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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)
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1949 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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| HB | Jerry Nuzum | 26 | 1 | 3 | 139 rushes for 611 yards, 5 td, & 4 catches for 81 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1948 |
| HB | Bob Hanlon | 25 | 1 | 7 | 6 rushes for 13 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 4 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 125th pick / 1948 |
| TB | Joe Geri | 25 | Rook | 1 | 133 rushes for 543 yards, 5 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| FB | George Papach | 24 | 1 | 9 | 99 rushes for 407 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 18 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 103rd pick / 1948 |
| BB | Charlie Seabright | 31 | 8 | 11 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 4 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Frank Minini | 28 | 2 | 7 | 1 rush for 5 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1947 |
| LE | Val Jansante | 29 | 3 | 10 | 29 catches for 445 yards, 4 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| LT | Jack Wiley | 29 | 3 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Red Moore | 27 | 2 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 118th pick / 1947 |
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| C | Bill Walsh | 22 | Rook | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
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| RG | Steve Suhey | 27 | 1 | 10 | ||
| RT | Frank Wydo | 25 | 2 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
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| RE | Elbie Nickel | 27 | 2 | 10 | 26 catches for 633 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Glamp | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 of 6 field goals & 18 of 18 extra points | |
| P | Joe Geri | 25 | Rook | 1 | 43 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| PR | Bob Gage | 21 | Rook | 4 | 16 punt returns for a 15.9 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1949 |
| KR | Frank Minini | 28 | 2 | 7 | 16 kick returns for a 24.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1947 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bob Balog | 25 | C-LB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Denver,Georgia | 11/2/1924 | Rook | |
| Pete Barbolak | 23 | T | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Purdue | 4/1/1926 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 172nd pick / 1948 |
| Bob B. Davis | 28 | E-DE | 11 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Penn State | 9/26/1921 | 3 | |
| Jim Finks | 22 | QB-DB-TB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/31/1927 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| Bob Gage | 21 | DB-TB | 12 | 4 | 175 | 5-11 | Clemson | 1/15/1928 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1949 |
| Joe Geri | 25 | TB-HB | 12 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/20/1924 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| Joe Glamp | 28 | HB | 8 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/13/1921 | 2 | |
| Bob Hanlon | 25 | HB-DB | 12 | 7 | 195 | 6-1 | Loras,Notre Dame | 8/24/1924 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 125th pick / 1948 |
| Howard Hartley | 25 | B | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Duke | 9/26/1924 | 1 | |
| Darrell Hogan | 23 | LB-G | 12 | 2 | 210 | 5-10 | Baylor,Trinity (TX) | 7/2/1926 | Rook | |
| Joe Hollingsworth | 24 | FB | 11 | 2 | 198 | 6-0 | Eastern Kentucky,Georgia | 6/20/1925 | Rook | |
| Val Jansante | 29 | E-DE | 12 | 10 | 190 | 6-1 | Duquesne,Villanova | 9/27/1920 | 3 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| Bill Long | 23 | E | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 9/11/1926 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 45th pick / 1949 |
| Bill McPeak | 23 | DE | 12 | 2 | 208 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Pittsburgh | 7/24/1926 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| Charley Mehelich | 27 | DE-E | 9 | 2 | 199 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 8/4/1922 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1945 |
| Frank Minini | 28 | HB-BB | 12 | 7 | 209 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 12/23/1921 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1947 |
| Red Moore | 27 | G | 12 | 12 | 248 | 5-11 | Penn State | 12/14/1922 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 118th pick / 1947 |
| Elbie Nickel | 27 | E-DE | 12 | 10 | 196 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/28/1922 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Leo Nobile | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 213 | 5-10 | Penn State | 9/22/1922 | 2 | |
| Jerry Nuzum | 26 | HB-FB | 12 | 3 | 199 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 9/8/1923 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1948 |
| George Papach | 24 | FB | 12 | 9 | 208 | 6-2 | Purdue | 4/27/1925 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 103rd pick / 1948 |
| Vincent Ragunas | 25 | B | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | VMI | 7/12/1924 | Rook | |
| Don Samuel | 25 | DB-HB | 5 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Oregon State | 2/16/1924 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 25th pick / 1946 |
| Carl Samuelson | 26 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 4/11/1923 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 83rd pick / 1947 |
| Charlie Seabright | 31 | BB-QB | 12 | 11 | 204 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/13/1918 | 8 | |
| Jerry Shipkey | 24 | LB-FB-DB | 12 | 4 | 213 | 6-1 | UCLA,USC | 10/31/1925 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| Frank Sinkovitz | 26 | LB-C | 12 | 3 | 218 | 6-1 | Duke | 5/20/1923 | 2 | |
| Steve Suhey | 27 | G | 12 | 10 | 215 | 5-11 | Penn State | 1/8/1922 | 1 | |
| Walt Szot | 29 | DT-T | 12 | 2 | 222 | 6-1 | Bucknell | 3/30/1920 | 3 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 18th / 176th pick / 1944 |
| Bill Walsh | 22 | C | 12 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/8/1927 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
| Jack Wiley | 29 | T-DT | 12 | 10 | 208 | 5-11 | Waynesburg | 4/18/1920 | 3 | |
| Frank Wydo | 25 | T-DT | 12 | 11 | 225 | 6-4 | Cornell,Duquesne | 6/15/1924 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 12 | 206.4 | 6-0.5 | 1.4 |