1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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The 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 34th in the National Football League.

Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Record5–8–1
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1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerArt Rooney
Head coachBill Austin
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Results
Record5–8–1
Division place6th NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro BowlersK Mike Clark, RCB Brady Keys, RDE Ben McGee
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Offseason

NFL draft

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1966 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Dick Leftridge  Running back West Virginia
2 19 Larry Gagner  Guard Florida
3 35 Pat Killorin  Center Syracuse
7 98 Emerson Boozer *  Running back Maryland State
9 128 Dale Stewart  Defensive end Pittsburgh
10 143 Jerry Marion  Defensive back Wyoming
11 158 Charley Washington  Running back Grambling
13 188 Benjy Dial  Quarterback Eastern New Mexico
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
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Undrafted free agents

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1966 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Larry Dressell Tackle Dayton
Dick Keenan Defensive end Montclair State
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Roster

Regular season

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 September 11 New York Giants T 34–34 0–0–1 Pitt Stadium
2 September 18 Detroit Lions W 17–3 1–0–1 Pitt Stadium
3 September 25 Washington Redskins L 27–33 1–1–1 Pitt Stadium
4 October 2 at Washington Redskins L 10–24 1–2–1 D.C. Stadium
5 October 8 at Cleveland Browns L 10–41 1–3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
6 October 16 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–31 1–4–1 Pitt Stadium
7 Bye
8 October 30 at Dallas Cowboys L 21–52 1–5–1 Cotton Bowl
9 November 6 Cleveland Browns W 16–6 2–5–1 Pitt Stadium
10 November 13 St. Louis Cardinals W 30–9 3–5–1 Pitt Stadium
11 November 20 Dallas Cowboys L 7–20 3–6–1 Pitt Stadium
12 November 27 at St. Louis Cardinals L 3–6 3–7–1 Busch Stadium
13 December 4 at Philadelphia Eagles L 23–27 3–8–1 Franklin Field
14 December 11 at New York Giants W 47–28 4–8–1 Yankee Stadium
15 December 18 at Atlanta Falcons W 57–33 [note 1] 5–8–1 Atlanta Stadium
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  • A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.

Game summaries

Week 1 vs New York Giants

Week One: New York Giants (0-0) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0) - Game Summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 10 01734
Steelers 7 7 17334
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at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh

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Week 2 (Sunday September 18, 1966): Detroit Lions

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 3 3
Steelers 3 0 7 7 17
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at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 35,473
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Week 3 (Sunday September 25, 1966): Washington Redskins

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1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 9 0 21 3 33
Steelers 0 14 10 3 27
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at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 37,505
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Scoring Drives:

  • Washington – FG Gogolak 41 0–3
  • Washington – FG Gogolak 47 0–6
  • Washington – FG Gogolak 29 0–9
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 49 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)7–9
  • Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw 27 interception return (Clark kick)14–9
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 79 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)21–9
  • Washington – Taylor 4 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)21–16
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 47 24–16
  • Washington – Mitchell 35 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)24–23
  • Washington – Taylor 2 run (Gogolak kick)24–30
  • Washington – FG Gogolak 15 24–33
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 42 27–33

Week 4 (Sunday October 2, 1966): Washington Redskins

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 10 0 0 10
Redskins 10 0 7 7 24
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at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC

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  • Game attendance: 47,360
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Scoring Drives:

  • Washington – Taylor 60 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)0–7
  • Washington – FG Gogolak 12 0–10
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak 2 run (Clark kick)7–10
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 25 10–10
  • Washington – Mitchell 51 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)10–17
  • Washington – Mitchell 70 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)10–24

Week 5 (Saturday October 8, 1966): Cleveland Browns

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Steelers 0 0 10 0 10
Browns 14 7 0 20 41
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at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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  • Game attendance: 82,687
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Scoring Drives:

  • Cleveland – Collins 23 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)0–7
  • Cleveland – Collins 14 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)0–14
  • Cleveland – Kelly 2 run (Groza kick)0–21
  • Pittsburgh – Jefferson 23 pass from Izo (Clark kick)7–21
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 16 10–21
  • Cleveland – Kelly 10 run (kick failed)10–27
  • Cleveland – Warfield 3 fumble return (Groza kick)10–34
  • Cleveland – R. Smith 24 pass from Ninowski (Groza kick)10–41

Week 6 (Sunday October 16, 1966): Philadelphia Eagles

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Eagles 0 14 0 17 31
Steelers 7 7 0 0 14
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at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 28,233
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Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 37 pass from Izo (Clark kick)7–0
  • Philadelphia – Gros 11 run (Baker kick)7–7
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 11 run (Clark kick)14–7
  • Philadelphia – Gros 1 run (Baker kick)14–14
  • Philadelphia – Brown 9 pass from Snead (Baker kick)14–21
  • Philadelphia – Goodwin 11 pass from Snead (Baker kick)14–28
  • Philadelphia – FG Baker 51 14–31

Week 8 at Cowboys

Week Eight: Pittsburgh Steelers (1–4–1) at Dallas Cowboys (4–1–1)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 7 7021
Cowboys 0 24 21752
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at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: October 30
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 58,453
  • Box Score
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Week 9 vs Browns

Week Nine: Cleveland Browns (5–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1–5–1)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 6 006
Steelers 0 3 31016
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at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 6, 1966
  • Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 36,690
  • Box Score
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Browns PassingFrank Ryan19/37, 228 Yds, TD, 5 INT
RushingLeroy Kelly19 Rush, 82 Yds
ReceivingGary Collins7 Rec, 93 Yds, TD
Steelers PassingRon Smith11/19, 151 Yds, TD
RushingWillie Asbury17 Rush, 94 Yds
ReceivingGary Ballman7 Rec, 88 Yds, TD
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Week 10 (Sunday November 13, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals

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Cardinals 9 0 0 0 9
Steelers 3 10 3 14 30
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at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 28,552
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Scoring Drives:

  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 37 0–3
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 17 0–6
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 12 0–9
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 40 3–9
  • Pittsburgh – Russell 14 blocked punt return (Clark kick)10–9
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 33 13–9
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 22 16–9
  • Pittsburgh – Hilton 11 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)23–9
  • Pittsburgh – Jefferson 42 pass from Hoak30–9

Week 11 (Sunday November 20, 1966): Dallas Cowboys

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Cowboys 0 10 3 7 20
Steelers 0 7 0 0 7
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at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 42,185
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Scoring Drives:

  • Dallas – Meredith 3 run (Villanueva kick)0–7
  • Dallas – FG Villandueva 27 0–10
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 11 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)7–10
  • Dallas – FG Villanueva 37 7–13
  • Dallas – Hayes 38 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)7–20

Week 12 (Sunday November 27, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals

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Steelers 3 0 0 0 3
Cardinals 3 0 3 0 6
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at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

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  • Game attendance: 46,099
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Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 47 3–0
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 26 3–3
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 15 3–6

Week 13 (Sunday December 4, 1966): Philadelphia Eagles

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Steelers 0 13 3 7 23
Eagles 3 10 7 7 27
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at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 54,275
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Scoring Drives:

  • Philadelphia – FG Baker 35 0–3
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 7 run (Clark kick)7–3
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 37 10–3
  • Philadelphia – Woodeshick 3 run (Baker kick)10–10
  • Philadelphia – FG Baker 22 10–13
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 32 13–13
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 35 16–13
  • Philadelphia – Woodeshick 1 run (Baker kick)16–20
  • Philadelphia – Concannon 1 run (Baker kick)16–27
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 2 run (Clark kick)23–27

Week 14 at New York Giants

Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (3-8-1) at New York Giants (1-10-1)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 5 14 21747
Giants 0 14 7728
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at Yankee Stadium, New York City

  • Date: December 11
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
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Week 15 (Sunday December 18, 1966): Atlanta Falcons

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Steelers 6 23 21 7 57
Falcons 0 7 14 12 33
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at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

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  • Game attendance: 56,229
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Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 22 3–0
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 19 6–0
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 12 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)13–0
  • Pittsburgh – Bullocks 13 run (Clark kick)20–0
  • Atlanta – Coffey 1 run (Kirouac kick)20–7
  • Pittsburgh – Butler 1 run (run failed)26–7
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 21 29–7
  • Atlanta – Ridlehuber 53 pass from Johnson (Kirouac kick)29–14
  • Pittsburgh – Butler 1 run (Clark kick)36–14
  • Pittsburgh – Jefferson 68 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)43–14
  • Pittsburgh – Thomas 23 fumble return (Clark kick)50–14
  • Atlanta – Ridlehuber 19 pass form Johnson (Kirouac kick)50–21
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 2 run (Clark kick)57–21
  • Atlanta – Anderson 62 pass from Claridge (kick failed)57–27
  • Atlanta – Anderson 12 pass from Claridge (kick failed)57–33

Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 10 3 1 .769 9–3–1 445 239 W1
Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 9–4 403 259 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 9 5 0 .643 8–5 326 340 W4
St. Louis Cardinals 8 5 1 .615 7–5–1 264 265 L3
Washington Redskins 7 7 0 .500 7–6 351 355 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 8 1 .385 4–8–1 316 347 W2
Atlanta Falcons 3 11 0 .214 2–5 204 437 L1
New York Giants 1 12 1 .077 1–11–1 263 501 L8
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Notes

  1. This is the only game in NFL history with this final score[1]


References

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