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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 December 5, 1954): New York Giants
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
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
Roster
References
External links 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers at jt-sw.com 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers at ProFootballArchives.com