1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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Head coach | Buddy Parker |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Results | |
Record | 6–6 |
Division place | 3rd NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 25th season in the National Football League. For the first time, the Steelers' yellow helmets sported uniform numbers. [1] Pittsburgh would use these uniforms through the 1961 season.[2]
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Result |
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1 | September 29, 1957 | Washington Redskins | W 28–7 | |
2 | October 5, 1957 | Cleveland Browns | L 23–12 | |
3 | October 13, 1957 | Chicago Cardinals | W 29–20 | |
4 | October 20, 1957 | at New York Giants | L 35–0 | |
5 | October 27, 1957 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 6–0 | |
6 | November 3, 1957 | at Baltimore Colts | W 19–13 | |
7 | November 10, 1957 | at Cleveland Browns | L 24–0 | |
8 | November 24, 1957 | Green Bay Packers | L 27–10 | |
9 | December 1, 1957 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–6 | |
10 | December 7, 1957 | New York Giants | W 21–10 | |
11 | December 15, 1957 | at Washington Redskins | L 10–3 | |
12 | December 22, 1957 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 27–2 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 29, 1957): Washington Redskins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Redskins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,452
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 17 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
- Washington – Podoley 38 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
- Pittsburgh – Young 3 run (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Girard 42 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Girard 32 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
Week 2 (Saturday October 5, 1957): Cleveland Browns
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Browns | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Steelers | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,570
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – Renfro 32 pass from Hanulak (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh – Girard 21 pass from Morrall (kick blocked)
- Cleveland – FG Groza 29
- Cleveland – FG Groza 45
- Pittsburgh – Girard 32 pass from Morrall (kick blocked)
- Cleveland – FG Groza 14
- Cleveland – Campbell 25 pass from O'Connell (Groza kick)
Week 3 (Sunday October 13, 1957): Chicago Cardinals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Steelers | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 29,446
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Derby 2 run (kick blocked)
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 33
- Pittsburgh – Wells 96 kick return (kick failed)
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
- Pittsburgh – O'Neill 23 run with blocked kick (Girard kick)
- Pittsburgh – Morrall 1 run (Girard kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Girard 15
- Chicago Cardinals – Sears 49 run (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run (Summerall kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 20, 1957): New York Giants
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 52,589
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- New York Giants – Schnelker 18 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Schnelker 10 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Rote 18 pass from Gifford (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Patton 50 interception (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – MacAfee 28 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajainan kick)
Week 5 (Sunday October 27, 1957): Philadelphia Eagles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 27,016
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Week 6 (Sunday November 3, 1957): Baltimore Colts
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
Colts | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 42,575
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Baltimore – Berry 5 pass from Unitas (kick blocked)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 48 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 22 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
- Baltimore – Shaw 8 run (Rechichar kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 16
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Unitas tackled by McPeak in end zone
Week 7 (Sunday November 10, 1957): Cleveland Browns
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Browns | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Game attendance: 53,709
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – FG Groza 34
- Cleveland – Renfro 49 pass from O'Connell (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – P. Carpenter 13 pass from O'Connell (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Paul 89 fumble run (Groza kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 24, 1957): Green Bay Packers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Packers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Steelers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 29,701
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 17
- Green Bay – Starr 1 run (Cone kick)
- Green Bay – Ferguson 40 run (Cone kick)
- Green Bay – Parilli 5 run (Cone kick)
- Pittsburgh – McClairen 14 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
- Green Bay – FG Cone 24
- Green Bay – FG Cone 12
Week 10 (Sunday December 1, 1957): Philadelphia Eagles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 16,364
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 17
- Philadelphia – Bielski 7 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 23
Week 11 (Saturday December 7, 1957): New York Giants
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 19,772
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Reger 14 fumble run (Glick kick)
- New York Giants – Gifford 40 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Morrall 12 run (Glick kick)
- New York Giants – FG Agajanian 12
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 5 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
Week 12 (Sunday December 15, 1957): Washington Redskins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Redskins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 22,577
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35
- Washington – FG Baker 45
- Washington – Baker 11 run (Baker kick)
Week 13 (Sunday December 22, 1957): Chicago Cardinals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
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- Game attendance: 10,084
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – McClairen 48 pass from Morrall (Derby kick)
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Derby kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Safety, Beatty snap to Girard went out of end zone
- Pittsburgh – FG Derby 34
Standings
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 8–1–1 | 269 | 172 | W1 | |
New York Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 254 | 211 | L3 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 161 | 178 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 4–5–1 | 251 | 230 | W3 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4–6 | 173 | 230 | L2 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 200 | 299 | L1 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ "1957 NFL season at Gridiron Uniform Database". Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ "1961 NFL season at Gridiron Uniform Database". Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.