1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach John Michelosen
Home field Forbes Field
Results
Record 4–8
Division place 4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 15th season of play as part of the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a record of 4–8, failing to qualify for the playoffs. This season marked the first played with John Michelosen as head coach.

Regular season


Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time (ET) Result
1 September 26, 1948 at Washington Redskins L 17–14
2 October 3, 1948 Boston Yanks W 24–14
3 October 10, 1948 Washington Redskins W 10–7
4 October 17, 1948 at Boston Yanks L 13–7
5 October 24, 1948 at New York Giants L 34–27
6 October 31, 1948 Philadelphia Eagles L 34–7
7 November 7, 1948 Green Bay Packers W 38–7
8 November 14, 1948 Chicago Cardinals L 24–7
9 November 21, 1948 at Detroit Lions L 17–14
10 November 28, 1948 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–0
11 December 5, 1948 New York Giants W 38–28
12 December 12, 1948 at Los Angeles Rams L 31–14

Game summaries

Week 2 (Sunday September 26, 1948): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 0 0 14
Redskins 7 0 0 10 17

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

Scoring drives:

Week 3 (Monday October 3, 1948): Boston Yanks

1 2 3 4 Total
Yanks 7 7 0 0 14
Steelers 0 7 3 14 24

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

Week 4 (Sunday October 10, 1948): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 0 0 7 3 10

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

Week 5 (Sunday October 17, 1948): Boston Yanks

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 7 7
Yanks 6 0 0 7 13

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

Scoring drives:

Week 6 (Sunday October 24, 1948): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 6 7 14 0 27
Giants 13 7 7 7 34

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Scoring drives:

Week 7 (Sunday October 31, 1948): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 14 0 17 34
Steelers 0 7 0 0 7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 8 (Sunday November 7, 1948): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 7 17 7 7 38

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

Week 9 (Sunday November 14, 1948): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 7 0 3 24
Steelers 7 0 0 0 7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

Week 10 (Sunday November 21, 1948): Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 0 7 14
Lions 0 10 0 7 17

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Scoring drives:

Week 11 (Sunday November 28, 1948): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
Eagles 7 10 0 0 17

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

Week 12 (Sunday December 5, 1948): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 0 7 14 28
Steelers 7 10 0 21 38

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

Week 13 (Sunday December 12, 1948): Los Angeles Rams

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 7 7 14
Rams 0 14 7 10 31

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Scoring drives:

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 9 2 1 .818 7–1 376 156 W1
Washington Redskins 7 5 0 .583 5–3 291 287 W1
New York Giants 4 8 0 .333 3–5 297 388 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 3–5 200 243 L1
Boston Yanks 3 9 0 .250 2–6 174 372 W1

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

References

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