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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
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Joe Geri* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 90 rushes for 252 yards, 3 td, & 3 catches for 59 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| TB | Chuck Ortmann | 22 | Rook | 0 | 59 rushes for 327 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 62 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 20th pick / 1951 |
| FB | Fran Rogel | 24 | 1 | 0 | 109 rushes for 385 yards, 3 td, & 10 catches for 59 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| FB | Jerry Nuzum | 28 | 3 | 0 | 27 rushes for 56 yards, 1 td, & 2 catches for 43 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1948 |
| BB | Truett Smith | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 rush for 1 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 71 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 86th pick / 1950 |
| WB | Lynn Chandnois | 26 | 1 | 0 | 108 rushes for 332 yards, 2 td, & 28 catches for 440 yards and 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| LE | Val Jansante | 31 | 5 | 0 | 15 catches for 194 yards, 1 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| LE | Henry Minarik | 24 | Rook | 0 | 35 catches for 459 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 92nd pick / 1951 |
| LT | Lou Allen | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 60th pick / 1950 |
| LG | Dick Tomlinson | 23 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 268th pick / 1950 |
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| C | Bill Walsh* | 24 | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
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| RG | George Hughes* | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
| RT | Frank Wydo | 27 | 4 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
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| RE | Elbie Nickel | 29 | 4 | 0 | 28 catches for 447 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Charley Mehelich | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1945 |
| LDT | George Hays | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| MG | Dale Dodrill | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Ernie Stautner | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Bill McPeak | 25 | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
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| LLB | Frank Sinkovitz | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Jerry Shipkey*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| LDH | Jack Butler | 24 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Jim Finks | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| LS | Howard Hartley | 27 | 3 | 0 | 10 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Darrell Hogan | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Geri* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 7 of 14 field goals & 22 of 23 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| P | Joe Geri* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 73 punts for a 38.2 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| PR | Howard Hartley | 27 | 3 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ray Mathews | 22 | Rook | 0 | 13 kick returns for a 25.2 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Lou Allen | 27 | T | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Duke | 7/12/1924 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 60th pick / 1950 |
| 80 | Jack Butler | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | St. Bonaventure | 11/12/1927 | Rook | |
| 14 | Lynn Chandnois | 26 | HB-WB-TB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/24/1925 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| 60 | Dale Dodrill | 25 | MG-LB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 2/27/1926 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| 7 | Jim Finks | 24 | QB-DB-TB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/31/1927 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| 23 | Joe Gasparella | 24 | BB-QB | 4 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 2/5/1927 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1948 |
| 35 | Joe Geri* | 27 | TB-HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/20/1924 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| 11 | Howard Hartley | 27 | B | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Duke | 9/26/1924 | 3 | |
| 75 | George Hays | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | St. Bonaventure | 8/29/1924 | 1 | |
| 25 | Dick Hendley | 25 | BB | 7 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/6/1926 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 22nd / 262nd pick / 1951 |
| 63 | Darrell Hogan | 25 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Baylor,Trinity (TX) | 7/2/1926 | 2 | |
| 37 | Joe Hollingsworth | 26 | FB | 10 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Eastern Kentucky,Georgia | 6/20/1925 | 2 | |
| 40 | George Hughes* | 26 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 8/19/1925 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
| 54 | Val Jansante | 31 | E-DE | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Duquesne,Villanova | 9/27/1920 | 5 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| 86 | Tom Jelley | 25 | DE | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/18/1926 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1951 |
| 72 | Paul Lea | 22 | DT-T | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Tulane | 2/19/1929 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 84th pick / 1951 |
| 44 | Ray Mathews | 22 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Clemson | 2/26/1929 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| 84 | Bill McPeak | 25 | DE | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Pittsburgh | 7/24/1926 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| 55 | Charley Mehelich | 29 | DE-E | 5 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 8/4/1922 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1945 |
| 37 | Henry Minarik | 24 | E | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 9/1/1927 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 92nd pick / 1951 |
| 28 | Tony Momsen | 23 | C | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/29/1928 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 59th pick / 1951 |
| 81 | Elbie Nickel | 29 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/28/1922 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| 22 | Jerry Nuzum | 28 | HB-FB | 11 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 9/8/1923 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1948 |
| 49 | Chuck Ortmann | 22 | B | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 6/1/1929 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 20th pick / 1951 |
| 27 | Fran Rogel | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | California (PA),Penn State | 12/12/1927 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| 78 | Carl Samuelson | 28 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 4/11/1923 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 83rd pick / 1947 |
| 68 | John Schweder | 24 | G-MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 12/23/1927 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 |
| 33 | Jerry Shipkey*+ | 26 | LB-FB-DB | 10 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | UCLA,USC | 10/31/1925 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| 57 | Frank Sinkovitz | 28 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Duke | 5/20/1923 | 4 | |
| 40 | Truett Smith | 27 | BB | 11 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Mississippi State,Wyoming | 3/17/1924 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 86th pick / 1950 |
| 70 | Ernie Stautner | 26 | DT-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Boston College | 4/20/1925 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| 62 | Dick Tomlinson | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Kansas | 8/5/1928 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 268th pick / 1950 |
| 46 | Bill Walsh* | 24 | C | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/8/1927 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
| 79 | Frank Wydo | 27 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Cornell,Duquesne | 6/15/1924 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 12 | 208.7 | 6-1.2 | 1.7 |