1946 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1946 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	Jock Sutherland
Home field	Forbes Field
Results
Record	5–5–1
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 13th season of play as part of the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a record of 5–5–1. This season marked the first of two seasons played with Jock Sutherland as head coach.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date		Opponent	Result
1	September 20, 1946		Chicago Cardinals	W 14–7
2	September 29, 1946		Washington Redskins	T 14–14
3	October 6, 1946		New York Giants	L 17–14
4	October 13, 1946		Boston Yanks	W 16–7
5	October 20, 1946	@	Green Bay Packers	L 17–7
6	October 27, 1946	@	Boston Yanks	W 33–7
7	November 3, 1946		Washington Redskins	W 14–7
8	November 10, 1946	@	Detroit Lions	L 17–7
9	November 17, 1946		Philadelphia Eagles	W 10–7
10	November 24, 1946	@	New York Giants	L 7–0
11	December 1, 1946	@	Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–7

Game summaries

Week 1 (Friday September 20, 1946): Chicago Cardinals

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 32,951
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Seabright 8 pass from Dudley (Dudley kick)
Pittsburgh – Compagno 1 run (Dudley kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Goldberg 8 pass from Mallouf (Cuff kick)

Week 2 (Monday September 29, 1946): Washington Redskins

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

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 33,620
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Washington – Saenz 1 run (Poillon kick)
Washington – Todd 23 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
Pittsburgh – Jansante 17 pass from Clement (Dudley kick)
Pittsburgh – Dudley 1 run (Dudley kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 6, 1946): New York Giants

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 33,702
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

New York – Hapes 2 run (Strong kick)
New York – Filchock 70 run (Strong kick)
New York – FG Strong 23
Pittsburgh – Garnaas 30 pass from Dudley (Dudley kick)
Pittsburgh – Clement 2 run (Dudley kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 13, 1946): Boston Yanks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yanks	0	0	0	7	7
Steelers	0	16	0	0	16

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 34,297
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Lach 1 run (kick blocked)
Pittsburgh – Lach 5 run (Dudley kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Dudley 34
Boston – Scollard 6 fumble run (Scollard kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 20, 1946): Green Bay Packers

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

at East Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 22,588
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Green Bay – FG Fritsch 38
Pittsburgh – Dudley 31 run (Dudley kick)
Green Bay – Luhn, 19 pass from Comp (Fritsch kick)
Green Bay – Schlinkman 2 run (Fritsch kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 27, 1946): Boston Yanks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	6	0	14	13	33
Yanks	0	7	0	0	7

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 13,797
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Condit 18 run (kick failed)
Boston – Dimancheff 26 pass from Governali (Scollard kick)
Pittsburgh – Dudley 23 lateral from Compagno (Dudley kick)
Pittsburgh – R. Davis 29 fumble run (Dudley kick)
Pittsburgh – Dudley – 80 pass from Condit (Condit kick)
Pittsburgh – Dutton 38 run (kick failed)

Week 7 (Sunday November 3, 1946): Washington Redskins

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 36,995
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Dudley 80 interception (Dudley kick)
PIttsburgh – Lach 5 run (Dudley kick)
Washington – Baugh 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 10, 1946): Detroit Lions

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

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 13,621
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Detroit – FG Helms 35
Detroit – DeCorrevont 72 pass from Ryan (DeShane kick)
Pittsburgh – Dutton 12 run (Dudley kick)
Detroit – Greene 88 pass from Ryan (DeShane kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 17, 1946): Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	14	28
Steelers	7	14	7	0	28

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 38,882
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Philadelphia – Zimmerman 1 run (Zimmerman kick)
Pittsburgh – Lach 1 run (Condit kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Dudley 14

Week 10 (Sunday November 24, 1946): New York Giants

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

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Scoring Drives:

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 45,346
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

New York – Paschal 4 run (Strong kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 1, 1946): Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 29,943
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Philadelphia – Pritchard 58 run (Lio kick)
Philadelphia – FG Lio 15
Pittsburgh – Lach 7 run (Dudley kick)

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	7	3	1	.700	5–2–1	236	162	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	5	0	.545	5–3	231	220	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	5	1	.500	4–3–1	136	117	L2
Washington Redskins	5	5	1	.500	4–3–1	171	191	L2
Boston Yanks	2	8	1	.200	0–7–1	189	273	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers seasons

1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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Pittsburgh Steelers

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Championship seasons in bold

1946 NFL season

Eastern Division	Boston	New York	CHI Bears	CHI Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Detroit	Green Bay
	Washington			Los Angeles

Related: 1946 AAFC Season

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