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1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamPittsburgh Steelers
year1967
record4–9–1
division_place4th NFL Century
coachBill Austin
stadiumPitt Stadium
playoffsDid not qualify
shortnavlinkSteelers seasons

The 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 35th in the National Football League. They finished 4–9–1, for last place in the new NFL Century Division.

The last remaining active member of the 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers was Sam Davis, who retired after the 1979 season, right after winning Super Bowl XIV, also as a member of the Steelers.

Bill Nunn became a part-time scout for the team this year.

Roster

  • John Baker DE

Regular season

Schedule

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September 17Chicago BearsW 41–131–0Pitt Stadium
September 24St. Louis CardinalsL 14–281–1Pitt Stadium
October 1at Philadelphia EaglesL 24–341–2Franklin Field
at Cleveland BrownsL 10–211–3Cleveland Municipal Stadium
October 15New York GiantsL 24–271–4Pitt Stadium
October 22Dallas CowboysL 21–241–5Pitt Stadium
October 29at New Orleans SaintsW 14–102–5Tulane Stadium
November 5Cleveland BrownsL 14–342–6Pitt Stadium
November 12at St. Louis CardinalsT 14–142–6–1Busch Memorial Stadium
November 19at New York GiantsL 20–282–7–1Yankee Stadium
November 26Minnesota VikingsL 27–412–8–1Pitt Stadium
December 3at Detroit LionsW 24–143–8–1Tiger Stadium
December 10Washington RedskinsL 10–153–9–1Pitt Stadium
December 17at Green Bay PackersW 24–174–9–1Lambeau Field
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1967): [[1967 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]

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): [[1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]

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): [[1967 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]

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): [[1967 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]

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): [[1967 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]

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): [[1967 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]

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): [[1967 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]

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): [[1967 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]

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): [[1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]

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): [[1967 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]

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): [[1967 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]

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): [[1967 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]

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): [[1967 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]

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): [[1967 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]

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

References

References

  1. Finder, Chuck. (July 24, 2006). "Q&A: Bill Nunn Sr.". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
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