1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Steelers 32nd US football season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1964 5–9 5th NFL Eastern Art Rooney Buddy Parker Pitt Stadium Did not qualify Steelers seasons The 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 32nd in the National Football League. The team played all of their home games at Pitt Stadium, and won five games, while losing nine, resulting in a fifth-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference. Following the season, the Steelers dismissed head coach Buddy Parker and replaced him with Mike Nixon. During the September 20 game against the Giants at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photographer Morris Bowman snapped a photograph of Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle, in his 17th and final season, kneeling, his helmet off and his forehead bloody. It happened after defensive tackle John Baker hit him, leading to an interception by rookie Chuck Hinton, which was returned for a touchdown. The Steelers, who had been down 14-0 at the time, rallied, scoring 20 unanswered points and winning the game 27-24 over the Giants, who were led by backup quarterback Gary Wood for the remainder of the game. The photograph now hangs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Roster 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 Ed Brown quarterback P 14 Bill Nelsen 12 Terry Nofsinger 16 Tommy Wade y 42 Dick Hoak 35 John Henry Johnson 46 Phil King American football 36 Clarence Peaks 33 Theron Sapp 85 Gary Ballman 86 John Burrell wide receiver KR/PR 20 Paul Martha y 28 Clendon Thomas SS 82 Chuck Logan American football y 88 John Powers tight end 71 Charlie Bradshaw offensive tackle T 77 Dan James American football T 72 Ray Lemek G 51 Buzz Nutter C 68 Ron Stehouwer G 78 John Baker DE 64 Chuck Hinton American football DT 74 Urban Henry DT 75 Joe Krupa DT 87 Dan LaRose DE 73 Ray Mansfield DT 60 Ben McGee y DE 30 Bob Harrison American football player OLB 31 Ed Holler OLB/P 54 Max Messner OLB 66 Myron Pottios MLB 50 Bill Saul OLB 67 Bob Schmitz OLB 34 Bob Soleau y MLB 21 Jim Bradshaw SS 44 Willie Daniel CB 27 Dick Haley FS 26 Brady Keys CB 49 Bob Sherman y no FS 83 Mike Clark placekicker K 89 Jim Kelly tight end, born 1942 y TE IR -- Andy Russell American football LB Military 62 Mike Sandusky G IR 47 Marv Woodson CB IR y Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 September 13 Los Angeles Rams L 14–26 0–1 Pitt Stadium 2 September 20 New York Giants W 27–24 1–1 Pitt Stadium 3 September 27 Dallas Cowboys W 23–17 2–1 Pitt Stadium 4 October 4 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–21 2–2 Franklin Field 5 October 10 at Cleveland Browns W 23–7 3–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 6 October 18 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–30 3–3 Metropolitan Stadium 7 October 25 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–34 3–4 Pitt Stadium 8 November 1 Cleveland Browns L 17–30 3–5 Pitt Stadium 9 November 8 at St. Louis Cardinals L 30–34 3–6 Busch Stadium 10 November 15 Washington Redskins L 0–30 3–7 Pitt Stadium 11 November 22 at New York Giants W 44–17 4–7 Yankee Stadium 12 November 29 St. Louis Cardinals L 20–21 4–8 Pitt Stadium 13 December 6 at Washington Redskins W 14–7 5–8 D.C. Stadium 14 December 13 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–17 5–9 Cotton Bowl Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1964): Los Angeles Rams Rams 0 13 13 0 Steelers 0 7 0 7 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 33,988 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Los Angeles – FG Gossett 9 0–3 Los Angeles – FG Gossett 39 0–6 Los Angeles – Wilson 1 run (Gossett kick)0–13 Pittsburgh – Ballman 25 pass from Brown (Clark kick)7–13 Los Angeles – Allen 10 pass from Munson (kick failed)7–19 Los Angeles – Lundy 14 interception return (Gossett kick)7–26 Pittsburgh – King 4 run (Clark kick)14–26 Week 2 (Sunday September 20, 1964): New York Giants Giants 14 0 7 3 Steelers 0 13 7 7 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 33,053 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: New York Giants – Barnes 26 interception (Chandler kick)0–7 New York Giants – Webster 2 run (Chandler kick)0–14 Pittsburgh – Hinton 8 interception return (kick failed)6–14 Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 pass from Brown (Clark kick)13–14 Pittsburgh – Brown 2 run (Chandler kick)20–14 New York Giants – James 2 run (Chandler kick)20–21 Pittsburgh – Brown 1 run (Clark kick)27–21 New York Giants – FG Chandler 22 27–24 Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1964): Dallas Cowboys Cowboys 3 7 0 0 Steelers 3 6 14 0 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 33,594 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Clark 3–0 Dallas – FG Van Raaphorst 16 3–3 Pittsburgh – Ballman 32 pass from Brown (kick failed)9–3 Dallas – Clarke 7 pass from Meredith (Van Raaphorst kick)9–10 Pittsburgh – Kelly 21 pass from Brown (Clark kick)16–10 Pittsburgh – King 4 pass from Brown (Clark kick)23–10 Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1964): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 0 0 0 7 Eagles 7 7 0 7 at Franklin Field, Philadelphia Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 59,394 Referee: Bud Brubaker TV announcers: Scoring drives: Philadelphia – T. Brown 23 pass from Snead (Baker kick)0–7 Philadelphia – T. Brown 87 pass from Snead (Baker kick)0–14 Philadelphia – Retzlaff 31 pass from Snead (Baker kick)0–21 Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw 33 run with recovered fumble (Clark kick)7–21 Week 5: at Cleveland Browns text-align:center; Pittsburgh Steelers text-align:center; autocollapse Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Cleveland Browns 7 October 10 8:00 p.m. EDT Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 80,530 40 F, relative humidity 69%, wind 14 mph Sports Network Incorporated (SNI) Ken Coleman (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (color commentator) Steelers 10 6 7 0 Browns 0 7 0 0 Pro-Football-Reference.com First Quarter PIT – Mike Clark 21 yard field goal – Steelers 3-0 PIT – John Henry Johnson 33 yard rush – (Mike Clark kick) – Steelers 10-0 Second Quarter PIT – John Henry Johnson 45 yard rush – (kick failed) – Steelers 16-0 CLE – Gary Collins 18 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Steelers 16-7 Third Quarter PIT – John Henry Johnson 5 yard rush – (Mike Clark kick) – Steelers 23-7 Steelers Browns Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1964): Minnesota Vikings Steelers 3 7 0 0 Vikings 6 7 7 10 at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 39,873 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Clark 12 3–0 Minnesota – Brown 6 pass from Tarkenton (kick failed)6–3 Pittsburgh – Hoak 17 pass from Brown (Clark kick)10–6 Minnesota – Brown 59 pass from Tarkenton (Cox kick)10–13 Minnesota – Brown 1 run (Cox kick)10–20 Minnesota – FG Cox 25 10–23 Minnesota – Hawkins 56 interception return (Cox kick)10–30 Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1964): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 7 10 3 14 Steelers 7 0 3 0 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 38,393 Referee: George Rennix TV announcers: Scoring drives: Philadelphia – Concannon 15 run (Baker kick)0–7 Pittsburgh – Peaks 70 run (Clark kick)7–7 Philadelphia – Mack 53 pass from Snead (Baker kick)7–14 Philadelphia – FG Baker 14 7–17 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 13 10–17 Philadelphia – FG Baker 47 10–20 Philadelphia – Snead 1 run (Baker kick) 10–27 Philadelphia – Cross 94 interception return (Baker kick)10–34 Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns text-align:center; Pittsburgh Steelers text-align:center; autocollapse Cleveland Browns 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 17 November 1 1:30 p.m. EST Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 49,568 51 F, relative humidity 51%, wind 6 mph CBS Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Joe Tucker (PIT) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Johnny Sauer (PIT) (first half) (color commentators) Browns 0 10 10 10 Steelers 0 10 0 7 Pro-Football-Reference.com Second Quarter CLE – Lou Groza 36 yard field goal – Browns 3-0 CLE – Clifton McNeil 25 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 10-0 PIT – Clarence Peaks 5 yard rush – (Mike Clark kick) Browns 10-7 PIT – Mike Clark 26 yard field goal – Tied 10-10 Third Quarter CLE – Ernie Green 7 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-10 CLE – Lou Groza 22 yard field goal – Browns 20-10 Fourth Quarter CLE – Lou Groza 16 yard field goal – Browns 23-17 PIT – John Henry Johnson 1 yard rush – (Mike Clark kick) Browns 23-17 CLE – Ernie Green 13 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 30-17 Browns Steelers Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1964): St. Louis Cardinals Steelers 3 10 3 14 Cardinals 3 10 7 14 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 28,245 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: St. Louis – FG Bakken 12 0–3 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 19 3–3 St. Louis – Gautt 2 run (Bakken kick)3–10 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 43 6–10 St. Louis – FG Bakken 16 6–13 Pittsburgh – Ballman 28 pass from Brown13–13 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 38 16–13 St. Louis – Conrad 2 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)16–20 St. Louis – Gambrell 8 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)16–27 St. Louis – Meinert 18 interception return (Bakken kick)16–34 Pittsburgh – Hoak 22 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)23–34 Pittsburgh – Ballman 29 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)30–34 Week 10 (Sunday November 15, 1964): Washington Redskins Redskins 7 13 10 0 Steelers 0 0 0 0 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,587 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Washington – Taylor 3 run (Martin kick)0–7 Washington – Coia 80 pass from Jurgensen (kick failed)0–13 Washington – Taylor 80 pass from Jurgensen (Martin kick)0–20 Washington – Sample 15 interception (Martin kick)0–27 Washington – FG Martin 31 0–30 Week 11 (Sunday November 22, 1964): New York Giants Steelers 3 14 20 7 Giants 0 3 0 14 at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 62,691 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Clark 10 3–0 Pittsburgh – Thomas 13 pass from Brown (Clark kick)10–0 Pittsburgh – Johnson 10 run (Clark kick)17–0 New York Giants FG Chandler 22 yd FG17–3 Pittsburgh – Ballman 22 pass from Brown (Clark kick)24–3 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 28 27–3 Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run (Clark kick)34–3 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 23 37–3 New York Giants – Wood 8 run (Chandler kick)37–10 Pittsburgh – Hoak 5 run (Clark kick)44–10 New York Giants – Barnes recovered fumble in end zone (Chandler kick)44–17 Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1964): St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals 7 0 0 14 Steelers 0 3 7 10 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 27,807 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: St. Louis – Crow 5 run (Bakken kick)0–7 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 30 3–7 Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw 47 fumble return (Clark kick)10–7 Pittsburgh – Hoak 3 run (Clark kick) 17–7 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 36 20–7 St. Louis – Smith 42 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)20–14 St. Louis – Fischer 49 fumble return (Bakken kick)20–21 The loss ended the Steelers' 13-game home winning streak against the Cardinals and marked their first home defeat to the Cardinals since the 1948 season.Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/arizona-cardinals/teamvsteam?opp=25&ha=A The Football Database Week 13 (Sunday December 6, 1964): Washington Redskins Steelers 7 0 0 7 Redskins 0 7 0 0 at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 42,219 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Johnson 4 run (Clark kick)7–0 Washington – Taylor 36 run (Martin kick)7–7 Pittsburgh – Ballman 47 pass from Brown (Clark kick)14–7 Week 14 (December 13, 1964): Dallas Cowboys Steelers 0 0 7 7 Cowboys 10 0 0 7 at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 35,271 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring drives: Dallas – FG Van Raaphorst 10 0–3 Dallas – Norman 8 pass from Meredith (Van Raaphorst kick)0–10 Pittsburgh – Hoak 3 pass from Brown (Clark kick)7–10 Dallas – Dunn 3 run (Van Raaphorst kick)7–17 Pittsburgh – Ballman 36 pass from Brown (Clark kick)14–17 Standings References External links 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steel