1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 30th in the National Football League.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result |
| 1 | September 16, 1962 | at Detroit Lions | L 7-45 | |
| 2 | September 23, 1962 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 30-28 | |
| 3 | September 30, 1962 | New York Giants | L 27-31 | |
| 4 | October 6, 1962 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13-7 | |
| 5 | October 14, 1962 | at New York Giants | W 20-17 | |
| 6 | October 21, 1962 | Dallas Cowboys | L 27-42 | |
| 7 | October 28, 1962 | Cleveland Browns | L 14-41 | |
| 8 | November 4, 1962 | Minnesota Vikings | W 39-31 | |
| 9 | November 11, 1962 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 26–17 | |
| 10 | November 18, 1962 | Washington Redskins | W 23-21 | |
| 11 | November 25, 1962 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14-35 | |
| 12 | December 2, 1962 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 19-7 | |
| 13 | December 9, 1962 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 26-17 | |
| 14 | December 16, 1962 | at Washington Redskins | W 27-24 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 16, 1962): [Detroit Lions]
at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 46,641
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Detroit – Cogdill 1 pass from Plum
- Pittsburgh – Carpenter 43 pass from Brown
- Detroit – Pietrosante 22 run
- Detroit – Cogdill 21 pass from Plum
- Detroit – Lewis 1 run
- Detroit – Lewis 1 run
- Detroit – FG Walker 44
- Detroit – Studstill 9 pass from Plum
Week 2 (Sunday September 23, 1962): [Dallas Cowboys]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 19,478
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Dallas – Lockett 29 pass from LeBaron
- Pittsburgh – Womack 16 run
- Pittsburgh – Dial 38 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 16 pass from Layne
- Dallas – Perkins 2 run
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Dallas holding in end zone
- Dallas – Perkins 6 run
- Pittsburgh – Womack 3 run
- Dallas – Clarke 13 pass from LeBaron
Week 3 (Sunday September 30, 1962): [New York Giants]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 40,916
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – Womack 7 run
- New York Giants – FG Chandler 23
- Pittsburgh – Mack 28 pass from Layne
- New York Giants – Dudley 11 pass from Tittle
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 41
- New York GIants – Webster 58 pass from Tittle
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 33
- New York Giants – Gifford 27 pass from Tittle
- New York Giants – Shofner 16 pass from Tittle
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run
Week 4 (Saturday October 6, 1962): [Philadelphia Eagles]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 23,164
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 14
- Pittsburgh – Schmitz 24 interception return
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10
- Philadelphia – McDonald 46 pass from Jurgensen
Week 5 (Sunday October 14, 1962): [New York Giants]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 62,808
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- New York Giants – FG Chandler 30
- Pittsburgh – Layne 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 5 pass from Layne
- New York Giants – Walton 21 pass from Tittle
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 16
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 9
- New York GIants – Gifford 16 pass from TIttle
Week 6 (Sunday October 21, 1962): [Dallas Cowboys]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 23,106
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Dallas – Perkins 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Dial 26 pass from Layne
- Dallas – Howton 16 pass from LeBaron
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10
- Dallas – Clark 45 pass from LeBaron
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 40
- Dallas – Clark 3 pass from LeBaron
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Dial 9 pass form Layne
- Dallas – Clarke 13 pass from LeBaron
- Dallas Folkins 26 pass from LeBaron
Week 7 (Sunday October 28, 1962): [Cleveland Browns]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,417
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Cleveland – Costello 21 fumble run
- Cleveland – FG Groza 37
- Cleveland – Scales 12 run
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 1 run
- Cleveland – Brown 15 pass from Ryan
- Cleveland – FG Groza 51
- Cleveland – Brown 1 run
- Cleveland – Green 8 pass from Ryan
- Pittsburgh – Dial 6 pass from Brown
Week 8 (Sunday November 4, 1962): [Minnesota Vikings]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 14,642
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run
- PIttsburgh – Womack 3 run
- Minnesota – Mason 37 pass from Tarkenton
- Minnesota – Ferguson 19 pass from Tarkenton
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Huth recovered fumble in end zone, covered by Stautner
- PIttsburgh – FG Michaels 32
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run
- Minnesota Reichow 4 pass from Tarkenton
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 38
- Minnesota – Ferguson 59 pass from Tarkenton
- Minnesota – FG Christopherson 42
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 16 run
Week 9 (Sunday November 11, 1962): [St. Louis Cardinals]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,265
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- St. Louis – Crow 22 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 27
- St. Louis – FG Perry 22
- Pittsburgh – Carpenter 9 pass from Layne
- St. Louis – Gautt 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 5 run
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 5 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 8
Week 10 (Sunday November 18, 1962): [Washington Redskins]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 21,231
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 37
- Washington – Cunningham 10 pass from Snead
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18
- Washington – Anderson 46 pass from Snead
- Washington – Barnes 32 run
- Pittsburgh – Mack 20 pass from Brown
- Pittsburgh – Dial 9 pass from Brown
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 24
Week 11 (Sunday November 25, 1962): [Cleveland Browns]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 53,601
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Cleveland – Brown 34 pass from Ryan
- Cleveland – Collins 12 pass from Ryan
- Pittsburgh – Womack 15 run
- Cleveland – Renfro 31 pass from Ryan
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 6 run
- Cleveland – Brown 1 run
- Cleveland – Brown 1 run
Week 12 (Sunday December 2, 1962): St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals (football)">St. Louis Cardinals
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 17,285
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – Daniel 49 interception return
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 35
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 23
- St. Louis – Randle 12 pass from Johnson
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10
Week 13 (Sunday December 9, 1962): [Philadelphia Eagles]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 60,671
- Referee: George Rennix
- TV announcers:
- Philadelphia – Retzlaff 7 pass from Jurgensen
- Pittsburgh – Carpenter 12 pass from Brown
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 21
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run
- Philadelphia – Retzlaff 49 pass from Jurgensen
- Philadelphia – FG Wittenborn 18
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 46
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 28
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 29
Week 14 (Sunday December 16, 1962): [Washington Redskins]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 34,508
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Washington – FG Khayat 33
- Pittsburgh – Dial 39 pass from Layne
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 1 run
- Washington – James 25 pass from Izo
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 38
- Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 13
- Pittsburgh – Carpenter 23 pass from Layne
- Washington – James 49 pass from Izo
- Washington – Anderson 26 pass from Izo
Standings