1952 Pittsburgh Steelers season explained
| Team: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Year: | 1952 |
| Record: | 5–7 |
| Division Place: | 4th NFL American |
| Coach: | Joe Bach |
| Stadium: | Forbes Field |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Steelers seasons |
The 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 20th in the National Football League they finished the season with a 5–7 record under head coach Joe Bach, who returned to the organization replacing John Michelosen.
The season was notable in that it was the last year the Steelers used the single-wing formation on offense, switching to the T formation the following year. The Steelers were the last NFL team to use the single-wing as their primary offensive formation.
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,501
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia – Grant 84 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Ziegler 4 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – Finks 20 run (kick blocked)
- Philadelphia – FG Walston 32
- Pittsburgh – Modzelewski 1 run (kick blocked)
- Philadelphia – Ziegler 3 run (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick)
- Philadelphia – Pihos 25 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 27 pass from Finks (kick blocked)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,923
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 10 pass from Finks (kick failed)
- Cleveland – Motley 68 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 30 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick)
- Cleveland – Jones 17 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Howard 57 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 18,648
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
'Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia – FG Walston 25
- Philadelphia – FG Walston 20
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 93 kick return (Kerkorian kick)
- Philadelphia – Brewer 1 run (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 25 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 54 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
- Philadelphia – Grant 17 pass from Enke (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – FG Walston 24
- Philadelphia – FG Walston 19
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,605
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Washington – Williams 62 punt return (LeBaron kick)
- Washington – Heath 1 run (LeBaron kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 6 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian 36
- Pittsburgh – Hays 1 interception (Kerkorian kick)
- Washington – Taylor 11 pass from Gilmer (LeBaron kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 36 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
- Washington – Taylor 43 pass from LeBaron (LeBaron kick)
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 20,395
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 25,866
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Dodrill 35 blocked field goal return (Kerkorian kick)
- Washington – LeBaron 2 run (Rykovich kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian 23
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 70 punt return (Kerkorian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Kerkorian kick)
- Washington – Safety, Finks tackled in end zone by Hennessey
- Washington – Taylor 40 pass from LeBaron (LeBaron kick)
- Washington – Justice 13 pass from LeBaron (Buksar kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 26,170
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Detroit – FG Walker 16
- Detroit – Girard 1 run (Walker kick)
- Detroit – Box 46 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 3 run (kick failed)
- Detroit – Girard 31 run (Walker kick)
- Detroit – Bailey 9 run (Layne kick)
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 34,973
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – Lavelli 22 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Safety, Finks tackled in end zone by Young
- Cleveland – FG Groza 11
- Cleveland – FG Groza 34
- Cleveland – Lavelli 22 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 33 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Butler 7 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
- Cleveland – Graham 2 run (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 38 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 9 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 18,330
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian 23
- PIttsburgh – Modzelewski 6 run (Kerkorian kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Paul 9 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
- Pittsburgh – Finks 1 run (Kerkorian kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Cross 38 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 15,140
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Notes: Tom Landry was brought in as a 3rd string quarterback for New York to complete the game for the entire 2nd half.[1]
at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 13,886
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 71,130
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Los Angeles – Fears 10 pass from Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick)
- Los Angeles – Lane 42 interception return (Waterfield kick)
- Pittsburgh – Hogan 15 interception return (Kerkorian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 13 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
- Los Angeles – Hirsch 65 pass from Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick)
- Los Angeles – Fears 5 pass from Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick)
External links
Notes and References
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eHxIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4WoDAAAAIBAJ&dq=rooney%20halas%20easy&pg=4195%2C2226761 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
