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1953 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 211 points (17.6/g), 7th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 263 points (21.9/g), 8th.
Differential of -52 points (-4.3/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 4.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 6th.
Coached by Joe Bach (6-6-0)
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1953 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1953 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 | 5 | PIT | Ted Marchibroda | QB | 4 | 1953 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 172 | 385 | 2169 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 176 | 3 | Detroit Mercy | |||
| 2 | 18 | PIT | John Henry Johnson HOF | FB | 13 | 1954 | 1966 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 143 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1571 | 6803 | 48 | 186 | 1478 | 7 | Arizona State |
| 3 | 29 | PIT | Marv Matuszak | LB | 11 | 1953 | 1964 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 123 | Tulsa | |||||||||||
| 4 | 42 | PIT | Lloyd Colteryahn | E | 3 | 1954 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 54 | 664 | 3 | Maryland | ||||||||
| 5 | 53 | PIT | Bob Gaona | T | 5 | 1953 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 16 | 0 | Wake Forest | ||||||||
| 6 | 66 | PIT | Tom Barton | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clemson | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 77 | PIT | John Alderton | DE | 1 | 1953 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Maryland | |||||||||||
| 8 | 90 | PIT | Lowell Perry | E | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 334 | 2 | Michigan | |||||
| 9 | 101 | PIT | Pat Sarnese | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Temple | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 114 | PIT | Frank Holohan | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 138 | PIT | Jerry Robertson | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 149 | PIT | Leo Davis | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bradley | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 162 | PIT | Charley Montgomery | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 173 | PIT | Bob O'Neil | G | 3 | 1956 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | -13 | 0 | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| 16 | 186 | PIT | John Zachary | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (OH) | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 197 | PIT | Reed Quinn | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 210 | PIT | Carl Holben | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 221 | PIT | Jim Williams | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Louisville | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 234 | PIT | Will Lee Hayley | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Auburn | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 245 | PIT | Don Earley | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Carolina | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 258 | PIT | Ed O'Connor | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 269 | PIT | Ray Correll | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 282 | PIT | Bob Schneidenbach | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (FL) | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 293 | PIT | Vic Hampel | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Houston | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 306 | PIT | Jack McClairen | E | 6 | 1955 | 1960 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 85 | 1253 | 3 | Bethune-Cookman | ||||||||
| 27 | 317 | PIT | Jack Delaney | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cincinnati | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 330 | PIT | Joe Cimini | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi State | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 341 | PIT | Art Massaro | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington & Jefferson | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 354 | PIT | Lou Tepe | C | 3 | 1953 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | Duke | |||||||||||