The 1952 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...

finished to a semi-respectable 5–7 finish under head coach Joe Bach

Joe Bach

Joseph Anthony Bach was one of Notre Dame's famed "seven mules" and later the head coach for the NFL's Pittsburgh Pirates and later the renamed Pittsburgh Steelers ....

, who returned to the organization replacing John Michelosen

John Michelosen

John Michelosen was a highly successful American football coach with both college and professional teams, and an inductee into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.-Biography:...

.

The season was notable in that it was the last year the Steelers used the single-wing

Single-wing

In American and Canadian football, a single-wing formation is any offensive formation having exactly one wingback and one tight end aligned together. The single-wing formation, created by Glenn "Pop" Warner, was a precursor to the modern spread or shotgun formation...

 formation on offense, switching to the T formation

T formation

In American football, a T formation is a formation used by the offensive team in which three running backs line up in a row about five yards behind the quarterback, forming the shape of a "T"....

 the following year. The Steelers were the last NFL team to use the single-wing as their primary offensive formation.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Time (ET North American 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 28, 1952	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 31–25
2	October 4, 1952	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...		L 21–20
3	October 12, 1952	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 26–21
4	October 19, 1952	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 28–24
5	October 26, 1952	at Chicago Cardinals		W 34–28
6	November 2, 1952	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,...		W 24–23
7	November 9, 1952	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...		L 31–6
8	November 16, 1952	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...		L 29–28
9	November 23, 1952	Chicago Cardinals		W 17–14
10	November 30, 1952	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 63–7
11	December 7, 1952	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...		W 24–7
12	December 14, 1952	at Los Angeles Rams		L 28–14

Week 1 (Sunday September 28, 1952): 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: 22,501
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Philadelphia – Grant 84 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
• Philadelphia – Ziegler 4 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
• Pittsburgh – Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   20 run (kick blocked)
• Philadelphia – FG Walston 32
• Pittsburgh – Modzelewski
  Ed Modzelewski
  Ed Modzelewski is a former football player, who played professionally for the Cleveland Browns. His brother, Dick Modzelewski, also played in the NFL and at the University of Maryland. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft, but did not make the active roster....
  
   1 run (kick blocked)
• Philadelphia – Ziegler 3 run (Walston kick)
• Pittsburgh – Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   1 run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Philadelphia – Pihos 25 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
• Pittsburgh – Mathews
  Ray Mathews
  Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...
  
   27 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (kick blocked)

Week 2 (Saturday October 4, 1952): Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American 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: 27,923
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Nickel
  Elbie Nickel
  Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...
  
   10 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (kick failed)
• Cleveland – Motley 68 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nickel
  Elbie Nickel
  Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...
  
   30 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   1 run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Cleveland – Jones 17 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
• Cleveland – Howard 57 pass from Graham (Groza kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 12, 1952): 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: 18,648
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

'Scoring drives:

• Philadelphia – FG Walston 25
• Philadelphia – FG Walston 20
• Pittsburgh – Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois was a former standout professional American football player who earned All-American honors for the Michigan State Spartans in 1949, the NFL Player Of The Year award for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952 and twice made it to the Pro Bowl.After both his parents died, Lynn, who was born...
  
   93 kick return (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Philadelphia – Brewer 1 run (Walston kick)
• Pittsburgh – Mathews
  Ray Mathews
  Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...
  
   25 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nickel
  Elbie Nickel
  Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...
  
   54 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Philadelphia – Grant 17 pass from Enke (Walston kick)
• Philadelphia – FG Walston 24
• Philadelphia – FG Walston 19

Week 4 (Sunday October 19, 1952): 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: 22,605
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Washington – Williams 62 punt return (LeBaron kick)
• Washington – Heath 1 run (LeBaron kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nickel
  Elbie Nickel
  Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...
  
   6 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   36
• Pittsburgh – Hays
  George Hays (American football)
  George Hays was a former defensive end in the National Football League.-Career:Hays spent three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, before playing his final season with the Green Bay Packers in 1953. He played as a defensive end for both teams. He played at the collegiate level at St....
  
   1 interception (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Washington – Taylor 11 pass from Gilmer (LeBaron kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nickel
  Elbie Nickel
  Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...
  
   36 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Washington – Taylor 43 pass from LeBaron (LeBaron kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 26, 1952): Chicago Cardinals 

at Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...

, Chicago, Illinois

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 20,395
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois was a former standout professional American football player who earned All-American honors for the Michigan State Spartans in 1949, the NFL Player Of The Year award for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952 and twice made it to the Pro Bowl.After both his parents died, Lynn, who was born...
  
   28 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Mathews
  Ray Mathews
  Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...
  
   70 punt return (kick blocked)
• Pittsburgh – Nickel
  Elbie Nickel
  Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...
  
   5 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Sulima 13 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – Matson 33 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
• Pittsburgh – Ferry
  Lou Ferry
  -References:...
  
   71 fumble run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – Matson 41 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – Matson 47 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – Cross 4 run (Geri kick)

Week 6 (Sunday November 2, 1952): 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: 25,866
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Dodrill
  Dale Dodrill
  Dale Dodrill is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He attended Colorado State University....
  
   35 blocked field goal return (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Washington – LeBaron 2 run (Rykovich kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   23
• Pittsburgh – Mathews
  Ray Mathews
  Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...
  
   70 punt return (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Rogel
  Fran Rogel
  Francis Stephen Rogel was an American football fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.-Collegiate career:...
  
   1 run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Washington – Safety, Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   tackled in end zone by Hennessey
• Washington – Taylor 40 pass from LeBaron (LeBaron kick)
• Washington – Justice 13 pass from LeBaron (Buksar kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 9, 1952): 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: 26,170
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Detroit – FG Walker 16
• Detroit – Girard 1 run (Walker kick)
• Detroit – Box 46 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
• Pittsburgh – Rogel
  Fran Rogel
  Francis Stephen Rogel was an American football fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.-Collegiate career:...
  
   3 run (kick failed)
• Detroit – Girard 31 run (Walker kick)
• Detroit – Bailey 9 run (Layne kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 16, 1952): Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 34,973
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Cleveland – Lavelli 22 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
• Cleveland – Safety, Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   tackled in end zone by Young
• Cleveland – FG Groza 11
• Cleveland – FG Groza 34
• Cleveland – Lavelli 22 pass from Graham (Groza kick)
• Pittsburgh – Mathews
  Ray Mathews
  Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...
  
   33 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Butler
  Jack Butler
  Jack Butler may refer to:* Jack Butler Yeats , Irish artist* Jack Butler , English football player and manager* Jack Butler , Chirk F.C...
  
   7 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Cleveland – Graham 2 run (Groza kick)
• Pittsburgh – Mathews
  Ray Mathews
  Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...
  
   38 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nickel
  Elbie Nickel
  Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...
  
   9 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 23, 1952): 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: 18,330
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   23
• PIttsburgh – Modzelewski
  Ed Modzelewski
  Ed Modzelewski is a former football player, who played professionally for the Cleveland Browns. His brother, Dick Modzelewski, also played in the NFL and at the University of Maryland. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft, but did not make the active roster....
  
   6 run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – Paul 9 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)
• Pittsburgh – Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   1 run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – Cross 38 pass from Panciera (Geri kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 30, 1952): 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: 15,140
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois was a former standout professional American football player who earned All-American honors for the Michigan State Spartans in 1949, the NFL Player Of The Year award for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952 and twice made it to the Pro Bowl.After both his parents died, Lynn, who was born...
  
   91 kick return (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois was a former standout professional American football player who earned All-American honors for the Michigan State Spartans in 1949, the NFL Player Of The Year award for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952 and twice made it to the Pro Bowl.After both his parents died, Lynn, who was born...
  
   5 run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nickel
  Elbie Nickel
  Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...
  
   21 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Mathews
  Ray Mathews
  Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...
  
   42 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Hensley 25 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• New York Giants – Stribling 55 lateral from Scott after 15 pass from Landry
  Tom Landry
  Thomas Wade "Tom" Landry was an American football player and coach. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in National Football League history, creating many new formations and methods...
  
   (Poole kick)
• Pittsburgh – Hensley 60 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – George Hays
  George Hays (American football)
  George Hays was a former defensive end in the National Football League.-Career:Hays spent three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, before playing his final season with the Green Bay Packers in 1953. He played as a defensive end for both teams. He played at the collegiate level at St....
  
   3 run with blocked punt (Mathews
  Ray Mathews
  Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Butler
  Jack Butler
  Jack Butler may refer to:* Jack Butler Yeats , Irish artist* Jack Butler , English football player and manager* Jack Butler , Chirk F.C...
  
   20 pass from Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Modzelewski
  Ed Modzelewski
  Ed Modzelewski is a former football player, who played professionally for the Cleveland Browns. His brother, Dick Modzelewski, also played in the NFL and at the University of Maryland. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft, but did not make the active roster....
  
   3 run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 7, 1952): San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

 

at Kezar Stadium

Kezar Stadium

Kezar Stadium is a stadium located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. It is the former home of the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, and of the San Francisco Dragons of MLL. It also served as the home of the...

, San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 13,886
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Rogel
  Fran Rogel
  Francis Stephen Rogel was an American football fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.-Collegiate career:...
  
   3 run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• San Francisco – Soltau 6 pass from Albert (Soltau kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   19
• Pittsburgh – Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   1 run (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois
  Lynn Chandnois was a former standout professional American football player who earned All-American honors for the Michigan State Spartans in 1949, the NFL Player Of The Year award for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952 and twice made it to the Pro Bowl.After both his parents died, Lynn, who was born...
  
   48 pass from Finks
  Jim Finks
  James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
  
   (Kerkorian
  Gary Kerkorian
  Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
   kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 14, 1952): Los Angeles Rams 

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...

, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 71,130
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Los Angeles – Fears 10 pass from Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick)
• Los Angeles – Lane 42 interception return (Waterfield kick)
• Pittsburgh – Hogan 15 interception return (Kerkorian kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nickel 13 pass from Finks (Kerkorian kick)
• Los Angeles – Hirsch 65 pass from Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick)
• Los Angeles – Fears 5 pass from Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick)

Standings

NFL American 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
Cleveland Browns 1952 Cleveland Browns season The 1952 Cleveland Browns season was the team's third season with the National Football League.-Exhibition Schedule:-Regular Season Schedule:-Standings:...	8	4	0	.667	310	213	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1952 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1952 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 20th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–8, winning seven games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Off Season:...	7	5	0	.583	252	271	L-1
New York Giants 1952 New York Giants season The 1952 New York Giants season was the 28th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	7	5	0	.583	234	231	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	300	273	L-1
Chicago Cardinals 1952 Chicago Cardinals season The 1952 Chicago Cardinals season was the 33rd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 3-9, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...	4	8	0	.333	172	221	L-2
Washington Redskins 1952 Washington Redskins season The 1952 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-7 record from 1951.-Schedule:-Standings:...	4	8	0	.333	240	287	W-2