1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 15th season of play as part of the NFL

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The team finished the season with a record of 4-8, failing to qualify for the playoffs. This season marked the first played with John Michelosen

John Michelosen

John Michelosen was a highly successful American football coach with both college and professional teams, and an inductee into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.-Biography:...

as head coach.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 26, 1948	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 17–14
2	October 3, 1948	Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The 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...	W 24–14
3	October 10, 1948	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,...	W 10–7
4	October 17, 1948	at Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The 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...	L 13–7
5	October 24, 1948	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...	L 34–27
6	October 31, 1948	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 34–7
7	November 7, 1948	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...	W 38–7
8	November 14, 1948	Chicago Cardinals	L 24–7
9	November 21, 1948	at 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...	L 17–14
10	November 28, 1948	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 17–0
11	December 5, 1948	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 38–28
12	December 12, 1948	at Los Angeles Rams	L 31–14

Week 2 (Sunday September 26, 1948): 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

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Game attendance: 32,084
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Scoring drives:

Washington – Castiglia 22 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...

(Poillon kick)
Pittsburgh – Clement 28 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Glamp 38 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
Washington – Turley 33 fumble run (Poillon kick)
Washington – FG Poillon 28

Week 3 (Monday October 3, 1948): Boston Yanks
Boston Yanks
The 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 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...

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Game attendance: 26,216
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Scoring drives:

Boston – Paschal 15 pass from Youel (Zimmerman kick)
Boston – Pritko 33 fumble run (Zimmerman kick)
Pittsburgh – Nickel 24 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 35
Pittsburgh – Seabright 7 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Mosley 3 run (Glamp kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 10, 1948): 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,...

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Game attendance: 28,969
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Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Clement 3 run (Glamp kick)
Washington – Crisler 19 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...

(Poillon kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 13

Week 5 (Sunday October 17, 1948): Boston Yanks
Boston Yanks
The 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 Park
Fenway 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: 7,208
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Scoring drives:

Boston – Heywood 14 fumble run (kick failed)
Boston – Seno 22 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 24, 1948): 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

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Game attendance: 13,443
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Scoring drives:

New York – Sultatis 2 run (Williams kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (kick failed)
New York – White 54 lateral from Cheverko after 35 kick return (kick failed)
New York – Roberts 49 pass from Conerly (Williams kick)
Pittsburgh – Jansante 12 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Jansante 66 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
New York – Sulaitis 34 pass from Conerly (Williams kick)
New York – Conerly 1 run (Williams kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 31, 1948): 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...

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Game attendance: 32,474
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Scoring Drives:

Philadelphia – FG Patton 42
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Philadelphia – Van Buren 20 run (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – Ferrante 7 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – Pritchard 55 punt return (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – FG Patton 23
Philadelphia – Pritchard 18 fumble run (Patton kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 7, 1948): 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...

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Game attendance: 26,058
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Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Jansante 7 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 33
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Evans 14 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Glamp 55 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Compagno 82 interception (Glamp kick)
Green Bay – Goodnight 19 pass from Girard (Fritsch kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 14, 1948): Chicago Cardinals

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Game attendance: 33,364
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Scoring drives:

Chicago Cardinals – Kutner
Malcolm Kutner
Malcolm James "Mal" Kutner was an American football end in the National Football League , and was selected as the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1948 while playing with the Chicago Cardinals....

42 pass from Mallouf (Harder kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Trippi 67 punt return (Harder kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 67 punt return (Glamp kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Harder 8 run (Harder kick)
Chicago Cardinals – FG Yablonski 41

Week 10 (Sunday November 21, 1948): 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...

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Game attendance: 16,189
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Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Detroit – Dudley 19 pass from Enke (Pregulman kick)
Detroit – FG Pregulman 33
Detroit – Dudley 28 fumble run (Pregulman kick)
Pittsburgh – Papach 2 run (Glamp kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 28, 1948): 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,...

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Game attendance: 22,001
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Scoring drives:

Philadelphia – Pritchard 5 run (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – Pihos 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – FG Patton 31

Week 12 (Sunday December 5, 1948): 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...

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Game attendance: 27,645
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Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Evans 9 run (Glamp kick)
New York – Minisi
Skip Minisi
Anthony Salvatore "Skip" Minisi was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985 based on his college career at the University of Pennsylvania and the United States Naval Academy.-External links:...

6 run (Younce kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 40
Pittsburgh – Glamp 3 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
New York – Roberts 18 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Cifers 2 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Morales 36 fumble run (Glamp kick)
New York – Johnson 11 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
New York – Swiacki 11 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 12, 1948): Los Angeles Rams

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...

, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

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Game attendance: 27,967
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Scoring drives:

Los Angeles – Hickey 21 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)
Los Angeles – Hubbell 8 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)
Pittsburgh – Papach 1 run (Glamp kick)
Los Angeles – Fears 29 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)
Los Angeles – FG Waterfield 47
Los Angeles – Magnani 16 pass from Hardy (Gehrke kick)
Pittsburgh – Papach 28 pass from Evans (Glamp 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
Philadelphia Eagles 1948 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1948 Philadelphia Eagles season, their 16th in the league, resulted in winning the NFL Championship.-Off Season:The Eagles travel to New York state to hold Training Camp at Saranac High School Field in Saranac Lake, New York in upper New York state near Lake Placid and in Adirondack Park-NFL...	9	2	1	.818	376	156	W-1
Washington Redskins 1948 Washington Redskins season The 1948 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1947.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	7	5	0	.583	291	287	W-1
New York Giants 1948 New York Giants season The 1948 New York Giants season was the 24th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	4	8	0	.333	297	388	L-2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	200	243	L-1
Boston Yanks 1948 Boston Yanks season The 1948 Boston Yanks season was their fifth in the league and last as the Yanks . The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4-7-1, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	3	9	0	.250	174	372	W-1

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Schedule

Week 7 (Sunday October 31, 1948): 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...

Week 9 (Sunday November 14, 1948): Chicago Cardinals

Week 11 (Sunday November 28, 1948): 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...

Week 13 (Sunday December 12, 1948): Los Angeles Rams

Standings

Week 7 (Sunday October 31, 1948): 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...

Week 11 (Sunday November 28, 1948): 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...