NFL team season
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The 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 24th in the National Football League.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Preseason
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Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,718
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,398
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – Ratterman 1 run (Groza kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Glick 30
- Pittsburgh – Chandnois 1 run (Glik kick)
- Cleveland – Modzelewski 13 run (Groza kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,375
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia – Schaefer 1 run (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Walston 51 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Bell 28 interception (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Bredice 40 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Pittsburgh – Perry 15 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 64 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 20 pass from Marchibroda (Glick kick)
- Philadelphia – Keller 51 run (Walston kick)
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
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- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 48,108
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Game attendance: 50,358
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,240
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,652
- Referee: Jack Glascott
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Marchibroda 1 run (Glick kick)
- Philadelphia – Burnine 35 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia – Keller 1 run (Walston kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 24,086
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 13 run (Glick kick)
- Pittsburgh – Butler 6 fumble run (Glick kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 45 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
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- Game attendance: 17,724
- Referee:
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Scoring drives:
- Chicago Cardinals – Root 3 run (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 29 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 1 run (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
- Chicago Cardinals – Matson 79 run (Summerall kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – Childress 34 pass from Root (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh – Ford 3 run (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 4 pass from Marchibroda (kick failed)
- Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh – Ford 4 run (Watson kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,540
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Los Angeles – McFadin 21 fumble run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 22 pass from Scarbath (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Watson 16
- Los Angeles – Boyd 61 pass from Wade (Richter kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mathews 6 pass from Marchibroda (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Rogel 1 run (Watson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Nickel 47 pass from Scarbath (kick failed)
at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,124
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
- Detroit – Hart 20 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- Detroit – Gedman 5 run (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh – Watson 1 run (Watson kick)
- Detroit – Lary 73 interception (Layne kick)
- Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick)
- Detroit – Christiansen 66 punt return (Layne kick)
- Detroit – FG Layne 13
- Detroit – Reichow 41 pass from Gilmer (Layne kick)
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 49,086
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ "1956 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives.