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1965 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 7th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 202 points (14.4/g), 14th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 397 points (28.4/g), 12th.
 Differential of -195 points (-13.9/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 2.3-11.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -30 (-2.1/g), 14th.

Coached by Mike Nixon (2-12-0)

1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 19 box L 0-1 Green Bay Packers 9 41 15 193 101 92 4 21 354 220 134
2 Sun September 26 box L 0-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 27 16 250 173 77 2 26 401 210 191 3
3 Sun October 3 box L 0-3 New York Giants 13 23 18 323 250 73 3 17 344 232 112
4 Sat October 9 box L 0-4 @ Cleveland Browns 19 24 16 252 77 175 3 21 375 143 232
5 Sun October 17 box L 0-5 St. Louis Cardinals 7 20 9 142 -16 158 4 12 344 275 69 3
6 Sun October 24 box W 1-5 @ Philadelphia Eagles 20 14 8 132 72 60 2 20 388 189 199 5
7 Sun October 31 box W 2-5 Dallas Cowboys 22 13 16 314 245 69 2 14 255 165 90 3
8 Sun November 7 box L 2-6 @ St. Louis Cardinals 17 21 18 339 201 138 1 16 276 171 105
9 Sun November 14 box L 2-7 @ Dallas Cowboys 17 24 12 197 147 50 6 15 341 218 123 5
10 Sun November 21 box L 2-8 Washington Redskins 3 31 7 115 54 61 7 12 199 81 118 2
11 Sun November 28 box L 2-9 Cleveland Browns 21 42 13 358 221 137 20 360 119 241
12 Sun December 5 box L 2-10 @ New York Giants 10 35 13 184 99 85 6 21 414 171 243 2
13 Sun December 12 box L 2-11 Philadelphia Eagles 13 47 19 324 266 58 12 17 302 111 191 2
14 Sun December 19 box L 2-12 @ Washington Redskins 14 35 14 231 86 145 5 11 177 145 32 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 202 3354 823 4.1 194 161 354 1976 10 35 4.8 104 407 1378 10 3.4 71 57 22 19
Team Defense 397 4530 869 5.2 364 173 353 2450 25 12 6.3 109 483 2080 19 4.3 243 27 15 12
Lg Rank Offense 14 13 14 11 13 14 14 14 11 13 10 12 14 12
Lg Rank Defense 12 11 3 4 4 11 13 9 13 14 12 12 13 7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Bill Nelsen 24 QB 12 12 2-10-0 121 270 44.8 1917 8 3.0 17 6.3 87 7.1 4.6 15.8 159.8 52.7
Tommy Wade 23 4 2 0-2-0 33 66 50.0 463 2 3.0 13 19.7 49 7.0 -1.5 14.0 115.8 43.5
Ed Brown 37 13 0 7 18 38.9 123 0 0.0 5 27.8 39 6.8 -5.7 17.6 9.5 23.4
Team Total 26.3 14 2-12-0 161 354 45.5 2503 10 2.8 35 9.9 87 7.1 2.9 15.5 178.8 39.3
Opp Total 14 173 353 49.0 2450 25 7.1 12 3.4 6.9 6.1 14.2 175.0 81.3 33 253 6.3 4.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Dick Hoak 26 HB 14 0 131 426 5 42 3.3 30.4 9.4 19 228 12.0 1 48 1.4 16.3 654 6 6
Mike Lind 25 FB 14 0 111 375 1 20 3.4 26.8 7.9 25 236 9.4 1 39 1.8 16.9 611 2 3
Clarence Peaks 30 10 0 47 230 0 36 4.9 23.0 4.7 3 22 7.3 0 21 0.3 2.2 252 0 3
Cannonball Butler 22 RET 14 0 46 108 0 12 2.3 7.7 3.3 9 117 13.0 1 43 0.6 8.4 225 1 7
Bill Nelsen 24 QB 12 12 26 84 1 21 3.2 7.0 2.2 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0.1 -0.4 79 1 6
Gary Ballman* 25 FL 14 0 17 46 3 11 2.7 3.3 1.2 40 859 21.5 5 87 2.9 61.4 905 8 2
Theron Sapp 30 14 0 14 54 0 24 3.9 3.9 1.0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.7 64 0 0
Tommy Wade 23 4 2 8 43 0 41 5.4 10.8 2.0 43 0 6
John Henry Johnson 36 1 0 3 11 0 7 3.7 11.0 3.0 11 0 0
Paul Martha 23 12 0 2 3 0 6 1.5 0.3 0.2 11 171 15.5 0 39 0.9 14.3 174 0 0
Roy Jefferson 22 RET 10 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 13 287 22.1 1 50 1.3 28.7 286 1 3
Ed Brown 37 13 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 2
Clendon Thomas 30 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 431 17.2 1 80 1.8 30.8 431 1 2
Lee Folkins 26 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 58 11.6 0 16 0.6 7.3 58 0 0
John Hilton 23 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 32 8.0 0 12 0.3 2.3 32 0 0
Red Mack 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 41 13.7 0 17 1.5 20.5 41 0 0
Jerry Simmons 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 16 8.0 0 9 0.5 4.0 16 0 0
Team Total 26.3 14 407 1378 10 42 3.4 98.4 29.1 161 2503 15.5 10 87 11.5 178.8 3881 20 42
Opp Total 14 483 2080 19 4.3 148.6 34.5 173 2450 14.2 25 12.4 175.0 4530 44 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Cannonball Butler 22 RET 14 0 25 509 0 36 20.4 734
Clarence Peaks 30 10 0 20 429 0 58 21.5 681
Roy Jefferson 22 RET 10 0 13 100 0 67 7.7 386
Brady Keys 29 RCB 14 0 10 77 0 41 7.7 77
Gary Ballman* 25 FL 14 0 8 150 0 25 18.8 1055
Jim Bradshaw 26 LS 12 0 5 73 0 43 14.6 73
Theron Sapp 30 14 0 5 77 0 23 15.4 141
Clendon Thomas 30 SE 14 0 5 9 0 12 1.8 440
Marv Woodson 24 LCB 13 0 2 45 0 29 22.5 45
Jerry Simmons 23 4 0 1 28 0 28 28.0 44
Team Total 26.3 14 33 259 0 67 7.8 61 1238 0 58 20.3 5378
Opp Total 14 44 2 30 684 0 22.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Frank Lambert 22 P 14 0 78 3518 69 1 45.1
Mike Clark 25 K 14 0 19 11 57.9% 24 19 79.2%
Team Total 26.3 14 19 11 57.9% 24 19 79.2% 78 3518 69 1 45.1
Opp Total 14 26 10 38.5% 53 49 92.5% 76 3207 42.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
John Baker 30 RDE 14 0 0 1 19 0
Gary Ballman* 25 FL 14 0 2 0 0 0
Jim Bradshaw 26 LS 12 0 5 117 1 82 0 1 0 0
Rod Breedlove 27 14 0 0 3 12 0
Ed Brown 37 13 0 2 1 0 0
Cannonball Butler 22 RET 14 0 7 6 0 0
John Campbell 27 LLB 14 0 0 2 15 1
Willie Daniel 28 RS 9 0 1 9 0 9 0 1 17 1
Lee Folkins 26 8 0 0 1 18 1
Riley Gunnels 28 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ken Henson 22 4 0 0 1 0 0
John Hilton 23 TE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Dick Hoak 26 HB 14 0 6 1 0 0
Roy Jefferson 22 RET 10 0 3 1 0 0
Brady Keys 29 RCB 14 0 1 20 0 20 1 0 0 0
Ken Kortas 23 14 0 0 2 0 0
Frank Lambert 22 P 14 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Lind 25 FB 14 0 3 2 0 0
Mike Magac 27 RG 8 0 0 1 0 0
Ray Mansfield 24 LDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ben McGee 26 LDE 13 0 0 1 0 0
Max Messner 27 14 0 1 14 0 14 0 1 18 0
Bill Nelsen 24 QB 12 12 6 0 0 0
Clarence Peaks 30 10 0 3 2 7 0
Ed Pine 25 8 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Sandusky 30 LG 12 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Sherman 23 11 0 1 35 0 35
Clendon Thomas 30 SE 14 0 2 1 0 0
Tommy Wade 23 4 2 6 1 0 0
Marv Woodson 24 LCB 13 0 3 87 1 61
Team Total 26.3 14 12 282 2 82 42 35 106 3
Opp Total 14 62 28 13

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Mike Clark 25 K 14 0 19 11 52
Gary Ballman* 25 FL 14 0 3 5 48
Dick Hoak 26 HB 14 0 5 1 36
Mike Lind 25 FB 14 0 1 1 12
Jim Bradshaw 26 LS 12 0 1 6
Cannonball Butler 22 RET 14 0 1 6
John Campbell 27 LLB 14 0 1 6
Willie Daniel 28 RS 9 0 1 6
Lee Folkins 26 8 0 1 6
Roy Jefferson 22 RET 10 0 1 6
Bill Nelsen 24 QB 12 12 1 6
Clendon Thomas 30 SE 14 0 1 6
Marv Woodson 24 LCB 13 0 1 6
Team Total 26.3 14 10 10 3 2 19 11 202
Opp Total 14 19 25 2 49 10 397