1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
---|---|
Head coach | Buddy Parker |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Results | |
Record | 9–5 |
Division place | 2nd NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Lost NFL
Playoff Bowl (vs. Lions) 10–17 |
The 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 30th in the National Football League.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 16 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–45 | 0–1 | Tiger Stadium |
2 | September 23 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 30–28 | 1–1 | Cotton Bowl |
3 | September 30 | New York Giants | L 27–31 | 1–2 | Pitt Stadium |
4 | October 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–7 | 2–2 | Forbes Field |
5 | October 14 | at New York Giants | W 20–17 | 3–2 | Yankee Stadium |
6 | October 21 | Dallas Cowboys | L 27–42 | 3–3 | Forbes Field |
7 | October 28 | Cleveland Browns | L 14–41 | 3–4 | Pitt Stadium |
8 | November 4 | Minnesota Vikings | W 39–31 | 4–4 | Forbes Field |
9 | November 11 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 26–17 | 5–4 | Busch Stadium |
10 | November 18 | Washington Redskins | W 23–21 | 6–4 | Forbes Field |
11 | November 25 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–35 | 6–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
12 | December 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 19–7 | 7–5 | Forbes Field |
13 | December 9 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 26–17 | 8–5 | Franklin Field |
14 | December 16 | at Washington Redskins | W 27–24 | 9–5 | RFK Stadium |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Lions | 0 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 30 |
Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Steelers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Steelers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Giants | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Steelers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:'
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Browns | 7 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 26 |
Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Redskins | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 23 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Browns | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
Redskins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Scoring Drives:
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 398 | 283 | W9 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 312 | 363 | W3 | |
Cleveland Browns | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 6–5–1 | 291 | 257 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 305 | 376 | L1 | |
Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 398 | 402 | L2 | |
St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 287 | 361 | W2 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 3–8–1 | 282 | 356 | L2 |
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
|
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
|
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
|
Reserve lists
Practice squad
|
The game matched the conference runners-up for third place in the league and was played three weeks after the end of the regular season (and a week after the championship game). The ten editions of the Playoff Bowl, all held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, are now considered exhibition games by the NFL, not post-season contests.
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Playoff Bowl | January 6, 1963 | Detroit Lions | L 10–17 | Orange Bowl | 36,284 |
1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
---|---|
Head coach | Buddy Parker |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Results | |
Record | 9–5 |
Division place | 2nd NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Lost NFL
Playoff Bowl (vs. Lions) 10–17 |
The 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 30th in the National Football League.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 16 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–45 | 0–1 | Tiger Stadium |
2 | September 23 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 30–28 | 1–1 | Cotton Bowl |
3 | September 30 | New York Giants | L 27–31 | 1–2 | Pitt Stadium |
4 | October 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–7 | 2–2 | Forbes Field |
5 | October 14 | at New York Giants | W 20–17 | 3–2 | Yankee Stadium |
6 | October 21 | Dallas Cowboys | L 27–42 | 3–3 | Forbes Field |
7 | October 28 | Cleveland Browns | L 14–41 | 3–4 | Pitt Stadium |
8 | November 4 | Minnesota Vikings | W 39–31 | 4–4 | Forbes Field |
9 | November 11 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 26–17 | 5–4 | Busch Stadium |
10 | November 18 | Washington Redskins | W 23–21 | 6–4 | Forbes Field |
11 | November 25 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–35 | 6–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
12 | December 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 19–7 | 7–5 | Forbes Field |
13 | December 9 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 26–17 | 8–5 | Franklin Field |
14 | December 16 | at Washington Redskins | W 27–24 | 9–5 | RFK Stadium |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Lions | 0 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 30 |
Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Steelers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Steelers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Giants | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Steelers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:'
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Browns | 7 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 26 |
Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Redskins | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 23 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Browns | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
Redskins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Scoring Drives:
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 398 | 283 | W9 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 312 | 363 | W3 | |
Cleveland Browns | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 6–5–1 | 291 | 257 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 305 | 376 | L1 | |
Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 398 | 402 | L2 | |
St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 287 | 361 | W2 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 3–8–1 | 282 | 356 | L2 |
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
|
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
|
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
|
Reserve lists
Practice squad
|
The game matched the conference runners-up for third place in the league and was played three weeks after the end of the regular season (and a week after the championship game). The ten editions of the Playoff Bowl, all held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, are now considered exhibition games by the NFL, not post-season contests.
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Playoff Bowl | January 6, 1963 | Detroit Lions | L 10–17 | Orange Bowl | 36,284 |