The 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

 season marked the club's tenth anniversary as a member of the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The team improved on their previous season result

1941 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the club's ninth as a member of the National Football League. In the off season, the team had been sold and then re-acquired in a bizarre series of transactions which has come to be referred to as the "Pennsylvania Polka"...

 of 1–9–1 with a record of 7–4–0, which was good enough for 2nd place in the NFL East. This was the franchise's first ever winning record.

For the second straight year, the team held training camp in Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...

.

Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1942): Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 13,349
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Dudley
  Bill Dudley
  William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
  
   44 run (Binotto
  John Binotto
  John M. "Johnny" Binotto is a former American football halfback who played one season in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles.-Early life:...
  
   kick)
• Philadelphia – Davis 3 run (Barnum kick)
• Philadelphia – Supulski 41 pass from Thompson (Graves kick)
• Philadelphia – FG Barnum 24
• Philadelphia Meyer 12 pass from Thompson (Barnum kick)
• Pittsburgh – Looney 24 pass from Dudley
  Bill Dudley
  William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
  
  

Week 2 (Sunday, September 20, 1942): Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 

at Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...

, Washington, DC

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 25,000
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Washington – Juzwik 2 run (Juzwik kick)
• Pittsburgh – Dudley
  Bill Dudley
  William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
  
   84 kick return (Sanders kick)
• Pittsburgh – Riffle 1 run (Sanders kick)
• Washington – Aldrich 50 blocked field goal return (Juzwik kick)
• Washington – Juzwik 39 run (Juzwik kick)
• Washington – Justice 3 pass from Baugh
  Sammy Baugh
  Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
  
  

Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1942): New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 9,600
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• New York – FG Cuff 37
• New York – Hapes 15 pass from Leemans (Cuff kick)
• Pittsburgh – Hoague 3 run (kick failed)
• Pittsburgh – Sandig 4 run (Niccolai kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 11, 1942): Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)

The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...

 

at Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...

, Brooklyn, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 17,689
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Dudley 7 run (Niccolai kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1942): Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 12,500
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Sandig 39 run (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – Riffle 1 run (Niccolai kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1942): Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 37,746
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Washington – Todd 3 pass from Baugh
  Sammy Baugh
  Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
  
   (Masterson kick)
• Washington – Cifers 9 blocked punt return (Masterson kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1942): New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Polo Grounds

Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

, New York, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 19,346
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• New York Giants – FG Cuff 18
• Pittsburgh – Sandig 64 punt return (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Simington 16
• New York Giants – Cuff 35 pass from Cantor (Cuff kick)
• Pittsburgh – Dudley
  Bill Dudley
  William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
  
   66 run (Niccolai kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1942): Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

 

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 16,473
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Detroit – Hackney run (Lio kick)
• Pittsburgh – Sandig 8 run (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – Brown 9 lateral from Kichefski after 15 pass from Dudley
  Bill Dudley
  William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
  
   (Sanders kick)
• Pittsburgh – Dudley 37 run (Sanders kick)
• Pittsburgh – Riffle 1 run (Sanders kick)
• Pittsburgh – Lamas 29 fumble run (Sommers kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 22, 1942): Chicago Cardinals 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 20,711
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Chicago Cardinals – FG Daddio 38
• Pittsburgh – Riffle 44 run (Sanders kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 22
• Pittsburgh – FG Nicolai 30
• Pittsburgh – Gonda 27 run (kick failed)

Week 11 (Sunday November 29, 1942): Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)

The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 4,593
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Tomasic 52 punt return (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – Gonda 68 run (kick failed)

Week 12 (Sunday December 6, 1942): Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 

at Wisconsin State Fair Park

Wisconsin State Fair Park

The Wisconsin State Fair Park is a fairgrounds and exhibition center in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It has been the location of the Wisconsin State Fair since 1892. It also hosts other venues such as the Milwaukee Mile, the oldest continuously operating motor speedway in...

, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 5,138
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Green Bay – Brock 20 pass from Isbell (Hutson
  Don Hutson
  Donald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....
  
   kick)
• Green Bay – FG Hutson
  Don Hutson
  Donald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....
  
   20
• Pittsburgh – Martin 53 lateral from Riffle after run (Niccolai kick)
• Green Bay – Jacunski 49 pass from Isbell (Hutson
  Don Hutson
  Donald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....
  
   kick)
• Green Bay – Rucinski
  Eddie Rucinski
  Edward Anthony Rucinski was a professional American football player who played end for six seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cardinals and "Card-Pitt" of the National Football League....
  
   24 pass from Isbell (Hutson
  Don Hutson
  Donald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Dudley
  Bill Dudley
  William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
  
   3 run (Simington kick)
• Pittsburgh – Martin 24 pass from Dudley
  Bill Dudley
  William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
  
   (Sanders kick)

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins 1942 Washington Redskins season The 1942 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5 record from 1941. They would end the season by winning the NFL Championship against the Chicago Bears, 14-6.-Schedule:-Standings:-NFL Championship Game:-All-Star Game:...	10	1	0	.909	227	102	W-9
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	4	0	.636	167	119	L-1
New York Giants 1942 New York Giants season The 1942 New York Giants season was the eighteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	5	5	1	.500	155	139	W-2
Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 13th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–4, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season and were shut out in five of their eleven...	3	8	0	.273	100	168	L-6
Philadelphia Eagles 1942 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1942 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 10th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–8–1, losing nine games...	2	9	0	.182	134	239	L-1