1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League. The team finished the season with a record of 2–8. This season marked the first and only season played with Jim Leonard as head coach.Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,502
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Boston – J. Martin 5 run
- Boston – F. Martin 53 pass from Cafego
- Boston – Manders 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Lucente 60 lateral from Bova after 10 pass from Jarvi
- Boston – Manders 2 run
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 20,097
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- New York – FG Strong 21
- New York – FG Strong 42
- Pittsburgh – Duhart 3 run
- New York – Filpowicz – 10 pass from Herber
- New York – Leibel 38 pass from Herber
- New York – Piccolo 7 fumble run
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 14,050
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Dye 13 pass from Baugh
- Washington – Rosato 3 run
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 43,070
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Lucente 3 run
- Pittsburgh – Warren 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Doyle 50 interception
- New York – Livingston 15 pass from Herber
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 25,447
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Boston – FG Lio 19
- Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 19
- Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 25
- Boston Martin 25 lateral from Currivan after 27 pass from Gudmundson
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 23,018
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 31
- Philadelphia – Ferrante 26 pass from Zimmerman
- Philadelphia – Ferrante 65 pass from Zimmerman
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 20 run
- Philadelphia – Meyer 27 pass from Zimmerman
- Philadelphia – Banta 22 run
- Philadelphia – Bleeker 14 run
- Philadelphia – Karnofsky 19 run
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 13,153
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 15
- Pittsburgh – Dudley 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Dudley 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Warren 75 run
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 23,838
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Philadelphia – Karnofsky 12 run
- Pittsburgh – Kiick 1 run
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 3 run
- Philadelphia – FG Zimmerman 30
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 6 run
- Philadelphia – Steele 4 run
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
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- Game attendance: 20,689
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Chicago Bears – McAffee 33 run
- Pittsburgh – Dudley 4 run
- Chicago Bears – McAfee 65 pass from Luckman
- Chicago Bears – Grygo 33 pass from Luckman
- Chicago Bears – McAfee 2 run
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
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- Game attendance: 34,788
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Bagarus 70 pass from Baugh
- Washington – Turley 10 pass from Baugh
- Washington – FG Aguirre 26
- Washington – Bagarus 29 pass from Baugh
Standings