1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 7th place Eastern Conference 2-12-0 .143 |
| Head Coach: Mike Nixon |
| Ernie Hefferle | Receivers |
| Tom Keane | Assistant Coach |
| Bobby Layne | Assistant Coach |
| Mike Nixon | Assistant Coach |
| LaVern Torgeson | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1965 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 21-31 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 39240 | |
| Sun | 8/22/1965 | A | New York Giants | 7-16 | L | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 25381 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1965 | N | Baltimore Colts | 10-38 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 47186 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1965 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 9-23 | L | Providence, RI | Brown Stadium | 12020 | |
| Sat | 9/11/1965 | A | Cleveland Browns | 16-28 | L | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 23162 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1965 | H | Green Bay Packers | 9-41 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 38383 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1965 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-27 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 30140 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1965 | H | New York Giants | 13-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 31871 | |
| Sat | 10/9/1965 | A | Cleveland Browns | 19-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 80187 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1965 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 7-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 31085 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1965 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-14 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 56515 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1965 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 22-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 37804 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1965 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-21 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 31899 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1965 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 17-24 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 57293 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1965 | H | Washington Redskins | 3-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 25052 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1965 | H | Cleveland Browns | 21-42 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 42757 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1965 | A | New York Giants | 10-35 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62735 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1965 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-47 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 22002 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1965 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-35 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 49806 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 67 | Ed Adamchik | LOG | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Duane Allen | SE | 6-4 | 221 | 28 | Mount San Antonio JC; Santa Ana JC | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | John Baker | LDE | 6-6 | 279 | 30 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman | FL-SE | 6-0 | 203 | 25 | Michigan State | 14 | 13 |
| 71 | Charlie Bradshaw | ROT | 6-6 | 255 | 29 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Jim Bradshaw | RS | 6-1 | 199 | 26 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 12 | 12 |
| 63 | Rod Breedlove | RLB-MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 27 | Maryland | 14 | 12 |
| 52 | Gene Breen | RLB | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 1 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | QB | 6-2 | 209 | 37 | Hartnell JC; San Francisco | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Jim Butler | HB | 5-10 | 191 | 22 | Edward Waters | 14 | 3 |
| 53 | John Campbell | LLB | 6-3 | 222 | 27 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | K | 6-1 | 203 | 25 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Willie Daniel | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 28 | Mississippi State | 10 | 10 |
| 84 | Lee Folkins | TE | 6-5 | 219 | 26 | Washington | 8 | 5 |
| 61/74 | Riley Gunnels | LDT-RDE | 6-3 | 250 | 28 | Georgia | 14 | 13 |
| 51 | Ken Henson | C | 6-6 | 260 | 22 | Texas Christian | 4 | 2 |
| 82 | John Hilton | TE | 6-5 | 222 | 23 | Richmond | 14 | 1 |
| 64 | Chuck Hinton | RDT | 6-5 | 257 | 26 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 9 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak | HB | 5-11 | 191 | 26 | Penn State | 14 | 11 |
| 29 | Bob Hohn | LCB | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 |
| 56 | Art Hunter | C | 6-4 | 243 | 32 | Notre Dame | 9 | 9 |
| 77 | Dan James | LOT-LOG-C | 6-4 | 262 | 28 | Ohio State | 13 | 11 |
| 87 | Roy Jefferson | SE | 6-2 | 194 | 22 | Utah | 10 | 7 |
| 35 | John Henry Johnson | FB | 6-2 | 210 | 36 | St. Mary's (California); Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Brady Keys | RCB | 6-0 | 189 | 28 | East Los Angeles JC; Colorado State | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Ken Kortas | LDT-RDT | 6-2 | 282 | 23 | Louisville | 14 | 7 |
| 46 | Frank Lambert | P | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Ray Lemek | ROG-C | 6-0 | 238 | 31 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Mike Lind | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 12 |
| 27 | Red Mack | FL | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Mike Magac | ROG | 6-3 | 240 | 27 | Missouri | 8 | 1 |
| 61 | Fran Mallick | DT | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | none | 6 | 0 |
| 73 | Ray Mansfield | C-LDT | 6-3 | 252 | 24 | Washington | 14 | 2 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | SE-FL | 6-0 | 186 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 5 |
| 60 | Ben McGee | RDE | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Jackson State | 13 | 13 |
| 54 | Max Messner | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Cincinnati | 14 | 9 |
| 14 | Bill Nelsen | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | El Cerritos JC; Southern California | 12 | 12 |
| 65 | Bob Nichols | LOT | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | Stanford | 14 | 2 |
| 36 | Clarence Peaks | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 30 | Michigan State | 10 | 1 |
| 58 | Ed Pine | LB | 6-4 | 233 | 25 | Utah | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Myron Pottios | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 26 | Notre Dame | 6 | 6 |
| 88 | John Powers | TE | 6-2 | 211 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Mike Sandusky | LOG | 6-0 | 231 | 30 | Maryland | 12 | 12 |
| 33 | Theron Sapp | FB | 6-1 | 203 | 30 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Schmitz | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 27 | Wisconsin; Montana State | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Bob Sherman | RS-LS | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Iowa | 11 | 3 |
| 25 | Jerry Simmons | FL | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Bethune-Cookman | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | TE-S-SE | 6-2 | 196 | 30 | Oklahoma | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Tommy Wade | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Texas | 4 | 2 |
| 47 | Marv Woodson | LS-LCB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Indiana | 13 | 13 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 18 | Roy Jefferson | HB | Utah |
| 7 | 87 | Charlie Browning | B | Washington |
| 8 | 102 | Bill Howley | E | Pittsburgh |
| 9 | 115 | Tom Neville | T | Mississippi State |
| 10 | 130 | Dave Tobey | C | Oregon |
| 11 | 143 | Frank Molden | T | Jackson State |
| 12 | 158 | Kraig Lofquist | B | Minnesota |
| 13 | 171 | J.R. Wilburn | B | South Carolina |
| 14 | 186 | Jim Butler | B | Edward Waters |
| 15 | 199 | John Carrell | T | Texas Tech |
| 16 | 214 | Doug Dusenbury | K | Kansas State |
| 17 | 227 | Whit Canale | FB | Tennessee |
| 18 | 242 | Bob Howard | B | Stanford |
| 19 | 255 | Lonny Price | B | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 20 | 270 | Craig Fertig | QB | Southern California |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 36 | 78 | 43 | 45 | |
| Opponents Totals | 99 | 89 | 85 | 124 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 194 | 71 | 104 | 19 | / % | / % | 40 | 326 | |
| Opponents Totals | 243 | 122 | 109 | 12 | / % | / % | 58 | 615 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 0 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 52 |
| Gary Ballman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Dick Hoak | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Mike Lind | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lee Folkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clendon Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Marv Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 202 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 49 | 53 | 92.5 | 10 | 26 | 38.5 | 0 | 397 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 48 | 2/3 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 1/5 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 48 | 2/3 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 1/5 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 26 | 38.5 | 3/ | 1/ | 5/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Hoak | 131 | 426 | 3.3 | 42t | 5 |
| Mike Lind | 111 | 375 | 3.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Clarence Peaks | 47 | 230 | 4.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 46 | 108 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Theron Sapp | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 11 | 3 |
| Tommy Wade | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 41 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Martha | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 407 | 1378 | 3.4 | 42t | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 483 | 2080 | 4.3 | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelsen | 270 | 121 | 44.8 | 132 | 1917 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 87t | 8 | 3.0 | 17 | 6.3 | 42 | 333 | 1584 | 52.7 |
| Tommy Wade | 66 | 33 | 50.0 | 20 | 463 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 49 | 2 | 3.0 | 13 | 19.7 | 17 | 168 | 295 | 43.5 |
| Ed Brown | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 6 | 123 | 6.8 | 17.6 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 27.8 | 3 | 26 | 97 | 23.4 |
| Team Totals | 354 | 161 | 45.5 | 158 | 2503 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 87t | 10 | 2.8 | 35 | 9.9 | 62 | 527 | 1976 | 39.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 353 | 173 | 49.0 | 168 | 2703 | 7.7 | 15.6 | 25 | 7.1 | 12 | 3.4 | 33 | 253 | 2450 | 84.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ballman | 40 | 859 | 21.5 | 87t | 5 |
| Clendon Thomas | 25 | 431 | 17.2 | 80t | 1 |
| Mike Lind | 25 | 236 | 9.4 | 39 | 1 |
| Dick Hoak | 19 | 228 | 12.0 | 48 | 1 |
| Roy Jefferson | 13 | 287 | 22.1 | 50t | 1 |
| Paul Martha | 11 | 171 | 15.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 9 | 117 | 13.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Lee Folkins | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 16 | 0 |
| John Hilton | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Red Mack | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Theron Sapp | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 161 | 2503 | 15.5 | 87t | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 173 | 2703 | 15.6 | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bradshaw | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 82t | 1 |
| Marv Woodson | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 61t | 1 |
| Bob Sherman | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Max Messner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Daniel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 282 | 23.5 | 82t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 646 | 18.5 | 6 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lambert | 78 | 3518 | 45.1 | 69 | 1 | 437 | ||||
| Team Totals | 78 | 3518 | 45.1 | 69 | 1 | 437 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 3204 | 42.2 | 259 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Jefferson | 13 | 2 | 100 | 7.7 | 67 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 10 | 12 | 77 | 7.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Jim Bradshaw | 5 | 1 | 73 | 14.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 17 | 259 | 7.8 | 67 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 437 | 9.9 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Peaks | 20 | 429 | 21.5 | 58 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 25 | 509 | 20.4 | 36 | 0 | |
| Gary Ballman | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Theron Sapp | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 23 | 0 | |
| Marv Woodson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 61 | 1238 | 20.3 | 58 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 684 | 22.8 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Bradshaw | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Breedlove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Willie Daniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Lee Folkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Riley Gunnels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Henson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Jefferson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Kortas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Lind | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Magac | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mansfield | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben McGee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Messner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Peaks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| Ed Pine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sandusky | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Wade | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 106 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 1 |
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