1989 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (9-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1989 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (9-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1989 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Pittsburgh chalked up 265 points, while the defense yielded 326. Tim Worley carried the ball for a team-best 770 yards for the Steelers, while Merril Hoge also buoyed the ground attack.
Bubby Brister passed for 2,365 yards. Louis Lipps grabbed 50 passes for 944 yards. Rodney Carter was targeted regularly, too.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Dwayne Woodruff intercepted 4 opponent throws. Greg Lloyd sacked quarterbacks 7 times.
Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Anderson | K | July 16, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Syracuse | Parys, South Africa | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | David Arnold | DB | November 21, 1966 | 6'3" | 208 | Michigan | Warren, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Todd Blackledge | QB | February 25, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | Penn St. | Canton, OH USA | 3 | 2 |
| 60 | Brian Blankenship | RG | April 7, 1963 | 6'1" | 286 | Nebraska-Omaha | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 7 |
| 6 | Bubby Brister | QB | August 15, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Tulane | Alexandria, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Rodney Carter | RB | October 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 218 | Purdue | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | C | June 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 288 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Thomas Everett | FS | November 21, 1964 | 5'9" | 190 | Baylor | Daingerfield, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Lorenzo Freeman | NT-DT | May 23, 1964 | 6'5" | 300 | Pittsburgh | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Larry Griffin | DB | January 11, 1963 | 6'0" | 197 | North Carolina | Chesapeake, VA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 35 | Delton Hall | DB | January 16, 1965 | 6'1" | 205 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 2 |
| 82 | Derek Hill | WR | November 4, 1967 | 6'1" | 193 | Arizona | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 8 |
| 53 | Bryan Hinkle | LOLB | June 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 222 | Oregon | Long Beach, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 67 | Mike Hinnant | TE | September 8, 1966 | 6'3" | 268 | Temple | Washington, DC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Merril Hoge | FB | January 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 225 | Idaho St. | Pocatello, ID USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin | RT | September 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | Indiana St. | Istanbul, Turkey | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | John Jackson | LT | January 4, 1965 | 6'6" | 297 | East. Kentucky | Camp Kwe, Okinawa | 14 | 12 |
| 99 | A.J. Jenkins | LB-DE | April 12, 1966 | 6'2" | 237 | Cal State-Fullerton | Havelock, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | D.J. Johnson | DB | July 14, 1966 | 6'0" | 187 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Jason Johnson | WR | November 8, 1965 | 5'10" | 178 | Illinois St. | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Tim Johnson | RDE | January 29, 1965 | 6'3" | 275 | Penn St. | Sarasota, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 97 | Aaron Jones | DE | December 18, 1966 | 6'5" | 261 | East. Kentucky | Orlando, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 37 | Carnell Lake | SS | July 15, 1967 | 6'1" | 210 | UCLA | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 15 | 15 |
| 51 | Chuck Lanza | C | September 20, 1964 | 6'2" | 263 | Notre Dame | Coraopolis, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 83 | Louis Lipps | WR | August 9, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | David Little | LILB | January 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 232 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Greg Lloyd | ROLB | May 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 228 | Fort Valley St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Terry Long | RG | July 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 272 | East Carolina | Columbia, SC USA | 13 | 9 |
| 84 | Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Harry Newsome | P | January 25, 1963 | 6'0" | 192 | Wake Forest | Cheraw, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Hardy Nickerson | RILB | September 1, 1965 | 6'2" | 230 | California | Compton, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 85 | Terry O'Shea | TE | December 3, 1966 | 6'4" | 236 | California (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 92 | Jerry Olsavsky | RILB | March 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 221 | Pittsburgh | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 8 |
| 71 | Tom Ricketts | G | November 21, 1965 | 6'5" | 296 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 79 | John Rienstra | LG | March 22, 1963 | 6'5" | 273 | Temple | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 15 | 14 |
| 80 | Mark Stock | WR | April 27, 1966 | 5'11" | 177 | VMI | Canton, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | Dwight Stone | WR | January 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 191 | Middle Tenn. St. | Florala, AL USA | 16 | 8 |
| 90 | Tyronne Stowe | LB | May 30, 1965 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers | Passaic, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Rick Strom | QB | March 11, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Weegie Thompson | WR | March 21, 1961 | 6'6" | 212 | Florida St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Tim Tyrrell | RB | February 19, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 43 | Ray Wallace | RB | December 3, 1963 | 6'0" | 224 | Purdue | Indianapolis, IN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | Eric Wilkerson | RB-WR | December 19, 1966 | 5'9" | 185 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Gerald Williams | NT | September 8, 1963 | 6'3" | 290 | Auburn | Waycross, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Jerrol Williams | LB | July 5, 1967 | 6'4" | 245 | Purdue | Las Vegas, NV USA | 16 | 3 |
| 42 | Warren Williams | RB | July 29, 1965 | 6'0" | 209 | Miami (FL) | Fort Myers, FL USA | 5 | 2 |
| 93 | Keith Willis | LDE | July 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Northeastern | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Craig Wolfley | G | May 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 265 | Syracuse | Buffalo, NY USA | 15 | 4 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woodruff | LCB | February 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 198 | Louisville | Bowling Green, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson | KR | March 10, 1965 | 5'11" | 205 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 15 | 14 |
| 38 | Tim Worley | RB | September 24, 1966 | 6'2" | 228 | Georgia | Lumberton, NC USA | 15 | 14 |
