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1968 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 2-11-1, Finished 4th in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 244 points (17.4/g), 13th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 397 points (28.4/g), 16th.
Differential of -153 points (-10.9/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 3.4-10.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 15th.
Simple Rating System: Total -10.0, Offense: -3.1, Defense: -6.9, SoS: 0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Austin (2-11-1)
Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
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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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Dick Shiner | 26 | 4 | 11 | 148 for 304, 1,856 yards, 18 td, 17 int, & 14 rushes for 53 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 New York Jets / 20th / 155th pick / 1964 |
| HB | Dick Hoak | 29 | 7 | 0 | 175 rushes for 858 yards, 3 td, & 28 catches for 253 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Earl Gros | 28 | 6 | 0 | 151 rushes for 579 yards, 3 td, & 27 catches for 211 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1962 |
| FL | J.R. Wilburn | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 catches for 514 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 171st pick / 1965 |
| SE | Roy Jefferson* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 58 catches for 1,074 yards, 11 td, & 6 rushes for 57 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| TE | John Hilton | 26 | 3 | 0 | 20 catches for 285 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 16th / 125th pick / 1964 |
| LT | Fran O'Brien | 32 | 9 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 | |
| LG | Larry Gagner | 25 | 2 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 18th pick / 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1966 |
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| C | Ray Mansfield | 27 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963 |
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| RG | Bruce Van Dyke | 24 | 2 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 133rd pick / 1966 Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 174th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | John Brown | 29 | 6 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 55th pick / 1961 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lloyd Voss | 26 | 4 | 0 | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 1st / 13th pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Ken Kortas | 26 | 4 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 18th pick / 1964 |
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| RDT | Chuck Hinton | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 27th pick / 1962 |
| RDT | Frank Parker | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Titans / 29th / 229th pick / 1962 Cleveland Browns / 6th / 79th pick / 1961 |
| RDE | Ben McGee* | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 51st pick / 1964 |
| LLB | Jerry Hillebrand | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 10th pick / 1962 New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Ray May | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Andy Russell* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| LCB | Marv Woodson | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| RCB | Bob Wade | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 385th pick / 1967 |
| LS | Clendon Thomas | 33 | 10 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| RS | Paul Martha | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 9th / 69th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Booth Lusteg | 29 | 2 | 0 | 8 of 20 field goals & 26 of 29 extra points | |
| P | Bobby Walden | 30 | 4 | 0 | 68 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| PR | Roy Jefferson* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 9.8 average and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| KR | Jon Henderson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 20.3 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1968 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Dick Arndt | 24 | DT | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Stanford,Idaho | 3/12/1944 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 77th pick / 1966 |
| 30 | Willie Asbury | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Kent St. | 2/22/1943 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 64th pick / 1966 |
| 26 | Rocky Bleier | 22 | RB | 10 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/5/1946 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 417th pick / 1968 |
| 74 | John Brown | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/9/1939 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 55th pick / 1961 |
| 53 | John Campbell | 30 | LB | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/7/1938 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 143rd pick / 1963 |
| 67 | Dick Capp | 26 | TE-LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 4/9/1942 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 17th / 147th pick / 1966 |
| 45 | Dick Compton | 28 | SE-B | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | McMurry | 4/16/1940 | 6 | |
| 52 | Mike Connelly | 33 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Washington St.,Utah St. | 10/16/1935 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959 |
| 89 | Marshall Cropper | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/1/1944 | 1 | |
| 57 | Sam Davis | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Allen | 7/5/1944 | 1 | |
| 9 | John Foruria | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Idaho | 11/26/1944 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1967 |
| 79 | Larry Gagner | 25 | G | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida | 12/30/1943 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 18th pick / 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1966 |
| 38 | Earl Gros | 28 | FB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/29/1940 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1962 |
| 76 | Mike Haggerty | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/14/1945 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 140th pick / 1967 |
| 49 | Lou Harris | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Kent St. | 3/25/1946 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 363rd pick / 1968 |
| 16 | Ken Hebert | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Houston | 9/9/1944 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1968 |
| 24 | Jon Henderson | 24 | WR-DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado St. | 12/17/1944 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1968 |
| 69 | Jerry Hillebrand | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Colorado | 3/28/1940 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 10th pick / 1962 New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1962 |
| 82 | John Hilton | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/12/1942 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 16th / 125th pick / 1964 |
| 64 | Chuck Hinton | 29 | DT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 8/11/1939 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 27th pick / 1962 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak | 29 | RB-FL | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 12/8/1939 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| 29 | Bob Hohn | 27 | DB | 8 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/4/1941 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 154th pick / 1964 Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 273rd pick / 1964 |
| 87 | Roy Jefferson* | 25 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| 84 | Tony Jeter | 24 | TE | 2 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/8/1944 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 46th pick / 1966 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 89th pick / 1966 |
| 75 | Ken Kortas | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Louisville | 5/17/1942 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| 88 | Rich Kotite | 26 | TE | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Miami (FL),Wagner | 10/13/1942 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 18th / 247th pick / 1965 |
| 35 | Booth Lusteg | 29 | K | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Connecticut | 5/8/1939 | 2 | |
| 56 | Ray Mansfield | 27 | C-DT-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/21/1941 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | 26 | DB-SE-WR-HB | 9 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 6/22/1942 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 9th / 69th pick / 1964 |
| 59 | Ray May | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | USC | 6/4/1945 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| 60 | Ben McGee* | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Jackson St. | 1/26/1939 | 4 | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 51st pick / 1964 |
| 10 | Kent Nix | 24 | QB | 8 | 3 | 195 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/12/1944 | 1 | |
| 72 | Fran O'Brien | 32 | T | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 4/17/1936 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
| 78 | Frank Parker | 29 | DT | 10 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Oklahoma St. | 10/16/1939 | 6 | New York Titans / 29th / 229th pick / 1962 Cleveland Browns / 6th / 79th pick / 1961 |
| 73 | Ernie Ruple | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 10/27/1945 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1968 |
| 34 | Andy Russell* | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Missouri | 10/29/1941 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| 50 | Bill Saul | 28 | LB | 3 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 11/19/1940 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1962 |
| 17 | Dick Shiner | 26 | QB | 13 | 11 | 201 | 6-0 | Maryland | 7/18/1942 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 New York Jets / 20th / 155th pick / 1964 |
| 14 | Bill Shockley | 31 | HB-K | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | West Chester | 3/13/1937 | 8 | |
| 25 | Don Shy | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | San Diego St. | 11/15/1945 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967 |
| 77 | Mike Taylor | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | USC | 5/5/1945 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1968 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | 33 | DB-E-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/28/1935 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| 66 | Bruce Van Dyke | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/6/1944 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 133rd pick / 1966 Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 174th pick / 1966 |
| 65 | Lloyd Voss | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/13/1942 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 1st / 13th pick / 1964 |
| 44 | Bob Wade | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Morgan St. | 12/9/1944 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 385th pick / 1967 |
| 39 | Bobby Walden | 30 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/9/1938 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| 23 | Tom Watkins | 31 | HB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Iowa St. | 10/23/1937 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 57th pick / 1961 Cleveland Browns / 15th / 177th pick / 1960 |
| 62 | Ralph Wenzel | 25 | G | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | San Jose St.,San Diego St. | 3/13/1943 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 168th pick / 1966 |
| 86 | J.R. Wilburn | 25 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 4/27/1943 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 171st pick / 1965 |
| 47 | Marv Woodson | 27 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/19/1941 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 14 | 222.6 | 6-2.1 | 3.3 |