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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.

Simple Rating System: Total -4.1, Offense: -5.9, Defense: 1.7, SoS: 0.2, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by John Michelosen

Training Camp: Alliance College (Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1951 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 1 12 5 6 0 2 8 0 Alabama
2 20 PIT Chuck Ortmann B 2 1951 1952 0 0 0 3 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 15 31 49 746 2 Boston Univ.
5 56 PIT Floyd Sampson B 0 0 0 McMurry
6 67 PIT Dale Dodrill MG 9 1951 1959 1 4 7 74 103 Colorado St.
7 81 PIT Ray Mathews HB 10 1951 1960 0 2 9 46 114 19 51 350 2 2 300 1057 5 233 3963 34 Clemson
8 92 PIT Henry Minarik E 1 1951 1951 0 0 0 2 11 35 459 1 Michigan St.
11 129 PIT Joe McCutcheon C 0 0 0 Washington & Lee
12 140 PIT Jim Brandt DB 3 1952 1954 0 0 1 9 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
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 Univ.
20 237 PIT Tom (Tex) Donnalley T 0 0 0 Holy Cross
21 248 PIT Ernie Cheatham DT 1 1954 1954 0 0 0 4 6 Loyola Marymount
22 262 PIT Dick Hendley BB 1 1951 1951 0 0 0 1 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 4 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