1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 4th place • Eastern Conference • 5-7-0 .417 |
| Head Coach: Walt Kiesling |
| Chuck Cherundolo | Assistant Coach |
| Gene Ronzani | Backfield |
| Nick Skorich | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1954 | H | Chicago Bears | 14-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 14814 | |
| Sun | 8/22/1954 | H | Baltimore Colts | 21-27 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 11750 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1954 | H | Green Bay Packers | 14-36 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 14012 | |
| Wed | 9/1/1954 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-24 | L | Rochester, NY | Aquinas Stadium | 13000 | |
| Fri | 9/10/1954 | N | Baltimore Colts | 21-27 | L | Tulsa, OK | Skelly Field | 11750 | |
| Wed | 9/15/1954 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 14-37 | L | Tucson, AZ | Arizona Stadium | 16000 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1954 | N | Detroit Lions | 14-42 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 20000 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1954 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-20 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 20675 | |
| Sat | 10/2/1954 | H | Washington Redskins | 37-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 22492 | |
| Sat | 10/9/1954 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 22-24 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Connie Mack Stadium | 37322 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1954 | H | Cleveland Browns | 55-27 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 33262 | |
| Sat | 10/23/1954 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 39075 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1954 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 14-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 18765 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1954 | H | New York Giants | 6-30 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 36358 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1954 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-17 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 18765 | |
| Sat | 11/20/1954 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 3-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 35520 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1954 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 20-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 14460 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1954 | A | New York Giants | 3-24 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 16856 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1954 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-42 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 28064 | |
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 |
| Rudy Andabaker | 64 | MG | 6-0 | 202 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Bolkovac | 75 | RDT-K | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 |
| Pat Brady | 18 | QB-P | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Nevada-Reno; Bradley | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Brandt | 27 | LOH-FB | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | 12 | 0 |
| Dewey Brundage | 83 | LDE | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | Pasadena CC; Brigham Young | 12 | 12 |
| Jack Butler | 80 | RDH-LOE | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | St. Bonaventure | 12 | 12 |
| Tom Calvin | 35 | ROH-FB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Alabama | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Cameron | 34 | LS | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | UCLA | 12 | 12 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 49 | ROH | 6-2 | 198 | 31 | Michigan State | 11 | 2 |
| Ernie Cheatham | 82 | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Loyola Marymount | 4 | 0 |
| Gus Cifelli | 77 | ROT-LOT | 6-4 | 244 | 28 | Notre Dame | 5 | 0 |
| Russ Craft | 24 | LCB | 5-9 | 174 | 35 | Alabama | 11 | 11 |
| Dale Dodrill | 60 | MG | 6-1 | 211 | 28 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 |
| Leo Elter | 39 | FB | 5-10 | 201 | 25 | Duquesne; Villanova | 11 | 0 |
| Lou Ferry | 78 | LDT | 6-2 | 244 | 27 | Villanova | 11 | 9 |
| Jim Finks | 7 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Tulsa | 12 | 12 |
| Dick Flanagan | 57 | LLB | 6-0 | 216 | 28 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 |
| Bob Gaona | 72 | LOT-RDT | 6-3 | 243 | 23 | Wake Forest | 12 | 12 |
| Paul Held | 17 | QB-K | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 9 | 0 |
| George Hughes | 65 | ROT | 6-1 | 225 | 29 | William & Mary | 12 | 12 |
| Ed Kissell | 14 | RS-K | 6-1 | 193 | 25 | Wake Forest | 7 | 3 |
| Pete Ladygo | 62 | ROG | 6-2 | 218 | 26 | Potomac State JC; Maryland | 12 | 12 |
| Johnny Lattner | 41 | ROH-LS | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Notre Dame | 12 | 10 |
| Joe Matesic | 74 | LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Indiana; Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 25 | LOH | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Clemson | 12 | 12 |
| Dewey McConnell | 26 | RS-LDH | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Wyoming | 9 | 4 |
| Bill McPeak | 84 | RDE | 6-1 | 208 | 28 | Notre Dame; Pittsburgh | 12 | 11 |
| Elbie Nickel | 81 | ROE | 6-1 | 196 | 32 | Cincinnati | 12 | 12 |
| Jack O'Brien | 89 | DE-OE | 6-2 | 213 | 22 | Florida | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Palmer | 77 | LDT-RDT | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Wake Forest | 7 | 3 |
| Fran Rogel | 33 | FB | 5-11 | 203 | 27 | California (Pennsylvania); Penn State | 12 | 12 |
| John Schweder | 66 | LOG | 6-1 | 224 | 27 | Pennsylvania | 12 | 12 |
| Stan Sheriff | 50 | LLB | 6-1 | 224 | 22 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 12 | 7 |
| Burrell Shields | 37 | RS-ROH | 6-2 | 199 | 25 | John Carroll | 6 | 6 |
| Ernie Stautner | 70 | RDT | 6-1 | 230 | 29 | Boston College | 12 | 11 |
| George Sulima | 88 | LOE | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Boston University | 12 | 12 |
| Lou Tepe | 61 | RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Duke | 12 | 12 |
| Bill Walsh | 56 | C | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| Joe Zombek | 82 | RDE-LDE | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Johnny Lattner | B | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 19 | Pat Stark | B | Syracuse |
| 3 | 31 | Tom Miner | E | Tulsa |
| 6 | 67 | Laurin Pepper | B | Southern Mississippi |
| 7 | 79 | Jack O'Brien | E | Florida |
| 8 | 91 | Paul Cameron | B | UCLA |
| 9 | 103 | Joe Zombek | E | Pittsburgh |
| 10 | 115 | Bob Fisher | T | Tennessee |
| 11 | 127 | Lou Cimarolli | B | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | 139 | Don Fritz | E | Cincinnati |
| 13 | 151 | Chuck Lattimer | C | Maryland |
| 14 | 163 | Roger Bradford | E | Waynesburg |
| 15 | 175 | Tom Drake | G | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 16 | 187 | Cas Krol | T | Detroit Mercy |
| 17 | 199 | Joe Fulwyler | C | Oregon State |
| 18 | 211 | Don Penza | E | Notre Dame |
| 19 | 223 | Don Rydalch | B | Utah |
| 20 | 235 | Fred Prender | B | West Chester |
| 21 | 247 | Dan Tassotti | T | Miami (Florida) |
| 22 | 259 | Jack Lapsley | G | Northeastern |
| 23 | 271 | Joe Pascarella | T | Penn State |
| 24 | 283 | Jack Flanagan | E | Detroit Mercy |
| 25 | 295 | Jim Barron | T | Mississippi State |
| 26 | 307 | Joe Varaitis | B | Pennsylvania |
| 27 | 319 | Tom Yewcic | QB | Michigan State |
| 28 | 331 | Joe Bush | G | Notre Dame |
| 29 | 343 | Joe Fagan | T | John Carroll |
| 30 | 355 | Juel Sweatte | B | Oklahoma |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 40 | 86 | 42 | 51 | 219 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 85 | 47 | 66 | 263 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 205 | 71 | 115 | 19 | / % | / % | 54 | 471 | |
| Opponents Totals | 221 | 120 | 93 | 8 | / % | / % | 97 | 823 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mathews | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Johnny Lattner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Paul Held | 0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Ed Kissell | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Nick Bolkovac | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jack Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Fran Rogel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Brandt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Russ Craft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Sulima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill McPeak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 28 | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 1 | 219 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 1 | 263 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Held | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 31 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Nick Bolkovac | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 26 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Ed Kissell | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 24 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 31 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 1/ | 3/ | 3/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Rogel | 111 | 415 | 3.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Ray Mathews | 80 | 242 | 3.0 | 24 | 2 |
| Johnny Lattner | 69 | 237 | 3.4 | 17 | 5 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 45 | 147 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Jim Brandt | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Tom Calvin | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Burrell Shields | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Held | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 368 | 1282 | 3.5 | 24 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 466 | 2193 | 4.7 | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Finks | 306 | 164 | 53.6 | 123 | 2003 | 6.5 | 12.2 | 78t | 14 | 4.6 | 19 | 6.2 | 49 | 1954 | 63.4 | |
| Paul Held | 73 | 24 | 32.9 | 43 | 305 | 4.2 | 12.7 | 37 | 1 | 1.4 | 6 | 8.2 | 81 | 224 | 17.2 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 13 | 4.3 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 47.9 |
| Ray Mathews | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 18 | -18 | 0.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 386 | 189 | 49.0 | 171 | 2321 | 6.0 | 12.3 | 78t | 15 | 3.9 | 26 | 6.7 | 148 | 2173 | 52.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 295 | 167 | 56.6 | 98 | 2458 | 8.3 | 14.7 | 18 | 6.1 | 30 | 10.2 | 281 | 2177 | 64.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mathews | 44 | 652 | 14.8 | 78t | 6 |
| Elbie Nickel | 40 | 584 | 14.6 | 52t | 5 |
| George Sulima | 30 | 439 | 14.6 | 37 | 1 |
| Johnny Lattner | 25 | 305 | 12.2 | 43 | 2 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 22 | 176 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Leo Elter | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Burrell Shields | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Brandt | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack O'Brien | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dewey McConnell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Gaona | 0 | 25 | 25L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 189 | 2321 | 12.3 | 78t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 167 | 2458 | 14.7 | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cameron | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 33 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 41t | 2 |
| Russ Craft | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 81t | 1 |
| Dewey McConnell | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Lou Tepe | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Dale Dodrill | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Dick Flanagan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Sheriff | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ed Kissell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Burrell Shields | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ernie Stautner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 569 | 19.0 | 81t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 322 | 12.4 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Brady | 66 | 2852 | 43.2 | 72 | 0 | 302 | ||||
| Team Totals | 66 | 2852 | 43.2 | 72 | 0 | 302 | 38.6 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 2155 | 39.9 | 110 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lattner | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Burrell Shields | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Cameron | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 110 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 302 | 6.9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lattner | 16 | 413 | 25.8 | 50 | 0 | |
| Burrell Shields | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 13 | 256 | 19.7 | 34 | 0 | |
| Ray Mathews | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Leo Elter | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Tom Calvin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 987 | 21.9 | 50 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 1003 | 23.9 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brandt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewey Brundage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Cameron | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Dodrill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Ferry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Flanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Held | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Hughes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Lattner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dewey McConnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McPeak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burrell Shields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Stautner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Lou Tepe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Walsh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 86 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 0 |
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