1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1940 2–7–2 4th NFL Eastern Walt Kiesling Art Rooney Forbes Field Did not qualify 1939 (Pirates) Steelers seasons The 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 8th in the National Football League. It was also the first season in which the team was known as the Pittsburgh Steelers, and not the copycat "Pirates" moniker.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iCEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3831%2C1046912 Pittsburgh Press Grid 'Pirates' pass out; they're the 'Steelers' now March 3, 1940 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XyQeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yY4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2738%2C3052330 Pittsburgh Press Burcky Claire M. It's kickoff time for Steelers, Cards September 8, 1940 10https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2007/09/16/1940s-put-Steelers-to-tests-that-nearly-break-them/stories/200709160181 Pittsburgh Post-gazette Dvorchak Robert 1940s put Steelers to tests that nearly break September 16, 2007 December 2, 2018 The 1940 team was led by head coach Walt Kiesling in his first full season as the head coach. Kiesling's assistant coaches were Wilbur "Bill" Sortet and Hank Bruder, who both also played. Offseason They held training camp at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania.Pretty Soft: Steelers to Have Fine Training Quarters https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WiobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VEwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5009,2959983&hl=en Pittsburgh Press July 14, 1940 10 (third section) May 17, 2011Steelers Get Patterson from Bears https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MPYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AE0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2784,1151246&hl=en Pittsburgh Press August 11, 1940 9 (third section) May 17, 2011 In the 1940 NFL draft the Steelers continued their pattern of trading away high picks when they dealt their first-round selection (second overall), halfback Kay Eakin from Arkansas, to the New York Giants for tackle Ox Parry, who would never play for the Steelers.Steelers Get Giant Tackle https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MeUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2911%2C3381580 Pittsburgh Press April 13, 1940 9 May 18, 2011 Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 8 Chicago Cardinals T 7–7 0–0–1 Forbes Field ~22,000 Recap 2 September 15 New York Giants T 10–10 0–0–2 Forbes Field 18,601 Recap 3 September 22 at Detroit Lions W 10–7 1–0–2 University of Detroit Stadium 15,310 Recap 4 September 29 Brooklyn Dodgers L 3–10 1–1–2 Forbes Field 26,618 Recap 5 October 6 Washington Redskins L 10–40 1–2–2 Forbes Field 25,213 Recap 6 October 13 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 0–21 1–3–2 Ebbets Field 19,468 Recap 7 October 20 at New York Giants L 0–12 1–4–2 Polo Grounds 19,798 Recap 8 October 27 at Green Bay Packers L 3–24 1–5–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 13,703 Recap 9 November 3 at Washington Redskins L 10–37 1–6–2 Griffith Stadium 31,204 Recap 10 November 10 Philadelphia Eagles W 7–3 2–6–2 Forbes Field 9,556 Recap 11 November 28 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–7 2–7–2 Shibe Park 4,200 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 8, 1940): Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 0 0 7 0 Steelers 0 7 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 22,000 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Platukis 45 pass from Patterson (Niccolai kick) Chicago Cardinals – Hall 44 pass from Clark (Clark kick) Week 2 (Sunday, September 15, 1940): New York Giants Giants 0 0 7 3 Steelers 10 0 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 18,601 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 48 Pittsburgh – Tomasetti 26 pass from Patterson (Niccolai kick) New York – Shaffer 1 run (Cuff kick) New York – FG Barnum 31 Week 3 (Sunday September 22, 1940): Detroit Lions Steelers 0 0 3 7 Lions 0 7 0 0 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 15,310 Referee: Scoring Drives: Detroit – Cardwell 33 run (White kick) Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 28 Pittsburgh – Tomasetti 3 run (Niccolai kick) Week 4 (Sunday September 29, 1940): Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers 7 0 3 0 Steelers 0 3 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 26,618 Referee: Scoring Drives: Brooklyn – Manders 1 run (Parker kick) Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 21 Brooklyn – FG Kercheval 27 Week 5 (Sunday October 6, 1940): Washington Redskins Redskins 14 7 13 6 Steelers 3 0 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 25,213 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 48 Washington – Johnston 64 interception (kick failed) Washington – Seymour 1 run (Masterson kick) Washington – Millner 30 pass from Filchock (Russell kick) Washington – Johnston 1 run (Masterson kick) Washington – Johnston 2 run (Sanford kick) Pittsburgh – Condit pass from Thompson (Niccolai kick) Washington – Seymour 10 run (kick failed) Week 6 (Sunday October 13, 1940): Brooklyn Dodgers Steelers 0 0 0 0 Dodgers 14 0 0 7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,468 Referee: Scoring Drives: Brooklyn – Manders 2 run (Parker kick) Brooklyn – Schwartz – 7 pass from Parker (Parker kick) Brooklyn – Leckonby 8 pass from Kercheval (Kercheval kick) Week 7 (Sunday October 20, 1940): New York Giants Steelers 0 0 0 0 Giants 7 3 0 2 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,798 Referee: Scoring Drives: New York – Cuff 60 pass from Miller (Cuff kick) New York – FG Cuff 23 New York – Safety, Pirro tackled in end zone Week 8 (Sunday October 27, 1940): Green Bay Packers Steelers 3 0 0 0 Packers 7 3 0 14 at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 13,703 Referee: Scoring Drives: Green Bay – Adkins 35 interception (Engebretsen kick) Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 36 Green Bay – FG Hinkle 33 Green Bay – Balazs 2 run (Hutson kick) Green Bay – Hutson 19 pass from Van Every (Engebretsen kick) Week 9 (Sunday November 3, 1940): Washington Redskins Steelers 3 7 0 0 Redskins 6 7 7 17 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,204 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 25 Washington – Johnston 39 pass from Baugh (kick failed) Washington – Filchock 12 run (Russell kick) Pittsburgh – Platukis 31 pass from Patterson (Niccolai kick) Washington – Johnston 45 pass from Baugh (Masterson kick) Washington – Masterson 15 pass from Filchock (Russell kick) Washington – Todd 1 run (Russell kick) Washington – FG Masterson 20 Week 10 (Sunday November 10, 1940): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 3 0 0 0 Steelers 0 0 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 9,556 Referee: Scoring Drives: Philadelphia – FG Sommers 36 Pittsburgh – McDonough 1 run (Niccolai kick) The Steelers defeated the Eagles 7–0. The game is the last in NFL history as of 2013 to not have a penalty called on either team.http://www.profootballhof.com/history/2013/10/24/fact-or-fiction-theres-never-been-a-nfl-game-without-any-penalties/ Fact or Fiction? There's never been a NFL game without any penalties Pro Football Hall of Fame October 27, 2013 Week 13 (Thursday November 28, 1940): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 0 0 0 0 Eagles 0 0 0 7 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 4,200 Referee: Scoring Drives: Philadelphia – Riffle 17 run (Somers kick) Roster 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster Backs  5 Hank Bruder RB/S 10 Boyd Brumbaugh FB/LB/P  1 Merl Condit RB/CB/P  8 Ev Fisher RB/S  6 Swede Johnston FB/LB/P  9 George Kiick FB/LB 25 Coley McDonough RB/CB 50 John Noppenberg RB/S 12 Billy Patterson RB/CB/P 23 Rocco Pirro RB/CB  3 Tommy Thompson RB/CB 21 Lou Tomasetti RB/CB Linemen/Linebackers 29 Don Campbell T/DT 28 Ted Doyle T/DT 64 Clark Goff T/DT 53 Ted Grabinski C/LB 14 Joe Maras C/LB 40 Carl Nery G/DG 17 Armand Niccolai T/DT/K 30 Stan Pavko G/DG 39 John Perko G/DG 55 Jack Sanders G/DG 11 John Schmidt C/LB 18 Frank Sullivan C/LB 36 John Woudenberg T/DT Ends/Receivers 42 Sam Boyd 45 Walt Kichefski 22 John Klumb 33 George Platukis 20 Bill Sortet Rookies in italics Standings References 40em Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburg Pir