1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Week 1 (Monday October 1, 1951): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Contents

• Week 1 Monday October 1 1951 New York Giants
• Week 2 Sunday October 7 1951 Green Bay Packers
• Week 3 Sunday October 14 1951 San Francisco 49ers
• Week 4 Sunday October 21 1951 Cleveland Browns
• Week 5 Sunday October 28 1951 Chicago Cardinals
• Week 6 Sunday November 4 1951 Philadelphia Eagles
• Week 7 Sunday November 11 1951 Green Bay Packers
• Week 8 Sunday November 18 1951 Washington Redskins
• Week 9 Sunday November 25 1951 Philadelphia Eagles
• Week 10 Sunday December 2 1951 New York Giants
• Week 11 Sunday December 9 1951 Cleveland Browns
• Week 13 Sunday December 16 1951 Washington Redskins
• Standings
• References

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 27,984

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 31

New York Giants – FG Poole 11

New York Giants – Scott 56 pass from Tidwell (Poole kick)

Pittsburgh – Geri 1 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 26

New York Giants – FG Poole 21

Week 2 (Sunday October 7, 1951): Green Bay Packers

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 8,324

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Green Bay – Grimes 18 run (Cone kick)

Green Bay – Mann 40 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

Green Bay – Pelfrey 20 pass from Thomason (Cone kick)

Green Bay – Rote 1 run (Cone kick)

Pittsburgh – Chandnois 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Safety, Cloud tackled by Mehelich in end zone

Pittsburgh – Finks 25 interception (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 26

Green Bay – Mann 16 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1951): San Francisco 49ers

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 27,307

Referee:

TV announcers:

'Scoring drives:

San Francisco – Cason 65 interception (Soltau kick)

Pittsburgh – Nickel 77 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 16

San Francisco – Monachino 7 run (Soltau kick)

San Francisco – Perry 4 pass from Albert (Soltau kick)

San Francisco – Schabarum 8 run (Soltau kick)

Pittsburgh – Chandnois 8 pass from Mathews (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Nickel 22 pass from Mathews (Geri kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1951): Cleveland Browns

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 32,409

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Cleveland – Gillom 38 fumble run (Groza kick)

Cleveland – FG Groza 25

Cleveland – Lahr 27 interception (Groza kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1951): Chicago Cardinals

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 14,773

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Jansante 46 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Chicago Cardinals – Cross 1 run (Patton kick)

Chicago Cardinals – Cross 7 run (Patton kick)

Pittsburgh – Geri 49 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Nickel 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Butler 52 interception (Geri run)

Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 19,649

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 22

Pittsburgh – Shipkey 20 interception (Geri kick)

Philadelphia – Walston 26 pass from Burk (Waltson kick)

Philadelphia – Pihos 12 pass from Burk (Walston kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 40

Philadelphia – S. Van Buren 2 run (kick failed)

Philadelphia – Cowhig 25 fumble run (Walston kick)

Philadelphia – Sandifer 30 pass from Burk (Walston kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1951): Green Bay Packers

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 20,080

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Chandnois 13 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Nuzum 3 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Minarik 35 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick)

Green Bay – Mann 20 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1951): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 15,060

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Washington – Goode 2 run (kick blocked)

Pittsburgh – Mathews 68 punt return (Geri kick)

Washington – FG Dudley 30

Washington – FG Dudley 37

Washington – FG Dudley 37

Washington – Goode 10 run (Dudley kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 25, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 15,537

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 24

Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Geri kick)

Philadelphia – Pihos 16 pass from Burk (kick blocked)

Pittsburgh – Chandnois 37 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)

Philadelphia – Parmer 15 run (Walston kick)

Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1951): New York Giants

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 19,196

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

New York Giants – Landry 9 fumble run (Poole kick)

New York Giants – Schnellbacher 46 interception (Poole kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1951): Cleveland Browns

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 24,229

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Cleveland – Carpenter 24 run (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Motley 8 run (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Lavelli 7 pass from Graham (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Taseff 3 run (Groza kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 16, 1951): Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 18,969

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Washington – FG Dudley 15

Washington – Tereshinski 16 pass from Baugh (Dudley kick)

Pittsburgh – Chandnois 40 pass from Finks (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Rogel 3 run (Geri kick)

Pittsburgh – Geri 4 run (kick failed)

Standings

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