1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Steelers 30th US football season August 2023 March 2026 1962-Steelers-mediaguide.jpg Pittsburgh Steelers 1962 9–5 2nd NFL Eastern Art Rooney Buddy Parker Forbes Field (five games)Pitt Stadium (two games) Lost NFL Playoff Bowl(vs. Lions) 10–17 Steelers seasons The 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season marked the franchise's 30th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished in second place with 9 wins and 5 losses. The Steelers played in the NFL Playoff Bowl but lost to the Detroit Lions 17–10. Standings Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 16 at Detroit Lions L 7–45 0–1 Tiger Stadium 46,641 Recap 2 September 23 at Dallas Cowboys W 30–28 1–1 Cotton Bowl 19,478 Recap 3 September 30 New York Giants L 27–31 1–2 Pitt Stadium 40,916 Recap 4 October 6 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–7 2–2 Forbes Field 23,164 Recap 5 October 14 at New York Giants W 20–17 3–2 Yankee Stadium 62,808 Recap 6 October 21 Dallas Cowboys L 27–42 3–3 Forbes Field 23,106 Recap 7 October 28 Cleveland Browns L 14–41 3–4 Pitt Stadium 35,417 Recap 8 November 4 Minnesota Vikings W 39–31 4–4 Forbes Field 14,642 Recap 9 November 11 at St. Louis Cardinals W 26–17 5–4 Busch Stadium 20,265 Recap 10 November 18 Washington Redskins W 23–21 6–4 Forbes Field 21,231 Recap 11 November 25 at Cleveland Browns L 14–35 6–5 Cleveland Stadium 53,601 Recap 12 December 2 St. Louis Cardinals W 19–7 7–5 Forbes Field 17,285 Recap 13 December 9 at Philadelphia Eagles W 26–17 8–5 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 14 December 16 at Washington Redskins W 27–24 9–5 RFK Stadium 34,508 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Roster 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers 36 5 22 Bobby Layne 18 Terry Nofsinger 46 Bob Ferguson fullback y 42 Dick Hoak 35 John Henry Johnson 27 Tom Tracy 32 Joe Womack y 48 Gary Ballman y 86 John Burrell wide receiver y 84 Buddy Dial 23 Red Mack 40 Preston Carpenter 88 John Powers tight end y 71 Charlie Bradshaw offensive tackle T 77 Dan James American football T 72 Ray Lemek G 51 Buzz Nutter C 62 Mike Sandusky G 68 Ron Stehouwer G 74 Lou Cordileone DT 75 Joe Krupa DT 76 Gene Lipscomb DT 70 Ernie Stautner DE 65 Tom Bettis MLB 37 Ken Kirk OLB 50 John Reger OLB 67 Bob Schmitz MLB 82 George Tarasovic OLB 44 Willie Daniel CB/FS 87 Glenn Glass y CB/S 27 Dick Haley SS 26 Brady Keys CB 47 Jackie Simpson defensive back FS 28 Clendon Thomas CB 79 Lou Michaels DE/K 15 Ed Brown quarterback QB/P 78 John Baker DE (NF-Ill.) 7px 28 Henry Clement TE IR 24 Johnny Sample S IR 36 Rudy Hayes LB NF-Ill. 66 Myron Pottios LB IR Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 16, 1962): Detroit Lions Steelers 0 7 0 0 Lions 0 21 7 17 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 Steelers 0 21 2 7 Cowboys 7 0 7 14 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 Giants 3 14 7 7 Steelers 14 3 3 7 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 Eagles 0 0 7 0 Steelers 10 3 0 0 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 Steelers 0 7 10 3 Giants 3 0 7 7 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 Cowboys 14 7 7 14 Steelers 7 3 3 14 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 Browns 7 0 17 17 Steelers 0 0 7 7 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 Vikings 0 14 7 10 Steelers 7 7 12 13 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 Steelers 3 6 0 17 Cardinals 7 3 7 0 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 Redskins 0 7 14 0 Steelers 3 3 0 17 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 Steelers 0 0 7 7 Browns 0 14 0 21 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 Cardinals 0 0 0 7 Steelers 7 0 6 6 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 Steelers 0 17 0 9 Eagles 7 0 10 0 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 Steelers 7 7 6 7 Redskins 3 0 7 14 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) Playoff Bowl Playoff Bowl 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 Recap Sources Playoff Bowl January 6, 1963 Detroit Lions L 10–17 Orange Bowl 36,284 References External links 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers at JT-SW.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steel