1953 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-6
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Bach (6-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1953 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1953 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

The Steelers scored 211 points, but the defense surrendered 263. Fran Rogel carried the ball for a team-best 527 yards for Pittsburgh, and Lynn Chandnois also aided the ground game.

Jim Finks passed for 1,484 yards. Elbie Nickel paced pass catchers, grabbing 62 passes for 743 yards.

Jack Butler picked off 9 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	292	131	44.9	1484	5.1	8	2.7	14	4.8	77	49.8
Bill Mackrides	94	48	51.1	453	4.8	1	1.1	5	5.3	36	46.1
Ted Marchibroda	22	9	40.9	66	3.0	1	4.5	2	9.1	16	25.9
Lynn Chandnois	3	1	33.3	11	3.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	45.1
Jim Brandt	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Pat Brady	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Fran Rogel	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Ray Mathews	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	416	189	45.4	2014	4.8	10	2.4	21	5.0	77

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fran Rogel	137	527	3.8	58	2
Lynn Chandnois	123	470	3.8	38	3
Ray Mathews	65	260	4.0	31	2
Jim Brandt	42	106	2.5	9	3
Leo Elter	26	81	3.1	10	0
Tom Calvin	13	65	5.0	15	0
Bill Mackrides	13	25	1.9	4	1
Ted Marchibroda	1	15	15.0	15	0
Jim Finks	12	0	0.0	4	2
Totals	432	1549	3.6	58	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Elbie Nickel	62	743	12.0	40	4
Lynn Chandnois	43	412	9.6	55	0
Ray Mathews	27	346	12.8	77	4
Fran Rogel	19	95	5.0	19	0
Ed Barker	17	172	10.1	22	1
George Sulima	10	131	13.1	17	0
Tom Calvin	4	28	7.0	16	0
Leo Elter	3	29	9.7	15	0
Jack Butler	2	43	21.5	33	1
Jim Brandt	2	15	7.5	11	0
Totals	189	2014	10.7	77	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Nick Bolkovac	28	27	96.4	12	4	33.3	39
Totals	28	27	96.4	12	4	33.3	39

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pat Brady	80	3752	46.9	64
Totals	80	3752	46.9	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ray Mathews	16	128	8.0	54
Lynn Chandnois	26	101	3.9	15
Jim Brandt	6	34	5.7	18
Jack Butler	1	5	5.0	5
Art DeCarlo	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	50	269	5.4	54

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lynn Chandnois	21	610	29.0	93	1
Ray Mathews	10	261	26.1	44	0
Jim Brandt	6	135	22.5	44	0
Lou Tepe	3	47	15.7	18	0
Ted Marchibroda	1	25	25.0	25	0
Leo Elter	1	23	23.0	23	0
Bob Gaona	1	0	0.0	0	0
George Hughes	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	44	1101	25.0	93	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jack Butler	9	147	16.3	28	1
Art DeCarlo	5	83	16.6	27	0
Dick Flanagan	2	23	11.5	23	0
Claude Hipps	2	0	0.0	0	0
Ray Mathews	1	17	17.0	17	0
Dale Dodrill	1	3	3.0	3	0
Marv Matuszak	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	273	13.0	28	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bill Mackrides			3	3	0
Jack Butler		0	0	3	0
Lynn Chandnois			9	3	0
Ray Mathews		0	5	3	1	1
Dale Dodrill		0	0	3	16	1
John Schweder			0	2	0	0
Marv Matuszak		0	0	2	0	0
Darrell Hogan			0	1	0	0
Jim Brandt			1	1	0
Jim Finks			3	1	0
Nick Bolkovac			0	1	14	1
Art DeCarlo		0	1	1	0	0
Dick Flanagan		0	0	1	0	0
George Tarasovic			0	1	3	0
Lou Tepe			1	1	0	0
Fran Rogel			2	1	0
Elbie Nickel			1	0	0
George Sulima			1	0	0	0
George Hughes			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	28	34	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Nick Bolkovac							1		4	27	0			45
Ray Mathews	2	4	0	0		0	1		0	0	0		1	44
Elbie Nickel		4							0	0	0			24
Lynn Chandnois	3	0	0	1					0	0	0			24
Jim Brandt	3	0	0	0					0	0	0			18
Jack Butler		1	0			1			0	0	0			12
Fran Rogel	2	0							0	0	0			12
Jim Finks	2								0	0	0			12
Dale Dodrill						0	1		0	0	0			6
Ed Barker		1							0	0	0			6
Bill Mackrides	1								0	0	0			6
Lou Ferry									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	13	10	0	1	0	1	3	0	4	27	0	0	2	211