| Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1961 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 17519 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 56 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Henry Johnson 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 28 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 11 run (Allen Green kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 19 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 73 pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bill Butler 71 interception return (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 15 pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 47 FG | 7 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Howton |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 67 | LOG | John Houser |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 63 | ROG | Mike Falls |
| 70 | ROT | Bob McCreary |
| 36 | TE | Dick Bielski |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 43 | HB | Don Perkins |
| 82 | FL | Frank Clarke |
| 35 | FB | J.W. Lockett |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Lilly |
| 78 | LDT | Don Healy |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Herchman |
| 87 | RDE | Nate Borden |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 33 | RLB | Gene Babb |
| 40 | LCB | Jimmy Harris |
| 32 | LS | Tom Franckhauser |
| 42 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Bob Schnelker |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 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 |
| 82 | LLB | George Tarasovic |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 20 | LS | Bill Butler |
| 44 | RS | Willie Daniel |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 11 | 1 |
| J.W. Lockett | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Hoak | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Charley Scales | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Nofsinger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 1 | 99 | 4.3 | 53 | 0 | 7 | 30.9 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 44 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 22.5 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 1 | 191 | 9.6 | 73t | 2 | 16 | 91.9 | |
| Terry Nofsinger | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Howton | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Glynn Gregory | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 6 | 148 | 24.7 | 73t | 2 |
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Skip Clement | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Bishop | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 71t | 1 |
| Willie Daniel | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Allen Green | 10 | 418 | 41.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 4 | 209 | 52.3 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| L.G. Dupre | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 3 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 | 66 | 0 |
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| L.G. Dupre | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Merrill Douglas | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dick Haley | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | |
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