1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

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

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• Game attendance: 23,500
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• Dallas – Clarke 44 pass from LeBaron
• Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run
• Pittsburgh – Dial 44 pass from Layne
• Dallas – FG Green 15
• Dallas – Howton 45 pass from LeBaron
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 12
• Pittsburgh – Sample 39 interception return
• Dallas – Bieski 17 pass from Meredith
• Dallas – FG Green 27

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

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• Game attendance: 35,587
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• Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run
• New York Giants – Shofner 16 pass from Conerly
• New York Giants – FG Summerall 19
• New York Giants – Morrison 5 pass from Tittle
• Pittsburgh – Dial 4 pass from Layne

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

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• Game attendance: 40,070
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• Los Angeles – Bratkowski 2 run
• Pittsburgh – Dial 20 pass from Bukich
• Pittsburgh – Johnson 5 run
• Los Angeles – Phillips 15 pass from Ryan
• Los Angeles – Matson 96 pass from Ryan
• Los Angeles – FG Villanueva 15

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

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• Game attendance: 60,671
• Referee: George Rennix
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• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 23
• PIttsburgh – Bukich 1 run
• Philadelphia – Retzlaff 17 pass from Jurgensen
• Philadelphia – Peaks 1 run
• Pittsburgh – Dial 13 pass from Bukich
• Philadelphia – Retzlaff 2 pass from Jurgensen

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

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• Game attendance: 15,072
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• Pittsburgh – Carpenter 8 pass from Bukich
• Pittsburgh – Dial 23 pass from Bukich
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 13
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36

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

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• Game attendance: 29,266
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• Cleveland – FG Groza 24
• Cleveland – Mitchell 6 run
• Pittsburgh – Dial 12 pass from Bukich
• Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run
• Cleveland – FG Groza 36
• Cleveland – Mitchell 9 run
• Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run
• Cleveland – Mitchell 18 run
• Cleveland – FG Groza 12
• Pittsburgh – Dial 88 pass from Bukich

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

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• Game attendance: 21,686
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• Pittsburgh – Johnson 30 run
• Pittsburgh – Tracy 11 pass from Bukich
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 16
• San Francisco – Stickles 50 pass from Brodie
• San Francisco – FG Davis 20
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 24

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

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• Game attendance: 62,723
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• Cleveland – J. Brown 3 run
• Cleveland – FG Groza 27
• Pittsburgh – Bukich 1 run
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10
• Cleveland – FG Groza 37
• Pittsburgh – Schnelker 26 pass from Bukich

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

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• Game attendance: 17,519
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• Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 28
• Dallas – Perkins 11 run
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 19
• Pittsburgh – Dial 73 pass from Bukich
• Pittsburgh – Butler 71 interception
• Pittsburgh – Dial 15 pass from Bikich
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 47

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

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• Game attendance: 62,592
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• Pittsburgh – Dial 15 pass from Bukich
• New York Giants – Walton 9 pass from Tittle
• New York Giants – Gaiters 3 run
• New York Giants – Webster 23 pass from Tittle
• New York Giants – Rote 20 pass from Tittle
• New York Giants – Rote 9 pass from Gaiters
• Pittsburgh – Carpenter 13 pass from Hoak
• Pittsburgh – Dial 3 pass from Layne
• New York Giants – Webster 32 run

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

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• Game attendance: 17,090
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• St. Louis – Norton 47 interception return
• St. Louis – Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36
• Pittsburgh – Schnelker 11 pass from Layne
• Pittsburgh – Sample 55 punt return
• Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run
• St. Louis – Crow 61 pass from Guglielmi
• St. Louis – Norton 37 interception return
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18

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

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• Game attendance: 21,653
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• Philadelphia – Walston 17 pass from Jurgensen
• Philadelphia – Peaks 1 run
• Pittsburgh – Carpenter 7 pass from Layne
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 37
• Philadelphia – Lucas 7 pass from Jurgensen
• Philadelphia – Brown 66 punt return
• Pittsburgh – Johnson 7 pass from Layne
• Pittsburgh – Schnelker 8 pass from Layne
• Philadelphia – Brown 42 run

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

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• Game attendance: 21,134
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• Pittsburgh – Mack 10 pass from Layne
• Washington – Dugan 9 pass from Snead
• Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 42
• Pittsburgh – Carpenter 40 pass from Layne
• Pittsburgh – Mack 6 pass from Layne
• Washington – Dugan 11 pass from Izo
• Pittsburgh – Dial 5 pass from Layne

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

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• Game attendance: 16,298
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• St. Louis – Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry
• St. Louis – Stacy 25 fumble run
• St. Louis – Crow 15 pass from Etcheverry

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