The 1957 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 25th in the National Football League (NFL). For the first time, the Steelers' yellow helmets sported uniform numbers. They used these uniforms through the 1961 season.
Pre-season Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 August 17 vs. Chicago Bears L 7–24 0–1 Gator Bowl 18,000 "Bears Give Steelers 24–7 Lesson: Dawson-to-Jelic Pass on Last Play Averts Shutout," Pittsburgh Press, Aug. 18, 1957, sect. 4, p. 1.Associated Press, "Pro Bears Maul Steelers, 24–7," Miami Herald, Aug. 18, 1957, p. 6-D. 2 August 24 vs. Cleveland Browns L 13–28 0–2 Rubber Bowl 26,669 Don Plath, "26,669 See Browns Flatten Steelers: O'Connell Stars in 28–13 Victory," Akron Beacon Journal, Aug. 25, 1957, p. B-1. 3 September 2 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–12 1–2 Franklin Field 14,250 Herb Good, "Eagles Lose to Steelers as 'TD' Turns to Safety," Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 3, 1957, p. 33. 4 September 8 vs. Detroit Lions W 20–14 2–2 Civic Stadium 20,630 Mike Kanaley, "Marchiabroda and Hughes Sparkle as Steelers Subdue Lions, 20–14," Buffalo Courier-Express, Sept. 9, 1957, p. 18.Dick Johnston, "20,630 Pro Fans Thrill to 86-Yard Run By Player Who Warmed the Bench in Buffalo High School," Buffalo News, Sept. 9, 1957, p. 10.Bob Latshaw, "Steelers Defeat Lions for Parker: Third Period Splurge Wins, 20–14," Detroit Free Press, Sept. 9, 1957, pp. 1, 37. 5 September 14 Chicago Bears L 10–37 2–3 Pitt Stadium 24,689 Jimmy Miller, "Bears Roll to 37–10 Win Over 'Remodeled' Steelers," Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Sept. 15, 1957, pp. 1-S, 4-S. 6 September 21 vs. Green Bay Packers T 10–10 2–3–1 Metropolitan Stadium 17,226 Charles Johnson, "Packers, Steelers Tie 10–10," Minneapolis Tribune, Sept. 22, 1957, pp. S-1, S-3.
Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 29 Washington Redskins W 28–7 1–0 Forbes Field 27,452 Recap 2 October 5 Cleveland Browns L 12–23 1–1 Forbes Field 35,570 Recap 3 October 13 Chicago Cardinals W 29–20 2–1 Forbes Field 29,446 Recap 4 October 20 at New York Giants L 0–35 2–2 Yankee Stadium 52,589 Recap 5 October 27 Philadelphia Eagles W 6–0 3–2 Forbes Field 27,016 Recap 6 November 3 at Baltimore Colts W 19–13 4–2 Memorial Stadium 42,575 Recap 7 November 10 at Cleveland Browns L 0–24 4–3 Cleveland Stadium 53,709 Recap 8 November 24 Green Bay Packers L 10–27 4–4 Forbes Field 29,701 Recap 9 December 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 6–7 4–5 Connie Mack Stadium 16,364 Recap 10 December 7 New York Giants W 21–10 5–5 Forbes Field 19,772 Recap 11 December 15 at Washington Redskins L 3–10 5–6 Griffith Stadium 22,577 Recap 12 December 22 at Chicago Cardinals W 27–2 6–6 Comiskey Park 10,084 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Saturday night: October 5.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 3: vs. 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: at 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: vs. 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: at Baltimore Colts
at Memorial Stadium
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: at 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 8: vs. 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 9: at 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 10: vs. 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 11: at 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 12: at 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
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