1953_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season
1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season
NFL team season
The 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 21st in the National Football League.
Quick Facts Pittsburgh Steelers season, Head coach ...
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Joe Bach |
| Home field | Forbes Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–6 |
| Division place | 4th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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Schedule
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27 | at Detroit Lions | L 21–38 | 0–1 |
| 2 | October 3 | New York Giants | W 24–14 | 1–1 |
| 3 | October 11 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31–28 | 2–1 |
| 4 | October 17 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–23 | 2–2 |
| 5 | October 24 | Green Bay Packers | W 31–14 | 3–2 |
| 6 | November 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–35 | 3–3 |
| 7 | November 8 | at Cleveland Browns | L 16–34 | 3–4 |
| 8 | November 15 | at New York Giants | W 14–10 | 4–4 |
| 9 | November 22 | Cleveland Browns | L 16–20 | 4–5 |
| 10 | November 29 | Washington Redskins | L 9–17 | 4–6 |
| 11 | December 6 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 21–17 | 5–6 |
| 12 | December 13 | at Washington Redskins | W 14–13 | 6–6 |
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Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 27, 1953): Detroit Lions
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Lions | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
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- Game attendance: 20,675
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Scoring drives:
- Detroit – Carpenter 73 interception (Walker kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 14 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
- Detroit – Gedman 1 run (Walker kick)
- Detroit – FG Walker 40
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 1 fumble run (Bolkovac kick)
- Detroit – Hart 49 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
- Detroit – Walker 8 pass from Hoernschmeyer (Walker kick)
- Detroit – Hoernschemeyer 29 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 15 pass from Marchibroda (Bolkovac kick)
Week 2 (Saturday October 3, 1953): New York Giants
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 31,500
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Week 3 (Sunday October 11, 1953): Chicago Cardinals
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| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 25,953
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Scoring drives:
- Chicago Cardinals – Olszewski 1 run (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Bolkovac kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Nagler 34 pass from Root (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Nagler 6 pass from Root (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Stonesifer 3 pass from Trippi (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 19 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 4 run (Bolkovac kick)
- Pittsburgh – Barker 4 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 28
Week 4 (Saturday October 17, 1953): Philadelphia Eagles
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
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at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 18,681
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Week 5 (Saturday October 24, 1953): Green Bay Packers
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| Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Steelers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 22,918
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Week 6 (Sunday November 1, 1953): Philadelphia Eagles
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 27,547
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- Philadelphia – Gianganelli 7 run (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Williams 48 run (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Walston 21 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 11 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
- Philadelphia – Pihos 26 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Giancanelli 8 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
Week 7 (Sunday November 8, 1953): Cleveland Browns
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Browns | 0 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
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at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Game attendance: 35,592
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Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 27
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 2 run (kick failed)
- Cleveland – Carpenter 7 run (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – FG Groza 20
- Cleveland – Renfro 44 run (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 77 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
- Cleveland – Renfro 79 blocked field goal return (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Lavelli 17 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – FG Groza 14
Week 8 (Sunday November 15, 1953): New York Giants
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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- Game attendance: 20,411
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Week 9 (Sunday November 22, 1953): Cleveland Browns
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| Browns | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Steelers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 32,904
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Week 10 (Sunday November 29, 1953): Washington Redskins
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| Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 17,206
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Week 11 (Sunday December 6, 1953): Chicago Cardinals
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| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
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at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
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- Game attendance: 14,138
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Week 12 (Sunday December 13, 1953): Washington Redskins
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| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Redskins | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
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at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
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- Game attendance: 22,057
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Standings
More information NFL Eastern Conference, W ...
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 9–1 | 348 | 162 | L1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 6–3–1 | 352 | 215 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 6–3–1 | 208 | 215 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 211 | 263 | W2 | |
| New York Giants | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 3–7 | 179 | 277 | L2 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 0–10 | 190 | 337 | W1 | |
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.