1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)

2nd place Eastern Conference 9-5-0 .643

Jack Butler	Assistant Coach
Mike Nixon	Assistant Coach
Buster Ramsey	Assistant Coach
Ken Stilley	Assistant Coach
LaVern Torgeson	Assistant Coach
Willie Walls	Assistant Coach

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score		Location	Venue	Attendance
Sat	8/11/1962	N	Chicago Bears	19-14	W	Atlanta, GA	Grady Stadium	11000
Sat	8/18/1962	A	Cleveland Browns	10-33	L	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	77683
Mon	8/27/1962	A	Detroit Lions	20-26	L	Detroit, MI	Tiger Stadium	23246
Sat	9/1/1962	A	Philadelphia Eagles	14-35	L	Hershey, PA	Hershey Stadium	13800
Sun	9/9/1962	H	Baltimore Colts	20-9	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Pitt Stadium	8962
Sun	9/16/1962	A	Detroit Lions	7-45	L	Detroit, MI	Tiger Stadium	46641
Sun	9/23/1962	A	Dallas Cowboys	30-28	W	Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl	19478
Sun	9/30/1962	H	New York Giants	27-31	L	Pittsburgh, PA	Pitt Stadium	40916
Sat	10/6/1962	H	Philadelphia Eagles	13-7	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	23164
Sun	10/14/1962	A	New York Giants	20-17	W	New York, NY	Yankee Stadium	62808
Sun	10/21/1962	H	Dallas Cowboys	27-42	L	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	23106
Sun	10/28/1962	H	Cleveland Browns	14-41	L	Pittsburgh, PA	Pitt Stadium	35417
Sun	11/4/1962	H	Minnesota Vikings	39-31	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	14642
Sun	11/11/1962	A	St. Louis Cardinals	26-17	W	St. Louis, MO	Busch Stadium	20264
Sun	11/18/1962	H	Washington Redskins	23-21	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	21231
Sun	11/25/1962	A	Cleveland Browns	14-35	L	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	53601
Sun	12/2/1962	H	St. Louis Cardinals	19-7	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	18556
Sun	12/9/1962	A	Philadelphia Eagles	26-17	W	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Field	60671
Sun	12/16/1962	A	Washington Redskins	27-24	W	Washington, DC	D.C. Stadium	34508
Sun	1/6/1963	N	Detroit Lions	10-17	L	Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	36284

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

Game Score Notes
8/18/1962	Cleveland Browns	Doubleheader
1/6/1963	Detroit Lions	Playoff Bowl

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
48	Gary Ballman	HB	6-0	203	22	Michigan State	3	0
65	Tom Bettis	MLB	6-2	228	29	Purdue	11	10
71	Charlie Bradshaw	ROT	6-6	255	26	Baylor	14	14
15	Ed Brown	QB-P	6-2	209	34	Hartnell JC; San Francisco	14	1
86	Johnny Burrell	SE	6-3	191	22	Rice	14	7
40	Preston Carpenter	TE	6-2	197	28	Arkansas	13	13
74	Lou Cordileone	RDT	6-0	247	25	Clemson	12	0
44	Willie Daniel	RS-LCB	5-11	187	25	Mississippi State	13	8
84	Buddy Dial	FL	6-1	194	25	Rice	14	14
46	Bob Ferguson	FB	5-11	220	23	Ohio State	13	0
87	Glenn Glass	RS	6-0	197	22	Tennessee	7	0
27	Dick Haley	LS	5-10	193	25	Pittsburgh	14	14
36	Rudy Hayes	LB	6-0	217	27	Clemson	4	2
87	Harlon Hill	SE	6-3	199	30	North Alabama	7	7
42	Dick Hoak	HB	5-11	191	23	Penn State	14	5
77	Dan James	LOT	6-4	262	25	Ohio State	14	14
35	John Henry Johnson	FB	6-2	210	33	St. Mary's (California); Arizona State	14	14
64	John Kapele	RDE	6-0	240	25	Brigham Young	6	0
74	John Kenerson	LDT	6-3	255	24	Kentucky State	1	0
26	Brady Keys	RCB	6-0	189	25	East Los Angeles JC; Colorado State	14	14
37	Ken Kirk	RLB-MLB	6-2	229	24	Mississippi	14	5
75	Joe Krupa	LDT	6-2	232	29	Purdue	14	14
22	Bobby Layne	QB	6-1	201	36	Texas	13	13
72	Ray Lemek	ROG	6-0	238	28	Notre Dame	14	14
76	Gene Lipscomb	RDT	6-6	284	31	none	14	14
23	Red Mack	FL-SE	5-10	185	25	Notre Dame	14	0
79	Lou Michaels	LDE-K	6-2	243	27	Kentucky	14	14
18	Terry Nofsinger	QB	6-4	209	24	Utah	1	0
51	Buzz Nutter	C	6-4	230	31	Virginia Tech	14	14
88	John Powers	TE	6-2	211	22	Notre Dame	14	1
50	John Reger	RLB-MLB	6-0	225	31	Pittsburgh	9	7
24	Johnny Sample	RS	6-1	203	26	Maryland-Eastern Shore	6	6
62	Mike Sandusky	LOG	6-0	231	27	Maryland	14	14
67	Bob Schmitz	LB	6-1	235	24	Wisconsin; Montana State	9	4
34	Bob Simms	RLB-LLB	6-2	217	24	Rutgers	5	0
47	Jackie Simpson	RS	5-10	183	28	Florida	13	0
70	Ernie Stautner	RDE	6-1	230	37	Boston College	14	14
68	Ron Stehouwer	ROG	6-2	232	25	Colorado State	14	0
74	George Strugar	DT	6-5	259	28	Washington	1	0
82	George Tarasovic	LLB	6-4	245	32	Boston College; Northeast Louisana JC; Louisiana State	14	14
28	Clendon Thomas	LCB	6-2	196	27	Oklahoma	14	14
30	Tom Tracy	HB	5-9	205	28	Tennessee	4	0
32	Joe Womack	HB	5-9	210	26	Los Angeles CC; Los Angeles State	11	9

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	5	Bob Ferguson	B	Ohio State
7	89	Jack Collins	HB	Texas
8	104	Gary Ballman	B	Michigan State
9	117	John Powers	E	Notre Dame
10	132	Larry Vignali	G	Pittsburgh
11	145	Bob Wills	E	California
12	160	Sam Mudie	B	Rutgers
13	173	Dave Woodward	T	Auburn
14	188	Jim Whitaker	E	Nevada-Reno
15	201	Vern Hatch	E	North Carolina Central
16	216	Bobby Ply	B	Baylor
17	229	Nat Tucker	B	Florida A&M
18	244	Ferrell Yarbrough	T	Northwestern State (Louisiana)
19	257	John Kuprok	E	Pittsburgh
20	272	John Knight	B	Valparaiso

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Team Totals	58	84	56	114
Opponents Totals	51	90	87	135

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	FDR	FDP	FDX	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	PENY
Team Totals		261	133	112	16	/ %	/ %	45	427
Opponents Totals		250	78	157	15	/ %	/ %	53	581

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Lou Michaels	0	32	33	97.0	26	42	61.9	0	110
John Henry Johnson	9	0	0		0	0		0	54
Buddy Dial	6	0	0		0	0		0	36
Joe Womack	5	0	0		0	0		0	30
Preston Carpenter	4	0	0		0	0		0	24
Dick Hoak	4	0	0		0	0		0	24
Red Mack	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Willie Daniel	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Bobby Layne	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Bob Schmitz	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Ernie Stautner	0	0	0		0	0		1	2
(Team)	0	0	0		0	0		1	2
Team Totals	33	32	33	97.0	26	42	61.9	2	312
Opponents Totals	48	48	48	100.0	9	19	47.4	0	363

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Lou Michaels	26	42	61.9	9/	6/	8/	3/	0/
Team Totals	26	42	61.9	9/	6/	8/	3/	0/
Opponents Totals	9	19	47.4	1/	2/	3/	2/	1/

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
John Henry Johnson	251	1141	4.5	40	7
Joe Womack	128	468	3.7	28	5
Dick Hoak	117	442	3.8	38	4
Tom Tracy	20	116	5.8	35	0
Harlon Hill	7	72	10.3	24	0
Johnny Burrell	6	38	6.3	18	0
Bob Ferguson	20	37	1.9	13	0
Bobby Layne	15	25	1.7	17	1
Gary Ballman	3	7	2.3	3	0
Red Mack	2	-2	-1.0	7	0
Preston Carpenter	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Ed Brown	2	-8	-4.0	-2	0
Team Totals	572	2333	4.1	40	17
Opponents Totals	363	1419	3.9		13

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Bobby Layne	233	116	49.8	100	1686	7.2	14.5	62	9	3.9	17	7.3		193	1493	56.2
Ed Brown	84	43	51.2	35	726	8.6	16.9	50	5	6.0	6	7.1		157	569	70.8
Tom Tracy	1	1	100.0	0	7	7.0	7.0	7	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	7	95.8
Dick Hoak	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	319	160	50.2	136	2419	7.6	15.1	14	14	4.4	23	7.2		350	2069	60.1
Opponents Totals	438	223	50.9	187	3490	8.0	15.7		34	7.8	28	6.4		284	3206	77.0

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Buddy Dial	50	981	19.6	62	6
Preston Carpenter	36	492	13.7	43t	4
John Henry Johnson	32	226	7.1	18	2
Dick Hoak	9	133	14.8	23	0
Red Mack	8	203	25.4	40	2
Johnny Burrell	8	193	24.1	42	0
Harlon Hill	7	101	14.4	25	0
Joe Womack	6	57	9.5	33	0
Tom Tracy	2	11	5.5	6	0
John Powers	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bob Ferguson	1	6	6.0	6	0
Team Totals	160	2419	15.1	62	14
Opponents Totals	223	3490	15.7		34

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Clendon Thomas	7	48	6.9	15	0
Willie Daniel	5	85	17.0	49t	1
George Tarasovic	4	55	13.8	37	0
Dick Haley	4	26	6.5	18	0
Bob Schmitz	3	65	21.7	24t	1
Brady Keys	3	16	5.3	13	0
Ernie Stautner	1	2	2.0	2	0
John Reger	1	0	0.0	0	0
Johnny Sample	0	21		21L	0
Team Totals	28	318	11.4	49t	2
Opponents Totals	23	257	11.2		0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	RYDS
Ed Brown	60	2400	40.0	78	0	119
Team Totals	60	2400	40.0	78	0	119
Opponents Totals	62	2524	40.7			169

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG
Preston Carpenter	7		109	15.6	60
Brady Keys	7		46	6.6	25
Johnny Sample	4		1	.3.0	1
Dick Haley	1		13	13.0	13
Team Totals	19	19	169	8.9	60
Opponents Totals	18		119	6.6

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Glenn Glass	16	396	24.8	55
Brady Keys	28	667	23.8	57
Dick Haley	7	105	15.0	23
Johnny Sample	2	52	26.0	30
Dick Hoak	2	40	20.0	22
Bob Ferguson	2	30	15.0	21
Lou Michaels	2	15	7.5	15
Preston Carpenter	1	29	29.0	29
Joe Womack	1	16	16.0	16
Mike Sandusky	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	62	1350	21.8	57
Opponents Totals	54	1151	21.3

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Tom Bettis	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Brown	1		0	0	0	0	0
Bob Ferguson	3		1	0	1	0	0
Dick Hoak	3		3	0	3	4	0
John Henry Johnson	5		0	0	0	0	0
Ken Kirk	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Krupa	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Bobby Layne	7		2	0	2	0	0
Ray Lemek	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Gene Lipscomb	0	0	0	1	1	3	0
Red Mack	1		0	0	0	0	0
Lou Michaels	1		0	0	0	0	0
John Reger	0	0	0	3	3	0	0
Mike Sandusky	0	0	3	0	3	0	0
Bob Simms	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Ernie Stautner	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Joe Womack	3		0	0	0	0	0
Team Totals	24	13	11	10	21	10	0
Opponents Totals	21	10	11	13	24		1