1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1951 4–7–1 4th NFL American John Michelosen Forbes Field Did not qualify Steelers seasons The 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 19th in the National Football League.Franchise Encyclopedia: Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/ Pro-Football-Reference.com March 3, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20120122015827/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/ January 22, 2012 live mdy Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 October 1 New York Giants T 13–13 0–0–1 2 October 7 at Green Bay Packers L 33–35 0–1–1 3 October 14 San Francisco 49ers L 24–28 0–2–1 4 October 21 at Cleveland Browns L 0–17 0–3–1 5 October 28 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–14 1–3–1 6 November 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 13–34 1–4–1 7 November 11 Green Bay Packers W 28–7 2–4–1 8 November 18 Washington Redskins L 7–22 2–5–1 9 November 25 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–13 3–5–1 10 December 2 at New York Giants L 0–14 3–6–1 11 December 9 Cleveland Browns L 0–28 3–7–1 12 December 16 at Washington Redskins W 20–10 4–7–1 Game summaries Week 1 (Monday October 1, 1951): New York Giants Giants 3 7 3 0 Steelers 3 7 3 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 27,984 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Geri 31 New York Giants – FG Poole 11 New York Giants – Scott 56 pass from Tidwell (Poole kick) Pittsburgh – Geri 1 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – FG Geri 26 New York Giants – FG Poole 21 Week 2 (Sunday October 7, 1951): Green Bay Packers Steelers 0 23 10 0 Packers 21 7 0 7 at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 8,324 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Green Bay – Grimes 18 run (Cone kick) Green Bay – Mann 40 pass from Rote (Cone kick) Green Bay – Pelfrey 20 pass from Thomason (Cone kick) Green Bay – Rote 1 run (Cone kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Safety, Cloud tackled by Mehelich in end zone Pittsburgh – Finks 25 interception (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – FG Geri 26 Green Bay – Mann 16 pass from Rote (Cone kick) Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1951): San Francisco 49ers 49ers 7 0 21 0 Steelers 0 10 0 14 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 27,307 Referee: TV announcers: 'Scoring drives: San Francisco – Cason 65 interception (Soltau kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 77 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – FG Geri 16 San Francisco – Monachino 7 run (Soltau kick) San Francisco – Perry 4 pass from Albert (Soltau kick) San Francisco – Schabarum 8 run (Soltau kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 8 pass from Mathews (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 22 pass from Mathews (Geri kick) Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1951): Cleveland Browns Steelers 0 0 0 0 Browns 0 10 7 0 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 32,409 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Cleveland – Gillom 38 fumble run (Groza kick) Cleveland – FG Groza 25 Cleveland – Lahr 27 interception (Groza kick) Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1951): Chicago Cardinals Steelers 0 7 0 21 Cardinals 0 0 14 0 at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 14,773 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Jansante 46 pass from Geri (Geri kick) Chicago Cardinals – Cross 1 run (Patton kick) Chicago Cardinals – Cross 7 run (Patton kick) Pittsburgh – Geri 49 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Butler 52 interception (Geri run) Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 0 14 13 7 Steelers 3 7 3 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,649 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Geri 22 Pittsburgh – Shipkey 20 interception (Geri kick) Philadelphia – Walston 26 pass from Burk (Waltson kick) Philadelphia – Pihos 12 pass from Burk (Walston kick) Pittsburgh – FG Geri 40 Philadelphia – S. Van Buren 2 run (kick failed) Philadelphia – Cowhig 25 fumble run (Walston kick) Philadelphia – Sandifer 30 pass from Burk (Walston kick) Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1951): Green Bay Packers Packers 0 0 0 7 Steelers 14 7 0 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,080 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Chandnois 13 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Nuzum 3 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Minarik 35 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick) Green Bay – Mann 20 pass from Rote (Cone kick) Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1951): Washington Redskins Redskins 0 6 3 13 Steelers 0 7 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 15,060 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Washington – Goode 2 run (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Mathews 68 punt return (Geri kick) Washington – FG Dudley 30 Washington – FG Dudley 37 Washington – FG Dudley 37 Washington – Goode 10 run (Dudley kick) Week 9 (Sunday November 25, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 10 7 0 0 Eagles 0 6 0 7 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 15,537 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Geri 24 Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Geri kick) Philadelphia – Pihos 16 pass from Burk (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 37 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick) Philadelphia – Parmer 15 run (Walston kick) Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1951): New York Giants Steelers 0 0 0 0 Giants 0 7 0 7 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,196 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: New York Giants – Landry 9 fumble run (Poole kick) New York Giants – Schnellbacher 46 interception (Poole kick) Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1951): Cleveland Browns Browns 0 21 0 7 Steelers 0 0 0 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 24,229 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Cleveland – Carpenter 24 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Motley 8 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Lavelli 7 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Cleveland – Taseff 3 run (Groza kick) Week 13 (Sunday December 16, 1951): Washington Redskins Steelers 0 0 0 20 Redskins 3 7 0 0 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 18,969 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Washington – FG Dudley 15 Washington – Tereshinski 16 pass from Baugh (Dudley kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 40 pass from Finks (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 3 run (Geri kick) Pittsburgh – Geri 4 run (kick failed) Standings Roster 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster Running backs 14 Lynn Chandnois 35 Joe Geri K/P 25 Dick Hendley 44 Ray Mathews S 22 Jerry Nuzum 27 Fran Rogel 30 Truett Smith Receivers 82 Henry Minarik 81 Elbie Nickel Offensive linemen 73 Lou Allen T 65 George Hughes G 72 Paul Lea T 55 Tony Momsen C 62 Dick Tomlinson G 56 Bill Walsh C 79 Frank Wydo T Defensive linemen 60 Dale Dodrill MG 75 George Hays DE/DT 86 Tom Jelley DE/WR 84 Bill McPeak DE 78 Carl Samuelson DT 70 Ernie Stautner DT 68 John Schweder MG Linebackers 63 Darrell Hogan MLB 42 Joe Hollingsworth OLB/FB 33 Jerry Shipkey OLB/FB 57 Frank Sinkovitz OLB Defensive backs 80 Jack Butler CB 11 Howard Hartley CB  7 Jim Finks S/CB/RB 49 Chuck Ortmann S/RB Reserve 86 Charley Mehelich DE (NF-Ill.) 7px -- Walt Szot DT (Military) Rookies in italics References Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pitts Category:Doping cases in American football