1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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| 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Walt Kiesling |
| Home Field | Forbes Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 5-7 |
| Place | 5th NFL Eastern Conference |
| Playoff Finish | none |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1955 | 1957 |
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Game Summaries
[edit] Week 1 (Sunday September 30, 1956): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,718
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh - Chandnois 2 run (Glick kick)
- Washington - FG Baker 42
- Pittsburgh - Marchibroda 1 run (Glick kick)
- Washington - FG Baker 41
- Pittsburgh - FG Glick 27
- Pittsburgh - Chandnois 17 pass from Marchibroda (kick blocked)
- Pittsburgh - Chandnois 5 run (Glick kick)
- Washington - Meilinger 13 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
[edit] Week 2 (Saturday October 6, 1956): Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Steelers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,398
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Cleveland - Ratterman 1 run (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Glick 30
- Pittsburgh - Chandnois 1 run (Glik kick)
- Cleveland - Modzelewski 13 run (Groza kick)
[edit] Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1956): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,375
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia - Schaefer 1 run (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia - Walston 51 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia - Bell 28 interception (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia - Bredice 40 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh - Perry 15 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh - Mathews 64 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh - Mathews 20 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Philadelphia - Keller 51 run (Walston kick)
[edit] Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1956): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Giants | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 48,108
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Glick 35
- New York Giants - MacAfee 14 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants - Webster 21 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants - FG Agajanian 14
- New York Giants - Gifford 1 run (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants - Rote 19 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- Pittsburgh - Nickel 14 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- New York Giants - Filpski 35 run (Agajanian kick)
[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1956): Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Browns | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,358
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Cleveland - Lavelli 68 pass from Parilli (kick failed)
- Cleveland - Paul 35 interception (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh - Nickel 10 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh - Chandnois 1 run (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh - Perry 75 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Cleveland - FG Groza 28
- Pittsburgh - FG Glick 11
[edit] Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1956): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,240
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- New York Giants - Webster 1 run (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants - FG Agajanian 32
- Pittsburgh - Watson 1 run (Glick kick)
- New York Giants - Rote 3 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- Pittsburgh - Watson 6 run (Glick kick)
[edit] Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1956): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,652
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh - Marchibroda 1 run (Glick kick)
- Philadelphia - Burnine 35 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia - Keller 1 run (Walston kick)
[edit] Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1956): Chicago Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 24,086
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh - Rogel 13 run (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh - Butler 6 fumble run (Glick kick)
- Chicago Cardinals - Matson 45 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 25, 1956): Chicago Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 17,724
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Chicago Cardinals - Root 3 run (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh - Mathews 29 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Chicago Cardinals - Matson 1 run (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals - FG Summerall 27
- Chicago Cardinals - Matson 79 run (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals - Childress 34 pass from Root (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh - Ford 3 run (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh - Nickel 4 pass from Marchibroda (kick failed)
- Chicago Cardinals - McHan 1 run (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh - Ford 4 run (Watson kick)
[edit] Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1956): Los Angeles Rams
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,540
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Los Angeles - McFadin 21 fumble run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh - Nickel 22 pass from Scarbath (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Watson 16
- Los Angeles - Boyd 61 pass from Wade (Richter kick)
- Pittsburgh - Mathews 6 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh - Rogel 1 run (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh - Nickel 47 pass from Scarbath (kick failed)
[edit] Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1956): Detroit Lions
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,124
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Detroit - Hart 20 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- Detroit - Gedman 5 run (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh - Watson 1 run (Watson kick)
- Detroit - Lary 73 interception (Layne kick)
- Detroit - Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick)
- Detroit - Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick)
- Detroit - FG Layne 13
- Detroit - Reichow 41 pass from Gilmer (Layne kick)
[edit] Week 12 (Sunday December 16, 1956): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 49,086
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh - Watson 1 run (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh - Mathews 48 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh - Butler 10 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh - Safety, Dorow tackled by McPeak in end zone
[edit] References
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1956 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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