1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
3rd place Eastern Conference 7-4-1 .636 |
Head Coach: Buddy Parker |
Babe Dimancheff | Assistant Coach |
Harry Gilmer | Quarterbacks/Defensive Secondary |
Walt Kiesling | Assistant Coach |
Thurman McGraw | Assistant Coach |
Bill McPeak | Defensive Ends |
Dick Plasman | Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/16/1958 | A | Cleveland Browns | 0-10 | L | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 27202 | |
Thu | 8/21/1958 | A | Green Bay Packers | 3-0 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 17294 | |
Sat | 8/30/1958 | H | Chicago Bears | 10-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 16029 | |
Sat | 9/6/1958 | N | Baltimore Colts | 13-10 | W | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 10000 | |
Fri | 9/12/1958 | N | Chicago Cardinals | 7-21 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 25302 | |
Sun | 9/21/1958 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 6-31 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 26396 | |
Sun | 9/28/1958 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-23 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 51856 | |
Sun | 10/5/1958 | H | Cleveland Browns | 12-45 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 31130 | |
Sun | 10/12/1958 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 23153 | |
Sun | 10/19/1958 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 66852 | |
Sun | 10/26/1958 | A | New York Giants | 6-17 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 25007 | |
Sun | 11/2/1958 | H | Washington Redskins | 24-16 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 19525 | |
Sun | 11/9/1958 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 31-24 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 26306 | |
Sun | 11/16/1958 | H | New York Giants | 31-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 30030 | |
Sun | 11/23/1958 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 27-20 | W | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 15946 | |
Sun | 11/30/1958 | H | Chicago Bears | 24-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 20094 | |
Sun | 12/7/1958 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-14 | T | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 23370 | |
Sat | 12/13/1958 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 38-21 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 16660 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
42 | Dick Alban | RDH | 6-0 | 193 | 29 | Northwestern | 12 | 12 |
57 | Ed Beatty | C | 6-3 | 229 | 26 | Mississippi | 12 | 12 |
85 | Don Bishop | LOE-ROE | 6-2 | 209 | 24 | Los Angeles CC | 12 | 0 |
80 | Jack Butler | RS | 6-0 | 195 | 31 | St. Bonaventure | 12 | 12 |
66 | Dick Campbell | LLB-C | 6-1 | 227 | 23 | Marquette | 12 | 4 |
20 | Dick Christy | ROH-DB | 5-10 | 191 | 23 | North Carolina State | 12 | 4 |
16 | Len Dawson | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Purdue | 4 | 1 |
27 | Dean Derby | LS | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | Washington | 12 | 7 |
72 | Darrell Dess | LOT-ROG | 6-0 | 243 | 23 | North Carolina State | 12 | 5 |
60 | Dale Dodrill | MLB | 6-1 | 211 | 32 | Colorado State | 12 | 8 |
68 | Bob Dougherty | LLB | 6-0 | 238 | 26 | Cincinnati; Kentucky | 12 | 7 |
34 | Leo Elter | FB | 5-10 | 201 | 29 | Duquesne; Villanova | 7 | 5 |
85 | Jon Evans | LOE | 6-4 | 200 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
26 | Gary Glick | LDH | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 |
61 | Ted Karras | LOT-LOG | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Indiana | 12 | 7 |
64 | Billy Krisher | LOG-OT | 6-1 | 233 | 23 | Oklahoma | 8 | 3 |
75 | Joe Krupa | RDT-ROG | 6-2 | 232 | 25 | Purdue | 12 | 9 |
39 | Larry Krutko | FB | 6-2 | 217 | 23 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 |
90 | Dick Lasse | MLB-LLB | 6-2 | 222 | 23 | Syracuse | 12 | 5 |
22 | Bobby Layne | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 32 | Texas | 10 | 9 |
71 | Joe Lewis | LDT | 6-2 | 256 | 22 | Compton JC | 12 | 12 |
83 | Dick Lucas | ROE-LOE | 6-2 | 213 | 24 | Boston College | 4 | 0 |
25 | Ray Mathews | LOH-LOE | 6-0 | 185 | 29 | Clemson | 12 | 12 |
24 | Richie McCabe | LS | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 |
87 | Jack McClairen | ROE | 6-4 | 213 | 27 | Bethune-Cookman | 12 | 12 |
88 | Tom Miner | K | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Tulsa | 12 | 0 |
10 | Earl Morrall | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
65 | John Nisby | ROG | 6-1 | 235 | 22 | Stockton JC; Pacific | 12 | 10 |
86 | Jimmy Orr | LOE-ROH | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Clemson; Georgia | 12 | 12 |
50 | John Reger | RLB | 6-0 | 225 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 12 |
46 | Billy Reynolds | ROH-LOH | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 1 |
62 | Mike Sandusky | LOG-LOT | 6-0 | 231 | 23 | Maryland | 12 | 10 |
72 | John Simerson | LOT | 6-3 | 257 | 23 | Purdue | 3 | 1 |
77 | Billy Ray Smith | RDE-LDE | 6-4 | 240 | 23 | Arkansas | 12 | 8 |
70 | Ernie Stautner | RDE-LDT | 6-1 | 230 | 33 | Boston College | 12 | 11 |
82 | George Tarasovic | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | Boston College; Northeast Louisana JC; Louisiana State | 12 | 8 |
30 | Tom Tracy | ROH | 5-9 | 205 | 24 | Tennessee | 12 | 7 |
74 | Frank Varrichione | ROT | 6-1 | 234 | 26 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
35 | Tank Younger | FB | 6-3 | 225 | 30 | Grambling State | 12 | 7 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
2 | 20 | Larry Krutko | B | West Virginia |
3 | 32 | Billy Krisher | G | Oklahoma |
6 | 68 | Dick Lasse | E | Syracuse |
9 | 100 | Mike Henry | T | Southern California |
10 | 116 | Dick Campbell | C | Marquette |
11 | 127 | Larry Aldrich | E | Idaho |
12 | 140 | Leroy Reed | B | Mississippi |
14 | 164 | Doyle Jennings | T | Oklahoma |
15 | 175 | Ed Sears | B | Florida |
16 | 188 | John Perkins | T | Southern Mississippi |
17 | 199 | Joe Lewis | T | Compton JC |
19 | 223 | Gene Keady | B | Kansas State |
20 | 236 | George Johnson | T | Wake Forest |
21 | 247 | Evert Jones | G | Utah |
22 | 260 | Bill Thompson | E | Duke |
23 | 271 | Ken Trowbridge | B | North Carolina State |
24 | 284 | Norm Roberts | E | Texas A&M-Commerce |
25 | 295 | Bill Groce | B | North Texas |
26 | 308 | Jon Evans | E | Oklahoma State |
27 | 319 | Floyd Dellinger | B | Texas Tech |
28 | 332 | Dean Akin | E | Jacksonville State |
29 | 343 | Mert Fuquay | E | Baylor |
30 | 355 | Dick Scherer | E | Pittsburgh |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 41 | 92 | 61 | 67 |
Opponents Totals | 58 | 67 | 48 | 57 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 202 | 77 | 107 | 18 | / % | / % | 78 | 875 | |
Opponents Totals | 209 | 81 | 114 | 14 | / % | / % | 62 | 585 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Miner | 0 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 73 |
Tom Tracy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Jimmy Orr | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Ray Mathews | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Bobby Layne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Tank Younger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Leo Elter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Gary Glick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jack McClairen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Billy Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ernie Stautner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1 | 261 |
Opponents Totals | 28 | 26 | 28 | 92.9 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 230 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Miner | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1/ | 5/ | 5/ | 3/ | 0/ |
Team Totals | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1/ | 5/ | 5/ | 3/ | 0/ |
Opponents Totals | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 3/ | 2/ | 6/ | 1/ | 0/ |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Tracy | 169 | 714 | 4.2 | 64 | 5 |
Tank Younger | 88 | 344 | 3.9 | 36 | 3 |
Bobby Layne | 37 | 153 | 4.1 | 21 | 3 |
Leo Elter | 37 | 104 | 2.8 | 18 | 2 |
Dick Christy | 38 | 101 | 2.7 | 19 | 0 |
Earl Morrall | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 40 | 0 |
Billy Reynolds | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 11 | 1 |
Ray Mathews | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
Jimmy Orr | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Larry Krutko | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
Len Dawson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 394 | 1521 | 3.9 | 64 | 14 |
Opponents Totals | 403 | 1491 | 3.7 | 14 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Layne | 268 | 133 | 49.6 | 125 | 2339 | 8.7 | 17.6 | 78t | 13 | 4.9 | 10 | 3.7 | 96 | 2243 | 80.4 | |
Earl Morrall | 46 | 16 | 34.8 | 23 | 275 | 6.0 | 17.2 | 66 | 1 | 2.2 | 7 | 15.2 | 17 | 258 | 23.6 | |
Tom Tracy | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 8 | 270 | 16.9 | 45.0 | 72t | 2 | 12.5 | 2 | 12.5 | 13 | 257 | 85.4 | |
Len Dawson | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 11 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Don Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | |||||||||
Team Totals | 336 | 156 | 46.4 | 159 | 2895 | 8.6 | 18.6 | 78t | 16 | 4.8 | 21 | 6.3 | 143 | 2752 | 66.5 | |
Opponents Totals | 334 | 173 | 51.8 | 137 | 2136 | 6.4 | 12.3 | 11 | 3.3 | 24 | 7.2 | 244 | 1892 | 52.9 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Orr | 33 | 910 | 27.6 | 78t | 7 |
Tom Tracy | 32 | 535 | 16.7 | 56 | 4 |
Jack McClairen | 29 | 491 | 16.9 | 35 | 1 |
Ray Mathews | 25 | 525 | 21.0 | 65 | 4 |
Tank Younger | 16 | 188 | 11.8 | 51 | 0 |
Dick Christy | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 26 | 0 |
Leo Elter | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 |
Dick Lucas | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 17 | 0 |
Don Bishop | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 |
Billy Reynolds | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 156 | 2895 | 18.6 | 78t | 16 |
Opponents Totals | 173 | 2136 | 12.3 | 11 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Butler | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
Dick Alban | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
Dean Derby | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Glick | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 20 | 0 |
Dick Campbell | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
Dale Dodrill | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Joe Lewis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
John Reger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 24 | 248 | 10.3 | 58 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 21 | 330 | 15.7 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Orr | 51 | 2023 | 39.7 | 62 | 0 | 233 | ||||
Team Totals | 51 | 2023 | 39.7 | 62 | 0 | 233 | 35.1 | |||
Opponents Totals | 62 | 2601 | 42.0 | 301 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Christy | 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 43 | 0 | |
Billy Reynolds | 25 | 143 | 5.7 | 22 | 0 | |
Gary Glick | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dale Dodrill | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 45 | 301 | 6.7 | 43 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 38 | 233 | 6.1 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Christy | 16 | 384 | 24.0 | 41 | 0 | |
Billy Reynolds | 15 | 346 | 23.1 | 38 | 0 | |
Frank Varrichione | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 | |
Ted Karras | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
Jack McClairen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 36 | 774 | 21.5 | 41 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 50 | 1115 | 22.3 | 2 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Alban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
Dick Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Christy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dean Derby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Leo Elter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gary Glick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 1 |
Billy Krisher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Krupa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Krutko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bobby Layne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Richie McCabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jack McClairen | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |
John Nisby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Jimmy Orr | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Billy Reynolds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Sandusky | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Ray Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ernie Stautner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
George Tarasovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Tracy | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Frank Varrichione | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tank Younger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 32 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 74 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 1 |
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