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NFL Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 season
November 2013
March 2026
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The 1957 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 25th in the National Football League (NFL). For the first time, the Steelers' yellow helmets sported uniform numbers.http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/1957.html 1957 NFL season at Gridiron Uniform Database November 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016223624/http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/1957.html October 16, 2013 dead mdy-all They used these uniforms through the 1961 season.http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/1961.html 1961 NFL season at Gridiron Uniform Database November 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222636/http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/1961.html October 16, 2013 dead
Pre-season
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 August 17 vs. Chicago Bears L 7–24 0–1 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) 18,000 "Bears Give Steelers 24–7 Lesson: Dawson-to-Jelic Pass on Last Play Averts Shutout," Pittsburgh Press, Aug. 18, 1957, sect. 4, p. 1.Associated Press, "Pro Bears Maul Steelers, 24–7," Miami Herald, Aug. 18, 1957, p. 6-D. 2 August 24 vs. Cleveland Browns L 13–28 0–2 Rubber Bowl (Akron, OH) 26,669 Don Plath, "26,669 See Browns Flatten Steelers: O'Connell Stars in 28–13 Victory," Akron Beacon Journal, Aug. 25, 1957, p. B-1. 3 September 2 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–12 1–2 Franklin Field (Philadelphia, PA) 14,250 Herb Good, "Eagles Lose to Steelers as 'TD' Turns to Safety," Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 3, 1957, p. 33. 4 September 8 vs. Detroit Lions W 20–14 2–2 Civic Stadium (Buffalo, NY) 20,630 Mike Kanaley, "Marchiabroda and Hughes Sparkle as Steelers Subdue Lions, 20–14," Buffalo Courier-Express, Sept. 9, 1957, p. 18.Dick Johnston, "20,630 Pro Fans Thrill to 86-Yard Run By Player Who Warmed the Bench in Buffalo High School," Buffalo News, Sept. 9, 1957, p. 10.Bob Latshaw, "Steelers Defeat Lions for Parker: Third Period Splurge Wins, 20–14," Detroit Free Press, Sept. 9, 1957, pp. 1, 37. 5 September 14 Chicago Bears L 10–37 2–3 Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh, PA) 24,689 Jimmy Miller, "Bears Roll to 37–10 Win Over 'Remodeled' Steelers," Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Sept. 15, 1957, pp. 1-S, 4-S. 6 September 21 vs. Green Bay Packers T 10–10 2–3–1 Metropolitan Stadium (Minneapolis, MN) 17,226 Charles Johnson, "Packers, Steelers Tie 10–10," Minneapolis Tribune, Sept. 22, 1957, pp. S-1, S-3.
Regular season
Schedule
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 29 Washington Redskins W 28–7 1–0 Forbes Field 27,452 Recap 2 October 5 Cleveland Browns L 12–23 1–1 Forbes Field 35,570 Recap 3 October 13 Chicago Cardinals W 29–20 2–1 Forbes Field 29,446 Recap 4 October 20 at New York Giants L 0–35 2–2 Yankee Stadium 52,589 Recap 5 October 27 Philadelphia Eagles W 6–0 3–2 Forbes Field 27,016 Recap 6 November 3 at Baltimore Colts W 19–13 4–2 Memorial Stadium 42,575 Recap 7 November 10 at Cleveland Browns L 0–24 4–3 Cleveland Stadium 53,709 Recap 8 November 24 Green Bay Packers L 10–27 4–4 Forbes Field 29,701 Recap 9 December 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 6–7 4–5 Connie Mack Stadium 16,364 Recap 10 December 7 New York Giants W 21–10 5–5 Forbes Field 19,772 Recap 11 December 15 at Washington Redskins L 3–10 5–6 Griffith Stadium 22,577 Recap 12 December 22 at Chicago Cardinals W 27–2 6–6 Comiskey Park 10,084 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Saturday night: October 5.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins
Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary September 29 Redskins 0 0 7 0 Steelers 0 7 7 14 Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 27,452 Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
PIT – Ray Mathews 25-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gary Glick kick). Steelers 7–0.
Third quarter
WAS – Jim Podoley 37-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick). Tied 7–7.
PIT – Dick Young 3-yard run (Gary Glick kick). Steelers 14–7.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Jug Girard 42-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gary Glick kick). Steelers 21–7.
PIT – Jug Girard 32-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gary Glick kick). Steelers 28–7. Top passers
WAS – Eddie LeBaron – 9/14, 109 yards, TD, 2 INT
PIT – Earl Morrall – 15/32, 249 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
WAS – Don Bosseler – 9 rushes, 39 yards
PIT – Dick Young – 16 rushes, 25 yards, TD
Top receivers
WAS – Jim Podoley – 2 receptions, 73 yards, TD
PIT – Jug Girard – 3 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD
Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary September 29 Browns 0 10 3 10 Steelers 0 6 6 0 Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 35,570 Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CLE – Ray Renfro 32-yard pass from Chet Hanulak (Lou Groza kick). Browns 7–0.
PIT – Earl Girard 21-yard pass from Earl Morrall (kick failed). Browns 7–6.
CLE – Lou Groza 29-yard field goal. Browns 10–6.
Third quarter
CLE – Lou Groza 45-yard field goal. Browns 13–6.
PIT – Earl Girard 32-yard pass from Earl Morrall (kick failed). Browns 13–12.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Lou Groza 14-yard field goal. Browns 16–12.
CLE – Milt Campbell 25-yard pass from Tommy O'Connell (Lou Groza kick). Browns 23–12.
Week 3: vs. Chicago Cardinals
Cardinals 3 3 0 14 Steelers 12 14 0 3
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
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Game attendance: 29,446
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Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Derby 2 run (kick blocked)
Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 33
Pittsburgh – Wells 96 kick return (kick failed)
Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
Pittsburgh – O'Neill 23 run with blocked kick (Girard kick)
Pittsburgh – Morrall 1 run (Girard kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Girard 15
Chicago Cardinals – Sears 49 run (Summerall kick)
Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run (Summerall kick)
Week 4: at New York Giants
Steelers 0 0 0 0 Giants 7 7 7 14
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Game time:
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Game attendance: 52,589
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Scoring drives:
New York Giants – Schnelker 18 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
New York Giants – Schnelker 10 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
New York Giants – Rote 18 pass from Gifford (Agajanian kick)
New York Giants – Patton 50 interception (Agajanian kick)
New York Giants – MacAfee 28 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajainan kick)
Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles 0 0 0 0 Steelers 0 6 0 0
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
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Game attendance: 27,016
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Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Mathews 35 pass from Morrall (kick failed)
Week 6: at Baltimore Colts
Steelers 0 7 7 5 Colts 6 0 7 0
at Memorial Stadium
Game time:
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Game attendance: 42,575
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Scoring Drives:
Baltimore – Berry 5 pass from Unitas (kick blocked)
Pittsburgh – Mathews 48 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
Pittsburgh – Mathews 22 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
Baltimore – Shaw 8 run (Rechichar kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glick 16
Pittsburgh – Safety, Unitas tackled by McPeak in end zone
Week 7: at Cleveland Browns
Steelers 0 0 0 0 Browns 3 7 7 7
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game time:
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Game attendance: 53,709
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Scoring drives:
Cleveland – FG Groza 34
Cleveland – Renfro 49 pass from O'Connell (Groza kick)
Cleveland – P. Carpenter 13 pass from O'Connell (Groza kick)
Cleveland – Paul 89 fumble run (Groza kick)
Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers
Packers 0 21 0 6 Steelers 0 3 7 0
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
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Game attendance: 29,701
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Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Glick 17
Green Bay – Starr 1 run (Cone kick)
Green Bay – Ferguson 40 run (Cone kick)
Green Bay – Parilli 5 run (Cone kick)
Pittsburgh – McClairen 14 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
Green Bay – FG Cone 24
Green Bay – FG Cone 12
Week 9: at Philadelphia Eagles
Steelers 3 0 3 0 Eagles 0 7 0 0
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game time:
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Game attendance: 16,364
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Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Glick 17
Philadelphia – Bielski 7 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glick 23
Week 10: vs. New York Giants
Giants 0 7 3 0 Steelers 7 7 0 7
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
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Game attendance: 19,772
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Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Reger 14 fumble run (Glick kick)
New York Giants – Gifford 40 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
Pittsburgh – Morrall 12 run (Glick kick)
New York Giants – FG Agajanian 12
Pittsburgh – Nickel 5 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
Week 11: at Washington Redskins
Steelers 3 0 0 0 Redskins 0 3 0 7
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
Game time:
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Game attendance: 22,577
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Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35
Washington – FG Baker 45
Washington – Baker 11 run (Baker kick)
Week 12: at Chicago Cardinals
Steelers 14 0 3 10 Cardinals 0 0 2 0
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
Game time:
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Game attendance: 10,084
Referee:
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Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – McClairen 48 pass from Morrall (Derby kick)
Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Derby kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Safety, Beatty snap to Girard went out of end zone
Pittsburgh – FG Derby 34
Standings
Roster
1957 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Len Dawson y
18 Jack Kemp y
10 Earl Morrall 33 Fran Rogel
39 Sid Watson
24 Billy Wells American football
35 Dick Young American football player 41 Jug Girard P/K
25 Ray Mathews
87 Cy McClairen
81 Elbie Nickel
89 Perry Richards y 57 Ed Beatty C
72 Herman Lee T
76 Willie McClung T/DT
65 John Nisby y G/DE
62 Mike Sandusky y G
74 Frank Varrichione T 75 Joe Krupa DT
79 Dave Liddick y DT
84 Bill McPeak DE
86 Bob O'Neil DE
70 Ernie Stautner DT 60 Dale Dodrill MLB
64 Bill Priatko y MLB
50 John Reger OLB
66 Aubrey Rozzell y OLB
53 George Tarasovic OLB/DE 42 Dick Alban CB
22 Fred Bruney S
80 Jack Butler American football S
20 Gene Cichowski y S
27 Dean Derby y CB/RB/K
26 Gary Glick CB/K
34 Dick McCabe American football CB -- Dale Atkeson RB (IR) 7px
49 Bill Bowman American football RB (IR) 7px
66 Jerry Leahy y LB (IR) 7px
64 Bill Michael guard y G (IR) 7px
References
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