1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	Art Rooney
Head coach	Walt Kiesling
Home field	Forbes Field
Results
Record	2–7–2
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1939 (Pirates); Steelers seasons; 1941 →;

The 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 8th in the National Football League. It was also the first season in which the team was known as the Pittsburgh Steelers, and not the copycat "Pirates" moniker.^[1]^[2]^[3] The 1940 team was led by head coach Walt Kiesling in his first full season as the head coach. Kiesling's assistant coaches were Wilbur "Bill" Sortet and Hank Bruder, who both also played.

^ "Grid 'Pirates' pass out; they're the 'Steelers' now". Pittsburgh Press. March 3, 1940. p. 11.
^ Burcky, Claire M. (September 8, 1940). "It's kickoff time for Steelers, Cards". Pittsburgh Press. p. 10.
^ Dvorchak, Robert (September 16, 2007). "1940s put Steelers to tests that nearly break". Pittsburgh Post-gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

[gppot-1] "Grid 'Pirates' pass out; they're the 'Steelers' now". Pittsburgh Press. March 3, 1940. p. 11.

[ikotmpp-2] Burcky, Claire M. (September 8, 1940). "It's kickoff time for Steelers, Cards". Pittsburgh Press. p. 10.

[ppgdvck-3] Dvorchak, Robert (September 16, 2007). "1940s put Steelers to tests that nearly break". Pittsburgh Post-gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

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