1949 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: John Michelosen (6-5-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1949 Pittsburgh Steelers RosterTeam Record: 6-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: John Michelosen (6-5-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1949 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1949 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
The Steelers chalked up 224 points, and the rigid defensive squad surrendered 214. Jerry Nuzum carried the ball for a team-best 611 yards for Pittsburgh, while Joe Geri additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Joe Geri passed for 554 yards, while Jim Finks and Bob Gage spent time under center, too. Val Jansante paced all receivers, grabbing 29 passes, while Elbie Nickel accumulated 633 receiving yards.
Howard Hartley intercepted 6 opponent throws.
John Michelosen coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Geri | 77 | 31 | 40.3 | 554 | 7.2 | 5 | 6.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 63 | 60.2 |
| Bob Gage | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 329 | 9.1 | 2 | 5.6 | 4 | 11.1 | 52 | 58.4 |
| Jim Finks | 71 | 24 | 33.8 | 322 | 4.5 | 2 | 2.8 | 8 | 11.3 | 35 | 19.0 |
| Don Samuel | 21 | 7 | 33.3 | 67 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 13 | 23.3 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 118.8 |
| Charlie Seabright | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 158.3 |
| Joe Hollingsworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| George Papach | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 209 | 81 | 38.8 | 1310 | 6.3 | 10 | 4.8 | 18 | 8.6 | 63 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Nuzum | 139 | 611 | 4.4 | 64 | 5 |
| Joe Geri | 133 | 543 | 4.1 | 25 | 5 |
| George Papach | 99 | 407 | 4.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Gage | 46 | 228 | 5.0 | 97 | 3 |
| Don Samuel | 39 | 163 | 4.2 | 31 | 1 |
| Jim Finks | 35 | 135 | 3.9 | 38 | 1 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 14 | 5 |
| Joe Hollingsworth | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Hanlon | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Long | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Minini | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 535 | 2209 | 4.1 | 97 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val Jansante | 29 | 445 | 15.3 | 47 | 4 |
| Elbie Nickel | 26 | 633 | 24.3 | 52 | 3 |
| George Papach | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 63 | 2 |
| Charlie Seabright | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bill Long | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Wydo | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Wiley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Gage | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Hanlon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Samuel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 81 | 1310 | 16.2 | 63 | 10 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Glamp | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 21 |
| Joe Geri | 13 | 12 | 92.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Totals | 31 | 30 | 96.8 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 36 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Geri | 43 | 1856 | 43.2 | 82 |
| Bill Long | 30 | 1127 | 37.6 | 52 |
| Bob Gage | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 63 |
| Totals | 77 | 3146 | 40.9 | 82 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gage | 16 | 254 | 15.9 | 50 | 0 |
| Howard Hartley | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Samuel | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Joe Geri | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 449 | 13.2 | 50 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Minini | 16 | 390 | 24.4 | 44 | 0 |
| Bob Hanlon | 11 | 213 | 19.4 | 29 | 0 |
| George Papach | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Val Jansante | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Gage | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Charlie Seabright | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 792 | 21.4 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Hartley | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Bob Gage | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Bob Hanlon | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Frank Sinkovitz | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leo Nobile | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Darrell Hogan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Samuel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 310 | 14.1 | 54 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gage | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0 | ||
| George Papach | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Nuzum | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Geri | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darrell Hogan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Samuelson | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Don Samuel | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hollingsworth | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Glamp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Wiley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hanlon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Shipkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Finks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Seabright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill McPeak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Long | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Minini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Joe Geri | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||
| Jerry Nuzum | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Jerry Shipkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Val Jansante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Joe Glamp | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||
| Bob Gage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Jim Finks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Carl Samuelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Don Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 224 |
