1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season
# 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 22nd in the National Football League.

## Regular season

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | September 26 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21–20 | 1–0 |
| 2 | October 2 | Washington Redskins | W 37–7 | 2–0 |
| 3 | October 9 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 22–24 | 2–1 |
| 4 | October 17 | Cleveland Browns | W 55–27 | 3–1 |
| 5 | October 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–7 | 4–1 |
| 6 | October 31 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 14–17 | 4–2 |
| 7 | November 7 | New York Giants | L 6–30 | 4–3 |
| 8 | November 14 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–17 | 4–4 |
| 9 | November 20 | San Francisco 49ers | L 3–31 | 4–5 |
| 10 | November 28 | Chicago Cardinals | W 20–17 | 5–5 |
| 11 | December 5 | at New York Giants | L 3–24 | 5–6 |
| 12 | December 12 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–42 | 5–7 |

### Game summaries

**Week 1 (Sunday September 26, 1954): Green Bay Packers**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Packers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,675
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Green Bay – Reid 69 run (Cone kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 14 pass from Finks (Kissell kick)
* Green Bay – Howton 44 pass from Rote (Cone kick)
* Green Bay – FG Cone 45
* Pittsburgh – Nickel 2 pass from Finks (Kissell kick)
* Green Bay – FG Cone 32
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 37 pass from Finks (Held kick)

**Week 2 (Saturday October 2, 1954): Washington Redskins**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 37 |

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 22,492
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – Nickel 25 pass from Held (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 1 run (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Sulima 5 pass from Finks (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Brandt 9 run (Held kick)
* Washington – Dorow 1 run (Felton kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Held 15

**Week 3 (Saturday October 9, 1954): Philadelphia Eagles**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steelers | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,322
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – FG Held 31
* Philadelphia – Walston 24 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – Williams 11 run (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – FG Walston 14
* Pittsburgh – Butler 23 interception (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Safety, Thomason tackled in end zone by McPeak
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 7 run (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Held 17
* Philadelphia – Pihos 13 pass from Burk (Walston kick)

**Week 4 (Sunday October 17, 1954): Cleveland Browns**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Browns | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Steelers | 7 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 55 |

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 31,256
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland – Reynolds 5 run (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 7 pass from Finks (Held kick)
* Cleveland – Jones 37 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Rogel 14 pass from Finks (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh – Butler 41 interception (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 12 run (Held kick)
* Cleveland – Lavelli 29 pass from Graham (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 78 pass from Finks (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 8 pass from Finks (Held kick)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 3 run (Held kick)
* Cleveland – Lavelli 24 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Craft 81 interception (Held kick)

**Week 5 (Saturday October 23, 1954): Philadelphia Eagles**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 39,075
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – FG Kissell 24
* Pittsburgh – Nickel 52 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – Pihos 24 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh – Chandnois 5 run (Kissell kick)

**Week 6 (Sunday October 31, 1954): Chicago Cardinals**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 18,765
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – Nickel 15 pass from Finks (Kissell kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Matson 91 kick return (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 24
* Chicago Cardinals – Matson 18 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 1 run (Kissell kick)

**Week 7 (Sunday November 7, 1954): New York Giants**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Giants | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 25,158
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* New York Giants – Safety, Chandnois recovered blocked punt in own end zone, tackled by Nolan
* New York Giants – MacAfee 21 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 5 run (kick blocked)
* New York Giants – Rote 23 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Price 2 run (Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Topp 14 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)

**Week 8 (Sunday November 14, 1954): Washington Redskins**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Redskins | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,388
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Washington – Wells 9 run (Janowicz kick)
* Pittsburgh – Lattner 24 pass from Finks (Kissell kick)
* Washington – FG Janowicz 32
* Washington – Taylor 42 pass from Scarbath (Janowicz kick)
* Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Finks (Kissell kick)

**Week 9 (Saturday November 20, 1954): San Francisco 49ers**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 49ers | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,001
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* San Francisco – FG Soltau 24
* San Francisco – Jessup 44 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Kissell 31
* San Francisco – Perry 2 run (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco – Johnson 24 run (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco – Jessup 24 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)

**Week 10 (Sunday November 28, 1954): Chicago Cardinals**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Steelers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 17,460
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 21
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Stonesifer 39 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Matson 60 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 3 run (Bolkovac kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 26

**Week 11 (Sunday November 5, 1954): New York Giants**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 16,856
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* New York Giants – Price 7 run (Agajanian kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 15
* New York Giants – MacAfee 42 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Rote 42 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – FG Agajanian 20

**Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1954): Cleveland Browns**

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Browns | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 28,064
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland – Hanulak 13 run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Konz 54 interception (Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Hanulak 3 run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Hanulak 8 run (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 47 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
* Cleveland – Morrison 2 run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Reynolds 3 run (Groza kick)

### Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :

| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 336 | 162 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 7–3 | 284 | 230 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–3 | 293 | 184 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 219 | 263 | L2 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 207 | 432 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2–8 | 183 | 347 | L3 |

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

