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1944 Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers
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Record: 0-10-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 108 points (10.8/g), 8th of 11 in the NFL.
Allowed 328 points (32.8/g), 11th.
Differential of -220 points (-22.0/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 0.7-9.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -25 (-2.5/g), 11th.
Coached by Phil Handler (0-10-0) (co-coach with Walt Kiesling)and Walt Kiesling (0-10-0)
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1944 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 2 | CRD | Pat Harder | FB | 8 | 1946 | 1953 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 740 | 3016 | 33 | 92 | 864 | 5 | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 12 | CRD | Paul Mitchell | DT | 6 | 1946 | 1951 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 69 | Minnesota | |||||||||||
| 3 | 17 | CRD | Saxon Judd | E | 3 | 1946 | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 84 | 997 | 7 | Tulsa | |||||||||
| 4 | 28 | CRD | John Tavener | C | 1 | 1946 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Indiana | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 33 | CRD | Bill Blackburn | C | 5 | 1946 | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Rice | ||||||||
| 6 | 44 | CRD | Bill Garnaas | QB | 3 | 1946 | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 200 | 3 | Minnesota | |||||||||
| 7 | 55 | CRD | Rodger Smith | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas Tech | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 66 | CRD | Red Cochran | QB | 3 | 1947 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 138 | 2 | 8 | 114 | 2 | Wake Forest | |
| 9 | 77 | CRD | Frank Scanlan | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Loyola (LA) | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 88 | CRD | Lou Saban | C | 4 | 1946 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | Indiana | |
| 11 | 99 | CRD | Fran Griffin | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holy Cross | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 110 | CRD | Leo Daniels | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 121 | CRD | Bobby Dobbs | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 132 | CRD | Van Hall | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | TCU | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 143 | CRD | Jack Carpenter | T | 3 | 1947 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 0 | Michigan | |||||||||
| 16 | 154 | CRD | Charley Csuri | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ohio State | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 165 | CRD | Joe Magliolo | LB | 1 | 1948 | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Texas | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 176 | CRD | Walt Szot | DT | 5 | 1946 | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 56 | Bucknell | |||||||||||
| 19 | 187 | CRD | Jack Adams | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Presbyterian | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 198 | CRD | Ray Kuffel | E | 3 | 1947 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 402 | 3 | Notre Dame | |||||||||
| 21 | 209 | CRD | Jack West | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 220 | CRD | Jack Esorcia | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Illinois State | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 231 | CRD | Don Buffmire | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northwestern | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 242 | CRD | Bob Nanni | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 253 | CRD | John McGinnis | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 264 | CRD | Warren Hodges | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 275 | CRD | Bill Earley | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 286 | CRD | Bob Davis | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oregon | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 297 | CRD | Vince DiFrancesca | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northwestern | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 308 | CRD | Lloyd Ott | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina State | ||||||||||||||||