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1942 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 7-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 167 points (15.2/g), 4th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 119 points (10.8/g), 3rd.
Differential of 48 points (4.4/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-3.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.6/g), 3rd.
Coached by Walt Kiesling (7-4-0)
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1942 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 | Curt Sandig | 24 | Rook | 8 | 50 rushes for 116 yards, 3 td, & 6 catches for 103 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 31st pick / 1942 |
| TB | Bill Dudley*+ | 23 | Rook | 11 | 162 rushes for 696 yards, 5 td, & 1 catch for 24 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| FB | Dick Riffle | 27 | 4 | 11 | 115 rushes for 467 yards, 4 td, & 3 catches for 50 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 12th pick / 1938 |
| BB | Vern Martin | 22 | Rook | 11 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 64 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 11th pick / 1942 |
| LE | Tony Bova | 25 | Rook | 10 | 3 catches for 37 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Elbie Schultz | 25 | 2 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 |
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| LG | Jack Sanders | 25 | 2 | 9 | New York Giants / 17th / 160th pick / 1939 |
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| C | Chuck Cherundolo* | 26 | 5 | 11 | ||
| RG | Milt Simington* | 24 | 1 | 11 | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 74th pick / 1941 |
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| RT | John Woudenberg* | 24 | 2 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
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| RE | Walt Kichefski | 26 | 2 | 11 | 15 catches for 189 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 197th pick / 1940 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Armand Niccolai | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 of 14 field goals & 9 of 9 extra points | |
| P | Curt Sandig | 24 | Rook | 8 | 37 punts for a 38.8 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 31st pick / 1942 |
| PR | Bill Dudley*+ | 23 | Rook | 11 | 20 punt returns for a 13.6 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| KR | Bill Dudley*+ | 23 | Rook | 11 | 11 kick returns for a 27.1 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Albrecht | 21 | T-C-LB | 3 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1921 | Rook | ||
| John Binotto | 23 | HB | 7 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Duquesne | 11/24/1919 | Rook | ||
| Tony Bova | 25 | E-B | 11 | 10 | 190 | 6-1 | St. Francis (PA) | 8/21/1917 | Rook | ||
| Tom Brown | 21 | E | 9 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 5/22/1921 | Rook | ||
| Chuck Cherundolo* | 26 | C-LB | 11 | 11 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/8/1916 | 5 | ||
| Russ Cotton | 27 | QB | 11 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 5/24/1915 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 113th pick / 1941 |
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| Al Donelli | 25 | HB | 4 | 1 | 165 | 5-7 | Duquesne | 12/22/1917 | 1 | ||
| Ted Doyle | 28 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 1/12/1914 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1938 |
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| Bill Dudley*+ | 23 | HB-TB-QB | 11 | 11 | 182 | 5-10 | Virginia | 12/24/1919 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
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| George Gonda | 23 | HB | 5 | 1 | 175 | 5-10 | Duquesne | 2/23/1919 | Rook | ||
| Hal Hinte | 22 | E | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/25/1920 | Rook | ||
| Joe Hoague | 24 | FB-HB | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Colgate | 2/8/1918 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 111th pick / 1941 |
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| Walt Kichefski | 26 | E | 11 | 11 | 212 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 6/17/1916 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 197th pick / 1940 |
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| Joe Lamas | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 216 | 5-10 | Mount State Mary's | 1/10/1916 | Rook | ||
| Hubbard Law | 21 | G | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Sam Houston State | 1/27/1921 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 15th / 131st pick / 1942 |
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| Don Looney | 25 | E | 3 | 1 | 182 | 6-2 | TCU | 9/2/1917 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 63rd pick / 1940 |
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| Vern Martin | 22 | BB | 11 | 11 | 195 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/2/1920 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 11th pick / 1942 |
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| Clure Mosher | 22 | C-G-LB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Louisville | 1/11/1920 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 121st pick / 1942 |
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| John Naioti | 21 | HB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | St. Francis (PA) | 11/6/1921 | Rook | ||
| Armand Niccolai | 31 | T-G | 10 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 11/8/1911 | 8 | ||
| Frank Pastin | 22 | G | 1 | 0 | 197 | 5-10 | Waynesburg | 12/16/1920 | Rook | ||
| Dick Riffle | 27 | B | 11 | 11 | 200 | 6-1 | Albright | 2/2/1915 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 12th pick / 1938 |
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| Mike Rodak | 25 | BB-G | 5 | 2 | 194 | 5-10 | Case Western Reserve | 2/11/1917 | 3 | ||
| Jack Sanders | 25 | G | 9 | 9 | 219 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/11/1917 | 2 | New York Giants / 17th / 160th pick / 1939 |
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| Curt Sandig | 24 | HB | 11 | 8 | 170 | 5-10 | Baylor,St. Mary's (TX) | 7/12/1918 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 31st pick / 1942 |
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| John Schiechl | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Santa Clara | 8/22/1917 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1940 |
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| Elbie Schultz | 25 | T-G | 11 | 11 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 12/23/1917 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 |
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| Milt Simington* | 24 | G | 11 | 11 | 217 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 8/26/1918 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 74th pick / 1941 |
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| George Sirochman | 24 | G | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 3/23/1918 | Rook | ||
| George Somers | 27 | T | 11 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | La Salle | 10/5/1915 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 64th pick / 1939 |
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| Andy Tomasic | 23 | TB-DB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Temple | 12/10/1919 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 141st pick / 1942 |
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| Ralph Wenzel | 24 | E | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Tulane | 7/22/1918 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 2nd / 12th pick / 1940 |
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| John Woudenberg* | 24 | T | 11 | 11 | 226 | 6-3 | Denver,St. Mary's (CA) | 5/25/1918 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
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| Team Total | 24.3 | 11 | 204.6 | 6-0.4 | 1.2 |