1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Week 1 (Saturday September 26, 1959): Cleveland Browns
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 33,844
 * Referee:
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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 (Bobby PIT 17-7ne kick)

Week 2 (Sunday October 4, 1959): Washington Redskins
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 (Bobby WSH 23-10 NEKICK)
 * Pittsburgh – Krutko 2 run (Layne kick)WSH 23–17

Week 3 (Sunday October 11, 1959): Philadelphia Eagles
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 27,343
 * Referee: Bud Brubaker
 * TV announcers:

Scoring drives:


 * Pittsburgh – Layne 10 run (Layne kick)
 * Philadelphia – Barnes 3 run (Walston kick)
 * Philadelphia – Powell 58 punt return (Walston kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Layne 12
 * Philadelphia – Van Brocklin 1 run (Walston kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Tracy 11 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
 * Philadelphia – McDonald 18 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Orr 17 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 18, 1959): Washington Redskins
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 28,218
 * Referee:
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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
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 33,596
 * Referee:
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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
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois


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Week 7 (Sunday November 8, 1959): Detroit Lions
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
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 66,786
 * Referee:
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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
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 68,563
 * Referee:
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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
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 22,191
 * Referee:
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Scoring drives:


 * Pittsburgh – FG Layne 17
 * Pittsburgh – Dial 12 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Orr 19 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Tracy 23 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Nagler 2 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 5, 1959): Chicago Bears
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 41,476
 * Referee:
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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
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time:
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 19,011
 * Referee:
 * TV announcers:

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)