1987 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American Football team playing in the National Football League. Their 1987 season saw the team record an 8-7 record and fail to reach the playoffs.

1987 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Chuck Noll
General manager Dick Haley
Owner Art Rooney
Home field Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record 8–7
Division place 3rd in AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers C Mike Webster
AP All-Pros none
Team MVP Mike Merriweather
Team ROY Delton Hall

Personnel

Staff

1987 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.
  • Treasurer – Dennis P. Thimons
  • Business Manager – Joe Gordon
  • Chief Negotiator – James A. Boston
  • Office Manager - Stadium – Dan Ferens
  • Publicity Director – Dan Edwards
  • Assistant Publicity Director – Pat Hanlon
  • Director of Ticket Sales – Geraldine Glenn
  • Computer Director - Accounting – Jim Ellenberger
  • Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Tom Modrak
  • Talent Scout – East – Tom Donahoe
  • Talent Scout – Midwest – Jesse Kaye
  • Talent Scout – West Coast – Bob Schmitz

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

1987 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] [5]


Rookies in italics
100 Active, 4 Inactive, Practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Game Site Time (ET) TV Result Record
1 Fri. Aug. 14 at Washington Redskins RFK Stadium 8:00 p.m. WTAE L 23–17 0–1
2 Sat. Aug. 22 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 7:00 p.m. WTAE L 50–14 0–2
3 Sat. Aug. 29 at New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome 8:00 p.m. WTAE L 31–28 0–3
4 Sat. Sep. 5 New York Giants Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. CBS L 26–20 0–4

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Game Site Time (ET) TV Result Record
1 Sun. Sep. 13 San Francisco 49ers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 30–17 1–0
2 Sun. Sep. 20 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 34–10 1–1
3 Sun. Sep. 27 New York Jets Three Rivers Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC Cancelled 1–1
4 Sun. Oct. 4 at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 28–12 2–1
5 Sun. Oct. 11 at Los Angeles Rams Anaheim Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 31–21 2–2
6 Sun. Oct. 18 Indianapolis Colts Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 21–7 3–2
7 Sun. Oct. 25 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 23–20 4–2
8 Sun. Nov. 1 at Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 35–24 4–3
9 Sun. Nov. 8 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 17–16 5–3
10 Sun. Nov. 15 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 23–3 5–4
11 Sun. Nov. 22 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 30–16 6–4
12 Sun. Nov. 29 New Orleans Saints Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 20–16 6–5
13 Sun. Dec. 6 Seattle Seahawks Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 13–9 7–5
14 Sun. Dec. 13 at San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC W 20–16 8–5
15 Sun. Dec. 20 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC L 24–16 8–6
16 Sat. Dec. 26 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 12:30 p.m. NBC L 19–13 8–7

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1987): vs. San Francisco 49ers

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 3 7 7 17
Steelers 7 10 3 10 30

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 2 (Sunday September 20, 1987): at Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 3 7 0 10
Browns 0 10 7 17 34

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Week 3 (Sunday September 27, 1987): vs. New York Jets

Cancelled due to player's strike.

Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1987): at Atlanta Falcons

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 14 0 14 28
Falcons 3 0 2 7 12

at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

This game was played with replacement players.

Week 5 (Sunday October 11, 1987): at Los Angeles Rams

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 0 7 21
Rams 7 14 7 3 31

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

This game was played with replacement players.

Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1987): vs. Indianapolis Colts

1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 0 7 0 0 7
Steelers 7 0 0 14 21

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This game was played with replacement players.

Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1987): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 7 6 0 20
Steelers 3 0 7 13 23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1987): at Miami Dolphins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 14 7 3 0 24
Dolphins 0 7 14 14 35

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1987): at Kansas City Chiefs

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 7 3 17
Chiefs 7 3 0 6 16

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Week 10 (Sunday November 15, 1987): vs. Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total
Oilers 0 3 14 6 23
Steelers 3 0 0 0 3

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 11 (Sunday November 22, 1987): at Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 10 7 10 30
Bengals 3 3 3 7 16

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1987): vs. New Orleans Saints

1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 3 0 7 10 20
Steelers 0 14 0 2 16

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 13 (Sunday December 6, 1987): vs. Seattle Seahawks

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 3 6 0 0 9
Steelers 3 3 0 7 13

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 14 (Sunday December 13, 1987): at San Diego Chargers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 10 3 20
Chargers 9 0 7 0 16

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

Week 15 (Sunday December 20, 1987): at Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 3 7 3 16
Oilers 0 10 7 7 24

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Week 16 (Saturday December 26, 1987): vs. Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 3 6 3 7 19
Steelers 0 3 0 10 13

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns(2) 10 5 0 .667 5–1 8–3 390 239 W3
Houston Oilers(4) 9 6 0 .600 5–1 7–4 345 349 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 7 0 .533 2–4 6–5 285 299 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 4 11 0 .267 0–6 3–9 285 370 L3

References

  1. 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  2. 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  3. 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  4. "1987 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  5. "1987 Pittsburgh Steelers". Football @ JT-SW.com. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
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