1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (7-4-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Steelers scored 261 points, and the defensive squad allowed 230. Bobby Layne threw for 2,339 yards. Jimmy Orr paced pass catchers, grabbing 33 passes for 910 yards. Jack McClairen, Tom Tracy and Ray Mathews each contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tom Tracy carried the ball for a team-best 714 yards for Pittsburgh.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Jack Butler picked off 9 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bobby Layne	268	133	49.6	2339	8.7	13	4.9	10	3.7	78	80.4
Earl Morrall	46	16	34.8	275	6.0	1	2.2	7	15.2	66	23.6
Tom Tracy	16	6	37.5	270	16.9	2	12.5	2	12.5	72	85.4
Len Dawson	6	1	16.7	11	1.8	0	0.0	2	33.3	11	0.0
Totals	336	156	46.4	2895	8.6	16	4.8	21	6.2	78

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Tracy	169	714	4.2	64	5
Tank Younger	88	344	3.9	36	3
Bobby Layne	37	153	4.1	21	3
Leo Elter	37	104	2.8	18	2
Dick Christy	38	101	2.7	19	0
Earl Morrall	4	39	9.8	22	0
Billy Reynolds	10	29	2.9	11	1
Ray Mathews	4	24	6.0	14	0
Jimmy Orr	1	8	8.0	8	0
Larry Krutko	4	6	1.5	5	0
Len Dawson	2	-1	-0.5	1	0
Totals	394	1521	3.9	64	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Orr	33	910	27.6	78	7
Tom Tracy	32	535	16.7	56	4
Jack McClairen	29	491	16.9	35	1
Ray Mathews	25	525	21.0	65	4
Tank Younger	16	188	11.8	51	0
Dick Christy	7	73	10.4	26	0
Leo Elter	6	68	11.3	22	0
Dick Lucas	4	47	11.8	17	0
Don Bishop	3	57	19.0	29	0
Billy Reynolds	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	156	2895	18.6	78	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tom Miner	31	31	100.0	28	14	50.0	73
Totals	31	31	100.0	28	14	50.0	73

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jimmy Orr	51	2023	39.7	62
Totals	51	2023	39.7	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick Christy	17	153	9.0	43
Billy Reynolds	25	143	5.7	22
Dale Dodrill	1	5	5.0	5
Gary Glick	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	45	301	6.7	43

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick Christy	16	384	24.0	41
Billy Reynolds	15	346	23.1	38
Frank Varrichione	3	38	12.7	16
Ted Karras	1	6	6.0	6
Jack McClairen	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	36	774	21.5	41

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jack Butler	9	81	9.0	19
Dick Alban	5	25	5.0	16
Dean Derby	4	0	0.0	0
Gary Glick	2	60	30.0	26
Dick Campbell	1	58	58.0	58
Dale Dodrill	1	13	13.0	13
Joe Lewis	1	8	8.0	8
John Reger	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	24	248	10.3	58

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Joe Lewis		0	0	3	0	0
Gary Glick		0	0	3	37	1
Jack McClairen			1	3	13	0
Billy Reynolds			2	2	0	0
Frank Varrichione			0	2	0	0
Ted Karras			0	2	7	0
Dick Campbell		0	0	2	0	0
Mike Sandusky			0	2	0	0
Jimmy Orr			1	2	0	0
Dean Derby		0	1	2	0	0
Dick Alban		0	0	1	17	0
John Nisby			0	1	7	0
Tom Tracy			10	1	0	0
Richie McCabe			0	1	0	0
Joe Krupa			0	1	0	0
George Tarasovic			0	1	0	0
Ernie Stautner			0	1	0	0
Billy Krisher			0	1	0	0
Earl Morrall			1	0	0	0
Bobby Layne			5	0	0	0
Leo Elter			2	0	0	0
Tank Younger			3	0	0	0
Dick Christy			4	0	0	0
Larry Krutko			1	0	0	0
Billy Smith			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	32	31	81	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tom Miner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	31	0			73
Tom Tracy	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Jimmy Orr	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Ray Mathews	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Tank Younger	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Bobby Layne	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Leo Elter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Billy Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jack McClairen	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Gary Glick	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Ernie Stautner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	14	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	31	0	0	1	261