• Source: 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 29th in the National Football League.




Roster






Regular season






= Schedule

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= Game summaries

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Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1961): Dallas Cowboys


at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 23,500
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Dallas – Clarke 44 pass from LeBaron (Green kick)
Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 44 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
Dallas – FG Green 15
Dallas – Howton 45 pass from LeBaron (Green kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 12
Pittsburgh – Sample 39 interception return (Layne kick)
Dallas – Bieski 17 pass from Meredith (Green kick)
Dallas – FG Green 27



Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1961): New York Giants


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 35,587
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Tracy kick)
New York Giants – Shofner 16 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
New York Giants – FG Summerall 19
New York Giants – Morrison 5 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 4 pass from Layne (Tracy kick)



Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1961): Los Angeles Rams


at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 40,070
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Los Angeles – Bratkowski 2 run (Villanueva kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 20 pass from Bukich (Layne kick)
Pittsburgh – Johnson 5 run (Layne kick)
Los Angeles – Phillips 15 pass from Ryan (Villanueva kick)
Los Angeles – Matson 96 pass from Ryan (Villanueva kick)
Los Angeles – FG Villanueva 15



Week 4 (Sunday October 8, 1961): Philadelphia Eagles


at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 60,671
Referee: George Rennix
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 23
PIttsburgh – Bukich 1 run (Michaels kick)
Philadelphia – Retzlaff 17 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
Philadelphia – Peaks 1 run (Walston kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 13 pass from Bukich (kick failed)
Philadelphia – Retzlaff 2 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)



Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1961): Washington Redskins


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 15,072
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Carpenter 8 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 23 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 13
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36



Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1961): Cleveland Browns


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 29,266
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – FG Groza 24
Cleveland – Mitchell 6 run (Groza kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 12 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Michaels kick)
Cleveland – FG Groza 36
Cleveland – Mitchell 9 run (Groza kick)
Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Michaels kick)
Cleveland – Mitchell 18 run (Groza kick)
Cleveland – FG Groza 12
Pittsburgh – Dial 88 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)



Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1961): San Francisco 49ers


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 21,686
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Johnson 30 run (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Tracy 11 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 16
San Francisco – Stickles 50 pass from Brodie (Davis kick)
San Francisco – FG Davis 20
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 24



Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1961): Cleveland Browns


at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 62,723
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – J. Brown 3 run
Cleveland – FG Groza 27
Pittsburgh – Bukich 1 run (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10
Cleveland – FG Groza 37
Pittsburgh – Schnelker 26 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)



Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1961): Dallas Cowboys


at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 17,519
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 28
Dallas – Perkins 11 run (Green kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 19
Pittsburgh – Dial 73 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Butler 71 interception (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 15 pass from Bikich (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 47



Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1961): New York Giants


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 62,592
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Dial 15 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
New York Giants – Walton 9 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
New York Giants – Gaiters 3 run (Summerall kick)
New York Giants – Webster 23 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
New York Giants – Rote 20 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
New York Giants – Rote 9 pass from Gaiters (Summerall kick)
Pittsburgh – Carpenter 13 pass from Hoak (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 3 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
New York Giants – Webster 32 run (Summerall kick)



Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1961): St. Louis Cardinals


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 17,090
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

St. Louis – Norton 47 interception return (kick failed)
St. Louis – Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36
Pittsburgh – Schnelker 11 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Sample 55 punt return (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run (Michaels kick)
St. Louis – Crow 61 pass from Guglielmi (Conrad kick)
St. Louis – Norton 37 interception return (Conrad kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18



Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1961): Philadelphia Eagles


at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 21,653
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Philadelphia – Walston 17 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
Philadelphia – Peaks 1 run (Walston kick)
Pittsburgh – Carpenter 7 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 37
Philadelphia – Lucas 7 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
Philadelphia – Brown 66 punt return (Walston kick)
Pittsburgh – Johnson 7 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Schnelker 8 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
Philadelphia – Brown 42 run (Walston kick)



Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1961): Washington Redskins


at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 21,134
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Mack 10 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
Washington – Dugan 9 pass from Snead (Aveni kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 42
Pittsburgh – Carpenter 40 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Mack 6 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
Washington – Dugan 11 pass from Izo (Aveni kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 5 pass from Layne (kick failed)



Week 14 (Sunday December 17, 1961): St. Louis Cardinals


at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 16,298
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:

St. Louis – Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)
St. Louis – Stacy 25 fumble run (kick failed)
St. Louis – Crow 15 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)




Standings



Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.




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