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1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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Record
  
6–6

Playoff finish
  
did not qualify

Head coach
  
Buddy Parker

Division place
  
3rd NFL Eastern

Start date
  
1957

Home field
  
Forbes Field

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1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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. Pittsburgh would use these uniforms through the 1961 season.

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Week 1 (Sunday September 29, 1957): Washington Redskins

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

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 35,570
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 29,446
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 52,589
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 27,016
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Mathews 35 pass from Morrall (kick failed)

    • Week 6 (Sunday November 3, 1957): Baltimore Colts

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • 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

    at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 53,709
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • 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

    at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 16,364
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • 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

    at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 22,577
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35
  • Washington – FG Baker 45
  • Washington – Baker 11 run (Baker kick)

    • Week 13 (Sunday December 22, 1957): Chicago Cardinals

    at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 10,084
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

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

    References

    1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season Wikipedia
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