1940 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-7-2
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Walt Kiesling (2-7-2)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1940 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-7-2
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Walt Kiesling (2-7-2)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1940 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 2 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
The Steelers managed just 60 points, worst in the league, while the defense conceded 178. Lou Tomasetti carried the ball for a team-best 246 yards for Pittsburgh, while George Kiick and Merl Condit additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Billy Patterson threw for 529 yards. George Platukis paced the receiving corps, grabbing 15 passes for 290 yards.
Tommy Thompson intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Walt Kiesling coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41/42 | Sam Boyd | KR | August 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 190 | Baylor | Rockwall, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Hank Bruder | BB | November 22, 1907 | 6'0" | 199 | Northwestern | Pekin, IL USA | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | Boyd Brumbaugh | B | August 24, 1915 | 5'11" | 195 | Duquesne | Springdale, PA USA | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | Frank Bykowski | G | March 24, 1915 | 6'0" | 205 | Purdue | South Bend, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Don Campbell | LT | November 25, 1916 | 6'0" | 225 | Carnegie Mellon | 11 | 6 | |
| 1 | Merl Condit | HB | March 21, 1917 | 5'11" | 187 | West Virginia | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 28 | Ted Doyle | T-G | January 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 224 | Nebraska | Maywood, NE USA | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Ev Fisher | BB-E | March 1, 1914 | 5'11" | 205 | Santa Clara | Santa Rosa, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 64 | Clark Goff | LT | December 6, 1917 | 6'3" | 225 | Florida | 11 | 5 | |
| 53 | Ted Grabinski | C | February 6, 1916 | 6'2" | 207 | Duquesne | , PA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 22 | Pop Ivy | E | January 25, 1916 | 6'3" | 208 | Oklahoma | Skiatook, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Swede Johnston | B | March 7, 1910 | 5'10" | 197 | Marquette | Appleton, WI USA | 10 | 3 |
| Ed Karpowich | T | September 28, 1912 | 6'4" | 220 | Catholic | Duquesne, PA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 45 | Walt Kichefski | E | June 17, 1916 | 6'1" | 212 | Miami (FL) | Rhinelander, WI USA | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | George Kiick | FB | September 5, 1917 | 6'0" | 200 | Bucknell | Hanover, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 22 | John Klumb | E | January 22, 1916 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington St. | Aurora, NE USA | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Carl Littlefield | B | August 6, 1916 | 6'0" | 200 | Washington St. | Plymouth, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Joe Maras | C | January 19, 1916 | 6'1" | 203 | Duquesne | Hibbing, MN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Coley McDonough | TB-QB | October 10, 1915 | 6'1" | 189 | North Carolina St. | North Braddock, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Carl Nery | G | June 17, 1917 | 6'0" | 214 | Duquesne | Lawrenceville, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 17 | Armand Niccolai | K | November 8, 1911 | 6'2" | 226 | Duquesne | Vesta, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 50 | John Noppenberg | B | September 8, 1917 | 6'0" | 196 | Miami (FL) | Wallace, MI USA | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | Billy Patterson | P | August 20, 1918 | 5'10" | 167 | Baylor | Hillsboro, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
| 30 | Stan Pavkov | G | October 23, 1916 | 6'0" | 212 | Idaho | Gooding, ID USA | 9 | 2 |
| 39 | John Perko | RG | February 20, 1914 | 6'1" | 207 | Duquesne | Hibbing, MN USA | 11 | 9 |
| 23 | Rocco Pirro | G-B-T | June 30, 1916 | 6'0" | 226 | Catholic | Syracuse, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | George Platukis | LE | March 15, 1915 | 6'0" | 196 | Duquesne | West Hazleton, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 55 | Jack Sanders | LG | March 11, 1917 | 6'0" | 219 | SMU | San Antonio, TX USA | 10 | 7 |
| 11 | John Schmidt | C | August 12, 1918 | 6'3" | 210 | Carnegie Mellon | Detroit, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Bill Sortet | RE | June 25, 1912 | 6'1" | 187 | West Virginia | Vincennes, IN USA | 11 | 8 |
| 18 | Frank Sullivan | C | August 16, 1912 | 6'3" | 206 | Loyola (LA) | Nashville, TN USA | 9 | 2 |
| 3/2 | Tommy Thompson | QB | August 15, 1916 | 6'1" | 192 | Tulsa | Hutchinson, KS USA | 11 | 2 |
| 21 | Lou Tomasetti | HB | January 8, 1916 | 6'0" | 198 | Bucknell | Old Forge, PA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 36 | John Woudenberg | T | May 25, 1918 | 6'3" | 226 | Denver | Denver, CO USA | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | John Yurchey | HB-DB | November 12, 1917 | 5'11" | 188 | Duquesne | Bridgeville, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
