1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Buddy Parker
Home field Pitt Stadium
Results
Record5–9
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 32nd in the National Football League.

Contents

The team played all of their home games at Pitt Stadium, and won five games, while losing nine, resulting in a fifth-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference. Following the season, the Steelers dismissed head coach Buddy Parker and replaced him with Mike Nixon.

Roster

1964 Pittsburgh Steelers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1September 13 Los Angeles Rams L 14–260–1 Pitt Stadium
2September 20 New York Giants W 27–241–1Pitt Stadium
3September 27 Dallas Cowboys W 23–172–1Pitt Stadium
4October 4at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–212–2 Franklin Field
5October 10at Cleveland Browns W 23–73–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
6October 18at Minnesota Vikings L 10–303–3 Metropolitan Stadium
7October 25 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–343–4Pitt Stadium
8November 1 Cleveland Browns L 17–303–5Pitt Stadium
9November 8at St. Louis Cardinals L 30–343–6 Busch Stadium
10November 15 Washington Redskins L 0–303–7Pitt Stadium
11November 22at New York Giants W 44–174–7 Yankee Stadium
12November 29 St. Louis Cardinals L 20–214–8Pitt Stadium
13December 6at Washington Redskins W 14–75–8 D.C. Stadium
14December 13at Dallas Cowboys L 14–175–9 Cotton Bowl
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1964): Los Angeles Rams

1234Total
Rams01313026
Steelers070714

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,988
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Los Angeles – FG Gossett 9 0–3
  • Los Angeles – FG Gossett 39 0–6
  • Los Angeles – Wilson 1 run (Gossett kick)0–13
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 25 pass from Brown (Clark kick)7–13
  • Los Angeles – Allen 10 pass from Munson (kick failed)7–19
  • Los Angeles – Lundy 14 interception return (Gossett kick)7–26
  • Pittsburgh – King 4 run (Clark kick)14–26

Week 2 (Sunday September 20, 1964): New York Giants

1234Total
Giants1407324
Steelers0137727

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,053
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • New York Giants – Barnes 26 interception (Chandler kick)0–7
  • New York Giants – Webster 2 run (Chandler kick)0–14
  • Pittsburgh – Hinton 8 interception return (kick failed)6–14
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 pass from Brown (Clark kick)13–14
  • Pittsburgh – Brown 2 run (Chandler kick)20–14
  • New York Giants – James 2 run (Chandler kick)20–21
  • Pittsburgh – Brown 1 run (Clark kick)27–21
  • New York Giants – FG Chandler 22 27–24

Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1964): Dallas Cowboys

1234Total
Cowboys370010
Steelers3614023

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,594
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 3–0
  • Dallas – FG Van Raaphorst 16 3–3
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 32 pass from Brown (kick failed)9–3
  • Dallas – Clarke 7 pass from Meredith (Van Raaphorst kick)9–10
  • Pittsburgh – Kelly 21 pass from Brown (Clark kick)16–10
  • Pittsburgh – King 4 pass from Brown (Clark kick)23–10

Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1964): Philadelphia Eagles

1234Total
Steelers00077
Eagles770721

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 59,394
  • Referee: Bud Brubaker
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Philadelphia – T. Brown 23 pass from Snead (Baker kick)0–7
  • Philadelphia – T. Brown 87 pass from Snead (Baker kick)0–14
  • Philadelphia – Retzlaff 31 pass from Snead (Baker kick)0–21
  • Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw 33 run with recovered fumble (Clark kick)7–21

Week 5: at Cleveland Browns

Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Cleveland Browns 7
Period1234Total
Steelers1067023
Browns07007

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1964): Minnesota Vikings

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Steelers370010
Vikings6771030

at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 39,873
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 12 3–0
  • Minnesota – Brown 6 pass from Tarkenton (kick failed)6–3
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak 17 pass from Brown (Clark kick)10–6
  • Minnesota – Brown 59 pass from Tarkenton (Cox kick)10–13
  • Minnesota – Brown 1 run (Cox kick)10–20
  • Minnesota – FG Cox 25 10–23
  • Minnesota – Hawkins 56 interception return (Cox kick)10–30

Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1964): Philadelphia Eagles

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Eagles71031434
Steelers703010

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 38,393
  • Referee: George Rennix
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Philadelphia – Concannon 15 run (Baker kick)0–7
  • Pittsburgh – Peaks 70 run (Clark kick)7–7
  • Philadelphia – Mack 53 pass from Snead (Baker kick)7–14
  • Philadelphia – FG Baker 14 7–17
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 13 10–17
  • Philadelphia – FG Baker 47 10–20
  • Philadelphia – Snead 1 run (Baker kick) 10–27
  • Philadelphia – Cross 94 interception return (Baker kick)10–34

Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
Period1234Total
Browns010101030
Steelers0100717

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1964): St. Louis Cardinals

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Steelers31031430
Cardinals31071434

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 28,245
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 12 0–3
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 19 3–3
  • St. Louis – Gautt 2 run (Bakken kick)3–10
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 43 6–10
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 16 6–13
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 28 pass from Brown13–13
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 38 16–13
  • St. Louis – Conrad 2 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)16–20
  • St. Louis – Gambrell 8 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)16–27
  • St. Louis – Meinert 18 interception return (Bakken kick)16–34
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak 22 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)23–34
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 29 pass from Nelsen (Clark kick)30–34

Week 10 (Sunday November 15, 1964): Washington Redskins

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Redskins71310030
Steelers00000

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 31,587
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Washington – Taylor 3 run (Martin kick)0–7
  • Washington – Coia 80 pass from Jurgensen (kick failed)0–13
  • Washington – Taylor 80 pass from Jurgensen (Martin kick)0–20
  • Washington – Sample 15 interception (Martin kick)0–27
  • Washington – FG Martin 31 0–30

Week 11 (Sunday November 22, 1964): New York Giants

1234Total
Steelers31420744
Giants0301417

at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 62,691
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 10 3–0
  • Pittsburgh – Thomas 13 pass from Brown (Clark kick)10–0
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson 10 run (Clark kick)17–0
  • New York Giants FG Chandler 22 yd FG17–3
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 22 pass from Brown (Clark kick)24–3
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 28 27–3
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run (Clark kick)34–3
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 23 37–3
  • New York Giants – Wood 8 run (Chandler kick)37–10
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak 5 run (Clark kick)44–10
  • New York Giants – Barnes recovered fumble in end zone (Chandler kick)44–17

Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1964): St. Louis Cardinals

1234Total
Cardinals7001421
Steelers0371020

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 27,807
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • St. Louis – Crow 5 run (Bakken kick)0–7
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 30 3–7
  • Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw 47 fumble return (Clark kick)10–7
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak 3 run (Clark kick) 17–7
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark 36 20–7
  • St. Louis – Smith 42 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)20–14
  • St. Louis – Fischer 49 fumble return (Bakken kick)20–21

Week 13 (Sunday December 6, 1964): Washington Redskins

1234Total
Steelers700714
Redskins07007

at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 42,219
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Johnson 4 run (Clark kick)7–0
  • Washington – Taylor 36 run (Martin kick)7–7
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 47 pass from Brown (Clark kick)14–7

Week 14 (December 13, 1964): Dallas Cowboys

1234Total
Steelers007714
Cowboys1000717

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 35,271
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Dallas – FG Van Raaphorst 10 0–3
  • Dallas – Norman 8 pass from Meredith (Van Raaphorst kick)0–10
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak 3 pass from Brown (Clark kick)7–10
  • Dallas – Dunn 3 run (Van Raaphorst kick)7–17
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman 36 pass from Brown (Clark kick)14–17

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Cleveland Browns 1031.7699–2–1415293W1
St. Louis Cardinals 932.7508–2–2357331W4
Philadelphia Eagles 680.4296–6312313L1
Washington Redskins 680.4295–7307305L2
Dallas Cowboys 581.3854–7–1250289W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 590.3575–7253315L1
New York Giants 2102.1672–8–2241399L4

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

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