1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time... ) |
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| 1 | September 26, 1945 | at Boston Tigers Boston Tigers Boston Metros were an American soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts that were a member of the American Soccer League. In their second season, the Metros joined the Eastern Professional Soccer Conference. After the EPSC folded at the end of its only season, the Metros returned to the ASL as... |
L 28–7 | |
| 2 | October 7, 1945 | 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... |
L 34–6 | |
| 3 | October 14, 1945 | 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,... |
L 14–0 | |
| 4 | October 21, 1945 | at 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... |
W 21–7 | |
| 5 | October 28, 1945 | Boston Tigers Boston Tigers Boston Metros were an American soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts that were a member of the American Soccer League. In their second season, the Metros joined the Eastern Professional Soccer Conference. After the EPSC folded at the end of its only season, the Metros returned to the ASL as... |
L 10–6 | |
| 6 | November 4, 1945 | 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... |
L 45–3 | |
| 7 | November 11, 1945 | Chicago Cardinals | W 23–0 | |
| 8 | November 18, 1945 | at 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... |
L 30–6 | |
| 9 | November 25, 1945 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28–7 | |
| 10 | December 2, 1945 | at 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,... |
L 24–0 |
Week 2 (Tuesday September 25, 1945): Boston YanksBoston YanksThe Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...
at Fenway ParkFenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Game attendance: 27,502
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Boston – J. Martin 5 run (Lio kick)
- Boston – F. Martin 53 pass from Cafego (Lio kick)
- Boston – Manders 1 run (Lio kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lucente 60 lateral from BovaTony BovaAnthony J. Bova was a professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1940s. He graduated from Saint Francis University, located in Loretto, Pennsylvania in 1943...
after 10 pass from Jarvi (Naioti kick) - Boston – Manders 2 run (Lio kick)
Week 3 (Sunday, October 7, 1945): New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe 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 FieldForbes 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...
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- Game attendance: 20,097
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- New York – FG Strong 21
- New York – FG Strong 42
- Pittsburgh – DuhartPaul DuhartPaul Albert Duhart was an American college and professional football player who was a quarterback, running back and defensive back in the National Football League for two seasons in the mid-1940s...
3 run (kick failed) - New York – Filpowicz – 10 pass from Herber (Strong kick)
- New York – Leibel 38 pass from Herber (Strong kick)
- New York – Piccolo 7 fumble run (Strong kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 14, 1945): Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe 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 FieldForbes 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...
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- Game attendance: 14,050
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Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Dye 13 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick)
- Washington – Rosato 3 run (Aguirre kick)
Week 5 (Sunday October 21, 1945): New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe 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 GroundsPolo 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:
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- Game attendance: 43,070
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Lucente 3 run (Naioti kick)
- Pittsburgh – Warren 1 run (Naioti kick)
- Pittsburgh – Doyle 50 interception (Naioti kick)
- New York – Livingston 15 pass from Herber (Strong kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 28, 1945): Boston YanksBoston YanksThe Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...
at Forbes FieldForbes 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:
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- Game attendance: 25,447
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Boston – FG Lio 19
- Pittsburgh – FG AgajanianBen AgajanianBenjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...
19 - Pittsburgh – FG AgajanianBen AgajanianBenjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...
25 - Boston Martin 25 lateral from Currivan after 27 pass from Gudmundson (Lio kick)
Week 7 (Sunday November 4, 1945): Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe 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 FieldForbes 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: 23,018
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG AgajanianBen AgajanianBenjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...
31 - Philadelphia – Ferrante 26 pass from Zimmerman (kick failed)
- Philadelphia – Ferrante 65 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 20 run (kick failed)
- Philadelphia – Meyer 27 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- Philadelphia – Banta 22 run (kick failed)
- Philadlephia – Bleeker 14 run (Zimmerman kick)
- Philadelphia – Karnofsky 19 run (kick failed)
Week 8 (Sunday November 11, 1945): Chicago Cardinals
at Forbes FieldForbes 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: 13,153
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG AgajanianBen AgajanianBenjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...
15 - Pittsburgh – DudleyBill DudleyWilliam McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
1 run (DudleyBill DudleyWilliam McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
kick) - Pittsburgh – DudleyBill DudleyWilliam McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
1 run (kick failed) - Pittsburgh – Warren 75 run (DudleyBill DudleyWilliam McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 18, 1945): Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe 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, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, 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,...
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- Game attendance: 23,838
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Scoring Drives:
- Philadelphia – Karnofsky 12 run (Zimmerman kick)
- Pittsburgh – Kiick 1 run (kick failed)
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 3 run (kick failed)
- Philadelphia – FG Zimmerman 30
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 6 run (Zimmerman kick)
- Philadelphia – Steele 4 run (Rogalla kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 25, 1945): Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
at Wrigley FieldWrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...
, Chicago, Illinois
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- Game attendance: 20,689
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Chicago Bears – McAffeeGeorge McAfeeGeorge Anderson McAfee was a former American football player. McAfee is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football at Duke University. He is a former running back who played for the Chicago Bears...
33 run (Gudauskas kick) - Pittsburgh – DudleyBill DudleyWilliam McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
4 run (AgajanianBen AgajanianBenjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...
kick) - Chicago Bears – McAfeeGeorge McAfeeGeorge Anderson McAfee was a former American football player. McAfee is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football at Duke University. He is a former running back who played for the Chicago Bears...
65 pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick) - Chicago Bears – Grygo 33 pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick)
- Chicago Bears – McAfeeGeorge McAfeeGeorge Anderson McAfee was a former American football player. McAfee is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football at Duke University. He is a former running back who played for the Chicago Bears...
2 run (Gudauskas kick)
Week 11 (Sunday December 2, 1945): Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe 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 StadiumGriffith 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
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- Game attendance: 34,788
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Bagarus 70 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick)
- Washington – Turley 10 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick)
- Washington – FG Aguirre 26
- Washington – Bagarus 29 pass from Baugh (Aguirre 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... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins 1945 Washington Redskins season The 1945 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-1 record from 1944. They would end the season by losing the NFL Championship game to the Cleveland Rams, 15-14.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:... |
8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 209 | 121 | W-2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1945 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1945 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 13th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–1–2, losing three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.-NFL Draft:... |
7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 272 | 133 | W-1 |
| Boston Yanks 1945 Boston Yanks season The 1945 Yanks season was their second in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2-8, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Yanks merge for the season and played under the name... |
3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 123 | 211 | L-5 |
| New York Giants 1945 New York Giants season The 1945 New York Giants season was the 21st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 179 | 198 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 79 | 220 | L-3 |