1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1951
record = 4-7-1
division_place = 4th NFL American Conference
coach = John Michelosen
stadium = Forbes Field
playoffs = none
previous = 1950
next = 1952

Regular season

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Game Summaries

Week 1 (Monday October 1, 1951): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=3
R2=7
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=7
H3=3
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 27,984
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Geri 31
* New York Giants - FG Poole 11
* New York Giants - Scott 56 pass from Tidwell (Poole kick)
* Pittsburgh - Geri 1 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Geri 26
* New York Giants - FG Poole 21

Week 2 (Sunday October 7, 1951): Green Bay Packers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=23
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Packers
H1=21
H2=7
H3=0
H4=7"at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 8,324
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Green Bay - Grimes 18 run (Cone kick)
* Green Bay - Mann 40 pass from Rote (Cone kick)
* Green Bay - Pelfrey 20 pass from Thomason (Cone kick)
* Green Bay - Rote 1 run (Cone kick)
* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 2 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Rogel 1 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Safety, Cloud tackled by Mehelich in end zone
* Pittsburgh - Finks 25 interception (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Geri 26
* Green Bay - Mann 16 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1951): San Francisco 49ers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=49ers
R1=7
R2=0
R3=21
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=10
H3=0
H4=14"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 27,307
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

'Scoring drives:

* San Francisco - Cason 65 interception (Soltau kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 77 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Geri 16
* San Francisco - Monachino 7 run (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco - Perry 4 pass from Albert (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco - Schabarum 8 run (Soltau kick)
* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 8 pass from Mathews (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 22 pass from Mathews (Geri kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1951): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Browns
H1=0
H2=10
H3=7
H4=0"at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 32,409
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Cleveland - Gillom 38 fumble run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - FG Groza 25
* Cleveland - Lahr 27 interception (Groza kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1951): Chicago Cardinals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=21
Home=Cardinals
H1=0
H2=0
H3=14
H4=0"at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 14,773
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Jansante 46 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
* Chicago Cardinals - Cross 1 run (Patton kick)
* Chicago Cardinals - Cross 7 run (Patton kick)
* Pittsburgh - Geri 49 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nickel 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Butler 52 interception (Geri run)

Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eagles
R1=0
R2=14
R3=13
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=7
H3=3
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,649
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Geri 22
* Pittsburgh - Shipkey 20 interception (Geri kick)
* Philadelphia - Walston 26 pass from Burk (Waltson kick)
* Philadelphia - Pihos 12 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Geri 40
* Philadelphia - S. Van Buren 2 run (kick failed)
* Philadelphia - Cowhig 25 fumble run (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia - Sandifer 30 pass from Burk (Walston kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1951): Green Bay Packers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Packers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=14
H2=7
H3=0
H4=7"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,080
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 13 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nuzum 3 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Geri 3 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Minarik 35 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick)
* Green Bay - Mann 20 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1951): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=0
R2=6
R3=3
R4=13
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 15,060
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Washington - Goode 2 run (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh - Mathews 68 punt return (Geri kick)
* Washington - FG Dudley 30
* Washington - FG Dudley 37
* Washington - FG Dudley 37
* Washington - Goode 10 run (Dudley kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 22, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=10
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Eagles
H1=0
H2=6
H3=0
H4=7"at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 15,537
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Geri 24
* Pittsburgh - Rogel 1 run (Geri kick)
* Philadelphia - Pihos 16 pass from Burk (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 37 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)
* Philadelphia - Parmer 15 run (Walston kick)

Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1951): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Giants
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=7"at Polo Grounds, New York, New York"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,196
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* New York Giants - Landry 9 fumble run (Poole kick)
* New York Giants - Schnellbacher 46 interception (Poole kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1951): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=0
R2=21
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 24,229
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Cleveland - Carpenter 24 run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Motley 8 run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Lavelli 7 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Taseff 3 run (Groza kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 16, 1951): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=20
Home=Redskins
H1=3
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 18,969
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* Washington - FG Dudley 15
* Washington - Tereshinski 16 pass from Baugh (Dudley kick)
* Pittsburgh - Chandnois 40 pass from Finks (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Rogel 3 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh - Geri 4 run (kick failed)

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