1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 34th in the National Football League.
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
- A bye week was necessary in, as the league expanded to an odd-number of teams ; one team was idle each week.
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 11, 1966): [New York Giants]
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 37,693
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- New York Giants – Jones 75 pass from Morrall 0–7
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 9 pass from Nelsen 7–7
- New York Giants – Crespino 19 pass from Morrall 7–14
- Pittsburgh – Asbury 6 run 14–14
- New York Giants – FG Gogolak 26 14–17
- Pittsburgh – Simmons 21 pass from Nelsen 21–17
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 25 24–17
- Pittsburgh – Hilton 31 pass from Nelsen 31–17
- New York Giants – FG Gogolak 14 31–20
- New York Giants – Jones 98 pass from Morrall 31–27
- New York Giants – W. Harris 72 fumble return 31–34
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 41 34–34
Week 2 (Sunday September 18, 1966): [Detroit Lions]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,473
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 13 3–0
- Pittsburgh – Hilton 32 pass from R. Smith 10–0
- Detroit – FG Walker 42 10–3
- Pittsburgh – Jefferson 84 pass from R. Smith 17–3
Week 3 (Sunday September 25, 1966): [Washington Redskins]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 37,505
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Washington – FG Gogolak 41 0–3
- Washington – FG Gogolak 47 0–6
- Washington – FG Gogolak 29 0–9
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 49 pass from R. Smith 7–9
- Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw 27 interception return 14–9
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 79 pass from R. Smith 21–9
- Washington – Taylor 4 pass from Jurgensen 21–16
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 47 24–16
- Washington – Mitchell 35 pass from Jurgensen 24–23
- Washington – Taylor 2 run 24–30
- Washington – FG Gogolak 15 24–33
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 42 27–33
Week 4 (Sunday October 2, 1966): [Washington Redskins]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 47,360
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Washington – Taylor 60 pass from Jurgensen 0–7
- Washington – FG Gogolak 12 0–10
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 2 run 7–10
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 25 10–10
- Washington – Mitchell 51 pass from Jurgensen 10–17
- Washington – Mitchell 70 pass from Jurgensen 10–24
Week 5 (Saturday October 8, 1966): [Cleveland Browns]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 82,687
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Cleveland – Collins 23 pass from Ryan 0–7
- Cleveland – Collins 14 pass from Ryan 0–14
- Cleveland – Kelly 2 run 0–21
- Pittsburgh – Jefferson 23 pass from Izo 7–21
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 16 10–21
- Cleveland – Kelly 10 run 10–27
- Cleveland – Warfield 3 fumble return 10–34
- Cleveland – R. Smith 24 pass from Ninowski 10–41
Week 6 (Sunday October 16, 1966): [Philadelphia Eagles]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 28,233
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – Asbury 37 pass from Izo 7–0
- Philadelphia – Gros 11 run 7–7
- Pittsburgh – Asbury 11 run 14–7
- Philadelphia – Gros 1 run 14–14
- Philadelphia – Brown 9 pass from Snead 14–21
- Philadelphia – Goodwin 11 pass from Snead 14–28
- Philadelphia – FG Baker 51 14–31
Week 8 (Sunday October 30, 1966): [Dallas Cowboys]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 58,453
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – Woodson 56 interception return 7–0
- Dallas – Reeves 1 pass from Meredith 7–7
- Dallas – Jordan 49 interception return 7–14
- Dallas – FG Villanueva 12 7–17
- Dallas – Reeves 8 pass from Meredith 7–24
- PIttsburgh – Butler 93 kickoff return 14–24
- Dallas – Renfro 87 kickoff return 14–31
- Dallas – Clarke 22 pass from Meredith 14–38
- Pittsburgh – Hilton 4 pass from R. Smith 21–38
- Dallas – Gent 84 pass from Meredith 21–45
- Dallas – R. Smith 1 run 21–52
Week 9 (Sunday November 6, 1966): [Cleveland Browns]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 36,690
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Cleveland – Collins 24 pass from Ryan 0–6
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 28 3–6
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 25 6–6
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 8 pass from R. Smith 13–6
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 42 16–6
Week 10 (Sunday November 13, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals (football)">St. Louis Cardinals
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 28,552
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- St. Louis – FG Bakken 37 0–3
- St. Louis – FG Bakken 17 0–6
- St. Louis – FG Bakken 12 0–9
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 40 3–9
- Pittsburgh – Russell 14 blocked punt return 10–9
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 33 13–9
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 22 16–9
- Pittsburgh – Hilton 11 pass from R. Smith 23–9
- Pittsburgh – Jefferson 42 pass from Hoak30–9
Week 11 (Sunday November 20, 1966): [Dallas Cowboys]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 42,185
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Dallas – Meredith 3 run 0–7
- Dallas – FG Villandueva 27 0–10
- Pittsburgh – Asbury 11 pass from R. Smith 7–10
- Dallas – FG Villanueva 37 7–13
- Dallas – Hayes 38 pass from Meredith 7–20
Week 12 (Sunday November 27, 1966): St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals (football)">St. Louis Cardinals
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 46,099
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 47 3–0
- St. Louis – FG Bakken 26 3–3
- St. Louis – FG Bakken 15 3–6
Week 13 (Sunday December 4, 1966): [Philadelphia Eagles]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 54,275
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Philadelphia – FG Baker 35 0–3
- Pittsburgh – Asbury 7 run 7–3
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 37 10–3
- Philadelphia – Woodeshick 3 run 10–10
- Philadelphia – FG Baker 22 10–13
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 32 13–13
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 35 16–13
- Philadelphia – Woodeshick 1 run 16–20
- Philadelphia – Concannon 1 run 16–27
- Pittsburgh – Asbury 2 run 23–27
Week 14 (Sunday December 11, 1966): [New York Giants]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 62,658
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Lockhart stepped out of end zone 2–0
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 12 5–0
- Pittsburgh – Bullocks 13 pass from Nelsen 12–0
- New York Giants – Thomas 1 pass from Kennedy 12–7
- Pittsburgh – Leftridge 2 run 19–7
- New York Giants – Jones 82 pass from Kennedy 19–14
- Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run 26–14
- Pittsburgh – Asbury 1 run 33–14
- New York Giants – Thomas 5 pass from Kennedy 33–21
- Pittsburgh – Butler 66 pass from Nelsen 40–21
- Pittsburgh – Leftridge 2 run 47–21
- New York Giants – Crespino 16 pass from Kennedy 47–28
Week 15 (Sunday December 18, 1966): [Atlanta Falcons]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 56,229
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 22 3–0
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 19 6–0
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 12 pass from Nelsen 13–0
- Pittsburgh – Bullocks 13 run 20–0
- Atlanta – Coffey 1 run 20–7
- Pittsburgh – Butler 1 run 26–7
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 21 29–7
- Atlanta – Ridlehuber 53 pass from Johnson 29–14
- Pittsburgh – Butler 1 run 36–14
- Pittsburgh – Jefferson 68 pass from Nelsen 43–14
- Pittsburgh – Thomas 23 fumble return 50–14
- Atlanta – Ridlehuber 19 pass form Johnson 50–21
- Pittsburgh – Asbury 2 run 57–21
- Atlanta – Anderson 62 pass from Claridge 57–27
- Atlanta – Anderson 12 pass from Claridge 57–33
Standings