1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 season
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The 1957 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 25th in the National Football League (NFL). For the first time, the Steelers' yellow helmets sported uniform numbers.[1] They used these uniforms through the 1961 season.[2]
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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| Head coach | Buddy Parker |
| Home stadium | Forbes Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–6 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Eastern |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Pre-season
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 17 | vs. Chicago Bears | L 7–24 | 0–1 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) | 18,000 | [3][4] |
| 2 | August 24 | vs. Cleveland Browns | L 13–28 | 0–2 | Rubber Bowl (Akron, OH) | 26,669 | [5] |
| 3 | September 2 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–12 | 1–2 | Franklin Field (Philadelphia, PA) | 14,250 | [6] |
| 4 | September 8 | vs. Detroit Lions | W 20–14 | 2–2 | Civic Stadium (Buffalo, NY) | 20,630 | [7][8][9] |
| 5 | September 14 | Chicago Bears | L 10–37 | 2–3 | Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh, PA) | 24,689 | [10] |
| 6 | September 21 | vs. Green Bay Packers | T 10–10 | 2–3–1 | Metropolitan Stadium (Minneapolis, MN) | 17,226 | [11] |
Regular season
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 29 | Washington Redskins | W 28–7 | 1–0 | Forbes Field | 27,452 | Recap |
| 2 | October 5 | Cleveland Browns | L 12–23 | 1–1 | Forbes Field | 35,570 | Recap |
| 3 | October 13 | Chicago Cardinals | W 29–20 | 2–1 | Forbes Field | 29,446 | Recap |
| 4 | October 20 | at New York Giants | L 0–35 | 2–2 | Yankee Stadium | 52,589 | Recap |
| 5 | October 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 6–0 | 3–2 | Forbes Field | 27,016 | Recap |
| 6 | November 3 | at Baltimore Colts | W 19–13 | 4–2 | Memorial Stadium | 42,575 | Recap |
| 7 | November 10 | at Cleveland Browns | L 0–24 | 4–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 53,709 | Recap |
| 8 | November 24 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–27 | 4–4 | Forbes Field | 29,701 | Recap |
| 9 | December 1 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 6–7 | 4–5 | Connie Mack Stadium | 16,364 | Recap |
| 10 | December 7 | New York Giants | W 21–10 | 5–5 | Forbes Field | 19,772 | Recap |
| 11 | December 15 | at Washington Redskins | L 3–10 | 5–6 | Griffith Stadium | 22,577 | Recap |
| 12 | December 22 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 27–2 | 6–6 | Comiskey Park | 10,084 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Saturday night: October 5. | |||||||
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 1: Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 29
- Game attendance: 27,452
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 1: Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Steelers | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 29
- Game attendance: 35,570
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 3: vs. Chicago Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Steelers | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 29,446
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Derby 2 run (kick blocked)
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 33
- Pittsburgh – Wells 96 kick return (kick failed)
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
- Pittsburgh – O'Neill 23 run with blocked kick (Girard kick)
- Pittsburgh – Morrall 1 run (Girard kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Girard 15
- Chicago Cardinals – Sears 49 run (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run (Summerall kick)
Week 4: at New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,589
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- New York Giants – Schnelker 18 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Schnelker 10 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Rote 18 pass from Gifford (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Patton 50 interception (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – MacAfee 28 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajainan kick)
Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,016
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Week 6: at Baltimore Colts
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| Colts | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 42,575
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Week 7: at Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Browns | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 53,709
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Packers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 29,701
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Week 9: at Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 16,364
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Week 10: vs. New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 19,772
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Week 11: at Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Redskins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,577
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35
- Washington – FG Baker 45
- Washington – Baker 11 run (Baker kick)
Week 12: at Chicago Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 10,084
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Standings
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 8–1–1 | 269 | 172 | W1 | |
| New York Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 254 | 211 | L3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 161 | 178 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 4–5–1 | 251 | 230 | W3 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4–6 | 173 | 230 | L2 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 200 | 299 | L1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
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Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
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Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
Special teams (ST)
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Reserve
Rookies in italics |
