Pittsburgh Steelers

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
57	Ed Beatty E. Beatty	OL	6'3"	229	4/6/1932	29	Mississippi
71	Charlie Bradshaw C. Bradshaw	OL	6'6"	260	3/13/1936	25	Baylor
10	Rudy Bukich R. Bukich	QB	6'1"	195	3/15/1932	29	Southern California
86	Len Burnett L. Burnett	DB	6'1"	195	8/29/1939	22	Oregon
20	Bill Butler B. Butler	DB	5'10"	189	7/10/1937	24	Chattanooga
40	Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter	TE	6'2"	190	1/24/1934	27	Arkansas
28	Henry Clement H. Clement	WR	6'3"	195	6/15/1939	22	North Carolina
46	Bob Coronado B. Coronado	TE	6'2"	195	5/22/1936	25	Pacific
44	Willie Daniel W. Daniel	DB	5'11"	190	11/10/1937	24	Mississippi State
74	George Demko G. Demko	DL	6'3"	240	8/10/1935	26	Appalachian State
27	Dean Derby D. Derby	DB	6'0"	185	6/11/1935	26	Washington
84	Buddy Dial B. Dial	WR	6'1"	194	1/17/1937	24	Rice
89	Bobby Joe Green B. Joe Green	P	5'11"	175	5/7/1936	25	Florida
27	Dick Haley D. Haley	DB	5'10"	193	10/2/1937	24	Pittsburgh
37	Mike Henry M. Henry	LB	6'2"	220	8/15/1936	25	Southern California
42	Dick Hoak D. Hoak	RB	5'11"	195	12/8/1939	22	Penn State
77	Dan James D. James	OL	6'4"	250	8/10/1937	24	Ohio State
35	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	RB	6'2"	210	11/24/1929	32	Arizona State
64	John Kapele J. Kapele	DL	6'0"	240	10/19/1937	24	Brigham Young
26	Brady Keys B. Keys	DB	6'0"	185	5/19/1936	25	Colorado State
72	Dick Klein D. Klein	OL	6'4"	254	2/11/1934	27	Iowa
75	Joe Krupa J. Krupa	DL	6'2"	232	7/6/1933	28	Purdue
22	Bobby Layne B. Layne	QB	6'1"	201	12/19/1926	35	Texas
76	Gene Lipscomb G. Lipscomb	DL	6'6"	284	8/9/1931	30	None
23	Red Mack R. Mack	WR	5'10"	180	6/19/1937	24	Notre Dame
88	Steve Meilinger S. Meilinger	WR	6'2"	227	12/12/1930	31	Kentucky
79	Lou Michaels L. Michaels	DL	6'2"	243	9/28/1935	26	Kentucky
65	John Nisby J. Nisby	OL	6'1"	235	9/9/1936	25	Pacific
18	Terry Nofsinger T. Nofsinger	QB	6'4"	215	7/13/1938	23	Utah
51	Buzz Nutter B. Nutter	OL	6'4"	230	2/16/1931	30	Virginia Tech
66	Myron Pottios M. Pottios	LB	6'2"	232	1/18/1939	22	Notre Dame
50	John Reger J. Reger	LB	6'0"	225	9/11/1931	30	Pittsburgh
24	Johnny Sample J. Sample	DB	6'1"	203	6/15/1937	24	Maryland Eastern Shore
62	Mike Sandusky M. Sandusky	OL	6'0"	231	3/14/1935	26	Maryland
34	Charlie Scales C. Scales	RB	5'11"	210	1/11/1938	23	Indiana
67	Bob Schmitz B. Schmitz	OL	6'1"	240	9/10/1938	23	Montana State
88	Bob Schnelker B. Schnelker	WR	6'3"	214	10/17/1928	33	Bowling Green
36	Wilbert Scott W. Scott	LB	6'0"	215	3/13/1939	22	Indiana
47	Jackie Simpson J. Simpson	DB	5'10"	183	4/2/1934	27	Florida
20	Jack Stanton J. Stanton	RB	6'1"	190	6/7/1938	23	North Carolina State
70	Ernie Stautner E. Stautner	DL	6'1"	230	4/20/1925	36	Boston College
68	Ron Stehouwer R. Stehouwer	OL	6'2"	230	2/4/1937	24	Colorado State
82	George Tarasovic G. Tarasovic	LB	6'4"	245	5/6/1930	31	Louisiana State
30	Tom Tracy T. Tracy	RB	5'9"	205	9/7/1934	27	Tennessee

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000