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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -18.3, Offense: -10.8, Defense: -7.5, SoS: -4.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Nixon (2-12-0)
Training Camp: University of Rhode Island (Kingston, Rhode Island)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Bill Nelsen | 24 | 2 | 12 | 121 for 270, 1,917 yards, 8 td, 17 int, & 26 rushes for 84 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Dick Hoak | 26 | 4 | 0 | 131 rushes for 426 yards, 5 td, & 19 catches for 228 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Mike Lind | 25 | 2 | 0 | 111 rushes for 375 yards, 1 td, & 25 catches for 236 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 64th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 19th / 152nd pick / 1962 |
| FL | Gary Ballman* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 40 catches for 859 yards, 5 td, & 17 rushes for 46 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 Denver Broncos / 16th / 122nd pick / 1962 |
| SE | Clendon Thomas | 30 | 7 | 0 | 25 catches for 431 yards, 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| TE | John Hilton | 23 | Rook | 0 | 4 catches for 32 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 16th / 125th pick / 1964 |
| LT | Charlie Bradshaw | 29 | 7 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 | |
| LG | Mike Sandusky | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1957 |
| C | Art Hunter | 32 | 11 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 | |
| RG | Mike Magac | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1960 |
| RT | Dan James | 28 | 5 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1959 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ben McGee | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 51st pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Ray Mansfield | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963 |
| RDT | Chuck Hinton | 26 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 27th pick / 1962 |
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| RDE | John Baker | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
| LLB | John Campbell | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 143rd pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Myron Pottios | 26 | 4 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 20th pick / 1961 |
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| RLB | Gene Breen | 24 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 122nd pick / 1963 Green Bay Packers / 15th / 210th pick / 1963 |
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| LCB | Marv Woodson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| RCB | Brady Keys | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| LS | Jim Bradshaw | 26 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 248th pick / 1963 |
| RS | Willie Daniel | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Clark | 25 | 2 | 0 | 11 of 19 field goals & 19 of 24 extra points | |
| P | Frank Lambert | 22 | Rook | 0 | 78 punts for a 45.1 average, 1 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1965 New York Jets / 10th / 76th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Roy Jefferson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| KR | Cannonball Butler | 22 | Rook | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 20.4 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Ed Adamchik | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 11/2/1941 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 21st / 164th pick / 1963 New York Giants / 12th / 166th pick / 1963 |
| 25 | Duane Allen | 28 | TE | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Mount San Antonio JC | 10/21/1937 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 33rd / 258th pick / 1962 Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 116th pick / 1961 |
| 78 | John Baker | 30 | DE-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 279 | 6-6 | North Carolina Central | 6/10/1935 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman* | 25 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 7/6/1940 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 Denver Broncos / 16th / 122nd pick / 1962 |
| 71 | Charlie Bradshaw | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Baylor | 3/13/1936 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 |
| 24 | Jim Bradshaw | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 1/13/1939 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 248th pick / 1963 |
| 63 | Rod Breedlove | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Maryland | 3/10/1938 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960 |
| 52 | Gene Breen | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 6/21/1941 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 122nd pick / 1963 Green Bay Packers / 15th / 210th pick / 1963 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | 37 | QB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 10/26/1928 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| 23 | Cannonball Butler | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Edward Waters | 5/4/1943 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| 53 | John Campbell | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/7/1938 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 143rd pick / 1963 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/7/1940 | 2 | |
| 44 | Willie Daniel | 28 | DB | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 11/10/1937 | 4 | |
| 84 | Lee Folkins | 26 | TE-DE | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Washington | 7/4/1939 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 82nd pick / 1961 |
| 61 | Riley Gunnels | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Georgia | 8/24/1937 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 115th pick / 1959 |
| 51 | Ken Henson | 22 | C | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | TCU | 4/11/1943 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 63rd pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 14th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| 82 | John Hilton | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/12/1942 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 16th / 125th pick / 1964 |
| 64 | Chuck Hinton | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 8/11/1939 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 27th pick / 1962 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak | 26 | RB-FL | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 12/8/1939 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| 29 | Bob Hohn | 24 | DB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/4/1941 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 154th pick / 1964 Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 273rd pick / 1964 |
| 56 | Art Hunter | 32 | C-T | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/24/1933 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
| 77 | Dan James | 28 | T | 13 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 8/10/1937 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1959 |
| 87 | Roy Jefferson | 22 | WR-SE | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| 35 | John Henry Johnson | 36 | FB-HB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA),Arizona St. | 11/24/1929 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| 26 | Brady Keys | 29 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado St. | 5/19/1936 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| 75 | Ken Kortas | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Louisville | 5/17/1942 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| 46 | Frank Lambert | 22 | P | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 4/17/1943 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1965 New York Jets / 10th / 76th pick / 1965 |
| 72 | Ray Lemek | 31 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/28/1934 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956 |
| 38 | Mike Lind | 25 | FB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/2/1940 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 64th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 19th / 152nd pick / 1962 |
| 27 | Red Mack | 28 | TE-WR-HB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 6/19/1937 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 131st pick / 1961 Buffalo Bills / 23rd / 179th pick / 1961 |
| 68 | Mike Magac | 27 | G | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/25/1938 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1960 |
| 61 | Fran Mallick | 24 | DE-DT | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | none | 2/25/1941 | Rook | |
| 73 | Ray Mansfield | 24 | C-DT-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/21/1941 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | 23 | DB-SE-WR-HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 6/22/1942 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 9th / 69th pick / 1964 |
| 60 | Ben McGee | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Jackson St. | 1/26/1939 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 51st pick / 1964 |
| 54 | Max Messner | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 10/13/1938 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 99th pick / 1960 |
| 14 | Bill Nelsen | 24 | QB | 12 | 12 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| 65 | Bob Nichols | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/18/1943 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 122nd pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 18th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| 36 | Clarence Peaks | 30 | FB | 10 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 9/23/1935 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 |
| 58 | Ed Pine | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/13/1940 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 17th pick / 1962 San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1962 |
| 66 | Myron Pottios | 26 | LB | 6 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/18/1939 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| 88 | John Powers | 25 | TE | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/15/1940 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 117th pick / 1962 |
| 62 | Mike Sandusky | 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Maryland | 3/14/1935 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1957 |
| 33 | Theron Sapp | 30 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Georgia | 6/15/1935 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 112th pick / 1958 |
| 67 | Bob Schmitz | 27 | LB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Wisconsin,Montana St. | 9/10/1938 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 187th pick / 1961 |
| 49 | Bob Sherman | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/4/1942 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 163rd pick / 1964 |
| 25 | Jerry Simmons | 23 | WR-SE | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/14/1942 | Rook | |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | 30 | DB-E-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/28/1935 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| 16 | Tommy Wade | 23 | QB | 4 | 2 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas | 3/23/1942 | 1 | |
| 47 | Marv Woodson | 24 | DB-HB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/19/1941 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 221.4 | 6-2.1 | 3.4 |