1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head Coach Mike Nixon
Home Field Pitt Stadium
Results
Record 2-12
Place 7th NFL Eastern Conference
Playoff Finish none
Timeline
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Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 (Sunday September 19, 1965): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 7 13 21 41
Steelers 0 9 0 0 9

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)

[edit] Week 2 (Sunday September 26, 1965): San Francisco 49ers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 10 0 17
49ers 7 6 7 7 27

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)

[edit] Week 3 (Sunday October 3, 1965): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 7 0 9 23
Steelers 0 3 3 7 13

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)

[edit] Week 4 (Saturday October 9, 1965): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 6 6 7 19
Browns 10 0 7 7 24

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)

[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 17, 1965): St. Louis Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 3 10 20
Steelers 7 0 0 0 7

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

[edit] Week 6 (Sunday October 24, 1965): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 6 7 7 0 20
Eagles 7 0 0 7 14

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 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)

[edit] Week 7 (Sunday October 31, 1965): Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 6 0 7 0 13
Steelers 0 19 0 3 22

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

[edit] Week 8 (Sunday November 7, 1965): St. Louis Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 0 0 14 17
Cardinals 0 7 7 7 21

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)

[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 14, 1965): Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 10 0 17
Cowboys 7 3 0 14 24

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 Clark 32
  • 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)

[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 21, 1965): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 10 14 7 31
Steelers 3 0 0 0 3

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)

[edit] Week 11 (Sunday November 28, 1965): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 7 14 21 42
Steelers 0 0 7 14 21

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)

[edit] Week 12 (Sunday December 5, 1965): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 7 0 0 10
Giants 7 21 0 7 35

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)

[edit] Week 13 (Sunday December 12, 1965): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 27 7 6 7 47
Steelers 0 13 0 0 13

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)

[edit] Week 14 (December 19, 1965): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 14 0 0 14
Redskins 14 14 7 0 35

at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC

  • 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)

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