1963 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1963 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Buddy Parker
Home field Forbes Field (four games)
Pitt Stadium (three games)
Results
Record 7–4–3
Division place 4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 31st in the National Football League. The Steelers won seven games, and lost four, with three games ending in a tie. As a result, the Steelers finished in fourth place in the NFL Eastern Conference. It was also their final season of splitting home games between Forbes Field and Pitt Stadium before moving all of their home games to the latter for the next six seasons..

For the first time in 1963, the Steelers wore their trademark black helmets with their logo on one side of the helmet. They had used the logo previously on yellow helmets, but 1963 was the first season in which their now-signature look was used full-time in the regular season.[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time (ET) Result
1 September 15, 1963 at Philadelphia Eagles T 21–21
2 September 22, 1963 New York Giants W 31–0
3 September 29, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals W 23–10
4 October 5, 1963 at Cleveland Browns L 35–23
5 October 13, 1963 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–23
6 October 20, 1963 Washington Redskins W 38–27
7 October 27, 1963 Dallas Cowboys W 27–21
8 November 3, 1963 at Green Bay Packers L 33–14
9 November 10, 1963 Cleveland Browns W 9–7
10 November 17, 1963 at Washington Redskins W 34–28
11 November 24, 1963 Chicago Bears T 17–17
12 December 1, 1963 Philadelphia Eagles T 20–20
13 December 8, 1963 at Dallas Cowboys W 24–19
14 December 15, 1963 at New York Giants L 33–17

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 15, 1963): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 6 0 15 21
Eagles 7 0 7 7 21

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Week 2 (Sunday September 22, 1963): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 0 0 0 0 0
Steelers 0 10 0 21 31

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 3 (Sunday September 29, 1963): St. Louis Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 3 0 10
Steelers 3 3 0 17 23

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 4 (Saturday October 5, 1963): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 17 3 0 23
Browns 7 7 7 21 42

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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Week 5 (Sunday October 13, 1963): St. Louis Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 17 3 0 23
Cardinals 3 0 7 14 24

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

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Week 6 (Sunday October 20, 1963): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 3 14 7 3 27
Steelers 7 10 7 14 38

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 7 (Sunday October 27, 1963): Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 7 0 21
Steelers 0 6 7 0 13

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 8 (Sunday November 3, 1963): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 0 7 14
Packers 3 6 14 10 33

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Week 9 (Sunday November 10, 1963): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 7 0 0 7
Steelers 0 0 2 7 9

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 10 (Sunday November 17, 1963): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 10 10 34
Redskins 7 7 0 14 28

at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC

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Week 11 (Sunday November 24, 1963): Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 7 0 3 17
Steelers 0 14 0 3 17

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 12 (Sunday December 1, 1963): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 14 3 3 20
Steelers 0 3 0 17 20

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 13 (Sunday December 8, 1963): Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 17 0 7 24
Cowboys 9 0 10 0 19

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

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Week 14 (December 15, 1963): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 3 14 0 17
Giants 9 7 14 3 33

at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 3 0 .786 9–3 448 280 W3
Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 .714 9–3 343 262 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 5 0 .643 8–4 341 283 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 3 .636 7–3–2 321 295 L1
Dallas Cowboys 4 10 0 .286 3–9 305 378 W1
Washington Redskins 3 11 0 .214 2–10 279 398 L3
Philadelphia Eagles 2 10 2 .167 2–8–2 242 381 L2

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

References

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