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Record: 5 - 7 (pythagorean: 6 - 6, .567) Coaching: Joe Bach 5 - 7 1952 Pro Bowl Players: QB - Jim Finks FB - Jerry Shipkey HB - Ray Mathews HB - Lynn Chandnois E - Elbie Nickel DE - Bill McPeak DT - Ernie Stautner 1952 Draft Round - Pick (Overall Pick) 1-6 (6) - Ed Modzelewski, Maryland, B   2-5 (18) - George Tarasovic, Louisiana State, C   3-5 (30) - Steve Wadiak, South Carolina, B   4-5 (42) - Jack Gearding, Xavier, T   7-5 (78) - Claude Hipps, Georgia, B   9-5 (102) - Hal (Herky) Payne, Tennessee, B   10-5 (114) - George Gilmartin, Xavier, B   11-5 (126) - Jack Spinks, Alcorn State, B   12-5 (138) - Marv McFadden, Michigan State, T   13-5 (150) - Dave Flood, Notre Dame, B   14-5 (162) - June Davis, Texas, G   15-5 (174) - Dick Pivirotto, Princeton, B   16-5 (186) - Pete Ladygo, Maryland, G   17-5 (198) - Pat Smithwick, St. Norbert, E   18-5 (210) - Andy MacDonald, Central Michigan, B   19-5 (222) - Gary Kerkorian, Stanford, QB   20-5 (234) - Dan Simeone, Villanova, T   21-5 (246) - Harry Babcock, Georgia, E   22-5 (258) - Bob Byrne, Montana State, B   23-5 (270) - Vic Pollock, Army, B   24-5 (282) - Bob Bestwick, Pittsburgh, B   25-5 (294) - Bill Robinson, Lincoln (MO), B   26-5 (306) - Bobby Wilson, Alabama, B   27-5 (318) - Dick (Skippy) Doyle, Ohio State, B   28-5 (330) - Jerry Hanifan, St. Bonaventure, B   29-5 (342) - Chris Warriner, Pittsburgh, E   30-5 (354) - Ed Kissell, Wake Forest, B
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Week Opponent Score Week 1 PHI 31 at PIT 25 Week 2 CLE 21 at PIT 20 Week 3 PIT 21 at PHI 26 Week 4 WAS 28 at PIT 24 Week 5 PIT 34 at CHC 28 Week 6 PIT 24 at WAS 23 Week 7 DET 31 at PIT 6 Week 8 PIT 28 at CLE 29 Week 9 CHC 14 at PIT 17 Week 10 NYG 7 at PIT 63 Week 11 PIT 24 at SFO 7 Week 12 PIT 14 at LAM 28
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1st DOWNS   PASSING   RUSHING   MISC   PTS YDS TD RUSH PASS PEN TOT   ATT CMP YDs TD INT SKD SKY   ATT YDs TD   PEN PenYDs FUM LOST REC OFFENSE 300 3708 42 67 110 10 187   365 167 2504 21 23 0 313   384 1204 12   57 520 27 14 -- DEFENSE 273 4509 35 100 115 9 224   369 167 2765 24 27 0 220   460 1744 8   71 623 26 -- 13     PUNT RETURN   KICK RETURN     RET YDS TD     RET YDS TD     RET YDS TD     RET YDS TD SPECIAL TEAMS OWN: 47 557 3   OPP: 50 483 1   OWN: 39 1128 2   OPP: 56 1024 2     PUNTING   KICKING     PT YDS TB BLK IN20     PT YDS     XPM XPA FGM FGA     XPM XPA FGM FGA SPECIAL TEAMS OWN: 81 3484 0 0 0   OPP: 73 3095   OWN: 36 42 4 11   OPP: 35 35 8 18
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(Click on column headers to sort table)   PASSING     RUSHING     RECEIVING Name GP ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT   ATT YDS AVG TD LNG   REC YDS AVG TD LNG Jim Finks 12 336 158 47.0 2307 6.87 20 19 0 0 66.2   23 37 1.6 5 20t   0 0 0.0 0 0 Ray Mathews 12 13 3 23.1 104 8.00 0 1 0 0 28.4   66 315 4.8 0 36   33 543 16.5 5 50 Gary Kerkorian 10 11 5 45.5 79 7.18 1 3 0 0 60.6   2 20 10.0 0 20   0 0 0.0 0 0 Pat Brady 12 3 1 33.3 14 4.67 0 0 0 0 49.3   0 0 0.0 0 0   0 0 0.0 0 0 Lynn Chandnois 12 2 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 39.6   97 298 3.1 1 25   28 370 13.2 2 48t Fran Rogel 12 0 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0   84 230 2.7 3 14   12 140 11.7 0 26 Ed Modzelewski 10 0 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0   82 195 2.4 3 14   11 109 9.9 0 23 Jack Spinks 10 0 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0   22 94 4.3 0 42   2 22 11.0 0 23 Tom Calvin 12 0 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0   7 14 2.0 0 11   2 4 2.0 0 6 Jerry Shipkey 12 0 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0   1 1 1.0 0 1   0 0 0.0 0 0 Elbie Nickel 12 0 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0   0 0 0.0 0 0   55 884 16.1 9 54t Dick Hensley 11 0 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0   0 0 0.0 0 0   12 217 18.1 2 60t George Sulima 12 0 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0   0 0 0.0 0 0   9 176 19.6 1 69 Jack Butler 12 0 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0   0 0 0.0 0 0   3 37 12.3 2 20t   PUNTS   KICKOFFS Name GP RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD   RET YDS AVG LNG TD Ray Mathews 12 26 397 15.3 0 70t 2   14 367 26.2 45 0 Lynn Chandnois 12 17 111 6.5 0 19 0   17 599 35.2 93t 2 Tom Calvin 12 2 12 6.0 0 6 0   5 120 24.0 34 0 Howard Hartley 12 1 34 34.0 0 34 0   0 0 0.0 0 0 George Hays 11 1 3 3.0 0 3t 1   0 0 0.0 0 0 Jim Brandt 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 0   1 24 24.0 24 0 Pete Ladygo 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 0   1 4 4.0 4 0 Earl Murray 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 0   1 14 14.0 14 0   PUNTING   KICKING Name GP PT YDS LNG BLK TB I20 NET AVG   1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LNG FGM FGA XPM XPA Gary Kerkorian 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0   0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 4 9 35 41 Ed Kissell 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0   0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 2 0 0 Pat Brady 12 77 3328 69 0 0 0 0.0 43.2   0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Finks 12 4 156 50 0 0 0 0.0 39.0   0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0   DEF   INTS Name GP SK SFY   INT YDS LNG TD Jack Butler 12 0.0 0   7 168 41 0 Howard Hartley 12 0.0 0   4 51 24 0 Claude Hipps 12 0.0 0   3 48 17 0 Darrell Hogan 12 0.0 0   4 50 21 0 Jerry Shipkey 12 0.0 0   2 15 9 0 Frank Sinkovitz 12 0.0 0   1 5 5 0 George Hays 11 0.0 0   1 1 1t 1 Ed Kissell 6 0.0 0   5 71 37 0 All Players   FUMBLES Name GP TOT OWR OPR YDS TD Rudy Andabaker 6 0 0 0 0 0 Pat Brady 12 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Brandt 12 0 0 0 0 0 Jack Butler 12 0 1 0 14 0 Tom Calvin 12 2 0 0 0 0 Lynn Chandnois 12 3 1 0 0 0 Dale Dodrill 12 0 0 1 0 0 Lou Ferry 12 0 0 2 71 1 Jim Finks 12 7 2 0 0 0 Dick Fugler 10 0 0 0 0 0 Howard Hartley 12 1 1 0 0 0 George Hays 11 0 0 0 0 0 Dick Hensley 11 0 0 0 0 0 Claude Hipps 12 0 0 0 0 0 Darrell Hogan 12 1 0 0 0 0 George Hughes 12 0 1 0 0 0 Gary Kerkorian 10 1 0 0 0 0 Ed Kissell 6 0 0 0 0 0 Pete Ladygo 12 0 0 0 0 0 Lou Levanti 8 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Mathews 12 6 3 0 0 0 Bill Mcpeak 12 0 0 1 0 0 Ed Modzelewski 10 2 0 0 0 0 Earl Murray 11 0 0 0 0 0 Elbie Nickel 12 1 0 0 0 0 Fran Rogel 12 1 0 0 0 0 John Schweder 12 0 1 0 0 0 Jerry Shipkey 12 0 0 2 0 0 Frank Sinkovitz 12 0 0 2 0 0 Jack Spinks 10 0 2 0 10 0 Ernie Stautner 10 0 0 1 10 0 George Sulima 12 1 0 0 0 0 George Tarasovic 12 1 0 4 14 0 Bill Walsh 12 0 1 0 0 0

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