1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 25th season in the National Football League. For the first time, the Steelers' yellow helmets sported uniform numbers. ^[1] Pittsburgh would use these uniforms through the 1961 season.^[2]

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 29, 1957): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 27,452
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Mathews 17 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
• Washington – Podoley 38 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
• Pittsburgh – Young 3 run (Glick kick)
• Pittsburgh – Girard 42 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
• Pittsburgh – Girard 32 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)

Week 2 (Saturday October 5, 1957): Cleveland Browns

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 35,570
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Cleveland – Renfro 32 pass from Hanulak (Groza kick)
• Pittsburgh – Girard 21 pass from Morrall (kick blocked)
• Cleveland – FG Groza 29
• Cleveland – FG Groza 45
• Pittsburgh – Girard 32 pass from Morrall (kick blocked)
• Cleveland – FG Groza 14
• Cleveland – Campbell 25 pass from O'Connell (Groza kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 13, 1957): Chicago Cardinals

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 29,446
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Derby 2 run (kick blocked)
• Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 33
• Pittsburgh – Wells 96 kick return (kick failed)
• Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
• Pittsburgh – O'Neill 23 run with blocked kick (Girard kick)
• Pittsburgh – Morrall 1 run (Girard kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Girard 15
• Chicago Cardinals – Sears 49 run (Summerall kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run (Summerall kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 20, 1957): New York Giants

at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 52,589
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• New York Giants – Schnelker 18 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
• New York Giants – Schnelker 10 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
• New York Giants – Rote 18 pass from Gifford (Agajanian kick)
• New York Giants – Patton 50 interception (Agajanian kick)
• New York Giants – MacAfee 28 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajainan kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 27, 1957): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 27,016
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Mathews 35 pass from Morrall (kick failed)

Week 6 (Sunday November 3, 1957): Baltimore Colts

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 42,575
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

• Baltimore – Berry 5 pass from Unitas (kick blocked)
• Pittsburgh – Mathews 48 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
• Pittsburgh – Mathews 22 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
• Baltimore – Shaw 8 run (Rechichar kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Glick 16
• Pittsburgh – Safety, Unitas tackled by McPeak in end zone

Week 7 (Sunday November 10, 1957): Cleveland Browns

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 53,709
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Cleveland – FG Groza 34
• Cleveland – Renfro 49 pass from O'Connell (Groza kick)
• Cleveland – P. Carpenter 13 pass from O'Connell (Groza kick)
• Cleveland – Paul 89 fumble run (Groza kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 24, 1957): Green Bay Packers

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 29,701
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Glick 17
• Green Bay – Starr 1 run (Cone kick)
• Green Bay – Ferguson 40 run (Cone kick)
• Green Bay – Parilli 5 run (Cone kick)
• Pittsburgh – McClairen 14 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)
• Green Bay – FG Cone 24
• Green Bay – FG Cone 12

Week 10 (Sunday December 1, 1957): Philadelphia Eagles

at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 16,364
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Glick 17
• Philadelphia – Bielski 7 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Glick 23

Week 11 (Saturday December 7, 1957): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 19,772
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Reger 14 fumble run (Glick kick)
• New York Giants – Gifford 40 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
• Pittsburgh – Morrall 12 run (Glick kick)
• New York Giants – FG Agajanian 12
• Pittsburgh – Nickel 5 pass from Morrall (Glick kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 15, 1957): Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 22,577
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35
• Washington – FG Baker 45
• Washington – Baker 11 run (Baker kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 22, 1957): Chicago Cardinals

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 10,084
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – McClairen 48 pass from Morrall (Derby kick)
• Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Derby kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – Safety, Beatty snap to Girard went out of end zone
• Pittsburgh – FG Derby 34

Standings

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

This page was last edited on 15 May 2022, at 04:59