1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Buddy Parker
Home field Forbes Field
Results
Record 9–5
Division place 2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time (ET) Result
1 September 16, 1962 at Detroit Lions L 45–7
2 September 23, 1962 Dallas Cowboys W 30–28
3 September 30, 1962 New York Giants L 31–27
4 October 6, 1962 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–7
5 October 14, 1962 at New York Giants W 20–17
6 October 21, 1962 Dallas Cowboys L 42–27
7 October 28, 1962 Cleveland Browns L 41–14
8 November 4, 1962 Minnesota Vikings W 39–31
9 November 11, 1962 at St. Louis Cardinals W 26–17
10 November 18, 1962 Washington Redskins W 23–21
11 November 25, 1962 at Cleveland Browns L 35–14
12 December 2, 1962 St. Louis Cardinals W 19–7
13 December 9, 1962 at Philadelphia Eagles W 26–17
14 December 16, 1962 at Washington Redskins W 27–24

Game summaries

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

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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

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

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 12 2 0 .857 10–2 398 283 W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 5 0 .643 8–4 312 363 W3
Cleveland Browns 7 6 1 .538 6–5–1 291 257 W1
Washington Redskins 5 7 2 .417 4–6–2 305 376 L1
Dallas Cowboys 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 398 402 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .308 4–7–1 287 356 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 3 10 1 .231 3–8–1 282 356 L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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