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1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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Record
  
4–8

Playoff finish
  
did not qualify

Head coach
  
John Michelosen

Division place
  
4th NFL Eastern

Start date
  
1948

Home field
  
Forbes Field

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The 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 15th season of play as part of the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a record of 4–8, failing to qualify for the playoffs. This season marked the first played with John Michelosen as head coach.

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Week 2 (Sunday September 26, 1948): Washington Redskins

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

    • Week 3 (Monday October 3, 1948): Boston Yanks

    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)

    • Week 4 (Sunday October 10, 1948): Washington Redskins

    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

    • Week 5 (Sunday October 17, 1948): Boston Yanks

    at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 7,208
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • Boston – Heywood 14 fumble run (kick failed)
  • Boston – Seno 22 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)

    • Week 6 (Sunday October 24, 1948): New York Giants

    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)

    • Week 7 (Sunday October 31, 1948): Philadelphia Eagles

    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)

    • Week 8 (Sunday November 7, 1948): Green Bay Packers

    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)

    • Week 9 (Sunday November 14, 1948): Chicago Cardinals

    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

    • Week 10 (Sunday November 21, 1948): Detroit Lions

    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)

    • Week 11 (Sunday November 28, 1948): Philadelphia Eagles

    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

    • Week 12 (Sunday December 5, 1948): New York Giants

    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)

    • Week 13 (Sunday December 12, 1948): Los Angeles Rams

    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)

    • Standings

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

    References

    1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season Wikipedia
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