The 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 16th season in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL). The team finished the season with a record of 4β8, failing to qualify for the playoffs. This season marked the first played with
John Michelosen
John Michelosen (February 13, 1916 β October 17, 1982) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1948 to 1951, compiling a record of 20β26β ...
as head coach.
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 2 (Sunday September 26, 1948):
Washington Redskins
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Griffith Stadium
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Washington, DC
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 32,084
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Washington β Castiglia 22 pass from
Baugh (Poillon kick)
* Pittsburgh β Clement 28 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β Glamp 38 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
* Washington β Turley 33 fumble run (Poillon kick)
* Washington β FG Poillon 28
Week 3 (Monday October 3, 1948):
Boston Yanks
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Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 26,216
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Boston β Paschal 15 pass from Youel (Zimmerman kick)
* Boston β Pritko 33 fumble run (Zimmerman kick)
* Pittsburgh β Nickel 24 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β FG Glamp 35
* Pittsburgh β Seabright 7 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β Mosley 3 run (Glamp kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 10, 1948):
Washington Redskins
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) N ...
''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 28,969
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh β Clement 3 run (Glamp kick)
* Washington β Crisler 19 pass from
Baugh (Poillon kick)
* Pittsburgh β FG Glamp 13
Week 5 (Sunday October 17, 1948):
Boston Yanks
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Fenway Park
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,
Boston, Massachusetts''
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 7,208
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Boston β Heywood 14 fumble run (kick failed)
* Boston β Seno 22 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
* Pittsburgh β Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 24, 1948): New York Giants
''at
Polo Grounds,
New York, New York''
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 13,443
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* New York β Sultatis 2 run (Williams kick)
* Pittsburgh β Shipkey 1 run (kick failed)
* New York β White 54 lateral from Cheverko after 35 kick return (kick failed)
* New York β Roberts 49 pass from Conerly (Williams kick)
* Pittsburgh β Jansante 12 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β Jansante 66 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
* New York β Sulaitis 34 pass from Conerly (Williams kick)
* New York β Conerly 1 run (Williams kick)
Week 7 (Sunday October 31, 1948):
Philadelphia Eagles
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''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 32,474
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Philadelphia β FG Patton 42
* Pittsburgh β Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Philadelphia β Van Buren 20 run (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia β Ferrante 7 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia β Pritchard 55 punt return (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia β FG Patton 23
* Philadelphia β Pritchard 18 fumble run (Patton kick)
Week 8 (Sunday November 7, 1948): Green Bay Packers
''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 26,058
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh β Jansante 7 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β FG Glamp 33
* Pittsburgh β Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β Evans 14 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β Glamp 55 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β Compagno 82 interception (Glamp kick)
* Green Bay β Goodnight 19 pass from Girard (Fritsch kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 14, 1948):
Chicago Cardinals
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Roots ...
''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 33,364
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Chicago Cardinals β
Kutner 42 pass from Mallouf (Harder kick)
* Chicago Cardinals β Trippi 67 punt return (Harder kick)
* Pittsburgh β Shipkey 67 punt return (Glamp kick)
* Chicago Cardinals β Harder 8 run (Harder kick)
* Chicago Cardinals β FG Yablonski 41
Week 10 (Sunday November 21, 1948): Detroit Lions
''at
Briggs Stadium
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Detroit
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Michigan
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 16,189
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh β Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Detroit β Dudley 19 pass from Enke (Pregulman kick)
* Detroit β FG Pregulman 33
* Detroit β Dudley 28 fumble run (Pregulman kick)
* Pittsburgh β Papach 2 run (Glamp kick)
Week 11 (Sunday November 28, 1948):
Philadelphia Eagles
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''at
Shibe Park
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,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 22,001
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Philadelphia β Pritchard 5 run (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia β Pihos 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia β FG Patton 31
Week 12 (Sunday December 5, 1948): New York Giants
''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 27,645
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh β Evans 9 run (Glamp kick)
* New York β
Minisi 6 run (Younce kick)
* Pittsburgh β FG Glamp 40
* Pittsburgh β Glamp 3 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
* New York β Roberts 18 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
* Pittsburgh β Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β Cifers 2 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh β Morales 36 fumble run (Glamp kick)
* New York β Johnson 11 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
* New York β Swiacki 11 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
Week 13 (Sunday December 12, 1948): Los Angeles Rams
''at
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,
Los Angeles, California
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 27,967
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Los Angeles β Hickey 21 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)
* Los Angeles β Hubbell 8 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)
* Pittsburgh β Papach 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Los Angeles β Fears 29 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)
* Los Angeles β FG Waterfield 47
* Los Angeles β Magnani 16 pass from Hardy (Gehrke kick)
* Pittsburgh β Papach 28 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
Standings
References
{{1948 NFL season by team
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