The 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 13th season of play as part of the NFL. The team finished the season with a record of 5-5-1. This season marked the first of two seasons played with Jock Sutherland as head coach.

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1 (Friday September 20, 1946): Chicago Cardinals

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 32,951
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh Seabright 8 pass from Dudley (Dudley kick)
• Pittsburgh Compagno 1 run (Dudley kick)
• Chicago Cardinals Goldberg 8 pass from Mallouf (Cuff kick)

Week 2 (Monday September 29, 1946): Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 33,620
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Washington Saenz 1 run (Poillon kick)
• Washington Todd 23 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
• Pittsburgh Jansante 17 pass from Clement (Dudley kick)
• Pittsburgh Dudley 1 run (Dudley kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 6, 1946): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 33,702
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• New York Hapes 2 run (Strong kick)
• New York Filchock 70 run (Strong kick)
• New York FG Strong 23
• Pittsburgh Garnaas 30 pass from Dudley (Dudley kick)
• Pittsburgh Clement 2 run (Dudley kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 13, 1946): Boston Yanks

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 34,297
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh Lach 1 run (kick blocked)
• Pittsburgh Lach 5 run (Dudley kick)
• Pittsburgh FG Dudley 34
• Boston Scollard 6 fuble run (Scollard kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 20, 1946): Green Bay Packers

at East Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 22,588
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Green Bay FG Fritsch 38
• Pittsburgh Dudley 31 run (Dudley kick)
• Green Bay Luhn, 19 pass from Comp (Fritsch kick)
• Green Bay Schlinkman 2 run (Fritsch kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 27, 1946): Boston Yanks

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 13,797
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh Condit 18 run (kick failed)
• Boston Dimancheff 26 pass from Governali (Scollard kick)
• Pittsburgh Dudley 23 lateral from Compagno (Dudley kick)
• Pittsburgh R. Davis 29 fumble run (Dudley kick)
• Pittsburgh Dudley 80 pass from Condit (Condit kick)
• Pittsburgh Dutton 38 run (kick failed)

Week 7 (Sunday November 3, 1946): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 36,995
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh Dudley 80 interception (Dudley kick)
• PIttsburgh Lach 5 run (Dudley kick)
• Washington Baugh 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 10, 1946): Detroit Lions

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 13,621
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Detroit FG Helms 35
• Detroit DeCorrevont 72 pass from Ryan (DeShane kick)
• Pittsburgh Dutton 12 run (Dudley kick)
• Detroit Greene 88 pass from Ryan (DeShane kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 17, 1946): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 38,882
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Philadelphia Zimmerman 1 run (Zimmerman kick)
• Pittsburgh Lach 1 run (Condit kick)
• Pittsburgh FG Dudley 14

Week 10 (Sunday November 24, 1946): New York Giants

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Scoring Drives:

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 45,346
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• New York Paschal 4 run (Strong kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 1, 1946): Philadelphia Eagles

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 29,943
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Philadelphia Pritchard 58 run (Lio kick)
• Philadelphia FG Lio 15
• Pittsburgh Lach 7 run (Dudley kick)

Standings

References