| Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 15, 1961 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 15072 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 40 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Carpenter 8 pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 23 pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 13 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 36 FG | 0 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Fred Dugan |
| 73 | LOT | Riley Mattson |
| 61 | LOG | Fran O'Brien |
| 51 | C | Jim Schrader |
| 65 | ROG | Vin Promuto |
| 70 | ROT | Ray Lemek |
| 80 | TE | Steve Junker |
| 16 | QB | Norm Snead |
| 47 | HB | Dick James |
| 42 | FL | Bill Anderson |
| 31 | FB | Don Bosseler |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | John Paluck |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Toneff |
| 72 | RDT | Joe Rutgens |
| 71 | RDE | Andy Stynchula |
| 88 | LLB | Dick Lasse |
| 50 | MLB | Fred Hageman |
| 63 | RLB | Rod Breedlove |
| 48 | LCB | Ben Scotti |
| 25 | LS | Joe Krakoski |
| 43 | RS | Jim Kerr |
| 46 | RCB | Dale Hackbart |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | SE | Bobby Coronado |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 68 | ROG | Ron Stehouwer |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 30 | HB | Tom Tracy |
| 84 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 36 | LLB | Wilbert Scott |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 44 | LCB | Willie Daniel |
| 20 | LS | Bill Butler |
| 24 | RS | Johnny Sample |
| 27 | RCB | Dean Derby |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | / | / | 8 | 71 | 1 | 1 | |
| PIT | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 53 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Sam Horner | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Dick James | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Bosseler | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Cunningham | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 |
| Norm Snead | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 65 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charley Scales | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Nofsinger | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Coronado | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 95 | 2.2 | 27 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Norm Snead | 29 | 8 | 27.6 | 4 | 104 | 3.6 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 2.4 | |
| George Izo | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 2 | 42 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 12 | 27.9 | 6 | 146 | 3.4 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 1.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 2 | 66 | 4.7 | 23t | 2 | 25 | 57.4 | |
| Tom Tracy | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | |
| Terry Nofsinger | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 | |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 2 | 115 | 6.4 | 38 | 2 | 25 | 63.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Fred Dugan | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Bill Anderson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Junker | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Osborne | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sam Horner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Bosseler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Bobby Coronado | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 38t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Rod Breedlove | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Dale Hackbart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Michaels | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jackie Simpson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| George Tarasovic | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Sam Horner | 7 | 209 | 29.9 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 209 | 29.9 | 53 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 57 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Jim Kerr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Sample | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Jim Kerr | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Dick James | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Stynchula | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||