1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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Personnel

Staff

1986 Pittsburgh Steelers staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Arthur J. Rooney
  • President – Daniel M. Rooney
  • Vice President – John R. McGinley
  • Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
  • Controller – Dennis P. Thimons
  • Assistant Controller-Management – Dan Ferens
  • Traveling Secretary – James A. Boston
  • Publicity Director – Joe Gordon
  • Assistant Publicity Director – Dan Edwards
  • Director of Ticket Sales – Geraldine Glenn
  • Assistant Controller-Tickets – Jim Ellenberger
  • Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley
  • Assistant Director of Player Personnel – William Nunn, Jr.
  • Pro Talent Scout – Tom Modrak
  • Talent Scout – West Coast – Bob Schmitz
  • College Talent Scout – Joe Krupa
  • Talent Scout – East – Tom Donahoe
  • Talent Scout – Midwest – Jesse Kaye

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches


Strength and conditioning

  • Conditioning & Training Coach – Walt Evans
  • Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek
  • Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli
  • Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. Thomas W. Cowan
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber
  • Neurological Surgery Consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze
  • Physician, Consultant – Dr. Abraham J.Twerski
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
  • Trainer – Ralph Berlin
  • Trainer – Fran Feld
  • Equipment Manager – Anthony Parisi
  • Field Manager – Rodgers Freyvogel
  • Video & Film Director – Bob McCartney
  • Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci

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Roster

1986 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad [2] [3] [4]


Rookies in italics
 50 Active, 9 Inactive, Practice squad

Offseason





Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Game Site Time (ET) TV Result Record
1 Sat. Aug. 9 Chicago Bears Three Rivers Stadium 7:00 p.m. WTAE L 23–13 0–1
2 Fri. Aug. 15 at Washington Redskins RFK Stadium 8:00 p.m. WTAE L 27–24 (OT) 0–2
3 Fri. Aug. 22 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 9:00 p.m. WTAE W 41–28 1–2
4 Sat. Aug. 30 at New York Giants Giants Stadium 8:00 p.m. WTAE L 17–3 1–3


Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Game Site Time (ET) TV Result Record
1 Sun. Sep. 7 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome 4:00 p.m. NBC L 30–0 0–1
2 Mon. Sep. 15 Denver Broncos Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 21–10 0–2
3 Sun. Sep. 21 at Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC L 31–7 0–3
4 Sun. Sep. 28 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC W 22–16 (OT) 1–3
5 Sun. Oct. 5 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 27–24 1–4
6 Mon. Oct. 13 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 24–22 1–5
7 Sun. Oct. 19 New England Patriots Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 34–0 1–6
8 Sun. Oct. 26 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 30–9 2–6
9 Sun. Nov. 2 Green Bay Packers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 27–3 3–6
10 Sun. Nov. 9 at Buffalo Bills Rich Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 16–12 3–7
11 Sun. Nov. 16 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 21–10 4–7
12 Sun. Nov. 23 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 37–31 (OT) 4–8
13 Sun. Nov. 30 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 1:00 p.m. NBC L 13–10 (OT) 4–9
14 Sun. Dec. 7 Detroit Lions Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 27–17 5–9
15 Sat. Dec. 13 at New York Jets Giants Stadium 12:30 p.m. NBC W 45–24 6–9
16 Sun. Dec. 21 Kansas City Chiefs Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 24–19 6–10

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 7, 1986): at Seattle Seahawks

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
Seahawks 0 6 10 14 30

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Game attendance: 61,461
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Dave Rowe (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Seattle – Turner 4 pass from Krieg (kick failed)
  • Seattle – Brown 18 interception return (Johnson kick)
  • Seattle – FG Johnson 24
  • Seattle – Largent 10 pass from Krieg (Johnson kick)
  • Seattle – Morris 49 run (Johnson kick)

Week 2 (Monday September 15, 1986): vs. Denver Broncos

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 7 7 7 21
Steelers 0 0 3 7 10

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

  • Denver – Watson 21 pass from Elway (Karlis kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
  • Denver – Sewell 34 pass from Elway (Karlis kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Erenberg 7 run (Anderson kick)
  • Denver – Winder 13 pass from Elway (Karlis kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 21, 1986): at Minnesota Vikings

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 0 0 7
Vikings 14 3 7 7 31

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Game attendance: 56,795
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Minnesota – Jones 55 pass from Kramer (C. Nelson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 18 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
  • Minnesota – Jones 16 pass from Kramer (C. Nelson kick)
  • Minnesota – FG C. Nelson 48
  • Minnesota – Rice 12 run (C. Nelson kick)
  • Minnesota – Gustafson 9 pass from Kramer (C. Nelson kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 28, 1986): at Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Steelers 0 3 10 3 6 22
Oilers 3 7 0 6 0 16

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Scoring Drives:

  • Houston – FG Zendejas 45
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
  • Houston – Givins 35 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Sweeney 19 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
  • Houston – FG Zendejas 45
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
  • Houston – FG Zendejas 28
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 23
  • Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 3 run

Week 5 (Sunday October 5, 1986): vs. Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 10 7 3 7 27
Steelers 0 14 7 3 24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This was Cleveland's first win in Pittsburgh since 1969.

Scoring Drives:

  • Cleveland – Slaughter 15 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)
  • Cleveland – FG Bahr 22
  • Pittsburgh – Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Erenberg 5 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
  • Cleveland – McNeil 100 kickoff return (Bahr kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lipps 6 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
  • Cleveland – FG Bahr 39
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45
  • Cleveland – Byner 4 run (Bahr kick)

Week 6 (Monday October 13, 1986): at Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 2 10 3 22
Bengals 7 7 0 10 24

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 54,283
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Lynn Swann (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Cincinnati – Holman 32 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Brister 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cincinnati – McGee 7 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Safety, Hayes forced out of end zone
  • Pittsburgh – Jackson 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 24
  • Cincinnati – Hayes 61 run (Breech kick)
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 40
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 44

Week 7 (Sunday October 19, 1986): vs. New England Patriots

1 2 3 4 Total
Patriots 10 14 7 3 34
Steelers 0 0 0 0 0

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 54,743
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • New England – FG Franklin 31
  • New England – Starring 43 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
  • New England – Marion 37 interception return (Franklin kick)
  • New England – Collins 10 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
  • New England – Scott 2 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
  • New England – FG Franklin 36

Week 8 (Sunday October 26, 1986): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 3 3 3 9
Steelers 3 14 6 7 30

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 9 (Sunday November 2, 1986): vs. Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 3 0 0 3
Steelers 10 3 7 7 27

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 10 (Sunday November 9, 1986): at Buffalo Bills

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 12 0 12
Bills 6 7 0 3 16

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Scoring Drives:

  • Buffalo – Reed 3 pass from Kelly (kick failed)
  • Buffalo – Riddick 5 run (Norwood kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Jackson 5 run (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Thompson 11 pass from Malone (kick failed)
  • Buffalo – FG Norwood 29

Week 11 (Sunday November 16, 1986): vs. Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total
Oilers 7 3 0 0 10
Steelers 14 7 0 0 21

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 12 (Sunday November 23, 1986): at Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Steelers 7 7 7 10 0 31
Browns 0 21 7 3 6 37

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 76,452
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cleveland – Dickey 2 run (Bahr kick)
  • Cleveland – Mack 1 run (Bahr kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 38 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cleveland – Newsome 20 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cleveland – Dickey 4 run (Bahr kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cleveland – FG Bahr 25
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
  • Cleveland – Slaughter 36 pass from Kosar

Week 13 (Sunday November 30, 1986): at Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Steelers 0 3 7 0 0 10
Bears 3 0 0 7 3 13

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Scoring Drives:

  • Chicago – FG Butler 39
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
  • Pittsburgh – Gothard 12 from Newsome (Anderson kick)
  • Chicago – Payton 3 run (Butler kick)
  • Chicago – FG Butler 42

Week 14 (Sunday December 7, 1986): vs. Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 10 7 0 17
Steelers 3 7 14 3 27

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 45,042
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dick Vermeil (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Week 15 (Saturday December 13, 1986): at New York Jets

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 17 0 28 45
Jets 0 14 3 7 24

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Scoring Drives:

Week 16 (Sunday December 21, 1986): vs. Kansas City Chiefs

1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 7 17 0 0 24
Steelers 0 6 7 6 19

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 47,150
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Kansas City – Cherry recovered blocked punt in end zone (Lowery kick)
  • Kansas City – FG Lowery 47
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
  • Kansas City – Green 97 kickoff return (Lowery kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
  • Kansas City – Burruss 78 blocked field goal return (Lowery kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns(1) 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 391 310 W5
Cincinnati Bengals 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 409 394 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 10 0 .625 3–3 4–8 307 336 L1
Houston Oilers 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 274 329 W2

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