1948 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: John Michelosen (4-8)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1948 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1948 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Steelers scored 200 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 243. Bob Cifers carried the ball for a team-best 361 yards for Pittsburgh, while Ray Evans and George Papach additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Ray Evans passed for 924 yards. Val Jansante paced pass catchers, grabbing 39 passes for 623 yards.

Tony Compagno intercepted 7 opponent throws.

John Michelosen coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Ray Evans	137	64	46.7	924	6.7	5	3.6	17	12.4	66	41.7
Joe Gasparella	57	23	40.4	294	5.2	0	0.0	4	7.0	43	28.0
Johnny Clement	58	18	31.0	281	4.8	3	5.2	7	12.1	39	25.8
Gonzalo Morales	4	3	75.0	30	7.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	14	95.8
Joe Glamp	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Charlie Seabright	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Charley Mehelich	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Norm Mosley	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Bob Cifers	4	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	25.0	0	0.0
Totals	266	108	40.6	1529	5.7	8	3.0	29	10.9	66

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Cifers	112	361	3.2	21	1
Ray Evans	99	343	3.5	24	2
George Papach	60	324	5.4	42	2
Johnny Clement	67	261	3.9	28	2
Jerry Shipkey	64	199	3.1	16	8
Joe Glamp	28	167	6.0	55	1
Jerry Nuzum	26	109	4.2	20	0
Tony Compagno	24	101	4.2	20	0
Norm Mosley	13	39	3.0	8	1
Gonzalo Morales	13	29	2.2	8	0
Joe Gasparella	1	5	5.0	5	0
Paul Davis	2	-1	-0.5	1	0
Val Jansante	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	510	1934	3.8	55	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Val Jansante	39	623	16.0	66	3
Elbie Nickel	22	324	14.7	35	1
Jerry Shipkey	10	106	10.6	43	0
Joe Glamp	9	138	15.3	39	2
Charlie Seabright	8	63	7.9	16	1
Ray Evans	7	93	13.3	36	0
George Papach	4	72	18.0	31	1
Bob Cifers	4	55	13.8	29	0
Jerry Nuzum	2	37	18.5	32	0
Bob Davis	2	14	7.0	11	0
Tony Compagno	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	108	1529	14.2	66	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Joe Glamp	27	26	96.3	10	4	40.0	38
Totals	27	26	96.3	10	4	40.0	38

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Cifers	62	2454	39.6	66
Ray Evans	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	63	2454	39.0	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ray Evans	10	133	13.3	22
Gonzalo Morales	8	83	10.4	20
Norm Mosley	7	52	7.4	13
Paul Davis	4	34	8.5	11
Tony Compagno	4	21	5.2	9
Joe Glamp	1	15	15.0	15
Bob Cifers	1	8	8.0	8
Jerry Nuzum	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	36	353	9.8	22

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Cifers	9	245	27.2	55
Joe Glamp	7	158	22.6	30
Jerry Nuzum	6	122	20.3	32
Ray Evans	7	122	17.4	27
Gonzalo Morales	3	62	20.7	24
Jerry Shipkey	2	34	17.0	20
Norm Mosley	1	31	31.0	31
Bill Garnaas	1	18	18.0	18
George Papach	1	16	16.0	16
Paul Davis	1	13	13.0	13
Steve Suhey	1	11	11.0	11
Bob Davis	1	8	8.0	8
Charlie Seabright	1	4	4.0	4
Charley Mehelich	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	42	846	20.1	55

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Compagno	7	179	25.6	82	1
Frank Sinkovitz	1	65	65.0	65	0
Carl Samuelson	1	33	33.0	33	0
Gonzalo Morales	1	17	17.0	11	0
Charlie Seabright	1	16	16.0	16	0
Paul Davis	1	7	7.0	7	0
Jerry Nuzum	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	13	320	24.6	82	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jerry Nuzum		0	4	4	0	0
Ray Evans			9	4	7	0
Tony Compagno		0	5	4	0	0
Jerry Shipkey			4	3	-2	0
Joe Gasparella			1	3	0	0
Elbie Nickel			2	3	5	0
Paul Davis		0	2	3	5	0
Bob Cifers			4	3	-2	0
Bill Cregar			0	2	0	0
Steve Suhey			1	2	0	0
Frank Wydo			0	2	0	0
Johnny Clement			5	2	0	0
Bryant Meeks			0	2	0	0
Carl Samuelson		0	0	1	0	0
Hubert Shurtz			0	1	0	0
Gonzalo Morales		0	0	1	36	1
George Papach			0	1	0	0
Val Jansante			2	1	5	0
Joe Glamp			1	1	0	0
Jack Wiley			0	1	0	0
Charlie Seabright		0	1	0	0	0
Bob Davis			1	0	0	0
Norm Mosley			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	43	44	54	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Joe Glamp	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	26	0			56
Jerry Shipkey	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Val Jansante	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
George Papach	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Ray Evans	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Johnny Clement	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Gonzalo Morales	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Norm Mosley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tony Compagno	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Elbie Nickel	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Cifers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Charlie Seabright	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	17	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	26	0	0	0	200