1946 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1946 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head Coach Jock Sutherland
Home Field Forbes Field
Results
Record 5-5-1
Place 3rd NFL Eastern Division
Playoff Finish none
Timeline
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1945 1947

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 (Friday September 20, 1946): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 7 0 7
Steelers 7 7 0 0 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 32,951
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Seabright 8 pass from Dudley (Dudley kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Compagno 1 run (Dudley kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals - Goldberg 8 pass from Mallouf (Cuff kick)

[edit] Week 2 (Monday September 29, 1946): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 14 14
Redskins 7 7 0 0 14

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,620
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Washington - Saenz 1 run (Poillon kick)
  • Washington - Todd 23 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Jansante 17 pass from Clement (Dudley kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Dudley 1 run (Dudley kick)

[edit] Week 3 (Sunday October 6, 1946): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 0 17 0 0 17
Steelers 0 0 7 7 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,702
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • New York - Hapes 2 run (Strong kick)
  • New York - Filchock 70 run (Strong kick)
  • New York - FG Strong 23
  • Pittsburgh - Garnaas 30 pass from Dudley (Dudley kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Clement 2 run (Dudley kick)

[edit] Week 4 (Sunday October 13, 1946): Boston Yanks

1 2 3 4 Total
Yanks 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 0 16 0 0 16

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 34,297
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Lach 1 run (kick blocked)
  • Pittsburgh - Lach 5 run (Dudley kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Dudley 34
  • Boston - Scollard 6 fuble run (Scollard kick)

[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 20, 1946): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 0 0 7
Packers 0 3 0 14 17

at East Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 22,588
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Green Bay - FG Fritsch 38
  • Pittsburgh - Dudley 31 run (Dudley kick)
  • Green Bay - Luhn, 19 pass from Comp (Fritsch kick)
  • Green Bay - Schlinkman 2 run (Fritsch kick)

[edit] Week 6 (Sunday October 27, 1946): Boston Yanks

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 6 0 14 13 33
Yanks 0 7 0 0 7

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 13,797
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Condit 18 run (kick failed)
  • Boston - Dimancheff 26 pass from Governali (Scollard kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Dudley 23 lateral from Compagno (Dudley kick)
  • Pittsburgh - R. Davis 29 fumble run (Dudley kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Dudley - 80 pass from Condit (Condit kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Dutton 38 run (kick failed)

[edit] Week 7 (Sunday November 3, 1946): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 7 0 0 7 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 36,995
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Dudley 80 interception (Dudley kick)
  • PIttsburgh - Lach 5 run (Dudley kick)
  • Washington - Baugh 1 run (Poillon kick)

[edit] Week 8 (Sunday November 10, 1946): Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 7 7
Lions 0 10 0 7 17

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 13,621
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Detroit - FG Helms 35
  • Detroit - DeCorrevont 72 pass from Ryan (DeShane kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Dutton 12 run (Dudley kick)
  • Detroit - Greene 88 pass from Ryan (DeShane kick)

[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 17, 1946): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 0 14 28
Steelers 7 14 7 0 28

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 38,882
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Philadelphia - Zimmerman 1 run (Zimmerman kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Lach 1 run (Condit kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Dudley 14

[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 24, 1946): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
Giants 0 7 0 0 7

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Scoring Drives:

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 45,346
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • New York - Paschal 4 run (Strong kick)

[edit] Week 11 (Sunday December 1, 1946): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 7 0 7
Eagles 7 3 0 0 10

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 29,943
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Philadelphia - Pritchard 58 run (Lio kick)
  • Philadelphia - FG Lio 15
  • Pittsburgh - Lach 7 run (Dudley kick)

[edit] References

1946 NFL Season
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New York Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Detroit
Pittsburgh Green Bay
Washington Los Angeles
1946 NFL DraftNFL Championship
Related: 1946 AAFC Season