1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1966
record = 5-8-1
division_place = 6th NFL Eastern Conference
coach = Bill Austin
stadium = Pitt Stadium
playoffs = none
previous = 1965
next = 1967

Regular season

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 11, 1966): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=7
R2=10
R3=0
R4=17
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=7
H3=17
H4=3"at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,693
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* New York Giants - Jones 75 pass from Morrall (Gogolak kick)
* Pittsburgh - Ballman 9 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* New York Giants - Crespino 19 pass from Morrall (Gogolak kick)
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 6 run (Clark kick)
* New York Giants - FG Gogolak 26
* Pittsburgh - Simmons 21 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 25
* Pittsburgh - Hilton 31 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* New York Giants - FG Gogolak 14
* New York Giants - Jones 98 pass from Morrall (Gogolak kick)
* New York Giants - W. Harris 72 fumble return (Gogolak kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 41

Week 2 (Sunday September 18, 1966): Detroit Lions

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 35,473
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 13
* Pittsburgh - Hilton 32 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)
* Detroit - FG Walker 42
* Pittsburgh - Jefferson 84 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 25, 1966): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=9
R2=0
R3=21
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=14
H3=10
H4=3"at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,505
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Washington - FG Gogolak 41
* Washington - FG Gogolak 47
* Washington - FG Gogolak 29
* Pittsburgh - Ballman 49 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - J. Bradshaw 27 interception return (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Ballman 79 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)
* Washington - Taylor 4 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 47
* Washington - Mitchell 35 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)
* Washington - Taylor 2 run (Gogolak kick)
* Washington - FG Gogolak 15
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 42

Week 4 (Sunday October 2, 1966): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=10
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Redskins
H1=10
H2=0
H3=7
H4=7"at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 47,360
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Washington - Taylor 60 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)
* Washington - FG Gogolak 12
* Pittsburgh - Hoak 2 run (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 25
* Washington - Mitchell 51 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)
* Washington - Mitchell 70 pass from Jurgensen (Gogolak kick)

Week 5 (Saturday October 8, 1966): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Browns
H1=14
H2=7
H3=0
H4=20"at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 82,687
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland - Collins 23 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Collins 14 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - Kelly 2 run (Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jefferson 23 pass from Izo (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 16
* Cleveland - Kelly 10 run (kick failed)
* Cleveland - Warfield 3 fumble return (Groza kick)
* Cleveland - R. Smith 24 pass from Ninowski (Groza kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 16, 1966): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eagles
R1=0
R2=14
R3=0
R4=17
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 28,233
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Asbury 37 pass from Izo (Clark kick)
* Philadelphia - Gros 11 run (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 11 run (Clark kick)
* Philadelphia - Gros 1 run (Baker kick)
* Philadelphia - Brown 9 pass from Snead (Baker kick)
* Philadelphia - Goodwin 11 pass from Snead (Baker kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Baker 51

Week 8 (Sunday October 30, 1966): Dallas Cowboys

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Cowboys
H1=0
H2=24
H3=21
H4=7"at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 58,453
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Woodson 56 interception return (Clark kick)
* Dallas - Reeves 1 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)
* Dallas - Jordan 49 interception return (Villanueva kick)
* Dallas - FG Villanueva 12
* Dallas - Reeves 8 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)
* PIttsburgh - Butler 93 kickoff return (Clark kick)
* Dallas - Renfro 87 kickoff return (Villanueva kick)
* Dallas - Clarke 22 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hilton 4 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)
* Dallas - Gent 84 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)
* Dallas - R. Smith 1 run (Villanueva kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 6, 1966): Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=0
R2=6
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=3
H4=10"at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 36,690
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland - Collins 24 pass from Ryan (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 28
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 25
* Pittsburgh - Ballman 8 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 42

Week 10 (Sunday November 13, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=9
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=10
H3=3
H4=14"at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 28,552
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* St. Louis - FG Bakken 37
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 17
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 12
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 40
* Pittsburgh - Russell 14 blocked punt return (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 33
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 22
* Pittsburgh - Hilton 11 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jefferson 42 pass from Hoak

Week 11 (Sunday November 20, 1966): Dallas Cowboys

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

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 42,185
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Dallas - Meredith 3 run (Villanueva kick)
* Dallas - FG Villandueva 27
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 11 pass from R. Smith (Clark kick)
* Dallas - FG Villanueva 37
* Dallas - Hayes 38 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 27, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Cardinals
H1=3
H2=0
H3=3
H4=0"at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 46,099
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 47
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 26
* St. Louis - FG Bakken 15

Week 13 (Sunday December 4, 1966): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=13
R3=3
R4=7
Home=Eagles
H1=3
H2=10
H3=7
H4=7"at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 54,275
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Philadelphia - FG Baker 35
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 7 run (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 37
* Philadelphia - Woodeshick 3 run (Baker kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Baker 22
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 32
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 35
* Philadelphia - Woodeshick 1 run (Baker kick)
* Philadelphia - Concannon 1 run (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 2 run (Clark kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 11, 1966): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=5
R2=14
R3=21
R4=7
Home=Giants
H1=0
H2=14
H3=7
H4=7"at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 62,658
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Safety, Lockhart stepped out of end zone
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 12
* Pittsburgh - Bullocks 13 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* New York Giants - Thomas 1 pass from Kennedy (Gogolak kick)
* Pittsburgh - Leftridge 2 run (Clark kick)
* New York Giants - Jones 82 pass from Kennedy (Gogolak kick)
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 1 run (Clark kick)
* New York Giants - Thomas 5 pass from Kennedy (Gogolak kick)
* Pittsburgh - Butler 66 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Leftridge 2 run (Russell pass from Hoak)
* New York Giants - Crespino 16 pass from Kennedy (Gogolak kick)

Week 15 (Sunday December 18, 1966): Atlanta Falcons

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=6
R2=23
R3=21
R4=7
Home=Falcons
H1=0
H2=7
H3=14
H4=12"at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 56,229
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 22
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 19
* Pittsburgh - Ballman 12 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Bullocks 13 run (Clark kick)
* Atlanta - Coffey 1 run (Kirouac kick)
* Pittsburgh - Butler 1 run (run failed)
* Pittsburgh - FG Clark 21
* Atlanta - Ridlehuber 53 pass from Johnson (Kirouac kick)
* Pittsburgh - Butler 1 run (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jefferson 68 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)
* Pittsburgh - Thomas 23 fumble return (Clark kick)
* Atlanta - Ridlehuber 19 pass form Johnson (Kirouac kick)
* Pittsburgh - Asbury 2 run (Clark kick)
* Atlanta - Anderson 62 pass from Claridge (kick failed)
* Atlanta - Anderson 12 pass from Claridge (kick failed)

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