The 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers team was led by head coach Walt Kiesling

Walt Kiesling

Walter Andrew Kiesling was an American football player and coach.-Playing career:A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Kiesling played both offensive and defensive line at the University of St. Thomas...

 in his first full season in the top job. Kiesling's assistant coaches were Wilbur "Bill" Sortet

Bill Sortet

Wilbur John "Bill" Sortet was an end who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers. Sortet attended West Virginia University....

 and Hank Bruder

Hank Bruder

Henry George "Hank" Bruder was an American football player in the National Football League. He played nine years with the Green Bay Packers from 1931 to 1939 and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1972....

, who both also played. They held training camp at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania

Loretto, Pennsylvania

Loretto is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is officially part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area as recognized by the US Census Bureau, but local sources list it as part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania area due to its proximity to...

.

In the 1940 NFL Draft

1940 NFL Draft

The 1940 National Football League Draft was held on December 9, 1939.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:...

 the Steelers continued their pattern of trading away high picks when they dealt their first-round selection (second overall), halfback

Halfback (American football)

A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive...

 Kay Eakin

Kay Eakin

Oliver Kay Eakin, Jr. was an American football player in the National Football League and the All-America Football Conference....

 from Arkansas

Arkansas Razorbacks football

The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Arkansas. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, which is in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

, to the New York Giants

1940 New York Giants season

The 1940 New York Giants season was the sixteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...

 for tackle Ox Parry, who would never play for the Steelers.

Week 1 (Sunday September 8, 1940): Chicago Cardinals 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 22,000
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Platukis
  George Platukis
  George Paul Platukis was an American football end who played five seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Rams...
  
   45 pass from Patterson (Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – Hall 44 pass from Clark (Clark kick)

Week 2 (Sunday, September 15, 1940): New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 18,601
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   48
• Pittsburgh – Tomasetti 26 pass from Patterson (Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   kick)
• New York – Shaffer 1 run (Cuff kick)
• New York – FG Barnum 31

Week 3 (Sunday September 22, 1940): Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

 

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 15,310
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Detroit – Cardwell 33 run (White
  Byron White
  Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, he served until his retirement in 1993...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   28
• Pittsburgh – Tomasetti 3 run (Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 29, 1940): Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)

The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 26,618
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Brooklyn – Manders 1 run (Parker kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   21
• Brooklyn – FG Kercheval 27

Week 5 (Sunday October 6, 1940): Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 25,213
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   48
• Washington – Johnston 64 interception (kick failed)
• Washington – Seymour 1 run (Masterson kick)
• Washington – Millner 30 pass from Filchock (Russell kick)
• Washington – Johnston 1 run (Masterson kick)
• Washington – Johnston 2 run (Sanford kick)
• Pittsburgh – Condit pass from Thompson (Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   kick)
• Washington – Seymour 10 run (kick failed)

Week 6 (Sunday October 13, 1940): Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)

The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...

 

at Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...

, Brooklyn, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 19,468
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Brooklyn – Manders 2 run (Parker kick)
• Brooklyn – Schwartz – 7 pass from Parker (Parker kick)
• Brooklyn – Leckonby 8 pass from Kercheval (Kercheval kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 20, 1940): New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Polo Grounds

Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

, New York, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 19,798
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• New York – Cuff 60 pass from Miller (Cuff kick)
• New York – FG Cuff 23
• New York – Safety, Pirro tackled in end zone

Week 8 (Sunday October 27, 1940): Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 

at Wisconsin State Fair Park

Wisconsin State Fair Park

The Wisconsin State Fair Park is a fairgrounds and exhibition center in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It has been the location of the Wisconsin State Fair since 1892. It also hosts other venues such as the Milwaukee Mile, the oldest continuously operating motor speedway in...

, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 13,703
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Green Bay – Adkins 35 interception (Engebretsen kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   36
• Green Bay – FG Hinkle 33
• Green Bay – Balazs 2 run (Hutson
  Don Hutson
  Donald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....
  
   kick)
• Green Bay – Hutson
  Don Hutson
  Donald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....
  
   19 pass from Van Every (Engebretsen kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 3, 1940): Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 

at Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...

, Washington, DC

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 31,204
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   25
• Washington – Johnston 39 pass from Baugh
  Sammy Baugh
  Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
  
   (kick failed)
• Washington – Filchock 12 run (Russell kick)
• Pittsburgh – Platukis
  George Platukis
  George Paul Platukis was an American football end who played five seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Rams...
  
   31 pass from Patterson (Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   kick)
• Washington – Johnston 45 pass from Baugh
  Sammy Baugh
  Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
  
   (Masterson kick)
• Washington – Masterson 15 pass from Filchock (Russell kick)
• Washington – Todd 1 run (Russell kick)
• Washington – FG Masterson 20

Week 10 (Sunday November 10, 1940): Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 9,556
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Philadelphia – FG Sommers 36
• Pittsburgh – McDonough 1 run (Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai
  Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
  
   kick)

Week 13 (Sunday November 28, 1940): Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 4,200
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Philadelphia – Riffle 17 run (Somers kick)

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins 1940 Washington Redskins season The 1940 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-2-1 record from 1939. They would end the season by losing the NFL Championship to the Chicago Bears, 73-0.-Schedule:-Standings:...	9	2	0	.818	245	142	W-1
Brooklyn Dodgers 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 11th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4-6-1, winning eight games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	8	3	0	.727	186	120	W-4
New York Giants 1940 New York Giants season The 1940 New York Giants season was the sixteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	6	4	1	.600	131	133	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	7	2	.222	60	178	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1940 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1940 Philadelphia Eagles season was their eighth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 1–9–1, losing ten games...	1	10	0	.091	111	211	L-1