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1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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NFL team season

1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	Buddy Parker
Home stadium	Forbes Field
Results
Record	6–5–1
Division place	4thNFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1958 Steelers seasons 1960 →

The1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season marked the franchise's 27th year in theNational Football League (NFL). The team won one fewer game than it did the previous year, finishing with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie.

Regular season

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In 1959 the Steelers offered seats at four price levels — $6.00, $5.00, $4.00, and $3.00.^[1] No season prices for the six game slate were published.^[1]

Schedule

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Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 26	Cleveland Browns	W 17–7	1–0	Forbes Field	33,844	Recap
2	October 4	Washington Redskins	L 17–23	1–1	Forbes Field	26,750	Recap
3	October 11	atPhiladelphia Eagles	L 24–28	1–2	Franklin Field	27,343	Recap
4	October 18	atWashington Redskins	W 27–6	2–2	Griffith Stadium	28,218	Recap
5	October 25	New York Giants	L 16–21	2–3	Forbes Field	33,596	Recap
6	November 1	atChicago Cardinals	L 24–45	2–4	Soldier Field	23,187	Recap
7	November 8	Detroit Lions	T 10–10	2–4–1	Forbes Field	24,614	Recap
8	November 15	atNew York Giants	W 14–9	3–4–1	Yankee Stadium	66,786	Recap
9	November 22	atCleveland Browns	W 21–20	4–4–1	Cleveland Stadium	68,563	Recap
10	November 29	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–0	5–4–1	Forbes Field	22,191	Recap
11	December 6	atChicago Bears	L 21–27	5–5–1	Wrigley Field	41,476	Recap
12	December 13	Chicago Cardinals	W 35–20	6–5–1	Forbes Field	19,011	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are inbold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1 (Saturday September 26, 1959):Cleveland Browns

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	7	0	0	7
Steelers	0	0	10	7	17

atForbes Field,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 33,844
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Cleveland – Plum 1 run (Groza kick) CLE 7–0
Pittsburgh – FGLayne 26 CLE 7–3
Pittsburgh –Orr 20 pass fromLayne (Layne kick) PIT 10–7
Pittsburgh –Brewster 19 pass fromLayne (Layne kick) PIT 17-7

Week 2 (Sunday October 4, 1959):Washington Redskins

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	6	14	0	23
Steelers	0	0	10	7	17

atForbes 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 (Baker kick) WSH 16–0
Pittsburgh – FGLayne 32 WSH 16–3
Washington – Walton 26 pass from Gugliemi (Baker kick)WSH 23–3
Pittsburgh –Brewster 30 pass fromLayne (Layne kick) WSH 23-10
Pittsburgh –Krutko 2 run (Layne kick) WSH 23–17

Week 3 (Sunday October 11, 1959):Philadelphia Eagles

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	7	7	24
Eagles	7	7	7	7	28

atFranklin Field,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 27,343
Referee: Bud Brubaker
TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Steelers –Bobby Layne 10 run (Layne kick), PIT 7–0
Eagles –Billy Ray Barnes 3 run (Walston kick), TIE 7–7
Eagles –Art Powell 58 punt return (Walston kick), PHI 14–7
Steelers – FG Bobby Lane 12, PHI 14–10
Eagles –Norm Van Brocklin 1 run (Walston kick), PHI 21–10
Steelers –Tom Tracy 11 pass from Layne (Layne kick), PHI 21–17
Eagles –Tommy McDonald 18 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick), PHI 28–17
Steelers –Jimmy Orr 17 pass from Layne (Layne kick), PHI 28–24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Steelers	Passing	Bobby Layne	18/33, 209 Yds, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Tom Tracy	11 Rush, 33 Yds
	Receiving	Tom Tracy	4 Rec, 70 Yds, TD
Eagles	Passing	Norm Van Brocklin	13/27, 172 Yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Clarence Peaks	14 Rush, 42 Yds
	Receiving	Tommy McDonald	4 Rec, 66 Yds, TD

Week 4 (Sunday October 18, 1959):Washington Redskins

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	14	7	0	6	27
Redskins	6	0	0	0	6

atGriffith Stadium,Washington, DC

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 28,218
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh –Krutko 1 run (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh –Tarasovic 38 fumble run (Layne kick)
Washington – FG Baker 30
Washington – FG Baker 39
Pittsburgh –Krutko 4 run (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh – FGLayne 23
Pittsburgh – FGLayne 22

Week 5 (Sunday October 25, 1959):New York Giants

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	14	0	0	7	21
Steelers	10	0	3	3	16

atForbes Field,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 33,596
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FGLayne 37
New York Giants – Gifford 77 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
New York Giants – Gifford 28 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
Pittsburgh –Dial 35 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh – FGLayne 19
New York Giants – Huff 5 fumble run (Summerall kick)
Pittsburgh – FGLayne 17

Week 6 (Sunday November 1, 1959):Chicago Cardinals

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	10	7	7	24
Cardinals	14	21	0	10	45

atComiskey Park,Chicago, Illinois

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance:
Referee:
TV announcers:

Week 7 (Sunday November 8, 1959):Detroit Lions

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	0	0	3	10
Steelers	0	0	3	7	10

atForbes Field,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 24,614
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Detroit – Rote 1 run (Perry kick)
Pittsburgh – FGLayne 29
Detroit – FG Martin 27
Pittsburgh –Tracy 20 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 15, 1959):New York Giants

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	0	7	14
Giants	0	6	3	0	9

atYankee 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 fromLayne (Layne kick)
New York Giants – FG Summerall 29
Pittsburgh –Tracy 45 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 22, 1959):Cleveland Browns

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	7	21
Browns	0	6	0	14	20

atCleveland Municipal Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 68,563
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh –Tracy 4 run (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh –Tracy 1 run (Layne kick)
Cleveland – Renfro 30 pass from Plum (kick failed)
Cleveland – Renfro 28 pass from Plum (Groza kick)
Cleveland – Renfro 70 pass from Plum (Groza kick)
Pittsburgh –Nagler 17 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 29, 1959):Philadelphia Eagles

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Steelers	3	7	7	14	31

atForbes Field,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 22,191
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FGLayne 17
Pittsburgh –Dial 12 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh –Orr 19 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh –Tracy 23 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh –Nagler 2 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 5, 1959):Chicago Bears

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	14	7	0	27
Steelers	0	7	7	7	21

atForbes Field,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 41,476
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

Chicago Bears – Casares 3 run (kick failed)
Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run (Aveni kick)
Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run (Aveni kick)
Pittsburgh –Tracy 2 run (Layne kick)
Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run (Aveni kick)
Pittsburgh –Krutko 7 run (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh –Dial 25 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1959):Chicago Cardinals

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	0	7	7	20
Steelers	0	28	7	0	35

atForbes 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 (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh –Dial 35 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh –Dial 11 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh –Tracy 16 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Conrad 21 pass from Hill (Conrad kick)
Pittsburgh –Orr 16 pass fromLayne (Layne kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Crow 7 pass from Hill (Conrad kick)

Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	284	170	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	6–4	268	278	L1
Cleveland Browns	7	5	0	.583	6–4	270	214	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	6–4	257	216	W1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	185	350	L5
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	234	324	L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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**1959 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster**
Quarterbacks(QB) 16Len Dawson 22Bobby Layne K Running backs(RB) 43Tom Barnett 34Leo Elter 39Larry Krutko 30Tom Tracy Wide receivers(WR) 88Pete Brewster 83Buddy Dial 25Ray Mathews 84Gern Nagler 86Jimmy Orr P Tight ends(TE)		Offensive linemen(OL) 57Ed Beatty C 61Ted Karras T/G 65John Nisby G 62Mike Sandusky G 74Frank Varrichione T Defensive linemen(DL) 72Byron Beams DT/T 73Ray Fisher DT/T 75Joe Krupa DT 71Joe Lewis DT 77Billy Ray Smith DE 70Ernie Stautner DE 82George Tarasovic DE		Linebackers(LB) 66Dick Campbell OLB/C 60Dale Dodrill MLB 35Rudy Hayes OLB 68Mike Henry MLB 89Dick Lasse OLB 50John Reger OLB Defensive backs(DB) 42Dick Alban CB 80Jack Butler S 27Dean Derby CB 26Ron Hall S/CB 24Bobby Luna S/P 20Don Sutherin S Special teams(ST)		Reserve lists 20Jack Call RB(IR) 87Cy McClairen WR(IR) --Burley Polk T(Military) Rookies in italics

References

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^^a ^bE.J. O'Malley, "Purchasing NFL Tickets: A Guide to Ticket Information,"Sports Forecast, vol. 2, no. 2. Chicago: E.J. O'Malley Publishing Co., 1959; p. 78.

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Retired numbers	32 70 75
Hall of Fame members	Players:Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Faneca Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Polamalu Shell Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration:Bell Cowher Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney
Current league affiliations	League:National Football League Conference:American Football Conference Division:North Division

1959 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Chi Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	Western Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Chi Bears	Los Angeles
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco

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