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1 Regular season  



1.1  Schedule  





1.2  Game summaries  



1.2.1  Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1942): Philadelphia Eagles  





1.2.2  Week 2 (Sunday, September 20, 1942): Washington Redskins  





1.2.3  Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1942): New York Giants  





1.2.4  Week 5 (Sunday October 11, 1942): Brooklyn Dodgers  





1.2.5  Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1942): Philadelphia Eagles  





1.2.6  Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1942): Washington Redskins  





1.2.7  Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1942): New York Giants  





1.2.8  Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1942): Detroit Lions  





1.2.9  Week 10 (Sunday November 22, 1942): Chicago Cardinals  





1.2.10  Week 11 (Sunday November 29, 1942): Brooklyn Dodgers  





1.2.11  Week 12 (Sunday December 6, 1942): Green Bay Packers  









2 Standings  





3 References  














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1942 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerArt Rooney, Bert Bell
Head coachWalt Kiesling
Home fieldForbes Field
Results
Record7–4
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersChuck Cherundolo
Bill Dudley
Milt Simington
John Woudenberg
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  • The 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous season result of 1–9–1 with a record of 7–4–0, which was good enough for 2nd place in the NFL East.[1] This was the franchise's first ever winning record.

    For the second straight year, the team held training campinHershey, Pennsylvania.[2]

    Regular season[edit]

    Schedule[edit]

    Week Date Opponent Result Record
    1 September 13 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–24 0–1
    2 September 20 atWashington Redskins L 14–28 0–2
    3 October 4 New York Giants W 13–10 1–2
    4 October 11 atBrooklyn Dodgers W 7–0 2–2
    5 October 18 atPhiladelphia Eagles W 14–0 3–2
    6 October 25 Washington Redskins L 0–14 3–3
    7 November 1 atNew York Giants W 17–9 4–3
    8 November 8 atDetroit Lions W 35–7 5–3
    9 November 22 Chicago Cardinals W 19–3 6–3
    10 November 29 Brooklyn Dodgers W 13–0 7–3
    11 December 6 atGreen Bay Packers L 21–24 7–4

    The 1942 Steeler Team was the best team the club had up to that point. For the first time in 10 seasons, the Steelers had a 4-game winning streak. The team finished with a 7–4 record and looked forward to the next season. However, due to the loss of players in the US draft, the team was forced to combine operation with the cross-state rival, Philadelphia Eagles. This would be one of the first times the Steelers felt that fate interrupted the future success that was expected. The Steelers wouldn't post another winning season until 1947, even then, their future was interrupted by fate.

    Game summaries[edit]

    Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1942): Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

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

    atForbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 2 (Sunday, September 20, 1942): Washington Redskins[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 0 0 14 0 14
    Redskins 0 7 7 14 28

    atGriffith Stadium, Washington, DC

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1942): New York Giants[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Giants 3 7 0 0 10
    Steelers 0 6 0 7 13

    atForbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 5 (Sunday October 11, 1942): Brooklyn Dodgers[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 0 7 0 0 7
    Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0

    atEbbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1942): Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 0 0 7 7 14
    Eagles 0 0 0 0 0

    atShibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1942): Washington Redskins[edit]

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

    atForbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1942): New York Giants[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 0 10 0 7 17
    Giants 3 0 0 6 9

    atPolo Grounds, New York, New York

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1942): Detroit Lions[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 0 14 14 7 35
    Lions 7 0 0 0 7

    atBriggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 10 (Sunday November 22, 1942): Chicago Cardinals[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cardinals 3 0 0 0 3
    Steelers 7 3 0 9 19

    atForbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 11 (Sunday November 29, 1942): Brooklyn Dodgers[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0
    Steelers 0 7 0 6 13

    atForbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 12 (Sunday December 6, 1942): Green Bay Packers[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 0 0 7 14 21
    Packers 7 3 0 14 24

    atWisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Scoring Drives:

    Standings[edit]

    NFL Eastern Division
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  • W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
    Washington Redskins 10 1 0 .909 7–1 227 102 W9
    Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 0 .636 5–3 167 119 L1
    New York Giants 5 5 1 .500 4–4 155 139 W2
    Brooklyn Dodgers 3 8 0 .273 2–6 100 168 L6
    Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 0 .182 2–6 134 239 L1
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "1942 Pittsburgh Steelers". Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  • ^ Sell, Jack (August 8, 1942). "Steeler Squad Awaits Start to Grid Camp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 24, 2011.

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