1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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Head coach | John Michelosen |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Local radio | KDKA |
Results | |
Record | 6–5–1 |
Division place | 2nd NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 25 | New York Giants | W 28–7 | 1–0 | Forbes Field | Recap |
2 | October 3 | Washington Redskins | L 14–27 | 1–1 | Forbes Field | Recap |
3 | October 8 | Detroit Lions | W 14–7 | 2–1 | Forbes Field | Recap |
4 | October 16 | at New York Giants | W 21–17 | 3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
5 | October 23 | New York Bulldogs | W 24–13 | 4–1 | Forbes Field | Recap |
6 | October 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–38 | 4–2 | Forbes Field | Recap |
7 | November 6 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–27 | 4–3 | Griffith Stadium | Recap |
8 | November 13 | Los Angeles Rams | T 7–7 | 4–3–1 | Forbes Field | Recap |
9 | November 20 | at Green Bay Packers | W 30–7 | 5–3–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Recap |
10 | November 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–34 | 5–4–1 | Shibe Park | Recap |
11 | December 4 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–30 | 5–5–1 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
12 | December 11 | at New York Bulldogs | W 27–0 | 6–5–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Steelers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Redskins | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
Steelers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Giants | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulldogs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Steelers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Eagles | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Bears | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Scoring drives:
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 8–0 | 364 | 134 | W8 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–4 | 224 | 214 | W1 | |
New York Giants | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 287 | 298 | L2 | |
Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–4–1 | 268 | 339 | L1 | |
New York Bulldogs | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 1–6–1 | 153 | 368 | L5 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.