1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1967
record = 4-9-1
division_place = 4th NFL Century
coach = Bill Austin
stadium = Pitt Stadium
playoffs = none
previous = 1966
next = 1968

Regular season

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1967): Chicago Bears

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bears
R1=13
R2=0
R3=3
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=10
H2=7
H3=17
H4=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
* Chicago - Sayers 103 kickoff return (kick blocked)
* Chicago - R. Taylor 37 fumble return (Percival kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hilton 43 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Bivins 2 run (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 39
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Compton 6 pass form Nelsen (Clark kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1967): St. Louis Cardinals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=13
R2=6
R3=0
R4=9
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=7
H4=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
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 24
* St. Louis - Hart 23 run (Bakken kick)
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 33
* Pittsburgh - Anderson 5 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 29
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 24
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 32
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 23Jim Bakken sets then NFL record with 7 field goals.

Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1967): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=3
R4=7
Home=Eagles
H1=7
H2=17
H3=0
H4=10"at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Windy
* Game attendance: 60,335
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Asbury 25 run (Clark kick)
* Philadelphia - Lang 5 pass from Snead (Baker kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Baker 36
* Philadelphia - Hawkins 29 pass from Snead (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hoak 4 run (Clark kick)
* Philadelphia - Kelly 4 pass from Snead (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 24
* Pittsburgh - Wilburn 18 pass from Nix (Clark kick)
* Philadelphia - Hawkins 8 pass from Snead (Baker kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Baker 35

Week 4 (Saturday October 7, 1967): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Browns
H1=0
H2=7
H3=14
H4=0"at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Fair
* Game attendance: 82,949
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 43
* Cleveland - Warfield 17 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Smith 49 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hoak 8 pass from Nix (Clark kick)
* Cleveland - E. Green 15 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1967): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=13
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=10
H3=7
H4=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)
* Pittsburgh - Nix 1 run (Clark kick)
* New York Giants - Morrall 1 run (Mercein kick)
* Pittsburgh - Shy 27 pass from Nix (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 22
* Pittsburgh - Hilton 8 pass from Nix (Clark kick)
* New York Giants - Tarkenton 7 run (kick failed)
* New York Giants - Morrison 59 pass from Tarkenton (Harris kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1967): Dallas Cowboys

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cowboys
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=10
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=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)
* Dallas - Hayes - 35 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hilton 5 pass from Nix (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Nix 1 run (Clark kick)
* Dallas - FG Villanueva 34
* Pittsburgh - Wilburn 11 pass from Nix (Clark kick)
* Dallas - Norman 5 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1967): New Orleans Saints

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=14
Home=Saints
H1=3
H2=7
H3=0
H4=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
* New Orleans - Taylor 2 run (Durkee kick)
* Pittsburgh - Wilburn 5 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Shy 33 run (Clark kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1967): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=14
R2=10
R3=7
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=7"at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Fair
* Game attendance: 47,131
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland - Collins 3 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Kelly 41 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Davis 52 punt return (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jefferson 18 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* Cleveland - FG Groza 37
* Cleveland - E. Green 27 run (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - FG Groza 35
* Pittsburgh - Wilburn 13 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1967): St. Louis Cardinals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Cardinals
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=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)
* St. Louis - Roland 2 run (Bakken kick)
* St. Louis - Smith 6 pass from Hart (Bakken kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jefferson 6 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1967): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=6
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Giants
H1=0
H2=14
H3=14
H4=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
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 10
* New York Giants - Thomas 35 pass from Tarkenton (Gogolak kick)
* New York Giants - Minniear 6 pass from Tarkenton (Gogolak kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jefferson 58 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* New York Giants - Koy 1 run (Gogolak kick)
* New York Giants - Minniear 1 run (Gogolak kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hilton 10 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1967): Minnesota Vikings

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Vikings
R1=3
R2=14
R3=0
R4=24
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=6
H3=7
H4=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
* Pittsburgh - Anderson 20 pass from Hoak (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 47
* PIttsburgh - FG Clark 26
* Minnesota - Osborn 27 pass from Kapp (Cox kick)
* Minnesota - Beasley 2 pass from Kapp (Cox kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jefferson 12 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* Minnesota - Hargrove blocked punt recovery (Cox kick)
* Minnesota - Mackbee 32 interception return (Cox kick)
* Minnesota - Kapp 11 run (Cox kick)
* Minnesota - FG Cox 34
* Pittsburgh - Kortas 5 fumble return (Clark kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1967): Detroit Lions

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=14
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Lions
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=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)
* Pittsburgh - Shy 1 run (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Wilburn 66 pass from Nix (Clark kick)
* Detroit - Farr 3 pass from Plum (Walker kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 17
* Detroit - Nowatzke 3 run (Yepremian kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1967): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=0
R2=9
R3=0
R4=6
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=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)
* Washington - Safety, Breding blocked punt in end zone
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 20
* Pittsburgh - Hilton 3 pass from Nix (Clark kick)
* Washington - Taylor 33 pass from Jurgensen (kick blocked)

Week 14 (Sunday December 17, 1967): Green Bay Packers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Packers
H1=0
H2=10
H3=0
H4=7"at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin"

* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Snow
* Game attendance: 50,861
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - McGee 21 interception return (Clark kick)
* Green Bay - FG Chandler 25
* Pittsburgh - Gros 22 run (Clark kick)
* Green Bay - WIlliams 29 pass from Horn (Chandler kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 27
* Pittsburgh - Hinton 27 fumble return (Clark kick)
* Green Bay - Williams 25 run (Chandler kick)

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