1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Walt Kiesling |
| Home Field | Forbes Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 2-7-2 |
| Place | 4th NFL Eastern Division |
| Playoff Finish | none |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1939 | 1941 |
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Game Summaries
[edit] Week 1 (Sunday September 8, 1940): Chicago Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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)
[edit] Week 2 (Sunday, September 15, 1940): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Steelers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
[edit] Week 3 (Sunday September 22, 1940): Detroit Lions
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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)
[edit] Week 4 (Sunday September 29, 1940): Brooklyn Dodgers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodgers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 6, 1940): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 14 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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)
[edit] Week 6 (Sunday October 13, 1940): Brooklyn Dodgers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dodgers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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)
[edit] Week 7 (Sunday October 20, 1940): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
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
[edit] Week 8 (Sunday October 27, 1940): Green Bay Packers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Packers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
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)
[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 3, 1940): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Redskins | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
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
[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 10, 1940): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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)
[edit] Week 13 (Sunday November 28, 1940): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 4,200
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Philadelphia - Riffle 17 run (Somers kick)
[edit] References
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Brooklyn | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Chicago Cardinals |
| Philadelphia | Cleveland |
| Pittsburgh | Detroit |
| Washington | Green Bay |
| 1940 NFL Draft • NFL Championship | |
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