1956 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Walt Kiesling (5-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1956 Pittsburgh Steelers RosterTeam Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Walt Kiesling (5-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1956 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
Pittsburgh racked up 217 points, while the defense allowed 250. Fran Rogel carried the ball for a team-best 476 yards for the Steelers.
Ted Marchibroda passed for 1,585 yards. Ray Mathews grabbed 31 passes for 540 yards. Elbie Nickel provided receiving help, too.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 40 turnovers. Jack Butler picked off 6 opponent throws.
Walt Kiesling coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Marchibroda | 275 | 124 | 45.1 | 1585 | 5.8 | 12 | 4.4 | 19 | 6.9 | 75 | 49.4 |
| Jack Scarbath | 41 | 12 | 29.3 | 208 | 5.1 | 2 | 4.9 | 5 | 12.2 | 47 | 24.9 |
| Lou Baldacci | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 318 | 136 | 42.8 | 1793 | 5.6 | 14 | 4.4 | 24 | 7.5 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Rogel | 131 | 476 | 3.6 | 40 | 2 |
| Sid Watson | 112 | 298 | 2.7 | 18 | 4 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 39 | 152 | 3.9 | 26 | 2 |
| Lou Baldacci | 31 | 140 | 4.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 44 | 118 | 2.7 | 28 | 4 |
| Charlie Shepard | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lowell Perry | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 16 | 2 |
| Jack Scarbath | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Art Davis | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 413 | 1352 | 3.3 | 40 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mathews | 31 | 540 | 17.4 | 64 | 5 |
| Elbie Nickel | 27 | 376 | 13.9 | 47 | 5 |
| Fran Rogel | 23 | 88 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Lowell Perry | 14 | 334 | 23.9 | 75 | 2 |
| Sid Watson | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Jack O'Brien | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Lou Baldacci | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack McClairen | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Shepard | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Art Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 136 | 1793 | 13.2 | 75 | 14 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Glick | 17 | 16 | 94.1 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 28 |
| Sid Watson | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Art Michalik | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 29 | 26 | 89.7 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 41 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Baldacci | 26 | 1010 | 38.8 | 64 |
| Charlie Shepard | 26 | 951 | 36.6 | 49 |
| Fred Glatz | 25 | 984 | 39.4 | 60 |
| Totals | 77 | 2945 | 38.2 | 64 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford | 25 | 145 | 5.8 | 59 | 0 |
| Lowell Perry | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Fred Bruney | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Art Davis | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 299 | 6.6 | 59 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Chandnois | 8 | 291 | 36.4 | 91 | 0 |
| Fred Bruney | 9 | 235 | 26.1 | 51 | 0 |
| Lowell Perry | 9 | 219 | 24.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| John Reger | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Varrichione | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 1042 | 26.0 | 91 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Butler | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 34 | 0 |
| George Tarasovic | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 |
| John Reger | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Marv Matuszak | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dick Alban | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Fred Bruney | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dale Dodrill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 312 | 17.3 | 39 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Krupa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Alban | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe O'Malley | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Glick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Butler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ernie Stautner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marv McFadden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Bruney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Varrichione | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Chandnois | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Henry Ford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack McClairen | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Baldacci | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Tarasovic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob O'Neil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marv Matuszak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Taylor | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sid Watson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Reger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie McClung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Scarbath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Shepard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ted Marchibroda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Sid Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Ray Mathews | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Gary Glick | 4 | 16 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Ted Marchibroda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Henry Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Jack Butler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Lowell Perry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Fran Rogel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bill McPeak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 217 |
