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 | Lost NFL Playoff Bowl (Lions) 10-17 |
The 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 30th in the National Football League.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16, 1962 | at Detroit Lions | L 7-45 | |
| 2 | September 23, 1962 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 30-28 | |
| 3 | September 30, 1962 | New York Giants | L 27-31 | |
| 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 27-42 | |
| 7 | October 28, 1962 | Cleveland Browns | L 14-41 | |
| 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 14-35 | |
| 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
- 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 30 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
- 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.