1941 Pittsburgh Steelers season


The 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League. In the offseason, the team had been sold and then re-acquired in a bizarre series of transactions which has come to be referred to as the "". The roster consisted of many players who had played for the Philadelphia Eagles the previous year, who joined the Steelers as a result of the moves.

Offseason

became half-owner of the team and he named himself the head coach. After starting the season with two straight losses, Aldo "Buff" Donelli was brought in. Donelli was acting concurrently as head coach at Duquesne University, and when the team's schedules prevented him from fulfilling both roles, he stepped down as the Steelers' coach in favor of Walt Kiesling. The team held training camp in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Regular season

Schedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 7, 1941): [Cleveland Rams]

at Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
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at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
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at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
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