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1945 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 2-8-0, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 79 points (7.9/g), 10th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 220 points (22.0/g), 8th.
 Differential of -141 points (-14.1/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 0.8-9.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 8th.

Coached by Jim Leonard

Training Camp: (Hershey, Pennsylvania)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1945 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
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 PIT Paul Duhart B 2 1944 1945 0 0 0 0 13 7 22 69 0 2 68 200 3 9 176 2 Florida
2 12 PIT Jack Dugger T 4 1946 1949 0 0 1 0 37 2 26 0 Ohio St.
3 19 PIT Bill Dellastatious B 0 0 0 Missouri
4 29 PIT Roger Adams C 0 0 0 Florida
5 33 PIT Charley Mehelich DE 6 1946 1951 0 0 3 20 59 0 2 0 0 0 15 172 0 Duquesne
6 46 PIT Gregg Browning E 1 1947 1947 0 0 0 0 3 1 12 0 Denver
7 56 PIT Mike Wolak B 0 0 0 Duquesne
8 66 PIT Tom Hughes T 0 0 0 Missouri
9 79 PIT Leon Pense BB 1 1945 1945 0 0 1 0 10 6 1 0 1 32 0 Arkansas
10 89 PIT Art Brandau C 2 1945 1946 0 0 0 0 6 Tennessee
11 99 PIT Ray Ball B 0 0 0 Holy Cross
12 112 PIT Frank Basilone B 0 0 0 Duquesne
13 122 PIT John Monahan E 0 0 0 Dartmouth
14 132 PIT Mel Odelli HB 1 1945 1945 0 0 0 0 2 Duquesne
15 145 PIT George Connor T 0 0 0 Notre Dame
16 155 PIT Jim Ungles B 0 0 0 Kansas St.
17 165 PIT Jack Itzel FB 1 1945 1945 0 0 0 0 10 4 11 0 1 4 0 Pittsburgh
18 178 PIT Alex Wizbicki DB 4 1947 1950 0 0 1 6 45 14 34 0 Holy Cross
19 188 PIT Jim Landrigan T 1 1947 1947 0 0 0 0 5 Dartmouth
20 198 PIT Bill Lilienthal T 0 0 0 Villanova
21 211 PIT Art Price B 0 0 0 Rutgers
22 221 PIT Don Malmberg B 0 0 0 UCLA
23 231 PIT Everett Harwell E 0 0 0 Auburn
24 244 PIT Ed Cain B 0 0 0 Rice
25 254 PIT Angelo Carlaccini B 0 0 0 Pittsburgh
26 264 PIT Ed Burns B 0 0 0 Boston Col.
27 277 PIT Glen Stough T 1 1945 1945 0 0 1 0 10 Duke
28 287 PIT Jim Marsh T 0 0 0 Oklahoma St.
29 297 PIT Ralph Grant B 0 0 0 Bucknell
30 310 PIT John Kondrla T 1 1945 1945 0 0 0 0 1 St. Vincent