1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 23rd in the National Football League.Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result |
| 1 | September 26, 1955 | Chicago Cardinals | | W 14–7 |
| 2 | October 2, 1955 | at Los Angeles Rams | | L 27–26 |
| 3 | October 9, 1955 | New York Giants | | W 30–23 |
| 4 | October 15, 1955 | Philadelphia Eagles | | W 13–7 |
| 5 | October 23, 1955 | at New York Giants | | W 19–17 |
| 6 | October 30, 1955 | at Philadelphia Eagles | | L 24–0 |
| 7 | November 5, 1955 | at Chicago Cardinals | | L 27–13 |
| 8 | November 13, 1955 | Detroit Lions | | L 31–28 |
| 9 | November 20, 1955 | at Cleveland Browns | | L 41–14 |
| 10 | November 27, 1955 | Washington Redskins | | L 23–14 |
| 11 | December 4, 1955 | Cleveland Browns | | L 30–7 |
| 12 | December 11, 1955 | at Washington Redskins | | L 28–17 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Monday September 26, 1955): [Chicago Cardinals]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 26,359
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – O'Brien 4 pass from Finks
- Chicago Cardinals – Sanford 92 interception
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 27 pass from Finks
at Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 46,185
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Los Angeles – Towler 1 run
- Los Angeles – FG Richter 12
- Los Angeles – Boyd 74 pass from Van Brocklin
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 8 run
- Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run
- Los Angeles – Fears 17 pass from Van Brocklin
- Pittsburgh – McCabe 50 fumble run
- Los Angeles – FG Richter 32
Week 3 (Sunday October 9, 1955): [New York Giants]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 29,422
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- New York Giants – Rote 25 pass from Gifford
- Pittsburgh – Bernet 13 pass from Finks
- New York Giants – FG Agajanian 27
- Pittsburgh – FG Michalik 36
- Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run
- New York Giants – Long 34 pass from Conerly
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run
- New York Giants – Rote 71 pass from Conerly
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 23 pass from Finks
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 33,413
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run
- Philadelphia – Bawel 42 interception
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run
Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1955): [New York Giants]
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,365
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 21 run
- New York Giants – Rote 5 pass from Heinrich
- Pittsburgh – Finks 2 run
- New York Giants – Schnelker 16 pass from Conerly
- New York Giants – FG Agajanian 45
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 4 run
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,164
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Philadelphia – Wegert 29 run
- Philadelphia – Pihos 1- pass from Burk
- Philadelphia – Wegert 2 run
- Philadelphia – FG Bielski 50
Week 7 (Saturday November 5, 1955): [Chicago Cardinals]
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 23,310
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Weed 30
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 21
- Chicago Cardinals – Summerall 26 interception
- Pittsburgh – FG Weed 23
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 21 pass from Finks
- Chicago Cardinals – Nagler 34 pass from McHan
- Chicago Cardinals – Mann 18 pass from McHan
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34
Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1955): [Detroit Lions]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 34,441
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Detroit – Middleton 30 pass from Layne
- Detroit – Carpenter 34 pass from Gilmer
- Pittsburgh – O'Brien 6 pass from Finks
- Detroit – FG Walker 23
- Detroit – Walker 21 pass from Stits
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 1 run
- Detroit – Stits 7 interception
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 47 pass from Marchibroda
- Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 8 run
Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1955): [Cleveland Browns]
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 53,509
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 16 pass from Finks
- Cleveland – Konz 15 interception
- Cleveland – Lavelli 6 pass from Graham
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 30 pass from Marchibroda
- Cleveland – Lavelli 42 pass from Graham
- Cleveland – Modzelewshi 3 run
- Cleveland – Graham 4 run
- Cleveland – Bassett 5 run
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 21,760
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Elter 20 run
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 61 pass from Finks
- Washington – Elter 33 run
- Washington – FG Janowicz 13
- Washington – Scudero 49 punt return
- Pittsburgh – Watson 62 pass from Finks
Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1955): [Cleveland Browns]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,101
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland – Graham 4 run
- Cleveland – FG Groza 16
- Cleveland – Renfro 46 pass from Graham
- Cleveland – FG Groza 22
- Cleveland – Brewster 17 pass from Graham
- Cleveland – FG Groza 46
- Pittsburgh – O'Malley recovered blocked kick in end zone
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,547
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Elter 22 run
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Finks
- Pittsburgh – FG Weed 9
- Washington – Thomas 11 pass from LeBaron
- Washington – Atkeson 5 pass from LeBaron
- Washington – Janowicz 3 run
Standings
