1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 22nd in the National Football League.Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result |
1 | September 26, 1954 | at Green Bay Packers | | W 21–20 |
2 | October 2, 1954 | Washington Redskins | | W 37–7 |
3 | October 9, 1954 | at Philadelphia Eagles | | L 24–22 |
4 | October 17, 1954 | Cleveland Browns | | W 55–27 |
5 | October 23, 1954 | Philadelphia Eagles | | W 17–7 |
6 | October 31, 1954 | at Chicago Cardinals | | L 17–14 |
7 | November 7, 1954 | New York Giants | | L 30–6 |
8 | November 14, 1954 | at Washington Redskins | | L 17–14 |
9 | November 20, 1954 | San Francisco 49ers | | L 31–3 |
10 | November 28, 1954 | Chicago Cardinals | | W 20–17 |
11 | December 5, 1954 | at New York Giants | | L 24–3 |
12 | December 12, 1954 | at Cleveland Browns | | L 42–7 |
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
- Pittsburgh – Lattner 14 pass from Finks
- Green Bay – Howton 44 pass from Rote
- Green Bay – FG Cone 45
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 2 pass from Finks
- Green Bay – FG Cone 32
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 37 pass from Finks
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,492
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 25 pass from Held
- Pittsburgh – Lattner 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Sulima 5 pass from Finks
- Pittsburgh – Brandt 9 run
- Washington – Dorow 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Held 15
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
- Philadelphia – Williams 11 run
- Philadelphia – FG Walston 14
- Pittsburgh – Butler 23 interception
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Thomason tackled in end zone by McPeak
- Pittsburgh – Lattner 7 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Held 17
- Philadelphia – Pihos 13 pass from Burk
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
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 7 pass from Finks
- Cleveland – Jones 37 pass from Graham
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 14 pass from Finks
- Pittsburgh – Butler 41 interception
- Pittsburgh – Lattner 12 run
- Cleveland – Lavelli 29 pass from Graham
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 78 pass from Finks
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 8 pass from Finks
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 3 run
- Cleveland – Lavelli 24 pass from Graham
- Pittsburgh – Craft 81 interception
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
- Philadelphia – Pihos 24 pass from Burk
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 5 run
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 18,765
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 15 pass from Finks
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 91 kick return
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 24
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 18 pass from McHan
- Pittsburgh – Lattner 1 run
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
- Pittsburgh – Lattner 5 run
- New York Giants – Rote 23 pass from Conerly
- New York Giants – Price 2 run
- New York Giants – Topp 14 pass from Conerly
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 19,388
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Wells 9 run
- Pittsburgh – Lattner 24 pass from Finks
- Washington – FG Janowicz 32
- Washington – Taylor 42 pass from Scarbath
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Finks
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
- Pittsburgh – FG Kissell 31
- San Francisco – Perry 2 run
- San Francisco – Johnson 24 run
- San Francisco – Jessup 24 pass from Tittle
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
- Chicago Cardinals – Stonesifer 39 pass from McHan
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 60 pass from McHan
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 3 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 26
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
- Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 15
- New York Giants – MacAfee 42 pass from Clatterbuck
- New York Giants – Rote 42 pass from Clatterbuck
- 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
- Cleveland – Konz 54 interception
- Cleveland – Hanulak 3 run
- Cleveland – Hanulak 8 run
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 47 pass from Finks
- Cleveland – Morrison 2 run
- Cleveland – Reynolds 3 run
Standings