1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 27th in the National Football League.Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result |
| 1 | September 26, 1959 | Cleveland Browns | | W 17–7 |
| 2 | October 4, 1959 | Washington Redskins | | L 23–17 |
| 3 | October 11, 1959 | at Philadelphia Eagles | | L 28–24 |
| 4 | October 18, 1959 | at Washington Redskins | | W 27–6 |
| 5 | October 25, 1959 | New York Giants | | L 21–16 |
| 6 | November 1, 1959 | at Chicago Cardinals | | L 45–24 |
| 7 | November 8, 1959 | Detroit Lions | | T 10–10 |
| 8 | November 15, 1959 | at New York Giants | | W 14–9 |
| 9 | November 22, 1959 | at Cleveland Browns | | W 21–20 |
| 10 | November 29, 1959 | Philadelphia Eagles | | W 31–0 |
| 11 | December 6, 1959 | at Chicago Bears | | L 27–21 |
| 12 | December 13, 1959 | Chicago Cardinals | | W 35–20 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Saturday September 26, 1959): [Cleveland Browns]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 33,844
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – Plum 1 run CLE 7–0
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 26 CLE 7–3
- Pittsburgh – Orr 20 pass from Layne PIT 10–7
- Pittsburgh – Brewster 19 pass from Layne
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 26,750
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Washington – FG Baker 25 WSH 3–0
- Washington – FG Baker 47 WSH 3–0
- Washington – FG Baker 48 WSH 9–0
- Washington – Anderson 70 pass from Gugliemi WSH 16–0
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 32 WSH 16–3
- Washington – Walton 26 pass from Gugliemi WSH 23–3
- Pittsburgh – Brewster 30 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Krutko 2 run WSH 23–17
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,343
- Referee: Bud Brubaker
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Layne 10 run
- Philadelphia – Barnes 3 run
- Philadelphia – Powell 58 punt return
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 12
- Philadelphia – Van Brocklin 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 11 pass from Layne
- Philadelphia – McDonald 18 pass from Van Brocklin
- Pittsburgh – Orr 17 pass from Layne
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 28,218
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Krutko 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Tarasovic 38 fumble run
- Washington – FG Baker 30
- Washington – FG Baker 39
- Pittsburgh – Krutko 4 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 23
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 22
Week 5 (Sunday October 25, 1959): [New York Giants]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 33,596
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 37
- New York Giants – Gifford 77 pass from Conerly
- New York Giants – Gifford 28 pass from Conerly
- Pittsburgh – Dial 35 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 19
- New York Giants – Huff 5 fumble run
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 17
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance:
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Week 7 (Sunday November 8, 1959): [Detroit Lions]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 24,614
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Detroit – Rote 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 29
- Detroit – FG Martin 27
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 20 pass from Layne
Week 8 (Sunday November 15, 1959): [New York Giants]
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 66,786
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- New York Giants – FG Summerall 21
- New York Giants – FG Summerall 27
- Pittsburgh – Orr 4 pass from Layne
- New York Giants – FG Summerall 29
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 45 pass from Layne
Week 9 (Sunday November 22, 1959): [Cleveland Browns]
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 68,563
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 4 run
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run
- Cleveland – Renfro 30 pass from Plum
- Cleveland – Renfro 28 pass from Plum
- Cleveland – Renfro 70 pass from Plum
- Pittsburgh – Nagler 17 pass from Layne
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,191
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 17
- Pittsburgh – Dial 12 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Orr 19 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 23 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Nagler 2 pass from Layne
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 41,476
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Chicago Bears – Casares 3 run
- Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run
- Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 2 run
- Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Krutko 7 run
- Pittsburgh – Dial 25 pass from Layne
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 19,011
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 37
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 20
- Pittsburgh – Layne 9 run
- Pittsburgh – Dial 35 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Dial 11 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 16 pass from Layne
- Chicago Cardinals – Conrad 21 pass from Hill
- Pittsburgh – Orr 16 pass from Layne
- Chicago Cardinals – Crow 7 pass from Hill
Standings
