1952 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1952
record = 5-7
division_place = 4th American Conference
coach = Joe Bach
stadium = Forbes Field
playoffs = none
previous = 1951
next = 1953The 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers finished to a semi-respectable 5-7 finish under head coach Joe Bach, who returned to the organization replacing John Michelosen.

The season was notable in that it was the last year the Steelers used the single-wing formation on offense, switching to the T formation the following year. The Steelers were the last NFL team to use the single-wing as their primary offensive formation.

Offseason

Regular season

chedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 28, 1952): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eagles
R1=14
R2=3
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=12
H3=0
H4=13"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 22,501
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Philadelphia - Grant 84 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia - Ziegler 4 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh - Finks 20 run (kick blocked)
* Philadelphia - FG Walston 32
* Pittsburgh - Modzelewski 1 run (kick blocked)
* Philadelphia - Ziegler 3 run (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh - Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick)
* Philadelphia - Pihos 25 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mathews 27 pass from Finks (kick blocked)

Week 2 (Saturday October 4, 1952): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=7
R2=0
R3=14
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=6
H2=7
H3=7
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 27,923
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Nickel 10 pass from Finks (kick failed)
* Cleveland - Motley 68 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 30 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick)
* Cleveland - Jones 17 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Howard 57 pass from Graham (Groza kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 12, 1952): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Eagles
H1=3
H2=10
H3=0
H4=13"at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 18,648
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

'Scoring drives:

* Philadelphia - FG Walston 25
* Philadelphia - FG Walston 20
* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 93 kick return (Kerkorian kick)
* Philadelphia - Brewer 1 run (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mathews 25 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 54 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Philadelphia - Grant 17 pass from Enke (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Walston 24
* Philadelphia - FG Walston 19

Week 4 (Sunday October 19, 1952): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=14
R2=0
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=10
H3=0
H4=7"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 22,605
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Washington - Williams 62 punt return (LeBaron kick)
* Washington - Heath 1 run (LeBaron kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 6 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Kerkorian 36
* Pittsburgh - Hays 1 interception (Kerkorian kick)
* Washington - Taylor 11 pass from Gilmer (LeBaron kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 36 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Washington - Taylor 43 pass from LeBaron (LeBaron kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 26, 1952): Chicago Cardinals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=20
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Cardinals
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=21"at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,395
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 28 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mathews 70 punt return (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 5 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Sulima 13 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Chicago Cardinals - Matson 33 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Ferry 71 fumble run (Kerkorian kick)
* Chicago Cardinals - Matson 41 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
* Chicago Cardinals - Matson 47 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
* Chicago Cardinals - Cross 4 run (Geri kick)

Week 6 (Sunday November 2, 1952): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=10
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Redskins
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=16"at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 25,866
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Dodrill 35 blocked field goal return (Kerkorian kick)
* Washington - LeBaron 2 run (Rykovich kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Kerkorian 23
* Pittsburgh - Mathews 70 punt return (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Rogel 1 run (Kerkorian kick)
* Washington - Safety, Finks tackled in end zone by Hennessey
* Washington - Taylor 40 pass from LeBaron (LeBaron kick)
* Washington - Justice 13 pass from LeBaron (Buksar kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 9, 1952): Detroit Lions

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Lions
R1=3
R2=7
R3=7
R4=14
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=6
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 26,170
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Detroit - FG Walker 16
* Detroit - Girard 1 run (Walker kick)
* Detroit - Box 46 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
* Pittsburgh - Rogel 3 run (kick failed)
* Detroit - Girard 31 run (Walker kick)
* Detroit - Bailey 9 run (Layne kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 16, 1952): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=14
R4=14
Home=Browns
H1=9
H2=6
H3=7
H4=7"at Cleveland Municipal Staidum, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 34,973
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Cleveland - Lavelli 22 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Safety, Finks tackled in end zone by Young
* Cleveland - FG Groza 11
* Cleveland - FG Groza 34
* Cleveland - Lavelli 22 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mathews 33 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Butler 7 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Cleveland - Graham 2 run (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mathews 38 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 9 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 23, 1952): Chicago Cardinals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=10
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 18,330
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Kerkorian 23
* PIttsburgh - Modzelewski 6 run (Kerkorian kick)
* Chicago Cardinals - Paul 9 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick)
* Chicago Cardinals - Cross 38 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 30, 1952): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=14
H2=14
H3=7
H4=28"at Polo Grounds, New York, New York"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 15,140
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 91 kick return (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 5 run (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 21 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mathews 42 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hensley 25 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* New York Giants - Stribling 55 lateral from Scott after 15 pass from Landry (Poole kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hensley 60 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - George Hays 3 run with blocked punt (Mathews kick)
* Pittsburgh - Butler 20 pass from Kerkorian (Kerkorian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Modzelewski 3 run (Kerkorian kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 7, 1952): San Francisco 49ers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=3
R3=14
R4=0
Home=49ers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 13,886
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Rogel 3 run (Kerkorian kick)
* San Francisco - Soltau 6 pass from Albert (Soltau kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Kerkorian 19
* Pittsburgh - Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick)
* Chandnois 48 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 14, 1952): Los Angeles Rams

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Rams
H1=0
H2=14
H3=7
H4=7"at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 71,130
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

References