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The 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 24th in the National Football League.
1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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Head coach | Walt Kiesling |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Results | |
Record | 5–7 |
Division place | T–4th NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
1956 Pittsburgh Steelers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Gary Glick | DB | Colorado A&M | |
1 | 5 | Art Davis | DB | Mississippi State | |
2 | 17 | Joe Krupa * | DT | Purdue | |
3 | 29 | Jim Taylor | C | Baylor | |
4 | 39 | Dick Murley | T | Purdue | |
5 | 52 | Bill Murakowski | B | Purdue | |
6 | 63 | Ray Taylor | B | TCU | |
7 | 76 | Dick Gaspari | C | George Washington | |
8 | 87 | Vere Wellmen | G | Wichita | |
9 | 100 | Wayne Edmonds | G | Notre Dame | |
10 | 111 | Lou Baldacci | HB | Michigan | |
10 | 118 | Bob Nolan | E | Miami (FL) | |
12 | 135 | Phil Tarasovic | E | Yale | |
13 | 148 | Weldon Holley | B | Baylor | |
14 | 159 | Jim Emmons | T | Alabama | |
16 | 183 | Lionel Reed | B | Central State (OK) | |
17 | 196 | Bill Schmitt | G | Pittsburgh | |
18 | 207 | John Stephans | QB | Holy Cross | |
19 | 220 | Jerry Jacobs | G | Florida State | |
20 | 231 | Fred Glatz | E | Pittsburgh | |
21 | 244 | Gene Martell | T | Notre Dame | |
22 | 255 | Ray DiPasquale | B | Pittsburgh | |
23 | 268 | Pete Neft | QB | Pittsburgh | |
24 | 279 | Bryan Engram | E | TCU | |
25 | 292 | Bill O'Dell | B | Clemson | |
26 | 303 | Frank Sweeney | G | Xavier | |
27 | 316 | Buddy Benson | B | Arkansas | |
28 | 327 | Bill DeGraaf | B | Cornell | |
29 | 340 | Wes Thompson | T | Alabama | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | August 17 | vs. Detroit Lions | L 15–20 | 0–1 | Glass Bowl | 11,912 |
2 | August 25 | vs. Baltimore Colts | L 16–37 | 0–2 | Nippert Stadium | 12,500 |
3 | September 8 | Chicago Bears | L 10–21 | 0–3 | Forbes Field | 22,194 |
4 | September 15 | vs. Philadelphia Eagles | W 14–12 | 1–3 | Metropolitan Stadium | 14,742 |
5 | September 22 | vs. Los Angeles Rams | W 20–17 | 2–3 | Multnomah Stadium | 20,559 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 30 | Washington Redskins | W 30–13 | 1–0 | Forbes Field | 27,718 | Recap |
2 | October 6 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–14 | 1–1 | Forbes Field | 35,398 | Recap |
3 | October 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–35 | 1–2 | Forbes Field | 31,375 | Recap |
4 | October 21 | at New York Giants | L 10–38 | 1–3 | Yankee Stadium | 48,108 | Recap |
5 | October 28 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–16 | 2–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 50,358 | Recap |
6 | November 4 | New York Giants | L 14–17 | 2–4 | Forbes Field | 31,240 | Recap |
7 | November 11 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–14 | 2–5 | Connie Mack Stadium | 22,652 | Recap |
8 | November 18 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–7 | 3–5 | Forbes Field | 24,086 | Recap |
9 | November 25 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 27–38 | 3–6 | Comiskey Park | 17,724 | Recap |
10 | December 2 | Los Angeles Rams | W 30–13 | 4–6 | Forbes Field | 20,540 | Recap |
11 | December 9 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–45 | 4–7 | Briggs Stadium | 52,124 | Recap |
12 | December 16 | at Washington Redskins | W 23–0 | 5–7 | Griffith Stadium | 21,097 | Recap |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Redskins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Steelers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Giants | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Browns | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Lions | 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
Scoring drives:
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 7–3 | 264 | 197 | W1 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–3 | 240 | 182 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 183 | 225 | L2 | |
Cleveland Browns | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 167 | 177 | L1 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 217 | 250 | W1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 3–7 | 143 | 215 | L3 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.