1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head Coach John Michelosen
Home Field Forbes Field
Results
Record 4-7-1
Place 4th NFL American Conference
Playoff Finish none
Timeline
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1950 1952

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 (Monday October 1, 1951): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 3 7 3 0 13
Steelers 3 7 3 0 13

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 27,984
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - FG Geri 31
  • New York Giants - FG Poole 11
  • New York Giants - Scott 56 pass from Tidwell (Poole kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Geri 1 run (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Geri 26
  • New York Giants - FG Poole 21

[edit] Week 2 (Sunday October 7, 1951): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 23 10 0 33
Packers 21 7 0 7 35

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 8,324
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Green Bay - Grimes 18 run (Cone kick)
  • Green Bay - Mann 40 pass from Rote (Cone kick)
  • Green Bay - Pelfrey 20 pass from Thomason (Cone kick)
  • Green Bay - Rote 1 run (Cone kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 2 run (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Rogel 1 run (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Safety, Cloud tackled by Mehelich in end zone
  • Pittsburgh - Finks 25 interception (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Geri 26
  • Green Bay - Mann 16 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

[edit] Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1951): San Francisco 49ers

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 7 0 21 0 28
Steelers 0 10 0 14 24

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 27,307
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

'Scoring drives:

  • San Francisco - Cason 65 interception (Soltau kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nickel 77 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Geri 16
  • San Francisco - Monachino 7 run (Soltau kick)
  • San Francisco - Perry 4 pass from Albert (Soltau kick)
  • San Francisco - Schabarum 8 run (Soltau kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 8 pass from Mathews (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nickel 22 pass from Mathews (Geri kick)

[edit] Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1951): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
Browns 0 10 7 0 17

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 32,409
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Cleveland - Gillom 38 fumble run (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - FG Groza 25
  • Cleveland - Lahr 27 interception (Groza kick)

[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1951): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 0 21 28
Cardinals 0 0 14 0 14

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 14,773
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Jansante 46 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals - Cross 1 run (Patton kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals - Cross 7 run (Patton kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Geri 49 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nickel 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Butler 52 interception (Geri run)

[edit] Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 14 13 7 34
Steelers 3 7 3 0 13

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 19,649
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - FG Geri 22
  • Pittsburgh - Shipkey 20 interception (Geri kick)
  • Philadelphia - Walston 26 pass from Burk (Waltson kick)
  • Philadelphia - Pihos 12 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Geri 40
  • Philadelphia - S. Van Buren 2 run (kick failed)
  • Philadelphia - Cowhig 25 fumble run (Walston kick)
  • Philadelphia - Sandifer 30 pass from Burk (Walston kick)

[edit] Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1951): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 14 7 0 7 28

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 20,080
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 13 run (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nuzum 3 run (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Geri 3 run (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Minarik 35 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick)
  • Green Bay - Mann 20 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

[edit] Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1951): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 6 3 13 22
Steelers 0 7 0 0 7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 15,060
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Washington - Goode 2 run (kick blocked)
  • Pittsburgh - Mathews 68 punt return (Geri kick)
  • Washington - FG Dudley 30
  • Washington - FG Dudley 37
  • Washington - FG Dudley 37
  • Washington - Goode 10 run (Dudley kick)

[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 22, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 10 7 0 0 17
Eagles 0 6 0 7 13

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 15,537
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - FG Geri 24
  • Pittsburgh - Rogel 1 run (Geri kick)
  • Philadelphia - Pihos 16 pass from Burk (kick blocked)
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 37 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)
  • Philadelphia - Parmer 15 run (Walston kick)

[edit] Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1951): New York Giants

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

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 19,196
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • New York Giants - Landry 9 fumble run (Poole kick)
  • New York Giants - Schnellbacher 46 interception (Poole kick)

[edit] Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1951): Cleveland Browns

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 24,229
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Cleveland - Carpenter 24 run (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - Motley 8 run (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - Lavelli 7 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - Taseff 3 run (Groza kick)

[edit] Week 13 (Sunday December 16, 1951): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 20 20
Redskins 3 7 0 0 10

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 18,969
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Washington - FG Dudley 15
  • Washington - Tereshinski 16 pass from Baugh (Dudley kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 40 pass from Finks (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Rogel 3 run (Geri kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Geri 4 run (kick failed)

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