1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • Eastern Division • 7-4-0 .636 |
| Head Coach: Walt Kiesling |
| Jim Leonard | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/21/1942 | A | Cleveland Rams | 6-35 | L | East Liverpool, OH | Patterson Field | 8000 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1942 | H | Chicago Bears | 20-40 | L | PIttsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 20172 | |
| Sun | 9/13/1942 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-24 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 13349 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1942 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-28 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 30759 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1942 | H | New York Giants | 13-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 9600 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1942 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7-0 | W | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 17689 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1942 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 12500 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1942 | H | Washington Redskins | 0-14 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 37764 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1942 | A | New York Giants | 17-9 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 19346 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1942 | A | Detroit Lions | 35-7 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 16679 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1942 | H | Fort Knox | 28-0 | W | PIttsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 23491 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1942 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 19-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 20711 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1942 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 13-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 5340 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1942 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-24 | L | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 5138 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Art Albrecht | 46 | C-LB | 6-1 | 200 | 21 | Wisconsin | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Binotto | 5 | WB-DH | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | Duquesne | 6 | 1 |
| Tony Bova | 31/41 | LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | St. Francis (Pennsylvania) | 11 | 10 |
| Tom Brown | 32 | OE-DE | 6-2 | 216 | 21 | William & Mary | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Cherundolo | 42/21 | C-LB | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Penn State | 11 | 11 |
| Russ Cotton | 10 | BB-S | 6-1 | 196 | 27 | Texas-El Paso | 11 | 0 |
| Al Donelli | 33 | WB-RDH | 5-7 | 165 | 25 | Duquesne | 4 | 1 |
| Ted Doyle | 28 | OT-DT | 6-2 | 224 | 28 | Nebraska | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 35 | TB-LDH | 5-10 | 175 | 21 | Virginia | 11 | 11 |
| George Gonda | 30 | WB-RDH | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | Duquesne | 5 | 1 |
| Hal Hinte | 50 | OE-DE | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Hoague | 17 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 203 | 24 | Colgate | 11 | 0 |
| Walt Kichefski | 45 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 212 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 11 |
| Joe Lamas | 29 | OG-DG | 5-10 | 216 | 26 | Mount St. Mary's | 9 | 0 |
| Hubbard Law | 34 | OG-DG | 6-1 | 210 | 21 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 0 |
| Don Looney | 30 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 182 | 26 | Texas Christian | 4 | 1 |
| Vern Martin | 15 | BB-S | 5-10 | 195 | 22 | Texas | 11 | 11 |
| Clure Mosher | 37 | C-LB | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Louisville | 3 | 0 |
| John Naioti | 25 | BB-S | 5-10 | 180 | 21 | St. Francis (Pennsylvania) | 2 | 0 |
| Armand Niccolai | 23 | K | 6-2 | 226 | 31 | Duquesne | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Pastin | 38 | OG-DG | 5-10 | 197 | 22 | Notre Dame; Waynesburg | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Riffle | 12 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Albright | 11 | 11 |
| Mike Rodak | 40 | LOG-LDG | 5-10 | 195 | 25 | Western Reserve | 5 | 2 |
| Jack Sanders | 44 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 219 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 9 |
| Curt Sandig | 11 | HB-RDH | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Baylor; St. Mary's (Texas) | 11 | 8 |
| Johnny Schiechl | 24 | C-LB | 6-3 | 244 | 25 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 |
| Elbie Schultz | 48 | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 252 | 25 | Oregon State | 11 | 11 |
| Milt Simington | 55 | ROG-RDG | 6-2 | 217 | 24 | Arkansas | 11 | 11 |
| George Sirochman | 20 | OG-DG-C-LB | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | Duquesne | 2 | 0 |
| George Somers | 19 | OT-DT | 6-2 | 253 | 27 | La Salle | 11 | 0 |
| Andy Tomasic | 3 | TB-LDH | 5-9 | 173 | 23 | Temple | 11 | 0 |
| Ralph Wenzel | 22 | OE-DE | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Tulane | 4 | 0 |
| John Woudenberg | 36 | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 226 | 24 | Denver | 11 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | Bill Dudley | B | Virginia |
| 2 | 11 | Vern Martin | B | Texas |
| 3 | 16 | Ken Casanega | B | Santa Clara |
| 4 | 26 | Mal Kutner | E | Texas |
| 5 | 31 | Curt Sandig | B | St. Mary's (Texas) |
| 6 | 41 | Charley Greene | T | Tulsa |
| 7 | 51 | Johnny Butler | B | Tennessee |
| 8 | 61 | Floyd Spendlove | T | Utah |
| 9 | 71 | Rayburn Chase | B | Missouri |
| 10 | 81 | Ernie Steele | B | Washington |
| 11 | 91 | Thornley Wood | B | Columbia |
| 12 | 101 | Bill Roach | E | Texas Christian |
| 13 | 111 | Wayne Holt | G | Tulsa |
| 14 | 121 | Clure Mosher | C | Louisville |
| 15 | 131 | Hubbard Law | B | Sam Houston State |
| 16 | 141 | Andy Tomasic | B | Temple |
| 17 | 151 | Garth Chamberlain | T | Brigham Young |
| 18 | 161 | John Rokisky | E | Duquesne |
| 19 | 171 | Ray Jenkins | B | Colorado |
| 20 | 181 | Frank Kapriva | G | Wake Forest |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 47 | 42 | 64 | 167 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 31 | 17 | 41 | 119 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 130 | 86 | 29 | 15 | / % | / % | 58 | 383 | |
| Opponents Totals | 114 | 59 | 50 | 5 | / % | / % | 60 | 512 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Dick Riffle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Curt Sandig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Armand Niccolai | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 2 | 14 | 14.3 | 0 | 15 |
| George Gonda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Vern Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jack Sanders | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Tom Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Hoague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Lamas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Looney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Andy Tomasic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Milt Simington | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Binotto | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Somers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | 0 | 167 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 5 | 17 | 29.4 | 0 | 119 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armand Niccolai | 2 | 14 | 14.3 | 2 | 30 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 0/0 |
| Milt Simington | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| George Somers | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | 2 | 30 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 1/5 | 0/4 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 17 | 29.4 | 1/ | 2/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 162 | 696 | 4.3 | 66 | 5 |
| Dick Riffle | 115 | 467 | 4.1 | 44t | 4 |
| Andy Tomasic | 60 | 214 | 3.6 | 34 | 0 |
| Joe Hoague | 65 | 168 | 2.6 | 42 | 1 |
| George Gonda | 17 | 147 | 8.6 | 68t | 2 |
| Curt Sandig | 50 | 116 | 2.3 | 39t | 3 |
| Johnny Binotto | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Hubbard Law | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Al Donelli | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 490 | 1851 | 3.8 | 68t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 366 | 1205 | 3.3 | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 94 | 35 | 37.2 | 54 | 438 | 4.7 | 12.5 | 38 | 2 | 2.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 37.5 | |||
| Andy Tomasic | 54 | 11 | 20.4 | 38 | 174 | 3.2 | 15.8 | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9.3 | 1.9 | |||
| Dick Riffle | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 4 | 64 | 8.0 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 27.1 | |||
| Curt Sandig | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 10 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56.3 | |||
| Joe Hoague | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 161 | 51 | 31.7 | 99 | 686 | 4.3 | 13.5 | 41 | 2 | 1.2 | 11 | 6.8 | 21.9 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 211 | 100 | 47.4 | 90 | 1183 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 9 | 4.3 | 21 | 10.0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Kichefski | 15 | 189 | 12.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Don Looney | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Vern Martin | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Curt Sandig | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Tom Brown | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Tony Bova | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Dick Riffle | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Russ Cotton | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| George Gonda | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Tomasic | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| John Woudenberg | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 686 | 13.5 | 41 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 100 | 1183 | 11.8 | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Sandig | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Dick Riffle | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Andy Tomasic | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 41 | 0 |
| George Gonda | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Tony Bova | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Hoague | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Hubbard Law | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Sanders | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Cherundolo | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Russ Cotton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 420 | 20.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 131 | 11.9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Sandig | 37 | 1437 | 38.8 | 63 | 0 | |||||
| Andy Tomasic | 17 | 604 | 35.5 | 58 | 1 | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 18 | 572 | 31.8 | 52 | 1 | |||||
| Joe Hoague | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Dick Riffle | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 75 | 2741 | 36.5 | 63 | 2 | 31.0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 662 | 31.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 20 | 271 | 13.6 | 47 | 0 | |
| Andy Tomasic | 12 | 199 | 16.6 | 52t | 1 | |
| Curt Sandig | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 64t | 1 | |
| Johnny Binotto | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| George Gonda | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Dick Riffle | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 662 | 15.4 | 64t | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 10.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 11 | 298 | 27.1 | 84t | 1 | |
| Curt Sandig | 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 61 | 0 | |
| Dick Riffle | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 27 | 0 | |
| Andy Tomasic | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tony Bova | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 699 | 23.3 | 84t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lamas | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 22 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0 |
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