1947 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Encyclopedia
The 1947 Pittsbutgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 14th season of play as part of the NFL
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 its 1946 record by winning eight games and losing four. This record qualified the Steelers for the franchise's first playoff berth, and the team's only postseason appearance before 1972.

The 1947 season was Jock Sutherland
Jock Sutherland
Dr. John Bain "Jock" Sutherland, D.D.S., was an American football coach. He coached college football at Lafayette College and the University of Pittsburgh and professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Steelers...

's second and final year as head coach.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time (ET
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

)
Result
1 September 21, 1947 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...

W 17–10
2 September 29, 1947 Los Angeles Rams L 48–7
3 October 5, 1947 at 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,...

L 27–26
4 October 12, 1947 at Boston Yanks
Boston Yanks
The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...

W 30–14
5 October 19, 1947 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...

W 35–24
6 October 26, 1947 at 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...

W 38–21
7 November 2, 1947 at 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...

W 18–17
8 November 9, 1947 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,...

W 21–14
9 November 16, 1947 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...

W 24–7
10 November 23, 1947 at Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 49–7
11 November 30, 1947 at 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...

L 21–0
12 December 7, 1947 Boston Yanks
Boston Yanks
The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...

W 17–7

Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Time (ET
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

)
Result
Division December 21, 1947 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...

L 21–0

Week 1 (Sunday September 21, 1947): 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 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: 34,691
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Detroit – 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...

     30 pass from Zimmerman
    Roy Zimmerman (American football)
    Henry LeRoy Zimmerman Jr. was an American football player who played running back and quarterback in the National Football League from 1940 to 1948.-Early life:...

     (Zimmerman
    Roy Zimmerman (American football)
    Henry LeRoy Zimmerman Jr. was an American football player who played running back and quarterback in the National Football League from 1940 to 1948.-Early life:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Jansante
    Val Jansante
    Valerio Richard Jansante was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.-High school:...

     15 pass from Slater (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Detroit – FG Zimmerman
    Roy Zimmerman (American football)
    Henry LeRoy Zimmerman Jr. was an American football player who played running back and quarterback in the National Football League from 1940 to 1948.-Early life:...

     18
  • Pittsburgh – Repko 48 fumble run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     35

Week 2 (Monday September 29, 1947): Los Angeles Rams 

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: 35,658
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Los Angeles – FG Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     30
  • Los Angeles – FG Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     45
  • Los Angeles – Hoerner
    Dick Hoerner
    Lester Junior "Dick" Hoerner was an American football player. He played fullback for the University of Iowa in 1942 and 1946 and for the Los Angeles Rams from 1947 to 1951...

     4 run (Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lach
    Steve Lach
    Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:...

     4 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Los Angeles – Benton
    Jim Benton (football player)
    James Warren Benton was a record setting Arkansas, Southwest Conference, NCAA and National Football League pass receiver who was selected for the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team...

     11 pass from Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     (Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     kick)
  • Los Angeles – Washington
    Kenny Washington (American football)
    Kenneth S. "Kingfish" Washington was a professional football player who was the first African-American to sign a contract with a National Football League team in the modern era.-UCLA Bruins:...

     9 lateral from Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     (Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     kick)
  • Los Angeles – Hubbell 45 pass from Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     (Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     kick)
  • Los Angeles – Hubbell 15 pass from Hardy
    Jim Hardy
    James Fred Hardy is a retired American football quarterback.-High school career:Hardy attended and played high school football at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles.-Professional career:...

     (Waterfield
    Bob Waterfield
    Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...

     kick)
  • Los Angeles – Washington
    Kenny Washington (American football)
    Kenneth S. "Kingfish" Washington was a professional football player who was the first African-American to sign a contract with a National Football League team in the modern era.-UCLA Bruins:...

     6 run

Week 3 (Sunday October 5, 1947): 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: 36,565
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     15
  • Washington – Nussbaumer
    Bob Nussbaumer
    Robert John Nussbaumer was an American football halfback and end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and the Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Michigan as a left halfback from 1943 to 1945 and served in the United States...

     55 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...

     (Poillon
    Dick Poillon
    Richard Charles Poillon was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskin's lead scorer for three years. Poillon was voted one of the Redskin's "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll in the Washington...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lach
    Steve Lach
    Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:...

     15 pass from Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Washington – Poillon
    Dick Poillon
    Richard Charles Poillon was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskin's lead scorer for three years. Poillon was voted one of the Redskin's "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll in the Washington...

     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...

     (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Compagno 64 int (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Washington – Taylor
    Hugh Taylor (American football)
    -See also:*Other American Football League coaches, players, and contributors-External links:*...

     35 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...

     (Poillon
    Dick Poillon
    Richard Charles Poillon was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskin's lead scorer for three years. Poillon was voted one of the Redskin's "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll in the Washington...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Sullivan 50 pass from Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Safety, 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...

     stepped out of end zone
  • Washington – Farmer
    Tom Farmer (American football)
    Thomas Manduis Farmer was an American football halfback in the National Football League. He played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins . He played college football at the University of Iowa and was drafted in the second round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams....

     1 run (Poillon
    Dick Poillon
    Richard Charles Poillon was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskin's lead scorer for three years. Poillon was voted one of the Redskin's "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll in the Washington...

     kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 12, 1947): Boston Yanks
Boston Yanks
The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...

 

at Fenway Park
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...

, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 18,894
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Lach
    Steve Lach
    Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:...

     1 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – White
    Paul White (American football)
    Paul Grover White was an American football lineman. He played college football for Fritz Crisler's University of Michigan Wolverines football teams in 1941, 1942, 1943, and 1946 — missing the 1944 and 1945 seasons due to military service. He also played professional football for the Pittsburgh...

     52 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lach
    Steve Lach
    Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:...

     1 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Safety, Dancewicz tackled in end zone by Bova
    Tony Bova
    Anthony J. Bova was a professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1940s. He graduated from Saint Francis University, located in Loretto, Pennsylvania in 1943...

  • Pittsburgh – Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     1 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Boston – Currivan
    Don Currivan
    Donald F. "Don" Currivan was a professional American football end in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Chicago Cardinals , the Boston Yanks , and the Los Angeles Rams...

     33 pass from Dancewicz (Scollard kick)
  • Boston – Currivan
    Don Currivan
    Donald F. "Don" Currivan was a professional American football end in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Chicago Cardinals , the Boston Yanks , and the Los Angeles Rams...

     20 pass from Dancewicz (Maznicki kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 19, 1947): 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: 33,538
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Compagno 39 pass from Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – Pihos
    Pete Pihos
    Peter Louis Pihos was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a high school junior when his mother moved the family to Chicago. His father was a murder victim, and when a suspect was acquitted, Pete decided to become a lawyer...

     43 pass from Thompson (Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – FG Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     14
  • Philadelphia – Pritchard 69 pass from Thompson (Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     5 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – Pihos
    Pete Pihos
    Peter Louis Pihos was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a high school junior when his mother moved the family to Chicago. His father was a murder victim, and when a suspect was acquitted, Pete decided to become a lawyer...

     17 pass from Thompson (Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Garnaas 19 pass from Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     23 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lach
    Steve Lach
    Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:...

     1 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 26, 1947): 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: 41,736
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Jansante
    Val Jansante
    Valerio Richard Jansante was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.-High school:...

     7 pass from Lach (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • New York – Carroll 18 pass from Governali
    Paul Governali
    Paul Vincent "Pitchin' Paul" Governali was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. An All-American at Columbia University, he was the 1942 recipient of the Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year and the first runner-up for the Heisman Trophy...

     (Strong
    Ken Strong
    Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lach
    Steve Lach
    Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:...

     1 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lach
    Steve Lach
    Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:...

     1 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     37
  • Pittsburgh – Garnaas 68 pass from Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • New York – Blumenstock 1 run (Strong
    Ken Strong
    Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Sinkovitz
    Frank Sinkovitz
    Frank Bernard Sinkovitz was an American football center and linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League. He then worked as an umpire for 26 seasons, wearing uniform number 20, which was later worn by Larry Nemmers. He officiated Super Bowl XV. He was born in Steelton,...

     47 int (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • New York – Livingston
    Howie Livingston
    Howard Livingston was an American football running back and defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, and the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Fullerton College.His brother Cliff Livingston also played in the NFL....

     65 pass from Governali
    Paul Governali
    Paul Vincent "Pitchin' Paul" Governali was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. An All-American at Columbia University, he was the 1942 recipient of the Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year and the first runner-up for the Heisman Trophy...

     (Strong
    Ken Strong
    Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...

     kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 2, 1947): 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...


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  • Game attendance: 30,073
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Scoring Drives:
  • Green Bay – Goodnight
    Clyde Goodnight
    Clyde Davis Goodnight was an American football end in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the third round of the 1945 NFL Draft.-External links:...

     69 pass from Jacobs
    Jack Jacobs
    "Indian" Jack Jacobs was an American and Canadian football player in the National Football League and Western Interprovincial Football Union. He was a charter member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963....

     (Cuff
    Ward Cuff
    Ward Lloyd Cuff was an American football running back and place kicker in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers...

     kick)
  • Green Bay – FG Cuff
    Ward Cuff
    Ward Lloyd Cuff was an American football running back and place kicker in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers...

     16
  • Pittsburgh – FG Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     23
  • Pittsburgh – Jansante
    Val Jansante
    Valerio Richard Jansante was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.-High school:...

     37 pass from Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Compagno 55 int (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Safety, Jacobs
    Jack Jacobs
    "Indian" Jack Jacobs was an American and Canadian football player in the National Football League and Western Interprovincial Football Union. He was a charter member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963....

     tackled in end zone by Calcagni
  • Green Bay – Luhn
    Nolan Luhn
    Nolan Harry Luhn was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was born in Kenney, Texas.-References:**...

     27 pass from Jacobs
    Jack Jacobs
    "Indian" Jack Jacobs was an American and Canadian football player in the National Football League and Western Interprovincial Football Union. He was a charter member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963....

     (Cuff
    Ward Cuff
    Ward Lloyd Cuff was an American football running back and place kicker in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers...

     kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 9, 1947): 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...


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  • Game attendance: 36,257
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Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Lach
    Steve Lach
    Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:...

     run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Compagno 2 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Washington – Taylor
    Hugh Taylor (American football)
    -See also:*Other American Football League coaches, players, and contributors-External links:*...

     24 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...

     (Poillon
    Dick Poillon
    Richard Charles Poillon was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskin's lead scorer for three years. Poillon was voted one of the Redskin's "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll in the Washington...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     18 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Washington – Castiglia
    Jim Castiglia
    James Vincent Castiglia was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played for the Baltimore Colts of the All America Football Conference...

     2 run (Poillon
    Dick Poillon
    Richard Charles Poillon was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskin's lead scorer for three years. Poillon was voted one of the Redskin's "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll in the Washington...

     kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 16, 1947): 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...


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  • Game attendance: 35,000
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     12
  • New York – Paschka
    Gordon Paschka
    Gordon F. Paschka was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Phil/Pitt "Steagles", a merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1943 due to players serving in World War II...

     2 run (Strong
    Ken Strong
    Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Compagno 4 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Jansante
    Val Jansante
    Valerio Richard Jansante was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.-High school:...

     19 pass from Clement
    Johnny Clement
    John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:...

     (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Seabright 39 int (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 23, 1947): Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...

, Chicago, Illinois


Scoring Drives:
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  • Game attendance: 34,142
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Scoring Drives:
  • Chicago Bears – McAfee
    George McAfee
    George Anderson McAfee was a former American football player. McAfee is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football at Duke University. He is a former running back who played for the Chicago Bears...

     2 run (McLean
    Ray McLean
    Ray "Scooter" McLean was a football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, but may be best remembered for preceding Vince Lombardi as head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1958....

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Kavanaugh
    Ken Kavanaugh
    Ken Kavanaugh was an American football player, coach and scout. He played college football at LSU, where he was named Most Valuable Player of the Southeastern Conference in 1939. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.After college, Kavanaugh played in the National Football...

     6 pass from Luckman
    Sid Luckman
    Sidney Luckman, known as Sid Luckman, was an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League from 1939 to 1950...

     (McLean
    Ray McLean
    Ray "Scooter" McLean was a football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, but may be best remembered for preceding Vince Lombardi as head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1958....

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – McAfee
    George McAfee
    George Anderson McAfee was a former American football player. McAfee is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football at Duke University. He is a former running back who played for the Chicago Bears...

     4 run (McLean
    Ray McLean
    Ray "Scooter" McLean was a football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, but may be best remembered for preceding Vince Lombardi as head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1958....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Jansante
    Val Jansante
    Valerio Richard Jansante was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.-High school:...

     15 pass from Morales (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Kindt
    Don Kindt
    Donald John "Don" Kindt, Sr. was a defensive back and running back for the Chicago Bears from 1947 to 1955.Career Stats:108 Games played, 21 Int, 10 Forced Fumbles, 1 Defensive TD, Rushing; 172 Attempts for 586 Yards and 4 TD, 43 Catches for 506 Yards and 2 TDHe was elected to the Wisconsin...

     3 run (McLean
    Ray McLean
    Ray "Scooter" McLean was a football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, but may be best remembered for preceding Vince Lombardi as head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1958....

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Keane
    Jim Keane
    James Patrick "Jim" Keane was a professional American football end in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers ....

     6 pass from Luckman
    Sid Luckman
    Sidney Luckman, known as Sid Luckman, was an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League from 1939 to 1950...

     (McLean
    Ray McLean
    Ray "Scooter" McLean was a football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, but may be best remembered for preceding Vince Lombardi as head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1958....

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Gulyanics
    George Gulyanics
    George Gulyanics was born in Mishawaka, Indiana and was a professional American football player who played running back and punter for six seasons for the Chicago Bears...

     44 run (McLean
    Ray McLean
    Ray "Scooter" McLean was a football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, but may be best remembered for preceding Vince Lombardi as head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1958....

     kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 30, 1947): 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,...


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  • Game attendance: 37,218
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Philadelphia – Van Buren
    Steve Van Buren
    Stephen W. Van Buren is a former professional American football halfback who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League from 1944–1951, and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

     2 run (Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – Muha
    Joe Muha
    Joseph George "Joe" Muha was a professional American football fullback and linebacker in the National Football League. He played 5 seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and was their starting fullback four of those years. He was a two-time All-Pro selection.He served as a second lieutenant in the...

     28 run (Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – Mackrides
    Bill Mackrides
    William "Bill" Mackrides is a former American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He helped the Eagles win the 1948 NFL Championship...

     1 run (Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 7, 1947): Boston Yanks
Boston Yanks
The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...

 

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...


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  • Game attendance: 31,398
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Mastrangelo
    John Mastrangelo
    For John Mastrangelo, the musician, see Johnny MaestroJohn Battista Mastrangelo was a professional football player in the National Football League. He made his NFL debut in 1947 with the Pittsburgh Steelers...

     recovered blocked punt in end zone (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     30
  • Boston – Golding
    Joe Golding
    Joseph Griffith Golding was a professional American Football halfback/defensive back in the National Football League. He played for the Boston Yanks and the New York Bulldogs/Yanks ....

     14 run (Maznicki kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lach
    Steve Lach
    Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:...

     1 run (Glamp
    Joe Glamp
    Joseph J. Glamp was a professional football halfback and place kicker with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1947 thru 1949. After going to high school at Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Glamp attended Louisiana State University. Glamp made his professional debut in the National...

     kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 21, 1947): 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...


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  • Game attendance: 35,729
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Scoring Drives:
  • Philadelphia – Van Buren
    Steve Van Buren
    Stephen W. Van Buren is a former professional American football halfback who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League from 1944–1951, and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

     15 pass from Thompson (Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – Ferrante
    Jack Ferrante
    Jack Anthony "Blackjack" Ferrante was an American football end in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941 and from 1944 to 1950....

     28 pass from Thompson (Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – Pritchard
    Bosh Pritchard
    Abisha Collins "Bosh" Pritchard was an American football halfback in the National Football League who played for ten seasons for the Cleveland Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants...

     79 punt return (Patton
    Cliff Patton
    Cliff Patton is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals....

     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
Philadelphia Eagles
1947 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1947 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 15th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 6–5, winning eight games. The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in fifteen seasons.-Off Season:...

8 4 0 .667 308 242 W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 4 0 .667 240 259 W-1
Boston Yanks
1947 Boston Yanks season
The 1947 Boston Yanks season was their fourth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2-8-1, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

4 7 1 .364 168 256 L-2
Washington Redskins
1947 Washington Redskins season
The 1947 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-5-1 record from 1946.-Schedule:-Standings:...

4 8 0 .333 295 367 W-1
New York Giants
1947 New York Giants season
The 1947 New York Giants season was the 23rd season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...

2 8 2 .200 190 309 L-1
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