1958 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 1958-Steelers-mediaguide.jpg Pittsburgh Steelers 1958 7–4–1 3rd NFL Eastern Buddy Parker Pitt Stadium Did not qualify Steelers seasons The 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 26th in the National Football League. Coming off a 6–6 result in 1957, the Steelers began playing some home games at a new venue, the University of Pittsburgh's 60,000 seat Pitt Stadium, a significantly larger facility than the 40,000 seat Forbes Field. Despite the superior accommodations of Pitt Stadium, the Steelers never in 1958 drew more than the 31,130 fans they brought out to their season opener. Background Layne trade After the second game of the season, Steelers coach Buddy Parker arranged a trade on October 6 that sent quarterback Earl Morrall and two draft picks to the Detroit Lions for quarterback Bobby Layne.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0WscAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G08EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7023%2C2284688 Pittsburgh Press Livingston Pat Layne takes over as Steeler QB October 7, 1958 27https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=19FaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4msDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4681%2C867976 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sell Jack Steelers get Layne for Morrall October 7, 1958https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fMU_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ylcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1000%2C2229111 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Lions send Bobby Layne to Steelers for Morrall October 7, 1958 21 a future hall of famer. Ticketing and attendance With optimistic expectations about the growth of the NFL, the Steelers moved to a new larger facility for the 1958 season, the University of Pittsburgh's Pitt Stadium. Designed for football rather than baseball, the Pitt facility offered seating for 60,000 — dwarfing the 40,000 seat capacity of venerable Forbes Field.Arnold Zeitlin/Associated Press, "Quarterbacks Poser for NFL Coaches," Elmira [NY] Telegram, Sept. 7, 1958, p. 6-D. Despite the enlarged and improved accommodations, the Steelers drew their largest home crowd for the season opener, October 5 against the Cleveland Browns — one of the best teams in the league during the decade of the 1950s — with 31,130 ticketed people through the gate."Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - October 5th, 1958," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com The Steelers priced tickets in three price tiers in 1958 — $3.00 seats, $5.00 seats, and $6.00 seats.Ray Byrne and Ed Kiely (eds.), Pittsburgh Steelers 1958 (26th year): Press, Radio & TV Guide. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Steelers Football Club, 1958, p. 2. Season ticket booklets for the 6 regular season games were priced at $15.00, $30.00, and $36.00, respectively. Pre-season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Location Attendance Sources 1 August 16 vs. Cleveland Browns L 0–10 0–1 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH 27,202 Don Plath, "27,202 See Browns Topple Steelers: Defense Shines in 10–0 Win," Akron Beacon-Journal, Aug. 17, 1958, p. B1. 2 August 20 at Green Bay Packers W 3–0 1–1 County Stadium Milwaukee, WI 17,294 Art Daley, "Late Steeler FG Tips Packers in Downpour, 3–0: Pitt Interception Sets Up Last Second Miner Boot," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Aug. 21, 1958, p. 35. 3 August 30 Chicago Bears L 10–17 1–2 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh 16,029 Jimmy Miller, "'Confused' Steelers Lose to Bears," Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Aug. 31, 1958, sports pp. 1, 3. 4 September 6 vs. Baltimore Colts W 13–10 2–2 Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY 8,661 Cameron C. Snyder, "Steelers Down Colts in Buffalo Exhibition, 13–10: Morrall Hurls Pair of Touchdown Passes During Second Period," Baltimore Sun, Sept. 7, 1958, sports pp. 1, 5. 5 September 12 vs. Chicago Cardinals L 7–21 2–3 Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO 25,302 Joe Pollack, "Cardinals Sweep to 21–7 Victory Over Steelers: McHan-to-Nagler Passes Pile Up Two TDs Before 25,302," St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Sept. 13, 1958, p. 9. 6 September 21 Los Angeles Rams L 6–31 2–4 Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles 26,396 Cal Whorton, "Arnett Stars as Rams Rout Steelers, 31–6," Los Angeles Times, Sept. 22, 1958, section 4, pp. 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-rams-sock-steelers/162980227/ 3. Regular season 1958 NFL season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 28 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–23 0–1 Kezar Stadium 51,856 Recap Bob Brachman, "Brodie Rallies 49ers to 23–20 Victory: Soltau's Field Goal Decisions Steelers," San Francisco Examiner, Sept. 29, 1958, sect. 2, pp. 5, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-49ers-rally-t/162989005/ 8. 2 October 5 Cleveland Browns L 12–45 0–2 Pitt Stadium 31,130 Recap 3 October 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–3 1–2 Forbes Field 23,153 Recap 4 October 19 at Cleveland Browns L 10–27 1–3 Cleveland Stadium 66,852 Recap 5 October 26 at New York Giants L 6–17 1–4 Yankee Stadium 25,007 Recap 6 November 2 Washington Redskins W 24–16 2–4 Forbes Field 19,525 Recap 7 November 9 at Philadelphia Eagles W 31–24 3–4 Franklin Field 26,306 Recap 8 November 16 New York Giants W 31–10 4–4 Forbes Field 30,030 Recap 9 November 23 at Chicago Cardinals W 27–20 5–4 Comiskey Park 15,946 Recap 10 November 30 Chicago Bears W 24–10 6–4 Forbes Field 20,094 Recap 11 December 7 at Washington Redskins T 14–14 6–4–1 Griffith Stadium 23,370 Recap 12 December 13, 1958 Chicago Cardinals W 38–21 7–4–1 Pitt Stadium 16,660 Recap Note: Conference opponents in Bold. Standings Game summaries Game 1 (Sunday September 28, 1958): San Francisco 49ers Steelers 0 7 13 0 49ers 7 0 6 10 at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 32,150 Referee: Scoring Drives: San Francisco – McElhenny 2 run (Soltau kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 10 pass from Morrall (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 22 Pittsburgh – Younger 1 run (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 23 San Francisco – Pace 11 run (kick blocked) San Francisco – Brodie 1 run (Soltau kick) San Francisco – FG Soltau 22 Game 2 (Sunday October 5, 1958): Cleveland Browns Browns 7 17 14 7 Steelers 0 10 0 2 at Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,130 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Cleveland – Brown 23 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Mitchell 21 pass from Plum (Groza kick) Cleveland – Brewster 8 pass from Plum (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 31 Cleveland – FG Groza 32 Cleveland – Brown 59 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Brown 3 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – P. Carpenter 4 pass from Ninowski (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Safety, Ninowski tackled by Stautner in end zone Game 3 (Sunday October 12, 1958): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 3 0 0 0 Steelers 14 7 3 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 23,153 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Tracy 31 run (Miner kick) Philadelphia – FG Walston 36 Pittsburgh – Younger 1 run (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 26 Game 4 (Sunday October 19, 1958): Cleveland Browns Steelers 7 0 0 3 Browns 7 14 0 6 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 66,852 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Mathews 64 pass from Tracy (Miner kick) Cleveland – Brown 27 pass from Plum (Groza kick) Cleveland – Brown 48 run (Plum kick) Cleveland – Renfro 36 pass from Plum (Plum kick) Cleveland – Mitchell 7 pass from Plum (kick failed) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 47 Game 5 (Sunday October 26, 1958): New York Giants Steelers 0 3 3 0 Giants 7 3 0 7 at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 25,007 Referee: Scoring Drives: New York Giants – Karilivacz 23 fumble run (Summerall kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 27 New York Giants – FG Summerall 34 Pittsburgh – FG Miner 39 New York Giants – Heinrich 1 run (Summerall kick) Game 6 (Sunday November 2, 1958): Washington Redskins Redskins 3 3 0 10 Steelers 0 14 0 10 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,525 Referee: Scoring Drives: Washington – FG Baker 13 Pittsburgh – Orr 19 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – Younger 2 run (Miner kick) Washington – FG Baker 27 Pittsburgh – Mathews 62 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Washington – FG Baker 32 Pittsburgh – FG Miner 43 Washington – Walton 26 pass from Guglielmi (Baker kick) Game 7 (Sunday November 9, 1958): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 3 14 14 0 Eagles 7 3 7 7 at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 26,306 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Miner 38 Philadelphia – Retzlaff 18 pass from Barnes (Walston kick) Pittsburgh – Tracy 13 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – Tracy 25 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Philadelphia – FG Walston 16 Philadelphia – Barnes 3 run (Walston kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 34 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – Tracy 40 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Philadelphia – McDonald 10 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick) Game 8 (Sunday November 16, 1958): New York Giants Giants 7 3 0 0 Steelers 0 7 14 10 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 30,030 Referee: Scoring Drives: New York Giants – Gifford 1 run (Summerall kick) New York Giants – FG Summerall 42 Pittsburgh – Layne 1 run (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – Tracy 9 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – Glick 37 fumble run (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 43 (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – Layne 1 run (Miner kick) Game 9 (Sunday November 23, 1958): Chicago Cardinals Steelers 10 10 0 7 Cardinals 10 3 7 0 at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 15,946 Referee: Scoring Drives: Chicago Cardinals – Matson 101 kick return (Conrad kick) Pittsburgh – Elter 5 run (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 37 Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 38 Pittsburgh – Elter 8 run (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 30 Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 12 Chicago Cardinals – Matson 1 run (Conrad kick) Pittsburgh – Orr 78 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Game 10 (Sunday November 30, 1958): Chicago Bears Bears 0 0 0 10 Steelers 7 3 0 14 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,094 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Tracy 30 run (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 22 Chicago Bears – Jewett 13 pass from Brown (Blanda kick) Chicago Bears – FG Blanda 34 Pittsburgh – Orr 48 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – Tracy 18 run (Miner kick) Game 11 (Sunday December 7, 1958): Washington Redskins Steelers 0 0 7 7 Redskins 0 14 0 0 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 23,370 Referee: Scoring Drives: Washington – Bosseler 7 run (Baker kick) Washington – Bosseler 2 run (Baker kick) Pittsburgh – Orr 55 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – McClairen 28 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Game 12 (Saturday December 13, 1958): Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 0 7 14 0 Steelers 0 17 7 14 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Sunny, cold (the water pipes in Pitt Stadium froze) Game attendance: 16,660 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Orr 36 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Chicago Cardinals – Matson 92 kick return (Conrad kick) Pittsburgh – FG Miner 13 Pittsburgh – Layne 17 run (Miner kick) Chicago Cardinals – Watkins 48 pass from Reynolds (Conrad kick) Pittsburgh – Orr 17 pass from Layne (Miner kick) Chicago Cardinals – Matson 1 run (Conrad kick) Pittsburgh – Orr 72 pass from Tracy (Miner kick) Pittsburgh – Reynolds 5 run (Miner kick) Roster 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Len Dawson 22 Bobby Layne 20 Dick Christy y 34 Leo Elter 25 Ray Mathews 46 Billy Reynolds American football 30 Tom Tracy 35 Tank Younger 85 Don Bishop y 87 Cy McClairen 86 Jimmy Orr y P 57 Ed Beatty C 72 Darrell Dess T/G 61 Ted Karras Sr. y T 64 Bill Krisher y G 65 John Nisby G 62 Mike Sandusky G/T 79 John Simerson T 74 Frank Varrichione T 75 Joe Krupa DT 71 Joe Lewis American football y DT 77 Billy Ray Smith Sr. DE 70 Ernie Stautner DE/DT 82 George Tarasovic DE 66 Dick Campbell American football y OLB/C 60 Dale Dodrill MLB 68 Bob Dougherty OLB 89 Dick Lasse y MLB/OLB 50 John Reger OLB 42 Dick Alban CB 80 Jack Butler American football S 27 Dean Derby y S/CB 26 Gary Glick CB 24 Dick McCabe American football S 88 Tom Miner K 83 Dick Lucas American football y WR (IR) 7px References 35em External links 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers at Pro-football-reference.com 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers statistics at jt-sw.com 1958 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