1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 6th place • Eastern Conference • 5-8-1 .385 |
| Head Coach: Bill Austin |
| Tom Fletcher | Defensive Backs |
| Don Heinrich | Offensive Backs |
| Leon McLaughlin | Offensive Line |
| Hugh Taylor | Offensive Ends |
| LaVern Torgeson | Defense |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1966 | A | New York Giants | 14-16 | L | Ithaca, NY | Schoellkopf Field | 21000 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1966 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 6-35 | L | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 21228 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1966 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 34-17 | W | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 18090 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1966 | A | Green Bay Packers | 6-17 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 50861 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1966 | N | Cleveland Browns | 10-13 | L | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 23590 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1966 | H | New York Giants | 34-34 | T | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 37693 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1966 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 35473 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1966 | H | Washington Redskins | 27-33 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 37505 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1966 | A | Washington Redskins | 10-24 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 47360 | |
| Sat | 10/8/1966 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-41 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 82687 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1966 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 28233 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1966 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 21-52 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 58453 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1966 | H | Cleveland Browns | 16-6 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 39690 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1966 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 30-9 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 28552 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1966 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 7-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 42185 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1966 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 3-6 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46099 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1966 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-27 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 54275 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1966 | A | New York Giants | 47-28 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62658 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1966 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 57-33 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 56229 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Willie Asbury | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 230 | 23 | Kent State | 14 | 14 |
| John Baker | 78 | LDE | 6-6 | 279 | 31 | North Carolina Central | 7 | 3 |
| Gary Ballman | 85 | SE | 6-0 | 203 | 26 | Michigan State | 13 | 13 |
| Charlie Bradshaw | 71 | ROT | 6-6 | 255 | 30 | Baylor | 14 | 13 |
| Jim Bradshaw | 24 | RS | 6-1 | 199 | 27 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 9 | 7 |
| Rod Breedlove | 63 | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Maryland | 11 | 3 |
| Gene Breen | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 25 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Amos Bullocks | 49 | HB | 6-0 | 201 | 27 | Southern Illinois | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 23 | HB | 5-10 | 191 | 23 | Edward Waters | 14 | 1 |
| John Campbell | 53 | LLB | 6-3 | 222 | 28 | Minnesota | 13 | 11 |
| Mike Clark | 83 | K | 6-1 | 203 | 26 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Daniel | 44 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 29 | Mississippi State | 12 | 5 |
| Larry Gagner | 79 | LOG | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| Riley Gunnels | 74 | RDT | 6-3 | 250 | 29 | Georgia | 14 | 9 |
| John Hilton | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 222 | 24 | Richmond | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Hinton | 64 | LDT | 6-5 | 257 | 27 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Hoak | 42 | HB | 5-11 | 191 | 27 | Penn State | 13 | 10 |
| Bob Hohn | 29 | DB | 6-0 | 187 | 25 | Nebraska | 4 | 0 |
| George Izo | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 218 | 29 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 |
| Dan James | 77 | LOT | 6-4 | 262 | 29 | Ohio State | 10 | 8 |
| Roy Jefferson | 87 | FL | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | Utah | 14 | 14 |
| Tony Jeter | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 22 | Nebraska | 9 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 26 | RCB | 6-0 | 189 | 29 | East Los Angeles JC; Colorado State | 14 | 14 |
| Pat Killorin | 55 | C | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | Syracuse | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Kortas | 75 | RDT | 6-2 | 282 | 24 | Louisville | 14 | 5 |
| Frank Lambert | 46 | P | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Dick Leftridge | 31 | FB | 6-2 | 240 | 22 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 38 | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | Notre Dame | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Magac | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 240 | 28 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Ray Mansfield | 73 | C | 6-3 | 252 | 25 | Washington | 14 | 14 |
| Paul Martha | 20 | RS | 6-0 | 186 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 7 |
| Ben McGee | 60 | RDE | 6-2 | 255 | 27 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Meyer | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 22 | South Dakota State | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 14 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | El Cerritos JC; Southern California | 5 | 5 |
| Fran O'Brien | 72 | LOT | 6-1 | 253 | 30 | Michigan State | 13 | 4 |
| Roger Pillath | 58 | LOT-ROT | 6-4 | 249 | 25 | Wisconsin | 6 | 2 |
| Tim Powell | 51 | DE | 6-4 | 248 | 24 | Northwestern | 4 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 34 | RLB-LLB | 6-2 | 217 | 25 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Saul | 50 | MLB | 6-4 | 225 | 26 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Schmitz | 67 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 28 | Wisconsin; Montana State | 8 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 25 | FL | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 37 | HB | 6-0 | 203 | 24 | North Texas | 8 | 3 |
| Ron Smith | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 220 | 24 | Wake Forest; Richmond | 9 | 8 |
| Steve Smith | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 246 | 22 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Eli Strand | 61 | OG | 6-2 | 250 | 23 | Iowa State | 8 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 28 | LS | 6-2 | 196 | 31 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Lloyd Voss | 65 | LDE | 6-4 | 256 | 24 | Nebraska | 14 | 11 |
| Ralph Wenzel | 62 | OG | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Foothill JC; San Diego State | 7 | 0 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 86 | SE | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | South Carolina | 14 | 1 |
| Marv Woodson | 47 | LCB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Indiana | 14 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 12 | Dick Leftridge | FB | West Virginia |
| 2 | 19 | Larry Gagner | OG | Florida |
| 3 | 35 | Pat Killorin | C | Syracuse |
| 7 | 98 | Emerson Boozer | HB | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| 9 | 128 | Dale Stewart | DB | Pittsburgh |
| 10 | 143 | Jerry Marion | DB | Wyoming |
| 11 | 158 | Charley Washington | HB | Grambling State |
| 13 | 188 | Benjy Dial | QB | Eastern New Mexico |
| 14 | 203 | Joe Novogratz | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 15 | 218 | Joe Dobson | T | Idaho |
| 16 | 233 | Jim Long | E | Purdue |
| 17 | 248 | Mike Brundage | QB | Oregon |
| 18 | 263 | Ken Lucas | QB | Pittsburgh |
| 19 | 278 | Dave Neilson | QB | Albion |
| 20 | 293 | Ron Springer | T | Albion |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 41 | 115 | 102 | 58 | 316 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 102 | 83 | 107 | 347 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 207 | 65 | 117 | 25 | / % | / % | 75 | 768 | |
| Opponents Totals | 238 | 107 | 105 | 26 | / % | / % | 82 | 835 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 0 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 0 | 97 |
| Willie Asbury | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Gary Ballman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jim Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| John Hilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Amos Bullocks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dick Leftridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Andy Russell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Jim Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Simmons | 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 | 1 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 35 | 36 | 97.2 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 1 | 316 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 38 | 42 | 90.5 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 0 | 347 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 1 | 47 | 4/4 | 7/10 | 4/8 | 6/8 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 1 | 47 | 4/4 | 7/10 | 4/8 | 6/8 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 7/ | 5/ | 3/ | 3/ | 1/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Asbury | 169 | 544 | 3.2 | 45 | 7 |
| Dick Hoak | 81 | 212 | 2.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Jim Butler | 46 | 114 | 2.5 | 19 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 24 | 93 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Amos Bullocks | 29 | 83 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Leftridge | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 5 | 2 |
| Mike Lind | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Meyer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Smith | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 2 | 0 |
| George Izo | 2 | -18 | -9.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 375 | 1092 | 2.9 | 45 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 468 | 1786 | 3.8 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Smith | 181 | 79 | 43.6 | 90 | 1249 | 6.9 | 15.8 | 84t | 8 | 4.4 | 12 | 6.6 | 42 | 326 | 923 | 54.3 |
| Bill Nelsen | 112 | 63 | 56.3 | 48 | 1122 | 10.0 | 17.8 | 68t | 7 | 6.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 15 | 141 | 981 | 107.8 |
| George Izo | 81 | 35 | 43.2 | 38 | 360 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 37t | 2 | 2.5 | 8 | 9.9 | 4 | 26 | 334 | 25.3 |
| Ron Meyer | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 11 | 59 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 23.8 |
| Dick Hoak | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 87 | 14.5 | 21.8 | 42t | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 80 | 149.3 |
| Willie Asbury | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Amos Bullocks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 401 | 188 | 46.9 | 191 | 2877 | 7.2 | 15.3 | 84t | 18 | 4.5 | 22 | 5.5 | 66 | 523 | 2354 | 63.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 307 | 192 | 62.5 | 91 | 2849 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 27 | 8.8 | 24 | 7.8 | 38 | 344 | 2505 | 89.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hilton | 46 | 603 | 13.1 | 32t | 4 |
| Gary Ballman | 41 | 663 | 16.2 | 79t | 5 |
| Roy Jefferson | 32 | 772 | 24.1 | 84t | 4 |
| Dick Hoak | 23 | 239 | 10.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Willie Asbury | 19 | 228 | 12.0 | 37t | 2 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 21t | 1 |
| Amos Bullocks | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Jim Butler | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 66t | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Jeter | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 188 | 2877 | 15.3 | 84t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 192 | 2849 | 14.8 | 27 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Woodson | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 56t | 1 |
| Jim Bradshaw | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Brady Keys | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Martha | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bill Saul | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Rod Breedlove | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Campbell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Riley Gunnels | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 280 | 11.7 | 56t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 319 | 14.5 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lambert | 78 | 3284 | 42.1 | 63 | 0 | 242 | ||||
| Team Totals | 78 | 3284 | 42.1 | 63 | 0 | 242 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2421 | 37.8 | 43 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Jefferson | 12 | 14 | 29 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Bradshaw | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 28 | 43 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 242 | 5.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Butler | 17 | 454 | 26.7 | 93t | 1 | |
| Gary Ballman | 20 | 477 | 23.9 | 70 | 0 | |
| Jerry Simmons | 10 | 196 | 19.6 | 38 | 0 | |
| Marv Woodson | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 20 | 0 | |
| Paul Martha | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bill Saul | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Andy Russell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| John Campbell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Mike Lind | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Dick Leftridge | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| John Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 64 | 1384 | 21.6 | 93t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 1485 | 23.6 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Asbury | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Ballman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Bradshaw | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bradshaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Breedlove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Bullocks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Gagner | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Gunnels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Hoak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Izo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Jefferson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Jeter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Kortas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Lambert | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Leftridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Magac | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mansfield | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -20 | 0 | |
| Paul Martha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben McGee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Meyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Pillath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Saul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clendon Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Ralph Wenzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 20 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 2 |
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