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1 Roster  





2 Regular season  



2.1  Schedule  





2.2  Game summaries  



2.2.1  Week 1 vs New York Giants  





2.2.2  Week 2 (Sunday September 18, 1966): Detroit Lions  





2.2.3  Week 3 (Sunday September 25, 1966): Washington Redskins  





2.2.4  Week 4 (Sunday October 2, 1966): Washington Redskins  





2.2.5  Week 5 (Saturday October 8, 1966): Cleveland Browns  





2.2.6  Week 6 (Sunday October 16, 1966): Philadelphia Eagles  





2.2.7  Week 8 at Cowboys  





2.2.8  Week 9 vs Browns  





2.2.9  Week 10 (Sunday November 13, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals  





2.2.10  Week 11 (Sunday November 20, 1966): Dallas Cowboys  





2.2.11  Week 12 (Sunday November 27, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals  





2.2.12  Week 13 (Sunday December 4, 1966): Philadelphia Eagles  





2.2.13  Week 14 at New York Giants  





2.2.14  Week 15 (Sunday December 18, 1966): Atlanta Falcons  









3 Standings  





4 Notes  





5 References  





6 External links  














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1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerArt Rooney
Head coachBill Austin
Home fieldPitt Stadium
Local radioKDKA
Results
Record5–8–1
Division place6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersKMike Clark, RCB Brady Keys, RDE Ben McGee
  • Steelers seasons
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  • The 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 34th in the National Football League.

    Roster[edit]

    1966 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    Rookies in italics
    49 active, 0 inactive, 5 practice squad

    Regular season[edit]

    Schedule[edit]

    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
    1 September 11 New York Giants T 34–34 0–0–1 Pitt Stadium
    2 September 18 Detroit Lions W 17–3 1–0–1 Pitt Stadium
    3 September 25 Washington Redskins L 27–33 1–1–1 Pitt Stadium
    4 October 2 atWashington Redskins L 10–24 1–2–1 D.C. Stadium
    5 October 8 atCleveland Browns L 10–41 1–3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
    6 October 16 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–31 1–4–1 Pitt Stadium
    7 Bye
    8 October 30 atDallas Cowboys L 21–52 1–5–1 Cotton Bowl
    9 November 6 Cleveland Browns W 16–6 2–5–1 Pitt Stadium
    10 November 13 St. Louis Cardinals W 30–9 3–5–1 Pitt Stadium
    11 November 20 Dallas Cowboys L 7–20 3–6–1 Pitt Stadium
    12 November 27 atSt. Louis Cardinals L 3–6 3–7–1 Busch Stadium
    13 December 4 atPhiladelphia Eagles L 23–27 3–8–1 Franklin Field
    14 December 11 atNew York Giants W47–28 4–8–1 Yankee Stadium
    15 December 18 atAtlanta Falcons W 57–33 [note 1] 5–8–1 Atlanta Stadium

    Game summaries[edit]

    Week 1 vs New York Giants[edit]

    Week One: New York Giants (0-0) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0) - Game Summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 7 10 01734
    Steelers 7 7 17334

    atPitt Stadium, Pittsburgh

    Game information

    Week 2 (Sunday September 18, 1966): Detroit Lions[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Lions 0 0 0 3 3
    Steelers 3 0 7 7 17

    atPitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 3 (Sunday September 25, 1966): Washington Redskins[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Redskins 9 0 21 3 33
    Steelers 0 14 10 3 27

    atPitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 4 (Sunday October 2, 1966): Washington Redskins[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 0 10 0 0 10
    Redskins 10 0 7 7 24

    atD.C. Stadium, Washington, DC

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 5 (Saturday October 8, 1966): Cleveland Browns[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 0 0 10 0 10
    Browns 14 7 0 20 41

    atCleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 6 (Sunday October 16, 1966): Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Eagles 0 14 0 17 31
    Steelers 7 7 0 0 14

    atPitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 8 at Cowboys[edit]

    Week Eight: Pittsburgh Steelers (1–4–1) at Dallas Cowboys (4–1–1)

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Steelers 7 7 7021
    Cowboys 0 24 21752

    atCotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

    Game information

    Week 9 vs Browns[edit]

    Week Nine: Cleveland Browns (5–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1–5–1)

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Browns 0 6 006
    Steelers 0 3 31016

    atPitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Team Category Player Statistics
    Browns Passing Frank Ryan 19/37, 228 Yds, TD, 5 INT
    Rushing Leroy Kelly 19 Rush, 82 Yds
    Receiving Gary Collins 7 Rec, 93 Yds, TD
    Steelers Passing Ron Smith 11/19, 151 Yds, TD
    Rushing Willie Asbury 17 Rush, 94 Yds
    Receiving Gary Ballman 7 Rec, 88 Yds, TD

    Week 10 (Sunday November 13, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cardinals 9 0 0 0 9
    Steelers 3 10 3 14 30

    atPitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 11 (Sunday November 20, 1966): Dallas Cowboys[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Cowboys 0 10 3 7 20
    Steelers 0 7 0 0 7

    atPitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 12 (Sunday November 27, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 3 0 0 0 3
    Cardinals 3 0 3 0 6

    atBusch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 13 (Sunday December 4, 1966): Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 0 13 3 7 23
    Eagles 3 10 7 7 27

    atFranklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Scoring Drives:

    Week 14 at New York Giants[edit]

    Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (3-8-1) at New York Giants (1-10-1)

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Steelers 5 14 21747
    Giants 0 14 7728

    atYankee Stadium, New York City

    Game information

    Week 15 (Sunday December 18, 1966): Atlanta Falcons[edit]

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Steelers 6 23 21 7 57
    Falcons 0 7 14 12 33

    atAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

    Scoring Drives:

    Standings[edit]

    NFL Eastern Conference
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  • W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
    Dallas Cowboys 10 3 1 .769 9–3–1 445 239 W1
    Philadelphia Eagles 9 5 0 .643 8–5 326 340 W4
    Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 9–4 403 259 W1
    St. Louis Cardinals 8 5 1 .615 7–5–1 264 265 L3
    Washington Redskins 7 7 0 .500 7–6 351 355 L1
    Pittsburgh Steelers 5 8 1 .385 4–8–1 316 347 W2
    Atlanta Falcons 3 11 0 .214 2–5 204 437 L1
    New York Giants 1 12 1 .077 1–11–1 263 501 L8

    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ This is the only game in NFL history with this final score[1]


    References[edit]

    External links[edit]


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