The 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 23rd in the National Football League. The team tried to improve their record from the previous season of 5-7, but instead collapsed after a 4-1 start, like the previous season, this time losing their final seven games, finishing 4-8. Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Chicago Cardinals W 14–7 1–0 Forbes Field Recap 2 October 2 at Los Angeles Rams L 26–27 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 3 October 9 New York Giants W 30–23 2–1 Forbes Field Recap 4 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–7 3–1 Forbes Field Recap 5 October 23 at New York Giants W 19–17 4–1 Polo Grounds Recap 6 October 30 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–24 4–2 Connie Mack Stadium Recap 7 at Chicago Cardinals L 13–27 4–3 Comiskey Park Recap 8 November 13 Detroit Lions L 28–31 4–4 Forbes Field Recap 9 November 20 at Cleveland Browns L 14–41 4–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap 10 November 27 Washington Redskins L 14–23 4–6 Forbes Field Recap 11 December 4 Cleveland Browns L 7–30 4–7 Forbes Field Recap 12 December 11 at Washington Redskins L 17–28 4–8 Griffith Stadium Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1 (Monday September 26, 1955): Chicago Cardinals
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 26,359 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – O'Brien 4 pass from Finks (Michalik kick) Chicago Cardinals – Sanford 92 interception (Summerall kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 27 pass from Finks (Michalik kick)
Week 2 (Sunday October 2, 1955): Los Angeles Rams
at Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 46,185 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Los Angeles – Towler 1 run (Richter kick) Los Angeles – FG Richter 12 Los Angeles – Boyd 74 pass from Van Brocklin (Richter kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 8 run (Michalik kick) Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run (kick failed) Los Angeles – Fears 17 pass from Van Brocklin (Richter kick) Pittsburgh – McCabe 50 fumble run (Michalik kick) Los Angeles – FG Richter 32
Week 3 (Sunday October 9, 1955): New York Giants
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 29,422 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
New York Giants – Rote 25 pass from Gifford (Agajanian kick) Pittsburgh – Bernet 13 pass from Finks (kick blocked) New York Giants – FG Agajanian 27 Pittsburgh – FG Michalik 36 Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Michalik kick) New York Giants – Long 34 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Michalik kick) New York Giants – Rote 71 pass from Conerly (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Mathews 23 pass from Finks (Michalik kick)
Week 4 (Saturday November 15, 1955): Philadelphia Eagles
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 33,413 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Michalik kick) Philadelphia – Bawel 42 interception (Bielski kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run (kick failed)
Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1955): New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 27,365 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Mathews 21 run (kick failed) New York Giants – Rote 5 pass from Heinrich (Agajanian kick) Pittsburgh – Finks 2 run (Michalik kick) New York Giants – Schnelker 16 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) New York Giants – FG Agajanian 45 Pittsburgh – Chandnois 4 run (kick failed)
Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1955): Philadelphia Eagles
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,164 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Philadelphia – Wegert 29 run (Bielski kick) Philadelphia – Pihos 1- pass from Burk (Bielski kick) Philadelphia – Wegert 2 run (Bielski kick) Philadelphia – FG Bielski 50
Week 7 (Saturday November 5, 1955): Chicago Cardinals
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 23,310 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Weed 30 Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 21 Chicago Cardinals – Summerall 26 interception (Summerall kick) Pittsburgh – FG Weed 23 Pittsburgh – Mathews 21 pass from Finks Chicago Cardinals – Nagler 34 pass from McHan (Summerall kick) Chicago Cardinals – Mann 18 pass from McHan (Summerall kick) Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34
Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1955): Detroit Lions
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 34,441 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Detroit – Middleton 30 pass from Layne (Walker kick) Detroit – Carpenter 34 pass from Gilmer (Walker kick) Pittsburgh – O'Brien 6 pass from Finks (Weed kick) Detroit – FG Walker 23 Detroit – Walker 21 pass from Stits (Walker kick) Pittsburgh – Chandnois 1 run (Weed kick) Detroit – Stits 7 interception Pittsburgh – Mathews 47 pass from Marchibroda (Weed kick) Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 8 run (Weed kick)
As of , this remains the last time the Steelers lost to the Lions at home.
Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1955): Cleveland Browns
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 53,509 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Nickel 16 pass from Finks (Weed kick) Cleveland – Konz 15 interception (Groza kick) Cleveland – Lavelli 6 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Nickel 30 pass from Marchibroda (Weed kick) Cleveland – Lavelli 42 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Cleveland – Modzelewshi 3 run (kick blocked) Cleveland – Graham 4 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Bassett 5 run (Groza kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1955): Washington Redskins
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 21,760 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Washington – Elter 20 run (Hecker kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 61 pass from Finks (Weed kick) Washington – Elter 33 run (Janowicz kick) Washington – FG Janowicz 13 Washington – Scudero 49 punt return (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Watson 62 pass from Finks (Weed kick)
Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1955): Cleveland Browns
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,101 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Cleveland – Graham 4 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – FG Groza 16 Cleveland – Renfro 46 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Cleveland – FG Groza 22 Cleveland – Brewster 17 pass from Graham (Groza kick) Cleveland – FG Groza 46 Pittsburgh – O'Malley recovered blocked kick in end zone (Weed kick)
Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1955): Washington Redskins
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,547 Referee: TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Washington – Elter 22 run (Janowicz kick) Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Weed kick) Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Finks (Weed kick) Pittsburgh – FG Weed 9 Washington – Thomas 11 pass from LeBaron Washington – Atkeson 5 pass from LeBaron (Janowicz kick) Washington – Janowicz 3 run (Janowicz kick)
Standings
Roster
References
External links 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers at jt-sw.com 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers at ProFootballArchives.com