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1949 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 224 points (18.7/g), 8th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 214 points (17.8/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 10 points (0.8/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 6.3-5.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 4th.

Coached by John Michelosen (6-5-1)

1949 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 25 box W 1-0 New York Giants 28 7 18 372 149 223 13 259 154 105 2
2 Mon October 3 box L 1-1 Washington Redskins 14 27 19 303 110 193 2 17 410 182 228
3 Sat October 8 box W 2-1 Detroit Lions 14 7 18 272 66 206 4 17 262 210 52 3
4 Sun October 16 box W 3-1 @ New York Giants 21 17 13 194 63 131 2 14 244 99 145 3
5 Sun October 23 box W 4-1 New York Bulldogs 24 13 24 402 46 356 3 19 315 244 71 3
6 Sun October 30 box L 4-2 Philadelphia Eagles 7 38 14 224 143 81 3 21 365 128 237 3
7 Sun November 6 box L 4-3 @ Washington Redskins 14 27 20 319 89 230 2 16 383 208 175 3
8 Sun November 13 box T 4-3-1 Los Angeles Rams 7 7 7 138 138 23 362 167 195 3
9 Sun November 20 box W 5-3-1 @ Green Bay Packers 30 7 19 449 154 295 4 16 287 99 188 2
10 Sun November 27 box L 5-4-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 34 6 196 134 62 26 486 190 296 1
11 Sun December 4 box L 5-5-1 @ Chicago Bears 21 30 14 347 207 140 6 19 355 201 154 4
12 Sun December 11 box W 6-5-1 @ New York Bulldogs 27 0 17 289 135 154 1 9 162 146 16 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 224 3412 757 4.5 189 81 209 1203 10 18 5.4 50 535 2209 20 4.1 126 27 9 13
Team Defense 214 3753 819 4.6 320 161 337 1891 9 22 5.3 98 463 1862 17 4.0 210 31 9 12
Lg Rank Offense 8 6 7 10 9 8 2 5 2 2 3 2 2 1
Lg Rank Defense 2 5 4 8 5 1 6 4 4 6 5 6 8 10

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Joe Geri 25 TB 12 1 31 77 40.3 554 5 6.5 5 6.5 63 7.2 4.9 17.9 46.2 60.2
Jim Finks 22 11 0 24 71 33.8 322 2 2.8 8 11.3 35 4.5 -0.3 13.4 29.3 19.0
Bob Gage 21 RET 12 4 17 36 47.2 329 2 5.6 4 11.1 52 9.1 4.7 19.4 27.4 58.4
Don Samuel 25 5 1 7 21 33.3 67 0 0.0 1 4.8 13 3.2 1.0 9.6 13.4 23.3
Joe Hollingsworth 24 11 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Jerry Nuzum 26 HB 12 3 1 1 100.0 21 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 21.0 21.0 21.0 1.8 118.7
George Papach 24 FB 12 9 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Charlie Seabright 31 BB 12 11 1 1 100.0 17 1 100.0 0 0.0 17 17.0 27.0 17.0 1.4 158.3
Team Total 25.6 12 81 209 38.8 1310 10 4.8 18 8.6 63 6.3 2.9 16.2 109.2 40.6
Opp Total 12 161 337 47.8 1891 9 2.7 22 6.5 5.6 2.9 11.7 157.6 47.0 19 152 5.3 2.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Jerry Nuzum 26 HB 12 3 139 611 5 64 4.4 50.9 11.6 4 81 20.3 2 63 0.3 6.8 692 7 5
Joe Geri 25 TB 12 1 133 543 5 25 4.1 45.3 11.1 543 5 4
George Papach 24 FB 12 9 99 407 0 25 4.1 33.9 8.3 6 18 3.0 0 11 0.5 1.5 425 0 3
Bob Gage 21 RET 12 4 46 228 3 97 5.0 19.0 3.8 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.7 236 3 7
Don Samuel 25 5 1 39 163 1 31 4.2 32.6 7.8 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 0.4 165 1 6
Jim Finks 22 11 0 35 135 1 38 3.9 12.3 3.2 1 17 17.0 1 17 0.1 1.5 152 2 0
Jerry Shipkey 24 12 4 26 93 5 14 3.6 7.8 2.2 2 32 16.0 0 21 0.2 2.7 125 5 2
Bob Hanlon 25 hb 12 7 6 13 0 7 2.2 1.1 0.5 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.3 17 0 1
Joe Hollingsworth 24 11 2 6 13 0 7 2.2 1.2 0.5 13 0 1
Joe Glamp 28 K 8 0 3 -8 0 2 -2.7 -1.0 0.4 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 1.8 6 0 0
Bill Long 23 10 0 2 6 0 10 3.0 0.6 0.2 2 21 10.5 0 13 0.2 2.1 27 0 1
Frank Minini 28 bb 12 7 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 5 0 1
Val Jansante 29 LE 12 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 445 15.3 4 47 2.4 37.1 445 4 0
Elbie Nickel 27 RE 12 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 633 24.3 3 52 2.2 52.8 633 3 0
Charlie Seabright 31 BB 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 4 1.0 0 5 0.3 0.3 4 0 0
Frank Wydo 25 RT 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 21 10.5 0 12 0.2 1.8 21 0 0
Jack Wiley 29 LT 12 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.8 10 0 0
Team Total 25.6 12 535 2209 20 97 4.1 184.1 44.6 81 1310 16.2 10 63 6.8 109.2 3519 30 31
Opp Total 12 463 1862 17 4.0 155.2 38.6 161 1891 11.7 9 13.4 157.6 3753 26 26

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Bob Gage 21 RET 12 4 16 254 0 50 15.9 1 25 0 25 25.0 515
Frank Minini 28 bb 12 7 16 390 0 44 24.4 395
Bob Hanlon 25 hb 12 7 11 213 0 29 19.4 230
Howard Hartley 25 12 0 9 87 0 21 9.7 87
Don Samuel 25 5 1 7 80 0 22 11.4 245
Val Jansante 29 LE 12 10 3 46 0 22 15.3 491
George Papach 24 FB 12 9 3 57 0 22 19.0 482
Joe Geri 25 TB 12 1 2 28 0 17 14.0 571
Elbie Nickel 27 RE 12 10 1 20 0 20 20.0 653
Jerry Nuzum 26 HB 12 3 1 17 0 17 17.0 709
Charlie Seabright 31 BB 12 11 1 24 0 24 24.0 28
Team Total 25.6 12 34 449 0 50 13.2 37 792 0 44 21.4 4760
Opp Total 12 27 1 35 687 0 19.6

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Joe Geri 25 TB 12 1 1 1 100.0% 13 12 92.3% 43 1856 82 0 43.2
Bill Long 23 10 0 30 1127 52 0 37.6
Joe Glamp 28 K 8 0 6 1 16.7% 18 18 100.0%
Bob Gage 21 RET 12 4 4 163 63 1 40.8
Team Total 25.6 12 7 2 28.6% 31 30 96.8% 77 3146 82 1 40.9
Opp Total 12 14 7 50.0% 28 25 89.3% 66 2686 40.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jim Finks 22 11 0 1 14 0 14 0 1 0 0
Bob Gage 21 RET 12 4 5 58 0 16 7 7 20 0
Joe Geri 25 TB 12 1 4 3 0 0
Joe Glamp 28 K 8 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Hanlon 25 hb 12 7 3 29 0 19 1 1 0 0
Howard Hartley 25 12 0 6 63 0 41
Darrell Hogan 23 12 2 1 5 0 5 0 2 0 0
Joe Hollingsworth 24 11 2 1 1 -2 0
Bill Long 23 10 0 1 1 0 0
Bill McPeak 23 12 2 0 1 0 0
Frank Minini 28 bb 12 7 1 0 0 0
Leo Nobile 27 12 0 1 7 0 7
Jerry Nuzum 26 HB 12 3 5 3 0 0
George Papach 24 FB 12 9 3 3 0 0
Don Samuel 25 5 1 1 4 0 4 6 2 0 0
Carl Samuelson 26 12 0 0 2 26 1 1
Charlie Seabright 31 BB 12 11 0 1 0 0
Jerry Shipkey 24 12 4 3 76 0 50 2 1 0 0
Frank Sinkovitz 26 12 3 1 54 0 54
Jack Wiley 29 LT 12 10 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.6 12 22 310 0 54 31 31 44 1 1
Opp Total 12 13 26 17

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Joe Geri 25 TB 12 1 5 12 1 45
Jerry Nuzum 26 HB 12 3 5 2 42
Jerry Shipkey 24 12 4 5 30
Val Jansante 29 LE 12 10 4 24
Joe Glamp 28 K 8 0 18 1 21
Bob Gage 21 RET 12 4 3 18
Elbie Nickel 27 RE 12 10 3 18
Jim Finks 22 11 0 1 1 12
Carl Samuelson 26 12 0 1 1 8
Don Samuel 25 5 1 1 6
Team Total 25.6 12 20 10 1 30 2 1 224
Opp Total 12 17 9 1 25 7 214