1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 17th in the National Football League, and the second season with John Michelosen as head coach. The team finished the season with a record of 6–5-1, improving slightly from the previous season record of 4-8, but again failing to qualify for the playoffs.

1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coachJohn Michelosen
Home fieldForbes Field
Local radioKDKA
Results
Record6–5–1
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 25 New York Giants W 28–7 1–0 Forbes Field Recap
2 October 3 Washington Redskins L 14–27 1–1 Forbes Field Recap
3 October 8 Detroit Lions W 14–7 2–1 Forbes Field Recap
4 October 16 at New York Giants W 21–17 3–1 Polo Grounds Recap
5 October 23 New York Bulldogs W 24–13 4–1 Forbes Field Recap
6 October 30 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–38 4–2 Forbes Field Recap
7 November 6 at Washington Redskins L 14–27 4–3 Griffith Stadium Recap
8 November 13 Los Angeles Rams T 7–7 4–3–1 Forbes Field Recap
9 November 20 at Green Bay Packers W 30–7 5–3–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park Recap
10 November 27 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–34 5–4–1 Shibe Park Recap
11 December 4 at Chicago Bears L 21–30 5–5–1 Wrigley Field Recap
12 December 11 at New York Bulldogs W 27–0 6–5–1 Polo Grounds Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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:

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)

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)

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:
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Scoring drives:

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:
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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)

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:
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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)

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:
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  • Referee:
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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:
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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:
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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)

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:
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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:
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Scoring drives:

Standings
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 11 1 0 .917 8–0 364 134 W8
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 4–4 224 214 W1
New York Giants 6 6 0 .500 3–5 287 298 L2
Washington Redskins 4 7 1 .364 3–4–1 268 339 L1
New York Bulldogs 1 10 1 .091 1–6–1 153 368 L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References
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