1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coachWalt Kiesling
Home fieldForbes Field
Results
Record5–7
Division place4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 22nd in the National Football League.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 September 26 at Green Bay Packers W 21–20 1–0
2 October 2 Washington Redskins W 37–7 2–0
3 October 9 at Philadelphia Eagles L 22–24 2–1
4 October 17 Cleveland Browns W 55–27 3–1
5 October 23 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–7 4–1
6 October 31 at Chicago Cardinals L 14–17 4–2
7 November 7 New York Giants L 6–30 4–3
8 November 14 at Washington Redskins L 14–17 4–4
9 November 20 San Francisco 49ers L 3–31 4–5
10 November 28 Chicago Cardinals W 20–17 5–5
11 December 5 at New York Giants L 3–24 5–6
12 December 12 at Cleveland Browns L 7–42 5–7

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 26, 1954): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 0 7 21
Packers 7 10 3 0 20

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Week 2 (Saturday October 2, 1954): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 13 14 7 3 37

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 3 (Saturday October 9, 1954): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 9 7 3 22
Eagles 14 3 0 7 24

at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Week 4 (Sunday October 17, 1954): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 14 6 0 7 27
Steelers 7 27 14 7 55

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 5 (Saturday October 23, 1954): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 0 3 7 7 17

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 6 (Sunday October 31, 1954): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 0 7 14
Cardinals 7 0 3 7 17

at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

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Week 7 (Sunday November 7, 1954): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 9 14 7 0 30
Steelers 0 6 0 0 6

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 8 (Sunday November 14, 1954): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 0 7 14
Redskins 0 7 3 7 17

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

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Week 9 (Saturday November 20, 1954): San Francisco 49ers

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 3 21 0 7 31
Steelers 0 3 0 0 3

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 10 (Sunday November 28, 1954): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 14 3 0 17
Steelers 0 10 0 10 20

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 11 (Sunday November 5, 1954): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 0 0 0 3
Giants 7 7 7 3 24

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

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Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1954): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 7 0 7
Browns 7 21 0 14 42

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 336 162 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 4 1 .636 7–3 284 230 W1
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 7–3 293 184 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 4–6 219 263 L2
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 207 432 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 183 347 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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