1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season
|
Contents
- 1 Regular season
- 1.1 Schedule
- 1.2 Game summaries
- 1.2.1 Week 1 (Sunday September 25, 1949): New York Giants
- 1.2.2 Week 2 (Monday October 3, 1949): Washington Redskins
- 1.2.3 Week 3 (Saturday October 8, 1949): Washington Redskins
- 1.2.4 Week 4 (Sunday October 16, 1949): New York Giants
- 1.2.5 Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1949): New York Bulldogs
- 1.2.6 Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles
- 1.2.7 Week 7 (Sunday November 6, 1949): Washington Redskins
- 1.2.8 Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1949): Los Angeles Rams
- 1.2.9 Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1949): Green Bay Packers
- 1.2.10 Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles
- 1.2.11 Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1949): Chicago Bears
- 1.2.12 Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1949): New York Bulldogs
- 1.3 Standings
- 2 References
|
Regular season
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Time (ET) |
Result |
| 1 |
September 25, 1949 |
New York Giants |
|
W 28–7 |
| 2 |
October 3, 1949 |
Washington Redskins |
|
L 27–14 |
| 3 |
October 8, 1949 |
Detroit Lions |
|
W 14–7 |
| 4 |
October 16, 1949 |
at New York Giants |
|
W 21–17 |
| 5 |
October 23, 1949 |
New York Bulldogs |
|
W 24–13 |
| 6 |
October 30, 1949 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
|
L 38–7 |
| 7 |
November 6, 1949 |
at Washington Redskins |
|
L 27–14 |
| 8 |
November 13, 1949 |
Los Angeles Rams |
|
T 7–7 |
| 9 |
November 20, 1949 |
at Green Bay Packers |
|
W 30–7 |
| 10 |
November 27, 1949 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
|
L 34–17 |
| 11 |
December 4, 1949 |
at Chicago Bears |
|
L 30–21 |
| 12 |
December 11, 1949 |
at New York Bulldogs |
|
W 27–0 |
Game summaries
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:
|
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)
|
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)
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:
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
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)
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:
- Game weather:
- 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)
|
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)
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)
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:
Standings
References
|
|
|
|
|
|
| The franchise |
|
|
| Stadiums |
|
|
| Culture and lore |
|
|
| Rivalries |
|
|
| Media |
|
|
| Head coaches |
|
|
| Division championships (20) |
1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010
|
|
| Super Bowl appearances (8) |
|
|
| League championships (6) |
|
|
| Retired numbers |
|
|
| Hall of Fame members |
|
|
| Current league affiliations |
|
|