NFL team season
The 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 24th in the National Football League.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Preseason
[1]
Regular season
Schedule
Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Venue
|
Attendance
|
Recap
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1
|
September 30
|
Washington Redskins
|
W 30–13
|
1–0
|
Forbes Field
|
27,718
|
Recap
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2
|
|
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
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Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
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Game summaries
|
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:
|
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)
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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)
|
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:
|
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:
|
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:
|
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)
|
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:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 13 run (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Butler 6 fumble run (Glick kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 45 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
|
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)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Giants
|
6
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
13 |
Steelers
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,540
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
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)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Steelers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Lions
|
14
|
24
|
7
|
0 |
45 |
at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- 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)
|
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
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
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Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) |
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