| Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 1, 1961 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 40707 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 66 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Zeke Bratkowski 2 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 20 pass from Rudy Bukich (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Henry Johnson 5 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jim Phillips 15 pass from Frank Ryan (Danny Villanueva kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ollie Matson 96 pass from Frank Ryan (Danny Villanueva kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Danny Villanueva 15 FG | 14 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Steve Meilinger |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 30 | HB | Tom Tracy |
| 84 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 34 | FB | Charley Scales |
| 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 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 91 | SE | Carroll Dale |
| 78 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 64 | LOG | Roy Hord |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 70 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 82 | TE | Jim Phillips |
| 12 | QB | Zeke Bratkowski |
| 26 | HB | Jon Arnett |
| 33 | FL | Ollie Matson |
| 24 | FB | Tommy Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | John Baker |
| 67 | LDT | Urban Henry |
| 76 | RDT | John LoVetere |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 48 | MLB | Les Richter |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 21 | LCB | Eddie Meador |
| 17 | LS | Charley Britt |
| 35 | RS | Clendon Thomas |
| 41 | RCB | Lindon Crow |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 65 | 5 | 3 | |
| LARM | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | / | / | 5 | 51 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tom Tracy | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 4 | -10 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 94 | 2.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Frank Ryan | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2t | 1 |
| Dick Bass | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 8 | -12 | -1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 42 | 1.7 | 8 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 3 | 124 | 6.2 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 50.8 | |
| Bobby Layne | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 5 | 135 | 5.2 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 35.4 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 0 | 218 | 12.1 | 96t | 2 | 33 | 140.5 | |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 31 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 32.4 | |
| Jon Arnett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 1 | 249 | 8.9 | 96t | 2 | 33 | 98.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Steve Meilinger | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Carroll Dale | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Jon Arnett | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 96 | 96.0 | 96t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 249 | 14.6 | 96t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Charley Britt | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Eddie Meador | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Lindon Crow | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jack Pardee | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 55 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Danny Villanueva | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | 50 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 41 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jon Arnett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dick Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dick Bass | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Jon Arnett | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 30 | 0 | |