 16, 1959	6'0"	196	Boise St.	Boise, ID USA	15	0