1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 24th in the National Football League.Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result |
| 1 | September 30, 1956 | Washington Redskins | | W 30–13 |
| 2 | October 6, 1956 | Cleveland Browns | | L 14–10 |
| 3 | October 14, 1956 | Philadelphia Eagles | | L 35–21 |
| 4 | October 21, 1956 | at New York Giants | | L 38–10 |
| 5 | October 28, 1956 | at Cleveland Browns | | W 24–16 |
| 6 | November 4, 1956 | New York Giants | | L 17–14 |
| 7 | November 11, 1956 | at Philadelphia Eagles | | L 14–7 |
| 8 | November 18, 1956 | Chicago Cardinals | | W 14–7 |
| 9 | November 25, 1956 | at Chicago Cardinals | | L 38–27 |
| 10 | December 2, 1956 | Los Angeles Rams | | W 30–13 |
| 11 | December 9, 1956 | at Detroit Lions | | L 45–7 |
| 12 | December 16, 1956 | at Washington Redskins | | W 23–0 |
Game summaries
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,718
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run
- Washington – FG Baker 42
- Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 1 run
- Washington – FG Baker 41
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 27
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 17 pass from Marchibroda
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 5 run
- Washington – Meilinger 13 pass from LeBaron
Week 2 (Saturday October 6, 1956): [Cleveland Browns]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,398
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – Ratterman 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 30
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 1 run
- Cleveland – Modzelewski 13 run
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,375
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia – Schaefer 1 run
- Philadelphia – Walston 51 pass from Thomason
- Philadelphia – Bell 28 interception
- Philadelphia – Bredice 40 pass from Thomason
- Pittsburgh – Perry 15 pass from Marchibroda
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 64 pass from Marchibroda
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 20 pass from Marchibroda
- Philadelphia – Keller 51 run
Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1956): [New York Giants]
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 48,108
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35
- New York Giants – MacAfee 14 pass from Conerly
- New York Giants – Webster 21 pass from Conerly
- New York Giants – FG Agajanian 14
- New York Giants – Gifford 1 run
- New York Giants – Rote 19 pass from Conerly
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 14 pass from Marchibroda
- New York Giants – Filpski 35 run
Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1956): [Cleveland Browns]
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,358
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – Lavelli 68 pass from Parilli
- Cleveland – Paul 35 interception
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 10 pass from Marchibroda
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Perry 75 pass from Marchibroda
- Cleveland – FG Groza 28
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 11
Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1956): [New York Giants]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,240
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- New York Giants – Webster 1 run
- New York Giants – FG Agajanian 32
- Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run
- New York Giants – Rote 3 pass from Conerly
- Pittsburgh – Watson 6 run
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,652
- Referee: Jack Glascott
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 1 run
- Philadelphia – Burnine 35 pass from Thomason
- Philadelphia – Keller 1 run
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 24,086
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 13 run
- Pittsburgh – Butler 6 fumble run
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 45 pass from McHan
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 17,724
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Chicago Cardinals – Root 3 run
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Marchibroda
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 1 run
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 79 run
- Chicago Cardinals – Childress 34 pass from Root
- Pittsburgh – Ford 3 run
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Marchibroda
- Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Ford 4 run
Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1956): [Los Angeles Rams]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,540
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Los Angeles – McFadin 21 fumble run
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 22 pass from Scarbath
- Pittsburgh – FG Watson 16
- Los Angeles – Boyd 61 pass from Wade
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 6 pass from Marchibroda
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 47 pass from Scarbath
Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1956): [Detroit Lions]
at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,124
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Detroit – Hart 20 pass from Layne
- Detroit – Gedman 5 run
- Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run
- Detroit – Lary 73 interception
- Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return
- Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return
- Detroit – FG Layne 13
- Detroit – Reichow 41 pass from Gilmer
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 49,086
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 48 pass from Marchibroda
- Pittsburgh – Butler 10 pass from Marchibroda
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Dorow tackled by McPeak in end zone
Standings
