1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head Coach John Michelosen
Home Field Forbes Field
Results
Record 6-5-1
Place 2nd NFL Eastern Division
Playoff Finish none
Timeline
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1948 1950

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 (Sunday September 25, 1949): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 0 21 0 7 28

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 20,957
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Nickel 52 pass from Gage (Glamp kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nuzum 9 run (Glamp kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Samuel 31 run (Glamp kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Geri 2 run (Glamp kick)
  • New York Giants - Poole 13 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)

[edit] Week 2 (Monday October 3, 1949): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 6 0 14 7 27
Steelers 0 14 0 0 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 30,000
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Washington - Taylor 24 pass from Baugh (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh - Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nuzum 27 run (Glamp kick)
  • Washington - Sandifer 35 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
  • Washington - Taylor 58 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
  • Washington - Goode 1 run (Poillon kick)

[edit] Week 3 (Saturday October 8, 1949): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 0 7 7 0 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 21,355
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
  • Detroit - Doll 95 interception (Dudley kick)

[edit] Week 4 (Sunday October 16, 1949): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 7 7 21
Giants 0 17 0 0 17

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 29,911
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
  • New York Giants - FG Agajanian 38
  • New York Giants - Scott 4 run (Agajanian kick)
  • New York Giants - Scott 2 run (Agajanian kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Samuelson 26 fumble run (Glamp kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Jansante 29 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)

[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1949): New York Bulldogs

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 3 0 0 13
Steelers 10 7 7 0 24

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 22,042
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Nuzum 25 run (Glamp kick)
  • New York Bulldogs - Layne 1 run (Scollard kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 17
  • Pittsburgh - Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
  • New York Bulldogs - FG Scollard 27
  • New York Bulldogs - FG Scollard 25
  • Pittsburgh - Nuzum 6 run (Glamp kick)

[edit] Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 14 7 14 38
Steelers 0 0 7 0 7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 37,903
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Philadelphia - FG Patton 48
  • Philadelphia - Van Buren 1 run (Muha kick)
  • Philadelphia - Scott 70 punt return (Muha kick)
  • Philadelphia - Van Buren 6 run (Muha kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Jansante 35 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)
  • Philadelphia - Thompson 1 run (Muha kick)
  • Philadelphia - Pihos 15 pass from Mackrides (Muha kick)

[edit] Week 7 (Sunday November 6, 1949): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 7 0 14
Redskins 0 7 0 20 27

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance:
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Washington - Taylor 51 pass from Gilmer (Poillon kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Finks 5 run (Glamp kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
  • Washington - Stout 74 run (Poillon kick)
  • Washington - Stout 1 run (kick failed)
  • Washington -Dowda 1 run (Poillon kick)

[edit] Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1949): Los Angeles Rams

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 0 7 0 0 7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 20,510
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Geri 18 run (Glamp kick)
  • Los Angeles - Gehrke 1 run (Waterfield kick)

[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1949): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 7 16 30
Packers 0 0 7 0 7

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance:
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Jansante 47 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nuzum 64 run (Geri kick)
  • Green Bay - Girard 1 run (Fritsch kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Safety, Girard's punt blocked out of end zone by Samuelson
  • Pittsburgh - Nuzum 8 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Gage 3 run (Geri kick)

[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 3 0 7 17
Eagles 10 7 7 10 34

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 22,191
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Philadelphia - Armstrong 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nuzum 67 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
  • Philadelphia - FG Patton 16
  • Pittsburgh - FG Geri 34
  • Philadelphia - Ferrante 3 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
  • Philadelphia - Parmer 1 run (Patton kick)
  • Philadelphia - FG Patton 13
  • Pittsburgh - Nickel 40 pass from Gage (Geri kick)

[edit] Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1949): Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 0 14 21
Bears 7 10 6 7 30

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 36,071
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Chicago Bears - Rykovick 20 pass from Lujack (Lujack kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nickel 48 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
  • Chicago Bears - Hoffman 3 run (Lujack kick)
  • Chicago Bears - FG Blanda 33
  • Chicago Bears - Rykovich 1 run (kick failed)
  • Chicago Bears - Rykovich 1 run (Lujack kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Gage 97 run (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Gage 6 run (Geri kick)

[edit] Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1949): New York Bulldogs

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 6 14 7 27
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 4,028
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

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