1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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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 25, 1949 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 28–7
2 October 3, 1949 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 27–14
3 October 8, 1949 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...

W 14–7
4 October 16, 1949 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 21–17
5 October 23, 1949 New York Bulldogs W 24–13
6 October 30, 1949 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 38–7
7 November 6, 1949 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 27–14
8 November 13, 1949 Los Angeles Rams T 7–7
9 November 20, 1949 at 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 30–7
10 November 27, 1949 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 34–17
11 December 4, 1949 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 30–21
12 December 11, 1949 at New York Bulldogs W 27–0

Week 1 (Sunday September 25, 1949): 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: 20,957
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     52 pass from Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nuzum
    Jerry Nuzum
    Hidden El Paso: NFL player faced trial by fury after teen slainby Milan Simonich / El Paso TimesPosted: 12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM MSTClick photo to enlargePittsburgh Steeler Jerry Nuzum and his wife, Mary, in 1949 after the Dona Ana... «1»Hidden El Paso is an occasional series on overlooked people,...

     9 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Samuel 31 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     2 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • New York Giants – Poole 13 pass from Conerly (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin 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)

Week 2 (Monday October 3, 1949): 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: 30,000
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Washington – Taylor 24 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)
  • Pittsburgh – Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey was a football player. He played as a linebacker for six seasons in the NFL.-External links:*...

     2 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nuzum
    Jerry Nuzum
    Hidden El Paso: NFL player faced trial by fury after teen slainby Milan Simonich / El Paso TimesPosted: 12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM MSTClick photo to enlargePittsburgh Steeler Jerry Nuzum and his wife, Mary, in 1949 after the Dona Ana... «1»Hidden El Paso is an occasional series on overlooked people,...

     27 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Washington – Sandifer 35 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)
  • Washington – Taylor 58 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)
  • Washington – Goode 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 3 (Saturday October 8, 1949): 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: 21,355
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey was a football player. He played as a linebacker for six seasons in the NFL.-External links:*...

     1 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey was a football player. He played as a linebacker for six seasons in the NFL.-External links:*...

     2 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Detroit – Doll 95 interception (Dudley kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 16, 1949): 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:
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  • Game attendance: 29,911
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     3 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • New York Giants – FG Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin 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...

     38
  • New York Giants – Scott 4 run (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin 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)
  • New York Giants – Scott 2 run (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin 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)
  • Pittsburgh – Samuelson 26 fumble run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Jansante
    Val Jansante
    Valerio Richard Jansante was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.-High school:...

     29 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1949): New York Bulldogs 

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: 22,042
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Nuzum
    Jerry Nuzum
    Hidden El Paso: NFL player faced trial by fury after teen slainby Milan Simonich / El Paso TimesPosted: 12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM MSTClick photo to enlargePittsburgh Steeler Jerry Nuzum and his wife, Mary, in 1949 after the Dona Ana... «1»Hidden El Paso is an occasional series on overlooked people,...

     25 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • New York Bulldogs – Layne 1 run (Scollard kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     17
  • Pittsburgh – Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     3 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 27
  • New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 25
  • Pittsburgh – Nuzum
    Jerry Nuzum
    Hidden El Paso: NFL player faced trial by fury after teen slainby Milan Simonich / El Paso TimesPosted: 12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM MSTClick photo to enlargePittsburgh Steeler Jerry Nuzum and his wife, Mary, in 1949 after the Dona Ana... «1»Hidden El Paso is an occasional series on overlooked people,...

     6 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1949): 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: 37,903
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Philadelphia – FG Patton 48
  • Philadelphia – Van Buren 1 run (Muha kick)
  • Philadelphia – Scott 70 punt return (Muha kick)
  • Philadelphia – Van Buren 6 run (Muha kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Jansante
    Val Jansante
    Valerio Richard Jansante was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.-High school:...

     35 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – Thompson 1 run (Muha kick)
  • Philadelphia – Pihos 15 pass from Mackrides (Muha kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 6, 1949): 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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Scoring drives:
  • Washington – Taylor 51 pass from Gilmer (Poillon kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     5 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey was a football player. He played as a linebacker for six seasons in the NFL.-External links:*...

     1 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Washington – Stout 74 run (Poillon kick)
  • Washington – Stout 1 run (kick failed)
  • Washington -Dowda 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1949): Los Angeles Rams 

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: 20,510
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     18 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Los Angeles – Gehrke 1 run (Waterfield kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1949): 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 City Stadium
City Stadium (Green Bay)
City Stadium is a football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It served as home of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1925 to 1956. It remains the home of the Green Bay East High School football team...

, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...


  • Game time:
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  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Jansante
    Val Jansante
    Valerio Richard Jansante was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.-High school:...

     47 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nuzum
    Jerry Nuzum
    Hidden El Paso: NFL player faced trial by fury after teen slainby Milan Simonich / El Paso TimesPosted: 12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM MSTClick photo to enlargePittsburgh Steeler Jerry Nuzum and his wife, Mary, in 1949 after the Dona Ana... «1»Hidden El Paso is an occasional series on overlooked people,...

     64 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Green Bay – Girard 1 run (Fritsch kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Safety, Girard's punt blocked out of end zone by Samuelson
  • Pittsburgh – Nuzum
    Jerry Nuzum
    Hidden El Paso: NFL player faced trial by fury after teen slainby Milan Simonich / El Paso TimesPosted: 12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM MSTClick photo to enlargePittsburgh Steeler Jerry Nuzum and his wife, Mary, in 1949 after the Dona Ana... «1»Hidden El Paso is an occasional series on overlooked people,...

     8 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     3 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1949): 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:
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  • Game attendance: 22,191
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Philadelphia – Armstrong 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nuzum
    Jerry Nuzum
    Hidden El Paso: NFL player faced trial by fury after teen slainby Milan Simonich / El Paso TimesPosted: 12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM MSTClick photo to enlargePittsburgh Steeler Jerry Nuzum and his wife, Mary, in 1949 after the Dona Ana... «1»Hidden El Paso is an occasional series on overlooked people,...

     67 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – FG Patton 16
  • Pittsburgh – FG Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     34
  • Philadelphia – Ferrante 3 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
  • Philadelphia – Parmer 1 run (Patton kick)
  • Philadelphia – FG Patton 13
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     40 pass from Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1949): 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...

 

at Wrigley Field
Wrigley 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: 36,071
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:
  • Chicago Bears – Rykovick 20 pass from Lujack (Lujack kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     48 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Hoffman 3 run (Lujack kick)
  • Chicago Bears – FG Blanda 33
  • Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (kick failed)
  • Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (Lujack kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     97 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     6 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1949): New York Bulldogs 

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: 4,028
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey was a football player. He played as a linebacker for six seasons in the NFL.-External links:*...

     1 run (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Jansante
    Val Jansante
    Valerio Richard Jansante was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.-High school:...

     44 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     1 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     17 pass from Seabright (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     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
1949 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1949 Philadelphia Eagles season, their 17th in the league, resulted in winning the NFL Championship.-Off Season:The Eagles hold training camp for the 1st time at UM North Central Agriculture school in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.-NFL Draft:...

11 1 0 .917 364 134 W-8
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 224 214 W-1
New York Giants
1949 New York Giants season
The 1949 New York Giants season was the 25th season for the club in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

6 6 0 .500 287 298 L-2
Washington Redskins
1949 Washington Redskins season
The 1949 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7-5 record from 1948.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

4 7 1 .364 268 339 L-1
New York Bulldogs
1949 New York Bulldogs season
The 1949 New York Bulldogs season was their inaugural season and last as the Bulldogs . The finished 1-10-1, failing to qualify for the playoffs.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

1 10 1 .091 153 368 L-5
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