1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Pittsburgh Steelers 1961.jpg
Owner Art Rooney
Head coach Buddy Parker
Home stadium Forbes Field
Results
Record6–8
Division place5th NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

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

Contents

Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Green Bay Packers 1130.7869–3391223W1
Detroit Lions 851.6157–4–1270258L1
Chicago Bears 860.5717–5326302W2
Baltimore Colts 860.5716–6302307W1
San Francisco 49ers 761.5386–5–1346272L1
Los Angeles Rams 4100.2863–9263333L1
Minnesota Vikings 3110.2143–9285407L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
New York Giants 1031.7699–2–1368220T1
Philadelphia Eagles 1040.7148–4361297W1
Cleveland Browns 851.6158–3–1319270T1
St. Louis Cardinals 770.5007–5279267W3
Pittsburgh Steelers 680.4295–7295287L1
Dallas Cowboys 491.3082–9–1236380L4
Washington Redskins 1121.0771–10–1174392W1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Regular season

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1September 17at Dallas Cowboys L 24–270–1
2September 24 New York Giants L 14–170–2
3October 1at Los Angeles Rams L 14–240–3
4October 8at Philadelphia Eagles L 16–210–4
5October 15 Washington Redskins W 20–01–4
6October 22 Cleveland Browns L 28–301–5
7October 29 San Francisco 49ers W 20–102–5
8November 5at Cleveland BrownsW 17–133–5
9November 12Dallas CowboysW 37–74–5
10November 19at New York GiantsL 21–424–6
11November 26 St. Louis Cardinals W 30–275–6
12December 3Philadelphia EaglesL 24–355–7
13December 10at Washington RedskinsW 30–146–7
14December 17at St. Louis CardinalsL 0–206–8
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Roster

1961 Pittsburgh Steelers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Rookies in italics
0 active, 0 reserve, 0 practice squad

Game summaries

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

1234Total
Steelers01401024
Cowboys7371027

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

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

1234Total
Giants0710017
Steelers707014

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

1234Total
Steelers0140014
Rams7701024

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

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

1234Total
Steelers370616
Eagles077721

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

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

1234Total
Redskins00000
Steelers1700320

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

1234Total
Browns3731730
Steelers00141428

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

1234Total
49ers073010
Steelers1703020

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

1234Total
Steelers0010717
Browns703313

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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

1234Total
Steelers71371037
Cowboys07007

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

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

1234Total
Giants77141442
Steelers7001421

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

1234Total
Cardinals13001427
Steelers01314027

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

1234Total
Eagles1477735
Steelers737724

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

1234Total
Steelers7314630
Redskins070714

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

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

1234Total
Steelers00000
Cardinals706720

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

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References