| Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1961 Location: Dallas, TX |
| Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 23500 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 74 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 44 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Henry Johnson 1 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 44 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Allen Green 15 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Howton 45 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 12 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Johnny Sample 39 interception return (Bobby Layne kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dick Bielski 17 pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Allen Green 27 FG | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Buddy Dial |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 30 | HB | Tom Tracy |
| 23 | FL | Red Mack |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 37 | LLB | Mike Henry |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 44 | LCB | Willie Daniel |
| 27 | LS | Dean Derby |
| 24 | RS | Johnny Sample |
| 20 | RCB | Bill Butler |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Howton |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 62 | LOG | Andy Cvercko |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 63 | ROG | Mike Falls |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Granger |
| 36 | TE | Dick Bielski |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 45 | HB | L.G. Dupre |
| 82 | FL | Frank Clarke |
| 31 | FB | Amos Marsh |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Lilly |
| 78 | LDT | Don Healy |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Herchman |
| 87 | RDE | Nate Borden |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 33 | RLB | Gene Babb |
| 41 | LCB | Warren Livingston |
| 20 | LS | Bob Bercich |
| 42 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charley Scales | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Bobby Layne | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buddy Dial | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | -4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| L.G. Dupre | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 13 | 24 | 1.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 3 | 252 | 10.1 | 44t | 1 | 15 | 71.2 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 2 | 161 | 6.2 | 1 | 20 | 40.7 | ||
| Eddie LeBaron | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 0 | 166 | 12.8 | 45t | 2 | 0 | 151.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 5 | 137 | 27.4 | 44t | 1 |
| Tom Tracy | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Charley Scales | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Red Mack | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Howton | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Frank Clarke | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 44t | 1 |
| Amos Marsh | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Willie Daniel | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Bercich | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Don Bishop | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Allen Green | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Warren Livingston | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mike Dowdle | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
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