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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 (4-8-0)
Training Camp: St. Bonaventure University (Allegany, New York)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jim Finks | 28 | 6 | 12 | 165 for 344, 2,270 yards, 10 td, 26 int, & 35 rushes for 76 yards and 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Fran Rogel | 28 | 5 | 0 | 168 rushes for 588 yards, 2 td, & 24 catches for 222 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| LH | Ray Mathews* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 57 rushes for 187 yards, 1 td, & 42 catches for 762 yards and 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| RH | Lynn Chandnois | 30 | 5 | 0 | 105 rushes for 353 yards, 5 td, & 27 catches for 385 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| LE | Ed Bernet | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 catches for 276 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1955 |
| LT | Bob Gaona | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 53rd pick / 1953 |
| LG | John Schweder | 28 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 | |
| C | Lou Tepe | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 354th pick / 1953 |
| C | Fred Broussard | 22 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 42nd pick / 1955 | |
| RG | Ernie Stautner* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| RT | Frank Varrichione* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955 |
| RE | Elbie Nickel | 33 | 8 | 0 | 36 catches for 488 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Meadows | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 30th pick / 1954 |
| LDT | Dick Modzelewski | 24 | 2 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 | |
| MG | Art Michalik | 25 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 198th pick / 1951 | |
| RDT | Willie McClung | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Bill McPeak | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| LLB | Dick Flanagan | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
| RLB | John Reger | 24 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | |
| LDH | Jim Hill | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 15th / 178th pick / 1951 |
| RDH | Jack Butler* | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | Dick Doyle | 25 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 318th pick / 1952 |
| RS | Richie McCabe | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 22nd / 258th pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Art Michalik | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 of 12 field goals & 9 of 15 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 198th pick / 1951 |
| P | Vic Eaton | 22 | Rook | 0 | 66 punts for a 38.2 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 126th pick / 1955 |
| PR | Vic Eaton | 22 | Rook | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 3.2 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 126th pick / 1955 |
| KR | Sid Watson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 26.5 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Ed Bernet | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | SMU | 10/24/1933 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1955 |
| 56 | Fred Broussard | 22 | C | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Texas A&M,NW State (LA) | 4/29/1933 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 42nd pick / 1955 |
| 80 | Jack Butler* | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | St. Bonaventure | 11/12/1927 | 4 | |
| 35 | Tom Calvin | 29 | HB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/13/1926 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 25th / 298th pick / 1951 |
| 28 | Leon Campbell | 28 | FB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/1/1927 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 15th pick / 1950 |
| 49 | Lynn Chandnois | 30 | HB-WB-TB | 8 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 2/24/1925 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| 60 | Dale Dodrill* | 29 | MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado St. | 2/27/1926 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| 41 | Dick Doyle | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 3/25/1930 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 318th pick / 1952 |
| 12 | Vic Eaton | 22 | QB-DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Missouri | 1/3/1933 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 126th pick / 1955 |
| 67 | Nick Feher | 29 | G | 2 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/13/1926 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 112th pick / 1951 |
| 78 | Lou Ferry | 28 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/1/1927 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1949 |
| 7 | Jim Finks | 28 | QB-DB-TB | 12 | 12 | 180 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/31/1927 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| 57 | Dick Flanagan | 29 | LB-G-C | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 10/31/1926 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
| 72 | Bob Gaona | 24 | T | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 1/3/1931 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 53rd pick / 1953 |
| 42 | Jim Hill | 26 | DB | 10 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 7/21/1929 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 178th pick / 1951 |
| 18 | Ted Marchibroda | 24 | QB | 7 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | St. Bonaventure,Detroit Mercy | 3/15/1931 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1953 |
| 25 | Ray Mathews* | 26 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Clemson | 2/26/1929 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| 61 | Marv Matuszak | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/12/1931 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| 24 | Richie McCabe | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/12/1933 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 22nd / 258th pick / 1955 |
| 87 | Jack McClairen | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-4 | Bethune-Cookman | 3/2/1931 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 26th / 306th pick / 1953 |
| 76 | Willie McClung | 25 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 5/9/1930 | Rook | |
| 84 | Bill McPeak | 29 | DE | 10 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Pittsburgh | 7/24/1926 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| 82 | Ed Meadows | 23 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Duke | 2/19/1932 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 30th pick / 1954 |
| 62 | Art Michalik | 25 | MG-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | St. Ambrose | 1/31/1930 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 198th pick / 1951 |
| 79 | Dick Modzelewski | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Maryland | 2/16/1931 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| 36 | Marion Motley | 35 | FB-LB | 7 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | South Carolina St.,Nevada-Reno | 6/5/1920 | 9 | |
| 81 | Elbie Nickel | 33 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/28/1922 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| 89 | Jack O'Brien | 23 | E | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/21/1932 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 79th pick / 1954 |
| 85 | Joe O'Malley | 22 | DE | 10 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Georgia | 1/1/1933 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 47th pick / 1955 |
| 50 | John Reger | 24 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 9/11/1931 | Rook | |
| 33 | Fran Rogel | 28 | FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | California (PA),Penn St. | 12/12/1927 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| 66 | John Schweder | 28 | G-MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 12/23/1927 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 |
| 70 | Ernie Stautner* | 30 | DT-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 4/20/1925 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| 61 | Lou Tepe | 25 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Duke | 6/18/1930 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 354th pick / 1953 |
| 74 | Frank Varrichione* | 23 | T | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/14/1932 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955 |
| 39 | Sid Watson | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Northeastern | 5/4/1932 | Rook | |
| 27 | Tad Weed | 22 | K | 6 | 0 | 140 | 5-5 | Ohio St. | 1/18/1933 | Rook | |
| 85 | Joe Zombek | 23 | DE-E | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 12/24/1932 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 103rd pick / 1954 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 12 | 210.4 | 6-0.8 | 2.8 |