Ray Mathews
Raymond Dyral Mathews
Born: February 26, 1929
Dayton, PA USA
Deceased: December 20, 2015
Marion, PA
Position: HB-E
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Clemson
High School: McKeesport (PA)
Career: 1951-1961
Drafted: 1951 in Round 7, #81 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray Mathews played from 1951 to 1961 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. Mathews ran for 1,057 yards in his career on 300 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 243 passes for 4,149 yards and 34 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 208 | 6.7 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 91.9 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 104 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 69 | 28.4 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 118.8 |
| NFL | 51 | 19 | 37.3 | 350 | 6.9 | 2 | 3.9 | 2 | 3.9 | 69 | ||
| Totals | 51 | 19 | 37.3 | 350 | 6.9 | 2 | 3.9 | 2 | 3.9 | 69 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 37 | 1.8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 66 | 315 | 4.8 | 36 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 65 | 260 | 4.0 | 31 | 2 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 80 | 242 | 3.0 | 24 | 2 |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 57 | 187 | 3.3 | 23 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 300 | 1057 | 3.5 | 36 | 5 | |
| Totals | 300 | 1057 | 3.5 | 36 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 33 | 543 | 16.5 | 50 | 5 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 346 | 12.8 | 77 | 4 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 44 | 652 | 14.8 | 78 | 6 |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 42 | 762 | 18.1 | 61 | 6 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 31 | 540 | 17.4 | 64 | 5 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 369 | 24.6 | 64 | 4 |
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 25 | 525 | 21.0 | 65 | 4 |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 182 | 14.0 | 56 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 40 | 0 |
| NFL | 233 | 3963 | 17.0 | 78 | 34 | |
| CFL | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 40 | 0 | |
| Totals | 243 | 4149 | 17.1 | 78 | 34 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 231 | 15.4 | 68 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 397 | 15.3 | 70 | 2 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 54 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 61 | 779 | 12.8 | 70 | 3 | |
| Totals | 61 | 779 | 12.8 | 70 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 327 | 25.2 | 40 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 367 | 26.2 | 45 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 261 | 26.1 | 44 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| NFL | 42 | 1069 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 1069 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | ||||||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| NFL | 5 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 261 | |
| Totals | 5 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 261 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 3 |
Honors
1952 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
