1985 Atlanta Falcons Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Henning (4-12)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1985 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1985 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons stumbled, scoring only 282 points, and the leaky defensive unit allowed 452, most in the circuit. Gerald Riggs powered the ground game, running for a 1,719 yards for Atlanta.

David Archer passed for 1,992 yards. Billy Johnson paced pass catchers, hauling in 62 passes for 830 yards.

Bobby Butler picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Rick Bryan sacked opposing passers 7.5 times.

Dan Henning coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
85Anthony AllenPRJune 29, 19595'11"180WashingtonMcComb, MS USA162
16David ArcherQBFebruary 15, 19626'2"207Snow College (UT)Fayetteville, NC USA1611
39Cliff AustinKRMarch 2, 19606'0"203ClemsonAtlanta, GA USA140
82Stacey BaileyWRFebruary 10, 19606'0"162San Jose St.San Rafael, CA USA1513
10Steve BartkowskiQBNovember 12, 19526'4"216CaliforniaDes Moines, IA USA55
69Dan BenishRDTNovember 21, 19616'5"273ClemsonYoungstown, OH USA1616
87Cliff BensonTEAugust 28, 19616'4"238PurdueChicago, IL USA1614
53Thomas BensonLBSeptember 6, 19616'2"238OklahomaArdmore, OK USA161
26James BrittDBSeptember 12, 19606'0"185LSUMinden, LA USA22
89Charlie BrownWROctober 29, 19585'10"182South Carolina St.Charleston, SC USA139
77Rick BryanLDEMarch 20, 19626'4"265OklahomaTulsa, OK USA1616
23Bobby ButlerLCBMay 28, 19595'11"174Florida St.Boynton Beach, FL USA1616
25Scott CaseSSMay 17, 19626'1"188NE Oklahoma A&MWaynoka, OK USA1413
20Wendell CasonRCBJanuary 22, 19635'11"191OregonLakewood, CA USA1414
88Arthur CoxTEFebruary 5, 19616'3"262Texas SouthernPlant City, FL USA1616
30David CroudipDBJanuary 25, 19585'8"183San Diego St.Indianapolis, IN USA110
50Buddy CurryMLBJune 4, 19586'4"224North CarolinaGreenville, NC USA1614
3Rick DonnellyPMay 17, 19626'0"195WyomingMiller Place, NY USA110
79Bill FralicRGOctober 31, 19626'5"280PittsburghPenn Hills, PA USA1514
58David FryeRLBJune 21, 19616'2"223PurdueCincinnati, OH USA145
76Mike GannRDEOctober 19, 19636'5"271Notre DameStillwater, OK USA1616
1Ralph GiacomarroPJanuary 17, 19616'1"190Penn St.Passaic, NJ USA50
70Willard GoffDTOctober 17, 19616'3"268West Texas A&MLamar, CO USA70
33Tiger GreeneFSFebruary 15, 19626'0"194West. CarolinaHendersonville, NC USA107
75Roy HarrisDE-DTMarch 26, 19616'2"264FloridaWinter Garden, FL USA50
8Bob HollyQBJune 1, 19606'2"197PrincetonClifton, NJ USA40
71Glen HoweTOctober 18, 19616'7"295Southern MissNew Albany, MS USA51
51Jeff JacksonLBOctober 9, 19616'1"235AuburnShreveport, LA USA111
37Kenny JohnsonDBJanuary 7, 19585'10"176Mississippi St.Columbia, MS USA53
81Billy JohnsonWRJanuary 21, 19525'9"170WidenerBoothwyn, PA USA168
78Mike KennLTFebruary 9, 19566'7"273MichiganEvanston, IL USA1111
63Jeff KiewelLGSeptember 27, 19606'4"270ArizonaTucson, AZ USA169
18Mick LuckhurstKMarch 31, 19586'1"180St. Cloud St.Redbourn, England160
49Allama MatthewsTEAugust 24, 19616'3"230VanderbiltJacksonville, FL USA152
62Brett MillerRTOctober 2, 19586'7"293IowaLynwood, CA USA1212
64Joseph PellegriniGApril 8, 19576'4"265HarvardBoston, MA USA52
65Lawrence PillersDE-DT-NTNovember 4, 19526'4"255Alcorn St.Hazelhurst, MS USA90
74Mike PittsLDTSeptember 25, 19606'5"277AlabamaBaltimore, MD USA1616
35Reggie PleasantDBMay 2, 19625'9"175ClemsonSumter, SC USA30
27Tom PridemoreFSApril 29, 19565'10"186West VirginiaOak Hill, WV USA165
72Andrew ProvenceDT-DEMarch 8, 19616'3"265South CarolinaSavannah, GA USA160
59John RadeLLBAugust 31, 19606'1"232Northern ArizonaCeres, CA USA1614
55Wayne RadloffC-GMay 17, 19616'5"274GeorgiaLondon, England160
56Al RichardsonRLBSeptember 23, 19576'2"211Georgia TechAbbeville, AL USA1611
42Gerald RiggsRBNovember 6, 19606'1"230Arizona St.Tullos, LA USA1616
67Eric SandersLTOctober 22, 19586'6"277Nevada-RenoReno, NV USA167
61John ScullyLGAugust 2, 19586'6"262Notre DameHuntington, NY USA88
84Sylvester StampsRB-WRFebruary 24, 19615'7"172Jackson St.Vicksburg, MS USA20
96Johnny TaylorLLBJune 21, 19616'4"237HawaiiSeattle, WA USA155
66Chuck ThomasCDecember 24, 19606'3"277OklahomaHouston, TX USA40
22Sean ThomasDBApril 12, 19625'11"190TCUSacramento, CA USA60
32Tim TyrrellRBFebruary 19, 19616'1"204Northern IllinoisChicago, IL USA160
57Jeff Van NoteCFebruary 7, 19466'2"247KentuckySouth Orange, NJ USA1616
36Danny WagonerDBDecember 12, 19595'10"180KansasHigh Point, NC USA140
24Joe WashingtonRBSeptember 24, 19535'10"179OklahomaCrockett, TX USA160
92Ronnie WashingtonLBJuly 29, 19636'1"245La-MonroeMonroe, LA USA161
45Ken WhisenhuntTEFebruary 28, 19626'3"237Georgia TechAtlanta, GA USA160



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