1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 21st in the National Football League.

Week 1 (Sunday September 27, 1953): Detroit Lions
at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 20,675
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring drives:


 * Detroit – Carpenter 73 interception (Walker kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Nickel 14 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
 * Detroit – Gedman 1 run (Walker kick)
 * Detroit – FG Walker 40
 * Pittsburgh – Mathews 1 fumble run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Detroit – Hart 49 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
 * Detroit – Walker 8 pass from Hoernschmeyer (Walker kick)
 * Detroit – Hoernschemeyer 29 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Nickel 15 pass from Marchibroda (Bolkovac kick)

Week 2 (Saturday October 3, 1953): New York Giants
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 31,500
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring drives:


 * New York Giants – Clay 2 pass from Conerly (Clay kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Chandnois 93 kick return (Bolkovac kick)
 * New York Giants – Long 55 pass from Conerly (Clay kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 35
 * Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Bolkovac 14 fumble run (Bolkovac kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 11, 1953): Chicago Cardinals
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 25,953
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring drives:


 * Chicago Cardinals – Olszewski 1 run (Summerall kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Chicago Cardinals – Nagler 34 pass from Root (Summerall kick)
 * Chicago Cardinals – Nagler 6 pass from Root (Summerall kick)
 * Chicago Cardinals – Stonesifer 3 pass from Trippi (Summerall kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Mathews 19 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Rogel 4 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Barker 4 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 28

Week 4 (Saturday October 17, 1953): Philadelphia Eagles
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 18,681
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring drives:


 * Philadelphia – Pihos 28 pass from Burk (kick blocked)
 * Pittsburgh – Mathews 23 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
 * Philadelphia – FG Walston 11
 * Philadelphia – Giancanelli 16 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
 * Philadelphia – Ziegler 1 run (Walston kick)

Week 5 (Saturday October 24, 1953): Green Bay Packers
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 22,918
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – Finks 4 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 40
 * Pittsburgh – Chandnois 6 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Brandt 2 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * PIttsburgh – Brandt 1 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Green Bay – Parilli 1 run (Cone kick)
 * Green Bay – Cone 5 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

Week 6 (Sunday November 1, 1953): Philadelphia Eagles
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 27,547
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:


 * Philadelphia – Gianganelli 7 run (Walston kick)
 * Philadelphia – Williams 48 run (Walston kick)
 * Philadelphia – Walston 21 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Mathews 11 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
 * Philadelphia – Pihos 26 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
 * Philadelphia – Giancanelli 8 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 8, 1953): Cleveland Browns
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 35,592
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac 27
 * Pittsburgh – Mathews 2 run (kick failed)
 * Cleveland – Carpenter 7 run (Groza kick)
 * Cleveland – FG Groza 20
 * Cleveland – Renfro 44 run (Groza kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Mathews 77 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)
 * Cleveland – Renfro 79 blocked field goal return (Groza kick)
 * Cleveland – Lavelli 17 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
 * Cleveland – FG Groza 14

Week 8 (Sunday November 15, 1953): New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 20,411
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – Dodrill 16 fumble run (Bolkovac kick)
 * New York Giants – Gifford 6 pass from Conerly (Gifford kick)
 * New York Giants – FG Clay 20
 * Pittsburgh – Butler 33 pass from Finks (Bolkovac kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 22, 1953): Cleveland Browns
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 32,904
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:


 * Cleveland – Renfro 54 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Safety, Lahr tackled in end zone by Mathews
 * Cleveland – FG Groza 50
 * Cleveland – Brewster 31 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
 * Cleveland – FG Groza 41
 * Pittsburgh – Mathews 1 run (Bolkovac kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 29, 1953): Washington Redskins
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 17,206
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – Safety, Heath tackled by Ferry in end zone
 * Washington – Taylor 5 pass from LeBaron (Dudley kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Chandnois 5 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Washington – FG Dudley 41
 * Washington – Rykovich 5 pass from LeBaron (Dudley kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 6, 1953): Chicago Cardinals
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 14,138
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:


 * Chicago Cardinals – Olszewski 1 run (Summerall kick)
 * Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 12
 * Pittsburgh – Brandt 1 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Nickel 6 pass from Mackrides (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Mackrides 2 run (Bolkovac kick)
 * Chicago Cardinals – Paul 5 pass from Romanik (Summerall kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 13, 1953): Washington Redskins
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 22,057
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:


 * Washington – Dekker 34 pass from LeBaron
 * Washington – FG Dudley 39
 * Washington – FG Dudley 20
 * Pittsburgh – Chandnois 23 lateral from Mathews (Bolkovac kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Butler 5 interception (Bolkovac kick)