# 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 19th in the National Football League.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
| 1 | October 1 | New York Giants | T 13–13 | 0–0–1 |
| 2 | October 7 | at Green Bay Packers | L 33–35 | 0–1–1 |
| 3 | October 14 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–28 | 0–2–1 |
| 4 | October 21 | at Cleveland Browns | L 0–17 | 0–3–1 |
| 5 | October 28 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28–14 | 1–3–1 |
| 6 | November 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–34 | 1–4–1 |
| 7 | November 11 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–7 | 2–4–1 |
| 8 | November 18 | Washington Redskins | L 7–22 | 2–5–1 |
| 9 | November 25 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–13 | 3–5–1 |
| 10 | December 2 | at New York Giants | L 0–14 | 3–6–1 |
| 11 | December 9 | Cleveland Browns | L 0–28 | 3–7–1 |
| 12 | December 16 | at Washington Redskins | W 20–10 | 4–7–1 |

### Game summaries
#### Week 1 (Monday October 1, 1951): New York Giants

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 27,984
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh – FG Geri 31
* New York Giants – FG Poole 11
* New York Giants – Scott 56 pass from Tidwell (Poole kick)
* Pittsburgh – Geri 1 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Geri 26
* New York Giants – FG Poole 21

#### Week 2 (Sunday October 7, 1951): Green Bay Packers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 33 |
| Packers | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 8,324
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Green Bay – Grimes 18 run (Cone kick)
* Green Bay – Mann 40 pass from Rote (Cone kick)
* Green Bay – Pelfrey 20 pass from Thomason (Cone kick)
* Green Bay – Rote 1 run (Cone kick)
* Pittsburgh – Chandnois 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Chandnois 2 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Safety, Cloud tackled by Mehelich in end zone
* Pittsburgh – Finks 25 interception (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Geri 26
* Green Bay – Mann 16 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

#### Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1951): San Francisco 49ers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| Steelers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 27,307
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
'Scoring drives:
* San Francisco – Cason 65 interception (Soltau kick)
* Pittsburgh – Nickel 77 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Geri 16
* San Francisco – Monachino 7 run (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco – Perry 4 pass from Albert (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco – Schabarum 8 run (Soltau kick)
* Pittsburgh – Chandnois 8 pass from Mathews (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Nickel 22 pass from Mathews (Geri kick)

#### Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1951): Cleveland Browns

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Browns | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 32,409
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Cleveland – Gillom 38 fumble run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland – FG Groza 25
* Cleveland – Lahr 27 interception (Groza kick)

#### Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1951): Chicago Cardinals

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 14,773
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh – Jansante 46 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Cross 1 run (Patton kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Cross 7 run (Patton kick)
* Pittsburgh – Geri 49 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Nickel 33 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Butler 52 interception (Geri run)

#### Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,649
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Pittsburgh – FG Geri 22
* Pittsburgh – Shipkey 20 interception (Geri kick)
* Philadelphia – Walston 26 pass from Burk (Waltson kick)
* Philadelphia – Pihos 12 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Geri 40
* Philadelphia – S. Van Buren 2 run (kick failed)
* Philadelphia – Cowhig 25 fumble run (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – Sandifer 30 pass from Burk (Walston kick)

#### Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1951): Green Bay Packers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,080
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh – Chandnois 13 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Nuzum 3 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Minarik 35 pass from Chandnois (Geri kick)
* Green Bay – Mann 20 pass from Rote (Cone kick)

#### Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1951): Washington Redskins

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 15,060
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Washington – Goode 2 run (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh – Mathews 68 punt return (Geri kick)
* Washington – FG Dudley 30
* Washington – FG Dudley 37
* Washington – FG Dudley 37
* Washington – Goode 10 run (Dudley kick)

#### Week 9 (Sunday November 25, 1951): Philadelphia Eagles

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 15,537
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh – FG Geri 24
* Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Geri kick)
* Philadelphia – Pihos 16 pass from Burk (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh – Chandnois 37 pass from Ortmann (Geri kick)
* Philadelphia – Parmer 15 run (Walston kick)

#### Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1951): New York Giants

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,196
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* New York Giants – Landry 9 fumble run (Poole kick)
* New York Giants – Schnellbacher 46 interception (Poole kick)

#### Week 11 (Sunday December 9, 1951): Cleveland Browns

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 24,229
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Cleveland – Carpenter 24 run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Motley 8 run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Lavelli 7 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Taseff 3 run (Groza kick)

#### Week 13 (Sunday December 16, 1951): Washington Redskins

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Redskins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 18,969
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Washington – FG Dudley 15
* Washington – Tereshinski 16 pass from Baugh (Dudley kick)
* Pittsburgh – Chandnois 40 pass from Finks (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Rogel 3 run (Geri kick)
* Pittsburgh – Geri 4 run (kick failed)

## Standings

NFL American Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 9–0 | 331 | 152 | W11 |
| New York Giants | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 7–2–1 | 254 | 161 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–5 | 183 | 296 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–5–1 | 183 | 235 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–6 | 234 | 264 | L2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 0–8 | 210 | 287 | W1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.