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1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coachBuddy Parker
Home fieldForbes Field
Results
Record6–5–1
Division place4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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

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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

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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

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

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,844
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

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

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 26,750
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

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

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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

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

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 28,218
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

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

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,596
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

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

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

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

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

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 24,614
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

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

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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:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 66,786
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

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

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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:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 68,563
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

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

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 22,191
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

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

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 41,476
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

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

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • 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

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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

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  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.
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