The 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League (NFL). In the offseason, the team had been sold and then re-acquired (more or less) in a bizarre series of transactions which has come to be referred to as the "Pennsylvania Polka". The roster consisted of many players who had played for the Philadelphia Eagles the previous year, who joined the Steelers as a result of the moves.

Offseason

Bert Bell became half-owner of the team and he named himself the head coach. After starting the season with two straight losses, Aldo "Buff" Donelli was brought in. Donelli was acting concurrently as head coach at Duquesne University, and when the team's schedules prevented him from fulfilling both roles, he stepped down as the Steelers' coach in favor of Walt Kiesling. The team held training camp in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 7, 1941): Cleveland Rams

at Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio Scoring Drives:

Week 3 (Sunday, September 21, 1941): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring Drives:

Week 5 (Sunday October 5, 1941): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring Drives:

Week 6 (Sunday October 12, 1941): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring Drives:

Week 7 (Sunday October 19, 1941): New York Giants

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Scoring Drives:

Week 8 (Sunday October 26, 1941): Chicago Bears

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Scoring Drives:

Week 9 (Sunday November 2, 1941): Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Scoring Drives:

Week 10 (Sunday November 9, 1941): Philadelphia Eagles

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Scoring Drives:

Week 11 (Sunday November 16, 1941): Brooklyn Dodgers

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring Drives:

Week 12 (Sunday November 23, 1941): Green Bay Packers

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring Drives:

Week 13 (Sunday November 30, 1941): Brooklyn Dodgers

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York Scoring Drives:

Standings