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1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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NFL team season
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The 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 35th in the National Football League. They finished 4–9–1, for last place in the new NFL Century Division.
The last remaining active member of the 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers was Sam Davis, who retired after the 1979 season, right after winning Super Bowl XIV, also as a member of the Steelers.
Bill Nunn became a part-time scout for the team this year.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bbgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XXIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6113%2C1446960 Q&A: Bill Nunn Sr. Finder Chuck July 24, 2006 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette D-2 March 12, 2010
Offseason
NFL draft
1967 NFL/AFL draft
1967
Pittsburgh Steelers
2
35
Don Shy
Running back
San Diego State
yes
no
3
73
Rocky Freitas
Offensive tackle
Oregon State
no
yes
4
89
Ray May
Linebacker
USC
yes
no
6
140
Mike Haggerty
Offensive tackle
Miami (FL)
yes
no
8
192
John Foruria
Quarterback
Idaho
yes
no
yes
no
Undrafted free agents
+ 1967 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTony LoukasGuardWisconsinBob TubbsLinebackerNorthwesternGeorge WilmotLinebackerSMU
Roster
1967 Pittsburgh Steelers 11 Rich Badar
14 Bill Nelsen
10 Kent Nix 30 Willie Asbury
23 Jim Butler American football
38 Earl Gros
42 Dick Hoak
25 Don Shy y 45 Dick Compton
89 Marshall Cropper y
85 Jerry Marion y
87 Roy Jefferson
86 J. R. Wilburn 46 Chet Anderson y
82 John Hilton American football 74 John Brown offensive tackle T
57 Sam Davis American football y G
79 Larry Gagner G
76 Mike Haggerty T y
56 Ray Mansfield C
66 Bruce Van Dyke G
62 Ralph Wenzel guard G 71 Dick Arndt y DT
78 John Baker DE
64 Chuck Hinton American football DT
75 Ken Kortas DT
61 Jerry Mazzanti no DE
60 Ben McGee DE
65 Lloyd Voss DE 63 Rod Breedlove OLB
53 John Campbell American football OLB
59 Ray May y MLB
34 Andy Russell American football OLB
50 Bill Saul MLB 24 Jim Bradshaw SS
9 John Foruria y FS
29 Bob Hohn CB
20 Paul Martha FS
37 Bobby Morgan Canadian football CB/S
28 Clendon Thomas SS
47 Marv Woodson CB 83 Mike Clark placekicker K
6 Jim Elliott American football P 49 Amos Bullocks RB IR
-- Riley Gunnels DT NF-Ill.
68 Mike Magac G IR
72 Fran O'Brien American football T IR
Regular season
Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 September 17 Chicago Bears W 41–13 1–0 Pitt Stadium 2 September 24 St. Louis Cardinals L 14–28 1–1 Pitt Stadium 3 October 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–34 1–2 Franklin Field 4 October 7, 1967 at Cleveland Browns L 10–21 1–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 5 October 15 New York Giants L 24–27 1–4 Pitt Stadium 6 October 22 Dallas Cowboys L 21–24 1–5 Pitt Stadium 7 October 29 at New Orleans Saints W 14–10 2–5 Tulane Stadium 8 November 5 Cleveland Browns L 14–34 2–6 Pitt Stadium 9 November 12 at St. Louis Cardinals T 14–14 2–6–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 10 November 19 at New York Giants L 20–28 2–7–1 Yankee Stadium 11 November 26 Minnesota Vikings L 27–41 2–8–1 Pitt Stadium 12 December 3 at Detroit Lions W 24–14 3–8–1 Tiger Stadium 13 December 10 Washington Redskins L 10–15 3–9–1 Pitt Stadium 14 December 17 at Green Bay Packers W 24–17 4–9–1 Lambeau Field Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1967): Chicago Bears
Bears 13 0 0 0 Steelers 10 7 17 7
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Snow
Game attendance: 53,565
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 41 3–0
Chicago – Sayers 103 kickoff return (kick blocked) 3–6
Chicago – R. Taylor 37 fumble return (Percival kick)3–13
Pittsburgh – Hilton 43 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)10–13
Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)17–13
Pittsburgh – Bivins 2 run (Clark kick)24–13
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 39 27–13
Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)34–13
Pittsburgh – Compton 6 pass form Nelsen (Clark kick)41–13
Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1967): St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals 13 6 0 9 Steelers 0 7 7 0
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 5:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 45,579
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
St. Louis – FG Bakken 18 0–3
St. Louis – FG Bakken 24 0–6
St. Louis – Hart 23 run (Bakken kick)0–13
St. Louis – FG Bakken 33 0–16
Pittsburgh – Anderson 5 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick) 7–16
St. Louis – FG Bakken 29 7–19
Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)14–19
St. Louis – FG Bakken 24 14–22
St. Louis – FG Bakken 32 14–25
St. Louis – FG Bakken 23 14–28
Jim Bakken sets then NFL record with 7 field goals.
Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1967): Philadelphia Eagles
Steelers 7 7 3 7 Eagles 7 17 0 10
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Windy
Game attendance: 60,335
Referee: Bud Brubaker
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Asbury 25 run (Clark kick)7–0
Philadelphia – Lang 5 pass from Snead (Baker kick)7–7
Philadelphia – FG Baker 36 7–10
Philadelphia – Hawkins 29 pass from Snead (Baker kick)7–17
Pittsburgh – Hoak 4 run (Clark kick)14–17
Philadelphia – Kelly 4 pass from Snead (Baker kick)14–24
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 24 17–24
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 18 pass from Nix (Clark kick)24–24
Philadelphia – Hawkins 8 pass from Snead (Baker kick)24–31
Philadelphia – FG Baker 35 24–34
Week 4 (Saturday October 7, 1967): Cleveland Browns
Steelers 3 0 7 0 Browns 0 7 14 0
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 82,949
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 43 3–0
Cleveland – Warfield 17 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)3–7
Cleveland – Smith 49 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)3–14
Pittsburgh – Hoak 8 pass from Nix (Clark kick)10–14
Cleveland – E. Green 15 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)10–21
Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1967): New York Giants
Giants 7 7 0 13 Steelers 7 10 7 0
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Rain
Game attendance: 39,782
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
New York – Morrison 19 pass from Tarkenton (Mercein kick)0–7
Pittsburgh – Nix 1 run (Clark kick)7–7
New York Giants – Morrall 1 run (Mercein kick)7–14
Pittsburgh – Shy 27 pass from Nix (Clark kick)14–14
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 22 17–14
Pittsburgh – Hilton 8 pass from Nix (Clark kick)24–14
New York Giants – Tarkenton 7 run (kick failed)24–20
New York Giants – Morrison 59 pass from Tarkenton (Harris kick)24–27
Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1967): Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys 7 7 0 10 Steelers 0 7 0 14
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 3:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Calm
Game attendance: 39,641
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Dallas – Hayes 55 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)0–7
Dallas – Hayes – 35 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)0–14
Pittsburgh – Hilton 5 pass from Nix (Clark kick)7–14
Pittsburgh – Nix 1 run (Clark kick)14–14
Dallas – FG Villanueva 34 14–17
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 11 pass from Nix (Clark kick)21–17
Dallas – Norman 5 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)21–24
Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1967): New Orleans Saints
Steelers 0 0 0 14 Saints 3 7 0 0
at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 68,912
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
New Orleans – FG Durkee 37 0–3
New Orleans – Taylor 2 run (Durkee kick)0–10
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 5 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)7–10
Pittsburgh – Shy 33 run (Clark kick)14–10
Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1967): Cleveland Browns
Browns 14 10 7 3 Steelers 0 7 0 7
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 47,131
Referee: Tommy Bell
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Cleveland – Collins 3 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)0–7
Cleveland – Kelly 41 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)0–14
Cleveland – Davis 52 punt return (Groza kick)0–21
Pittsburgh – Jefferson 18 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)7–21
Cleveland – FG Groza 37 7–24
Cleveland – E. Green 27 run (Groza kick)7–31
Cleveland – FG Groza 35 7–34
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 13 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)14–34
Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1967): St. Louis Cardinals
Steelers 0 7 0 7 Cardinals 0 7 0 7
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 47,994
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Shy 4 run (Clark kick)7–0
St. Louis – Roland 2 run (Bakken kick)7–7
St. Louis – Smith 6 pass from Hart (Bakken kick)7–14
Pittsburgh – Jefferson 6 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)14–14
Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1967): New York Giants
Steelers 6 7 0 7 Giants 0 14 14 0
at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
Game time: 12:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Snow
Game attendance: 62,892
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 44 0–3
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 10 0–6
New York Giants – Thomas 35 pass from Tarkenton (Gogolak kick)6–7
New York Giants – Minniear 6 pass from Tarkenton (Gogolak kick)6–14
Pittsburgh – Jefferson 58 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)13–14
New York Giants – Koy 1 run (Gogolak kick)13–21
New York Giants – Minniear 1 run (Gogolak kick)13–28
Pittsburgh – Hilton 10 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)20–28
Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1967): Minnesota Vikings
Vikings 3 14 0 24 Steelers 7 6 7 7
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 3:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Windy
Game attendance: 32,773
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Minnesota – FG Cox 44 0–3
Pittsburgh – Anderson 20 pass from Hoak (Clark kick)7–3
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 47 10–3
PIttsburgh – FG Clark 26 13–3
Minnesota – Osborn 27 pass from Kapp (Cox kick) 13–10
Minnesota – Beasley 2 pass from Kapp (Cox kick)13–17
Pittsburgh – Jefferson 12 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)20–17
Minnesota – Hargrove blocked punt recovery (Cox kick)20–24
Minnesota – Mackbee 32 interception return (Cox kick)20–31
Minnesota – Kapp 11 run (Cox kick)20–38
Minnesota – FG Cox 34 20–41
Pittsburgh – Kortas 5 fumble return (Clark kick)27–41
Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1967): Detroit Lions
Steelers 7 14 0 3 Lions 0 0 7 7
at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
Game time: 6:45 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Snow
Game attendance: 47,713
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Shy 1 run (Clark kick)7–0
Pittsburgh – Shy 1 run (Clark kick)14–0
Pittsburgh – Wilburn 66 pass from Nix (Clark kick)21–0
Detroit – Farr 3 pass from Plum (Walker kick)21–7
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 17 24–7
Detroit – Nowatzke 3 run (Yepremian kick)24–14
Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1967): Washington Redskins
Redskins 0 9 0 6 Steelers 0 3 0 7
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Fair
Game attendance: 22,251
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Washington – Whitfield 2 run (Alford kick)0–7
Washington – Safety, Breding blocked punt in end zone 0–9
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 20 3–9
Pittsburgh – Hilton 3 pass from Nix (Clark kick)10–9
Washington – Taylor 33 pass from Jurgensen (kick blocked)10–15
Week 14 (Sunday December 17, 1967): Green Bay Packers
Steelers 7 7 10 0 Packers 0 10 0 7
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game time: 2:05 P.M. EDT
Game weather: Snow
Game attendance: 50,861
Referee:
TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – McGee 21 interception return (Clark kick)7–0
Green Bay – FG Chandler 25 7–3
Pittsburgh – Gros 22 run (Clark kick)14–3
Green Bay – Williams 29 pass from Horn (Chandler kick)14–10
Pittsburgh – FG Clark 27 17–10
Pittsburgh – Hinton 27 fumble return (Clark kick)24–10
Green Bay – Williams 25 run (Chandler kick)24–17
Standings
References
External links
1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com
1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com
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