1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head Coach Buddy Parker
Home Field Forbes Field
Results
Record 9-5
Place 2nd NFL Eastern Conference
Playoff Finish none
Timeline
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Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 (Sunday September 16, 1962): Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 0 0 7
Lions 0 21 7 17 45

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)

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 21 2 7 30
Cowboys 7 0 7 14 28

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)

[edit] Week 3 (Sunday September 30, 1962): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 14 3 3 7 27
Giants 3 14 7 7 31

at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

  • 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)

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 7 0 7
Steelers 10 3 0 0 13

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)


[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 14, 1962): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 10 3 20
Giants 3 0 7 7 17

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)

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 14 7 7 14 42
Steelers 7 3 3 14 27

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)

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 7 0 17 17 41
Steelers 0 0 7 7 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Scoring Drives:

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 14 7 10 31
Steelers 7 7 12 13 39

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)

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 6 0 17 26
Cardinals 7 3 7 0 17

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

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 7 14 0 21
Steelers 3 3 0 17 23

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

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 7 7 14
Browns 0 14 0 21 35

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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

Scoring Drives:

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 7 0 6 6 19

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Scoring Drives:

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 17 0 9 26
Eagles 7 0 10 0 17

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 60,671
  • Referee:
  • 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

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 6 7 27
Redskins 3 0 7 14 24

at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC

  • 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)

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