NFL team season
The 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 22nd in the
National Football League.
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 26, 1954):
Green Bay Packers
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Steelers
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7
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7
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0
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7 |
21 |
Packers
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7
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10
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3
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0 |
20 |
at
City Stadium,
Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,675
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Green Bay – Reid 69 run (Cone kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Lattner 14 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
- Green Bay – Howton 44 pass from Rote (Cone kick)
- Green Bay – FG Cone 45
- Pittsburgh –
Nickel 2 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
- Green Bay – FG Cone 32
- Pittsburgh –
Mathews 37 pass from
Finks (
Held kick)
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Redskins
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0
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0
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0
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7 |
7 |
Steelers
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13
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14
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7
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3 |
37 |
at
Forbes Field,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,492
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Steelers
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3
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9
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7
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3 |
22 |
Eagles
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14
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3
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0
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7 |
24 |
at
Connie Mack Stadium,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 37,322
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG
Held 31
- Philadelphia – Walston 24 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Williams 11 run (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – FG Walston 14
- Pittsburgh –
Butler 23 interception (
Held kick)
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Thomason tackled in end zone by McPeak
- Pittsburgh –
Lattner 7 run (
Held kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG
Held 17
- Philadelphia – Pihos 13 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 17, 1954):
Cleveland Browns
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Browns
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14
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6
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0
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7 |
27 |
Steelers
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7
|
27
|
14
|
7 |
55 |
at
Forbes Field,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,256
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland – Reynolds 5 run (
Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Mathews 7 pass from
Finks (
Held kick)
- Cleveland – Jones 37 pass from Graham (
Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Rogel 14 pass from
Finks (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh –
Butler 41 interception (
Held kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Lattner 12 run (
Held kick)
- Cleveland – Lavelli 29 pass from Graham (kick blocked)
- Pittsburgh –
Mathews 78 pass from
Finks (
Held kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Mathews 8 pass from
Finks (
Held kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Mathews 3 run (
Held kick)
- Cleveland – Lavelli 24 pass from Graham (
Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Craft 81 interception (
Held kick)
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Eagles
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0
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0
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0
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7 |
7 |
Steelers
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0
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3
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7
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7 |
17 |
at
Forbes Field,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 39,075
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG
Kissell 24
- Pittsburgh –
Nickel 52 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Pihos 24 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Chandnois 5 run (
Kissell kick)
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Steelers
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7
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0
|
0
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7 |
14 |
Cardinals
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7
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0
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3
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7 |
17 |
at
Comiskey Park,
Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 18,765
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh –
Nickel 15 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 91 kick return (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 24
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 18 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Lattner 1 run (
Kissell kick)
Week 7 (Sunday November 7, 1954):
New York Giants
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Giants
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9
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14
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7
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0 |
30 |
Steelers
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0
|
6
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0
|
0 |
6 |
at
Forbes Field,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 25,158
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- New York Giants – Safety,
Chandnois recovered blocked punt in own end zone, tackled by Nolan
- New York Giants – MacAfee 21 pass from Conerly (
Agajanian kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Lattner 5 run (kick blocked)
- New York Giants – Rote 23 pass from Conerly (
Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Price 2 run (
Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Topp 14 pass from Conerly (
Agajanian kick)
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1
|
2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Steelers
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0
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7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Redskins
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0
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7
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3
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7 |
17 |
at
Griffith Stadium,
Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 19,388
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Wells 9 run (Janowicz kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Lattner 24 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
- Washington – FG Janowicz 32
- Washington – Taylor 42 pass from Scarbath (Janowicz kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Nickel 4 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
49ers
|
3
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21
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0
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7 |
31 |
Steelers
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0
|
3
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0
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0 |
3 |
at
Forbes Field,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 37,001
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- San Francisco – FG Soltau 24
- San Francisco – Jessup 44 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG
Kissell 31
- San Francisco – Perry 2 run (Soltau kick)
- San Francisco – Johnson 24 run (Soltau kick)
- San Francisco – Jessup 24 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 28, 1954):
Chicago Cardinals
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Cardinals
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0
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14
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3
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0 |
17 |
Steelers
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0
|
10
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0
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10 |
20 |
at
Forbes Field,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 17,460
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG
Bolkovac 21
- Pittsburgh –
Mathews 29 pass from
Finks (
Bolkovac kick)
- Chicago Cardinals –
Stonesifer 39 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 60 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34
- Pittsburgh –
Mathews 3 run (
Bolkovac kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG
Bolkovac 26
Week 11 (Sunday November 5, 1954):
New York Giants
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Steelers
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3
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0
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0
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0 |
3 |
Giants
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7
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7
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7
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3 |
24 |
at
Polo Grounds,
New York, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 16,856
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- New York Giants – Price 7 run (
Agajanian kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG
Bolkovac 15
- New York Giants – MacAfee 42 pass from Clatterbuck (
Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Rote 42 pass from Clatterbuck (
Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – FG
Agajanian 20
Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1954):
Cleveland Browns
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Steelers
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0
|
0
|
7
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0 |
7 |
Browns
|
7
|
21
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0
|
14 |
42 |
at
Cleveland Municipal Stadium,
Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 28,064
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland – Hanulak 13 run (
Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Konz 54 interception (
Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Hanulak 3 run (
Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Hanulak 8 run (
Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh –
Mathews 47 pass from
Finks (
Bolkovac kick)
- Cleveland – Morrison 2 run (
Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Reynolds 3 run (
Groza kick)
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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