The 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 17th in the National Football League, and the second season with John Michelosen as head coach. The team finished the season with a record of 6–5-1, improving slightly from the previous season record of 4–8, but again failing to qualify for the playoffs.
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 25, 1949): New York Giants
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,957
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 52 pass from Gage (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nuzum 9 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh – Samuel 31 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh – Geri 2 run (Glamp kick)
- New York Giants – Poole 13 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
Week 2 (Monday October 3, 1949): Washington Redskins
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 30,000
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Washington – Taylor 24 pass from Baugh (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nuzum 27 run (Glamp kick)
- Washington – Sandifer 35 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
- Washington – Taylor 58 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
- Washington – Goode 1 run (Poillon kick)
Week 3 (Saturday October 8, 1949): Washington Redskins
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 21,355
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
- Detroit – Doll 95 interception (Dudley kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 16, 1949): New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 29,911
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
- New York Giants – FG Agajanian 38
- New York Giants – Scott 4 run (Agajanian kick)
- New York Giants – Scott 2 run (Agajanian kick)
- Pittsburgh – Samuelson 26 fumble run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh – Jansante 29 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)
Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1949): New York Bulldogs
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,042
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Nuzum 25 run (Glamp kick)
- New York Bulldogs – Layne 1 run (Scollard kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 17
- Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
- New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 27
- New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 25
- Pittsburgh – Nuzum 6 run (Glamp kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 37,903
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia – FG Patton 48
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 1 run (Muha kick)
- Philadelphia – Scott 70 punt return (Muha kick)
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 6 run (Muha kick)
- Pittsburgh – Jansante 35 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)
- Philadelphia – Thompson 1 run (Muha kick)
- Philadelphia – Pihos 15 pass from Mackrides (Muha kick)
Week 7 (Sunday November 6, 1949): Washington Redskins
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance:
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Washington – Taylor 51 pass from Gilmer (Poillon kick)
- Pittsburgh – Finks 5 run (Glamp kick)
- Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
- Washington – Stout 74 run (Poillon kick)
- Washington – Stout 1 run (kick failed)
- Washington -Dowda 1 run (Poillon kick)
Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1949): Los Angeles Rams
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,510
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Geri 18 run (Glamp kick)
- Los Angeles – Gehrke 1 run (Waterfield kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1949): Green Bay Packers
at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance:
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Jansante 47 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nuzum 64 run (Geri kick)
- Green Bay – Girard 1 run (Fritsch kick)
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Girard's punt blocked out of end zone by Samuelson
- Pittsburgh – Nuzum 8 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
- Pittsburgh – Gage 3 run (Geri kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,191
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia – Armstrong 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nuzum 67 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
- Philadelphia – FG Patton 16
- Pittsburgh – FG Geri 34
- Philadelphia – Ferrante 3 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
- Philadelphia – Parmer 1 run (Patton kick)
- Philadelphia – FG Patton 13
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 40 pass from Gage (Geri kick)
Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1949): Chicago Bears
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 36,071
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Chicago Bears – Rykovick 20 pass from Lujack (Lujack kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 48 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
- Chicago Bears – Hoffman 3 run (Lujack kick)
- Chicago Bears – FG Blanda 33
- Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (kick failed)
- Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (Lujack kick)
- Pittsburgh – Gage 97 run (Geri kick)
- Pittsburgh – Gage 6 run (Geri kick)
Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1949): New York Bulldogs
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 4,028
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh – Jansante 44 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
- Pittsburgh – Geri 1 run (Geri kick)
- Pittsburgh – Finks 17 pass from Seabright (Geri kick)
Standings
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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