1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Walt Kiesling
Owner Art Rooney
Home field Forbes Field
Results
Record 2–7–2
Division place 4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 8th in the National Football League. It was also the first season in which the team was known as the Pittsburgh Steelers, and not the copycat "Pirates" moniker. The 1940 team was led by head coach Walt Kiesling in his first full season as the head coach. Kiesling's assistant coaches were Wilbur "Bill" Sortet and Hank Bruder, who both also played.

Offseason

[1] They held training camp at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania.[2]

In the 1940 NFL Draft the Steelers continued their pattern of trading away high picks when they dealt their first-round selection (second overall), halfback Kay Eakin from Arkansas, to the New York Giants for tackle Ox Parry, who would never play for the Steelers.[3]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 2, 1940 Chicago Cardinals T 7-7
2 September 15, 1940 New York Giants T 10-10
3 September 22, 1940 @ Detroit Lions W 10-7
4 September 29, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers L 3-10
5 October 6, 1940 Washington Redskins L 10-40
6 October 13, 1940 @ Brooklyn Dodgers L 0-21
7 October 20, 1940 @ New York Giants L 0-12
8 October 27, 1940 @ Green Bay Packers L 3-24
9 November 3, 1940 @ Washington Redskins L 10-37
10 November 10, 1940 Philadelphia Eagles W 7-3
11 November 28, 1940 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 0-7

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 8, 1940): Chicago Cardinals

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Week 2 (Sunday, September 15, 1940): New York Giants

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 3 (Sunday September 22, 1940): Detroit Lions

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

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

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Week 4 (Sunday September 29, 1940): Brooklyn Dodgers

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 5 (Sunday October 6, 1940): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 14 7 13 6 40
Steelers 3 0 7 0 10

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 6 (Sunday October 13, 1940): Brooklyn Dodgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
Dodgers 14 0 0 7 21

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

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Week 7 (Sunday October 20, 1940): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
Giants 7 3 0 2 12

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

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Week 8 (Sunday October 27, 1940): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 0 0 0 3
Packers 7 3 0 14 24

at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Week 9 (Sunday November 3, 1940): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 7 0 0 10
Redskins 6 7 7 17 37

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

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Week 10 (Sunday November 10, 1940): Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

The Steelers defeated the Eagles 7–0. The game is the last in NFL history as of 2013 to not have a penalty called on either team.[4]

Week 13 (Thursday November 28, 1940): Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Washington Redskins 9 2 0 .818 6–2 245 142 W1
Brooklyn Dodgers 8 3 0 .727 6–2 186 120 W4
New York Giants 6 4 1 .600 5–2–1 131 133 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 7 2 .222 1–6–1 60 178 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 1 10 0 .091 1–7 111 211 L1

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

References

  1. "Steelers Get Patterson from Bears". Pittsburgh Press. August 11, 1940. p. 9 (third section). Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  2. "Pretty Soft: Steelers to Have Fine Training Quarters". Pittsburgh Press. July 14, 1940. p. 10 (third section). Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  3. "Steelers Get Giant Tackle". Pittsburgh Press. April 13, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  4. "Fact or Fiction? There's never been a NFL game without any penalties". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
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