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1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season
NFL team season
NFL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| year | 1945 |
| record | 2–8 |
| division_place | 5th NFL Eastern |
| coach | Jim Leonard |
| stadium | Forbes Field |
| playoffs | *Did not qualify* |
| previous | 1944 (Card-Pitt) |
| shortnavlink | Steelers seasons |
The 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a record of 2–8. This season marked the first and only season played with Jim Leonard as head coach.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | at [Boston Yanks](1945-boston-yanks-season) | **L** 7–28 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| October 7 | [New York Giants](1945-new-york-giants-season) | **L** 6–34 | 0–2 | |||||||||||
| October 14 | [Washington Redskins](1945-washington-redskins-season) | **L** 0–14 | 0–3 | |||||||||||
| October 21 | at [New York Giants](1945-new-york-giants-season) | **W** 21–7 | 1–3 | |||||||||||
| October 28 | [Boston Yanks](1945-boston-yanks-season) | **L** 6–10 | 1–4 | |||||||||||
| November 4 | [Philadelphia Eagles](1945-philadelphia-eagles-season) | **L** 3–45 | 1–5 | |||||||||||
| November 11 | [Chicago Cardinals](1945-chicago-cardinals-season) | **W** 23–0 | 2–5 | |||||||||||
| November 18 | at [Philadelphia Eagles](1945-philadelphia-eagles-season) | **L** 6–30 | 2–6 | |||||||||||
| November 25 | at [Chicago Bears](1945-chicago-bears-season) | **L** 7–28 | 2–7 | |||||||||||
| December 2 | at [Washington Redskins](1945-washington-redskins-season) | **L** 0–24 | 2–8 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Tuesday September 25, 1945): [[Boston Yanks]]
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,502
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Boston – J. Martin 5 run (Lio kick)
- Boston – F. Martin 53 pass from Cafego (Lio kick)
- Boston – Manders 1 run (Lio kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lucente 60 lateral from Bova after 10 pass from Jarvi (Naioti kick)
- Boston – Manders 2 run (Lio kick)
Week 2 (Sunday, October 7, 1945): [[New York Giants]]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,097
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- New York – FG Strong 21
- New York – FG Strong 42
- Pittsburgh – Duhart 3 run (kick failed)
- New York – Filpowicz – 10 pass from Herber (Strong kick)
- New York – Leibel 38 pass from Herber (Strong kick)
- New York – Piccolo 7 fumble run (Strong kick)
Week 3 (Sunday October 14, 1945): [[Washington Redskins]]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 14,050
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Dye 13 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick)
- Washington – Rosato 3 run (Aguirre kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 21, 1945): [[New York Giants]]
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 43,070
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Lucente 3 run (Naioti kick)
- Pittsburgh – Warren 1 run (Naioti kick)
- Pittsburgh – Doyle 50 interception (Naioti kick)
- New York – Livingston 15 pass from Herber (Strong kick)
Week 5 (Sunday October 28, 1945): [[Boston Yanks]]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 25,447
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Boston – FG Lio 19
- Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 19
- Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 25
- Boston Martin 25 lateral from Currivan after 27 pass from Gudmundson (Lio kick)
Week 6 (Sunday November 4, 1945): [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 23,018
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 31
- Philadelphia – Ferrante 26 pass from Zimmerman (kick failed)
- Philadelphia – Ferrante 65 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 20 run (kick failed)
- Philadelphia – Meyer 27 pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- Philadelphia – Banta 22 run (kick failed)
- Philadelphia – Bleeker 14 run (Zimmerman kick)
- Philadelphia – Karnofsky 19 run (kick failed)
Week 7 (Sunday November 11, 1945): [[Chicago Cardinals]]
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 13,153
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Agajanian 15
- Pittsburgh – Dudley 1 run (Dudley kick)
- Pittsburgh – Dudley 1 run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh – Warren 75 run (Dudley kick)
Week 8 (Sunday November 18, 1945): [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 23,838
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Philadelphia – Karnofsky 12 run (Zimmerman kick)
- Pittsburgh – Kiick 1 run (kick failed)
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 3 run (kick failed)
- Philadelphia – FG Zimmerman 30
- Philadelphia – Van Buren 6 run (Zimmerman kick)
- Philadelphia – Steele 4 run (Rogalla kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 25, 1945): [[Chicago Bears]]
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,689
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Chicago Bears – McAffee 33 run (Gudauskas kick)
- Pittsburgh – Dudley 4 run (Agajanian kick)
- Chicago Bears – McAfee 65 pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick)
- Chicago Bears – Grygo 33 pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick)
- Chicago Bears – McAfee 2 run (Gudauskas kick)
Week 10 (Sunday December 2, 1945): [[Washington Redskins]]
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 34,788
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Bagarus 70 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick)
- Washington – Turley 10 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick)
- Washington – FG Aguirre 26
- Washington – Bagarus 29 pass from Baugh (Aguirre kick)
Roster
| 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster |
|---|
| **Backs** |
Standings
References
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