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1963 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 7-4-3, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 321 points (22.9/g), 6th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 295 points (21.1/g), 8th.
 Differential of 26 points (1.9/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 7.7-6.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.8/g), 3rd.

Simple Rating System: Total 2.9, Offense: 1.2, Defense: 1.7, SoS: 1.1, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Buddy Parker

Training Camp: West Liberty University (West Liberty, West Virginia)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1963 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
8 108 PIT Frank Atkinson DT 2 1963 1964 0 0 1 7 17 Stanford
9 123 PIT Gene Carrington T 0 0 0 Boston Col.
10 136 PIT Bill Nelsen QB 10 1963 1972 0 1 5 54 90 963 1905 14165 98 101 84 89 2 1 -5 0 USC
11 151 PIT Hewritt Dixon RB 8 1963 1970 1 4 6 48 99 772 3090 15 263 2819 13 Florida A&M
12 164 PIT Roy Curry WR 1 1963 1963 0 0 0 0 6 1 31 1 Jackson St.
13 179 PIT Harold Gray LB 0 0 0 Cal State-Los Angeles
14 192 PIT Robert Dickerson E 0 0 0 Bethune-Cookman
15 207 PIT Matt Szykowny B 0 0 0 Iowa
16 220 PIT Andy Russell LB 12 1963 1976 0 7 12 90 168 Missouri
17 235 PIT Tim Stein C 0 0 0
18 248 PIT Jim Bradshaw DB 5 1963 1967 0 0 2 19 62 Tenn-Chattanooga
19 263 PIT Roger Berg T 0 0 0 St. Thomas
20 276 PIT Jim Traficant B 0 0 0 Pittsburgh