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1946 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 5-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 136 points (12.4/g), 10th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 117 points (10.6/g), 1st.
Differential of 19 points (1.7/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 6.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.3/g), 4th.
Coached by Jock Sutherland (5-5-1)
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1946 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| HB | Merl Condit | 29 | 6 | 8 | 46 rushes for 141 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 33 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1940 |
| TB | Bill Dudley | 27 | 4 | 11 | 146 rushes for 604 yards, 2 td, & 4 catches for 109 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| FB | Tony Compagno | 25 | Rook | 8 | 67 rushes for 217 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 101 yards and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 21st / 197th pick / 1943 |
| BB | Charlie Seabright | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 77 yards and 1 td | |
| LE | Val Jansante | 26 | Rook | 7 | 10 catches for 136 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| LT | Jack Wiley | 26 | Rook | 8 | 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | Ralph Fife | 26 | 4 | 9 | ||
| C | Chuck Cherundolo | 30 | 9 | 11 | ||
| RG | Ray Bucek | 24 | Rook | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 19th / 177th pick / 1943 |
| RT | Art McCaffray | 25 | Rook | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 4th / 31st pick / 1944 |
| RE | Bob B. Davis | 25 | Rook | 11 | 1 catch for 13 yards, 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill Dudley | 27 | 4 | 11 | 2 of 7 field goals & 12 of 14 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| P | Bill Dudley | 27 | 4 | 11 | 60 punts for a 40.1 average, 1 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| PR | Bill Dudley | 27 | 4 | 11 | 27 punt returns for a 14.3 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| KR | Bill Dudley | 27 | 4 | 11 | 14 kick returns for a 20.0 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Bonelli | 27 | B | 3 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1919 | 1 | |
| Tony Bova | 29 | E-B | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | St. Francis (PA) | 8/21/1917 | 4 | |
| Art Brandau | 24 | C-G | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 6/23/1922 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 89th pick / 1945 |
| Ray Bucek | 24 | G-LB | 11 | 11 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 1/31/1922 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 19th / 177th pick / 1943 |
| Chuck Cherundolo | 30 | C-LB | 11 | 11 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/8/1916 | 9 | |
| Johnny Clement | 27 | TB | 11 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/31/1919 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 28th pick / 1941 |
| Tony Compagno | 25 | FB | 10 | 8 | 199 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (CA) | 1/29/1921 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 21st / 197th pick / 1943 |
| Merl Condit | 29 | HB | 9 | 8 | 187 | 5-11 | Carnegie Mellon,West Virginia | 3/21/1917 | 6 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1940 |
| Joe Coomer | 28 | T-G | 7 | 3 | 281 | 6-6 | Austin | 9/11/1918 | 5 | |
| Bob B. Davis | 25 | E-DE | 11 | 11 | 192 | 5-11 | Penn State | 9/26/1921 | Rook | |
| Bill Dudley | 27 | HB-TB-QB | 11 | 11 | 182 | 5-10 | Virginia | 12/24/1919 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| Bill Dutton | 28 | HB | 11 | 3 | 180 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 12/9/1918 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1943 |
| Ralph Fife | 26 | G | 10 | 9 | 207 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 1/26/1920 | 4 | |
| Bill Garnaas | 25 | QB | 10 | 3 | 187 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 10/8/1921 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 6th / 44th pick / 1944 |
| Walt Gorinski | 27 | FB | 6 | 1 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 12/20/1919 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 17th / 152nd pick / 1943 |
| Sam Gray | 27 | E | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 1/1/1919 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 12th / 113th pick / 1944 |
| Val Jansante | 26 | E-DE | 11 | 7 | 190 | 6-1 | Duquesne,Villanova | 9/27/1920 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| Max Kielbasa | 25 | HB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 8/23/1921 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 16th / 147th pick / 1943 |
| Earl Klapstein | 24 | T | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Pacific | 3/8/1922 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 24th / 250th pick / 1944 |
| Steve Lach | 26 | WB-FB-HB | 11 | 3 | 210 | 6-2 | Duke | 8/6/1920 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1942 |
| Frank Mattioli | 23 | G | 11 | 2 | 210 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 2/14/1923 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 14th / 139th pick / 1945 |
| Art McCaffray | 25 | T | 11 | 10 | 190 | 5-11 | Pacific,Santa Clara | 12/26/1921 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 4th / 31st pick / 1944 |
| Charley Mehelich | 24 | DE-E | 10 | 4 | 199 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 8/4/1922 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1945 |
| Elmer Merkovsky | 29 | G-T | 4 | 1 | 239 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 4/13/1917 | 2 | |
| John Patrick | 28 | BB-QB-FB | 4 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Penn State | 1/16/1918 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 101st pick / 1941 |
| John Perko | 32 | G | 9 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 2/20/1914 | 9 | |
| Joe Repko | 26 | T | 9 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Boston College,Seton Hall | 3/15/1920 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 12th / 107th pick / 1943 |
| Jim S. Reynolds | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/21/1921 | Rook | |
| Cullen Rogers | 25 | HB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 5/29/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 16th / 145th pick / 1943 |
| Charlie Seabright | 28 | BB-QB | 10 | 7 | 204 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/13/1918 | 5 | |
| Nick Skorich | 25 | G | 8 | 0 | 197 | 5-9 | Cincinnati | 6/26/1921 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 17th / 157th pick / 1943 |
| George Titus | 24 | C-LB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Holy Cross | 1/7/1922 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 8th / 69th pick / 1944 |
| Andy Tomasic | 27 | TB-DB | 4 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Temple | 12/10/1919 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 141st pick / 1942 |
| Jack Wiley | 26 | T-DT | 11 | 8 | 208 | 5-11 | Waynesburg | 4/18/1920 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 11 | 200.8 | 6-0.0 | 2.0 |