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.