1952 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1952 5–7 4th NFL American Joe Bach Forbes Field Did not qualify Steelers seasons The 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 20th in the National Football League they finished the season with a 5–7 record under head coach Joe Bach, who returned to the organization replacing John Michelosen. The season was notable in that it was the last year the Steelers used the single-wing formation on offense, switching to the T formation the following year. The Steelers were the last NFL team to use the single-wing as their primary offensive formation. Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 September 28 Philadelphia Eagles L 25–31 0–1 2 October 4 Cleveland Browns L 20–21 0–2 3 October 12 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–26 0–3 4 October 19 Washington Redskins L 24–28 0–4 5 October 26 at Chicago Cardinals W 34–28 1–4 6 November 2 at Washington Redskins W 24–23 2–4 7 November 9 Detroit Lions L 6–31 2–5 8 November 16 at Cleveland Browns L 28–29 2–6 9 November 23 Chicago Cardinals W 17–14 3—6 10 November 30 New York Giants W 63–7 4–6 11 December 7 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–7 5–6 12 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–28 5–7 Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 28, 1952): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 14 3 7 7 Steelers 0 12 0 13 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 22,501 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Philadelphia – Grant 84 pass from Burk (Walston kick) Philadelphia – Ziegler 4 pass from Burk (Walston kick) Pittsburgh – Finks 20 run (kick blocked) Philadelphia – FG Walston 32 Pittsburgh – Modzelewski 1 run (kick blocked) Philadelphia – Ziegler 3 run (Walston kick) Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick) Philadelphia – Pihos 25 pass from Burk (Walston kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 27 pass from Finks (kick blocked) Week 2 (Saturday October 4, 1952): Cleveland Browns Browns 7 0 14 0 Steelers 6 7 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 27,923 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Nickel 10 pass from Finks (kick failed) Cleveland – Motley 68 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 30 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick) Cleveland – Jones 17 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Cleveland – Howard 57 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Week 3 (Sunday October 12, 1952): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 0 7 7 7 Eagles 3 10 0 13 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 18,648 Referee: TV announcers: 'Scoring drives: Philadelphia – FG Walston 25 Philadelphia – FG Walston 20 Pittsburgh – Chandnois 93 kick return (Kerkorian kick) Philadelphia – Brewer 1 run (Walston kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 25 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 54 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Philadelphia – Grant 17 pass from Enke (Walston kick) Philadelphia – FG Walston 24 Philadelphia – FG Walston 19 Week 4 (Sunday October 19, 1952): Washington Redskins Redskins 14 0 7 7 Steelers 7 10 0 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 22,605 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Washington – Williams 62 punt return (LeBaron kick) Washington – Heath 1 run (LeBaron kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 6 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian 36 Pittsburgh – Hays 1 interception (Kerkorian kick) Washington – Taylor 11 pass from Gilmer (LeBaron kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 36 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Washington – Taylor 43 pass from LeBaron (LeBaron kick) Week 5 (Sunday October 26, 1952): Chicago Cardinals Steelers 0 20 7 7 Cardinals 0 0 7 21 at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,395 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Chandnois 28 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 70 punt return (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Nickel 5 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Sulima 13 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Chicago Cardinals – Matson 33 pass from Panciera (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Ferry 71 fumble run (Kerkorian kick) Chicago Cardinals – Matson 41 pass from Panciera (Geri kick) Chicago Cardinals – Matson 47 pass from Panciera (Geri kick) Chicago Cardinals – Cross 4 run (Geri kick) Week 6 (Sunday November 2, 1952): Washington Redskins Steelers 7 10 7 0 Redskins 7 0 0 16 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 25,866 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Dodrill 35 blocked field goal return (Kerkorian kick) Washington – LeBaron 2 run (Rykovich kick) Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian 23 Pittsburgh – Mathews 70 punt return (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Kerkorian kick) Washington – Safety, Finks tackled in end zone by Hennessey Washington – Taylor 40 pass from LeBaron (LeBaron kick) Washington – Justice 13 pass from LeBaron (Buksar kick) Week 7 (Sunday November 9, 1952): Detroit Lions Lions 3 7 7 14 Steelers 0 0 6 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 26,170 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Detroit – FG Walker 16 Detroit – Girard 1 run (Walker kick) Detroit – Box 46 pass from Layne (Walker kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 3 run (kick failed) Detroit – Girard 31 run (Walker kick) Detroit – Bailey 9 run (Layne kick) Week 8 (Sunday November 16, 1952): Cleveland Browns Steelers 0 0 14 14 Browns 9 6 7 7 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 34,973 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Cleveland – Lavelli 22 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Cleveland – Safety, Finks tackled in end zone by Young Cleveland – FG Groza 11 Cleveland – FG Groza 34 Cleveland – Lavelli 22 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 33 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Butler 7 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Cleveland – Graham 2 run (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 38 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 9 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Week 9 (Sunday November 23, 1952): Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 0 7 0 7 Steelers 10 0 0 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 18,330 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian 23 PIttsburgh – Modzelewski 6 run (Kerkorian kick) Chicago Cardinals – Paul 9 pass from Panciera (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick) Chicago Cardinals – Cross 38 pass from Panciera (Geri kick) Week 10 (Sunday November 30, 1952): New York Giants Giants 0 0 7 0 Steelers 14 14 7 28 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 15,140 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Chandnois 91 kick return (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 5 run (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 21 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 42 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Hensley 25 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) New York Giants – Stribling 55 lateral from Scott after 15 pass from Landry (Poole kick) Pittsburgh – Hensley 60 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – George Hays 3 run with blocked punt (Mathews kick) Pittsburgh – Butler 20 pass from Kerkorian (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Modzelewski 3 run (Kerkorian kick Notes: Tom Landry was brought in as a 3rd string quarterback for New York to complete the game for the entire 2nd half.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search Week 11 (Sunday December 7, 1952): San Francisco 49ers Steelers 7 3 14 0 49ers 7 0 0 0 at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 13,886 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Rogel 3 run (Kerkorian kick) San Francisco – Soltau 6 pass from Albert (Soltau kick) Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian 19 Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 48 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Week 12 (Sunday December 14, 1952): Los Angeles Rams Steelers 0 0 7 7 Rams 0 14 7 7 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 71,130 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Los Angeles – Fears 10 pass from Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick) Los Angeles – Lane 42 interception return (Waterfield kick) Pittsburgh – Hogan 15 interception return (Kerkorian kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 13 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick) Los Angeles – Hirsch 65 pass from Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick) Los Angeles – Fears 5 pass from Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick) Standings Roster thumb|center|600px|Official team photo of the 1952 Steelers squad. Note that the team had only one black player, #37 Jack Spinks. 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers 31 3 0  7 Jim Finks 17 Gary Kerkorian y K 35 Tom Calvin y 49 Lynn Chandnois 25 Ray Mathews 39 Ed Modzelewski y 34 Fran Rogel 37 Jack Spinks y 85 Dick Hensley 81 Elbie Nickel 75 Dick Fugler y T/DT 65 George Hughes American football T 66 Pete Ladygo y G 72 Earl Murray T/G 77 John Schweder G/T/MG 56 Bill Walsh American football, born 1927 C 82 George Hays American football DE 60 Dale Dodrill MG 78 Lou Ferry DT 84 Bill McPeak DE 70 Ernie Stautner DT 50 George Tarasovic y DE 63 Darrell Hogan MLB 59 Lou Levanti no MLB 33 Jerry Shipkey OLB 57 Frank Sinkovitz OLB/C 27 Jim Brandt y S 80 Jack Butler American football CB/WR 20 Howard Hartley CB 24 Claude Hipps y S/CB 28 Pat Brady gridiron football y P 64 Rudy Andabaker y G (Military) 14 Ed Kissell y S (Military) 88 George Sulima y WR (IR) 7px References 30em External links 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers at jt-sw.com 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers at ProFootballArchives.com External links 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers season, YouTube.com/ Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pitts