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1954 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 5-7-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 219 points (18.2/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 263 points (21.9/g), 7th.
Differential of -44 points (-3.7/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 4.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by Walt Kiesling (5-7-0)
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1954 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 | |||||
| QB | Jim Finks | 27 | 5 | 12 | 164 for 306, 2,003 yards, 14 td, 19 int, & 9 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Fran Rogel | 27 | 4 | 0 | 111 rushes for 415 yards, 1 td, & 18 catches for 51 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| LH | Ray Mathews | 25 | 3 | 0 | 80 rushes for 242 yards, 2 td, & 44 catches for 652 yards and 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| RH | Johnny Lattner* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 69 rushes for 237 yards, 5 td, & 25 catches for 305 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1954 |
| LE | George Sulima | 26 | 2 | 0 | 30 catches for 439 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1951 |
| LT | Bob Gaona | 23 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 53rd pick / 1953 |
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| LG | John Schweder | 27 | 4 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 |
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| C | Bill Walsh+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
| RG | Pete Ladygo | 29 | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 186th pick / 1952 |
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| RT | George Hughes | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
| RE | Elbie Nickel | 32 | 7 | 0 | 40 catches for 584 yards, 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dewey Brundage | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1954 |
| LDT | Lou Ferry | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1949 |
| MG | Dale Dodrill*+ | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Ernie Stautner | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Bill McPeak | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| RDE | Joe Zombek | 22 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 103rd pick / 1954 |
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| LLB | Dick Flanagan | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
| RLB | Stan Sheriff | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 214th pick / 1954 |
| LDH | Russ Craft | 35 | 8 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
| RDH | Jack Butler | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | Paul Cameron | 22 | Rook | 0 | 7 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 91st pick / 1954 |
| RS | Ed Kissell | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 354th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Paul Held | 26 | Rook | 0 | 3 of 5 field goals & 14 of 16 extra points | Detroit Lions / 19th / 229th pick / 1953 |
| P | Pat Brady | 28 | 2 | 0 | 66 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 13th / 155th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Johnny Lattner* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 4.3 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1954 |
| KR | Johnny Lattner* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1954 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Rudy Andabaker | 26 | G | 4 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 8/1/1928 | 2 | |
| 75 | Nick Bolkovac | 26 | DT-T | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/20/1928 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 30th / 354th pick / 1951 |
| 18 | Pat Brady | 28 | QB-K | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Bradley,Nevada-Reno | 9/7/1926 | 2 | New York Giants / 13th / 155th pick / 1952 |
| 27 | Jim Brandt | 25 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | St. Thomas | 5/19/1929 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 140th pick / 1951 |
| 83 | Dewey Brundage | 23 | DE | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | BYU | 10/1/1931 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1954 |
| 80 | Jack Butler | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | St. Bonaventure | 11/12/1927 | 3 | |
| 35 | Tom Calvin | 28 | HB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/13/1926 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 25th / 298th pick / 1951 |
| 34 | Paul Cameron | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | UCLA | 10/4/1932 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 91st pick / 1954 |
| 49 | Lynn Chandnois | 29 | HB-WB-TB | 11 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/24/1925 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| 79 | Ernie Cheatham | 25 | DT | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Loyola Marymount | 7/26/1929 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 248th pick / 1951 |
| 77 | Gus Cifelli | 28 | T | 5 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Nevada-Reno,Notre Dame | 2/3/1926 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 239th pick / 1950 |
| 24 | Russ Craft | 35 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/15/1919 | 8 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
| 60 | Dale Dodrill*+ | 28 | MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 2/27/1926 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| 39 | Leo Elter | 25 | FB-HB | 11 | 0 | 201 | 5-10 | Duquesne,Villanova | 10/21/1929 | 1 | |
| 78 | Lou Ferry | 27 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/1/1927 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1949 |
| 7 | Jim Finks | 27 | QB-DB-TB | 12 | 12 | 180 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/31/1927 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| 57 | Dick Flanagan | 28 | LB-G-C | 5 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/31/1926 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
| 72 | Bob Gaona | 23 | T | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 1/3/1931 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 53rd pick / 1953 |
| 17 | Paul Held | 26 | QB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 10/20/1928 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 19th / 229th pick / 1953 |
| 65 | George Hughes | 29 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 8/19/1925 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
| 28 | Ed Kissell | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Wake Forest | 9/29/1929 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 354th pick / 1952 |
| 62 | Pete Ladygo | 29 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/23/1925 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 186th pick / 1952 |
| 41 | Johnny Lattner* | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 10/24/1932 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1954 |
| 74 | Joe Matesic | 27 | T | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Arizona State,Indiana | 11/10/1927 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 141st pick / 1953 |
| 25 | Ray Mathews | 25 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Clemson | 2/26/1929 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| 26 | Dewey McConnell | 24 | DB-DE | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 1/26/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 37th pick / 1952 |
| 84 | Bill McPeak | 28 | DE | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Pittsburgh | 7/24/1926 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| 81 | Elbie Nickel | 32 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/28/1922 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| 89 | Jack O'Brien | 22 | E | 7 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/21/1932 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 79th pick / 1954 |
| 77 | Tom Palmer | 25 | DT | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 8/12/1929 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 217th pick / 1950 |
| 33 | Fran Rogel | 27 | FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | California (PA),Penn State | 12/12/1927 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| 66 | John Schweder | 27 | G-MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 12/23/1927 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 |
| 50 | Stan Sheriff | 22 | LB-G-C | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 4/24/1932 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 214th pick / 1954 |
| 37 | Burrell Shields | 25 | HB | 6 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | John Carroll | 9/6/1929 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 72nd pick / 1952 |
| 70 | Ernie Stautner | 29 | DT-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Boston College | 4/20/1925 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| 88 | George Sulima | 26 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Boston University | 2/27/1928 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1951 |
| 61 | Lou Tepe | 24 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Duke | 6/18/1930 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 354th pick / 1953 |
| 56 | Bill Walsh+ | 27 | C | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/8/1927 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
| 82 | Joe Zombek | 22 | DE-E | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 12/24/1932 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 103rd pick / 1954 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 210.8 | 6-1.1 | 2.4 |