
1946 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
Team Record: 5-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jock Sutherland (5-5-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1946 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1946 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Steelers conceded 117 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Pittsburgh scored only 136 points, worst in the league. Bill Dudley carried the ball for a team-best 604 yards.
Bill Dudley passed for 452 yards, and Johnny Clement spent time under center also. Val Jansante grabbed 10 passes, while Tony Bova accumulated 171 receiving yards.
Bill Dudley picked off 10 opponent throws.
Jock Sutherland coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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74 | Ernie Bonelli | B | July 27, 1919 | 5'11" | 194 | Pittsburgh | Russellton, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
85 | Tony Bova | E-B | August 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Francis (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
45 | Art Brandau | C-G | June 23, 1922 | 6'2" | 210 | Tennessee | Baltimore, MD USA | 5 | 0 |
64 | Ray Bucek | RG | January 31, 1922 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas A&M | Schulenburg, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
21 | Chuck Cherundolo | C | August 8, 1916 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Old Forge, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
0 | Johnny Clement | TB | October 31, 1919 | 6'0" | 189 | SMU | Stonebluff, OK USA | 11 | 0 |
44 | Tony Compagno | FB | January 29, 1921 | 5'11" | 199 | St. Mary's (CA) | Daly City, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
42 | Merl Condit | HB | March 21, 1917 | 5'11" | 187 | West Virginia | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 9 | 8 |
50 | Joe Coomer | T | September 11, 1918 | 6'6" | 281 | Austin | Greenville, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
28 | Bob Davis | RE | September 26, 1921 | 5'11" | 192 | Penn St. | Monongahela, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
35 | Bill Dudley | K | December 24, 1919 | 5'10" | 182 | Virginia | Bluefield, VA USA | 11 | 11 |
16 | Bill Dutton | HB | December 9, 1918 | 5'10" | 180 | Pittsburgh | Morgantown, WV USA | 11 | 3 |
26 | Ralph Fife | LG | January 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 207 | Pittsburgh | Canton, OH USA | 10 | 9 |
30 | Bill Garnaas | QB | October 8, 1921 | 5'11" | 187 | Minnesota | Oberon, ND USA | 10 | 3 |
20 | Walt Gorinski | FB | December 20, 1919 | 6'1" | 207 | LSU | Mutual, PA USA | 6 | 1 |
23 | Sam Gray | E | January 1, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | Tulsa | Independence, KS USA | 6 | 0 |
54 | Val Jansante | LE | September 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Duquesne | LaBelle, PA USA | 11 | 7 |
73 | Max Kielbasa | HB | August 23, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Duquesne | , PA USA | 2 | 0 |
40 | Earl Klapstein | T | March 8, 1922 | 6'0" | 220 | Pacific | Lodi, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
37 | Steve Lach | WB | August 6, 1920 | 6'2" | 210 | Duke | Altoona, PA USA | 11 | 3 |
92 | Frank Mattioli | G | February 14, 1923 | 6'0" | 210 | Pittsburgh | Brackenridge, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
48 | Art McCaffray | RT | December 26, 1921 | 5'11" | 190 | Santa Clara | Seattle, WA USA | 11 | 10 |
55 | Charley Mehelich | DE | August 4, 1922 | 6'1" | 199 | Duquesne | Oakmont, PA USA | 10 | 4 |
36 | Elmer Merkovsky | G | April 13, 1917 | 6'1" | 239 | Pittsburgh | North Braddock, PA USA | 4 | 1 |
27 | John Patrick | BB-QB-FB | January 16, 1918 | 6'0" | 202 | Penn St. | Central City, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
22 | John Perko | G | February 20, 1914 | 6'1" | 207 | Duquesne | Hibbing, MN USA | 9 | 0 |
38 | Joe Repko | T | March 15, 1920 | 6'0" | 236 | Seton Hall | Lansford, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
25 | Jim Reynolds | DB | August 21, 1921 | 6'0" | 193 | Oklahoma St. | Bethany, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
25 | Cullen Rogers | HB | May 29, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Texas A&M | Mart, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
33 | Charlie Seabright | BB | February 13, 1918 | 6'2" | 204 | West Virginia | McMechen, WV USA | 10 | 7 |
12 | Nick Skorich | G | June 26, 1921 | 5'9" | 197 | Cincinnati | Bellaire, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
43 | George Titus | C-LB | January 7, 1922 | 5'10" | 185 | Holy Cross | Brooklyn, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
17 | Andy Tomasic | TB-DB | December 10, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Temple | Hokendauqua, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
75 | Jack Wiley | LT | April 18, 1920 | 5'11" | 208 | Waynesburg | Wind Ridge, PA USA | 11 | 8 |