1985_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season

1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	Art Rooney
General manager	Dick Haley
Head coach	Chuck Noll
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	PK Gary Anderson; WR Louis Lipps; LB Mike Merriweather; C Mike Webster
AP All-Pros	Louis Lipps (2nd team)
Team MVP	Louis Lipps
Team ROY	Harry Newsome
	← 1984; Steelers seasons; 1986 →;

1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Pittsburgh Steelers 53rd US football season

The 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 53rd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. The Steelers challenged for the AFC Central most of the season, sitting at 6–5 after their first eleven games. However, losing 4 out of their final 5 games dropped the Steelers to a 7–9 overall record, their first season with a losing record in fourteen years.

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Pro Football Reference; Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 8th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – September 16th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 22nd, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 30th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins – October 6th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys – October 13th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 20th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – October 27th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 3rd, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – November 10th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers – November 17th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 24th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers – December 1st, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers – December 8th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers – December 15th, 1985

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Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants – December 21st, 1985

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	Quarterbacks 10 Scott Campbell 16 Mark Malone 19 David Woodley Running backs 34 Walter Abercrombie 24 Rich Erenberg KR 30 Frank Pollard 47 Steve Morse 36 Todd Spencer KR Wide receivers 83 Louis Lipps PR 80 Frank Pokorny 82 John Stallworth 85 Calvin Sweeney 87 Weegie Thompson Tight ends 89 Bennie Cunningham 86 Preston Gothard 81 Darrell Nelson		Offensive linemen 71 Emil Boures T 76 Glen Howe T 62 Tunch Ilkin T 74 Terry Long G 65 Ray Pinney T 60 Randy Rasmussen G/C 63 Pete Rostosky T 72 Ray Snell T 52 Mike Webster C 61 Blake Wingle G 73 Craig Wolfley G Defensive linemen 78 Mark Catano NT 67 Gary Dunn NT 92 Keith Gary DE 95 John Goodman DE/NT 64 Edmund Nelson DE/DT 99 Darryl Sims DE 93 Keith Willis DE		Linebackers 91 Gregg Carr OLB 56 Robin Cole ILB 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 90 Bob Kohrs LB/DE 50 David Little ILB 57 Mike Merriweather OLB 54 Fred Small OLB 55 Dennis Winston ILB Defensive backs 23 Chris D. Brown DB 33 Harvey Clayton CB 42 Dave Edwards DB 31 Donnie Shell SS 26 John Swain CB 25 Anthony Tuggle DB 41 Sam Washington CB 21 Eric Williams FS 49 Dwayne Woodruff CB 22 Rick Woods FS Special teams 52 Mike Webster LS 1 Gary Anderson K 18 Harry Newsome P/H		Reserve lists Alan Andrews TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 66 Mark Behning T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 29 Dwayne Hooper T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 Dan Turk C/LS-P (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] Rookies in italics 54 active, 4 inactive

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Saturday, August 10	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium	8:00 p.m.	WTAE	W 42–27	1–0
2	Saturday, August 17	at Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	8:00 p.m.	WTAE	L 41–34	1–1
3	Friday, August 23	at St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Stadium	8:30 p.m.	WTAE	L 14–6	1–2
4	Friday, August 30	New York Giants	Three Rivers Stadium	7:30 p.m.	WTAE	L 24–14	1–3

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sunday, September 8	Indianapolis Colts	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 45–3	1–0
2	Monday, September 16	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	L 17–7	1–1
3	Sunday, September 22	Houston Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 20–0	2–1
4	Monday, September 30	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	L 37–24	2–2
5	Sunday, October 6	at Miami Dolphins	Miami Orange Bowl	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 24–20	2–3
6	Sunday, October 13	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 27–13	2–4
7	Sunday, October 20	St. Louis Cardinals	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 23–10	3–4
8	Sunday, October 27	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	4:00 p.m.	NBC	L 26–21	3–5
9	Sunday, November 3	Cleveland Browns	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 10–9	4–5
10	Sunday, November 10	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 36–28	5–5
11	Sunday, November 17	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 30–7	6–5
12	Sunday, November 24	Washington Redskins	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 30–23	6–6
13	Sunday, December 1	Denver Broncos	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 31–23	6–7
14	Sunday, December 8	at San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	L 54–44	6–8
15	Sunday, December 15	Buffalo Bills	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 30–24	7–8
16	Saturday, December 21	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium	12:30 p.m.	NBC	L 28–10	7–9

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	0	0	0	3
Steelers	7	17	7	14	45

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	7	7
Browns	0	7	3	7	17

1985_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season

1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Offseason

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 2: at Cleveland Browns

Week 3: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 7: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 11: at Houston Oilers

Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 14: at San Diego Chargers

Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 16: at New York Giants

Standings

References

External links

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AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns⁽³⁾	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	287	294	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	441	437	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	379	355	L1
Houston Oilers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	284	412	L4