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 (2-8-0)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| HB | Tony Bova | 28 | 3 | 5 | 6 rushes for 11 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 215 yards and 0 td | |
| TB | Bill Dudley | 26 | 3 | 4 | 57 rushes for 204 yards, 3 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| TB | Buzz Warren | 29 | Rook | 4 | 95 rushes for 292 yards, 2 td, & 1 catch for -1 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | John Lucente | 23 | Rook | 5 | 82 rushes for 242 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 45 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Leon Pense | 23 | Rook | 8 | 6 rushes for 1 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 32 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 79th pick / 1945 |
| LE | Dick Dolly | 28 | 4 | 9 | 8 catches for 122 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Glen Stough | 24 | Rook | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 277th pick / 1945 |
| LT | Joe Coomer | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Elmer Merkovsky | 28 | 1 | 10 | 4 fumbles recovered | |
| C | Chuck Cherundolo | 29 | 8 | 5 | ||
| RG | John Perko | 31 | 8 | 10 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Ted Doyle | 31 | 7 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1938 |
| RE | Joe Pierre | 25 | Rook | 7 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ben Agajanian | 26 | Rook | 1 | 4 of 4 field goals & 1 of 2 extra points | |
| P | Sid Tinsley | 25 | Rook | 0 | 57 punts for a 40.5 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Buzz Warren | 29 | Rook | 4 | 13 punt returns for a 12.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Buzz Warren | 29 | Rook | 4 | 5 kick returns for a 27.0 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Agajanian | 26 | K | 5 | 1 | 215 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 8/28/1919 | Rook | ||
| Tom Alberghini | 25 | G | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Holy Cross | 10/27/1920 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 13th / 115th pick / 1943 | |
| Tony Bova | 28 | E-B | 10 | 5 | 190 | 6-1 | St. Francis (PA) | 8/21/1917 | 3 | ||
| Art Brandau | 23 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 6/23/1922 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 89th pick / 1945 | |
| Carl Buda | 26 | G | 3 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Creighton,Tulsa | 2/22/1919 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 11th / 107th pick / 1944 | |
| Garth Chamberlain | 25 | G | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | BYU | 5/20/1920 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 151st pick / 1942 | |
| Chuck Cherundolo | 29 | C-LB | 6 | 5 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 8/8/1916 | 8 | ||
| Joe Cibulas | 24 | T | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Duquesne | 5/31/1921 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 25th / 237th pick / 1943 | |
| Joe Coomer | 27 | T-G | 9 | 5 | 281 | 6-6 | Austin | 9/11/1918 | 4 | ||
| Carmine DePascal | 27 | E | 1 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Wichita St. | 4/13/1918 | Rook | ||
| Henry DePaul | 28 | G | 4 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Duquesne | 4/12/1917 | Rook | ||
| Dick Dolly | 28 | E | 10 | 9 | 211 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 12/12/1917 | 4 | ||
| Ted Doyle | 31 | T-G | 10 | 10 | 224 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 1/12/1914 | 7 | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1938 | |
| Bill Dudley | 26 | HB-TB-QB | 4 | 4 | 182 | 5-10 | Virginia | 12/24/1919 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 | |
| Paul Duhart | 25 | B | 2 | 2 | 180 | 6-0 | Florida | 12/30/1920 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1945 | |
| Vern Foltz | 27 | C-LB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | St. Vincent | 8/27/1918 | 1 | ||
| Len Frketich | 28 | T | 2 | 0 | 290 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 11/18/1917 | Rook | ||
| Jack Itzel | 21 | FB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgetown (DC),Pittsburgh | 11/12/1924 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 165th pick / 1945 | |
| Toimi Jarvi | 25 | HB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 2/28/1920 | 1 | ||
| Art Jones | 26 | WB-DB-HB-TB | 7 | 2 | 192 | 6-2 | Richmond | 6/13/1919 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1941 | |
| George Kiick | 28 | FB | 6 | 3 | 200 | 6-0 | Bucknell | 9/5/1917 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1940 | |
| Frank Kimble | 28 | E | 9 | 3 | 205 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 11/9/1917 | Rook | ||
| John Kondrla | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | St. Vincent | 2/23/1921 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 310th pick / 1945 | |
| Julie Koshlap | 28 | B | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Georgetown (DC) | 12/25/1917 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 21st / 193rd pick / 1941 | |
| Hubbard Law | 24 | G | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Sam Houston St. | 1/27/1921 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 15th / 131st pick / 1942 | |
| Jackie Lowther | 23 | B | 2 | 2 | 165 | 5-8 | Detroit Mercy | 12/27/1922 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 72nd pick / 1945 | |
| John Lucente | 23 | FB-LB | 10 | 5 | 200 | 5-9 | West Virginia | 11/4/1922 | Rook | ||
| Ed McNamara | 25 | T | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 4/13/1920 | Rook | New York Giants / 27th / 256th pick / 1943 | |
| Elmer Merkovsky | 28 | G-T | 10 | 10 | 239 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 4/13/1917 | 1 | ||
| John Naioti | 24 | HB | 6 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | St. Francis (PA) | 11/6/1921 | 3 | ||
| Allen Nichols | 29 | FB | 1 | 1 | 205 | 5-10 | Temple | 10/28/1916 | Rook | ||
| Mel Odelli | HB | 2 | 0 | 176 | 5-8 | Duquesne | 0/0/0 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 132nd pick / 1945 | ||
| Al Olszewski | 25 | E | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | Penn St.,Pittsburgh | 11/14/1920 | Rook | ||
| John Patrick | 27 | BB-QB-FB | 3 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Penn St. | 1/16/1918 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 101st pick / 1941 | |
| Leon Pense | 23 | BB | 10 | 8 | 170 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 2/5/1922 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 79th pick / 1945 | |
| John Perko | 31 | G | 10 | 10 | 207 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 2/20/1914 | 8 | ||
| John Petchel | 26 | BB | 9 | 2 | 185 | 5-11 | Duquesne | 5/27/1919 | 3 | ||
| Pepper Petrella | 25 | HB | 3 | 1 | 160 | 5-7 | Penn St. | 5/7/1920 | Rook | ||
| Joe Pierre | 25 | E | 10 | 7 | 185 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 10/15/1920 | Rook | ||
| John Popovich | 27 | HB | 1 | 0 | 160 | 5-8 | St. Vincent | 3/6/1918 | 1 | ||
| Al Postus | 25 | TB-DB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Villanova | 9/21/1920 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1944 | |
| Ross Sorce | T | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Georgetown (DC) | 0/0/0 | Rook | |||
| Ed Stofko | 25 | TB-DB | 2 | 1 | 192 | 6-1 | St. Francis (PA) | 5/17/1920 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 9th / 85th pick / 1944 | |
| Glen Stough | 24 | T | 10 | 5 | 240 | 6-5 | Duke | 9/7/1921 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 277th pick / 1945 | |
| Morgan Tiller | 27 | E | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Denver | 10/13/1918 | 1 | ||
| Sid Tinsley | 25 | HB | 9 | 0 | 168 | 5-9 | Clemson | 1/14/1920 | Rook | ||
| Si Titus | 27 | C | 9 | 3 | 195 | 6-0 | Holy Cross | 9/23/1918 | 5 | ||
| Buzz Warren | 29 | TB-HB | 8 | 4 | 175 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 8/13/1916 | Rook | ||
| Al Wukits | 28 | C-LB-G | 3 | 1 | 218 | 6-3 | Duquesne | 12/16/1917 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 11th / 97th pick / 1943 | |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 10 | 202.1 | 6-0.2 | 1.5 |