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1940 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Record: 2-7-2, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 60 points (5.5/g), 10th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 178 points (16.2/g), 7th.
Differential of -118 points (-10.7/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 0.8-10.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.4/g), 10th.
Coached by Walt Kiesling (2-7-2)
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1940 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| HB | Lou Tomasetti | 24 | 1 | 9 | 68 rushes for 246 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for 129 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 11th / 92nd pick / 1939 |
| TB | Billy Patterson | 22 | 1 | 9 | 87 rushes for 171 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 3rd / 17th pick / 1939 |
| FB | George Kiick | 23 | Rook | 4 | 66 rushes for 212 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 22 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 3rd / 18th pick / 1940 |
| BB | Hank Bruder | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 49 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | George Platukis | 25 | 2 | 11 | 15 catches for 290 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 44th pick / 1938 |
| LT | Don Campbell | 24 | 1 | 6 | ||
| LT | Clark Goff | 23 | Rook | 5 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 5th / 33rd pick / 1940 |
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| LG | Jack Sanders | 23 | Rook | 7 | New York Giants / 17th / 160th pick / 1939 |
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| C | Ted Grabinski | 24 | 1 | 9 | ||
| RG | John Perko | 26 | 3 | 9 | ||
| RT | Armand Niccolai | 29 | 6 | 11 | ||
| RE | Bill Sortet | 28 | 7 | 8 | 7 catches for 112 yards, 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Armand Niccolai | 29 | 6 | 11 | 6 of 14 field goals & 6 of 6 extra points | |
| P | Billy Patterson | 22 | 1 | 9 | 43 punts for a 39.4 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Pirates / 3rd / 17th pick / 1939 |
| PR | Sam Boyd | 26 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 41st pick / 1939 |
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| KR | Sam Boyd | 26 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 41st pick / 1939 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sam Boyd | 26 | E | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Baylor | 8/12/1914 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 41st pick / 1939 |
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| Hank Bruder | 33 | B | 8 | 7 | 199 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 11/22/1907 | 9 | ||
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 25 | B | 8 | 4 | 195 | 5-11 | Duquesne | 8/24/1915 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1938 |
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| Frank Bykowski | 25 | G | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Purdue | 3/24/1915 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 42nd pick / 1940 |
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| Don Campbell | 24 | T | 11 | 6 | 225 | 6-0 | Carnegie Mellon | 11/25/1916 | 1 | ||
| Merl Condit* | 23 | HB | 10 | 2 | 187 | 5-11 | Carnegie Mellon,West Virginia | 3/21/1917 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1940 |
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| Ted Doyle | 26 | T-G | 6 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 1/12/1914 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1938 |
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| Ev Fisher | 26 | BB-E | 4 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 3/1/1914 | 2 | ||
| Clark Goff | 23 | T | 11 | 5 | 225 | 6-3 | Florida | 12/6/1917 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 5th / 33rd pick / 1940 |
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| Ted Grabinski | 24 | C-LB-G | 11 | 9 | 207 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 2/6/1916 | 1 | ||
| Pop Ivy | 24 | E | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 1/25/1916 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 27th pick / 1940 |
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| Swede Johnston | 30 | B | 10 | 3 | 197 | 5-10 | Elmhurst,Marquette,Miami (FL) | 3/7/1910 | 9 | ||
| Ed Karpowich | 28 | T | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Catholic | 9/28/1912 | 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 8th / 66th pick / 1936 |
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| Walt Kichefski | 24 | E | 11 | 3 | 212 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 6/17/1916 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 197th pick / 1940 |
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| George Kiick | 23 | FB | 11 | 4 | 200 | 6-0 | Bucknell | 9/5/1917 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 3rd / 18th pick / 1940 |
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| John Klumb | 24 | E | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington State | 1/22/1916 | 1 | ||
| Carl Littlefield | 24 | B | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Washington State | 8/6/1916 | 2 | ||
| Joe Maras | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 1/19/1916 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 10th / 81st pick / 1938 |
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| Coley McDonough | 25 | TB-QB | 4 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Dayton,North Carolina State | 10/10/1915 | 1 | ||
| Carl Nery | 23 | G | 11 | 4 | 214 | 6-0 | Duquesne | 6/17/1917 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 8th / 62nd pick / 1940 |
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| Armand Niccolai | 29 | T-G | 11 | 11 | 226 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 11/8/1911 | 6 | ||
| John Noppenberg | 23 | B | 9 | 4 | 196 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/8/1917 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 13th / 113th pick / 1940 |
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| Billy Patterson | 22 | B | 11 | 9 | 167 | 5-10 | Baylor | 8/20/1918 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 3rd / 17th pick / 1939 |
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| Stan Pavkov | 24 | G-T | 9 | 2 | 212 | 6-0 | Idaho | 10/23/1916 | 1 | ||
| John Perko | 26 | G | 11 | 9 | 207 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 2/20/1914 | 3 | ||
| Rocco Pirro | 24 | G-B-T | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Catholic | 6/30/1916 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 102nd pick / 1940 |
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| George Platukis | 25 | E-DE | 11 | 11 | 196 | 6-0 | Duquesne | 3/15/1915 | 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 44th pick / 1938 |
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| Jack Sanders | 23 | G | 10 | 7 | 219 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/11/1917 | Rook | New York Giants / 17th / 160th pick / 1939 |
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| John Schmidt | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Carnegie Mellon | 8/12/1918 | Rook | ||
| Bill Sortet | 28 | E | 11 | 8 | 187 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 6/25/1912 | 7 | ||
| Frank Sullivan | 28 | C-LB | 9 | 2 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA) | 8/16/1912 | 5 | ||
| Tommy Thompson | 24 | QB | 11 | 2 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/15/1916 | Rook | ||
| Lou Tomasetti | 24 | FB-HB | 10 | 9 | 198 | 6-0 | Bucknell | 1/8/1916 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 11th / 92nd pick / 1939 |
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| John Woudenberg | 22 | T | 7 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Denver,St. Mary's (CA) | 5/25/1918 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
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| John Yurchey | 23 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Duquesne | 11/12/1917 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 24.9 | 11 | 204.6 | 6-0.8 | 1.8 |