1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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The 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season marked the franchise's 21st year in the National Football League (NFL). The club finished with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses, 4th place in the league's Eastern Conference.[1]

Head coachJoe Bach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Record6–6
Division place4th NFL Eastern
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1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coachJoe Bach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Results
Record6–6
Division place4th NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify
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Regular season

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 27 at Detroit Lions L 21–38 0–1
2 October 3 New York Giants W 24–14 1–1
3 October 11 Chicago Cardinals W 31–28 2–1
4 October 17 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–23 2–2
5 October 24 Green Bay Packers W 31–14 3–2
6 November 1 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–35 3–3
7 November 8 at Cleveland Browns L 16–34 3–4
8 November 15 at New York Giants W 14–10 4–4
9 November 22 Cleveland Browns L 16–20 4–5
10 November 29 Washington Redskins L 9–17 4–6
11 December 6 at Chicago Cardinals W 21–17 5–6
12 December 13 at Washington Redskins W 14–13 6–6
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Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 27, 1953): Detroit Lions

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 0 7 21
Lions 7 17 7 7 38
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at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 20,675
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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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 7 0 0 14
Steelers 7 3 0 14 24
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 31,500
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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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 14 7 0 28
Steelers 0 7 7 17 31
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 25,953
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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

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Steelers 0 0 7 0 7
Eagles 0 0 6 17 23
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at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 18,681
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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

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Packers 0 0 7 7 14
Steelers 7 10 14 0 31
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 22,918
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Scoring Drives:

Week 6 (Sunday November 1, 1953): Philadelphia Eagles

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Eagles 14 7 0 14 35
Steelers 0 7 0 0 7
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 27,547
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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

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Steelers 9 7 0 0 16
Browns 0 24 0 10 34
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at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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  • Game attendance: 35,592
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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

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Steelers 7 0 0 7 14
Giants 0 0 7 3 10
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at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

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  • Game attendance: 20,411
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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

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Browns 7 10 3 0 20
Steelers 9 0 0 7 16
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 32,904
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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

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Redskins 0 7 0 10 17
Steelers 2 0 0 7 9
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 17,206
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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

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Steelers 0 0 7 14 21
Cardinals 7 0 3 7 17
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at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

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  • Game attendance: 14,138
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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

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Steelers 0 0 0 14 14
Redskins 7 3 3 0 13
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at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

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  • Game attendance: 22,057
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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)

Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference
 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 11 1 0 .917 9–1 348 162 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 4 1 .636 6–3–1 352 215 W1
Washington Redskins 6 5 1 .545 6–3–1 208 215 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 211 263 W2
New York Giants 3 9 0 .250 3–7 179 277 L2
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 1 .091 0–10 190 337 W1
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

1953 Pittsburgh Steelers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)


 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics

References

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