1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	Bill Austin
Home field	Pitt Stadium
Results
Record	4–9–1
Division place	4th NFL Century
Playoff finish	none

The 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 35th in the National Football League.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Result
1	September 17, 1967	Chicago Bears	3:45 PM	W 41-13
2	September 24, 1967	St. Louis Cardinals	5:15 PM	L 14-28
3	October 1, 1967	at Philadelphia Eagles	3:00 PM	L 24-34
4	October 7, 1967	at Cleveland Browns	3:00 PM	L 10-21
5	October 15, 1967	New York Giants	4:30 PM	L 24-27
6	October 22, 1967	Dallas Cowboys	3:15 PM	L 21-24
7	October 29, 1967	at New Orleans Saints	3:00 PM	W 14-10
8	November 5, 1967	Cleveland Browns	7:15 PM	L 14-34
9	November 12, 1967	at St. Louis Cardinals	3:45 PM	T 14-14
10	November 19, 1967	at New York Giants	12:15 PM	L 20-28
11	November 26, 1967	Minnesota Vikings	3:15 PM	L 27-41
12	December 3, 1967	at Detroit Lions	6:45 PM	W 24-14
13	December 10, 1967	Washington Redskins	12:00 PM	L 10-15
14	December 17, 1967	at Green Bay Packers	2:05 PM	W 24–17

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1967): Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	13	0	0	0	13
Steelers	10	7	17	7	41

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Snow
Game attendance: 53,565
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Clark 41 3–0
Chicago – Sayers 103 kickoff return (kick blocked) 3–6
Chicago – R. Taylor 37 fumble return (Percival kick)3–13
Pittsburgh – Hilton 43 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)10–13
Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)17–13
Pittsburgh – Bivins 2 run (Clark kick)24–13
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 39 27–13
Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)34–13
Pittsburgh – Compton 6 pass form Nelsen (Clark kick)41–13

Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1967): St. Louis Cardinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	13	6	0	9	28
Steelers	0	7	7	0	14

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 5:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 45,579
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

St. Louis – FG Bakken 18 0–3
St. Louis – FG Bakken 24 0–6
St. Louis – Hart 23 run (Bakken kick)0–13
St. Louis – FG Bakken 33 0–16
Pittsburgh – Anderson 5 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick) 7–16
St. Louis – FG Bakken 29 7–19
Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)14–19
St. Louis – FG Bakken 24 14–22
St. Louis – FG Bakken 32 14–25
St. Louis – FG Bakken 23 14–28

Jim Bakken sets then NFL record with 7 field goals.

Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1967): Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	7	3	7	24
Eagles	7	17	0	10	34

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Windy
Game attendance: 60,335
Referee: Bud Brubaker
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Asbury 25 run (Clark kick)7–0
Philadelphia – Lang 5 pass from Snead (Baker kick)7–7
Philadelphia – FG Baker 36 7–10
Philadelphia – Hawkins 29 pass from Snead (Baker kick)7–17
Pittsburgh – Hoak 4 run (Clark kick)14–17
Philadelphia – Kelly 4 pass from Snead (Baker kick)14–24
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 24 17–24
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 18 pass from Nix (Clark kick)24–24
Philadelphia – Hawkins 8 pass from Snead (Baker kick)24–31
Philadelphia – FG Baker 35 24–34

Week 4 (Saturday October 7, 1967): Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	0	7	0	10
Browns	0	7	14	0	21

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 82,949
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Clark 43 3–0
Cleveland – Warfield 17 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)3–7
Cleveland – Smith 49 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)3–14
Pittsburgh – Hoak 8 pass from Nix (Clark kick)10–14
Cleveland – E. Green 15 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)10–21

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1967): New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	7	0	13	27
Steelers	7	10	7	0	24

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Rain
Game attendance: 39,782
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

New York – Morrison 19 pass from Tarkenton (Mercein kick)0–7
Pittsburgh – Nix 1 run (Clark kick)7–7
New York Giants – Morrall 1 run (Mercein kick)7–14
Pittsburgh – Shy 27 pass from Nix (Clark kick)14–14
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 22 17–14
Pittsburgh – Hilton 8 pass from Nix (Clark kick)24–14
New York Giants – Tarkenton 7 run (kick failed)24–20
New York Giants – Morrison 59 pass from Tarkenton (Harris kick)24–27

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1967): Dallas Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	0	10	24
Steelers	0	7	0	14	21

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 3:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Calm
Game attendance: 39,641
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Dallas – Hayes 55 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)0–7
Dallas – Hayes – 35 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)0–14
Pittsburgh – Hilton 5 pass from Nix (Clark kick)7–14
Pittsburgh – Nix 1 run (Clark kick)14–14
Dallas – FG Villanueva 34 14–17
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 11 pass from Nix (Clark kick)21–17
Dallas – Norman 5 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)21–24

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1967): New Orleans Saints

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	14	14
Saints	3	7	0	0	10

at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 68,912
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

New Orleans – FG Durkee 37 0–3
New Orleans – Taylor 2 run (Durkee kick)0–10
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 5 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)7–10
Pittsburgh – Shy 33 run (Clark kick)14–10

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1967): Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	14	10	7	3	34
Steelers	0	7	0	7	14

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 47,131
Referee: Tommy Bell
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – Collins 3 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)0–7
Cleveland – Kelly 41 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)0–14
Cleveland – Davis 52 punt return (Groza kick)0–21
Pittsburgh – Jefferson 18 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)7–21
Cleveland – FG Groza 37 7–24
Cleveland – E. Green 27 run (Groza kick)7–31
Cleveland – FG Groza 35 7–34
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 13 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)14–34

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1967): St. Louis Cardinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	0	7	14
Cardinals	0	7	0	7	14

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 47,994
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Shy 4 run (Clark kick)7–0
St. Louis – Roland 2 run (Bakken kick)7–7
St. Louis – Smith 6 pass from Hart (Bakken kick)7–14
Pittsburgh – Jefferson 6 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)14–14

Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1967): New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	6	7	0	7	20
Giants	0	14	14	0	28

at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

Game time: 12:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Snow
Game attendance: 62,892
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Clark 44 0–3
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 10 0–6
New York Giants – Thomas 35 pass from Tarkenton (Gogolak kick)6–7
New York Giants – Minniear 6 pass from Tarkenton (Gogolak kick)6–14
Pittsburgh – Jefferson 58 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)13–14
New York Giants – Koy 1 run (Gogolak kick)13–21
New York Giants – Minniear 1 run (Gogolak kick)13–28
Pittsburgh – Hilton 10 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)20–28

Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1967): Minnesota Vikings

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	14	0	24	41
Steelers	7	6	7	7	27

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 3:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Windy
Game attendance: 32,773
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Minnesota – FG Cox 44 0–3
Pittsburgh – Anderson 20 pass from Hoak (Clark kick)7–3
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 47 10–3
PIttsburgh – FG Clark 26 13–3
Minnesota – Osborn 27 pass from Kapp (Cox kick) 13–10
Minnesota – Beasley 2 pass from Kapp (Cox kick)13–17
Pittsburgh – Jefferson 12 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)20–17
Minnesota – Hargrove blocked punt recovery (Cox kick)20–24
Minnesota – Mackbee 32 interception return (Cox kick)20–31
Minnesota – Kapp 11 run (Cox kick)20–38
Minnesota – FG Cox 34 20–41
Pittsburgh – Kortas 5 fumble return (Clark kick)27–41

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1967): Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	14	0	3	24
Lions	0	0	7	7	14

at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Game time: 6:45 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Snow
Game attendance: 47,713
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Shy 1 run (Clark kick)7–0
Pittsburgh – Shy 1 run (Clark kick)14–0
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 66 pass from Nix (Clark kick)21–0
Detroit – Farr 3 pass from Plum (Walker kick)21–7
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 17 24–7
Detroit – Nowatzke 3 run (Yepremian kick)24–14

Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1967): Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	9	0	6	15
Steelers	0	3	0	7	10

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 22,251
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Washington – Whitfield 2 run (Alford kick)0–7
Washington – Safety, Breding blocked punt in end zone 0–9
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 20 3–9
Pittsburgh – Hilton 3 pass from Nix (Clark kick)10–9
Washington – Taylor 33 pass from Jurgensen (kick blocked)10–15

Week 14 (Sunday December 17, 1967): Green Bay Packers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	7	10	0	24
Packers	0	10	0	7	17

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game time: 2:05 P.M. EDT
Game weather: Snow
Game attendance: 50,861
Referee:
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – McGee 21 interception return (Clark kick)7–0
Green Bay – FG Chandler 25 7–3
Pittsburgh – Gros 22 run (Clark kick)14–3
Green Bay – WIlliams 29 pass from Horn (Chandler kick)14–10
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 27 17–10
Pittsburgh – Hinton 27 fumble return (Clark kick)24–10
Green Bay – Williams 25 run (Chandler kick)24–17

Standings

NFL Century
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	5	0	.643	5–1	7–3	334	297	L1
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	5–1	7–3	369	379	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	6	7	1	.462	1–4–1	4–5–1	333	356	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	9	1	.308	0–5–1	1–8–1	281	320	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers seasons

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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Retired numbers	70 75

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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

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Championship seasons in bold

1967 NFL season

Capitol	Century	Coastal	Central
Dallas	Cleveland	Atlanta	Chicago
New Orleans	NY Giants	Baltimore	Detroit
Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Los Angeles	Green Bay
Washington	St. Louis	San Francisco	Minnesota

Related: 1967 AFL Season

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