1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | John Michelosen |
| Home Field | Forbes Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 4-8 |
| Place | 4th NFL Eastern Division |
| Playoff Finish | none |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1947 | 1949 |
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Game Summaries
[edit] Week 2 (Sunday September 26, 1948): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Redskins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 32,084
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Washington - Castiglia 22 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
- Pittsburgh - Clement 28 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - Glamp 38 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
- Washington - Turley 33 fumble run (Poillon kick)
- Washington - FG Poillon 28
[edit] Week 3 (Monday October 3, 1948): Boston Yanks
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 26,216
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Boston - Paschal 15 pass from Youel (Zimmerman kick)
- Boston - Pritko 33 fumble run (Zimmerman kick)
- Pittsburgh - Nickel 24 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 35
- Pittsburgh - Seabright 7 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - Mosley 3 run (Glamp kick)
[edit] Week 4 (Sunday October 10, 1948): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 28,969
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh - Clement 3 run (Glamp kick)
- Washington - Crisler 19 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 13
[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 17, 1948): Boston Yanks
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Yanks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 7,208
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Boston - Heywood 14 fubmle run (kick failed)
- Boston - Seno 22 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
[edit] Week 6 (Sunday October 24, 1948): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Giants | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 13,443
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- New York - Sultatis 2 run (Williams kick)
- Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (kick failed)
- New York - White 54 lateral from Cheverko after 35 kick return (kick failed)
- New York - Roberts 49 pass from Conerly (Williams kick)
- Pittsburgh - Jansante 12 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - Jansante 66 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
- New York - Sulaitis 34 pass from Conerly (Williams kick)
- New York - Conerly 1 run (Williams kick)
[edit] Week 7 (Sunday October 31, 1948): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 32,474
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Philadelphia - FG Patton 42
- Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
- Philadelphia - Van Buren 20 run (Patton kick)
- Philadelphia - Ferrante 7 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
- Philadelphia - Pritchard 55 punt return (Patton kick)
- Philadelphia - FG Patton 23
- Philadelphia - Pritchard 18 fumble run (Patton kick)
[edit] Week 8 (Sunday November 7, 1948): Green Bay Packers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 26,058
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh - Jansante 7 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 33
- Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - Evans 14 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - Glamp 55 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - Compagno 82 interception (Glamp kick)
- Green Bay - Goodnight 19 pass from Girard (Fritsch kick)
[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 14, 1948): Chicago Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 33,364
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Chicago Cardinals - Kutner 42 pass from Mallouf (Harder kick)
- Chicago Cardinals - Trippi 67 punt return (Harder kick)
- Pittsburgh - Shipkey 67 punt return (Glamp kick)
- Chicago Cardinals - Harder 8 run (Harder kick)
- Chicago Cardinals - FG Yablonski 41
[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 21, 1948): Detroit Lions
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 16,189
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh - Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
- Detroit - Dudley 19 pass from Enke (Pregulman kick)
- Detroit - FG Pregulman 33
- Detroit - Dudley 28 fumble run (Pregulman kick)
- Pittsburgh - Papach 2 run (Glamp kick)
[edit] Week 11 (Sunday November 28, 1948): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,001
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia - Pritchard 5 run (Patton kick)
- Philadelphia - Pihos 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
- Philadelphia - FG Patton 31
[edit] Week 12 (Sunday December 5, 1948): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Steelers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,645
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh - Evans 9 run (Glamp kick)
- New York - Minisi 6 run (Younce kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 40
- Pittsburgh - Glamp 3 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
- New York - Roberts 18 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
- Pittsburgh - Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - Cifers 2 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh - Morales 36 fumble run (Glamp kick)
- New York - Johnson 11 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
- New York - Swiacki 11 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
[edit] Week 13 (Sunday December 12, 1948): Los Angeles Rams
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,967
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Los Angeles - Hickey 21 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)
- Los Angeles - Hubbell 8 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)
- Pittsburgh - Papach 1 run (Glamp kick)
- Los Angeles - Fears 29 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)
- Los Angeles - FG Waterfield 47
- Los Angeles - Magnani 16 pass from Hardy (Gehrke kick)
- Pittsburgh - Papach 28 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
[edit] References
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Chicago Cardinals |
| Philadelphia | Detroit |
| Pittsburgh | Green Bay |
| Washington | Los Angeles |
| 1948 NFL Draft • NFL Championship Related: 1948 AAFC Season |
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