The 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 31st in the National Football League. The Steelers won seven games, and lost four, with three games ending in a tie. As a result, the Steelers finished in fourth place in the NFL Eastern Conference. It was also their final season of splitting home games between Forbes Field and Pitt Stadium before moving all of their home games to the latter for the next six seasons..
For the first time in 1963, the Steelers wore their trademark black helmets with their logo on one side of the helmet. They had used the logo previously on yellow helmets, but 1963 was the first season in which their now-signature look was used full-time in the regular season.
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Game attendance: 58,205
Referee: Bill Downes
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Philadelphia – McDonald 13 pass from Jurgensen (Clark kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 38
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 50
Philadelphia – Smith 6 pass from Jurgensen (Clark kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 17
Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (kick failed)
Philadelphia – McDonald 75 pass from Jurgensen (Clark kick)
Pittsburgh – Johnson 11 pass from Brown (kick failed)
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Game attendance: 46,068
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Pittsburgh – Hoak 1 run (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 11
Pittsburgh – Hoak 2 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 46 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Game attendance: 28,225
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St. Louis – Triplett 63 run (Bakken kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 21
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 40
St. Louis – FG Bakken 28
Pittsburgh – Hoak 1 run (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 21
Pittsburgh – Ferguson 4 run (Michaels kick)
Week 4 (Saturday October 5, 1963): Cleveland Browns
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
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Game attendance: 84,684
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Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18
Cleveland – Brown 8 run (Groza kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 8
Pittsburgh – Dial 24 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Cleveland – Collins 15 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 41 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Cleveland – Ryan 13 run (Groza kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 8
Cleveland – Collins 20 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
Cleveland – Krietling 19 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
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Game attendance: 23,715
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St. Louis – FG Bakken 44
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 45
Pittsburgh – Mack 83 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 47
Pittsburgh – Brown 1 run (Michaels kick)
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Game attendance: 41,987
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Pittsburgh – Brown 1 run (Michaels kick)
Washington – FG Khayat 49
Pittsburgh – Hoak 8 run (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 9
Washington – Snead 1 run (Khayat kick)
Washington – James 36 pass from Snead (Khayat kick)
Washington – James 5 run (Khayat kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoak 1 run (Michaels kick)
Washington – FG Khayat 15
Pittsburgh – Haley 24 interception return (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 4 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Dallas – Clarke 5 pass from Meredith (Baker kick)
Dallas – Folkins 35 pass from Meredith (Baker kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 83 pass from Browns (kick failed)
Dallas – Howton 13 pass from Meredith (Baker kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 25 pass from Brown (Tracy kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 14 pass from Brown (Tracy kick)
Pittsburgh – Mack 85 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Pittsburgh – Hoak 2 run (Michaels kick)
Green Bay – FG Kramer 23
Green Bay – FG Kramer 36
Green Bay – FG Kramer 12
Green Bay – Taylor 1 run (Kramer kick)
Green Bay – Pitts 2 run (Kramer kick)
Green Bay – FG Kramer 37
Pittsburgh – Mack 33 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Green Bay – Pitts 1 run (Kramer kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 10, 1963): Cleveland Browns
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Game attendance: 54,497
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Cleveland – Collins 4 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
Pittsburgh – Safety, Brown tackled by Schmitz in end zone
Pittsburgh – Ballman 9 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC
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Washington – Crabb 53 interception return (Khayat kick)
Pittsburgh – Johnson 3 run (Michaels kick)
Washington – Mitchell 19 pass from Snead (Khayat kick)
Pittsburgh – Ballman 67 pass from Brown (Khayat kick)
Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 27
Washington – Mitchell 20 pass from Barnes (Khayat kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18
Washington – Richter 21 pass from Snead (Khayat kick)
Pittsburgh – Ballman 92 kickoff return (Michaels kick)
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Chicago – Galimore 1 run (Jencks kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoak 6 run (Michaels kick)
Chicago – Bull 1 run (Jencks kick)
Pittsburgh – Curry 31 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 11
Chicago – FG Leclerc 18
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Game attendance: 15,721
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Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10
Philadelphia – Retzlaff 24 pass from Hill (Clark kick)
Philadelphia – Brown 14 run (Clark kick)
Philadelphia – FG Clark 23
Pittsburgh – Ballman 57 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Philadelphia – FG Clark 40
Pittsburgh – Ballman 8 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 24
at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
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Game attendance: 24,136
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Dallas – FG Baker 53
Dallas – Meredith 2 run (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Dial 55 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – Carpenter 28 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 24
Dallas – FG Baker 46
Dallas – Meredith 4 run (Baker kick)
Pittsburgh – Sapp 24 run (Michaels kick)
at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
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Game attendance: 63,240
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New York Giants – FG Chandler 34
New York Giants – Shotner 41 pass from Tittle (kick failed)
New York Giants – Morrison 3 pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 27
Pittsburgh – Ballman 21 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
New York Giants – Morrison 22 pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
New York Giants – Morrison 1 run (Chandler kick)
Pittsburgh – Dial 40 pass from Brown (Michaels kick)
New York Giants – FG Chandler 41
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
