• Source: 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 17th in the National Football League, and the second season with John Michelosen as head coach. The team finished the season with a record of 6–5-1, improving slightly from the previous season record of 4–8, but again failing to qualify for the playoffs.




Regular season






= Schedule

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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.




= Game summaries

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Week 1 (Sunday September 25, 1949): New York Giants


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 20,957
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Nickel 52 pass from Gage (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Nuzum 9 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Samuel 31 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Geri 2 run (Glamp kick)
New York Giants – Poole 13 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)



Week 2 (Monday October 3, 1949): Washington Redskins


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 30,000
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Washington – Taylor 24 pass from Baugh (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Nuzum 27 run (Glamp kick)
Washington – Sandifer 35 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
Washington – Taylor 58 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
Washington – Goode 1 run (Poillon kick)



Week 3 (Saturday October 8, 1949): Washington Redskins


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 21,355
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
Detroit – Doll 95 interception (Dudley kick)



Week 4 (Sunday October 16, 1949): New York Giants


at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 29,911
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
New York Giants – FG Agajanian 38
New York Giants – Scott 4 run (Agajanian kick)
New York Giants – Scott 2 run (Agajanian kick)
Pittsburgh – Samuelson 26 fumble run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Jansante 29 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)



Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1949): New York Bulldogs


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 22,042
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Nuzum 25 run (Glamp kick)
New York Bulldogs – Layne 1 run (Scollard kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 17
Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 27
New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 25
Pittsburgh – Nuzum 6 run (Glamp kick)



Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 37,903
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Philadelphia – FG Patton 48
Philadelphia – Van Buren 1 run (Muha kick)
Philadelphia – Scott 70 punt return (Muha kick)
Philadelphia – Van Buren 6 run (Muha kick)
Pittsburgh – Jansante 35 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)
Philadelphia – Thompson 1 run (Muha kick)
Philadelphia – Pihos 15 pass from Mackrides (Muha kick)



Week 7 (Sunday November 6, 1949): Washington Redskins


at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance:
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Washington – Taylor 51 pass from Gilmer (Poillon kick)
Pittsburgh – Finks 5 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Washington – Stout 74 run (Poillon kick)
Washington – Stout 1 run (kick failed)
Washington -Dowda 1 run (Poillon kick)



Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1949): Los Angeles Rams


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 20,510
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Geri 18 run (Glamp kick)
Los Angeles – Gehrke 1 run (Waterfield kick)



Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1949): Green Bay Packers


at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game time:
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Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Jansante 47 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Nuzum 64 run (Geri kick)
Green Bay – Girard 1 run (Fritsch kick)
Pittsburgh – Safety, Girard's punt blocked out of end zone by Samuelson
Pittsburgh – Nuzum 8 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Gage 3 run (Geri kick)



Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles


at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 22,191
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Philadelphia – Armstrong 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
Pittsburgh – Nuzum 67 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
Philadelphia – FG Patton 16
Pittsburgh – FG Geri 34
Philadelphia – Ferrante 3 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – Parmer 1 run (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – FG Patton 13
Pittsburgh – Nickel 40 pass from Gage (Geri kick)



Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1949): Chicago Bears


at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 36,071
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Chicago Bears – Rykovick 20 pass from Lujack (Lujack kick)
Pittsburgh – Nickel 48 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
Chicago Bears – Hoffman 3 run (Lujack kick)
Chicago Bears – FG Blanda 33
Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (kick failed)
Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (Lujack kick)
Pittsburgh – Gage 97 run (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Gage 6 run (Geri kick)



Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1949): New York Bulldogs


at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 4,028
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Jansante 44 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Geri 1 run (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Finks 17 pass from Seabright (Geri kick)




Standings



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




References

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