1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Schedule

Bold text equals notable games during the season. Italic text equals upset win.

Standings

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

Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1950): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 2:00 pm

Game weather: Clear, mid- to high-sixties

Game attendance: 24,699

Referee: John Glascott (University of Pennsylvania)

Radio announcer: Joe Tucker (WPIT)

TV announcer: not televised

Scoring Drives:

New York Giants – Safety, Hartley tackled in end zone by Roberts

Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Geri kick)

New York Giants – Safety, punt snapped out of end zone

New York Giants – Landry 37 fumble run (Poole kick)

New York Giants – DeRogatis fumble recovery in end zone (Poole kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1950): Detroit Lions

at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Game time: 2:00 pm

Game weather: cold and dreary

Game attendance: 18,707

Referee: Yans Wallace

Radio announcer: Joe Tucker (WPIT)

TV announcer: not televised

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Nickel 43 pass from Gage (Geri kick)

Detroit – Walker 11 pass from Layne (Walker kick)

Detroit – FG Walker 20

Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1950): Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

Game time: 2:00pm

Game weather: Hot, sunny

Game attendance: 25,008

Referee: Sam Giangreco

Radio announcer: Joe Tucker (WPIT)

TV announcer: not televised

Scoring Drives:

Washington – Taylor 70 pass from Gilmer (Dudley kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 40

Pittsburgh – Gage 5 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Nickel 28 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Week 4 (Saturday October 7, 1950): Cleveland Browns

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: evening

Game weather:

Game attendance: 35,399

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Geri 30-yard FG

Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Jones 7 run (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Safety, Chandnois tackled in end zone by Kissell

Pittsburgh – Seabright 13 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Cleveland – Jones 48 run (Groza kick)

Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Geri kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1950): New York Giants

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 21,725

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Nickel 58 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 21

New York Giants – Scott 33 pass from Conerly (kick failed)

Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Geri kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1950): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 2:00pm

Game weather:

Game attendance: 35,662

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:"

Philadelphia – Willey 41 interception (Patton kick)

Pittsburgh – Rogel 64 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 24

Philadelphia – FG Patton 23

Philadelphia – Van Buren 5 run (Patton kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1950): Cleveland Browns

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 40,714

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza kick)

Cleveland – FG Groza 13

Cleveland – Motley 33 pass from Graham (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Motley 69 run (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Phelps 14 run (Groza kick)

Pittsburgh – Gage 29 pass from Gasparella (Geri kick)

Cleveland – Jones 80 pass from Graham (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Gillom 38 pass from Lewis (Groza kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1950): Philadelphia Eagles

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 24,629

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 11

Philadelphia – Van Buren 1 run (Patton kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 36

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 13

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1950): Baltimore Colts

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 24,141

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 37

PIttsburgh – Rogel 15 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Gage 1 run (Geri kick)

Baltimore – Spaniel 15 run (Grossman kick)

Week 11 (Thursday November 23, 1950): Chicago Cardinals

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 11,622

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Geri 5 run (Geri kick)

Chicago Cardinals – FG Harder 18

Pittsburgh – Geri 4 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Nuzum 1 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Gage 13 run (Geri kick)

Chicago Cardinals – Shaw 45 pass from Hardy (Harder kick)

Chicago Cardinals – Polsfoot 22 pass from Hardy (Harder kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1950): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 19,741

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Washington – Dudley 96 punt return (Dudley kick)

Washington – Saenz 34 pass from Baugh (Dudley kick)

Washington – FG Dudley 15

Washington – Goode 5 run (Dudley kick)

Pittsburgh – Nickel 65 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1950): Chicago Cardinals

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 18,301

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Chicago Cardinals – Shaw 7 pass from Hardy (Harder kick)

Pittsburgh – Rogel 40 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Geri 33 pass from Gasparella (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Nuzum 10 lateral from Nickel after 68 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Gage 48 pass from Gasparella (Geri kick)