1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1950 6–6 3rd (tied) American John Michelosen Rooney family Forbes Field border:none; padding:0; 3 HB Joe Geri FB Jerry Shipkey C Bill Walsh Joe Geri (1st team) Did not qualify Steelers seasons thumb|right|260px|Program for the Steelers' December 3 game against Sammy Baugh and the visiting Washington Redskins. The 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League (NFL). It was the team's third season under head coach John Michelosen who had led the team to a combined 10–13–1 record over the previous two years.Franchise Encyclopedia: Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/ Pro-Football-Reference.com January 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120122015827/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/ January 22, 2012 live mdy Despite finishing last in the league in scoring, the team compiled a 6–6 record which left them tied for third place among the six teams in the NFL's American Conference.1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1950.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com January 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207094235/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1950.htm February 7, 2012 live mdy The Steelers were the league's only team that employed the single wing; most of the league's other franchises had switched to the T formation.Sell Jack Steelers set for league inaugural https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S8RRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5835%2C3822530 January 26, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 16, 1950 12 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 17 New York Giants L 7–18 0–1 Forbes Field Recap 2 September 24 at Detroit Lions L 7–10 0–2 Briggs Stadium Recap 3 October 1 at Washington Redskins W 26–7 1–2 Griffith Stadium Recap 4 October 7, 1950 Cleveland Browns L 17–30 1–3 Forbes Field Recap 5 October 15 at New York Giants W 17–6 2–3 Polo Grounds Recap 6 October 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–17 2–4 Forbes Field Recap 7 October 29 at Cleveland Browns L 7–45 2–5 Cleveland Stadium Recap 8 November 5 at Philadelphia Eagles W 9–7 3–5 Shibe Park Recap 9 November 12 Baltimore Colts W 17–7 4–5 Forbes Field Recap 10 Bye 11 November 23 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–17 5–5 Comiskey Park Recap 12 December 3 Washington Redskins L 7–24 5–6 Forbes Field Recap 13 December 10 Chicago Cardinals W 28–7 6–6 Forbes Field Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1950): New York Giants Giants 0 2 0 16 Steelers 0 0 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 2:00 pm Game weather: Clear, mid- to high-sixtiesThe Weather https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TMRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2896%2C3972114 January 26, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 18, 1950 4 Game attendance: 24,699Sell Jack Steelers lose on fumbles, 18–7 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TMRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6365%2C4156424 January 26, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 18, 1950 22, 24 Referee: John Glascott (University of Pennsylvania) Radio announcer: Joe Tucker (WPIT) TV announcer: not televised Scoring Drives: New York Giants – Safety, Hartley tackled in end zone by Roberts Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Geri kick) New York Giants – Safety, punt snapped out of end zone New York Giants – Landry 37 fumble run (Poole kick) New York Giants – DeRogatis fumble recovery in end zone (Poole kick) Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1950): Detroit Lions Steelers 0 0 7 0 Lions 0 0 0 10 at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Game time: 2:00 pmLivingston Pat Steelers play Lions in Detroit https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zHgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZU0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6281%2C3682999 January 26, 2012 Pittsburgh Press September 24, 1950 44 Game weather: cold and drearySell Jack Lion rally beats Steelers, 10–7 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UsRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4607%2C5878481 January 26, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 25, 1950 18, 20 Game attendance: 18,707 Referee: Yans Wallace Radio announcer: Joe Tucker (WPIT) TV announcer: not televised Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Nickel 43 pass from Gage (Geri kick) Detroit – Walker 11 pass from Layne (Walker kick) Detroit – FG Walker 20 Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1950): Washington Redskins Steelers 3 7 7 9 Redskins 7 0 0 0 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Game time: 2:00pmLivingston Pat Steelers must win to stay in race https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mngbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YU0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6314%2C424413 January 26, 2012 Pittsburgh Press October 1, 1950 46 Game weather: Hot, sunnySell Jack Steelers top Redskins for first victory https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mngbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YU0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6314%2C424413 January 26, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 2, 1950 1, 28 Game attendance: 25,008 Referee: Sam Giangreco Radio announcer: Joe Tucker (WPIT) TV announcer: not televised Scoring Drives: Washington – Taylor 70 pass from Gilmer (Dudley kick) Pittsburgh – FG Geri 40 Pittsburgh – Gage 5 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 28 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Week 4 (Saturday October 7, 1950): Cleveland Browns Browns 7 14 2 7 Steelers 3 0 7 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: eveningBrowns rebound, 30–17 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hagkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6w0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3974%2C3789201 January 26, 2012 Milwaukee Sentinel October 8, 1950 AP B-1 Game weather: Game attendance: 35,399 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Geri 30-yard FG Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Jones 7 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Safety, Chandnois tackled in end zone by Kissell Pittsburgh – Seabright 13 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Cleveland – Jones 48 run (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Geri kick) Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1950): New York Giants Steelers 7 3 0 7 Giants 0 0 6 0 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 21,725 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Nickel 58 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – FG Geri 21 New York Giants – Scott 33 pass from Conerly (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Geri kick) Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1950): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 0 0 7 10 Steelers 0 0 10 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 2:00pmEagles preparing for tough battle Sunday https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AqsuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I9oFAAAAIBAJ&dq=steelers&pg=5162%2C6619599 January 26, 2012 Beaver Valley Times October 18, 1950 14 Game weather: Game attendance: 35,662 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Philadelphia – Willey 41 interception (Patton kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 64 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – FG Geri 24 Philadelphia – FG Patton 23 Philadelphia – Van Buren 5 run (Patton kick) Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1950): Cleveland Browns Steelers 0 0 0 7 Browns 7 10 14 14 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 40,714 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – FG Groza 13 Cleveland – Motley 33 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Cleveland – Motley 69 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Phelps 14 run (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Gage 29 pass from Gasparella (Geri kick) Cleveland – Jones 80 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Cleveland – Gillom 38 pass from Lewis (Groza kick) Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1950): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 3 3 3 0 Eagles 0 7 0 0 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 24,629 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Geri 11 Philadelphia – Van Buren 1 run (Patton kick) Pittsburgh – FG Geri 36 Pittsburgh – FG Geri 13 Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1950): Baltimore Colts Colts 0 0 7 0 Steelers 10 7 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 24,141 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Geri 37 PIttsburgh – Rogel 15 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Gage 1 run (Geri kick) Baltimore – Spaniel 15 run (Grossman kick) Week 11 (Thursday November 23, 1950): Chicago Cardinals Steelers 7 7 7 7 Cardinals 3 0 0 14 at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 11,622 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Geri 5 run (Geri kick) Chicago Cardinals – FG Harder 18 Pittsburgh – Geri 4 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Nuzum 1 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Gage 13 run (Geri kick) Chicago Cardinals – Shaw 45 pass from Hardy (Harder kick) Chicago Cardinals – Polsfoot 22 pass from Hardy (Harder kick) Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1950): Washington Redskins Redskins 7 10 0 7 Steelers 0 0 0 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,741 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Washington – Dudley 96 punt return (Dudley kick) Washington – Saenz 34 pass from Baugh (Dudley kick) Washington – FG Dudley 15 Washington – Goode 5 run (Dudley kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 65 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1950): Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 7 0 0 0 Steelers 0 14 7 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 18,301 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Chicago Cardinals – Shaw 7 pass from Hardy (Harder kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 40 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Geri 33 pass from Gasparella (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Nuzum 10 lateral from Nickel after 68 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Gage 48 pass from Gasparella (Geri kick) Roster 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster Backs 56 Bob Balog LB 14 Lynn Chandnois RB  7 Jim Finks CB/RB 77 Bobby Gage RB/CB/S 48 Joe Gasparella RB 35 Joe Geri RB/K/P 11 Howard Hartley CB/RB 42 Joe Hollingsworth LB/FB 44 Shorty McWilliams S/P/RB 22 Jerry Nuzum RB 27 Fran Rogel FB 66 Don Samuel RB/CB 33 Charley Seabright FB 49 Jerry Shipkey LB/FB 57 Frank Sinkovitz LB 30 Truett Smith RB Receivers 54 Val Jansante 81 Elbie Nickel Linemen 65 Lou Allen T 28 Bob Davis DE 80 George Hays DE 73 Darrell Hogan DG 40 George Hughes G 37 Bill McPeak DE 55 Charley Mehelich DE/WR 88 George Nicksich DG 86 Carl Samuelson DT/T 63 Ernie Stautner DT 89 Walt Szot DT 62 Dick Tomlinson G 46 Bill Walsh C 75 Jack Wiley DT/T 79 Frank Wydo T/DT Rookies in italics References 40em Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pitts Category:Doping 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