1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Walt Kiesling
Home field Forbes Field
Results
Record 4–8
Division place 6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time (ET) Result
1 September 26, 1955 Chicago Cardinals W 14–7
2 October 2, 1955 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–26
3 October 9, 1955 New York Giants W 30–23
4 October 15, 1955 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–7
5 October 23, 1955 New York Giants W 19–17
6 October 30, 1955 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–0
7 November 5, 1955 at Chicago Cardinals L 27–13
8 November 13, 1955 Detroit Lions L 31–28
9 November 20, 1955 at Cleveland Browns L 41–14
10 November 27, 1955 Washington Redskins L 23–14
11 December 4, 1955 Cleveland Browns L 30–7
12 December 11, 1955 at Washington Redskins L 28–17

Game summaries

Week 1 (Monday September 26, 1955): Chicago Cardinals

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 2 (Sunday October 2, 1955): Los Angeles Rams

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 13 13 26
Rams 0 17 0 10 27

at Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

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Week 3 (Sunday October 9, 1955): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 3 7 6 23
Steelers 0 6 10 14 30

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 4 (Saturday November 15, 1955): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
Steelers 7 0 6 0 13

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1955): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 6 7 6 0 19
Giants 7 7 3 0 17

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

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Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1955): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
Eagles 0 0 14 10 24

at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Week 7 (Saturday November 5, 1955): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 10 0 0 13
Cardinals 10 14 3 0 27

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

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Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1955): Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 14 10 7 31
Steelers 0 7 0 21 28

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1955): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 0 0 14
Browns 7 14 13 7 41

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1955): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 7 7 9 0 23
Steelers 0 7 0 7 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1955): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 10 10 10 0 30
Steelers 0 0 0 7 7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1955): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 14 3 0 17
Redskins 7 0 7 14 28

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 7–2–1 349 218 W2
Washington Redskins 8 4 0 .667 6–4 246 222 W1
New York Giants 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 267 223 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 4 7 1 .364 4–5–1 248 231 L1
Chicago Cardinals 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 224 252 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 4–6 195 285 L7

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

References

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