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1955 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 195 points (16.2/g), 12th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 285 points (23.8/g), 11th.
 Differential of -90 points (-7.5/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 3.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.5/g), 12th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.5, Offense: -2.5, Defense: -1.0, SoS: 4.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Walt Kiesling

Training Camp: St. Bonaventure University (Allegany, New York)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 195 3671 830 4.4 211 189 390 2387 12 30 5.8 119 420 1284 13 3.1 74 47 17 18
Team Defense 285 3109 765 4.1 176 123 242 1295 19 10 4.8 67 494 1814 11 3.7 98 29 19 11
Lg Rank Offense 12 6 7 3 3 9 12 3 8 12 6 12 12 4
Lg Rank Defense 11 2 3 1 1 12 12 1 11 6 4 5 12 4

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 26 boxscore W 1-0 Chicago Cardinals 14 7 23 355 236 119 5 8 86 25 61 2
2 Sun October 2 boxscore L 1-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 26 27 16 258 103 155 3 20 346 190 156 3
3 Sun October 9 boxscore W 2-1 New York Giants 30 23 26 459 297 162 4 11 290 225 65 3
4 Sat October 15 boxscore W 3-1 Philadelphia Eagles 13 7 17 306 105 201 3 6 148 140 8 5
5 Sun October 23 boxscore W 4-1 @ New York Giants 19 17 22 359 212 147 16 284 189 95 2
6 Sun October 30 boxscore L 4-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 0 24 11 176 119 57 3 18 245 86 159 1
7 Sat November 5 boxscore L 4-3 @ Chicago Cardinals 13 27 21 466 321 145 6 12 261 78 183 1
8 Sun November 13 boxscore L 4-4 Detroit Lions 28 31 26 451 367 84 5 12 234 169 65 2
9 Sun November 20 boxscore L 4-5 @ Cleveland Browns 14 41 16 238 173 65 5 18 267 68 199 2
10 Sun November 27 boxscore L 4-6 Washington Redskins 14 23 15 308 243 65 6 20 300 -32 332 1
11 Sun December 4 boxscore L 4-7 Cleveland Browns 7 30 8 123 97 26 5 19 343 70 273 1
12 Sun December 11 boxscore L 4-8 @ Washington Redskins 17 28 10 172 114 58 2 16 305 87 218 6

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
7 Jim Finks 28 QB 12 12 4-8-0 165 344 48.0 2270 10 2.9 26 7.6 62 6.6 3.8 13.8 189.2 47.7 0 0
18 Ted Marchibroda 24 7 0 24 43 55.8 280 2 4.7 3 7.0 47 6.5 4.3 11.7 40.0 62.2 0 0
12 Vic Eaton 22 P/PR 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
49 Lynn Chandnois 30 RH 8 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Team Total 25.9 12 4-8-0 189 390 48.5 2550 12 3.1 30 7.7 62 6.5 3.7 13.5 212.5 47.9 0 0
Opp Total 12 123 242 50.8 1530 19 7.9 10 4.1 6.3 6.03 12.4 127.5 79.7 29 235 4.8 4.5 10.7

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
33 Fran Rogel 28 FB 12 0 168 588 2 19 3.5 49.0 14.0 24 222 9.3 0 28 2.0 18.5 810 2 5
49 Lynn Chandnois 30 RH 8 0 105 353 5 23 3.4 44.1 13.1 27 385 14.3 0 36 3.4 48.1 738 5 2
25 Ray Mathews* 26 LH 12 0 57 187 1 23 3.3 15.6 4.8 42 762 18.1 6 61 3.5 63.5 949 7 1
7 Jim Finks 28 QB 12 12 35 76 4 9 2.2 6.3 2.9 76 4 5
39 Sid Watson 23 KR 12 0 29 31 0 15 1.1 2.6 2.4 19 223 11.7 1 62 1.6 18.6 254 1 7
28 Leon Campbell 28 12 0 18 42 0 27 2.3 3.5 1.5 9 76 8.4 0 36 0.8 6.3 118 0 1
18 Ted Marchibroda 24 7 0 6 -1 1 8 -0.2 -0.1 0.9 -1 1 3
36 Marion Motley 35 7 0 2 8 0 8 4.0 1.1 0.3 8 0 0
81 Elbie Nickel 33 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 488 13.6 2 30 3.0 40.7 488 2 0
83 Ed Bernet 22 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 276 12.5 1 38 1.8 23.0 276 1 1
89 Jack O'Brien 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 105 11.7 2 38 0.8 8.8 105 2 0
87 Jack McClairen 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 1.1 13 0 0
Team Total 25.9 12 420 1284 13 27 3.1 107.0 35.0 189 2550 13.5 12 62 15.8 212.5 3834 25 26
Opp Total 12 494 1814 11 3.7 151.2 41.2 123 1295 10.5 19 10.3 107.9 3109 30 35

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
39 Sid Watson 23 KR 12 0 23 15 0 12 0.7 27 716 0 49 26.5 985
12 Vic Eaton 22 P/PR 12 0 23 73 0 20 3.2 73
49 Lynn Chandnois 30 RH 8 0 9 223 0 46 24.8 961
28 Leon Campbell 28 12 0 4 133 0 55 33.3 251
72 Bob Gaona 24 LT 12 0 2 4 0 4 2.0 4
61 Marv Matuszak 24 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
33 Fran Rogel 28 FB 12 0 1 81 0 61 81.0 891
Team Total 25.9 12 46 88 0 20 1.9 44 1157 0 61 26.3 5079
Opp Total 12 42 1 38 779 0 20.5

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
12 Vic Eaton 22 P/PR 12 0 66 2522 57 0 38.2
62 Art Michalik 25 K/MG 12 0 12 1 8.3% 15 9 60.0%
27 Tad Weed 22 k 6 0 6 3 50.0% 12 12 100.0%
85 Joe Zombek 23 1 0 5 201 45 0 40.2
Team Total 25.9 12 18 4 22.2% 27 21 77.8% 71 2723 57 0 38.4
Opp Total 12 25 12 48.0% 36 33 91.7% 80 3368 42.1

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
39 Sid Watson 23 KR 12 0 0 7 1 0 0
50 John Reger 24 RLB 12 0 2 11 0 9 0 0 0 5 4 0
7 Jim Finks 28 QB 12 12 0 5 1 0 0
33 Fran Rogel 28 FB 12 0 0 5 0 0 0
60 Dale Dodrill* 29 12 0 2 25 0 25 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 Richie McCabe 22 RS 12 0 3 29 0 25 0 0 0 1 76 1
49 Lynn Chandnois 30 RH 8 0 0 2 1 0 0
18 Ted Marchibroda 24 7 0 0 3 0 0 0
61 Marv Matuszak 24 4 0 1 7 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0
72 Bob Gaona 24 LT 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
42 Jim Hill 26 LDH 10 0 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 1 11 0
76 Willie McClung 25 RDT 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
70 Ernie Stautner* 30 RG 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
61 Lou Tepe 25 C 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
83 Ed Bernet 22 LE 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
80 Jack Butler* 28 RDH 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 Leon Campbell 28 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 Dick Doyle 25 LS 12 0 1 4 0 4 0
78 Lou Ferry 28 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
57 Dick Flanagan 29 LLB 12 0 0 0 1 9 0
25 Ray Mathews* 26 LH 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
84 Bill McPeak 29 RDE 10 0 0 0 1 2 0
82 Ed Meadows 23 LDE 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
85 Joe O'Malley 22 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
74 Frank Varrichione* 23 RT 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.9 12 10 85 0 25 0 0 26 28 102 1
Opp Total 12 20 35 16

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
25 Ray Mathews* 26 LH 12 0 1 6 7 42
49 Lynn Chandnois 30 RH 8 0 5 5 30
7 Jim Finks 28 QB 12 12 4 4 24
27 Tad Weed 22 k 6 0 12 3 21
62 Art Michalik 25 K/MG 12 0 9 1 12
81 Elbie Nickel 33 RE 12 0 2 2 12
89 Jack O'Brien 23 12 0 2 2 12
33 Fran Rogel 28 FB 12 0 2 2 12
83 Ed Bernet 22 LE 12 0 1 1 6
18 Ted Marchibroda 24 7 0 1 1 6
24 Richie McCabe 22 RS 12 0 1 1 6
85 Joe O'Malley 22 10 0 1 1 6
39 Sid Watson 23 KR 12 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.9 12 13 12 1 1 27 21 4 195
Opp Total 12 11 19 1 33 12 285