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.

Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance:
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

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)