1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 25th season in the National Football League. For the first time, the Steelers' yellow helmets sported uniform numbers. Pittsburgh would use these uniforms through the 1961 season.Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result |
1 | September 29, 1957 | Washington Redskins | | W 28–7 |
2 | October 5, 1957 | Cleveland Browns | | L 23–12 |
3 | October 13, 1957 | Chicago Cardinals | | W 29–20 |
4 | October 20, 1957 | at New York Giants | | L 35–0 |
5 | October 27, 1957 | Philadelphia Eagles | | W 6–0 |
6 | November 3, 1957 | at Baltimore Colts | | W 19–13 |
7 | November 10, 1957 | at Cleveland Browns | | L 24–0 |
8 | November 24, 1957 | Green Bay Packers | | L 27–10 |
9 | December 1, 1957 | at Philadelphia Eagles | | L 7–6 |
10 | December 7, 1957 | New York Giants | | W 21–10 |
11 | December 15, 1957 | at Washington Redskins | | L 10–3 |
12 | December 22, 1957 | at Chicago Cardinals | | W 27–2 |
Game summaries
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,452
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 17 pass from Morrall
- Washington – Podoley 38 pass from LeBaron
- Pittsburgh – Young 3 run
- Pittsburgh – Girard 42 pass from Morrall
- Pittsburgh – Girard 32 pass from Morrall
Week 2 (Saturday October 5, 1957): [Cleveland Browns]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,570
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – Renfro 32 pass from Hanulak
- Pittsburgh – Girard 21 pass from Morrall
- Cleveland – FG Groza 29
- Cleveland – FG Groza 45
- Pittsburgh – Girard 32 pass from Morrall
- Cleveland – FG Groza 14
- Cleveland – Campbell 25 pass from O'Connell
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 29,446
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Derby 2 run
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 33
- Pittsburgh – Wells 96 kick return
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
- Pittsburgh – O'Neill 23 run with blocked kick
- Pittsburgh – Morrall 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Girard 15
- Chicago Cardinals – Sears 49 run
- Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run
Week 4 (Sunday October 20, 1957): [New York Giants]
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,589
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- New York Giants – Schnelker 18 pass from Conerly
- New York Giants – Schnelker 10 pass from Conerly
- New York Giants – Rote 18 pass from Gifford
- New York Giants – Patton 50 interception
- New York Giants – MacAfee 28 pass from Clatterbuck
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,016
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 35 pass from Morrall
Week 6 (Sunday November 3, 1957): Baltimore Colts">History of the Indianapolis Colts">Baltimore Colts
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 42,575
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Baltimore – Berry 5 pass from Unitas
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 48 pass from Morrall
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 22 pass from Morrall
- Baltimore – Shaw 8 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 16
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Unitas tackled by McPeak in end zone
Week 7 (Sunday November 10, 1957): [Cleveland Browns]
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 53,709
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – FG Groza 34
- Cleveland – Renfro 49 pass from O'Connell
- Cleveland – P. Carpenter 13 pass from O'Connell
- Cleveland – Paul 89 fumble run
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 29,701
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 17
- Green Bay – Starr 1 run
- Green Bay – Ferguson 40 run
- Green Bay – Parilli 5 run
- Pittsburgh – McClairen 14 pass from Morrall
- Green Bay – FG Cone 24
- Green Bay – FG Cone 12
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 16,364
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 17
- Philadelphia – Bielski 7 pass from Jurgensen
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 23
Week 11 (Saturday December 7, 1957): [New York Giants]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 19,772
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Reger 14 fumble run
- New York Giants – Gifford 40 pass from Conerly
- Pittsburgh – Morrall 12 run
- New York Giants – FG Agajanian 12
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 5 pass from Morrall
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,577
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 35
- Washington – FG Baker 45
- Washington – Baker 11 run
Week 13 (Sunday December 22, 1957): [Chicago Cardinals]
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 10,084
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – McClairen 48 pass from Morrall
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run
- Chicago Cardinals – Safety, Beatty snap to Girard went out of end zone
- Pittsburgh – FG Derby 34
Standings