1954 Pittsburgh Steelers Season

The 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 22nd in the National Football League.

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 26, 1954):

Green Bay Packers

''at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,675
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Green Bay – Reid 69 run (Cone kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 14 pass from Finks ( Kissell kick)
* Green Bay – Howton 44 pass from Rote (Cone kick)
* Green Bay – FG Cone 45
* Pittsburgh – Nickel 2 pass from Finks ( Kissell kick)
* Green Bay – FG Cone 32
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 37 pass from Finks (Held kick)

Week 2 (Saturday October 2, 1954):

Washington Redskins

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 22,492
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – Nickel 25 pass from Held (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 1 run (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Sulima 5 pass from Finks (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Brandt 9 run (Held kick)
* Washington – Dorow 1 run (Felton kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Held 15

Week 3 (Saturday October 9, 1954):

Philadelphia Eagles

''at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,322
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – FG Held 31
* Philadelphia – Walston 24 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – Williams 11 run (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – FG Walston 14
* Pittsburgh – Butler 23 interception (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Safety, Thomason tackled in end zone by McPeak
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 7 run (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Held 17
* Philadelphia – Pihos 13 pass from Burk (Walston kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 17, 1954):

Cleveland Browns

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 31,256
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland – Reynolds 5 run ( Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 7 pass from Finks (Held kick)
* Cleveland – Jones 37 pass from Graham ( Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Rogel 14 pass from Finks (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh – Butler 41 interception (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 12 run (Held kick)
* Cleveland – Lavelli 29 pass from Graham (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 78 pass from Finks (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 8 pass from Finks (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 3 run (Held kick)
* Cleveland – Lavelli 24 pass from Graham ( Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Craft 81 interception (Held kick)

Week 5 (Saturday October 23, 1954):

Philadelphia Eagles

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 39,075
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – FG Kissell 24
* Pittsburgh – Nickel 52 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – Pihos 24 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh – Chandnois 5 run ( Kissell kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 31, 1954):

Chicago Cardinals

''at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 18,765
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – Nickel 15 pass from Finks ( Kissell kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Matson 91 kick return (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 24
* Chicago Cardinals – Matson 18 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 1 run ( Kissell kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 7, 1954):

New York Giants

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 25,158
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* New York Giants – Safety, Chandnois recovered blocked punt in own end zone, tackled by Nolan
* New York Giants – MacAfee 21 pass from Conerly ( Agajanian kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 5 run (kick blocked)
* New York Giants – Rote 23 pass from Conerly ( Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Price 2 run ( Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Topp 14 pass from Conerly ( Agajanian kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 14, 1954):

Washington Redskins

''at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,388
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Washington – Wells 9 run (Janowicz kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 24 pass from Finks ( Kissell kick)
* Washington – FG Janowicz 32
* Washington – Taylor 42 pass from Scarbath (Janowicz kick)
* Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Finks ( Kissell kick)

Week 9 (Saturday November 20, 1954):

San Francisco 49ers

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,001
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* San Francisco – FG Soltau 24
* San Francisco – Jessup 44 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Kissell 31
* San Francisco – Perry 2 run (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco – Johnson 24 run (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco – Jessup 24 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 28, 1954):

Chicago Cardinals

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 17,460
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 21
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Finks ( Bolkovac kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Stonesifer 39 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Matson 60 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 3 run ( Bolkovac kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 26

Week 11 (Sunday November 5, 1954):

New York Giants

''at Polo Grounds, New York, New York''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 16,856
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* New York Giants – Price 7 run ( Agajanian kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 15
* New York Giants – MacAfee 42 pass from Clatterbuck ( Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Rote 42 pass from Clatterbuck ( Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – FG Agajanian 20

Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1954):

Cleveland Browns

''at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 28,064
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland – Hanulak 13 run ( Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Konz 54 interception ( Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Hanulak 3 run ( Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Hanulak 8 run ( Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 47 pass from Finks ( Bolkovac kick)
* Cleveland – Morrison 2 run ( Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Reynolds 3 run ( Groza kick)

Standings

References

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