1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1956 5–7 T–4th NFL Eastern Walt Kiesling Forbes Field Did not qualify Steelers seasons thumb|250px The 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 24th in the National Football League. The team made a slight improvement in their record from the previous season; they finished with a record of 5-7. Offseason NFL draft 1956 NFL draft 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 1 Gary Glick DB Colorado A&M yes 1 5 Art Davis DB Mississippi State yes 2 17 Joe Krupa DT Purdue yes yes 3 29 Jim Taylor C Baylor yes 4 39 Dick Murley T Purdue yes 5 52 Bill Murakowski B Purdue 6 63 Ray Taylor B TCU 7 76 Dick Gaspari C George Washington 8 87 Vere Wellmen G Wichita 9 100 Wayne Edmonds G Notre Dame 10 111 Lou Baldacci HB Michigan yes 10 118 Bob Nolan E Miami (FL) 12 135 Phil Tarasovic E Yale 13 148 Weldon Holley B Baylor 14 159 Jim Emmons T Alabama 16 183 Lionel Reed B Central State (OK) 17 196 Bill Schmitt G Pittsburgh 18 207 John Stephans QB Holy Cross 19 220 Jerry Jacobs G Florida State 20 231 Fred Glatz E Pittsburgh yes 21 244 Gene Martell T Notre Dame 22 255 Ray DiPasquale B Pittsburgh 23 268 Pete Neft QB Pittsburgh 24 279 Bryan Engram E TCU 25 292 Bill O'Dell B Clemson 26 303 Frank Sweeney G Xavier 27 316 Buddy Benson B Arkansas 28 327 Bill DeGraaf B Cornell 29 340 Wes Thompson T Alabama Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Location Attendance Sources 1 August 17, 1956 vs. Detroit Lions L 15–20 0–1 Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 11,912 2 August 25, 1956 vs. Baltimore Colts L 16–37 0–2 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 12,500 3 September 8, 1956 Chicago Bears L 10–21 0–3 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 22,194 4 September 15, 1956 vs. Philadelphia Eagles W 14–12 1–3 Metropolitan Stadium Minneapolis 14,742 5 September 22, 1956 vs. Los Angeles Rams W 20–17 2–3 Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR 20,559 Pat Frizzell, "Steelers Beat Rams: Pitt Winner of 20–13 Tilt," The Oregonian, Sept. 23, 1956, sports p. 1, 6.George Pasero, "Steelers Take Early Lead, Hang On for 20–17 Victory: 20,559 See Rams Bow In Pro Test," The Oregon Journal, Sept. 23, 1956, pp. 1B-[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-steelers-stun-r/163009409/ 2B. Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 30 Washington Redskins W 30–13 1–0 Forbes Field 27,718 Recap 2 October 6, 1956 Cleveland Browns L 10–14 1–1 Forbes Field 35,398 Recap 3 October 14 Philadelphia Eagles L 21–35 1–2 Forbes Field 31,375 Recap 4 October 21 at New York Giants L 10–38 1–3 Yankee Stadium 48,108 Recap 5 October 28 at Cleveland Browns W 24–16 2–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 50,358 Recap 6 November 4 New York Giants L 14–17 2–4 Forbes Field 31,240 Recap 7 November 11 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–14 2–5 Connie Mack Stadium 22,652 Recap 8 November 18 Chicago Cardinals W 14–7 3–5 Forbes Field 24,086 Recap 9 November 25 at Chicago Cardinals L 27–38 3–6 Comiskey Park 17,724 Recap 10 December 2 Los Angeles Rams W 30–13 4–6 Forbes Field 20,540 Recap 11 December 9 at Detroit Lions L 7–45 4–7 Briggs Stadium 52,124 Recap 12 December 16 at Washington Redskins W 23–0 5–7 Griffith Stadium 21,097 Recap Note: Conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 30, 1956): Washington Redskins Redskins 0 6 0 7 Steelers 7 7 9 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 27,718 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run (Glick kick) Washington – FG Baker 42 Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 1 run (Glick kick) Washington – FG Baker 41 Pittsburgh – FG Glick 27 Pittsburgh – Chandnois 17 pass from Marchibroda (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 5 run (Glick kick) Washington – Meilinger 13 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick) Week 2 (Saturday October 6, 1956): Cleveland Browns Browns 0 7 0 7 Steelers 0 10 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 35,398 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Cleveland – Ratterman 1 run (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – FG Glick 30 Pittsburgh – Chandnois 1 run (Glik kick) Cleveland – Modzelewski 13 run (Groza kick) Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1956): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 7 21 0 7 Steelers 0 0 7 14 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,375 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Philadelphia – Schaefer 1 run (Walston kick) Philadelphia – Walston 51 pass from Thomason (Walston kick) Philadelphia – Bell 28 interception (Walston kick) Philadelphia – Bredice 40 pass from Thomason (Walston kick) Pittsburgh – Perry 15 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 64 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 20 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick) Philadelphia – Keller 51 run (Walston kick) Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1956): New York Giants Steelers 3 0 0 7 Giants 0 17 14 7 at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 48,108 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35 New York Giants – MacAfee 14 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – Webster 21 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – FG Agajanian 14 New York Giants – Gifford 1 run (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – Rote 19 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 14 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick) New York Giants – Filpski 35 run (Agajanian kick) Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1956): Cleveland Browns Steelers 0 21 0 3 Browns 13 0 0 3 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 50,358 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Cleveland – Lavelli 68 pass from Parilli (kick failed) Cleveland – Paul 35 interception (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 10 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 1 run (Glick kick) Pittsburgh – Perry 75 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick) Cleveland – FG Groza 28 Pittsburgh – FG Glick 11 Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1956): New York Giants Giants 7 3 7 0 Steelers 0 0 7 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,240 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: New York Giants – Webster 1 run (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – FG Agajanian 32 Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run (Glick kick) New York Giants – Rote 3 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) Pittsburgh – Watson 6 run (Glick kick) Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1956): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 7 0 0 0 Eagles 7 0 7 0 at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 22,652 Referee: Jack Glascott TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 1 run (Glick kick) Philadelphia – Burnine 35 pass from Thomason (Walston kick) Philadelphia – Keller 1 run (Walston kick) Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1956): Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 0 0 0 7 Steelers 7 0 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 24,086 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Rogel 13 run (Glick kick) Pittsburgh – Butler 6 fumble run (Glick kick) Chicago Cardinals – Matson 45 pass from McHan (Summerall kick) Week 9 (Sunday November 25, 1956): Chicago Cardinals Steelers 7 0 0 20 Cardinals 7 17 7 7 at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 17,724 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Chicago Cardinals – Root 3 run (Summerall kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick) Chicago Cardinals – Matson 1 run (Summerall kick) Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27 Chicago Cardinals – Matson 79 run (Summerall kick) Chicago Cardinals – Childress 34 pass from Root (Summerall kick) Pittsburgh – Ford 3 run (Watson kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Marchibroda (kick failed) Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run (Summerall kick) Pittsburgh – Ford 4 run (Watson kick) Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1956): Los Angeles Rams Giants 6 0 7 0 Steelers 7 7 0 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,540 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Los Angeles – McFadin 21 fumble run (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Nickel 22 pass from Scarbath (Watson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Watson 16 Los Angeles – Boyd 61 pass from Wade (Richter kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 6 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Watson kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 47 pass from Scarbath (kick failed) Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1956): Detroit Lions Steelers 0 7 0 0 Lions 14 24 7 0 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 52,124 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Detroit – Hart 20 pass from Layne (Layne kick) Detroit – Gedman 5 run (Layne kick) Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run (Watson kick) Detroit – Lary 73 interception (Layne kick) Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick) Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick) Detroit – FG Layne 13 Detroit – Reichow 41 pass from Gilmer (Layne kick) Week 12 (Sunday December 16, 1956): Washington Redskins Steelers 0 7 0 16 Redskins 0 0 0 0 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 49,086 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run (Watson kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 48 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick) Pittsburgh – Butler 10 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick) Pittsburgh – Safety, Dorow tackled by McPeak in end zone Roster 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers 18 Ted Marchibroda 12 Jack Scarbath 27 Lou Baldacci y P 33 Fran Rogel 35 Charlie Shepard y P 39 Sid Watson K 25 Ray Mathews 87 Cy McClairen 81 Elbie Nickel 89 Jack O'Brien American football 55 John Cenci y C 72 Bob Gaona T 75 Joe Krupa y G/DT 61 Marv McFadden G 86 Bob O'Neil y G/DE 57 Jim Taylor linebacker y C 74 Frank Varrichione T 60 Dale Dodrill MG 76 Willie McClung DT/T 84 Bill McPeak DE 62 Art Michalik MG/DT 85 Joe O'Malley DE 70 Ernie Stautner DT 88 John Stock American football y DE 56 Marv Matuszak 50 John Reger 53 George Tarasovic DE 42 Dick Alban CB/S 41 Fred Bruney S 80 Jack Butler American football CB/S/WR 44 Art Davis American football y S/RB 24 Henry Ford defensive back S/CB/RB 49 Lynn Chandnois RB (IR) 7px 26 Gary Glick y CB/K (IR) 7px -- Johnny Lattner RB (Military) 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