1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	John Michelosen
Owner	Rooney family
Home field	Forbes Field
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	3rd (tied) American
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 HB Joe Geri FB Jerry Shipkey C Bill Walsh
AP All-Pros	Joe Geri (1st team)

The 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League (NFL). It was the team's third season under head coach John Michelosen who had led the team to a combined 10–13–1 record over the previous two years.^[1]

Despite finishing last in the league in scoring, the team compiled a 6–6 record which left them tied for third place among the six teams in the NFL's American Conference.^[2] The Steelers were the league's only team that employed the single wing; most of the league's other franchises had switched to the T formation.^[3]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Result
1	September 17, 1950	New York Giants	2:00 pm	L 7–18
2	September 24, 1950	at Detroit Lions	2:00 pm	L 7–10
3	October 1, 1950	at Washington Redskins	2:00 pm	W 26–7
4	October 7, 1950	Cleveland Browns	evening	L 17–30
5	October 15, 1950	at New York Giants		W 17–6
6	October 22, 1950	Philadelphia Eagles	2:00 pm	L 10–17
7	October 29, 1950	at Cleveland Browns		L 7–45
8	November 5, 1950	at Philadelphia Eagles		W 9–7
9	November 12, 1950	Baltimore Colts		W 17–7
10	Bye
11	November 23, 1950	at Chicago Cardinals		W 28–17
12	December 3, 1950	Washington Redskins		L 7–24
13	December 10, 1950	Chicago Cardinals		W 28–7

Bold text equals notable games during the season. Italic text equals upset win.

Standings

NFL American Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	2	0	.833	8–2	310	144	W6
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	268	150	W6
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	180	195	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	6	0	.500	4–6	254	141	L4
Chicago Cardinals	5	7	0	.417	3–6	233	287	L1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	1–8	232	326	L1

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

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1950): New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	2	0	16	18
Steelers	0	0	7	0	7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 2:00 pm^[3]
Game weather: Clear, mid- to high-sixties^[4]
Game attendance: 24,699^[5]
Referee: John Glascott (University of Pennsylvania)^[3]
Radio announcer: Joe Tucker (WPIT)^[3]
TV announcer: not televised

Scoring Drives:

New York Giants – Safety, Hartley tackled in end zone by Roberts
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Geri kick)
New York Giants – Safety, punt snapped out of end zone
New York Giants – Landry 37 fumble run (Poole kick)
New York Giants – DeRogatis fumble recovery in end zone (Poole kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1950): Detroit Lions

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

at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Game time: 2:00 pm^[6]
Game weather: cold and dreary^[7]
Game attendance: 18,707^[7]
Referee: Yans Wallace^[7]
Radio announcer: Joe Tucker (WPIT)^[6]
TV announcer: not televised

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Nickel 43 pass from Gage (Geri kick)
Detroit – Walker 11 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
Detroit – FG Walker 20

Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1950): Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	7	7	9	26
Redskins	7	0	0	0	7

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

Game time: 2:00pm^[8]
Game weather: Hot, sunny^[9]
Game attendance: 25,008^[9]
Referee: Sam Giangreco^[9]
Radio announcer: Joe Tucker (WPIT)^[6]
TV announcer: not televised

Scoring Drives:

Washington – Taylor 70 pass from Gilmer (Dudley kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Geri 40
Pittsburgh – Gage 5 run (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Nickel 28 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Week 4 (Saturday October 7, 1950): Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	14	2	7	30
Steelers	3	0	7	7	17

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: evening^[10]
Game weather:
Game attendance: 35,399^[10]
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Geri 30-yard FG
Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza kick)
Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza kick)
Cleveland – Jones 7 run (Groza kick)
Cleveland – Safety, Chandnois tackled in end zone by Kissell
Pittsburgh – Seabright 13 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
Cleveland – Jones 48 run (Groza kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Geri kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1950): New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	0	7	17
Giants	0	0	6	0	6

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 21,725
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Nickel 58 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Geri 21
New York Giants – Scott 33 pass from Conerly (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Geri kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1950): Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 2:00pm^[11]
Game weather:
Game attendance: 35,662
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:"

Philadelphia – Willey 41 interception (Patton kick)
Pittsburgh – Rogel 64 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Geri 24
Philadelphia – FG Patton 23
Philadelphia – Van Buren 5 run (Patton kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1950): Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	7	7
Browns	7	10	14	14	45

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 40,714
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza kick)
Cleveland – FG Groza 13
Cleveland – Motley 33 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
Cleveland – Motley 69 run (Groza kick)
Cleveland – Phelps 14 run (Groza kick)
Pittsburgh – Gage 29 pass from Gasparella (Geri kick)
Cleveland – Jones 80 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
Cleveland – Gillom 38 pass from Lewis (Groza kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1950): Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	3	3	0	9
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 24,629
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 11
Philadelphia – Van Buren 1 run (Patton kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Geri 36
Pittsburgh – FG Geri 13

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1950): Baltimore Colts

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 24,141
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Geri 37
PIttsburgh – Rogel 15 run (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Gage 1 run (Geri kick)
Baltimore – Spaniel 15 run (Grossman kick)

Week 11 (Thursday November 23, 1950): Chicago Cardinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	7	7	7	28
Cardinals	3	0	0	14	17

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 11,622
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Geri 5 run (Geri kick)
Chicago Cardinals – FG Harder 18
Pittsburgh – Geri 4 run (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Nuzum 1 run (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Gage 13 run (Geri kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Shaw 45 pass from Hardy (Harder kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Polsfoot 22 pass from Hardy (Harder kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1950): Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	10	0	7	24
Steelers	0	0	0	7	7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 19,741
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Washington – Dudley 96 punt return (Dudley kick)
Washington – Saenz 34 pass from Baugh (Dudley kick)
Washington – FG Dudley 15
Washington – Goode 5 run (Dudley kick)
Pittsburgh – Nickel 65 pass from Geri (Geri kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1950): Chicago Cardinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
Steelers	0	14	7	7	28

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 18,301
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Chicago Cardinals – Shaw 7 pass from Hardy (Harder kick)
Pittsburgh – Rogel 40 run (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Geri 33 pass from Gasparella (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Nuzum 10 lateral from Nickel after 68 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
Pittsburgh – Gage 48 pass from Gasparella (Geri kick)

References

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↑ "1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
1 2 3 4 Sell, Jack (September 16, 1950). "Steelers set for league inaugural". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
↑ "The Weather". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 18, 1950. p. 4. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
↑ Sell, Jack (September 18, 1950). "Steelers lose on fumbles, 18–7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 22, 24. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
1 2 3 Livingston, Pat (September 24, 1950). "Steelers play Lions in Detroit". Pittsburgh Press. p. 44. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
1 2 3 Sell, Jack (September 25, 1950). "Lion rally beats Steelers, 10–7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 18, 20. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
↑ Livingston, Pat (October 1, 1950). "Steelers must win to stay in race". Pittsburgh Press. p. 46. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
1 2 3 Sell, Jack (October 2, 1950). "Steelers top Redskins for first victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 1, 28. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
1 2 "Browns rebound, 30–17". Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. October 8, 1950. p. B-1. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
↑ "Eagles preparing for tough battle Sunday". Beaver Valley Times. October 18, 1950. p. 14. Retrieved January 26, 2012.

1950 NFL season

American Conference	CHI Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	National Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	CHI Bears	Los Angeles
	NY Giants	Washington	Detroit	NY Yanks
			San Francisco

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers seasons

1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

Pittsburgh Steelers

Founded in 1933 Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) Based and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Stadiums	Home fields: Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Heinz Field Training facilities: Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Sportsplex Chuck Noll Field

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Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception Black Sunday Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story 1995 AFC Championship Game The Chief

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Division championships (21)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014

Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010

League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)

Retired numbers	70 75

Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (83)	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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