1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1945 2–8 5th NFL Eastern Jim Leonard Forbes Field Did not qualify 1944 (Card-Pitt) Steelers seasons The 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a record of 2–8. This season marked the first and only season played with Jim Leonard as head coach.Troan John 2018-04-21 Jim Leonard https://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/players.nsf/ID/01520003 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200616022741/https://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/players.nsf/ID/01520003 2020-06-16 2026-03-03 JT-SW.com Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 September 25 at Boston Yanks L 7–28 0–1 3 October 7 New York Giants L 6–34 0–2 4 October 14 Washington Redskins L 0–14 0–3 5 October 21 at New York Giants W 21–7 1–3 6 October 28 Boston Yanks L 6–10 1–4 7 November 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 3–45 1–5 8 November 11 Chicago Cardinals W 23–0 2–5 9 November 18 at Philadelphia Eagles L 6–30 2–6 10 November 25 at Chicago Bears L 7–28 2–7 11 December 2 at Washington Redskins L 0–24 2–8 Source: JT-SW.comTroan John 2002-12-30 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1945-pit live https://web.archive.org/web/20250815065427/https://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1945-pit 2025-08-15 2026-03-03 JT-SW.com Game summaries Week 1 (Tuesday September 25, 1945): Boston Yanks Steelers 0 0 0 7 Yanks 7 7 7 7 at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 27,502 Referee: Scoring drives: Boston – J. Martin 5 run (Lio kick) Boston – F. Martin 53 pass from Cafego (Lio kick) Boston – Manders 1 run (Lio kick) Pittsburgh – Lucente 60 lateral from Bova after 10 pass from Jarvi (Naioti kick) Boston – Manders 2 run (Lio kick) Week 2 (Sunday, October 7, 1945): New York Giants Giants 6 28 0 0 Steelers 0 6 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,097 Referee: Scoring drives: New York – FG Strong 21 New York – FG Strong 42 Pittsburgh – Duhart 3 run (kick failed) New York – Filpowicz – 10 pass from Herber (Strong kick) New York – Leibel 38 pass from Herber (Strong kick) New York – Piccolo 7 fumble run (Strong kick) Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1945): Washington Redskins Redskins 0 7 0 7 Steelers 0 0 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 14,050 Referee: Scoring drives: Washington – Dye 13 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick) Washington – Rosato 3 run (Aguirre kick) Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1945): New York Giants Steelers 7 14 0 0 Giants 0 0 7 0 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 43,070 Referee: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Lucente 3 run (Naioti kick) Pittsburgh – Warren 1 run (Naioti kick) Pittsburgh – Doyle 50 interception (Naioti kick) New York – Livingston 15 pass from Herber (Strong kick) Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1945): Boston Yanks Yanks 0 7 0 0 Steelers 0 3 0 14 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 25,447 Referee: Scoring drives: Boston – FG Lio 19 Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 19 Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 25 Boston Martin 25 lateral from Currivan after 27 pass from Gudmundson (Lio kick) Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1945): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 6 7 13 19 Steelers 3 0 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 23,018 Referee: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 31 Philadelphia – Ferrante 26 pass from Zimmerman (kick failed) Philadelphia – Ferrante 65 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick) Philadelphia – Van Buren 20 run (kick failed) Philadelphia – Meyer 27 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick) Philadelphia – Banta 22 run (kick failed) Philadelphia – Bleeker 14 run (Zimmerman kick) Philadelphia – Karnofsky 19 run (kick failed) Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1945): Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 0 0 0 0 Steelers 0 3 0 20 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 13,153 Referee: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 15 Pittsburgh – Dudley 1 run (Dudley kick) Pittsburgh – Dudley 1 run (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Warren 75 run (Dudley kick) Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1945): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 6 0 0 0 Eagles 7 6 10 7 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 23,838 Referee: Scoring drives: Philadelphia – Karnofsky 12 run (Zimmerman kick) Pittsburgh – Kiick 1 run (kick failed) Philadelphia – Van Buren 3 run (kick failed) Philadelphia – FG Zimmerman 30 Philadelphia – Van Buren 6 run (Zimmerman kick) Philadelphia – Steele 4 run (Rogalla kick) Week 9 (Sunday November 25, 1945): Chicago Bears Steelers 7 0 0 0 Bears 14 7 0 7 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,689 Referee: Scoring drives: Chicago Bears – McAffee 33 run (Gudauskas kick) Pittsburgh – Dudley 4 run (Agajanian kick) Chicago Bears – McAfee 65 pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick) Chicago Bears – Grygo 33 pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick) Chicago Bears – McAfee 2 run (Gudauskas kick) Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1945): Washington Redskins Steelers 0 0 0 0 Redskins 7 7 0 10 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 34,788 Referee: Scoring drives: Washington – Bagarus 70 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick) Washington – Turley 10 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick) Washington – FG Aguirre 26 Washington – Bagarus 29 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick) Roster 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster Backs 41 Tony Bova RB/CB 35 Bill Dudley RB/CB/K 37 Jack Itzel FB/LB 44 Art Jones RB/CB 63 George Kiick FB/LB 74 Johnny Lucente FB/LB 52 John Naioti RB/S 18 Leon Pense RB/S 57 John Petchel RB/S 10 Al Postus RB/CB 48 Sid Tinsley RB/CB/P 15 Buss Warren RB/CB Linemen/linebackers 69 Tom Alberghini T/DT 79 Art Brandau C/LB 65 Garth Chamberlain G/DG 73 Chuck Cherundolo C/LB 78 Joe Cibulas T/DT 82 Joe Coomer T/DT 61 Henry DePaul G/DG 72 Ted Doyle T/DT 62 John Kondrla T/DT 56 Hubbard Law G/DG 36 Elmer Merkovsky G/DG 39 John Perko G/DG 75 Glen Stough T/DT 49 Si Titus C/LB Ends/receivers 71 Dick Dolly 60 Frank Kimble 46 Joe Pierre 53 Morgan Tiller Special teams 43 Ben Agajanian K Reserve 33 Jackie Lowther RB/CB 64 John Patrick FB/LB Rookies in italics Standings References Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pitts