1988 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Noll (5-11)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1988 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1988 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

Pittsburgh racked up 336 points, while the porous defense allowed 421, most in the circuit. Bubby Brister passed for 2,634 yards. Merril Hoge grabbed 50 passes, while Louis Lipps accumulated 973 receiving yards.

Merril Hoge carried the ball for a team-best 705 yards for the Steelers.

Rod Woodson and Dwayne Woodruff each picked off 4 opponent throws. Tim Johnson topped the defensive unit with 4 sacks.

Chuck Noll coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
1Gary AndersonKJuly 16, 19595'11"193SyracuseParys, South Africa160
14Todd BlackledgeQBFebruary 25, 19616'3"225Penn St.Canton, OH USA33
60Brian BlankenshipLGApril 7, 19636'1"286Nebraska-OmahaOmaha, NE USA1312
13Steve BonoQBMay 11, 19626'4"215UCLANorristown, PA USA20
77Jim BoyleTJuly 27, 19626'5"270TulaneCincinnati, OH USA60
6Bubby BristerQBAugust 15, 19626'3"205TulaneAlexandria, LA USA1313
91Gregg CarrROLBMarch 31, 19626'2"219AuburnBirmingham, AL USA135
24Rodney CarterRBOctober 30, 19646'0"218PurdueElizabeth, NJ USA141
88Joey ClinkscalesWRMay 21, 19646'0"199TennesseeAsheville, NC USA40
63Dermontti DawsonRGJune 17, 19656'2"288KentuckyLexington, KY USA85
27Thomas EverettFSNovember 21, 19645'9"190BaylorDaingerfield, TX USA1412
68Lorenzo FreemanNTMay 23, 19646'5"300PittsburghCamden, NJ USA132
92Keith GaryRDESeptember 14, 19596'3"263FerrumBethesda, MD USA159
86Preston GothardTEFebruary 23, 19626'4"239AlabamaMontgomery, AL USA1615
29Cornell GowdySSOctober 2, 19636'1"196Morgan St.Washington, DC USA1614
22Larry GriffinDBJanuary 11, 19636'0"197North CarolinaChesapeake, VA USA153
35Delton HallDBJanuary 16, 19656'1"205ClemsonGreensboro, NC USA144
96Anthony HentonLBJuly 27, 19636'1"218TroyBessemer, AL USA164
53Bryan HinkleLOLBJune 4, 19596'1"222OregonLong Beach, CA USA1313
81Mike HinnantTESeptember 8, 19666'3"268TempleWashington, DC USA161
33Merril HogeFBJanuary 26, 19656'2"225Idaho St.Pocatello, ID USA168
62Tunch IlkinRTSeptember 23, 19576'3"263Indiana St.Istanbul, Turkey1616
43Earnest JacksonFBDecember 18, 19595'9"213Texas A&MNeedville, TX USA126
65John JacksonTJanuary 4, 19656'6"297East. KentuckyCamp Kwe, Okinawa160
78Tim JohnsonLDEJanuary 29, 19656'3"275Penn St.Sarasota, FL USA1512
85Troy JohnsonWROctober 20, 19626'1"180SE LouisianaNew Orleans, LA USA140
97Aaron JonesLDEDecember 18, 19666'5"261East. KentuckyOrlando, FL USA1512
55Darin JordanLBDecember 4, 19646'1"242NortheasternBoston, MA USA152
51Chuck LanzaCSeptember 20, 19646'2"263Notre DameCoraopolis, PA USA160
21Greg LeeDBJanuary 15, 19656'1"207Arkansas St.Pine Bluff, AR USA160
83Louis LippsWRAugust 9, 19625'10"190Southern MissNew Orleans, LA USA1616
50David LittleLILBJanuary 3, 19596'1"232FloridaMiami, FL USA1614
95Greg LloydLBMay 26, 19656'2"228Fort Valley St.Miami, FL USA94
89Charles LockettWROctober 1, 19656'0"178Long Beach St.Los Angeles, CA USA165
74Terry LongRGJuly 21, 19595'11"272East CarolinaColumbia, SC USA1211
88Jeff MarklandTENovember 16, 19656'3"245IllinoisLos Angeles, CA USA10
18Harry NewsomePJanuary 25, 19636'0"192Wake ForestCheraw, SC USA160
54Hardy NickersonRILBSeptember 1, 19656'2"230CaliforniaCompton, CA USA1510
30Frank PollardRBJune 15, 19575'10"218BaylorClifton, TX USA103
76Rollin PutzierDT-NTDecember 10, 19656'4"279OregonCoeur d'Alene, ID USA50
64Jerry ReeseDEJuly 11, 19646'2"267KentuckyHopkinsville, KY USA150
79John RienstraGMarch 22, 19636'5"273TempleGrand Rapids, MI USA54
28Lupe SanchezDBOctober 28, 19615'10"192UCLATulare, CA USA162
20Dwight StoneRBJanuary 28, 19646'0"191Middle Tenn. St.Florala, AL USA166
90Tyronne StoweLBMay 30, 19656'2"250RutgersPassaic, NJ USA104
69Ben ThomasLDEJuly 2, 19616'4"280AuburnAshburn, GA USA85
87Weegie ThompsonWRMarch 21, 19616'6"212Florida St.Pensacola, FL USA1611
52Mike WebsterCMarch 18, 19526'1"255WisconsinTomahawk, WI USA1616
98Gerald WilliamsNTSeptember 8, 19636'3"290AuburnWaycross, GA USA1616
42Warren WilliamsRBJuly 29, 19656'0"209Miami (FL)Fort Myers, FL USA158
73Craig WolfleyLTMay 19, 19586'1"265SyracuseBuffalo, NY USA1616
49Dwayne WoodruffLCBFebruary 18, 19575'11"198LouisvilleBowling Green, KY USA1413
26Rod WoodsonKRMarch 10, 19655'11"205PurdueFort Wayne, IN USA1616



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