1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • Eastern Division • 5-4-1 .556 |
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| Co-Head Coaches: Greasy Neale and Walt Kiesling |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 9/11/1943 | H | Green Bay Packers | 10-28 | L | PIttsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 19369 | |
| Thu | 9/16/1943 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-28 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 30000 | |
| Sat | 10/2/1943 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 11131 | |
| Sat | 10/9/1943 | H | New York Giants | 28-14 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 15340 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1943 | A | Chicago Bears | 21-48 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 21744 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1943 | A | New York Giants | 14-42 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 42681 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1943 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 34-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 16351 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1943 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-14 | T | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 28893 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1943 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7-13 | L | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 7614 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1943 | H | Detroit Lions | 35-34 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 23338 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1943 | A | Washington Redskins | 27-14 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 35826 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1943 | H | Green Bay Packers | 28-38 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 34294 | |
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 |
| Tony Bova | 85 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | St. Francis (Pennsylvania) | 10 | 6 |
| Johnny Butler | 27 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Tennessee | 10 | 9 |
| Larry Cabrelli | 84 | ROE-RDE | 5-10 | 194 | 26 | Colgate | 10 | 9 |
| Rocco Canale | 75 | OG-DG | 5-11 | 240 | 23 | Boston College | 4 | 0 |
| Enio Conti | 67 | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 204 | 30 | Bucknell | 10 | 1 |
| Ted Doyle | 72 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 224 | 29 | Nebraska | 10 | 5 |
| Joe Frank | OG-DG | 6-1 | 217 | 28 | Georgetown (DC) | 3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gauer | 32 | FB-LB | 6-3 | 213 | 22 | Colgate | 9 | 1 |
| Ray Graves | 52 | C-LB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Tennessee Wesleyan; Tennessee | 10 | 9 |
| Bill Hewitt | 82 | LOE-LDE | 5-11 | 190 | 34 | Michigan | 6 | 4 |
| Jack Hinkle | 43 | ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Syracuse | 10 | 9 |
| Bucko Kilroy | 76 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 243 | 22 | Temple | 10 | 4 |
| Ben Kish | 44 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 207 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 9 |
| Ted Laux | 15 | HB-DH | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania) | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Masters | 31 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 200 | 30 | Baylor | 3 | 0 |
| Hugh McCullough | 25 | HB-DH | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Michaels | 60 | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 205 | 29 | Villanova | 10 | 9 |
| Tom Miller | 89 | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 202 | 25 | Hampden-Sydney | 10 | 1 |
| Gordon Paschka | 61 | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 213 | 23 | Minnesota | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Reutt | 81 | OE-DE | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Virginia Military Institute | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Sader | 33 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Elbie Schultz | 71 | LOG-LDG | 6-4 | 252 | 26 | Oregon State | 10 | 10 |
| Vic Sears | 79 | LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 223 | 25 | Oregon State | 10 | 10 |
| Allie Sherman | 10 | QB-S | 5-11 | 170 | 20 | Brooklyn | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Steele | 37 | LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 187 | 26 | Washington | 10 | 1 |
| Dean Steward | 36 | HB-DH | 6-0 | 210 | 20 | Ursinus | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Thurbon | 49 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 5-10 | 176 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 1 |
| Al Wistert | 70 | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 214 | 23 | Michigan | 10 | 1 |
| Al Wukits | 50 | C-LB | 6-3 | 213 | 26 | Duquesne | 9 | 1 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 7 | QB-S | 6-2 | 201 | 25 | San Jose State | 10 | 9 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 73 | 28 | 14 | 110 | 225 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 85 | 48 | 48 | 230 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 138 | 96 | 32 | 10 | / % | / % | 54 | 483 | |
| Opponents Totals | 96 | 42 | 41 | 13 | / % | / % | 59 | 466 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Steele | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Bob Thurbon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Roy Zimmerman | 1 | 26 | 28 | 92.9 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 35 |
| Tony Bova | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jack Hinkle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Johnny Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Larry Cabrelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ben Kish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tom Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Allie Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Wukits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ted Laux | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gordon Paschka | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 225 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 29 | 33 | 87.9 | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 | 230 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 1 | 23 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 7 | 16.7 | 1 | 23 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | 25 | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hinkle | 116 | 571 | 4.9 | 56 | 3 |
| Ernie Steele | 85 | 409 | 4.8 | 47t | 4 |
| Johnny Butler | 87 | 362 | 4.2 | 69 | 3 |
| Bob Thurbon | 71 | 291 | 4.1 | 25 | 5 |
| Charlie Gauer | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Ben Kish | 22 | 50 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Laux | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Bova | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Masters | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Sader | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Dean Steward | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Allie Sherman | 17 | -20 | -1.2 | 5 | 1 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 33 | -41 | -1.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 459 | 1730 | 3.8 | 69 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 312 | 793 | 2.5 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | 124 | 43 | 43 | 64 | 846 | 6.8 | 19.7 | 60t | 9 | 7.3 | 17 | 13.7 | 44.0 | |||
| Allie Sherman | 37 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 208 | 5.6 | 13.0 | 49 | 2 | 5.4 | 1 | 2.7 | 68.3 | |||
| Johnny Butler | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 35.4 | |||
| Ernie Steele | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 175 | 65 | 65 | 90 | 1138 | 6.5 | 17.5 | 60t | 11 | 6.3 | 20 | 11.4 | 41.5 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 221 | 102 | 102 | 97 | 1393 | 6.3 | 13.7 | 15 | 6.8 | 22 | 10.0 | 49.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Bova | 17 | 419 | 24.6 | 51t | 5 |
| Larry Cabrelli | 12 | 199 | 16.6 | 49 | 1 |
| Ernie Steele | 9 | 168 | 18.7 | 60t | 2 |
| Ben Kish | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Bob Thurbon | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 43 | 1 |
| Johnny Butler | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Charlie Gauer | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Hewitt | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Laux | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Hinkle | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 65 | 1138 | 17.5 | 60t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 102 | 1393 | 13.7 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kish | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 86t | 1 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Hinkle | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 91 | 0 |
| Larry Cabrelli | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Ted Laux | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Graves | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Al Wukits | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Thurbon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Enio Conti | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gauer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 304 | 13.8 | 91 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 258 | 12.9 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | 44 | 1521 | 34.6 | 53 | 2 | |||||
| Johnny Butler | 11 | 407 | 37.0 | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Jack Hinkle | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 45 | 2 | |||||
| Dean Steward | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 47 | 0 | |||||
| Ben Kish | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 62 | 2132 | 34.4 | 53 | 4 | 28.8 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 2398 | 40.0 | 74 | 2 | 335 | 34.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Butler | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Ernie Steele | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jack Hinkle | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bob Thurbon | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ted Laux | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 335 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 347 | 12.4 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Steele | 11 | 236 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jack Hinkle | 11 | 217 | 19.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| Bob Thurbon | 6 | 150 | 25.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Johnny Butler | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Roy Zimmerman | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bob Masters | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Vic Sears | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 812 | 20.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 828 | 24.4 | 98t | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wukits | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 37 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2 |
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