1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	Buddy Parker
Home field	Pitt Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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

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.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 13, 1964	Los Angeles Rams	L 26–14
2	September 20, 1964	New York Giants	W 27–24
3	September 27, 1964	Dallas Cowboys	W 23–17
4	October 4, 1964	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–7
5	October 10, 1964	at Cleveland Browns	W 23–7
6	October 18, 1964	at Minnesota Vikings	L 30–10
7	October 25, 1964	Philadelphia Eagles	L 34–10
8	November 1, 1964	Cleveland Browns	L 30–17
9	November 8, 1964	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 34–30
10	November 15, 1964	Washington Redskins	L 30–0
11	November 22, 1964	at New York Giants	W 44–17
12	November 29, 1964	St. Louis Cardinals	L 21–20
13	December 6, 1964	at Washington Redskins	W 14–7
14	December 13, 1964	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17–14

Game summaries

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	13	13	0	26
Steelers	0	7	0	7	14

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	14	0	7	3	24
Steelers	0	13	7	7	27

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	7	0	0	10
Steelers	3	6	14	0	23

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	7	7
Eagles	7	7	0	7	21

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	10	6	7	0	23
Browns	0	7	0	0	7

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: October 10
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 40°F, relative humidity 69%, wind 14 mph
Game attendance: 80,530
TV announcers (Sports Network Incorporated (SNI)): Ken Coleman (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (color commentator)
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Game information

First Quarter

PIT – Mike Clark 21 yard field goal – Steelers 3-0
PIT – John Henry Johnson 33 yard rush – (Mike Clark kick) – Steelers 10-0

Second Quarter

PIT – John Henry Johnson 45 yard rush – (kick failed) – Steelers 16-0
CLE – Gary Collins 18 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Steelers 16-7

Third Quarter

PIT – John Henry Johnson 5 yard rush – (Mike Clark kick) – Steelers 23-7

Steelers

Browns

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	7	0	0	10
Vikings	6	7	7	10	30

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	3	14	34
Steelers	7	0	3	0	10

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	10	10	10	30
Steelers	0	10	0	7	17

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: November 1
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 51°F, relative humidity 51%, wind 6 mph
Game attendance: 49,568
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Joe Tucker (PIT) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Johnny Sauer (PIT) (first half) (color commentators)
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Game information

Second Quarter

CLE – Lou Groza 36 yard field goal – Browns 3-0
CLE – Clifton McNeil 25 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 10-0
PIT – Clarence Peaks 5 yard rush – (Mike Clark kick) Browns 10-7
PIT – Mike Clark 26 yard field goal – Tied 10-10

Third Quarter

CLE – Ernie Green 7 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-10
CLE – Lou Groza 22 yard field goal – Browns 20-10

Fourth Quarter

CLE – Lou Groza 16 yard field goal – Browns 23-17
PIT – John Henry Johnson 1 yard rush – (Mike Clark kick) Browns 23-17
CLE – Ernie Green 13 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 30-17

Browns

Steelers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	10	3	14	30
Cardinals	3	10	7	14	34

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	13	10	0	30
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	14	20	7	44
Giants	0	3	0	14	17

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	14	21
Steelers	0	3	7	10	20

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	0	0	7	14
Redskins	0	7	0	0	7

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	7	7	14
Cowboys	10	0	0	7	17

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
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	415	293	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	3	2	.750	8–2–2	357	331	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	6	8	0	.429	6–6	312	313	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	5–7	307	305	L2
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	250	289	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	5–7	253	315	L1
New York Giants	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	241	399	L4

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

References

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers seasons

1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

Pittsburgh Steelers

Founded in 1933 Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) Based and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Stadiums	Home fields: Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Heinz Field Training facilities: Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Sportsplex Chuck Noll Field

Culture	Football in Western PA Rooney family Myron Cope Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Evening Shade "Right Here, Right Now" "Renegade" "Here We Go" "Black and Yellow" YinzCam

Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception Black Sunday Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story 1995 AFC Championship Game The Chief

Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Oakland Raiders Dallas Cowboys

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Division championships (21)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014

Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010

League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)

Retired numbers	70 75

Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (83)	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1964 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1964 AFL Season

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