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1948 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 200 points (16.7/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 243 points (20.2/g), 4th.
Differential of -43 points (-3.6/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 4.6-7.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-1.2/g), 10th.
Coached by John Michelosen (4-8-0)
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1948 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 | Bob Cifers | 28 | 2 | 7 | 112 rushes for 361 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 55 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 14th pick / 1944 |
| TB | Ray Evans | 26 | Rook | 8 | 99 rushes for 343 yards, 2 td, & 7 catches for 93 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Jerry Shipkey | 23 | Rook | 4 | 64 rushes for 199 yards, 8 td, & 10 catches for 106 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| BB | Charlie Seabright | 30 | 7 | 11 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 63 yards and 1 td | |
| LE | Charley Mehelich | 26 | 2 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1945 |
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| LE | Val Jansante | 28 | 2 | 5 | 39 catches for 623 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| LT | John Mastrangelo | 22 | 1 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 16th pick / 1947 |
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| LT | Jack Wiley | 28 | 2 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Red Moore | 26 | 1 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 118th pick / 1947 |
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| C | Chuck Cherundolo | 32 | 11 | 6 | ||
| RG | Bill Cregar | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 158th pick / 1947 |
| RT | Frank Wydo | 24 | 1 | 9 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| RE | Elbie Nickel | 26 | 1 | 7 | 22 catches for 324 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Glamp | 27 | 1 | 2 | 4 of 10 field goals & 26 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Bob Cifers | 28 | 2 | 7 | 62 punts for a 39.6 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 14th pick / 1944 |
| PR | Ray Evans | 26 | Rook | 8 | 10 punt returns for a 13.3 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1944 |
| KR | Bob Cifers | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 kick returns for a 27.2 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 14th pick / 1944 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Chuck Cherundolo | 32 | C-LB | 12 | 6 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/8/1916 | 11 | ||
| Bob Cifers | 28 | HB | 12 | 7 | 201 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 9/5/1920 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 14th pick / 1944 |
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| Johnny Clement | 29 | TB | 5 | 1 | 189 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/31/1919 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 28th pick / 1941 |
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| Tony Compagno | 27 | FB | 12 | 1 | 199 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (CA) | 1/29/1921 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 21st / 197th pick / 1943 |
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| Bill Cregar | 23 | G-LB | 12 | 6 | 195 | 5-11 | Holy Cross | 5/2/1925 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 158th pick / 1947 |
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| Bob B. Davis | 27 | E-DE | 12 | 4 | 192 | 5-11 | Penn State | 9/26/1921 | 2 | ||
| Paul Davis | 23 | FB-DB | 6 | 3 | 188 | 6-1 | Ohio State,Otterbein | 3/21/1925 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 24th / 218th pick / 1947 |
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| Ray Evans | 26 | TB-HB | 9 | 8 | 195 | 6-1 | Kansas | 9/22/1922 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1944 |
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| Bill Garnaas | 27 | QB | 6 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 10/8/1921 | 2 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 6th / 44th pick / 1944 |
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| Joe Gasparella | 21 | BB-QB | 9 | 3 | 222 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 2/5/1927 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1948 |
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| Joe Glamp | 27 | HB | 12 | 2 | 180 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/13/1921 | 1 | ||
| Val Jansante | 28 | E-DE | 12 | 5 | 190 | 6-1 | Duquesne,Villanova | 9/27/1920 | 2 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
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| Roy Kurrasch | 26 | E | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/8/1922 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 68th pick / 1947 |
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| John Mastrangelo | 22 | T-G | 12 | 7 | 228 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/10/1926 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 16th pick / 1947 |
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| Bryant Meeks | 22 | C-LB | 10 | 3 | 193 | 6-2 | Georgia,South Carolina | 1/16/1926 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 49th pick / 1947 |
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| Charley Mehelich | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 6 | 199 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 8/4/1922 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1945 |
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| Red Moore | 26 | G | 12 | 12 | 248 | 5-11 | Penn State | 12/14/1922 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 118th pick / 1947 |
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| Gonzalo Morales | 26 | HB | 10 | 3 | 185 | 6-0 | St. Mary's (CA) | 6/10/1922 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 63rd pick / 1945 |
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| Norm Mosley | 26 | TB | 5 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Alabama | 1/4/1922 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 23rd / 239th pick / 1945 |
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| Elbie Nickel | 26 | E-DE | 12 | 7 | 196 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/28/1922 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
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| Leo Nobile | 26 | G | 12 | 1 | 213 | 5-10 | Penn State | 9/22/1922 | 1 | ||
| Jerry Nuzum | 25 | HB-FB | 10 | 1 | 199 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 9/8/1923 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1948 |
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| George Papach | 23 | FB | 10 | 3 | 208 | 6-2 | Purdue | 4/27/1925 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 103rd pick / 1948 |
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| Ed Ryan | 23 | E-DE | 9 | 2 | 215 | 6-2 | British Columbia,St. Mary's (CA) | 12/29/1925 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 73rd pick / 1948 |
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| Carl Samuelson | 25 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 4/11/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 83rd pick / 1947 |
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| Charlie Seabright | 30 | BB-QB | 12 | 11 | 204 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/13/1918 | 7 | ||
| Jerry Shipkey | 23 | LB-FB-DB | 12 | 4 | 213 | 6-1 | UCLA,USC | 10/31/1925 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
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| Hubert Shurtz | 25 | T | 12 | 1 | 235 | 6-3 | LSU | 7/1/1923 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 152nd pick / 1947 |
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| Frank Sinkovitz | 25 | LB-C | 9 | 3 | 218 | 6-1 | Duke | 5/20/1923 | 1 | ||
| Nick Skorich | 27 | G | 12 | 1 | 197 | 5-9 | Cincinnati | 6/26/1921 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 17th / 157th pick / 1943 |
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| Steve Suhey | 26 | G | 12 | 4 | 215 | 5-11 | Penn State | 1/8/1922 | Rook | ||
| Jack Wiley | 28 | T-DT | 12 | 7 | 208 | 5-11 | Waynesburg | 4/18/1920 | 2 | ||
| Frank Wydo | 24 | T-DT | 12 | 9 | 225 | 6-4 | Cornell,Duquesne | 6/15/1924 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
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| Team Total | 25.7 | 12 | 205.5 | 6-0.5 | 1.6 |