1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1961
record = 6-8
division_place = 5th NFL Eastern Conference
coach = Buddy Parker
stadium = Forbes Field
playoffs = none
previous = 1960
next = 1962

Regular season

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Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1961): Dallas Cowboys

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=14
R3=0
R4=10
Home=Cowboys
H1=7
H2=3
H3=7
H4=10"at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 23,500
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Dallas - Clarke 44 pass from LeBaron (Green kick)
* Pittsburgh - Johnson 1 run (Layne kick)
* Pittsburgh - Dial 44 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
* Dallas - FG Green 15
* Dallas - Howton 45 pass from LeBaron (Green kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 12
* Pittsburgh - Sample 39 interception return (Layne kick)
* Dallas - Bieski 17 pass from Meredith (Green kick)
* Dallas - FG Green 27

Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1961): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=0
R2=7
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 35,587
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Johnson 1 run (Tracy kick)
* New York Giants - Shofner 16 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
* New York Giants - FG Summerall 19
* New York Giants - Morrison 5 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
* Pittsburgh - Dial 4 pass from Layne (Tracy kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1961): Los Angeles Rams

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=14
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Rams
H1=7
H2=7
H3=0
H4=10"at" Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 40,070
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Los Angeles - Bratkowski 2 run (Villanueva kick)
* Pittsburgh - Dial 20 pass from Bukich (Layne kick)
* Pittsburgh - Johnson 5 run (Layne kick)
* Los Angeles - Phillips 15 pass from Ryan (Villanueva kick)
* Los Angeles - Matson 96 pass from Ryan (Villanueva kick)
* Los Angeles - FG Villanueva 15

Week 4 (Sunday October 8, 1961): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=7
R3=0
R4=6
Home=Eagles
H1=0
H2=7
H3=7
H4=7"at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 60,671
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 23
* PIttsburgh - Bukich 1 run (Michaels kick)
* Philadelphia - Retzlaff 17 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia - Peaks 1 run (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh - Dial 13 pass from Bukich (kick failed)
* Philadelphia - Retzlaff 2 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1961): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=17
H2=0
H3=0
H4=3"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 15,072
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Carpenter 8 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Dial 23 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 13
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 36

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1961): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=3
R2=7
R3=3
R4=17
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=14
H4=14"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 29,266
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland - FG Groza 24
* Cleveland - Mitchell 6 run (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh - Dial 12 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Tracy 1 run (Michaels kick)
* Cleveland - FG Groza 36
* Cleveland - Mitchell 9 run (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh - Tracy 1 run (Michaels kick)
* Cleveland - Mitchell 18 run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - FG Groza 12
* Pittsburgh - Dial 88 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1961): San Francisco 49ers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=49ers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=17
H2=0
H3=3
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 21,686
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Johnson 30 run (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Tracy 11 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 16
* San Francisco - Stickles 50 pass from Brodie (Davis kick)
* San Francisco - FG Davis 20
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 24

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1961): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=10
R4=7
Home=Browns
H1=7
H2=0
H3=3
H4=3"at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 62,723
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland - J. Brown 3 run
* Cleveland - FG Groza 27
* Pittsburgh - Bukich 1 run (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 10
* Cleveland - FG Groza 37
* Pittsburgh - Schnelker 26 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1961): Dallas Cowboys

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=13
R3=7
R4=10
Home=Cowboys
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 17,519
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Johnson 1 run (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 28
* Dallas - Perkins 11 run (Green kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 19
* Pittsburgh - Dial 73 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Butler 71 interception (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Dial 15 pass from Bikich (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 47

Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1961): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=7
R2=7
R3=14
R4=14
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=14"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 62,592
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Dial 15 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
* New York Giants - Walton 9 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
* New York Giants - Gaiters 3 run (Summerall kick)
* New York Giants - Webster 23 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
* New York Giants - Rote 20 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
* New York Giants - Rote 9 pass from Gaiters (Summerall kick)
* Pittsburgh - Carpenter 13 pass from Hoak (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Dial 3 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
* New York Giants - Webster 32 run (Summerall kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1961): St. Louis Cardinals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=13
R2=0
R3=0
R4=14
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=13
H3=14
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 17,090
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* St. Louis - Norton 47 interception return (kick failed)
* St. Louis - Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 18
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 36
* Pittsburgh - Schnelker 11 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Sample 55 punt return (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Johnson 2 run (Michaels kick)
* St. Louis - Crow 61 pass from Guglielmi (Conrad kick)
* St. Louis - Norton 37 interception return (Conrad kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 18

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1961): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eagles
R1=14
R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=3
H3=7
H4=7"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 21,653
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Philadelphia - Walston 17 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia - Peaks 1 run (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh - Carpenter 7 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 37
* Philadelphia - Lucas 7 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia - Brown 66 punt return (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh - Johnson 7 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Schnelker 8 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
* Philadelphia - Brown 42 run (Walston kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1961): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=3
R3=14
R4=6
Home=Redskins
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=7"at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 21,134
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Mack 10 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
* Washington - Dugan 9 pass from Snead (Aveni kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Michaels 42
* Pittsburgh - Carpenter 40 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mack 6 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
* Washington - Dugan 11 pass from Izo (Aveni kick)
* Pittsburgh - Dial 5 pass from Layne (kick failed)

Week 14 (Sunday December 17, 1961): St. Louis Cardinals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Cardinals
H1=7
H2=0
H3=6
H4=7"at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 16,298
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* St. Louis - Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)
* St. Louis - Stacy 25 fumble run (kick failed)
* St. Louis - Crow 15 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)

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