1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Conference • 5-7-0 .417 |
| Head Coach: Joe Bach |
| Chuck Cherundolo | Assistant Coach |
| Gus Dorais | Backfield |
| Walt Kiesling | Assistant Coach |
| Keith Molesworth | Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Tue | 8/12/1952 | H | Chicago Bears | 9-14 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 26224 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1952 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 0-0 | T | Hershey, PA | Hershey Stadium | 11489 | |
| Fri | 8/22/1952 | N | New York Giants | 0-24 | L | Des Moines, IA | Drake Stadium | 13000 | |
| Fri | 8/29/1952 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-6 | W | Latrobe, PA | Memorial Stadium | 10000 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1952 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 14-29 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 21759 | |
| Wed | 9/17/1952 | N | Green Bay Packers | 7-6 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Parade Stadium | 10000 | |
| Sat | 9/20/1952 | H | Chicago Bears | 0-22 | L | Shreveport, LA | Independence Stadium | 10000 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1952 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 25-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 22501 | |
| Sat | 10/4/1952 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 27923 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1952 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-26 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 18648 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1952 | H | Washington Redskins | 24-28 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 22605 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1952 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 34-28 | W | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 20395 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1952 | A | Washington Redskins | 24-23 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 25866 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1952 | H | Detroit Lions | 6-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 26170 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1952 | A | Cleveland Browns | 28-29 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 34973 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1952 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 17-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 18330 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1952 | H | New York Giants | 63-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 15140 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1952 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 24-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 13866 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1952 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-28 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 71310 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Rudy Andabaker | 64 | LOG | 6-0 | 202 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 5 |
| Pat Brady | 28 | P-QB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Nevada-Reno; Bradley | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Brandt | 27 | DB | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 80 | RDH-LOE | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | St. Bonaventure | 12 | 12 |
| Tom Calvin | 35 | ROH-FB | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | Alabama | 12 | 4 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 49 | ROH | 6-2 | 198 | 29 | Michigan State | 12 | 8 |
| Dale Dodrill | 60 | MG | 6-1 | 211 | 26 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 |
| Lou Ferry | 78 | LDT | 6-2 | 244 | 25 | Villanova | 12 | 12 |
| Jim Finks | 7 | QB-P | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Tulsa | 12 | 12 |
| Dick Fugler | 75 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 242 | 21 | Tulane | 12 | 1 |
| Howard Hartley | 20 | LDH | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Duke | 10 | 10 |
| George Hays | 82 | LDE | 6-2 | 211 | 28 | St. Bonaventure | 11 | 4 |
| Dick Hensley | 85 | LOE-ROE | 6-4 | 213 | 25 | Kentucky | 11 | 2 |
| Claude Hipps | 24 | S-LDH | 6-1 | 189 | 25 | Georgia | 10 | 8 |
| Darrell Hogan | 63 | MLB | 5-10 | 210 | 26 | Baylor; Trinity (Texas) | 12 | 12 |
| George Hughes | 65 | ROT-DG | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | William & Mary | 12 | 10 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 17 | K-QB | 5-11 | 185 | 22 | Stanford | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Kissell | 14 | S-RDH-K | 6-1 | 193 | 23 | Wake Forest | 7 | 7 |
| Pete Ladygo | 66 | ROG | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Potomac State JC; Maryland | 12 | 12 |
| Lou Levanti | 58 | MLB | 6-1 | 215 | 29 | Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 25 | LOH-K | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Clemson | 12 | 12 |
| Bill McPeak | 84 | RDE | 6-1 | 208 | 26 | Notre Dame; Pittsburgh | 12 | 12 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 39 | FB | 6-0 | 217 | 23 | Maryland | 10 | 5 |
| Earl Murray | 72 | LOT-ROT-ROG | 6-2 | 244 | 26 | Purdue | 11 | 8 |
| Elbie Nickel | 81 | ROE | 6-1 | 196 | 30 | Cincinnati | 12 | 12 |
| Fran Rogel | 34 | FB | 5-11 | 203 | 25 | California (Pennsylvania); Penn State | 12 | 2 |
| John Schweder | 77 | LOG-LOT-MG | 6-1 | 224 | 25 | Pennsylvania | 12 | 11 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 33 | LLB-FB | 6-1 | 213 | 27 | Southern California; UCLA | 12 | 12 |
| Frank Sinkovitz | 57 | RLB | 6-1 | 218 | 29 | Duke | 11 | 11 |
| Alex Smail | 72 | RDT | 5-8 | 235 | 26 | Detroit Mercy | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Spinks | 37 | FB | 6-0 | 236 | 22 | Alcorn State | 10 | 3 |
| Ernie Stautner | 70 | RDT | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Boston College | 12 | 12 |
| George Sulima | 88 | LOE | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Boston University | 10 | 6 |
| George Tarasovic | 50 | LDE-RLB | 6-4 | 245 | 22 | Boston College; Northeast Louisana JC; Louisiana State | 12 | 9 |
| Bill Walsh | 56 | C | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Ed Modzelewski | B | Maryland |
| 2 | 18 | George Tarasovic | C | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 30 | Steve Wadiak | B | South Carolina |
| 4 | 42 | Jack Gearding | T | Xavier (Ohio) |
| 7 | 78 | Claude Hipps | B | Georgia |
| 9 | 102 | Hal Payne | B | Tennessee |
| 10 | 114 | George Gilmartin | B | Xavier (Ohio) |
| 11 | 126 | Jack Spinks | B | Alcorn State |
| 12 | 138 | Marv McFadden | T | Michigan State |
| 13 | 150 | Dave Flood | B | Notre Dame |
| 14 | 162 | June Davis | G | Texas |
| 15 | 174 | Dick Pivirotto | B | Princeton |
| 16 | 186 | Pete Ladygo | G | Maryland |
| 17 | 198 | Pat Smithwick | E | St. Norbert |
| 18 | 210 | Andy MacDonald | B | Central Michigan |
| 19 | 222 | Gary Kerkorian | QB | Stanford |
| 20 | 234 | Danny Simeone | T | Villanova |
| 21 | 246 | Harry Babcock | E | Georgia |
| 22 | 258 | Bob Byrne | B | Montana |
| 23 | 270 | Vic Pollock | B | Army |
| 24 | 282 | Bob Bestwick | B | Pittsburgh |
| 25 | 294 | Bill Robinson | B | Lincoln (Missouri) |
| 26 | 306 | Bobby Wilson | B | Alabama |
| 27 | 318 | Skip Doyle | B | Ohio State |
| 28 | 330 | Jerry Hanifan | B | St. Bonaventure |
| 29 | 342 | Chris Warriner | E | Pittsburgh |
| 30 | 354 | Ed Kissell | B | Wake Forest |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 83 | 76 | 90 | 300 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 47 | 63 | 99 | 273 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 187 | 67 | 110 | 10 | / % | / % | 57 | 520 | |
| Opponents Totals | 224 | 100 | 115 | 9 | / % | / % | 71 | 623 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbie Nickel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Gary Kerkorian | 0 | 35 | 41 | 85.4 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 47 |
| Ray Mathews | 7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jim Finks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Ed Modzelewski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Fran Rogel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jack Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| George Hays | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dick Hensley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dale Dodrill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lou Ferry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Darrell Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Sulima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ed Kissell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 36 | 42 | 85.7 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 300 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 2 | 273 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kerkorian | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 36 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Ed Kissell | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 36 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mathews | 66 | 315 | 4.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 97 | 298 | 3.1 | 25 | 1 |
| Fran Rogel | 84 | 230 | 2.7 | 14 | 3 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 82 | 195 | 2.4 | 14 | 3 |
| Jack Spinks | 22 | 94 | 4.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 23 | 37 | 1.6 | 20t | 5 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 384 | 1204 | 3.1 | 42 | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 460 | 1744 | 3.8 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Finks | 336 | 158 | 47.0 | 159 | 2307 | 6.9 | 14.6 | 60t | 20 | 6.0 | 19 | 5.7 | 252 | 2055 | 66.2 | |
| Gary Kerkorian | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 3 | 79 | 7.2 | 15.8 | 27 | 1 | 9.1 | 3 | 27.3 | 52 | 27 | 60.6 | |
| Ray Mathews | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 9 | 104 | 8.0 | 34.7 | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 9 | 95 | 28.4 |
| Pat Brady | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 14 | 4.7 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49.3 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 365 | 167 | 45.8 | 175 | 2504 | 6.9 | 15.0 | 69 | 21 | 5.8 | 23 | 6.3 | 313 | 2191 | 61.7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 369 | 167 | 45.3 | 175 | 2765 | 7.5 | 16.6 | 84t | 24 | 6.5 | 27 | 7.3 | 220 | 2545 | 62.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbie Nickel | 55 | 884 | 16.1 | 54t | 9 |
| Ray Mathews | 33 | 543 | 16.5 | 50 | 5 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 28 | 370 | 13.2 | 48t | 2 |
| Dick Hensley | 12 | 217 | 18.1 | 60t | 2 |
| Fran Rogel | 12 | 140 | 11.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 23 | 0 |
| George Sulima | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 69 | 1 |
| Jack Butler | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20t | 2 |
| Jack Spinks | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| George Hughes | 0 | 2 | 2L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 167 | 2504 | 15.0 | 69 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 167 | 2765 | 16.6 | 84t | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Butler | 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Ed Kissell | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 37 | 0 |
| Howard Hartley | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Darrell Hogan | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Claude Hipps | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Sinkovitz | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Hays | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 409 | 15.1 | 41 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 426 | 18.5 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Brady | 77 | 3328 | 43.2 | 69 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Finks | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 81 | 3484 | 43.0 | 69 | 0 | 483 | 37.0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 3095 | 42.4 | 557 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mathews | 26 | 397 | 15.3 | 70t | 2 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Tom Calvin | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| George Hays | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 47 | 557 | 11.9 | 70t | 3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 483 | 9.7 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Chandnois | 17 | 599 | 35.2 | 93t | 2 | |
| Ray Mathews | 14 | 367 | 26.2 | 45 | 0 | |
| Tom Calvin | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Jim Brandt | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Earl Murray | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Pete Ladygo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 1128 | 28.9 | 93t | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 1024 | 18.3 | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Butler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Dodrill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Ferry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 1 |
| Jim Finks | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrell Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Hughes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Mathews | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill McPeak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Schweder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Sinkovitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Spinks | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Ernie Stautner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| George Sulima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Tarasovic | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bill Walsh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 119 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 0 |
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