1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American Football team playing in the National Football League. Their 1986 season saw the team record an 6-10 record and fail to reach the playoffs.

1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Chuck Noll
General manager Dick Haley
Owner Art Rooney
Home field Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record 6–10
Division place 3rd in AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers RB Earnest Jackson
LB Mike Merriweather
AP All-Pros none
Team MVP Bryan Hinkle
Team ROY Anthony Henton

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

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

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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:

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

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

1 2 3 4OT Total
Steelers 0 3 10 36 22
Oilers 3 7 0 60 16

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

1 2 3 4OT Total
Steelers 7 7 7 100 31
Browns 0 21 7 36 37

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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

1 2 3 4OT Total
Steelers 0 3 7 00 10
Bears 3 0 0 73 13

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

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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

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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

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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

Scoring Drives:

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

References

  1. 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  2. 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  3. 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  4. "1986 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
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