1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Walt Kiesling |
| Home field | Forbes Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–8 |
| Division place | 6th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 23rd in the National Football League.
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 26 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–7 | 1–0 | Forbes Field | Recap |
| 2 | October 2 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 26–27 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 3 | October 9 | New York Giants | W 30–23 | 2–1 | Forbes Field | Recap |
| 4 | October 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–7 | 3–1 | Forbes Field | Recap |
| 5 | October 23 | at New York Giants | W 19–17 | 4–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 6 | October 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–24 | 4–2 | Connie Mack Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | November 5 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 13–27 | 4–3 | Comiskey Park | Recap |
| 8 | November 13 | Detroit Lions | L 28–31 | 4–4 | Forbes Field | Recap |
| 9 | November 20 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–41 | 4–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 27 | Washington Redskins | L 14–23 | 4–6 | Forbes Field | Recap |
| 11 | December 4 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–30 | 4–7 | Forbes Field | Recap |
| 12 | December 11 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–28 | 4–8 | Griffith Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1 (Monday September 26, 1955): Chicago Cardinals
[edit]| 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)
Week 2 (Sunday October 2, 1955): Los Angeles Rams
[edit]| 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
Week 3 (Sunday October 9, 1955): New York Giants
[edit]| 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:
- New York Giants – Rote 25 pass from Gifford (Agajanian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Bernet 13 pass from Finks (kick blocked)
- New York Giants – FG Agajanian 27
- Pittsburgh – FG Michalik 36
- Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Michalik kick)
- New York Giants – Long 34 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Michalik kick)
- New York Giants – Rote 71 pass from Conerly (kick blocked)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 23 pass from Finks (Michalik kick)
Week 4 (Saturday November 15, 1955): Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]| 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)
Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1955): New York Giants
[edit]| 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)
Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1955): Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]| 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
Week 7 (Saturday November 5, 1955): Chicago Cardinals
[edit]| 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
Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1955): Detroit Lions
[edit]| 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)
Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1955): Cleveland Browns
[edit]| 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)
Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1955): Washington Redskins
[edit]| 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)
Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1955): Cleveland Browns
[edit]| 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)
Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1955): Washington Redskins
[edit]| 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)
Standings
[edit]| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 7–2–1 | 349 | 218 | W2 | |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–4 | 246 | 222 | W1 | |
| New York Giants | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–5–1 | 267 | 223 | W2 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 4–5–1 | 248 | 231 | L1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 224 | 252 | L2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4–6 | 195 | 285 | L7 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.