1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season marked the franchise's 27th year in the National Football League. The team won one fewer game than it did the previous year, finishing with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie.
Regular season
In 1959 the Steelers offered seats at four price levels — $6.00, $5.00, $4.00, and $3.00. No season prices for the six game slate were published.Game summaries
Week 1 (Saturday September 26, 1959): [Cleveland Browns]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 33,844Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Cleveland – Plum 1 run CLE 7–0
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 26 CLE 7–3
- Pittsburgh – Orr 20 pass from Layne PIT 10–7
- Pittsburgh – Brewster 19 pass from Layne PIT 17-7
Week 2 (Sunday October 4, 1959): [Washington Redskins]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 26,750Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Washington – FG Baker 25 WSH 3–0
- Washington – FG Baker 47 WSH 3–0
- Washington – FG Baker 48 WSH 9–0
- Washington – Anderson 70 pass from Gugliemi WSH 16–0
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 32 WSH 16–3
- Washington – Walton 26 pass from Gugliemi WSH 23–3
- Pittsburgh – Brewster 30 pass from Layne WSH 23-10
- Pittsburgh – Krutko 2 run WSH 23–17
Week 3 (Sunday October 11, 1959): [Philadelphia Eagles]
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 27,343Referee: Bud BrubakerTV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Steelers – Bobby Layne 10 run, PIT 7–0
- Eagles – Billy Ray Barnes 3 run, TIE 7–7
- Eagles – Art Powell 58 punt return, PHI 14–7
- Steelers – FG Bobby Lane 12, PHI 14–10
- Eagles – Norm Van Brocklin 1 run, PHI 21–10
- Steelers – Tom Tracy 11 pass from Layne, PHI 21–17
- Eagles – Tommy McDonald 18 pass from Van Brocklin, PHI 28–17
- Steelers – Jimmy Orr 17 pass from Layne, PHI 28–24
Week 4 (Sunday October 18, 1959): [Washington Redskins]
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DCGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 28,218Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Krutko 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Tarasovic 38 fumble run
- Washington – FG Baker 30
- Washington – FG Baker 39
- Pittsburgh – Krutko 4 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 23
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 22
Week 5 (Sunday October 25, 1959): [New York Giants]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 33,596Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 37
- New York Giants – Gifford 77 pass from Conerly
- New York Giants – Gifford 28 pass from Conerly
- Pittsburgh – Dial 35 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 19
- New York Giants – Huff 5 fumble run
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 17
Week 6 (Sunday November 1, 1959): [Chicago Cardinals]
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, IllinoisGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: Referee:- '''TV announcers:'''
Week 7 (Sunday November 8, 1959): [Detroit Lions]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 24,614Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Detroit – Rote 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 29
- Detroit – FG Martin 27
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 20 pass from Layne
Week 8 (Sunday November 15, 1959): [New York Giants]
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New YorkGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 66,786Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- New York Giants – FG Summerall 21
- New York Giants – FG Summerall 27
- Pittsburgh – Orr 4 pass from Layne
- New York Giants – FG Summerall 29
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 45 pass from Layne
Week 9 (Sunday November 22, 1959): [Cleveland Browns]
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OhioGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 68,563Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 4 run
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run
- Cleveland – Renfro 30 pass from Plum
- Cleveland – Renfro 28 pass from Plum
- Cleveland – Renfro 70 pass from Plum
- Pittsburgh – Nagler 17 pass from Layne
Week 10 (Sunday November 29, 1959): [Philadelphia Eagles]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 22,191Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Layne 17
- Pittsburgh – Dial 12 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Orr 19 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 23 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Nagler 2 pass from Layne
Week 11 (Sunday December 5, 1959): [Chicago Bears]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 41,476Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Chicago Bears – Casares 3 run
- Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run
- Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 2 run
- Chicago Bears – Casares 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Krutko 7 run
- Pittsburgh – Dial 25 pass from Layne
Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1959): [Chicago Cardinals]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,011Referee: TV announcers:Scoring drives:
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 37
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Conrad 20
- Pittsburgh – Layne 9 run
- Pittsburgh – Dial 35 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Dial 11 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Tracy 16 pass from Layne
- Chicago Cardinals – Conrad 21 pass from Hill
- Pittsburgh – Orr 16 pass from Layne
- Chicago Cardinals – Crow 7 pass from Hill