1945 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 5th place • Eastern Division • 2-8-0 .200 |
| Head Coach: Jim Leonard |
| Lud Wray | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/2/1945 | N | Cleveland Rams | 0-21 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 12696 | |
| Wed | 9/19/1945 | H | Green Bay Packers | 12-8 | W | Hershey, PA | Hershey Stadium | 14521 | |
| Tue | 9/25/1945 | A | Boston Yanks | 7-28 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 27502 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1945 | H | New York Giants | 6-34 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 20097 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1945 | H | Washington Redskins | 0-14 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 14050 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1945 | A | New York Giants | 21-7 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 43070 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1945 | H | Boston Yanks | 6-10 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 25447 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1945 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-45 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 23018 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1945 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 23-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 13153 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1945 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-30 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 23838 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1945 | A | Chicago Bears | 7-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 20689 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1945 | A | Washington Redskins | 0-24 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 34788 | |
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 |
| Ben Agajanian | 43 | K | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Compton JC; New Mexico | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Alberghini | 69 | OT-DT | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Holy Cross | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Bova | 41 | ROH-RDH-LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | St. Francis (Pennsylvania) | 10 | 5 |
| Art Brandau | C-LB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | |
| Carl Buda | 55 | OG-DG | 5-11 | 220 | 26 | Creighton; Tulsa | 3 | 0 |
| Garth Chamberlain | 65 | OG-DG | 6-0 | 215 | 25 | Brigham Young | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Cherundolo | 73 | C-LB | 6-1 | 215 | 29 | Penn State | 6 | 5 |
| Joe Cibulas | 78 | OT-DT | 6-0 | 220 | 24 | Duquesne | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Coomer | 82 | LOT-LDT | 6-5 | 281 | 28 | Texas A&M: Austin | 9 | 5 |
| Carmine DePascal | 60 | OE-DE | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Wichita State | 1 | 0 |
| Henry DePaul | 61 | OG-DG | 5-11 | 230 | 28 | Duquesne | 5 | 0 |
| Dick Dolly | 71 | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 211 | 28 | West Virginia | 10 | 9 |
| Ted Doyle | 72 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 224 | 31 | Nebraska | 10 | 10 |
| Bill Dudley | 35 | TB-LDH | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Virginia | 4 | 4 |
| Paul Duhart | 52 | HB-RDH | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Florida | 3 | 2 |
| Vern Foltz | 59 | OT-DT | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Penn State; St. Vincent | 4 | 0 |
| Len Frketich | 80 | OT-DT | 6-1 | 290 | 28 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Itzel | 37 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 190 | 21 | Georgetown (DC); Pittsburgh | 10 | 0 |
| Tommy Jarvi | 32 | TB-DB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Art Jones | 44 | HB-RDH | 6-2 | 186 | 26 | Richmond | 7 | 2 |
| George Kiick | 63 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Bucknell | 5 | 3 |
| Frank Kimble | 60 | ROE-DE | 6-5 | 205 | 28 | West Virginia | 9 | 3 |
| John Kondrla | 62 | OT-DT | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | St. Vincent | 1 | 0 |
| Julie Koshlap | 29 | HB-DH | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Georgetown (DC) | 1 | 0 |
| Hubbard Law | 56 | OG-DG | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Lowther | 33 | TB-LDH | 5-8 | 165 | 23 | Michigan State; Detroit Mercy | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Lucente | 74 | FB-LB | 5-9 | 200 | 23 | West Virginia | 10 | 5 |
| Ed McNamara | 68 | OT-DT | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Holy Cross | 1 | 0 |
| Al Merkovsky | 36 | LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 223 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 10 |
| John Naioti | 52 | BB-S | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | St. Francis (Pennsylvania) | 7 | 1 |
| Al Nichols | 51 | FB-LB | 5-10 | 205 | 29 | Temple | 2 | 1 |
| Mel Odelli | 40 | HB-DH | 5-8 | 176 | 25 | Duquesne | 2 | 0 |
| Al Olszewski | 35 | OE-DE | 6-2 | 185 | 25 | Pittsburgh; Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| John Patrick | 64 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 202 | 27 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
| Leon Pense | 18 | BB-S-C-LB | 6-0 | 170 | 23 | Northeastern State; Arkansas | 10 | 8 |
| John Perko | 39 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 207 | 31 | Duquesne | 10 | 10 |
| John Petchel | 57 | BB-S | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Duquesne | 9 | 2 |
| John Petrella | 11 | HB-RDH | 5-7 | 160 | 25 | Penn State | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Pierre | 46 | ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 7 |
| Johnny Popovich | 40 | HB-DH | 5-8 | 160 | 27 | St. Vincent | 1 | 0 |
| Al Postus | 10 | TB-LDH | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Villanova | 2 | 0 |
| Ross Sorce | 81 | OT-DT | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Georgetown (DC) | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Stofko | 25 | TB-LDH | 6-1 | 192 | 25 | St. Francis (Pennsylvania) | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Stough | 75 | LOT-LDT | 6-5 | 240 | 24 | Duke | 10 | 5 |
| Morgan Tiller | 53 | OE-DE | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Denver | 10 | 0 |
| Sid Tinsley | 48 | HB-DH | 5-9 | 168 | 25 | Clemson | 9 | 0 |
| Si Titus | 49 | C-LB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Holy Cross | 9 | 3 |
| Buist Warren | 15 | TB-LDH-HB-RDH | 5-11 | 175 | 29 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 |
| Al Wukits | 50 | C-LB | 6-3 | 213 | 28 | Duquesne | 3 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Paul Duhart | B | Florida |
| 2 | 12 | Jack Dugger | E | Ohio State |
| 3 | 19 | Bill Dellastatious | B | Missouri |
| 4 | 29 | Roger Adams | C | Florida |
| 5 | 33 | Charley Mehelich | E | Duquesne |
| 6 | 46 | Gregg Browning | E | Denver |
| 7 | 56 | Mike Wolak | B | Duquesne |
| 8 | 66 | Tom Hughes | T | Missouri |
| 9 | 79 | Leon Pense | B | Arkansas |
| 10 | 89 | Art Brandau | C | Tennessee |
| 11 | 99 | Ray Ball | B | Holy Cross |
| 12 | 112 | Frankie Basilone | B | Duquesne |
| 13 | 122 | John Monahan | E | Dartmouth |
| 14 | 132 | Mel Odelli | B | Duquesne |
| 15 | 145 | George Connor | T | Notre Dame |
| 16 | 155 | Jim Ungles | B | Kansas State |
| 17 | 165 | Jack Itzel | B | Pittsburgh |
| 18 | 178 | Alex Wizbicki | B | Holy Cross |
| 19 | 188 | Jim Landrigan | T | Dartmouth |
| 20 | 198 | Bill Lilienthal | T | Villanova |
| 21 | 211 | Art Price | B | Rutgers |
| 22 | 221 | Don Malmberg | B | UCLA |
| 23 | 231 | Everett Harwell | E | Auburn |
| 24 | 244 | Edgar Cain | B | Rice |
| 25 | 254 | Angelo Carlaccini | B | Pittsburgh |
| 26 | 264 | Ed Burns | B | Boston College |
| 27 | 277 | Glen Stough | T | Duke |
| 28 | 287 | Jim Marsh | T | Oklahoma State |
| 29 | 297 | Ralph Grant | B | Bucknell |
| 30 | 310 | John Kondrla | T | St. Vincent |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 23 | 26 | 0 | 30 | 79 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 69 | 37 | 64 | 220 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 96 | 56 | 30 | 10 | / % | / % | 53 | 436 | |
| Opponents Totals | 116 | 64 | 49 | 3 | / % | / % | 61 | 600 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Ben Agajanian | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Johnny Lucente | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Buist Warren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ted Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Paul Duhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Kiick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Naioti | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Joe Coomer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Lowther | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 79 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 25 | 30 | 83.3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 220 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Agajanian | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Joe Coomer | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 31 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 1/ | 2/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buist Warren | 95 | 292 | 3.1 | 75t | 2 |
| Johnny Lucente | 82 | 242 | 3.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Bill Dudley | 57 | 204 | 3.6 | 32 | 3 |
| Art Jones | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Lowther | 15 | 54 | 3.6 | 17 | 0 |
| George Kiick | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 |
| John Petrella | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Tommy Jarvi | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Bova | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Itzel | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Duhart | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 1 | |
| Al Nichols | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Al Postus | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sid Tinsley | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Leon Pense | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Popovich | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Stofko | 13 | -16 | -1.2 | 6 | 0 |
| John Naioti | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | -17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 368 | 961 | 2.6 | 75t | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 363 | 1347 | 3.7 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buist Warren | 92 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 368 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 10.9 | 11.8 | |||
| Bill Dudley | 32 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 58 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.3 | 14.6 | |||
| Eddie Stofko | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 94 | 5.5 | 13.4 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 23.5 | 19.9 | |||
| Tommy Jarvi | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 16.7 | |||
| Al Postus | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 14.6 | 36.5 | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 47.9 | |||
| John Petchel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Paul Duhart | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42.4 | |||
| Tony Bova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Jack Lowther | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 165 | 61 | 61 | 83 | 652 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 12.7 | 9.8 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 187 | 103 | 103 | 71 | 1617 | 8.6 | 15.7 | 14 | 7.5 | 13 | 7.0 | 80.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Bova | 15 | 215 | 14.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Johnny Lucente | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Morgan Tiller | 10 | 146 | 14.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Dick Dolly | 8 | 122 | 15.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Art Jones | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Kimble | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Naioti | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Olszewski | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Jack Itzel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Kiick | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Leon Pense | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Buist Warren | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 652 | 10.7 | 52 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 103 | 1617 | 15.7 | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Pense | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Ted Doyle | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Buist Warren | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Chuck Cherundolo | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Art Jones | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jack Itzel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Petrella | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sid Tinsley | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 212 | 16.3 | 50t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 229 | 10.9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Tinsley | 57 | 2308 | 40.5 | 58 | 1 | |||||
| Eddie Stofko | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 46 | 0 | |||||
| Tommy Jarvi | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 38 | 0 | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 1 | |||||
| Jack Lowther | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 65 | 2557 | 39.3 | 58 | 2 | 29.0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 337 | 27.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buist Warren | 13 | 168 | 12.9 | 20 | 0 | |
| John Petrella | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Art Jones | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bill Dudley | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Jack Lowther | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 337 | 10.9 | 22 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 10.3 | 20 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buist Warren | 5 | 137 | 27.4 | 33 | 0 | |
| Johnny Lucente | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 30 | 0 | |
| John Petrella | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Bill Dudley | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| Morgan Tiller | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Paul Duhart | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Popovich | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Art Jones | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Tony Bova | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Leon Pense | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jack Lowther | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| George Kiick | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Al Postus | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Joe Pierre | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Glen Stough | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 652 | 21.7 | 39 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Bova | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Coomer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Doyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Jarvi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 |
| Art Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Lucente | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | |
| Al Merkovsky | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| John Naioti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
| Al Nichols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Pense | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Perko | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Petrella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Pierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Popovich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |
| Eddie Stofko | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -16 | 0 | |
| Glen Stough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Tiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Sid Tinsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| Si Titus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Buist Warren | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |
| Al Wukits | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 1 |
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