1962 Pittsburgh Steelers Season

The 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 30th in the National Football League.

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 16, 1962):

Detroit Lions

''at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 46,641
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Detroit – Cogdill 1 pass from Plum (Walker kick)
* Pittsburgh – Carpenter 43 pass from Brown ( Michaels kick)
* Detroit – Pietrosante 22 run (Walker kick)
* Detroit – Cogdill 21 pass from Plum (Walker kick)
* Detroit – Lewis 1 run (Walker kick)
* Detroit – Lewis 1 run (Walker kick)
* Detroit – FG Walker 44
* Detroit – Studstill 9 pass from Plum (Walker kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 23, 1962): Dallas Cowboys

''at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,478
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Dallas – Lockett 29 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh – Womack 16 run ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – Dial 38 pass from Layne ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – Johnson 16 pass from Layne ( Michaels kick)
* Dallas – Perkins 2 run (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh – Safety, Dallas holding in end zone
* Dallas – Perkins 6 run (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh – Womack 3 run ( Michaels kick)
* Dallas – Clarke 13 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 30, 1962):

New York Giants

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 40,916
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – Womack 7 run ( Michaels kick)
* New York Giants – FG Chandler 23
* Pittsburgh – Mack 28 pass from Layne ( Michaels kick)
* New York Giants – Dudley 11 pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 41
* New York Giants – Webster 58 pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 33
* New York Giants – Gifford 27 pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
* New York Giants – Shofner 16 pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
* Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run ( Michaels kick)

Week 4 (Saturday October 6, 1962): Philadelphia Eagles

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 23,164
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 14
* Pittsburgh – Schmitz 24 interception return ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10
* Philadelphia – McDonald 46 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 14, 1962):

New York Giants

''at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 62,808
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* New York Giants – FG Chandler 30
* Pittsburgh – Layne 1 run ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – Johnson 5 pass from Layne ( Michaels kick)
* New York Giants – Walton 21 pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 16
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 9
* New York Giants – Gifford 16 pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 21, 1962): Dallas Cowboys

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 23,106
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

''Scoring Drives:

* Dallas – Perkins 1 run (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh – Dial 26 pass from Layne ( Michaels kick)
* Dallas – Howton 16 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10
* Dallas – Clark 45 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 40
* Dallas – Clark 3 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – Dial 9 pass form Layne ( Michaels kick)
* Dallas – Clarke 13 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
* Dallas Folkins 26 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 28, 1962): Cleveland Browns

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 35,417
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland – Costello 21 fumble run ( Groza kick)
* Cleveland – FG Groza 37
* Cleveland – Scales 12 run ( Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Hoak 1 run ( Michaels kick)
* Cleveland – Brown 15 pass from Ryan ( Groza kick)
* Cleveland – FG Groza 51
* Cleveland – Brown 1 run ( Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Green 8 pass from Ryan ( Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Dial 6 pass from Brown ( Michaels kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 4, 1962): Minnesota Vikings

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 14,642
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run ( Michaels kick)
* PIttsburgh – Womack 3 run ( Michaels kick)
* Minnesota – Mason 37 pass from Tarkenton (Christopherson kick)
* Minnesota – Ferguson 19 pass from Tarkenton (Christopherson kick)
* Pittsburgh – Safety, Huth recovered fumble in end zone, covered by Stautner
* PIttsburgh – FG Michaels 32
* Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run ( Michaels kick)
* Minnesota Reichow 4 pass from Tarkenton (Christopherson kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 38
* Minnesota – Ferguson 59 pass from Tarkenton (Christopherson kick)
* Minnesota – FG Christopherson 42
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels
* Pittsburgh – Hoak 16 run ( Michaels kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 11, 1962): St. Louis Cardinals

''at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,265
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* St. Louis – Crow 22 run (Perry kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 27
* St. Louis – FG Perry 22
* Pittsburgh – Carpenter 9 pass from Layne (kick failed)
* St. Louis – Gautt 1 run (Perry kick)
* Pittsburgh – Hoak 5 run ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – Johnson 5 run ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 8

Week 10 (Sunday November 18, 1962): Washington Redskins

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 21,231
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 37
* Washington – Cunningham 10 pass from Snead (Khayat kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18
* Washington – Anderson 46 pass from Snead (Khayat kick)
* Washington – Barnes 32 run (Khayat kick)
* Pittsburgh – Mack 20 pass from Brown ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – Dial 9 pass from Brown ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 24

Week 11 (Sunday November 25, 1962): Cleveland Browns

''at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 53,601
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland – Brown 34 pass from Ryan ( Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Collins 12 pass from Ryan ( Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Womack 15 run ( Michaels kick)
* Cleveland – Renfro 31 pass from Ryan ( Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh – Johnson 6 run ( Michaels kick)
* Cleveland – Brown 1 run ( Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Brown 1 run ( Groza kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 2, 1962): St. Louis Cardinals

''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 17,285
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh – Daniel 49 interception return ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 35
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 23
* St. Louis – Randle 12 pass from Johnson (Perry kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10

Week 13 (Sunday December 9, 1962): Philadelphia Eagles

''at Franklin Field, Philadelphia''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 60,671
* Referee: George Rennix
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Philadelphia – Retzlaff 7 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh – Carpenter 12 pass from Brown ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 21
* Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run ( Michaels kick)
* Philadelphia – Retzlaff 49 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – FG Wittenborn 18
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 46
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 28
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 29

Week 14 (Sunday December 16, 1962): Washington Redskins

''at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.''

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 34,508
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Washington – FG Khayat 33
* Pittsburgh – Dial 39 pass from Layne ( Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh – Hoak 1 run ( Michaels kick)
* Washington – James 25 pass from Izo (Khayat kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 38
* Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 13
* Pittsburgh – Carpenter 23 pass from Layne ( Michaels kick)
* Washington – James 49 pass from Izo (Khayat kick)
* Washington – Anderson 26 pass from Izo (Khayat kick)

Standings

Personnel

Final roster

Roster

"1962 Pittsburgh Steelers Starters, Roster, & Players"
Pro Football.

References

External links

at Profootballreference.com

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