The 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 53rd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. The Steelers challenged for the AFC Central most of the season, sitting at 6–5 after their first eleven games. However, losing 4 out of their final 5 games dropped the Steelers to a 7–9 overall record, their first season with a losing record in fourteen years.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1985 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDanny AndrewsDefensive backUCLAAndrew BakerWide receiverRutgersCharlie DickeyGuardArizonaSteve DeVriesLinebackerNorthwestern College (Iowa)Dave EdwardsSafetyIllinoisFrank GoodeLinebackerYoungstown StatePreston GothardTight endAlabamaDwayne HooperRunning backRutgersAlan HuffDefensive tackleMarshallTom LinebargerDefensive tackleSMUSteve LittleDefensive tackleIowa StateDwayne McMullenWide receiverMinnesotaFrank PokornyWide receiverYoungstown StateKevin PowellDefensive tackleYoungstown StateMarc QuinlivanWide receiverYale
Personnel Staff
Roster
Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 Saturday, August 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium 8:00 p.m. WTAE W 42–27 1–0 2 Saturday, August 17 at Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 8:00 p.m. WTAE L 41–34 1–1 3 Friday, August 23 at St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium 8:30 p.m. WTAE L 14–6 1–2 4 Friday, August 30 New York Giants Three Rivers Stadium 7:30 p.m. WTAE L 24–14 1–3
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 Sunday, September 8 Indianapolis Colts Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 45–3 1–0 2 Monday, September 16 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 17–7 1–1 3 Sunday, September 22 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 20–0 2–1 4 Monday, September 30 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 37–24 2–2 5 Sunday, October 6 at Miami Dolphins Miami Orange Bowl 1:00 p.m. NBC L 24–20 2–3 6 Sunday, October 13 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 27–13 2–4 7 Sunday, October 20 St. Louis Cardinals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 23–10 3–4 8 Sunday, October 27 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 26–21 3–5 9 Sunday, November 3 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 10–9 4–5 10 Sunday, November 10 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 36–28 5–5 11 Sunday, November 17 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC W 30–7 6–5 12 Sunday, November 24 Washington Redskins Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 30–23 6–6 13 Sunday, December 1 Denver Broncos Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 31–23 6–7 14 Sunday, December 8 at San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 54–44 6–8 15 Sunday, December 15 Buffalo Bills Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 30–24 7–8 16 Saturday, December 21 at New York Giants Giants Stadium 12:30 p.m. NBC L 28–10 7–9
Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 2: at Cleveland Browns
Week 3: vs. Houston Oilers
Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5: at Miami Dolphins
Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 7: vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 11: at Houston Oilers
Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14: at San Diego Chargers
Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 16: at New York Giants
Standings
References
External links 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com