1947 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1947
record = 8-4
division_place = 2nd NFL Eastern Division
coach = Jock Sutherland
stadium = Forbes Field
playoffs = Lost Divisional Playoff
previous = 1946
next = 1948

Regular season

chedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 21, 1947): Detroit Lions

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Lions
R1=7
R2=0
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=10"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 34,691
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Detroit - Dudley 30 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jansante 15 pass from Slater (Glamp kick)
* Detroit - FG Zimmerman 18
* Pittsburgh - Repko 48 fumble run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 35

Week 2 (Monday September 29, 1947): Los Angeles Rams

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Rams
R1=6
R2=14
R3=7
R4=21
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 35,658
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Los Angeles - FG Waterfield 30
* Los Angeles - FG Waterfield 45
* Los Angeles - Hoerner 4 run (Waterfield kick)
* Pittsburgh - Lach 4 run (Glamp kick)
* Los Angeles - Benton 11 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)
* Los Angeles - Washington 9 lateral from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)
* Los Angeles - Hubbell 45 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)
* Los Angeles - Hubbell 15 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)
* Los Angeles - Washington 6 run

Week 3 (Sunday October 5, 1947): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=7
R3=14
R4=2
Home=Redskins
H1=0
H2=7
H3=13
H4=7"at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 36,565
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 15
* Washington - Nussbaumer 55 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
* Pittsburgh - Lach 15 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
* Washington - Poillon 3 pass from Baugh (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - Compagno 64 int (Glamp kick)
* Washington - Taylor 35 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
* Pittsburgh - Sullivan 50 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Safety, Baugh stepped out of end zone
* Washington - Farmer 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 12, 1947): Boston Yanks

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=9
Home=Yanks
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=14"at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 18,894
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - White 52 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Safety, Dancewicz tackled in end zone by Bova
* Pittsburgh - Clement 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Boston - Currivan 33 pass from Dancewicz (Scollard kick)
* Boston - Currivan 20 pass from Dancewicz (Maznicki kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 19, 1947): Philadelphia Eagles

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 33,538
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Compagno 39 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
* Philadelphia - Pihos 43 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Patton 14
* Philadelphia - Pritchard 69 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
* Pittsburgh - Clement 5 run (Glamp kick)
* Philadelphia - Pihos 17 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
* Pittsburgh - Garnaas 19 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Clement 23 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 26, 1947): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=17
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Giants
H1=0
H2=7
H3=7
H4=7"at Polo Grounds, New York, New York"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 41,736
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Jansante 7 pass from Lach (Glamp kick)
* New York - Carroll 18 pass from Governali (Strong kick)
* Pittsburgh - Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 37
* Pittsburgh - Garnaas 68 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
* New York - Blumenstock 1 run (Strong kick)
* Pittsburgh - Sinkovitz 47 int (Glamp kick)
* New York - Livingston 65 pass from Governali (Strong kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 2, 1947): Green Bay Packers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=6
R3=7
R4=2
Home=Packers
H1=10
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 30,073
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Green Bay - Goodnight 69 pass from Jacobs (Cuff kick)
* Green Bay - FG Cuff 16
* Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 23
* Pittsburgh - Jansante 37 pass from Clement (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - Compagno 55 int (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Safety, Jacobs tackled in end zone by Calcagni
* Green Bay - Luhn 27 pass from Jacobs (Cuff kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 9, 1947): Washington Redskins

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 36,257
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Lach run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Compagno 2 run (Glamp kick)
* Washington - Taylor 24 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
* Pittsburgh - Clement 18 run (Glamp kick)
* Washington - Castiglia 2 run (Poillon kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 16, 1947): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=0
H3=0
H4=21"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 35,000
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 12
* New York - Paschka 2 run (Strong kick)
* Pittsburgh - Compagno 4 run (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jansante 19 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - Seabright 39 int (Glamp kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 23, 1947): Chicago Bears

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Bears
H1=7
H2=14
H3=7
H4=21"at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois"

Scoring Drives:

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 34,142
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Chicago Bears - McAfee 2 run (McLean kick)
* Chicago Bears - Kavanaugh 6 pass from Luckman (McLean kick)
* Chicago Bears - McAfee 4 run (McLean kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jansante 15 pass from Morales (Glamp kick)
* Chicago Bears - Kindt 3 run (McLean kick)
* Chicago Bears - Keane 6 pass from Luckman (McLean kick)
* Chicago Bears - Gulyanics 44 run (McLean kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 30, 1947): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Eagles
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=14"at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,218
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Philadelphia - Van Buren 2 run (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia - Muha 28 run (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia - Mackrides 1 run (Patton kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 7, 1947): Boston Yanks

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 31,398
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Mastrangelo recovered blocked punt in end zone (Glamp kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Glamp 30
* Boston - Golding 14 run (Maznicki kick)
* Pittsburgh - Lach 1 run (Glamp kick)

Post Season

Game Summary

Week 14 (Sunday December 21, 1947): Philadelphia Eagles

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 35,729
* Referee:

Scoring Drives:

* Philadelphia - Van Buren 15 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia - Ferrante 28 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
* Philadelphia - Pritchard 79 punt return (Patton kick)

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