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1956 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 5-7-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 217 points (18.1/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 250 points (20.8/g), 8th.
Differential of -33 points (-2.8/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 5.0-7.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 3rd.
Coached by Walt Kiesling (5-7-0)
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1956 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 1 | PIT | Gary Glick | DB | 7 | 1956 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 71 | 1 | 15 | 0 | Colorado State | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | PIT | Art Davis | DB | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Mississippi State | |||||
| 2 | 17 | PIT | Joe Krupa | DT | 9 | 1956 | 1964 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 110 | Purdue | |||||||||||
| 3 | 29 | PIT | Jim G. Taylor | C | 3 | 1956 | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 29 | Baylor | |||||||||||
| 4 | 39 | PIT | Dick Murley | T | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | Purdue | |||||||||||
| 5 | 52 | PIT | Bill Murakowski | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Purdue | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 63 | PIT | Ray Taylor | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | TCU | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 76 | PIT | Dick Gaspari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Washington | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 87 | PIT | Vere Wellman | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wichita State | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 100 | PIT | Wayne Edmonds | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 111 | PIT | Lou Baldacci | HB | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 140 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 0 | Michigan |
| 10 | 118 | PIT | Bob Nolan | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 135 | PIT | Phil Tarasovic | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yale | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 148 | PIT | Weldon Holley | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Baylor | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 159 | PIT | Jim Emmons | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 183 | PIT | Lionel Reed | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Central Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 196 | PIT | Bill Schmitt | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 207 | PIT | John Stephans | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holy Cross | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 220 | PIT | Jerry Jacobs | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida State | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 231 | PIT | Fred Glatz | E | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Pittsburgh | |||||||||||
| 21 | 244 | PIT | Gene Martell | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 255 | PIT | Ray DiPasquale | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 268 | PIT | Pete Neft | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 279 | PIT | Bryan Engram | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | TCU | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 292 | PIT | Bill O'Dell | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clemson | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 303 | PIT | Frank Sweeney | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Xavier (OH) | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 316 | PIT | Buddy Benson | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 327 | PIT | Bill DeGraaf | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cornell | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 340 | PIT | Wes Thompson | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama | ||||||||||||||||