1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)

4th place Eastern Conference 5-7-0 .417

Chuck Cherundolo	Assistant Coach
Gene Ronzani	Backfield
Nick Skorich	Line

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score		Location	Venue	Attendance
Sat	8/14/1954	H	Chicago Bears	14-21	L	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	14814
Sun	8/22/1954	H	Baltimore Colts	21-27	L	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	11750
Sat	8/28/1954	H	Green Bay Packers	14-36	L	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	14012
Wed	9/1/1954	N	Philadelphia Eagles	14-24	L	Rochester, NY	Aquinas Stadium	13000
Fri	9/10/1954	N	Baltimore Colts	21-27	L	Tulsa, OK	Skelly Field	11750
Wed	9/15/1954	N	San Francisco 49ers	14-37	L	Tucson, AZ	Arizona Stadium	16000
Sun	9/19/1954	N	Detroit Lions	14-42	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	20000
Sun	9/26/1954	A	Green Bay Packers	21-20	W	Green Bay, WI	City Stadium	20675
Sat	10/2/1954	H	Washington Redskins	37-7	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	22492
Sat	10/9/1954	A	Philadelphia Eagles	22-24	L	Philadelphia, PA	Connie Mack Stadium	37322
Sun	10/17/1954	H	Cleveland Browns	55-27	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	33262
Sat	10/23/1954	H	Philadelphia Eagles	17-7	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	39075
Sun	10/31/1954	A	Chicago Cardinals	14-17	L	Chicago, IL	Comiskey Park	18765
Sun	11/7/1954	H	New York Giants	6-30	L	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	36358
Sun	11/14/1954	A	Washington Redskins	14-17	L	Washington, DC	Griffith Stadium	18765
Sat	11/20/1954	H	San Francisco 49ers	3-31	L	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	35520
Sun	11/28/1954	H	Chicago Cardinals	20-17	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	14460
Sun	12/5/1954	A	New York Giants	3-24	L	New York, NY	Polo Grounds	16856
Sun	12/12/1954	A	Cleveland Browns	7-42	L	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	28064

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
64	Rudy Andabaker	MG	6-0	202	26	Pittsburgh	3	0
75	Nick Bolkovac	RDT-K	6-1	230	26	Pittsburgh	5	1
18	Pat Brady	QB-P	6-1	195	28	Nevada-Reno; Bradley	12	0
27	Jim Brandt	LOH-FB	6-1	200	25	St. Thomas (Minnesota)	12	0
83	Dewey Brundage	LDE	6-3	210	23	Pasadena CC; Brigham Young	12	12
80	Jack Butler	RDH-LOE	6-0	195	27	St. Bonaventure	12	12
35	Tom Calvin	ROH-FB	6-0	200	28	Alabama	6	0
34	Paul Cameron	LS	6-0	190	22	UCLA	12	12
49	Lynn Chandnois	ROH	6-2	198	31	Michigan State	11	2
82	Ernie Cheatham	LDE	6-4	250	25	Loyola Marymount	4	0
77	Gus Cifelli	ROT-LOT	6-4	244	28	Notre Dame	5	0
24	Russ Craft	LCB	5-9	174	35	Alabama	11	11
60	Dale Dodrill	MG	6-1	211	28	Colorado State	12	12
39	Leo Elter	FB	5-10	201	25	Duquesne; Villanova	11	0
78	Lou Ferry	LDT	6-2	244	27	Villanova	11	9
7	Jim Finks	QB	5-11	175	27	Tulsa	12	12
57	Dick Flanagan	LLB	6-0	216	28	Ohio State	5	5
72	Bob Gaona	LOT-RDT	6-3	243	23	Wake Forest	12	12
17	Paul Held	QB-K	6-2	195	27	El Camino JC; San Diego State	8	0
65	George Hughes	ROT	6-1	225	29	William & Mary	12	12
14	Ed Kissell	RS-K	6-1	193	25	Wake Forest	7	3
62	Pete Ladygo	ROG	6-2	218	26	Potomac State JC; Maryland	12	12
41	Johnny Lattner	ROH-LS	6-1	195	22	Notre Dame	12	10
74	Joe Matesic	LDT-RDT	6-4	250	25	Indiana; Arizona State	1	0
25	Ray Mathews	LOH	6-0	185	25	Clemson	12	12
26	Dewey McConnell	RS-LDH	6-0	190	24	Wyoming	9	4
84	Bill McPeak	RDE	6-1	208	28	Notre Dame; Pittsburgh	12	11
81	Elbie Nickel	ROE	6-1	196	32	Cincinnati	12	12
89	Jack O'Brien	DE-OE	6-2	213	22	Florida	7	0
77	Tom Palmer	LDT-RDT	6-2	230	25	Wake Forest	7	3
33	Fran Rogel	FB	5-11	203	27	California (Pennsylvania); Penn State	12	12
66	John Schweder	LOG	6-1	224	27	Pennsylvania	12	12
50	Stan Sheriff	LLB	6-1	224	22	Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)	12	7
37	Burrell Shields	RS-ROH	6-2	199	25	John Carroll	6	6
70	Ernie Stautner	RDT	6-1	230	29	Boston College	12	11
88	George Sulima	LOE	6-2	200	26	Boston University	12	12
61	Lou Tepe	RLB	6-2	220	24	Duke	12	12
56	Bill Walsh	C	6-2	230	27	Notre Dame	12	12
82	Joe Zombek	RDE-LDE	6-1	205	22	Pittsburgh	8	1

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	7	Johnny Lattner	B	Notre Dame
2	19	Pat Stark	B	Syracuse
3	31	Tom Miner	E	Tulsa
6	67	Laurin Pepper	B	Southern Mississippi
7	79	Jack O'Brien	E	Florida
8	91	Paul Cameron	B	UCLA
9	103	Joe Zombek	E	Pittsburgh
10	115	Bob Fisher	T	Tennessee
11	127	Lou Cimarolli	B	Pittsburgh
12	139	Don Fritz	E	Cincinnati
13	151	Chuck Lattimer	C	Maryland
14	163	Roger Bradford	E	Waynesburg
15	175	Tom Drake	G	Tennessee-Chattanooga
16	187	Cas Krol	T	Detroit Mercy
17	199	Joe Fulwyler	C	Oregon State
18	211	Don Penza	E	Notre Dame
19	223	Don Rydalch	B	Utah
20	235	Fred Prender	B	West Chester
21	247	Dan Tassotti	T	Miami (Florida)
22	259	Jack Lapsley	G	Northeastern
23	271	Joe Pascarella	T	Penn State
24	283	Jack Flanagan	E	Detroit Mercy
25	295	Jim Barron	T	Mississippi State
26	307	Joe Varaitis	B	Pennsylvania
27	319	Tom Yewcic	QB	Michigan State
28	331	Joe Bush	G	Notre Dame
29	343	Joe Fagan	T	John Carroll
30	355	Juel Sweatte	B	Oklahoma

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Team Totals	40	86	42	51
Opponents Totals	65	85	47	66

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	FDR	FDP	FDX	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	PENY
Team Totals		205	71	115	19	/ %	/ %	54	471
Opponents Totals		221	120	93	8	/ %	/ %	97	823

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Ray Mathews	8	0	0		0	0		0	48
Johnny Lattner	7	0	0		0	0		0	42
Elbie Nickel	5	0	0		0	0		0	30
Paul Held	0	14	16	87.5	4	6	66.7	0	26
Nick Bolkovac	0	3	3	100.0	3	4	75.0	0	12
Jack Butler	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Fran Rogel	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Ed Kissell	0	8	9	88.9	1	3	33.3	0	11
Jim Brandt	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Lynn Chandnois	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Russ Craft	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
George Sulima	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Bill McPeak	0	0	0		0	0		1	2
Team Totals	28	25	28	89.3	8	13	61.5	1	219
Opponents Totals	34	33	34	97.1	8	17	47.1	1	263

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Nick Bolkovac	3	4	75.0	1/	2/	0/	0/	0/
Paul Held	4	6	66.7	2/	0/	2/	0/	0/
Ed Kissell	1	3	33.3	0/	1/	0/	0/	0/
Team Totals	8	13	61.5	3/	3/	2/	0/	0/
Opponents Totals	8	17	47.1	1/	3/	3/	1/	0/

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Fran Rogel	111	415	3.7	16	1
Ray Mathews	80	242	3.0	24	2
Johnny Lattner	69	237	3.4	17	5
Lynn Chandnois	45	147	3.3	15	1
Jim Brandt	19	82	4.3	20	1
Tom Calvin	12	57	4.8	8	0
Leo Elter	13	54	4.2	12	0
Burrell Shields	7	28	4.0	13	0
Jim Finks	9	17	1.9	6	0
Paul Held	3	3	1.0	3	0
Team Totals	368	1282	3.5	24	10
Opponents Totals	466	2193	4.7		14

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Jim Finks	306	164	53.6	123	2003	6.5	12.2	78t	14	4.6	19	6.2		49	1954	63.4
Paul Held	73	24	32.9	43	305	4.2	12.7	37	1	1.4	6	8.2		81	224	17.2
Lynn Chandnois	3	1	33.3	2	13	4.3	13.0	13	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	13	47.9
Ray Mathews	4	0	0.0	3	0	0.0			0	0.0	1	25.0		18	-18	0.0
Team Totals	386	189	49.0	171	2321	6.0	12.3	78t	15	3.9	26	6.7		148	2173	52.8
Opponents Totals	295	167	56.6	98	2458	8.3	14.7		18	6.1	30	10.2		281	2177	64.7

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Ray Mathews	44	652	14.8	78t	6
Elbie Nickel	40	584	14.6	52t	5
George Sulima	30	439	14.6	37	1
Johnny Lattner	25	305	12.2	43	2
Lynn Chandnois	22	176	8.0	23	0
Fran Rogel	18	51	2.8	16	1
Leo Elter	4	16	4.0	26	0
Burrell Shields	1	22	22.0	22	0
Tom Calvin	1	19	19.0	19	0
Jack Butler	1	12	12.0	12	0
Jim Brandt	1	9	9.0	9	0
Jack O'Brien	1	9	9.0	9	0
Dewey McConnell	1	2	2.0	2	0
Bob Gaona	0	25		25L	0
Team Totals	189	2321	12.3	78t	15
Opponents Totals	167	2458	14.7		18

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Paul Cameron	7	118	16.9	33	0
Jack Butler	4	75	18.8	41t	2
Russ Craft	3	120	40.0	81t	1
Dewey McConnell	3	117	39.0	30	0
Lou Tepe	3	67	22.3	29	0
Dale Dodrill	3	28	9.3	16	0
Dick Flanagan	3	0	0.0	0	0
Stan Sheriff	1	18	18.0	18	0
Ed Kissell	1	15	15.0	15	0
Burrell Shields	1	8	8.0	8	0
Ernie Stautner	1	3	3.0	3	0
Team Totals	30	569	19.0	81t	3
Opponents Totals	26	322	12.4		1

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	RYDS	NET
Pat Brady	66	2852	43.2	72	0	302
Team Totals	66	2852	43.2	72	0	302	38.6
Opponents Totals	54	2155	39.9			110

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Johnny Lattner	17	73	4.3	15
Lynn Chandnois	8	12	1.5	6
Burrell Shields	3	0	0.0	0
Paul Cameron	2	19	9.5	19
Ray Mathews	2	6	3.0	6
Team Totals	32	110	3.4	19
Opponents Totals	44	302	6.9

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Johnny Lattner	16	413	25.8	50	0
Burrell Shields	9	183	20.3	34	0
Lynn Chandnois	13	256	19.7	34	0
Ray Mathews	4	88	22.0	31	0
Leo Elter	2	32	16.0	16	0
Tom Calvin	1	15	15.0	15	0
Team Totals	45	987	21.9	50	0
Opponents Totals	42	1003	23.9		1

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS
Jim Brandt	0	0	0	1	1	0
Dewey Brundage	0	0	0	3	3	0
Jack Butler	0	0	0	1	1	10
Tom Calvin	1		0	0	0	0
Paul Cameron	1		0	3	3	0
Lynn Chandnois	4		3	0	3	0
Dale Dodrill	0	0	0	2	2	66
Leo Elter	1		1	0	1	0
Lou Ferry	0	0	0	2	2	0
Jim Finks	4		2	0	2	0
Dick Flanagan	0	0	0	1	1	0
Paul Held	1		1	0	1	0
George Hughes	0	0	1	1	2	0
Johnny Lattner	4		0	0	0	0
Ray Mathews	5		0	0	0	0
Dewey McConnell	0	0	0	1	1	0
Bill McPeak	0	0	0	1	1	5
Elbie Nickel	1		1	0	1	0
Fran Rogel	4		0	0	0	0
Burrell Shields	1		0	0	0	0
Ernie Stautner	0	0	0	3	3	5
Lou Tepe	1		1	1	2	0
Bill Walsh	0	0	1	0	1	0
Team Totals	28	17	11	20	31	86
Opponents Totals	31	20	11	17	28