1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	Buddy Parker
Home field	Forbes Field
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Playoff Bowl (vs. Lions) 10–17
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The 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 30th in the National Football League.

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 16	at Detroit Lions	L 7–45	0–1	Tiger Stadium
2	September 23	at Dallas Cowboys	W 30–28	1–1	Cotton Bowl
3	September 30	New York Giants	L 27–31	1–2	Pitt Stadium
4	October 6	Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–7	2–2	Forbes Field
5	October 14	at New York Giants	W 20–17	3–2	Yankee Stadium
6	October 21	Dallas Cowboys	L 27–42	3–3	Forbes Field
7	October 28	Cleveland Browns	L 14–41	3–4	Pitt Stadium
8	November 4	Minnesota Vikings	W 39–31	4–4	Forbes Field
9	November 11	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 26–17	5–4	Busch Stadium
10	November 18	Washington Redskins	W 23–21	6–4	Forbes Field
11	November 25	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–35	6–5	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
12	December 2	St. Louis Cardinals	W 19–7	7–5	Forbes Field
13	December 9	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–17	8–5	Franklin Field
14	December 16	at Washington Redskins	W 27–24	9–5	RFK Stadium

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[edit]

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

	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)

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

	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)

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

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

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[edit]

	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)

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

	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)

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

	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)

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

	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:

• 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[edit]

	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)

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

	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

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

	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

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

	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:

• 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[edit]

	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:

• 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[edit]

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

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[edit]

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

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[edit]

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	361	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.

Personnel[edit]

Final roster[edit]

Roster[edit]

1962 Pittsburgh Steelers roster

	Quarterbacks 22 Bobby Layne 12 Terry Nofsinger Running backs 35 John Henry Johnson FB 32 Joe Womack 23 Dick Hoak KR/PR 46 Bob Ferguson FB 48 Gary Ballman FL/TE/WR Wide receivers 85 John Burrell 86 23 Red Mack HB/TE 84 Buddy Dial FL 87 Harlon Hill 87 Glenn Glass DB Tight ends 83 Bob Simms TE/LB 40 Preston Carpenter TE/RB 88 John Powers TE		Offensive linemen 77 Dan James (American football) LT 62 Mike Sandusky LG 51 Buzz Nutter C 72 Ray Lemek RG 71 Charlie Bradshaw RT 64 John Kapele T/DL 74 George Strugar DL/OL 68 Ron Stehouwer G Defensive linemen 70 Ernie Stautner DT 74 Lou Cordileone DE/DT/G 75 Joe Krupa DT 74 John Kenerson 76 Big Daddy Lipscomb DE		Linebackers 65 Tom Bettis MLB 36 Rudy Hayes OLB 50 Vince Costello MLB 53 Ken Kirk 50 John Reger OLB 67 Bob Schmitz OLB 82 George Tarasovic OLB/DL/OL Defensive backs 44 Willie Daniel S 26 Brady Keys RCB/KR/PR 46 Clendon Thomas LCB 24 Johnny Sample DB 27 Dick Haley S 47 Jackie Simpson DB Special teams 79 Lou Michaels K 15 Ed Brown QB/P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

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Playoff Bowl[edit]

The game matched the conference runners-up for third place in the league and was played three weeks after the end of the regular season (and a week after the championship game). The ten editions of the Playoff Bowl, all held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, are now considered exhibition games by the NFL, not post-season contests.

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Playoff Bowl	January 6, 1963	Detroit Lions	L 10–17	Orange Bowl	36,284

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com
• 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com