| Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1960 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 30000 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 71 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jim Doran 75 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Fred Cone kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Fred Dugan 7 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Fred Cone kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Carpenter 28 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don McIlhenny 5 run (Fred Cone kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jimmy Orr 6 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 70 pass from Tom Tracy (Bobby Layne kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jim Doran 54 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Fred Cone kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Carpenter 48 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Tracy 65 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 35 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | SE | Jimmy Orr |
| 55 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 57 | C | Ed Beatty |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 30 | HB | Tom Tracy |
| 84 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 34 | FB | Charley Scales |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 73 | RDE | Will Renfro |
| 66 | LLB | Dick Campbell |
| 37 | MLB | Mike Henry |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 27 | LCB | Dean Derby |
| 42 | LS | Junior Wren |
| 47 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 43 | RCB | Tom Barnett |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Fred Dugan |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 61 | LOG | Duane Putnam |
| 67 | C | John Houser |
| 60 | ROG | Buzz Guy |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Klein |
| 36 | TE | Dick Bielski |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 42 | HB | Don McIlhenny |
| 25 | FL | Ray Mathews |
| 33 | FB | Gene Babb |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Nate Borden |
| 62 | LDT | Don Healy |
| 66 | RDT | Ed Husmann |
| 76 | RDE | John Gonzaga |
| 52 | LLB | Wayne Hansen |
| 56 | MLB | Jack Patera |
| 50 | RLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 32 | LCB | Tom Franckhauser |
| 34 | LS | Fred Doelling |
| 22 | RS | Bill Butler |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | / | / | 9 | 97 | 0 | 0 | |
| DAL | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | / | / | 6 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tom Tracy | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Charley Scales | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Krutko | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 122 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don McIlhenny | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Gene Babb | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 14 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 1 | 288 | 11.5 | 65t | 4 | 5 | 126.3 | |
| Tom Tracy | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 | 70t | 1 | 0 | 121.5 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 1 | 358 | 12.8 | 70t | 5 | 5 | 129.5 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 3 | 345 | 12.3 | 75t | 3 | 22 | 94.2 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 3 | 345 | 12.3 | 75t | 3 | 22 | 94.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Carpenter | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 48t | 2 |
| Jimmy Orr | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Tom Tracy | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 65t | 1 |
| Buddy Dial | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Jack McClairen | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 358 | 21.1 | 70t | 5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Jim Doran | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 75t | 2 |
| Fred Dugan | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 44 | 1 |
| Don McIlhenny | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 58 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 345 | 23.0 | 75t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dean Derby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Wren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 46 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dave Sherer | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 45 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Tom Franckhauser | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 10 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Rex Johnston | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jack McClairen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 60 | 0 | |
| Tom Franckhauser | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 155 | 25.8 | 60 | 0 | |