1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1949
record = 6-5-1
division_place = 2nd NFL Eastern Division
coach = John Michelosen
stadium = Forbes Field
playoffs = none
previous = 1948
next = 1950

Regular season

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Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 25, 1949): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=21
H3=0
H4=7"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,957
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Nickel 52 pass from Gage (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nuzum 9 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Samuel 31 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Geri 2 run (Glamp kick)
* New York Giants - Poole 13 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)

Week 2 (Monday October 3, 1949): Washington Redskins

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 30,000
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Washington - Taylor 24 pass from Baugh (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nuzum 27 run (Glamp kick)
* Washington - Sandifer 35 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
* Washington - Taylor 58 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
* Washington - Goode 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 3 (Saturday October 8, 1949): Washington Redskins

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 21,355
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
* Detroit - Doll 95 interception (Dudley kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 16, 1949): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=0
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Giants
H1=0
H2=17
H3=0
H4=0"at Polo Grounds, New York, New York"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 29,911
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
* New York Giants - FG Agajanian 38
* New York Giants - Scott 4 run (Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants - Scott 2 run (Agajanian kick)
* Pittsburgh - Samuelson 26 fumble run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jansante 29 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1949): New York Bulldogs

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bulldogs
R1=10
R2=3
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=10
H2=7
H3=7
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 22,042
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Nuzum 25 run (Glamp kick)
* New York Bulldogs - Layne 1 run (Scollard kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 17
* Pittsburgh - Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
* New York Bulldogs - FG Scollard 27
* New York Bulldogs - FG Scollard 25
* Pittsburgh - Nuzum 6 run (Glamp kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,903
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Philadelphia - FG Patton 48
* Philadelphia - Van Buren 1 run (Muha kick)
* Philadelphia - Scott 70 punt return (Muha kick)
* Philadelphia - Van Buren 6 run (Muha kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jansante 35 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)
* Philadelphia - Thompson 1 run (Muha kick)
* Philadelphia - Pihos 15 pass from Mackrides (Muha kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 6, 1949): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Redskins
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=20"at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance:
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Washington - Taylor 51 pass from Gilmer (Poillon kick)
* Pittsburgh - Finks 5 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Washington - Stout 74 run (Poillon kick)
* Washington - Stout 1 run (kick failed)
* Washington -Dowda 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1949): Los Angeles Rams

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,510
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Geri 18 run (Glamp kick)
* Los Angeles - Gehrke 1 run (Waterfield kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1949): Green Bay Packers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=7
R4=16
Home=Packers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0"at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance:
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Jansante 47 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nuzum 64 run (Geri kick)
* Green Bay - Girard 1 run (Fritsch kick)
* Pittsburgh - Safety, Girard's punt blocked out of end zone by Samuelson
* Pittsburgh - Nuzum 8 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Gage 3 run (Geri kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 22,191
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Philadelphia - Armstrong 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nuzum 67 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Patton 16
* Pittsburgh - FG Geri 34
* Philadelphia - Ferrante 3 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia - Parmer 1 run (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Patton 13
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 40 pass from Gage (Geri kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1949): Chicago Bears

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=14
Home=Bears
H1=7
H2=10
H3=6
H4=7"at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 36,071
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Chicago Bears - Rykovick 20 pass from Lujack (Lujack kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 48 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
* Chicago Bears - Hoffman 3 run (Lujack kick)
* Chicago Bears - FG Blanda 33
* Chicago Bears - Rykovich 1 run (kick failed)
* Chicago Bears - Rykovich 1 run (Lujack kick)
* Pittsburgh - Gage 97 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Gage 6 run (Geri kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1949): New York Bulldogs

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=6
R3=14
R4=7
Home=Bulldogs
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Polo Grounds, New York, New York"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 4,028
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - Jansante 44 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Geri 1 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Finks 17 pass from Seabright (Geri kick)

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