1947 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jock Sutherland (8-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1947 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1947 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Steelers scored 240 points, but the defense gave up 259. Johnny Clement carried the ball for a team-best 670 yards for Pittsburgh.

Johnny Clement passed for 1,004 yards. Val Jansante paced the receiving corps, grabbing 35 passes for 599 yards.

Walt Slater and Tony Compagno each seized 4 opponent throws.

Jock Sutherland coached the team. The 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Johnny Clement	123	52	42.3	1004	8.2	7	5.7	9	7.3	68	59.8
Walt Slater	39	18	46.2	215	5.5	1	2.6	5	12.8	37	32.5
Gonzalo Morales	27	8	29.6	78	2.9	1	3.7	4	14.8	23	12.3
Bob Sullivan	9	3	33.3	52	5.8	0	0.0	1	11.1	24	14.4
Bob Cifers	3	2	66.7	28	9.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	22	96.5
Paul White	3	1	33.3	21	7.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	21	59.0
Steve Lach	5	2	40.0	12	2.4	1	20.0	0	0.0	6	87.5
Totals	209	86	41.1	1410	6.7	10	4.8	19	9.1	68

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Clement	129	670	5.2	43	4
Steve Lach	120	372	3.1	19	8
Bob Cifers	87	356	4.1	41	0
Walt Slater	46	167	3.6	19	0
Tony Compagno	34	126	3.7	13	2
Gonzalo Morales	29	96	3.3	18	0
Paul White	22	85	3.9	52	1
Bob Sullivan	21	61	2.9	14	0
Paul Davis	4	5	1.2	6	0
Charlie Seabright	1	4	4.0	4	0
Gene Hubka	2	4	2.0	3	0
Joe Glamp	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	496	1948	3.9	52	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Val Jansante	35	599	17.1	46	5
Steve Lach	11	77	7.0	24	1
Tony Compagno	9	190	21.1	39	1
Charlie Seabright	7	16	2.3	10	0
Bob Davis	5	145	29.0	44	0
Bill Garnaas	5	144	28.8	68	2
Bob Sullivan	4	72	18.0	50	1
Bob Cifers	3	58	19.3	37	0
Charley Mehelich	3	38	12.7	13	0
Paul White	2	55	27.5	55	0
Elbie Nickel	1	10	10.0	10	0
Johnny Clement	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	86	1410	16.4	68	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Joe Glamp	31	30	96.8	14	6	42.9	48
Totals	31	30	96.8	14	6	42.9	48

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Cifers	68	2796	41.1	74
Totals	68	2796	41.1	74

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Walt Slater	28	435	15.5	33
Gonzalo Morales	6	88	14.7	20
Paul White	5	50	10.0	14
Bob Sullivan	1	10	10.0	10
Totals	40	583	14.6	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Walt Slater	22	480	21.8	39
Gonzalo Morales	5	113	22.6	27
Bob Sullivan	4	86	21.5	26
Steve Lach	3	59	19.7	26
Paul White	3	50	16.7	26
Val Jansante	2	42	21.0	21
Tony Compagno	2	32	16.0	17
Bob Cifers	2	30	15.0	16
Johnny Clement	1	24	24.0	24
Charlie Seabright	3	23	7.7	11
Bill Garnaas	1	17	17.0	17
Tony Bova	1	16	16.0	16
Bob Davis	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	50	975	19.5	39

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Compagno	4	163	40.8	64	2
Walt Slater	4	38	9.5	38	0
Charlie Seabright	3	80	26.7	39	1
Frank Sinkovitz	3	57	19.0	47	1
Paul White	2	22	11.0	15	0
Bob Cifers	1	32	32.0	32	0
Gonzalo Morales	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	18	397	22.1	64	4

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Paul White		0	2	3	0	0
Walt Slater		0	2	3	7	0
Val Jansante			1	3	7	0
Jack Wiley			0	2	0	0
Red Moore			0	2	5	0
Nick Skorich			0	2	0	0
John Mastrangelo			0	2	0	0
Charley Mehelich			0	2	13	0
Bill Garnaas			0	1	0	0
Johnny Clement			7	1	0	0
Ralph Calcagni			0	1	0	0
Al Drulis			0	1	0	0
Joe Repko			0	1	48	1
Bob Sullivan			2	1	7	0
Paul Stenn			0	1	0	0
Charlie Seabright		0	2	0	0	0
Paul Davis			1	0	0	0
Gonzalo Morales		0	1	0	0	0
Tony Compagno		0	6	0	0	0
Bob Cifers		0	3	0	0	0
Steve Lach			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	26	87	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Steve Lach	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Joe Glamp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	30	0			48
Val Jansante	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	32
Tony Compagno	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			30
Johnny Clement	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bill Garnaas	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Sullivan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Paul White	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Repko	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Frank Sinkovitz	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Mastrangelo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Charlie Seabright	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tony Bova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Ralph Calcagni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	10	0	0	0	4	1	1	6	30	0	0	3	240