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1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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Record
  
5–8–1

Playoff finish
  
did not qualify

Start date
  
1966

Owner
  
Art Rooney

Division place
  
6th NFL Eastern

Head coach
  
Bill Austin

Home field
  
Pitt Stadium

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1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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

Contents

Schedule

  • 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.

    • Week 1 (Sunday September 11, 1966): New York Giants

    at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 37,693
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring Drives:

  • New York Giants – Jones 75 pass from Morrall (Gogolak kick)0–7
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 9 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)7–7
  • New York Giants – Crespino 19 pass from Morrall (Gogolak kick)7–14
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 6 run (Clark kick)14–14
  • New York Giants – FG Gogolak 26 14–17
  • Pittsburgh – Simmons 21 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)21–17
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 25 24–17
  • Pittsburgh – Hilton 31 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)31–17
  • New York Giants – FG Gogolak 14 31–20
  • New York Giants – Jones 98 pass from Morrall (Gogolak kick)31–27
  • New York Giants – W. Harris 72 fumble return (Gogolak kick)31–34
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 41 34–34

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

    at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 35,473
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 13 3–0
  • Pittsburgh – Hilton 32 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)10–0
  • Detroit – FG Walker 42 10–3
  • Pittsburgh – Jefferson 84 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)17–3

    • Week 3 (Sunday September 25, 1966): Washington Redskins

    at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 37,505
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 47,360
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 82,687
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 28,233
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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 (Sunday October 30, 1966): Dallas Cowboys

    at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 58,453
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Woodson 56 interception return (Clark kick)7–0
  • Dallas – Reeves 1 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)7–7
  • Dallas – Jordan 49 interception return (Villanueva kick)7–14
  • Dallas – FG Villanueva 12 7–17
  • Dallas – Reeves 8 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)7–24
  • PIttsburgh – Butler 93 kickoff return (Clark kick)14–24
  • Dallas – Renfro 87 kickoff return (Villanueva kick)14–31
  • Dallas – Clarke 22 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)14–38
  • Pittsburgh – Hilton 4 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)21–38
  • Dallas – Gent 84 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)21–45
  • Dallas – R. Smith 1 run (Villanueva kick)21–52

    • Week 9 (Sunday November 6, 1966): Cleveland Browns

    at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 36,690
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring Drives:

  • Cleveland – Collins 24 pass from Ryan (kick failed)0–6
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 28 3–6
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 25 6–6
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 8 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)13–6
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 42 16–6

    • Week 10 (Sunday November 13, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals

    at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 28,552
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 42,185
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 46,099
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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

    at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 54,275
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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 (Sunday December 11, 1966): New York Giants

    at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 62,658
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Safety, Lockhart stepped out of end zone 2–0
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 12 5–0
  • Pittsburgh – Bullocks 13 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)12–0
  • New York Giants – Thomas 1 pass from Kennedy (Gogolak kick)12–7
  • Pittsburgh – Leftridge 2 run (Clark kick)19–7
  • New York Giants – Jones 82 pass from Kennedy (Gogolak kick)19–14
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)26–14
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)33–14
  • New York Giants – Thomas 5 pass from Kennedy (Gogolak kick)33–21
  • Pittsburgh – Butler 66 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)40–21
  • Pittsburgh – Leftridge 2 run (Russell pass from Hoak)47–21
  • New York Giants – Crespino 16 pass from Kennedy (Gogolak kick)47–28

    • Week 15 (Sunday December 18, 1966): Atlanta Falcons

    at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 56,229
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • 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)27–7
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 21 30–7
  • Atlanta – Ridlehuber 53 pass from Johnson (Kirouac kick)30–14
  • Pittsburgh – Butler 1 run (Clark kick)37–14
  • Pittsburgh – Jefferson 68 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)44–14
  • Pittsburgh – Thomas 23 fumble return (Clark kick)51–14
  • Atlanta – Ridlehuber 19 pass form Johnson (Kirouac kick)51–21
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury 2 run (Clark kick)58–21
  • Atlanta – Anderson 62 pass from Claridge (kick failed)58–27
  • Atlanta – Anderson 12 pass from Claridge (kick failed)58–33

    • Standings

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

    References

    1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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