1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1949 6–5–1 2nd NFL Eastern John Michelosen Forbes Field Did not qualify Steelers seasons The 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 17th in the National Football League, and the second season with John Michelosen as head coach. The team finished the season with a record of 6–5-1, improving slightly from the previous season record of 4–8, but again failing to qualify for the playoffs. Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 25 New York Giants W 28–7 1–0 Forbes Field Recap 2 October 3, 1949 Washington Redskins L 14–27 1–1 Forbes Field Recap 3 October 8, 1949 Detroit Lions W 14–7 2–1 Forbes Field Recap 4 October 16 at New York Giants W 21–17 3–1 Polo Grounds Recap 5 October 23 New York Bulldogs W 24–13 4–1 Forbes Field Recap 6 October 30 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–38 4–2 Forbes Field Recap 7 November 6 at Washington Redskins L 14–27 4–3 Griffith Stadium Recap 8 November 13 Los Angeles Rams T 7–7 4–3–1 Forbes Field Recap 9 November 20 at Green Bay Packers W 30–7 5–3–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park Recap 10 November 27 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–34 5–4–1 Shibe Park Recap 11 December 4 at Chicago Bears L 21–30 5–5–1 Wrigley Field Recap 12 December 11 at New York Bulldogs W 27–0 6–5–1 Polo Grounds Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 25, 1949): New York Giants Giants 0 0 0 7 Steelers 0 21 0 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,957 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Nickel 52 pass from Gage (Glamp kick) Pittsburgh – Nuzum 9 run (Glamp kick) Pittsburgh – Samuel 31 run (Glamp kick) Pittsburgh – Geri 2 run (Glamp kick) New York Giants – Poole 13 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) Week 2 (Monday October 3, 1949): Washington Redskins Redskins 6 0 14 7 Steelers 0 14 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 30,000 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Washington – Taylor 24 pass from Baugh (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick) Pittsburgh – Nuzum 27 run (Glamp kick) Washington – Sandifer 35 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick) Washington – Taylor 58 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick) Washington – Goode 1 run (Poillon kick) Week 3 (Saturday October 8, 1949): Washington Redskins Lions 0 0 0 7 Steelers 0 7 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 21,355 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick) Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick) Detroit – Doll 95 interception (Dudley kick) Week 4 (Sunday October 16, 1949): New York Giants Steelers 7 0 7 7 Giants 0 17 0 0 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 29,911 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Glamp kick) New York Giants – FG Agajanian 38 New York Giants – Scott 4 run (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – Scott 2 run (Agajanian kick) Pittsburgh – Samuelson 26 fumble run (Glamp kick) Pittsburgh – Jansante 29 pass from Finks (Glamp kick) Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1949): New York Bulldogs Bulldogs 10 3 0 0 Steelers 10 7 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 22,042 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Nuzum 25 run (Glamp kick) New York Bulldogs – Layne 1 run (Scollard kick) Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 17 Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Glamp kick) New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 27 New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 25 Pittsburgh – Nuzum 6 run (Glamp kick) Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 3 14 7 14 Steelers 0 0 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 37,903 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Philadelphia – FG Patton 48 Philadelphia – Van Buren 1 run (Muha kick) Philadelphia – Scott 70 punt return (Muha kick) Philadelphia – Van Buren 6 run (Muha kick) Pittsburgh – Jansante 35 pass from Finks (Glamp kick) Philadelphia – Thompson 1 run (Muha kick) Philadelphia – Pihos 15 pass from Mackrides (Muha kick) Week 7 (Sunday November 6, 1949): Washington Redskins Steelers 0 7 7 0 Redskins 0 7 0 20 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Washington – Taylor 51 pass from Gilmer (Poillon kick) Pittsburgh – Finks 5 run (Glamp kick) Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick) Washington – Stout 74 run (Poillon kick) Washington – Stout 1 run (kick failed) Washington -Dowda 1 run (Poillon kick) Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1949): Los Angeles Rams Rams 0 0 0 7 Steelers 0 7 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,510 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Geri 18 run (Glamp kick) Los Angeles – Gehrke 1 run (Waterfield kick) Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1949): Green Bay Packers Steelers 0 7 7 16 Packers 0 0 7 0 at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Jansante 47 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Nuzum 64 run (Geri kick) Green Bay – Girard 1 run (Fritsch kick) Pittsburgh – Safety, Girard's punt blocked out of end zone by Samuelson Pittsburgh – Nuzum 8 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Gage 3 run (Geri kick) Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 7 3 0 7 Eagles 10 7 7 10 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 22,191 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Philadelphia – Armstrong 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick) Pittsburgh – Nuzum 67 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Philadelphia – FG Patton 16 Pittsburgh – FG Geri 34 Philadelphia – Ferrante 3 pass from Thompson (Patton kick) Philadelphia – Parmer 1 run (Patton kick) Philadelphia – FG Patton 13 Pittsburgh – Nickel 40 pass from Gage (Geri kick) Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1949): Chicago Bears Steelers 0 7 0 14 Bears 7 10 6 7 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 36,071 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Chicago Bears – Rykovick 20 pass from Lujack (Lujack kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 48 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Chicago Bears – Hoffman 3 run (Lujack kick) Chicago Bears – FG Blanda 33 Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (kick failed) Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (Lujack kick) Pittsburgh – Gage 97 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Gage 6 run (Geri kick) Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1949): New York Bulldogs Steelers 0 6 14 7 Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 4,028 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Jansante 44 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Geri 1 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Finks 17 pass from Seabright (Geri kick) Standings Roster 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster Backs 44 Jim Finks RB/CB 77 Bobby Gage RB/CB 35 Joe Geri RB/CB/K 45 Bob Hanlon CB/RB 11 Howard Hartley S/RB 42 Joe Hollingsworth FB/OLB 25 Frank Minini RB/CB/S 22 Jerry Nuzum RB/CB 27 George Papach FB/LB 66 Don Samuel RB/CB 33 Charley Seabright FB Receivers 54 Val Jansante 80 Bob Long 81 Elbie Nickel Linemen/Linebackers 56 Bob Balog OLB/C 89 Pete Barbolak T/DT 28 Bob Davis DE 73 Darrell Hogan MLB 37 Bill McPeak DE 55 Charley Mehelich DE 72 Red Moore G/MG 40 Leo Nobile MLB/G 86 Carl Samuelson DT/T 49 Jerry Shipkey OLB/FB 57 Frank Sinkovitz OLB 62 Steve Suhey G 65 Walt Szot DT 46 Bill Walsh C 75 Jack Wiley T 79 Frank Wydo T/DT Rookies in italics References Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pitts