1947 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Playoffs

The 1947 team became the most successful team in club history up to that point. It marked the first time the Steelers would appear in the playoffs, the team for the first time won more than 4 games consecutively, and the club posted a franchise record 8-4 season. Though the Steelers lost, fans and players were excited for their future. However, fate would interrupt again when head coach Jock Sutherland took a trip to visit family in Kentucky. He ran off the road and was found wondering a swamp. He was brought back to Pittsburgh and died on April 11, 1948, due to complications from a brain tumor. It was a sudden and disheartening end to a successful period in team history. The Steelers would not appear in another postseason berth until 1972.

Week 1 (Sunday September 21, 1947): Detroit Lions

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 34,691

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Detroit – Dudley 30 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)

Pittsburgh – Jansante 15 pass from Slater (Glamp kick)

Detroit – FG Zimmerman 18

Pittsburgh – Repko 48 fumble run (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 35

Week 2 (Monday September 29, 1947): Los Angeles Rams

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 35,658

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Los Angeles – FG Waterfield 30

Los Angeles – FG Waterfield 45

Los Angeles – Hoerner 4 run (Waterfield kick)

Pittsburgh – Lach 4 run (Glamp kick)

Los Angeles – Benton 11 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)

Los Angeles – Washington 9 lateral from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)

Los Angeles – Hubbell 45 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)

Los Angeles – Hubbell 15 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)

Los Angeles – Washington 6 run

Week 3 (Sunday October 5, 1947): Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 36,565

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 15

Washington – Nussbaumer 55 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)

Pittsburgh – Lach 15 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)

Washington – Poillon 3 pass from Baugh (kick failed)

Pittsburgh – Compagno 64 int (Glamp kick)

Washington – Taylor 35 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)

Pittsburgh – Sullivan 50 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Safety, Baugh stepped out of end zone

Washington – Farmer 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 12, 1947): Boston Yanks

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 18,894

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – White 52 run (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Safety, Dancewicz tackled in end zone by Bova

Pittsburgh – Clement 1 run (Glamp kick)

Boston – Currivan 33 pass from Dancewicz (Scollard kick)

Boston – Currivan 20 pass from Dancewicz (Maznicki kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 19, 1947): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 33,538

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Compagno 39 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)

Philadelphia – Pihos 43 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)

Philadelphia – FG Patton 14

Philadelphia – Pritchard 69 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)

Pittsburgh – Clement 5 run (Glamp kick)

Philadelphia – Pihos 17 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)

Pittsburgh – Garnaas 19 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Clement 23 run (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 26, 1947): New York Giants

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 41,736

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Jansante 7 pass from Lach (Glamp kick)

New York – Carroll 18 pass from Governali (Strong kick)

Pittsburgh – Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 37

Pittsburgh – Garnaas 68 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)

New York – Blumenstock 1 run (Strong kick)

Pittsburgh – Sinkovitz 47 int (Glamp kick)

New York – Livingston 65 pass from Governali (Strong kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 2, 1947): Green Bay Packers

at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 30,073

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Green Bay – Goodnight 69 pass from Jacobs (Cuff kick)

Green Bay – FG Cuff 16

Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 23

Pittsburgh – Jansante 37 pass from Clement (kick failed)

Pittsburgh – Compagno 55 int (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Safety, Jacobs tackled in end zone by Calcagni

Green Bay – Luhn 27 pass from Jacobs (Cuff kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 9, 1947): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 36,257

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Lach run (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Compagno 2 run (Glamp kick)

Washington – Taylor 24 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)

Pittsburgh – Clement 18 run (Glamp kick)

Washington – Castiglia 2 run (Poillon kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 16, 1947): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 35,000

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 12

New York – Paschka 2 run (Strong kick)

Pittsburgh – Compagno 4 run (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Jansante 19 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – Seabright 39 int (Glamp kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 23, 1947): Chicago Bears

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

Scoring Drives:

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 34,142

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Chicago Bears – McAfee 2 run (McLean kick)

Chicago Bears – Kavanaugh 6 pass from Luckman (McLean kick)

Chicago Bears – McAfee 4 run (McLean kick)

Pittsburgh – Jansante 15 pass from Morales (Glamp kick)

Chicago Bears – Kindt 3 run (McLean kick)

Chicago Bears – Keane 6 pass from Luckman (McLean kick)

Chicago Bears – Gulyanics 44 run (McLean kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 30, 1947): Philadelphia Eagles

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 37,218

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Philadelphia – Van Buren 2 run (Patton kick)

Philadelphia – Muha 28 run (Patton kick)

Philadelphia – Mackrides 1 run (Patton kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 7, 1947): Boston Yanks

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 31,398

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Mastrangelo recovered blocked punt in end zone (Glamp kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 30

Boston – Golding 14 run (Maznicki kick)

Pittsburgh – Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 21, 1947): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 35,729

Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Philadelphia – Van Buren 15 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)

Philadelphia – Ferrante 28 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)

Philadelphia – Pritchard 79 punt return (Patton kick)

Standings

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.