1952 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's American Division
Coach: Joe Bach (5-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1952 Pittsburgh Steelers RosterTeam Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's American Division
Coach: Joe Bach (5-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1952 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's American Division.
Pittsburgh scored 300 points, while the defense surrendered 273. Jim Finks threw for 2,307 yards. Elbie Nickel paced pass catchers, grabbing 55 passes for 884 yards.
Ray Mathews carried the ball for a team-best 315 yards for the Steelers, and Lynn Chandnois also contributed to the rushing attack.
Jack Butler picked off 7 opponent throws.
Joe Bach coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Finks | 336 | 158 | 47.0 | 2307 | 6.9 | 20 | 6.0 | 19 | 5.7 | 60 | 66.2 |
| Ray Mathews | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 104 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 69 | 28.4 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | 9.1 | 3 | 27.3 | 27 | 60.6 |
| Pat Brady | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 49.3 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 365 | 167 | 45.8 | 2504 | 6.9 | 21 | 5.8 | 23 | 6.3 | 69 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mathews | 66 | 315 | 4.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 97 | 298 | 3.1 | 25 | 1 |
| Fran Rogel | 84 | 230 | 2.7 | 14 | 3 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 82 | 195 | 2.4 | 14 | 3 |
| Jack Spinks | 22 | 94 | 4.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 23 | 37 | 1.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 384 | 1204 | 3.1 | 42 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbie Nickel | 55 | 884 | 16.1 | 54 | 9 |
| Ray Mathews | 33 | 543 | 16.5 | 50 | 5 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 28 | 370 | 13.2 | 48 | 2 |
| Dick Hensley | 12 | 217 | 18.1 | 60 | 2 |
| Fran Rogel | 12 | 140 | 11.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 23 | 0 |
| George Sulima | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 69 | 1 |
| Jack Butler | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20 | 2 |
| Jack Spinks | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 167 | 2502 | 15.0 | 69 | 21 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kerkorian | 41 | 35 | 85.4 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 47 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| Ed Kissell | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 42 | 36 | 85.7 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 48 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mathews | 26 | 397 | 15.3 | 70 | 2 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| George Hays | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 47 | 557 | 11.9 | 70 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Chandnois | 17 | 599 | 35.2 | 93 | 2 |
| Ray Mathews | 14 | 367 | 26.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Brandt | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bill Murray | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Ladygo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 1128 | 28.9 | 93 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Butler | 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Ed Kissell | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 37 | 0 |
| Howard Hartley | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Darrell Hogan | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Claude Hipps | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Sinkovitz | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Hays | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 27 | 409 | 15.1 | 41 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Tarasovic | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Mathews | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Shipkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Ferry | 0 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jack Spinks | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Finks | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Frank Sinkovitz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Walsh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Howard Hartley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Butler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| John Schweder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Dodrill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| George Hughes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill McPeak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Chandnois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ernie Stautner | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darrell Hogan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Kerkorian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Calvin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Sulima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ed Modzelewski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 119 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Elbie Nickel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| Gary Kerkorian | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 47 | |||||||||
| Ray Mathews | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | ||||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Jim Finks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Fran Rogel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Ed Modzelewski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Jack Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Dick Hensley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| George Hays | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Lou Ferry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Darrell Hogan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| George Sulima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dale Dodrill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
