1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head Coach Walt Kiesling
Home Field Forbes Field
Results
Record 4-8
Place 6th NFL Eastern Conference
Playoff Finish none
Timeline
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1954 1956

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 (Monday September 26, 1955): Chicago Cardinals

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 26,359
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - O'Brien 4 pass from Finks (Michalik kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals - Sanford 92 interception (Summerall kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Mathews 27 pass from Finks (Michalik kick)

[edit] Week 2 (Sunday October 2, 1955): Los Angeles Rams

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 13 13 26
Rams 0 17 0 10 27

at Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 46,185
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Los Angeles - Towler 1 run (Richter kick)
  • Los Angeles - FG Richter 12
  • Los Angeles - Boyd 74 pass from Van Brocklin (Richter kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 8 run (Michalik kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Finks 1 run (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 2 run (kick failed)
  • Los Angeles - Fears 17 pass from Van Brocklin (Richter kick)
  • Pittsburgh - McCabe 50 fumble run (Michalik kick)
  • Los Angeles - FG Richter 32

[edit] Week 3 (Sunday October 9, 1955): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 3 7 6 23
Steelers 0 6 10 14 30

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 29,422
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

[edit] Week 4 (Saturday November 15, 1955): Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,413
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Finks 1 run (Michalik kick)
  • Philadelphia - Bawel 42 interception (Bielski kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 2 run (kick failed)

[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1955): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 6 7 6 0 19
Giants 7 7 3 0 17

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 27,365
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Mathews 21 run (kick failed)
  • New York Giants - Rote 5 pass from Heinrich (Agajanian kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Finks 2 run (Michalik kick)
  • New York Giants - Schnelker 16 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
  • New York Giants - FG Agajanian 45
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 4 run (kick failed)

[edit] Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1955): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
Eagles 0 0 14 10 24

at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 31,164
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Philadelphia - Wegert 29 run (Bielski kick)
  • Philadelphia - Pihos 1- pass from Burk (Bielski kick)
  • Philadelphia - Wegert 2 run (Bielski kick)
  • Philadelphia - FG Bielski 50

[edit] Week 7 (Saturday November 5, 1955): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 10 0 0 13
Cardinals 10 14 3 0 27

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 23,310
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - FG Weed 30
  • Chicago Cardinals - FG Summerall 21
  • Chicago Cardinals - Summerall 26 interception (Summerall kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Weed 23
  • Pittsburgh - Mathews 21 pass from Finks
  • Chicago Cardinals - Nagler 34 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals - Mann 18 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals - FG Summerall 34

[edit] Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1955): Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 14 10 7 31
Steelers 0 7 0 21 28

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 34,441
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Detroit - Middleton 30 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
  • Detroit - Carpenter 34 pass from Gilmer (Walker kick)
  • Pittsburgh - O'Brien 6 pass from Finks (Weed kick)
  • Detroit - FG Walker 23
  • Detroit - Walker 21 pass from Stits (Walker kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Chandnois 1 run (Weed kick)
  • Detroit - Stits 7 interception
  • Pittsburgh - Mathews 47 pass from Marchibroda (Weed kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Marchibroda 8 run (Weed kick)

[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1955): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 0 0 14
Browns 7 14 13 7 41

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 53,509
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Nickel 16 pass from Finks (Weed kick)
  • Cleveland - Konz 15 interception (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - Lavelli 6 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Nickel 30 pass from Marchibroda (Weed kick)
  • Cleveland - Lavelli 42 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - Modzelewshi 3 run (kick blocked)
  • Cleveland - Graham 4 run (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - Bassett 5 run (Groza kick)

[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1955): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 7 7 9 0 23
Steelers 0 7 0 7 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 21,760
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Washington - Elter 20 run (Hecker kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Mathews 61 pass from Finks (Weed kick)
  • Washington - Elter 33 run (Janowicz kick)
  • Washington - FG Janowicz 13
  • Washington - Scudero 49 punt return (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh - Watson 62 pass from Finks (Weed kick)

[edit] Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1955): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 10 10 10 0 30
Steelers 0 0 0 7 7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 31,101
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Cleveland - Graham 4 run (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - FG Groza 16
  • Cleveland - Renfro 46 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - FG Groza 22
  • Cleveland - Brewster 17 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland - FG Groza 46
  • Pittsburgh - O'Malley recovered blocked kick in end zone (Weed kick)

[edit] Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1955): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 14 3 0 17
Redskins 7 0 7 14 28

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 20,547
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Washington - Elter 22 run (Janowicz kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Rogel 1 run (Weed kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Mathews 29 pass from Finks (Weed kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Weed 9
  • Washington - Thomas 11 pass from LeBaron
  • Washington - Atkeson 5 pass from LeBaron (Janowicz kick)
  • Washington - Janowicz 3 run (Janowicz kick)

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