1956 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 4th place • Eastern Conference • 5-7-0 .417 |
| Head Coach: Walt Kiesling |
| Chuck Cherundolo | Assistant Coach |
| Russ Craft | Defensive Backs |
| Bill Dudley | Backfield |
| Bill McPeak | Defensive Line |
| Nick Skorich | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/17/1956 | N | Detroit Lions | 15-20 | L | Toledo, OH | Glass Bowl | 11912 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1956 | N | Baltimore Colts | 16-37 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Nippert Stadium | 12500 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1956 | H | Chicago Bears | 10-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 22194 | |
| Sat | 9/15/1956 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-12 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 14742 | |
| Sat | 9/22/1956 | N | Los Angeles Rams | 20-17 | W | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 20559 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1956 | H | Washington Redskins | 30-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 27718 | |
| Sat | 10/6/1956 | H | Cleveland Browns | 10-14 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 35398 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1956 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-35 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 31375 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1956 | A | New York Giants | 10-38 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 48108 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1956 | A | Cleveland Browns | 24-16 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 50358 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1956 | H | New York Giants | 14-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 31240 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1956 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-14 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Connie Mack Stadium | 22652 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1956 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 14-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 24086 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1956 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 27-38 | L | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 17724 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1956 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 30-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 20540 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1956 | A | Detroit Lions | 7-45 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 52124 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1956 | A | Washington Redskins | 23-0 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 21097 | |
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 |
| Dick Alban | 42 | RDH-RS | 6-0 | 193 | 27 | Northwestern | 11 | 10 |
| Lou Baldacci | 27 | ROH-LOH-FB-P | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | Michigan | 12 | 1 |
| Fred Bruney | 41 | LS | 5-10 | 184 | 25 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 |
| Jack Butler | 80 | RS-RDH | 6-0 | 195 | 29 | St. Bonaventure | 12 | 12 |
| John Cenci | 55 | C | 6-0 | 225 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 49 | ROH | 6-2 | 198 | 33 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 |
| Art Davis | 45 | RS-ROH | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Mississippi State | 9 | 2 |
| Dale Dodrill | 60 | MG | 6-1 | 211 | 30 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 |
| Henry Ford | 24 | LS-LDH-ROH | 5-11 | 170 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 12 |
| Bob Gaona | 72 | LOT | 6-3 | 243 | 25 | Wake Forest | 12 | 12 |
| Fred Glatz | 83 | P | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Glick | 26 | LDH-K | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Colorado State | 8 | 8 |
| Ralph Jecha | 65 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Northwestern | 7 | 7 |
| Joe Krupa | 75 | ROG-RDT | 6-2 | 232 | 23 | Purdue | 12 | 2 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 14 | QB | 5-10 | 178 | 25 | St. Bonaventure; Detroit Mercy | 12 | 12 |
| Ray Mathews | 25 | ROE-LOE | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Clemson | 12 | 12 |
| Marv Matuszak | 64 | LLB | 6-3 | 232 | 25 | Tulsa | 9 | 5 |
| Jack McClairen | 87 | ROE-LOE-LOH | 6-4 | 213 | 25 | Bethune-Cookman | 7 | 0 |
| Willie McClung | 76 | LDT-LOT | 6-2 | 250 | 26 | Florida A&M | 12 | 12 |
| Marv McFadden | 61 | ROG | 6-0 | 223 | 26 | Michigan State | 12 | 10 |
| Bill McPeak | 84 | RDE | 6-1 | 208 | 30 | Notre Dame; Pittsburgh | 12 | 12 |
| Art Michalik | 62 | MG-LDT-K | 6-2 | 229 | 26 | St. Ambrose | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Murley | 79 | LOT | 6-0 | 247 | 23 | Purdue | 2 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 81 | LOH | 6-1 | 196 | 34 | Cincinnati | 12 | 12 |
| Jack O'Brien | 89 | ROE-LOH-LOE | 6-2 | 213 | 24 | Florida | 12 | 6 |
| Joe O'Malley | 85 | LDE | 6-1 | 217 | 23 | Georgia | 12 | 6 |
| Bob O'Neil | 86 | LDE-LOG-RDE | 6-1 | 229 | 25 | Duquesne; Notre Dame | 12 | 11 |
| Lowell Perry | 41 | LOE | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Michigan | 6 | 6 |
| John Reger | 50 | RLB-LLB | 6-0 | 225 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 10 |
| Fran Rogel | 33 | FB | 5-11 | 203 | 29 | California (Pennsylvania); Penn State | 12 | 12 |
| Jack Scarbath | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 204 | 26 | Maryland | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Shepard | 35 | FB-P | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | North Texas | 12 | 0 |
| Ernie Stautner | 70 | RDT | 6-1 | 230 | 31 | Boston College | 12 | 12 |
| John Stock | 88 | RDE | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| George Tarasovic | 52 | RLB-DE | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | Boston College; Northeast Louisana JC; Louisiana State | 12 | 10 |
| Jim Taylor | 57 | C | 6-2 | 232 | 22 | Baylor | 12 | 9 |
| Frank Varrichione | 74 | ROT | 6-1 | 234 | 24 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| Sid Watson | 39 | ROH-K | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | Northeastern | 12 | 6 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| Bonus | 1 | Gary Glick | QB | Colorado State |
| 1 | 5 | Art Davis | B | Mississippi State |
| 2 | 17 | Joe Krupa | T | Purdue |
| 3 | 29 | Jim Taylor | C | Baylor |
| 4 | 39 | Dick Murley | G | Purdue |
| 5 | 52 | Bill Murakowski | B | Purdue |
| 6 | 63 | Ray Taylor | B | Texas Christian |
| 7 | 76 | Dick Gaspari | C | George Washington |
| 8 | 87 | Vere Wellman | G | Wichita State |
| 9 | 100 | Wayne Edmonds | G | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 111 | Lou Baldacci | B | Michigan |
| 10 | 118 | Bob Nolan | E | Miami (Florida) |
| 12 | 135 | Phil Tarasovic | E | Yale |
| 13 | 148 | Weldon Holley | B | Baylor |
| 14 | 159 | Jim Emmons | T | Alabama |
| 16 | 183 | Lionel Reed | B | Central State (Ohio) |
| 17 | 196 | Bill Schmitt | G | Pittsburgh |
| 18 | 207 | Jack Stephans | QB | Holy Cross |
| 19 | 220 | Jerry Jacobs | G | Florida State |
| 20 | 231 | Fred Glatz | E | Pittsburgh |
| 21 | 244 | Gene Martell | T | Notre Dame |
| 22 | 255 | Ray DiPasquale | B | Pittsburgh |
| 23 | 268 | Pete Neft | QB | Pittsburgh |
| 24 | 279 | Bryan Engram | E | Texas Christian |
| 25 | 292 | Billy O'Dell | B | Clemson |
| 26 | 303 | Frank Sweeney | G | Xavier (Ohio) |
| 27 | 316 | Buddy Benson | B | Arkansas |
| 28 | 327 | Bill DeGraaf | B | Cornell |
| 29 | 340 | Wes Thompson | T | Alabama |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31 | 62 | 37 | 87 | 217 |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 95 | 49 | 45 | 250 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 184 | 83 | 83 | 18 | / % | / % | 74 | 614 | |
| Opponents Totals | 167 | 93 | 66 | 8 | / % | / % | 69 | 606 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Watson | 4 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Gary Glick | 0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 28 |
| Jack Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Henry Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ted Marchibroda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Lowell Perry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Fran Rogel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bill McPeak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Art Michalik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 1 | 217 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 250 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Glick | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 1 | 35 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Sid Watson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Art Michalik | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 1 | 35 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 2/ | 2/ | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Rogel | 131 | 476 | 3.6 | 40 | 2 |
| Sid Watson | 112 | 298 | 2.7 | 18 | 4 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 39 | 152 | 3.9 | 26 | 2 |
| Lou Baldacci | 31 | 140 | 4.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 44 | 118 | 2.7 | 28 | 4 |
| Charlie Shepard | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lowell Perry | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 16 | 2 |
| Jack Scarbath | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Art Davis | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Varrichione | 0 | -2 | -2L | 0 | |
| Ray Mathews | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 413 | 1350 | 3.3 | 40 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 468 | 1743 | 3.7 | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Marchibroda | 275 | 124 | 45.1 | 132 | 1585 | 5.8 | 12.8 | 75t | 12 | 4.4 | 19 | 6.9 | 91 | 1494 | 49.4 | |
| Jack Scarbath | 41 | 12 | 29.3 | 24 | 208 | 5.1 | 17.3 | 47t | 2 | 4.9 | 5 | 12.2 | 36 | 172 | 24.9 | |
| Lou Baldacci | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 318 | 136 | 42.8 | 158 | 1793 | 5.6 | 13.2 | 75t | 14 | 4.4 | 24 | 7.5 | 127 | 1666 | 44.4 | |
| Opponents Totals | 234 | 128 | 54.7 | 88 | 1646 | 7.0 | 12.9 | 68t | 14 | 6.0 | 18 | 7.7 | 203 | 1443 | 64.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mathews | 31 | 540 | 17.4 | 64t | 5 |
| Elbie Nickel | 27 | 376 | 13.9 | 47t | 5 |
| Fran Rogel | 23 | 88 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Lowell Perry | 14 | 334 | 23.9 | 75t | 2 |
| Sid Watson | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 17t | 1 |
| Jack O'Brien | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Lou Baldacci | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack McClairen | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Shepard | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Art Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 136 | 1793 | 13.2 | 75t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 128 | 1646 | 12.9 | 68t | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Butler | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 34 | 0 |
| George Tarasovic | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 |
| John Reger | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Marv Matuszak | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dick Alban | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Fred Bruney | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dale Dodrill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 312 | 17.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 364 | 15.2 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Glatz | 25 | 984 | 39.4 | 60 | 0 | |||||
| Lou Baldacci | 26 | 1010 | 38.8 | 64 | 0 | |||||
| Charlie Shepard | 26 | 951 | 36.6 | 49 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 77 | 2945 | 38.2 | 64 | 1 | 451 | 32.4 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 2703 | 41.6 | 299 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford | 25 | 145 | 5.8 | 59 | 0 | |
| Lowell Perry | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 46 | 0 | |
| Fred Bruney | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Art Davis | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | |
| Sid Watson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 299 | 6.6 | 59 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 451 | 10.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Bruney | 9 | 235 | 26.1 | 51 | 0 | |
| Lowell Perry | 9 | 219 | 24.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 8 | 291 | 36.4 | 91 | 0 | |
| Henry Ford | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Sid Watson | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| John Reger | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Frank Varrichione | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 1042 | 26.1 | 91 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 817 | 19.0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Alban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Baldacci | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Bruney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Glick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Krupa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack McClairen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie McClung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe O'Malley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob O'Neil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Reger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Scarbath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Shepard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Stautner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Tarasovic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Varrichione | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 1 |
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