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1943 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers

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Record: 5-4-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 225 points (22.5/g), 4th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 230 points (23.0/g), 8th.
 Differential of -5 points (-0.5/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 4.9-5.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.5/g), 6th.

Coached by Walt Kiesling (5-4-1) (co-coach with Greasy Neale) and Greasy Neale (5-4-1)

1943 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat October 2 box W 1-0 Brooklyn Dodgers 17 0 10 300 98 202 1 8 93 126 -33 4
2 Sat October 9 box W 2-0 New York Giants 28 14 14 303 112 191 8 6 92 50 42 3
3 Sun October 17 box L 2-1 @ Chicago Bears 21 48 12 298 181 117 3 17 396 186 210 3
4 Sun October 24 box L 2-2 @ New York Giants 14 42 12 242 178 64 2 10 199 127 72
5 Sun October 31 box W 3-2 Chicago Cardinals 34 13 16 241 74 167 3 9 206 175 31 5
6 Sun November 7 box T 3-2-1 Washington Redskins 14 14 10 169 89 80 3 11 209 147 62 6
7 Sun November 14 box L 3-3-1 @ Brooklyn Dodgers 7 13 18 249 52 197 2 5 176 74 102
8 Sun November 21 box W 4-3-1 Detroit Lions 35 34 17 358 96 262 2 12 268 194 74 5
9 Sun November 28 box W 5-3-1 @ Washington Redskins 27 14 19 390 82 308 3 10 269 211 58 2
10 Sun December 5 box L 5-4-1 Green Bay Packers 28 38 10 318 176 142 8 8 278 103 175 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 225 2868 634 4.5 138 65 175 1138 11 20 6.5 32 459 1730 18 3.8 96 35 15 10
Team Defense 230 2186 533 4.1 150 102 221 1393 15 22 6.3 41 312 793 15 2.5 96 30 8 13
Lg Rank Offense 4 4 2 7 5 4 6 4 1 1 1 2 7 9
Lg Rank Defense 8 3 3 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 10 1 4 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Roy Zimmerman 25 QB 10 9 43 124 34.7 846 9 7.3 17 13.7 60 6.8 1.4 19.7 84.6 44.0
Allie Sherman 20 9 0 16 37 43.2 208 2 5.4 1 2.7 49 5.6 4.9 13.0 23.1 68.3
Johnny Butler 25 LH 10 9 6 13 46.2 84 0 0.0 1 7.7 26 6.5 3.0 14.0 8.4 35.4
Ernie Steele 26 lh 10 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.4 10 65 175 37.1 1138 11 6.3 20 11.4 60 6.5 2.0 17.5 113.8 41.5
Opp Total 10 102 221 46.2 1393 15 6.8 22 10.0 6.3 2.5 13.7 139.3 49.8 0 0 6.3 2.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Jack Hinkle 26 RH 10 9 116 571 3 56 4.9 57.1 11.6 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.3 574 3 0
Johnny Butler 25 LH 10 9 87 362 3 69 4.2 36.2 8.7 3 63 21.0 0 37 0.3 6.3 425 3 0
Ernie Steele 26 lh 10 1 85 409 4 47 4.8 40.9 8.5 9 168 18.7 2 60 0.9 16.8 577 6 0
Bob Thurbon 25 10 1 71 291 5 25 4.1 29.1 7.1 6 100 16.7 1 43 0.6 10.0 391 6 0
Roy Zimmerman 25 QB 10 9 33 -41 1 12 -1.2 -4.1 3.3 -41 1 0
Ben Kish 26 FB 10 9 22 50 0 11 2.3 5.0 2.2 8 67 8.4 1 17 0.8 6.7 117 1 0
Allie Sherman 20 9 0 17 -20 1 5 -1.2 -2.2 1.9 -20 1 0
Charlie Gauer 22 9 1 12 69 0 25 5.8 7.7 1.3 2 18 9.0 0 14 0.2 2.0 87 0 0
Ted Laux 25 4 0 9 23 0 12 2.6 5.8 2.3 2 19 9.5 0 15 0.5 4.8 42 0 0
Steve Sader 73 2 0 3 5 0 16 1.7 2.5 1.5 5 0 0
Bob Masters 32 3 0 2 6 0 0 3.0 2.0 0.7 6 0 0
Tony Bova 26 LE 10 6 1 11 0 11 11.0 1.1 0.1 17 419 24.6 5 51 1.7 41.9 430 5 0
Dean Steward 20 6 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -1.0 0.2 -6 0 0
Larry Cabrelli 26 RE 10 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 199 16.6 1 49 1.2 19.9 199 1 0
Tom Miller 25 8 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 60 20.0 1 32 0.4 7.5 60 1 0
Bill Hewitt 34 6 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 22 11.0 0 11 0.3 3.7 22 0 0
Team Total 27.4 10 459 1730 17 69 3.8 173.0 45.9 65 1138 17.5 11 60 6.5 113.8 2868 28 0
Opp Total 10 312 793 15 2.5 79.3 31.2 102 1393 13.7 15 10.2 139.3 2186 30 20

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ernie Steele 26 lh 10 1 12 152 0 19 12.7 11 236 0 28 21.5 965
Johnny Butler 25 LH 10 9 13 108 0 15 8.3 6 92 0 22 15.3 625
Jack Hinkle 26 RH 10 9 4 45 0 14 11.3 11 217 0 30 19.7 836
Bob Thurbon 25 10 1 2 19 0 14 9.5 6 150 0 35 25.0 560
Roy Zimmerman 25 QB 10 9 3 55 0 20 18.3 14
Bob Masters 32 3 0 2 37 0 19 18.5 43
Ted Laux 25 4 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 53
Vic Sears 25 LT 10 10 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Team Total 27.4 10 32 335 0 19 10.5 40 802 0 35 20.1 4005
Opp Total 10 28 0 34 772 2 22.7

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Roy Zimmerman 25 QB 10 9 6 1 16.7% 28 26 92.9% 44 1521 53 2 34.6
Johnny Butler 25 LH 10 9 11 407 45 0 37.0
Jack Hinkle 26 RH 10 9 4 78 45 2 19.5
Ted Laux 25 4 0 2 2 100.0%
Gordon Paschka 23 10 1 2 2 100.0%
Dean Steward 20 6 0 2 84 47 0 42.0
Ben Kish 26 FB 10 9 1 42 42 0 42.0
Team Total 27.4 10 6 1 16.7% 32 30 93.8% 62 2132 53 4 34.4
Opp Total 10 11 1 9.1% 33 29 87.9% 60 2394 39.9

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Larry Cabrelli 26 RE 10 9 1 24 1 24
Enio Conti 30 10 1 1 0 0 0
Charlie Gauer 22 9 1 1 0 0 0
Ray Graves 25 C 10 9 1 15 0 15
Jack Hinkle 26 RH 10 9 4 98 0 91
Ben Kish 26 FB 10 9 5 114 1 86
Ted Laux 25 4 0 1 24 0 24
Tom Miller 25 8 1 1 0 0 0
Bob Thurbon 25 10 1 1 3 0 3
Al Wukits 26 10 1 1 7 0 7
Roy Zimmerman 25 QB 10 9 5 19 0 10
Team Total 27.4 10 22 304 2 91
Opp Total 10 20 12

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Ernie Steele 26 lh 10 1 4 2 36
Bob Thurbon 25 10 1 5 1 36
Roy Zimmerman 25 QB 10 9 1 26 1 35
Tony Bova 26 LE 10 6 5 30
Jack Hinkle 26 RH 10 9 3 1 24
Johnny Butler 25 LH 10 9 3 18
Larry Cabrelli 26 RE 10 9 1 1 12
Ben Kish 26 FB 10 9 1 1 12
Tom Miller 25 8 1 1 6
Allie Sherman 20 9 0 1 6
Al Wukits 26 10 1 1 6
Ted Laux 25 4 0 2 2
Gordon Paschka 23 10 1 2 2
Team Total 27.4 10 17 11 2 2 30 1 225
Opp Total 10 15 15 2 29 1 230