1988 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
Bubby Brister37017547.326347.1113.0143.8893629265.3
Todd Blackledge793848.14946.322.533.83442560.8
Steve Bono351028.61103.112.925.7151825.9
Rodney Carter3266.75618.700.000.04000109.7
Louis Lipps2150.0136.5150.0150.0131670.8
Totals48922646.233076.8153.1204.189 42331

Rushing:

Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
Merril Hoge1707054.120 3
Warren Williams874094.733 0
Earnest Jackson743154.329 3
Rodney Carter362166.064 3
Bubby Brister452094.620 6
Louis Lipps612921.539 1
Dwight Stone401273.211 0
Frank Pollard31933.00
Todd Blackledge8253.110 1
Harry Newsome200.00
Totals49922284.564 17

Receiving:

Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
Louis Lipps5097319.589 5
Merril Hoge504879.740 3
Rodney Carter3236311.333 2
Charles Lockett2236516.644 1
Weegie Thompson1637023.150 1
Preston Gothard1212110.126 1
Dwight Stone1119617.872 1
Warren Williams11666.021 1
Troy Johnson1023723.760 0
Earnest Jackson9849.324 0
Frank Pollard22211.019 0
Mike Hinnant12323.023 0
Totals226330714.689 15

Kicking:

Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
Gary Anderson353497.1362877.8118
Totals353497.1362877.8118

Punting:

Player No. Yds Avg. Long
Harry Newsome65295045.462
Totals65295045.462

Punt Returns:

Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
Rod Woodson332818.528 0
Louis Lipps4307.511 0
Lupe Sanchez2115.50
Totals393228.328 0

Kick Returns:

Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
Rod Woodson3785023.092 1
Dwight Stone2961021.092 1
Lupe Sanchez47117.819 0
Jim Boyle11919.019 0
John Jackson11010.010 0
Warren Williams11010.010 0
Brian Blankenship155.00
Totals74157521.392 2

Interceptions:

Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
Dwayne Woodruff410927.278 1
Rod Woodson49824.529 0
Thomas Everett33110.329 0
Larry Griffin26331.533 0
Darin Jordan12828.028 1
Gregg Carr12727.027 0
Cornell Gowdy12424.024 0
Bryan Hinkle111.00
Hardy Nickerson100.00
David Little100.00
Lupe Sanchez100.00
Totals2038119.078 2

Sacks:

Player No. Yds Avg.
Tim Johnson4.00.0
Gerald Williams3.50.0
Hardy Nickerson3.50.0
Gregg Carr3.50.0
Aaron Jones1.50.0
Jerry Reese1.00.0
Greg Lloyd0.50.0
Rod Woodson0.50.0
Bryan Hinkle0.50.0
Ben Thomas0.50.0
Totals19.000.0

Defense and Fumbles:


Total Scoring:




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