| Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1962 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 23106 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 55 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 1 run (Sam Baker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 26 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Howton 16 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 10 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 45 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 40 FG | 21 | 13 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 3 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) | 28 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Henry Johnson 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 28 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 9 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 28 | 27 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 13 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) | 35 | 27 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Lee Folkins 26 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) | 42 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Howton |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 62 | LOG | Andy Cvercko |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 70 | ROG | Dale Memmelaar |
| 73 | ROT | Monte Clark |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 43 | HB | Don Perkins |
| 82 | FL | Frank Clarke |
| 31 | FB | Amos Marsh |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Lilly |
| 68 | LDT | Guy Reese |
| 78 | RDT | John Meyers |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 30 | LLB | Mike Dowdle |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Gaechter |
| 23 | LS | Dick Nolan |
| 25 | RS | Jerry Norton |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Harlon Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 32 | HB | Joe Womack |
| 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 |
| 67 | MLB | Bob Schmitz |
| 37 | RLB | Ken Kirk |
| 28 | LCB | Clendon Thomas |
| 27 | LS | Dick Haley |
| 24 | RS | Johnny Sample |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 23 | 64 | 2.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Amos Marsh | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joe Womack | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 28 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Dick Hoak | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 2 | 158 | 10.5 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 |
| Don Meredith | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 1 | 137 | 12.5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 2 | 266 | 8.9 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 75.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Lee Folkins | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 52 | 1 |
| Frank Clarke | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 45 | 3 |
| Billy Howton | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 9 | 157 | 17.4 | 28 | 2 |
| Joe Womack | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Burrell | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Bishop | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Schmitz | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mike Gaechter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Marsh | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Donnie Davis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 39 | 0 | |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
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