1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 22nd in the National Football League. == Regular season == === Schedule === === Game summaries === ==== Week 1 (Sunday September 26, 1954): Green Bay Packers ==== at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,675 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Green Bay – Reid 69 run (Cone kick) Pittsburgh – Lattner 14 pass from Finks (Kissell kick) Green Bay – Howton 44 pass from Rote (Cone kick) Green Bay – FG Cone 45 Pittsburgh – Nickel 2 pass from Finks (Kissell kick) Green Bay – FG Cone 32 Pittsburgh – Mathews 37 pass from Finks (Held kick) ==== Week 2 (Saturday October 2, 1954): Washington Redskins ==== at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 22,492 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Nickel 25 pass from Held (Held kick) Pittsburgh – Lattner 1 run (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Held kick) Pittsburgh – Sulima 5 pass from Finks (Held kick) Pittsburgh – Brandt 9 run (Held kick) Washington – Dorow 1 run (Felton kick) Pittsburgh – FG Held 15 ==== Week 3 (Saturday October 9, 1954): Philadelphia Eagles ==== at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 37,322 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Held 31 Philadelphia – Walston 24 pass from Thomason (Walston kick) Philadelphia – Williams 11 run (Walston kick) Philadelphia – FG Walston 14 Pittsburgh – Butler 23 interception (Held kick) Pittsburgh – Safety, Thomason tackled in end zone by McPeak Pittsburgh – Lattner 7 run (Held kick) Pittsburgh – FG Held 17 Philadelphia – Pihos 13 pass from Burk (Walston kick) ==== Week 4 (Sunday October 17, 1954): Cleveland Browns ==== at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,256 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Cleveland – Reynolds 5 run (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 7 pass from Finks (Held kick) Cleveland – Jones 37 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 14 pass from Finks (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Butler 41 interception (Held kick) Pittsburgh – Lattner 12 run (Held kick) Cleveland – Lavelli 29 pass from Graham (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Mathews 78 pass from Finks (Held kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 8 pass from Finks (Held kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 3 run (Held kick) Cleveland – Lavelli 24 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Craft 81 interception (Held kick) ==== Week 5 (Saturday October 23, 1954): Philadelphia Eagles ==== at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 39,075 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Kissell 24 Pittsburgh – Nickel 52 pass from Burk (Walston kick) Philadelphia – Pihos 24 pass from Burk (Walston kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 5 run (Kissell kick) ==== Week 6 (Sunday October 31, 1954): Chicago Cardinals ==== at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 18,765 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Nickel 15 pass from Finks (Kissell kick) Chicago Cardinals – Matson 91 kick return (Summerall kick) Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 24 Chicago Cardinals – Matson 18 pass from McHan (Summerall kick) Pittsburgh – Lattner 1 run (Kissell kick) ==== Week 7 (Sunday November 7, 1954): New York Giants ==== at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 25,158 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: New York Giants – Safety, Chandnois recovered blocked punt in own end zone, tackled by Nolan New York Giants – MacAfee 21 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) Pittsburgh – Lattner 5 run (kick blocked) New York Giants – Rote 23 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – Price 2 run (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – Topp 14 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) ==== Week 8 (Sunday November 14, 1954): Washington Redskins ==== at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,388 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Washington – Wells 9 run (Janowicz kick) Pittsburgh – Lattner 24 pass from Finks (Kissell kick) Washington – FG Janowicz 32 Washington – Taylor 42 pass from Scarbath (Janowicz kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Finks (Kissell kick) ==== Week 9 (Saturday November 20, 1954): San Francisco 49ers ==== at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 37,001 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: San Francisco – FG Soltau 24 San Francisco – Jessup 44 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick) Pittsburgh – FG Kissell 31 San Francisco – Perry 2 run (Soltau kick) San Francisco – Johnson 24 run (Soltau kick) San Francisco – Jessup 24 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick) ==== Week 10 (Sunday November 28, 1954): Chicago Cardinals ==== at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 17,460 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 21 Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick) Chicago Cardinals – Stonesifer 39 pass from McHan (Summerall kick) Chicago Cardinals – Matson 60 pass from McHan (Summerall kick) Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34 Pittsburgh – Mathews 3 run (Bolkovac kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 26 ==== Week 11 (Sunday December 5, 1954): New York Giants ==== at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 16,856 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: New York Giants – Price 7 run (Agajanian kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 15 New York Giants – MacAfee 42 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – Rote 42 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – FG Agajanian 20 ==== Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1954): Cleveland Browns ==== at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 28,064 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Cleveland – Hanulak 13 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Konz 54 interception (Groza kick) Cleveland – Hanulak 3 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Hanulak 8 run (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 47 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick) Cleveland – Morrison 2 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Reynolds 3 run (Groza kick) === Standings === Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972. == Roster == == References == == External links == 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers at jt-sw.com 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers at ProFootballArchives.com