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1967 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 281 points (20.1/g), 10th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 320 points (22.9/g), 9th.
 Differential of -39 points (-2.8/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 5.9-8.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 12th.

Coached by Bill Austin (4-9-1)

1967 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box W 1-0 Chicago Bears 41 13 23 393 198 195 2 6 95 79 16 6
2 Sun September 24 box L 1-1 St. Louis Cardinals 14 28 17 237 143 94 6 12 283 137 146 1
3 Sun October 1 box L 1-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 24 34 19 318 165 153 3 17 319 271 48 1
4 Sat October 7 box L 1-3 @ Cleveland Browns 10 21 20 278 208 70 4 24 361 183 178 3
5 Sun October 15 box L 1-4 New York Giants 24 27 16 259 197 62 2 18 381 305 76 2
6 Sun October 22 box L 1-5 Dallas Cowboys 21 24 29 379 298 81 2 14 378 290 88 1
7 Sun October 29 box W 2-5 @ New Orleans Saints 14 10 19 267 88 179 4 19 308 225 83 1
8 Sun November 5 box L 2-6 Cleveland Browns 14 34 14 301 229 72 3 21 313 132 181 1
9 Sun November 12 box T 2-6-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 14 14 21 274 192 82 1 19 258 145 113 3
10 Sun November 19 box L 2-7-1 @ New York Giants 20 28 18 281 210 71 3 18 238 171 67 4
11 Sun November 26 box L 2-8-1 Minnesota Vikings 27 41 7 117 52 65 6 16 212 102 110 5
12 Sun December 3 box W 3-8-1 @ Detroit Lions 24 14 19 330 233 97 1 18 254 167 87 3
13 Sun December 10 box L 3-9-1 Washington Redskins 10 15 20 280 226 54 5 11 246 155 91 3
14 Sun December 17 box W 4-9-1 @ Green Bay Packers 24 17 10 194 72 122 3 15 309 216 93 5

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 281 3908 903 4.3 252 214 442 2511 19 29 5.3 145 431 1397 13 3.2 83 45 16 24
Team Defense 320 3955 844 4.7 376 201 397 2578 22 26 6.1 128 418 1377 12 3.3 228 39 13 20
Lg Rank Offense 10 11 6 6 10 9 15 10 12 12 9 16 15 13
Lg Rank Defense 9 8 8 8 9 10 5 11 7 3 6 3 6 9

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%
Kent Nix 23 QB 12 9 3-6-0 136 268 50.7 1587 8 3.0 19 7.1 66 5.9 3.0 11.7 132.3 49.5
Bill Nelsen 26 qb 8 5 1-3-1 74 165 44.8 1125 10 6.1 9 5.5 58 6.8 5.0 15.2 140.6 65.3
Dick Hoak* 28 14 0 4 8 50.0 69 1 12.5 1 12.5 21 8.6 4.3 17.3 4.9 79.7
Mike Clark 27 K 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 25.8 14 4-9-1 214 442 48.4 2781 19 4.3 29 6.6 66 6.3 3.8 13.0 198.6 55.6
Opp Total 14 201 397 50.6 2578 22 5.5 26 6.5 6.5 4.1 12.8 184.1 62.5 29 276 6.1 3.2

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
Don Shy 22 HB 14 0 99 341 4 33 3.4 24.4 7.1 12 152 12.7 1 55 0.9 10.9 493 5 5
Cannonball Butler 24 hb 11 0 90 293 0 24 3.3 26.6 8.2 4 23 5.8 0 13 0.4 2.1 316 0 1
Willie Asbury 24 FB 12 0 80 315 4 73 3.9 26.3 6.7 3 52 17.3 0 21 0.3 4.3 367 4 4
Earl Gros 27 fb 12 0 72 252 1 23 3.5 21.0 6.0 19 175 9.2 0 22 1.6 14.6 427 1 1
Dick Hoak* 28 14 0 52 142 1 11 2.7 10.1 3.7 17 111 6.5 1 20 1.2 7.9 253 2 2
Kent Nix 23 QB 12 9 15 45 2 15 3.0 3.8 1.3 45 2 2
Bill Nelsen 26 qb 8 5 9 -19 0 11 -2.1 -2.4 1.1 -19 0 7
Charlie Bivins 29 2 0 7 23 1 9 3.3 11.5 3.5 1 24 24.0 0 24 0.5 12.0 47 1 0
Roy Jefferson 24 se 13 0 5 -11 0 20 -2.2 -0.8 0.4 29 459 15.8 4 58 2.2 35.3 448 4 1
Dick Compton 27 SE 12 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 42 507 12.1 1 40 3.5 42.3 508 1 1
John Hilton 25 TE 13 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 1.2 0.1 26 343 13.2 5 43 2.0 26.4 358 5 0
J.R. Wilburn 24 FL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 51 767 15.0 5 66 3.6 54.8 767 5 1
Chet Anderson 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 141 17.6 2 48 0.6 10.1 141 2 0
Marshall Cropper 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 1.6 11 0 0
Jerry Marion 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 16 16.0 0 16 0.1 2.3 16 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 431 1397 13 73 3.2 99.8 30.8 214 2781 13.0 19 66 15.3 198.6 4178 32 33
Opp Total 14 418 1377 12 3.3 98.4 29.9 201 2578 12.8 22 14.4 184.1 3955 34 26

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
Don Shy 22 HB 14 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 21 473 0 45 22.5 961
Paul Martha 25 RS 14 0 18 403 0 32 22.4 403
Jim Bradshaw 28 RET 13 0 16 97 0 26 6.1 97
Cannonball Butler 24 hb 11 0 10 223 0 32 22.3 539
Clendon Thomas 32 LS 13 0 9 34 0 17 3.8 34
Andy Russell 26 RLB 14 0 6 97 0 26 16.2 97
Brady Keys 31 6 0 2 5 0 8 2.5 5
John Campbell 29 LLB 14 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 25
John Hilton 25 TE 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 358
Roy Jefferson 24 se 13 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 458
Jerry Marion 23 7 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 18
Ray May 22 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 30 143 0 26 4.8 58 1221 0 45 21.1 5542
Opp Total 14 39 1 56 1300 1 23.2

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
Jim Elliott 23 P 14 0 72 2744 55 2 38.1
Mike Clark 27 K 14 0 3 2 6 5 3 1 8 4 2 22 12 54.5% 35 35 100.0%
Team Total 25.8 14 3 2 6 5 3 1 8 4 2 22 12 54.5% 35 35 100.0% 72 2744 55 2 38.1
Opp Total 14 30 16 53.3% 39 36 92.3% 70 2723 38.9

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
Willie Asbury 24 FB 12 0 4 0 0 0
John Baker 32 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jim Bradshaw 28 RET 13 0 2 2 0 0
Cannonball Butler 24 hb 11 0 1 0 0 0
John Campbell 29 LLB 14 0 2 52 0 30
Mike Clark 27 K 14 0 0 1 0 0
Dick Compton 27 SE 12 0 1 1 0 0
Jim Elliott 23 P 14 0 1 0 0 0
John Foruria 23 3 0 0 1 0 0
Earl Gros 27 fb 12 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Haggerty 22 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Chuck Hinton 28 RDT 14 0 0 1 27 1
Dick Hoak* 28 14 0 2 1 0 0
Bob Hohn 26 RCB 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Roy Jefferson 24 se 13 0 1 1 0 0
Brady Keys 31 6 0 2 8 0 6 1 1 0 0
Ken Kortas 25 LDT 14 0 0 1 5 1
Ray Mansfield 26 C 14 0 2 1 -21 0
Paul Martha 25 RS 14 0 4 41 0 23 1 2 0 0
Ben McGee 28 LDE 10 0 1 21 1 21
Bill Nelsen 26 qb 8 5 7 3 0 0
Kent Nix 23 QB 12 9 2 2 -3 0
Andy Russell 26 RLB 14 0 3 50 0 42
Bill Saul 27 MLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Don Shy 22 HB 14 0 5 2 0 0
Clendon Thomas 32 LS 13 0 2 39 0 33 0 1 0 0
Bruce Van Dyke 23 RG 14 14 0 2 0 0
Lloyd Voss 25 RDE 13 0 1 4 0 4
J.R. Wilburn 24 FL 14 0 1 0 0 0
Marv Woodson* 26 LCB 14 0 7 49 0 24 0 2 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 26 264 1 42 33 30 8 2
Opp Total 14 30 26 13 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Mike Clark 27 K 14 0 35 12 71
John Hilton 25 TE 13 0 5 30
Don Shy 22 HB 14 0 4 1 30
J.R. Wilburn 24 FL 14 0 5 30
Willie Asbury 24 FB 12 0 4 24
Roy Jefferson 24 se 13 0 4 24
Chet Anderson 22 14 0 2 12
Dick Hoak* 28 14 0 1 1 12
Kent Nix 23 QB 12 9 2 12
Charlie Bivins 29 2 0 1 6
Dick Compton 27 SE 12 0 1 6
Earl Gros 27 fb 12 0 1 6
Chuck Hinton 28 RDT 14 0 1 6
Ken Kortas 25 LDT 14 0 1 6
Ben McGee 28 LDE 10 0 1 6
Team Total 25.8 14 13 19 2 1 35 12 281
Opp Total 14 12 22 1 1 36 16 1 320