NFL team season
The 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a record of 4–8, failing to qualify for the playoffs. This season marked the first played with John Michelosen as head coach.
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Total
Steelers
7
7
0
0
14
Redskins
7
0
0
10
17
at Griffith Stadium , Washington, DC
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 32,084
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Washington – Castiglia 22 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
Pittsburgh – Clement 28 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Glamp 38 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
Washington – Turley 33 fumble run (Poillon kick)
Washington – FG Poillon 28
Total
Yanks
7
7
0
0
14
Steelers
0
7
3
14
24
at Forbes Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 26,216
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Boston – Paschal 15 pass from Youel (Zimmerman kick)
Boston – Pritko 33 fumble run (Zimmerman kick)
Pittsburgh – Nickel 24 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 35
Pittsburgh – Seabright 7 pass from Clement (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Mosley 3 run (Glamp kick)
Total
Redskins
0
0
0
7
7
Steelers
0
0
7
3
10
at Forbes Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 28,969
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Clement 3 run (Glamp kick)
Washington – Crisler 19 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 13
Total
Steelers
0
0
0
7
7
Yanks
6
0
0
7
13
at Fenway Park , Boston, Massachusetts
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 7,208
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Boston – Heywood 14 fumble run (kick failed)
Boston – Seno 22 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Total
Steelers
6
7
14
0
27
Giants
13
7
7
7
34
at Polo Grounds , New York, New York
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 13,443
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
New York – Sultatis 2 run (Williams kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (kick failed)
New York – White 54 lateral from Cheverko after 35 kick return (kick failed)
New York – Roberts 49 pass from Conerly (Williams kick)
Pittsburgh – Jansante 12 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Jansante 66 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
New York – Sulaitis 34 pass from Conerly (Williams kick)
New York – Conerly 1 run (Williams kick)
Total
Eagles
3
14
0
17
34
Steelers
0
7
0
0
7
at Forbes Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 32,474
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Philadelphia – FG Patton 42
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Philadelphia – Van Buren 20 run (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – Ferrante 7 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – Pritchard 55 punt return (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – FG Patton 23
Philadelphia – Pritchard 18 fumble run (Patton kick)
Total
Packers
0
0
0
7
7
Steelers
7
17
7
7
38
at Forbes Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 26,058
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Jansante 7 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 33
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Evans 14 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Glamp 55 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Compagno 82 interception (Glamp kick)
Green Bay – Goodnight 19 pass from Girard (Fritsch kick)
Total
Cardinals
14
7
0
3
24
Steelers
7
0
0
0
7
at Forbes Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 33,364
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Chicago Cardinals – Kutner 42 pass from Mallouf (Harder kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Trippi 67 punt return (Harder kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 67 punt return (Glamp kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Harder 8 run (Harder kick)
Chicago Cardinals – FG Yablonski 41
Total
Steelers
7
0
0
7
14
Lions
0
10
0
7
17
at Briggs Stadium , Detroit , Michigan
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 16,189
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
Detroit – Dudley 19 pass from Enke (Pregulman kick)
Detroit – FG Pregulman 33
Detroit – Dudley 28 fumble run (Pregulman kick)
Pittsburgh – Papach 2 run (Glamp kick)
Total
Steelers
0
0
0
0
0
Eagles
7
10
0
0
17
at Shibe Park , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 22,001
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Philadelphia – Pritchard 5 run (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – Pihos 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
Philadelphia – FG Patton 31
Total
Giants
7
0
7
14
28
Steelers
7
10
0
21
38
at Forbes Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 27,645
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Evans 9 run (Glamp kick)
New York – Minisi 6 run (Younce kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 40
Pittsburgh – Glamp 3 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
New York – Roberts 18 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Cifers 2 run (Glamp kick)
Pittsburgh – Morales 36 fumble run (Glamp kick)
New York – Johnson 11 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
New York – Swiacki 11 pass from Conerly (Younce kick)
Total
Steelers
0
0
7
7
14
Rams
0
14
7
10
31
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, California
Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 27,967
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Los Angeles – Hickey 21 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)
Los Angeles – Hubbell 8 pass from Hardy (Waterfield kick)
Pittsburgh – Papach 1 run (Glamp kick)
Los Angeles – Fears 29 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick)
Los Angeles – FG Waterfield 47
Los Angeles – Magnani 16 pass from Hardy (Gehrke kick)
Pittsburgh – Papach 28 pass from Evans (Glamp kick)
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939)
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