1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Week 1 (Saturday September 26, 1959): Cleveland Browns

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Contents

• Week 1 Saturday September 26 1959 Cleveland Browns
• Week 2 Sunday October 4 1959 Washington Redskins
• Week 3 Sunday October 11 1959 Philadelphia Eagles
• Week 4 Sunday October 18 1959 Washington Redskins
• Week 5 Sunday October 25 1959 New York Giants
• Week 6 Sunday November 1 1959 Chicago Cardinals
• Week 7 Sunday November 8 1959 Detroit Lions
• Week 8 Sunday November 15 1959 New York Giants
• Week 9 Sunday November 22 1959 Cleveland Browns
• Week 10 Sunday November 29 1959 Philadelphia Eagles
• Week 11 Sunday December 5 1959 Chicago Bears
• Week 12 Sunday December 12 1959 Chicago Cardinals
• Standings
• References

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 33,844

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Cleveland – Plum 1 run (Groza kick) CLE 7–0

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 26 CLE 7–3

Pittsburgh – Orr 20 pass from Layne (Layne kick)PIT 10–7

Pittsburgh – Brewster 19 pass from Layne (Bobby PIT 17-7ne kick)

Week 2 (Sunday October 4, 1959): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 26,750

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Washington – FG Baker 25 WSH 3–0

Washington – FG Baker 47 WSH 3–0

Washington – FG Baker 48 WSH 9–0

Washington – Anderson 70 pass from Gugliemi (Baker kick) WSH 16–0

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 32 WSH 16–3

Washington – Walton 26 pass from Gugliemi (Baker kick)WSH 23–3

Pittsburgh – Brewster 30 pass from Layne (Bobby WSH 23-10 NEKICK)

Pittsburgh – Krutko 2 run (Layne kick)WSH 23–17

Week 3 (Sunday October 11, 1959): Philadelphia Eagles

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 27,343

Referee: Bud Brubaker

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Layne 10 run (Layne kick)

Philadelphia – Barnes 3 run (Walston kick)

Philadelphia – Powell 58 punt return (Walston kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 12

Philadelphia – Van Brocklin 1 run (Walston kick)

Pittsburgh – Tracy 11 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Philadelphia – McDonald 18 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick)

Pittsburgh – Orr 17 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 18, 1959): Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 28,218

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Krutko 1 run (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Tarasovic 38 fumble run (Layne kick)

Washington – FG Baker 30

Washington – FG Baker 39

Pittsburgh – Krutko 4 run (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 23

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 22

Week 5 (Sunday October 25, 1959): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 33,596

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 37

New York Giants – Gifford 77 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)

New York Giants – Gifford 28 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 35 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 19

New York Giants – Huff 5 fumble run (Summerall kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 17

Week 6 (Sunday November 1, 1959): Chicago Cardinals

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

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Referee:

TV announcers:

Week 7 (Sunday November 8, 1959): Detroit Lions

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 24,614

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Detroit – Rote 1 run (Perry kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 29

Detroit – FG Martin 27

Pittsburgh – Tracy 20 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 15, 1959): New York Giants

at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 66,786

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

New York Giants – FG Summerall 21

New York Giants – FG Summerall 27

Pittsburgh – Orr 4 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

New York Giants – FG Summerall 29

Pittsburgh – Tracy 45 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 22, 1959): Cleveland Browns

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 68,563

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Tracy 4 run (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Layne kick)

Cleveland – Renfro 30 pass from Plum (kick failed)

Cleveland – Renfro 28 pass from Plum (Groza kick)

Cleveland – Renfro 70 pass from Plum (Groza kick)

Pittsburgh – Nagler 17 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 29, 1959): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 22,191

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Layne 17

Pittsburgh – Dial 12 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Orr 19 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Tracy 23 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Nagler 2 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 5, 1959): Chicago Bears

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 41,476

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Chicago Bears – Casares 3 run (kick failed)

Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run (Aveni kick)

Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run (Aveni kick)

Pittsburgh – Tracy 2 run (Layne kick)

Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run (Aveni kick)

Pittsburgh – Krutko 7 run (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 25 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1959): Chicago Cardinals

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 19,011

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 37

Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 20

Pittsburgh – Layne 9 run (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 35 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 11 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Tracy 16 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Chicago Cardinals – Conrad 21 pass from Hill (Conrad kick)

Pittsburgh – Orr 16 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Chicago Cardinals – Crow 7 pass from Hill (Conrad kick)

Standings

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