1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season (original) (raw)
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NFL team season
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Walt Kiesling |
| Home field | Forbes Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–7 |
| Division place | 4th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| ← 1953 Steelers seasons 1955 → |
The 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 22nd in the National Football League.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 26 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21–20 | 1–0 |
| 2 | October 2 | Washington Redskins | W 37–7 | 2–0 |
| 3 | October 9 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 22–24 | 2–1 |
| 4 | October 17 | Cleveland Browns | W 55–27 | 3–1 |
| 5 | October 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–7 | 4–1 |
| 6 | October 31 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 14–17 | 4–2 |
| 7 | November 7 | New York Giants | L 6–30 | 4–3 |
| 8 | November 14 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–17 | 4–4 |
| 9 | November 20 | San Francisco 49ers | L 3–31 | 4–5 |
| 10 | November 28 | Chicago Cardinals | W 20–17 | 5–5 |
| 11 | December 5 | at New York Giants | L 3–24 | 5–6 |
| 12 | December 12 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–42 | 5–7 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | | Packers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
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)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | -- | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | Steelers | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
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
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ---------- | -- | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | | Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | -- | -- | -- | ----- | ------ | | Browns | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 | | Steelers | 7 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
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)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | Steelers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------- | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | | Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 18,765
- Referee:
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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)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ---------- | - | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Giants | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 30 | | Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | | Redskins | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
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)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | --------- | - | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | 49ers | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 | | Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 | | Steelers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ---------- | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Giants | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
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
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ---------- | - | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | Browns | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 28,064
- Referee:
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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)
| NFL Eastern Conference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 336 | 162 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 7–3 | 284 | 230 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–3 | 293 | 184 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 219 | 263 | L2 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 207 | 432 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2–8 | 183 | 347 | L3 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.