1946 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 13th season of play as part of the 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.

Week 1 (Friday September 20, 1946): Chicago Cardinals
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
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
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
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 fuble run (Scollard kick)

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