1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coachWalt Kiesling
Home fieldForbes Field
Results
Record5–7
Division placeT–4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 24th in the National Football League.

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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See also: 1956 NFL draft
1956 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Gary Glick  DB Colorado A&M
1 5 Art Davis  DB Mississippi State
2 17 Joe Krupa *  DT Purdue
3 29 Jim Taylor  C Baylor
4 39 Dick Murley  T Purdue
5 52 Bill Murakowski  B Purdue
6 63 Ray Taylor  B TCU
7 76 Dick Gaspari  C George Washington
8 87 Vere Wellmen  G Wichita
9 100 Wayne Edmonds  G Notre Dame
10 111 Lou Baldacci  HB Michigan
10 118 Bob Nolan  E Miami (FL)
12 135 Phil Tarasovic  E Yale
13 148 Weldon Holley  B Baylor
14 159 Jim Emmons  T Alabama
16 183 Lionel Reed  B Central State (OK)
17 196 Bill Schmitt  G Pittsburgh
18 207 John Stephans  QB Holy Cross
19 220 Jerry Jacobs  G Florida State
20 231 Fred Glatz  E Pittsburgh
21 244 Gene Martell  T Notre Dame
22 255 Ray DiPasquale  B Pittsburgh
23 268 Pete Neft  QB Pittsburgh
24 279 Bryan Engram  E TCU
25 292 Bill O'Dell  B Clemson
26 303 Frank Sweeney  G Xavier
27 316 Buddy Benson  B Arkansas
28 327 Bill DeGraaf  B Cornell
29 340 Wes Thompson  T Alabama
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 17 vs. Detroit Lions L 15–20 0–1 Glass Bowl 11,912
2 August 25 vs. Baltimore Colts L 16–37 0–2 Nippert Stadium 12,500
3 September 8 Chicago Bears L 10–21 0–3 Forbes Field 22,194
4 September 15 vs. Philadelphia Eagles W 14–12 1–3 Metropolitan Stadium 14,742
5 September 22 vs. Los Angeles Rams W 20–17 2–3 Multnomah Stadium 20,559

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 30 Washington Redskins W 30–13 1–0 Forbes Field 27,718 Recap
2 October 6 Cleveland Browns L 10–14 1–1 Forbes Field 35,398 Recap
3 October 14 Philadelphia Eagles L 21–35 1–2 Forbes Field 31,375 Recap
4 October 21 at New York Giants L 10–38 1–3 Yankee Stadium 48,108 Recap
5 October 28 at Cleveland Browns W 24–16 2–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 50,358 Recap
6 November 4 New York Giants L 14–17 2–4 Forbes Field 31,240 Recap
7 November 11 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–14 2–5 Connie Mack Stadium 22,652 Recap
8 November 18 Chicago Cardinals W 14–7 3–5 Forbes Field 24,086 Recap
9 November 25 at Chicago Cardinals L 27–38 3–6 Comiskey Park 17,724 Recap
10 December 2 Los Angeles Rams W 30–13 4–6 Forbes Field 20,540 Recap
11 December 9 at Detroit Lions L 7–45 4–7 Briggs Stadium 52,124 Recap
12 December 16 at Washington Redskins W 23–0 5–7 Griffith Stadium 21,097 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1 (Sunday September 30, 1956): Washington Redskins

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1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 6 0 7 13
Steelers 7 7 9 7 30

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 27,718
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Week 2 (Saturday October 6, 1956): Cleveland Browns

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1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 7 0 7 14
Steelers 0 10 0 0 10

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 35,398
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Cleveland – Ratterman 1 run (Groza kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Glick 30
  • Pittsburgh – Chandnois 1 run (Glik kick)
  • Cleveland – Modzelewski 13 run (Groza kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1956): Philadelphia Eagles

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 21 0 7 35
Steelers 0 0 7 14 21

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 31,375
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Philadelphia – Schaefer 1 run (Walston kick)
  • Philadelphia – Walston 51 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
  • Philadelphia – Bell 28 interception (Walston kick)
  • Philadelphia – Bredice 40 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Perry 15 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews 64 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews 20 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
  • Philadelphia – Keller 51 run (Walston kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1956): New York Giants

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 0 0 7 10
Giants 0 17 14 7 38

at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 48,108
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35
  • New York Giants – MacAfee 14 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
  • New York Giants – Webster 21 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
  • New York Giants – FG Agajanian 14
  • New York Giants – Gifford 1 run (Agajanian kick)
  • New York Giants – Rote 19 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel 14 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
  • New York Giants – Filpski 35 run (Agajanian kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1956): Cleveland Browns

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 21 0 3 24
Browns 13 0 0 3 16

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 50,358
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1956): New York Giants

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1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 3 7 0 17
Steelers 0 0 7 7 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 31,240
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1956): Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 22,652
  • Referee: Jack Glascott
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 1 run (Glick kick)
  • Philadelphia – Burnine 35 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
  • Philadelphia – Keller 1 run (Walston kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1956): Chicago Cardinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 7 0 7 0 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 24,086
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Rogel 13 run (Glick kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Butler 6 fumble run (Glick kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Matson 45 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 25, 1956): Chicago Cardinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 0 20 27
Cardinals 7 17 7 7 38

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 17,724
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Chicago Cardinals – Root 3 run (Summerall kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Matson 1 run (Summerall kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
  • Chicago Cardinals – Matson 79 run (Summerall kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Childress 34 pass from Root (Summerall kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Ford 3 run (Watson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Marchibroda (kick failed)
  • Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run (Summerall kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Ford 4 run (Watson kick)

Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1956): Los Angeles Rams

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1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 6 0 7 0 13
Steelers 7 7 0 7 21

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 20,540
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Los Angeles – McFadin 21 fumble run (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel 22 pass from Scarbath (Watson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Watson 16
  • Los Angeles – Boyd 61 pass from Wade (Richter kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews 6 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Watson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel 47 pass from Scarbath (kick failed)

Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1956): Detroit Lions

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 0 0 7
Lions 14 24 7 0 45

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 52,124
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Detroit – Hart 20 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
  • Detroit – Gedman 5 run (Layne kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run (Watson kick)
  • Detroit – Lary 73 interception (Layne kick)
  • Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick)
  • Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick)
  • Detroit – FG Layne 13
  • Detroit – Reichow 41 pass from Gilmer (Layne kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 16, 1956): Washington Redskins

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 0 16 23
Redskins 0 0 0 0 0

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 49,086
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 3 1 .727 7–3 264 197 W1
Chicago Cardinals 7 5 0 .583 7–3 240 182 W1
Washington Redskins 6 6 0 .500 5–5 183 225 L2
Cleveland Browns 5 7 0 .417 4–6 167 177 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 4–6 217 250 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 8 1 .273 3–7 143 215 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ "1956 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives.
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