The 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season marked the franchise's 27th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team won one fewer game than it did the previous year, finishing with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie.

Regular season

In 1959 the Steelers offered seats at four price levels — $6.00, $5.00, $4.00, and $3.00.[1] No season prices for the six game slate were published.[1]

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 26 Cleveland Browns W 17–7 1–0 Forbes Field 33,844 Recap
2 October 4 Washington Redskins L 17–23 1–1 Forbes Field 26,750 Recap
3 October 11 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–28 1–2 Franklin Field 27,343 Recap
4 October 18 at Washington Redskins W 27–6 2–2 Griffith Stadium 28,218 Recap
5 October 25 New York Giants L 16–21 2–3 Forbes Field 33,596 Recap
6 November 1 at Chicago Cardinals L 24–45 2–4 Soldier Field 23,187 Recap
7 November 8 Detroit Lions T 10–10 2–4–1 Forbes Field 24,614 Recap
8 November 15 at New York Giants W 14–9 3–4–1 Yankee Stadium 66,786 Recap
9 November 22 at Cleveland Browns W 21–20 4–4–1 Cleveland Stadium 68,563 Recap
10 November 29 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–0 5–4–1 Forbes Field 22,191 Recap
11 December 6 at Chicago Bears L 21–27 5–5–1 Wrigley Field 41,476 Recap
12 December 13 Chicago Cardinals W 35–20 6–5–1 Forbes Field 19,011 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 (Saturday September 26, 1959): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 7 0 0 7
Steelers 0 0 10 7 17

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 33,844
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Cleveland – Plum 1 run (Groza kick) CLE 7–0
  • Pittsburgh – FG Layne 26 CLE 7–3
  • Pittsburgh – Orr 20 pass from Layne (Layne kick) PIT 10–7
  • Pittsburgh – Brewster 19 pass from Layne (Layne kick) PIT 17-7

Week 2 (Sunday October 4, 1959): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 3 6 14 0 23
Steelers 0 0 10 7 17

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 26,750
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Washington – FG Baker 25 WSH 3–0
  • Washington – FG Baker 47 WSH 3–0
  • Washington – FG Baker 48 WSH 9–0
  • Washington – Anderson 70 pass from Gugliemi (Baker kick) WSH 16–0
  • Pittsburgh – FG Layne 32 WSH 16–3
  • Washington – Walton 26 pass from Gugliemi (Baker kick)WSH 23–3
  • Pittsburgh – Brewster 30 pass from Layne (Layne kick) WSH 23-10
  • Pittsburgh – Krutko 2 run (Layne kick) WSH 23–17

Week 3 (Sunday October 11, 1959): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 3 7 7 24
Eagles 7 7 7 7 28

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 27,343
  • Referee: Bud Brubaker
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Steelers – Bobby Layne 10 run (Layne kick), PIT 7–0
  • Eagles – Billy Ray Barnes 3 run (Walston kick), TIE 7–7
  • Eagles – Art Powell 58 punt return (Walston kick), PHI 14–7
  • Steelers – FG Bobby Lane 12, PHI 14–10
  • Eagles – Norm Van Brocklin 1 run (Walston kick), PHI 21–10
  • Steelers – Tom Tracy 11 pass from Layne (Layne kick), PHI 21–17
  • Eagles – Tommy McDonald 18 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick), PHI 28–17
  • Steelers – Jimmy Orr 17 pass from Layne (Layne kick), PHI 28–24
Team Category Player Statistics
Steelers Passing Bobby Layne 18/33, 209 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Tom Tracy 11 Rush, 33 Yds
Receiving Tom Tracy 4 Rec, 70 Yds, TD
Eagles Passing Norm Van Brocklin 13/27, 172 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Clarence Peaks 14 Rush, 42 Yds
Receiving Tommy McDonald 4 Rec, 66 Yds, TD

Week 4 (Sunday October 18, 1959): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 14 7 0 6 27
Redskins 6 0 0 0 6

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 28,218
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Krutko 1 run (Layne kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Tarasovic 38 fumble run (Layne kick)
  • Washington – FG Baker 30
  • Washington – FG Baker 39
  • Pittsburgh – Krutko 4 run (Layne kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Layne 23
  • Pittsburgh – FG Layne 22

Week 5 (Sunday October 25, 1959): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 14 0 0 7 21
Steelers 10 0 3 3 16

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 33,596
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Layne 37
  • New York Giants – Gifford 77 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
  • New York Giants – Gifford 28 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Dial 35 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Layne 19
  • New York Giants – Huff 5 fumble run (Summerall kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Layne 17

Week 6 (Sunday November 1, 1959): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 10 7 7 24
Cardinals 14 21 0 10 45

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

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Week 7 (Sunday November 8, 1959): Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 0 0 3 10
Steelers 0 0 3 7 10

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 24,614
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Detroit – Rote 1 run (Perry kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Layne 29
  • Detroit – FG Martin 27
  • Pittsburgh – Tracy 20 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 15, 1959): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 0 7 14
Giants 0 6 3 0 9

at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 66,786
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • New York Giants – FG Summerall 21
  • New York Giants – FG Summerall 27
  • Pittsburgh – Orr 4 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
  • New York Giants – FG Summerall 29
  • Pittsburgh – Tracy 45 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 22, 1959): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 14 0 7 21
Browns 0 6 0 14 20

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 68,563
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Tracy 4 run (Layne kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Layne kick)
  • Cleveland – Renfro 30 pass from Plum (kick failed)
  • Cleveland – Renfro 28 pass from Plum (Groza kick)
  • Cleveland – Renfro 70 pass from Plum (Groza kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nagler 17 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 29, 1959): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
Steelers 3 7 7 14 31

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 22,191
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

Week 11 (Sunday December 5, 1959): Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 14 7 0 27
Steelers 0 7 7 7 21

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 41,476
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Chicago Bears – Casares 3 run (kick failed)
  • Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run (Aveni kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run (Aveni kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Tracy 2 run (Layne kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run (Aveni kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Krutko 7 run (Layne kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Dial 25 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1959): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 6 0 7 7 20
Steelers 0 28 7 0 35

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 19,011
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 37
  • Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 20
  • Pittsburgh – Layne 9 run (Layne kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Dial 35 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Dial 11 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Tracy 16 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Conrad 21 pass from Hill (Conrad kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Orr 16 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Crow 7 pass from Hill (Conrad kick)

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 10 2 0 .833 8–2 284 170 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 6–4 268 278 L1
Cleveland Browns 7 5 0 .583 6–4 270 214 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 6–4 257 216 W1
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 185 350 L5
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 234 324 L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 9–1 374 251 W5
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 6–4 252 196 W7
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 5–5 255 237 L2
Green Bay Packers 7 5 0 .583 6–4 248 246 W4
Detroit Lions 3 8 1 .273 2–8 203 275 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 10 0 .167 2–8 242 315 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ a b E.J. O'Malley, "Purchasing NFL Tickets: A Guide to Ticket Information," Sports Forecast, vol. 2, no. 2. Chicago: E.J. O'Malley Publishing Co., 1959; p. 78.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season
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