1962 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (9-5)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1962 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1962 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

Pittsburgh scored 312 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 363. John Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 1,141 yards for the Steelers.

Bobby Layne threw for 1,686 yards. Buddy Dial paced pass catchers, grabbing 50 passes for 981 yards.

Clendon Thomas intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bobby Layne	233	116	49.8	1686	7.2	9	3.9	17	7.3	62	56.2
Ed Brown	84	43	51.2	726	8.6	5	6.0	6	7.1	50	70.8
Tom Tracy	1	1	100.0	7	7.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	95.8
Dick Hoak	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	319	160	50.2	2419	7.6	14	4.4	23	7.2	62

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Johnson	251	1141	4.5	40	7
Joe Womack	128	468	3.7	28	5
Dick Hoak	117	442	3.8	39	4
Tom Tracy	20	116	5.8	35	0
Harlon Hill	7	72	10.3	24	0
John Burrell	6	38	6.3	18	0
Bob Ferguson	20	37	1.8	13	0
Bobby Layne	15	25	1.7	17	1
Gary Ballman	3	7	2.3	3	0
Red Mack	2	-2	-1.0	7	0
Preston Carpenter	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Ed Brown	2	-8	-4.0	-2	0
Totals	572	2333	4.1	40	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Buddy Dial	50	981	19.6	62	6
Preston Carpenter	36	492	13.7	43	4
John Johnson	32	226	7.1	18	2
Dick Hoak	9	133	14.8	23	0
Red Mack	8	203	25.4	40	2
John Burrell	8	193	24.1	42	0
Harlon Hill	7	101	14.4	25	0
Joe Womack	6	57	9.5	33	0
Tom Tracy	2	11	5.5	6	0
John Powers	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bob Ferguson	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	160	2419	15.1	62	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Michaels	33	32	97.0	42	26	61.9	110
Totals	33	32	97.0	42	26	61.9	110

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Brown	60	2400	40.0	78
Totals	60	2400	40.0	78

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Preston Carpenter	7	109	15.6	60
Brady Keys	7	46	6.6	25
Dick Haley	1	13	13.0	13
Johnny Sample	4	1	0.2	1
Totals	19	169	8.9	60

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brady Keys	28	667	23.8	57
Glenn Glass	16	396	24.8	55
Dick Haley	7	105	15.0	23
Johnny Sample	2	52	26.0	30
Dick Hoak	2	40	20.0	22
Bob Ferguson	2	30	15.0	21
Preston Carpenter	1	29	29.0	29
Joe Womack	1	16	16.0	16
Lou Michaels	2	15	7.5	15
Mike Sandusky	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	62	1350	21.8	57

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Clendon Thomas	7	48	6.9	15	0
Willie Daniel	5	85	17.0	49	1
George Tarasovic	4	55	13.8	37	0
Dick Haley	4	26	6.5	18	0
Bob Schmitz	3	65	21.7	24	1
Brady Keys	3	16	5.3	13	0
Ernie Stautner	1	2	2.0	2	0
John Reger	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	28	297	10.6	49	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
John Reger		0	0	3	0	0
Mike Sandusky			0	3	0	0
Dick Hoak			3	3	4
Ernie Stautner		0	0	2	0
Bobby Layne			7	2	0
Joe Krupa			0	1	0	0
Bob Simms			0	1	0	0
Gene Lipscomb			0	1	3	0
Tom Bettis			0	1	0	0
Ken Kirk			0	1	0	0
Ray Lemek			0	1	0	0
Bob Ferguson			3	1	0	0
Lou Michaels			1	0	0
Ed Brown			1	0	0	0
John Johnson			5	0	0
Joe Womack			3	0	0
Red Mack			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	20	7	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lou Michaels				0					26	32	0			110
John Johnson	7	2							0	0	0			54
Buddy Dial		6							0	0	0			36
Joe Womack	5	0		0					0	0	0			30
Dick Hoak	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
Preston Carpenter	0	4	0	0					0	0	0			24
Red Mack	0	2							0	0	0			12
Willie Daniel						1			0	0	0			6
Bobby Layne	1								0	0	0			6
Bob Schmitz						1			0	0	0			6
Ernie Stautner						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	17	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	32	0	0	1	310