1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1962
record = 9-5
division_place = 2nd NFL Eastern Conference
coach = Buddy Parker
stadium = Forbes Field
playoffs = none
previous = 1961
next = 1963

Regular season

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Game Summaries

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Lions
H1=0
H2=21
H3=7
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=21
R3=2
R4=7
Home=Cowboys
H1=7
H2=0
H3=7
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=14
R2=3
R3=3
R4=7
Home=Giants
H1=3
H2=14
H3=7
H4=7"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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eagles
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=10
H2=3
H3=0
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=10
R4=3
Home=Giants
H1=3
H2=0
H3=7
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cowboys
R1=14
R2=7
R3=7
R4=14
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=3
H3=3
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=7
R2=0
R3=17
R4=17
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Vikings
R1=0
R2=14
R3=7
R4=10
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=7
H3=12
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=6
R3=0
R4=17
Home=Cardinals
H1=7
H2=3
H3=7
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=0
R2=7
R3=14
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=3
H3=0
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Browns
H1=0
H2=14
H3=0
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=6
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=17
R3=0
R4=9
Home=Eagles
H1=7
H2=0
H3=10
H4=0"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

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=6
R4=7
Home=Redskins
H1=3
H2=0
H3=7
H4=14"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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