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1951 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 4-7-1, Finished 4th in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 183 points (15.2/g), 11th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 235 points (19.6/g), 4th.
Differential of -52 points (-4.3/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 4.3-7.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 4th.
Coached by John Michelosen (4-7-1)
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1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1951 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 9 | PIT | Butch Avinger | FB | 1 | 1953 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | Alabama | |||||
| 2 | 20 | PIT | Chuck Ortmann | B | 2 | 1951 | 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 61 | 154 | 744 | 3 | 14 | 67 | 351 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 0 | Michigan |
| 3 | 31 | PIT | George Sulima | E | 3 | 1952 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 49 | 746 | 2 | Boston University | ||||||||
| 5 | 56 | PIT | Floyd Sampson | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | McMurry | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 67 | PIT | Dale Dodrill | MG | 9 | 1951 | 1959 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 103 | Colorado State | |||||||||||
| 7 | 81 | PIT | Ray Mathews | HB | 10 | 1951 | 1960 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 114 | 19 | 51 | 350 | 2 | 2 | 300 | 1057 | 5 | 233 | 3963 | 34 | Clemson |
| 8 | 92 | PIT | Henry Minarik | E | 1 | 1951 | 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 35 | 459 | 1 | Michigan State | ||||||||
| 11 | 129 | PIT | Joe McCutcheon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington & Lee | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 140 | PIT | Jim Brandt | DB | 3 | 1952 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 188 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | St. Thomas |
| 13 | 154 | PIT | Bill Szabo | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bucknell | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 165 | PIT | Mike Mizerany | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 176 | PIT | Clay Webb | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 190 | PIT | Lambert Oberg | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trinity (CT) | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 201 | PIT | Ted Gehlmann | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | William & Mary | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 212 | PIT | Pat Field | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgia | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 226 | PIT | Bill Pavlikowski | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boston University | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 237 | PIT | Tom (Tex) Donnalley | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holy Cross | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 248 | PIT | Ernie Cheatham | DT | 1 | 1954 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Loyola Marymount | |||||||||||
| 22 | 262 | PIT | Dick Hendley | BB | 1 | 1951 | 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Clemson | |||||||||||
| 23 | 273 | PIT | Joe Minor | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Carroll | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 284 | PIT | Art Alois | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | San Francisco | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 298 | PIT | Tom Calvin | HB | 4 | 1952 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 136 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 0 | Alabama | |||||
| 26 | 309 | PIT | Bill (Pug) Pearman | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 320 | PIT | Bob Radcliffe | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 334 | PIT | Howie Hansen | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | UCLA | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 345 | PIT | Fred Smith | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 356 | PIT | John Gruble | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee | |||||||||||||||