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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
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 | |||||
| QB | Jim Finks | 26 | 4 | 9 | 131 for 292, 1,484 yards, 8 td, 14 int, & 12 rushes for 0 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Fran Rogel | 26 | 3 | 0 | 137 rushes for 527 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 95 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| LH | Ray Mathews | 24 | 2 | 0 | 65 rushes for 260 yards, 2 td, & 27 catches for 346 yards and 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| RH | Lynn Chandnois* | 28 | 3 | 0 | 123 rushes for 470 yards, 3 td, & 43 catches for 412 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| LE | Ed Barker | 22 | Rook | 0 | 17 catches for 172 yards, 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1953 |
| LE | George Sulima | 25 | 1 | 0 | 10 catches for 131 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1951 |
| LT | Bob Gaona | 22 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 53rd pick / 1953 |
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| LG | John Schweder | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 |
| C | Bill Walsh | 26 | 4 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
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| RG | Marv McFadden | 23 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 138th pick / 1952 |
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| RT | George Hughes* | 28 | 3 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
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| RE | Elbie Nickel* | 31 | 6 | 0 | 62 catches for 743 yards, 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Tarasovic | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Lou Ferry | 26 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1949 |
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| MG | Dale Dodrill* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Ernie Stautner* | 28 | 3 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
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| RDE | Bill McPeak* | 27 | 4 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
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| LLB | Dick Flanagan | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
| RLB | Marv Matuszak* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| LDH | Art DeCarlo | 22 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 65th pick / 1953 |
| RDH | Jack Butler | 26 | 2 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Ray Mathews | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| RS | Claude Hipps | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 78th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Bolkovac | 25 | Rook | 0 | 4 of 12 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points | Washington Redskins / 30th / 354th pick / 1951 |
| P | Pat Brady | 27 | 1 | 0 | 80 punts for a 46.9 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 13th / 155th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Lynn Chandnois* | 28 | 3 | 0 | 26 punt returns for a 3.9 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| KR | Lynn Chandnois* | 28 | 3 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 29.0 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Alderton | 22 | DE | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Maryland | 9/5/1931 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1953 |
| Ed Barker | 22 | E | 6 | 0 | 196 | 6-3 | Washington State | 5/31/1931 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1953 |
| Nick Bolkovac | 25 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1928 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 30th / 354th pick / 1951 |
| Pat Brady | 27 | QB-K | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Bradley,Nevada-Reno | 9/7/1926 | 1 | New York Giants / 13th / 155th pick / 1952 |
| Jim Brandt | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | St. Thomas | 5/19/1929 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 140th pick / 1951 |
| Jack Butler | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | St. Bonaventure | 11/12/1927 | 2 | |
| Tom Calvin | 27 | HB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/13/1926 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 25th / 298th pick / 1951 |
| Lynn Chandnois* | 28 | HB-WB-TB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/24/1925 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| Art DeCarlo | 22 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/23/1931 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 65th pick / 1953 |
| Dale Dodrill* | 27 | MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 2/27/1926 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| Leo Elter | 24 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-10 | Duquesne,Villanova | 10/21/1929 | Rook | |
| Lou Ferry | 26 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/1/1927 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1949 |
| Jim Finks | 26 | QB-DB-TB | 11 | 9 | 180 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/31/1927 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| Dick Flanagan | 27 | LB-G-C | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/31/1926 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
| Ed Fullerton | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Maryland | 4/7/1931 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1953 |
| Bob Gaona | 22 | T | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 1/3/1931 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 53rd pick / 1953 |
| Bill Hegarty | 22 | DE-T | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Georgia,Villanova | 6/30/1931 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 181st pick / 1952 |
| Claude Hipps | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Georgia | 4/21/1927 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 78th pick / 1952 |
| Darrell Hogan | 27 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Baylor,Trinity (TX) | 7/2/1926 | 4 | |
| George Hughes* | 28 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 8/19/1925 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
| Bill Mackrides | 28 | QB | 4 | 3 | 182 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 7/8/1925 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1947 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 22 | QB | 4 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Detroit Mercy,St. Bonaventure | 3/15/1931 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1953 |
| Ray Mathews | 24 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Clemson | 2/26/1929 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| Marv Matuszak* | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/12/1931 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| Marv McFadden | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 1/18/1930 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 138th pick / 1952 |
| Bill McPeak* | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Pittsburgh | 7/24/1926 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| Elbie Nickel* | 31 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/28/1922 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Tom Palmer | 24 | DT | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 8/12/1929 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 217th pick / 1950 |
| Fran Rogel | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | California (PA),Penn State | 12/12/1927 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| John Schweder | 26 | G-MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 12/23/1927 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 |
| Ernie Stautner* | 28 | DT-DE-G | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Boston College | 4/20/1925 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| George Sulima | 25 | E-DE | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Boston University | 2/27/1928 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1951 |
| George Tarasovic | 23 | DE-LB-C | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston College,LSU | 5/6/1930 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1952 |
| Lou Tepe | 23 | C-LB | 10 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Duke | 6/18/1930 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 354th pick / 1953 |
| Bill Walsh | 26 | C | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/8/1927 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 12 | 210.2 | 6-0.9 | 1.8 |