1958 Pittsburgh Steelers season explained
The 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 26th in the National Football League.
After the second game of the season, Steelers coach Buddy Parker, formerly in Detroit, arranged a trade on October 6 that sent quarterback Earl Morrall and two draft picks to the Detroit Lions for quarterback Bobby Layne,[1] [2] [3] a future hall of famer.
Regular season
See main article: 1958 NFL season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
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| 1 | September 28 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–23 | 0–1 |
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| 2 | October 5 | | L 12–45 | 0–2 |
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| 3 | October 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–3 | 1–2 |
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| 4 | October 19 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–27 | 1–3 |
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| 5 | October 26 | at New York Giants | L 6–17 | 1–4 |
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| 6 | November 2 | | W 24–16 | 2–4 |
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| 7 | November 9 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–24 | 3–4 |
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| 8 | November 16 | New York Giants | W 31–10 | 4–4 |
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| 9 | November 23 | | W 27–20 | 5–4 |
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| 10 | November 30 | | W 24–10 | 6–4 |
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| 11 | December 7 | at Washington Redskins | T 14–14 | 6–4–1 |
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| 12 | | Chicago Cardinals | W 38–21 | 7–4–1 | |
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Game summaries
at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 32,150
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- San Francisco – McElhenny 2 run (Soltau kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 10 pass from Morrall (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 22
- Pittsburgh – Younger 1 run (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 23
- San Francisco – Pace 11 run (kick blocked)
- San Francisco – Brodie 1 run (Soltau kick)
- San Francisco – FG Soltau 22
[4] at Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,130
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland – Brown 23 run (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Mitchell 21 pass from Plum (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Brewster 8 pass from Plum (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 31
- Cleveland – FG Groza 32
- Cleveland – Brown 59 run (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Brown 3 run (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – P. Carpenter 4 pass from Ninowski (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Ninowski tackled by Stautner in end zone
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 23,153
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 31 run (Miner kick)
- Philadelphia – FG Walston 36
- Pittsburgh – Younger 1 run (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 26
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 66,852
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 64 pass from Tracy (Miner kick)
- Cleveland – Brown 27 pass from Plum (Groza kick)
- Cleveland – Brown 48 run (Plum kick)
- Cleveland – Renfro 36 pass from Plum (Plum kick)
- Cleveland – Mitchell 7 pass from Plum (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 47
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 25,007
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- New York Giants – Karilivacz 23 fumble run (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 27
- New York Giants – FG Summerall 34
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 39
- New York Giants – Heinrich 1 run (Summerall kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 19,525
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – FG Baker 13
- Pittsburgh – Orr 19 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Younger 2 run (Miner kick)
- Washington – FG Baker 27
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 62 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Washington – FG Baker 32
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 43
- Washington – Walton 26 pass from Guglielmi (Baker kick)
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 26,306
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 38
- Philadelphia – Retzlaff 18 pass from Barnes (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 13 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 25 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Philadelphia – FG Walston 16
- Philadelphia – Barnes 3 run (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 34 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 40 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Philadelphia – McDonald 10 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 30,030
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- New York Giants – Gifford 1 run (Summerall kick)
- New York Giants – FG Summerall 42
- Pittsburgh – Layne 1 run (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 9 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Glick 37 fumble run (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 43 (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Layne 1 run (Miner kick)
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 15,946
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 101 kick return (Conrad kick)
- Pittsburgh – Elter 5 run (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 37
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 38
- Pittsburgh – Elter 8 run (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 30
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 12
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 1 run (Conrad kick)
- Pittsburgh – Orr 78 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,094
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 30 run (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 22
- Chicago Bears – Jewett 13 pass from Brown (Blanda kick)
- Chicago Bears – FG Blanda 34
- Pittsburgh – Orr 48 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 18 run (Miner kick)
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 23,370
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Bosseler 7 run (Baker kick)
- Washington – Bosseler 2 run (Baker kick)
- Pittsburgh – Orr 55 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – McClairen 28 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather: Sunny, cold (the water pipes in Pitt Stadium froze)
- Game attendance: 16,660
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Orr 36 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 92 kick return (Conrad kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Miner 13
- Pittsburgh – Layne 17 run (Miner kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Watkins 48 pass from Reynolds (Conrad kick)
- Pittsburgh – Orr 17 pass from Layne (Miner kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 1 run (Conrad kick)
- Pittsburgh – Orr 72 pass from Tracy (Miner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Reynolds 5 run (Miner kick)
Standings
References
- News: Layne takes over as Steeler QB. Pittsburgh Press. Livingston. Pat. October 7, 1958. 27.
- News: Steelers get Layne for Morrall. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sell. Jack. October 7, 1958.
- News: Lions send Bobby Layne to Steelers for Morrall . Youngstown Vindicator . (Ohio) . Associated Press . October 7, 1958 . 21.
- Game program
