The 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 17th in the National Football League, and the second season with John Michelosen as head coach. The team finished the season with a record of 6–5-1, improving slightly from the previous season record of 4–8, but again failing to qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 25, 1949): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 20,957
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Nickel 52 pass from Gage (Glamp kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nuzum 9 run (Glamp kick)
• Pittsburgh – Samuel 31 run (Glamp kick)
• Pittsburgh – Geri 2 run (Glamp kick)
• New York Giants – Poole 13 pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)

Week 2 (Monday October 3, 1949): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 30,000
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Washington – Taylor 24 pass from Baugh (kick failed)
• Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nuzum 27 run (Glamp kick)
• Washington – Sandifer 35 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
• Washington – Taylor 58 pass from Baugh (Poillon kick)
• Washington – Goode 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 3 (Saturday October 8, 1949): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 21,355
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
• Pittsburgh – Shipkey 2 run (Glamp kick)
• Detroit – Doll 95 interception (Dudley kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 16, 1949): New York Giants

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 29,911
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
• New York Giants – FG Agajanian 38
• New York Giants – Scott 4 run (Agajanian kick)
• New York Giants – Scott 2 run (Agajanian kick)
• Pittsburgh – Samuelson 26 fumble run (Glamp kick)
• Pittsburgh – Jansante 29 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1949): New York Bulldogs

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 22,042
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Nuzum 25 run (Glamp kick)
• New York Bulldogs – Layne 1 run (Scollard kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Glamp 17
• Pittsburgh – Geri 3 run (Glamp kick)
• New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 27
• New York Bulldogs – FG Scollard 25
• Pittsburgh – Nuzum 6 run (Glamp kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 37,903
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Philadelphia – FG Patton 48
• Philadelphia – Van Buren 1 run (Muha kick)
• Philadelphia – Scott 70 punt return (Muha kick)
• Philadelphia – Van Buren 6 run (Muha kick)
• Pittsburgh – Jansante 35 pass from Finks (Glamp kick)
• Philadelphia – Thompson 1 run (Muha kick)
• Philadelphia – Pihos 15 pass from Mackrides (Muha kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 6, 1949): Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance:
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Washington – Taylor 51 pass from Gilmer (Poillon kick)
• Pittsburgh – Finks 5 run (Glamp kick)
• Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (Glamp kick)
• Washington – Stout 74 run (Poillon kick)
• Washington – Stout 1 run (kick failed)
• Washington -Dowda 1 run (Poillon kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1949): Los Angeles Rams

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 20,510
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Geri 18 run (Glamp kick)
• Los Angeles – Gehrke 1 run (Waterfield kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1949): Green Bay Packers

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance:
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Jansante 47 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nuzum 64 run (Geri kick)
• Green Bay – Girard 1 run (Fritsch kick)
• Pittsburgh – Safety, Girard's punt blocked out of end zone by Samuelson
• Pittsburgh – Nuzum 8 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
• Pittsburgh – Gage 3 run (Geri kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1949): Philadelphia Eagles

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 22,191
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Philadelphia – Armstrong 13 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nuzum 67 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
• Philadelphia – FG Patton 16
• Pittsburgh – FG Geri 34
• Philadelphia – Ferrante 3 pass from Thompson (Patton kick)
• Philadelphia – Parmer 1 run (Patton kick)
• Philadelphia – FG Patton 13
• Pittsburgh – Nickel 40 pass from Gage (Geri kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1949): Chicago Bears

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 36,071
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Chicago Bears – Rykovick 20 pass from Lujack (Lujack kick)
• Pittsburgh – Nickel 48 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
• Chicago Bears – Hoffman 3 run (Lujack kick)
• Chicago Bears – FG Blanda 33
• Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (kick failed)
• Chicago Bears – Rykovich 1 run (Lujack kick)
• Pittsburgh – Gage 97 run (Geri kick)
• Pittsburgh – Gage 6 run (Geri kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1949): New York Bulldogs

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 4,028
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – Shipkey 1 run (kick failed)
• Pittsburgh – Jansante 44 pass from Geri (Geri kick)
• Pittsburgh – Geri 1 run (Geri kick)
• Pittsburgh – Finks 17 pass from Seabright (Geri kick)

Standings

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