| Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 26, 1948 Location: Washington, DC Venue: Griffith Stadium Attendance: 32084 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jim Castiglia 22 pass from Sammy Baugh (Dick Poillon kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Johnny Clement 28 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Glamp 39 pass from Johnny Clement (Joe Glamp kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Doug Turley 33 opponents fumble recovery (Dick Poillon kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Dick Poillon 28 FG | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 75 | LOT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 21 | C | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 73 | ROG | Bill Cregar |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 28 | ROE | Bob Davis |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 0 | TB | Johnny Clement |
| 45 | WB | Bob Cifers |
| 49 | FB | Jerry Shipkey |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 75 | LDT | Jack Wiley |
| 73 | LDG | Bill Cregar |
| 65 | RDG | John Mastrangelo |
| 79 | RDT | Frank Wydo |
| 28 | RDE | Bob Davis |
| 33 | LLB | Charley Seabright |
| 64 | RLB | Bryant Meeks |
| 22 | LDH | Jerry Nuzum |
| 44 | RDH | Tony Compagno |
| 77 | S | Paul Davis |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | LOE | Paul McKee |
| 49 | LOT | Johnny Sanchez |
| 16 | LOG | John Steber |
| 53 | C | Al DeMao |
| 58 | ROG | Bill Katrishen |
| 44 | ROT | Mike Roussos |
| 55 | ROE | Hal Crisler |
| 33 | QB | Sammy Baugh |
| 25 | LOH | Dick Poillon |
| 14 | ROH | Tom Farmer |
| 26 | FB | Jim Castiglia |
| Defense | ||
| 19 | LDE | Jim Peebles |
| 49 | LDT | Johnny Sanchez |
| 42 | MG | John Adams |
| 46 | RDT | John Koniszewski |
| 37 | RDE | Joe Tereshinski |
| 34 | LLB | Ed Quirk |
| 60 | MLB | Bill Gray |
| 53 | RLB | Al DeMao |
| 29 | LDH | Howard Hartley |
| 77 | RDH | Tommy Mont |
| 24 | S | Howie Livingston |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | / | / | 6 | 63 | 4 | 2 | |
| WAS | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 12 | 91 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Clement | 19 | 127 | 6.7 | 28t | 1 |
| Bob Cifers | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Gonzalo Morales | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Compagno | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Mosley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 233 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jim Castiglia | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dick Poillon | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Ed Quirk | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Farmer | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Nussbaumer | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 142 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Johnny Clement | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 81 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 62.9 | ||
| Gonzalo Morales | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 | ||
| Bob Cifers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Norm Mosley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 1 | 111 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 | 66.3 | ||
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Sammy Baugh | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 188 | 9.9 | 1 | 0 | 109.1 | ||
| Harry Gilmer | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 0 | 257 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 105.7 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Val Jansante | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 1 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Hal Crisler | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Dick Todd | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Nussbaumer | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dan Sandifer | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Jim Castiglia | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Ed Quirk | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 257 | 19.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Tommy Mont | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Cifers | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 55 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dick Poillon | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 46.0 | 55 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Norm Mosley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Dick Todd | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Norm Mosley | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Gonzalo Morales | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Dan Sandifer | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Dick Todd | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | ||