1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1965
record = 2-12
division_place = 7th NFL Eastern Conference
coach = Mike Nixon
stadium = Pitt Stadium
playoffs = none
previous = 1964
next = 1966

Regular season

Game Summaries

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Packers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=13
R4=21
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=9
H3=0
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=0
R3=10
R4=0
Home=49ers
H1=7
H2=6
H3=7
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=9
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=3
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=6
R3=6
R4=7
Home=Browns
H1=10
H2=0
H3=7
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=7
R2=0
R3=3
R4=10
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=6
R2=7
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Eagles
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cowboys
R1=6
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=19
H3=0
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=0
R3=0
R4=14
Home=Cardinals
H1=0
H2=7
H3=7
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=0
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Cowboys
H1=7
H2=3
H3=0
H4=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 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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=0
R2=10
R3=14
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=0
H3=0
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=0
R2=7
R3=14
R4=21
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Giants
H1=7
H2=21
H3=0
H4=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): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eagles
R1=27
R2=7
R3=6
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=13
H3=0
H4=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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=14
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Redskins
H1=14
H2=14
H3=7
H4=0"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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