1955 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Walt Kiesling (4-8)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1955 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 4-8
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Walt Kiesling (4-8)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1955 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.
The Steelers scored only 195 points, worst in the league, and the wobbly defensive unit yielded 285. Jim Finks tossed for 2,270 yards. Ray Mathews grabbed 42 passes for 762 yards. Elbie Nickel contributed to the receiving game, too.
Fran Rogel carried the ball for a team-best 588 yards for Pittsburgh.
Richie McCabe intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Walt Kiesling coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Ed Bernet | LE | October 24, 1933 | 6'3" | 203 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 56 | Fred Broussard | C | April 29, 1933 | 6'3" | 235 | Texas A&M | 6 | 0 | |
| 80 | Jack Butler | RDH | November 12, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | St. Bonaventure | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | Tom Calvin | ROH-LOH | June 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 200 | Alabama | Athens, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Leon Campbell | ROH-FB | July 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 199 | Arkansas | Bauxite, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Lynn Chandnois | RH | February 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 198 | Michigan St. | Fayette, MI USA | 8 | 8 |
| 60 | Dale Dodrill | MG | February 27, 1926 | 6'1" | 215 | Colorado St. | Stockton, KS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 41 | Dick Doyle | LS | March 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 193 | Ohio St. | Rochester, PA | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Vic Eaton | P | January 3, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Missouri | Savannah, GA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 67 | Nick Feher | ROG | July 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 224 | Georgia | Youngstown, OH USA | 2 | 2 |
| 78 | Lou Ferry | LDT-RDT | December 1, 1927 | 6'2" | 244 | Villanova | Chester, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | Jim Finks | QB | August 31, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Tulsa | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 12 |
| 57 | Dick Flanagan | LLB | October 31, 1926 | 6'0" | 216 | Ohio St. | Sidney, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 72 | Bob Gaona | LT | January 3, 1931 | 6'3" | 243 | Wake Forest | Ambridge, PA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 42 | Jim Hill | LDH | July 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 188 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 10 | 11 |
| 18 | Ted Marchibroda | QB | March 15, 1931 | 5'10" | 178 | St. Bonaventure | Franklin, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | Ray Mathews | LH | February 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Clemson | Dayton, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 61 | Marv Matuszak | LB | September 12, 1931 | 6'3" | 232 | Tulsa | South Bend, IN USA | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Richie McCabe | RS | March 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 87 | Jack McClairen | LOE | March 2, 1931 | 6'4" | 213 | Bethune-Cookman | Panama City, FL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 76 | Willie McClung | RDT | May 9, 1930 | 6'2" | 250 | Florida A&M | Marion, AL USA | 12 | 10 |
| 84 | Bill McPeak | RDE | July 24, 1926 | 6'1" | 208 | Notre Dame | New Castle, PA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 82 | Ed Meadows | LDE | February 19, 1932 | 6'2" | 221 | Duke | Oxford, NC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 62 | Art Michalik | K | January 31, 1930 | 6'2" | 229 | St. Ambrose | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Dick Modzelewski | LDT | February 16, 1931 | 6'0" | 250 | Maryland | West Natrona, PA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 36 | Marion Motley | FB | June 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 232 | South Carolina St. | Leesburg, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 81 | Elbie Nickel | RE | December 28, 1922 | 6'1" | 196 | Cincinnati | Fullerton, KY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 89 | Jack O'Brien | LOE-ROE | October 21, 1932 | 6'2" | 213 | Florida | Jeannette, PA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 85 | Joe O'Malley | RDE-LDE | January 1, 1933 | 6'2" | 218 | Georgia | Scranton, PA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 50 | John Reger | RLB | September 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Wheeling, WV USA | 12 | 8 |
| 33 | Fran Rogel | FB | December 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 203 | California (PA) | North Braddock, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | John Schweder | LG | December 23, 1927 | 6'1" | 224 | Pennsylvania | Bethlehem, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 70 | Ernie Stautner | RG | April 20, 1925 | 6'1" | 230 | Boston Col. | Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany | 12 | 12 |
| 61 | Lou Tepe | C | June 18, 1930 | 6'2" | 208 | Duke | North Bergen, NJ USA | 12 | 7 |
| 74 | Frank Varrichione | RT | January 14, 1932 | 6'1" | 234 | Notre Dame | Natick, MA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 39 | Sid Watson | KR | May 4, 1932 | 5'11" | 187 | Northeastern | Andover, MA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 27 | Tad Weed | K | January 18, 1933 | 5'5" | 140 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 85 | Joe Zombek | P | December 24, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
