1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1965 2–12 7th NFL Eastern Art Rooney Mike Nixon Pitt Stadium Did not qualify Steelers seasons The 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 33rd in the National Football League. The team set a modern NFL record with a minus-30 turnover ratio.November 2015 Their -195 point differential is the worst in Steelers history. Offseason NFL draft 1965 NFL draft 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 18 Roy Jefferson Wide receiver Utah yes yes no no Undrafted free agents + 1965 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBruce SmithWide receiverBYU Roster 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers 39 8 7 14 Bill Nelsen 16 Tommy Wade 23 Jim Butler American football y 42 Dick Hoak 38 Mike Lind 36 Clarence Peaks 33 Theron Sapp 85 Gary Ballman 20 Paul Martha 25 Jerry Simmons wide receiver y 28 Clendon Thomas S 84 Lee Folkins 82 John Hilton American football y 67 Ed Adamchik G 71 Charlie Bradshaw offensive tackle T 51 Ken Henson y no C 77 Dan James American football T 72 Ray Lemek G 73 Ray Mansfield C/DT 65 Bob Nichols y American football T 78 John Baker DE 74 Riley Gunnels DT 64 Chuck Hinton American football DT 75 Ken Kortas DT 61 Fran Mallick no DE 60 Ben McGee DE 63 Rod Breedlove OLB/MLB 52 Gene Breen OLB 53 John Campbell American football OLB 54 Max Messner OLB 66 Myron Pottios MLB 24 Jim Bradshaw FS 44 Willie Daniel CB 29 Bob Hohn y CB 26 Brady Keys CB 49 Bob Sherman no FS/SS 47 Marv Woodson CB/SS 83 Mike Clark placekicker K 46 Frank Lambert American football y P -- Tom Bailey no G -- Whit Canale y DE/DT -- Tom Kennedy quarterback QB -- Kraig Lofquist y no RB 68 Mike Magac G 58 Ed Pine LB 88 John Powers tight end TE 56 Art Hunter C IR 87 Roy Jefferson y WR IR 35 John Henry Johnson RB IR -- Mel Profit TE DNR -- Andy Russell American football LB Military 62 Mike Sandusky G IR 50 Bill Saul LB IR 67 Bob Schmitz LB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 September 19 Green Bay Packers L 9–41 0–1 Pitt Stadium 2 September 26 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–27 0–2 Kezar Stadium 3 October 3 New York Giants L 13–23 0–3 Pitt Stadium 4 October 9, 1965 at Cleveland Browns L 19–24 0–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 5 October 17 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–20 0–5 Pitt Stadium 6 October 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–14 1–5 Franklin Field 7 October 31 Dallas Cowboys W 22–13 2–5 Pitt Stadium 8 November 7 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–21 2–6 Busch Stadium (I) 9 November 14 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–24 2–7 Cotton Bowl 10 November 21 Washington Redskins L 3–31 2–8 Pitt Stadium 11 November 28 Cleveland Browns L 21–42 2–9 Pitt Stadium 12 December 5 at New York Giants L 10–35 2–10 Yankee Stadium 13 December 12 Philadelphia Eagles L 13–47 2–11 Pitt Stadium 14 December 19 at Washington Redskins L 14–35 2–12 D. C. Stadium Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 19, 1965): Green Bay Packers Packers 0 7 13 21 Steelers 0 9 0 0 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 38,383 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Clark 21 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 34 Green Bay – Adderley 34 interception (Chandler kick) Pittsburgh – FG Clark 32 Green Bay – Fleming 31 pass from Starr (Chandler kick) Green Bay – FG Chandler 9 Green Bay – FG Chandler 19 Green Bay – Hornung 10 pass from Starr (Chandler kick) Green Bay – Pitts 2 run (Chandler kick) Green Bay – Pitts 2 run (Chandler kick) Week 2 (Sunday September 26, 1965): San Francisco 49ers Steelers 7 0 10 0 49ers 7 6 7 7 at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 30,140 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: San Francisco – Crow 49 pass from Brodie (Davis kick) Pittsburgh – Hoak 1 run (Clark kick) San Francisco – FG Davis 37 San Francisco – FG Davis 27 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 32 San Francisco – Wiltard 9 run (Davis kick) Pittsburgh – Campbell 15 fumble return (Clark kick) San Francisco – Brodie 4 run (Davis kick) Week 3 (Sunday October 3, 1965): New York Giants Giants 7 7 0 9 Steelers 0 3 3 7 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,871 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: New York Giants – Thurlow 6 run (Stynchula kick) Pittsburgh – FG Clark 22 New York Giants – Morrison 4 pass form Morrall (Stynchula kick) Pittsburgh – FG Clark 48 New York Giants – FG Timberlake 43 Pittsburgh – Hoak 1 run (Clark kick) New York Giants – Thomas 29 pass form Morrall (kick failed) Week 4 (Saturday October 9, 1965): Cleveland Browns Steelers 0 6 6 7 Browns 10 0 7 7 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 80,187 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Cleveland – FG Groza 38 Cleveland – Brown 4 pass from Ryan (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Nelsen 1 run (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Hoak – 42 run (kick failed) Cleveland – Brown 1 run (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Hoak 15 run (Clark kick) Cleveland – Collins 14 pass from Ryan (Groza kick) Week 5 (Sunday October 17, 1965): St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals 7 0 3 10 Steelers 7 0 0 0 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,085 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: St. Louis – Randle 8 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick) Pittsburgh – Ballman 5 run (Clark kick) St. Louis – FG Bakken 32 St. Louis – Conrad 71 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick) St. Louis – FG Bakken 35 Week 6 (Sunday October 24, 1965): Philadelphia Eagles Steelers 6 7 7 0 Eagles 7 0 0 7 at Franklin Field, Philadelphia Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 56,515 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Philadelphia – Gros 4 run (Baker kick) Pittsburgh – Daniel 17 fumble return (kick failed) Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw 82 interception return (Clark kick) Pittsburgh – Lind 4 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick) Philadelphia – Poage 14 pass from Concannon (Baker kick) As of 2024, this remains the Steelers last win over the Eagles in Philadelphia. Week 7 (Sunday October 31, 1965): Dallas Cowboys Cowboys 6 0 7 0 Steelers 0 19 0 3 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 37,804 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Dallas – Smith 2 pass from Meredith (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Hoak 2 pass from Nelsen (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Ballman 20 pass from Nelsen (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Ballman 72 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick) Dallas – Gent 8 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick) Pittsburgh – FG Clark 18 Week 8 (Sunday November 7, 1965): St. Louis Cardinals Steelers 3 0 0 14 Cardinals 0 7 7 7 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 31,899 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Clark 11 St. Louis – Triplett 3 run (Bakken kick) St. Louis – Randle 15 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick) Pittsburgh – Jefferson 50 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick) Pittsburgh – Lind 2 run (Clark kick) St. Louis – Gambrell 59 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick) Week 9 (Sunday November 14, 1965): Dallas Cowboys Steelers 7 0 10 0 Cowboys 7 3 0 14 at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 57,293 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Hoak 3 run (Clark kick) Dallas – Clarke 1 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick) Dallas – FG Villanueva 33 Pittsburgh – FG Clark 32 Pittsburgh – Folkins 18 fumble return (Clark kick) Dallas – Reeves 2 run (Villanueva kick) Dallas – Hayes 28 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick) Week 10 (Sunday November 21, 1965): Washington Redskins Redskins 0 10 14 7 Steelers 3 0 0 0 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 25,052 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Clark 34 Washington – Lewis 1 run (Jencks kick) Washington – FG Jencks 9 Washington – Taylor 8 run (Jencks kick) Washington – Coia 45 pass from Jurgensen (Jencks kick) Washington – Harris 57 punt return (Jencks kick) Week 11 (Sunday November 28, 1965): Cleveland Browns Browns 0 7 14 21 Steelers 0 0 7 14 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 42,757 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Cleveland – Kelly 56 punt return (Groza kick) Cleveland – Brown 2 run (Groza kick) Cleveland – Brown 2 run (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Ballman 87 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick) Cleveland – Brown 15 run (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Butler 43 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick) Cleveland – Brewer 25 pass from Ninowski (Groza kick) Pittsburgh – Thomas 80 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick) Cleveland – Brown 27 pass from Ninowski (Groza kick) Week 12 (Sunday December 5, 1965): New York Giants Steelers 3 7 0 0 Giants 7 21 0 7 at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 62,735 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: New York Giants – Shofner 33 pass from Morrall (Timberlake kick) Pittsburgh – FG Clark 25 Pittsburgh – Ballman 1 run (Clark kick) New York Giants – Frederickson 13 run (Timberlake kick) New York Giants – Frederickson 3 run (Timberlake kick) New York Giants – Frederickson 19 pass from Morrall (Timberlake kick) New York Giants – Jones 28 pass from Wood (Timberlake kick) Week 13 (Sunday December 12, 1965): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 27 7 6 7 Steelers 0 13 0 0 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 22,002 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Philadelphia – Gros 2 run (Baker kick) Philadelphia – Retzlaff 13 pass from Snead (kick failed) Philadelphia – Matson 8 run (Baker kick) Philadelphia – Baughan 33 interception return (Baker kick) Philadelphia – Nettles 56 interception return (Baker kick) Pittsburgh – Ballman 20 pass from Wade (Clark kick) Pittsburgh – Woodson 61 interception return (kick failed) Philadelphia – Tarasovic 40 interception return (kick failed) Philadelphia – Lang 8 run (Baker kick) Week 14 (December 19, 1965): Washington Redskins Steelers 0 14 0 0 Redskins 14 14 7 0 at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 49,806 Referee: TV announcers: Scoring Drives: Washington – Lewis 10 pass from Jurgensen (Jencks kick) Washington – Harris 34 interception (Jencks kick) Pittsburgh – Ballman 2 run (Clark kick) Washington – Walters 63 interception return (Jencks kick) Pittsburgh – Ballman 44 pass from Wade (Clark kick) Washington – Pellegrini 31 fumble return (Jencks kick) Washington – Hughley 4 pass from Jurgensen (Jencks kick) Standings References External links 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers at Pro-football-reference.com 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steel