1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season
| 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Walt Kiesling |
| Home field | Forbes Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–7 |
| Division place | 5th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30, 1956 | Washington Redskins | W 30–13 | |
| 2 | October 6, 1956 | Cleveland Browns | L 14–10 | |
| 3 | October 14, 1956 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 35–21 | |
| 4 | October 21, 1956 | at New York Giants | L 38–10 | |
| 5 | October 28, 1956 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–16 | |
| 6 | November 4, 1956 | New York Giants | L 17–14 | |
| 7 | November 11, 1956 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–7 | |
| 8 | November 18, 1956 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–7 | |
| 9 | November 25, 1956 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 38–27 | |
| 10 | December 2, 1956 | Los Angeles Rams | W 30–13 | |
| 11 | December 9, 1956 | at Detroit Lions | L 45–7 | |
| 12 | December 16, 1956 | at Washington Redskins | W 23–0 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 30, 1956): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,718
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run (Glick kick)
- Washington – FG Baker 42
- Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 1 run (Glick kick)
- Washington – FG Baker 41
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 27
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 17 pass from Marchibroda (kick blocked)
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 5 run (Glick kick)
- Washington – Meilinger 13 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
Week 2 (Saturday October 6, 1956): Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Steelers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,398
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1956): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,375
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia – Schaefer 1 run (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Walston 51 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Bell 28 interception (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Bredice 40 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – Perry 15 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 64 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 20 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Philadelphia – Keller 51 run (Walston kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1956): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Giants | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 48,108
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35
- New York Giants – MacAfee 14 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Webster 21 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – FG Agajanian 14
- New York Giants – Gifford 1 run (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Rote 19 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 14 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- New York Giants – Filpski 35 run (Agajanian kick)
Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1956): Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Browns | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,358
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – Lavelli 68 pass from Parilli (kick failed)
- Cleveland – Paul 35 interception (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 10 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 1 run (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Perry 75 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Cleveland – FG Groza 28
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 11
Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1956): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,240
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1956): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,652
- Referee: Jack Glascott
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 1 run (Glick kick)
- Philadelphia – Burnine 35 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Keller 1 run (Walston kick)
Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1956): Chicago Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 24,086
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Week 9 (Sunday November 25, 1956): Chicago Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 17,724
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Chicago Cardinals – Root 3 run (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 1 run (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 79 run (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Childress 34 pass from Root (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh – Ford 3 run (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Marchibroda (kick failed)
- Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh – Ford 4 run (Watson kick)
Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1956): Los Angeles Rams
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,540
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Los Angeles – McFadin 21 fumble run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 22 pass from Scarbath (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Watson 16
- Los Angeles – Boyd 61 pass from Wade (Richter kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 6 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 47 pass from Scarbath (kick failed)
Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1956): Detroit Lions
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,124
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Detroit – Hart 20 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- Detroit – Gedman 5 run (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run (Watson kick)
- Detroit – Lary 73 interception (Layne kick)
- Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick)
- Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick)
- Detroit – FG Layne 13
- Detroit – Reichow 41 pass from Gilmer (Layne kick)
Week 12 (Sunday December 16, 1956): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 49,086
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 48 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Butler 10 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Dorow tackled by McPeak in end zone
Standings
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 7–3 | 264 | 197 | W1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–3 | 240 | 182 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 183 | 225 | L2 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 167 | 177 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 217 | 177 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 3–7 | 143 | 215 | L3 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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