1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Bill Austin
Owner Art Rooney
Home field Pitt Stadium
Results
Record 5–8–1
Division place 6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 34th in the National Football League.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Kickoff Date Opponent Result Record Game Site TV NFL.com Recap
1September 11New York GiantsT 34–340–0–1Pitt Stadium N/A
2September 18Detroit LionsW 17–31–0–1Pitt Stadium N/A
3September 25Washington RedskinsL 27–331–1–1Pitt Stadium N/A
4October 2at Washington RedskinsL 10–241–2–1D.C. Stadium N/A
5October 8at Cleveland BrownsL 10–411–3–1Municipal Stadium N/A
6October 16Philadelphia EaglesL14–311–4–1Pitt Stadium N/A
7 Bye
8October 30at Dallas CowboysL 21–521–5–1Cotton Bowl N/A
9November 6Cleveland BrownsW 16–62–5–1Pitt Stadium N/A
10November 13St. Louis CardinalsW 30–93–4–1Pitt Stadium N/A
11November 20Dallas CowboysL 7–203–6–1Pitt Stadium N/A
12November 27at St. Louis CardinalsL 3–63–7–1Busch Stadium N/A
13December 4at Philadelphia EaglesL 23–273–8–1Franklin Field N/A
14December 11at New York GiantsW 47–284–8–1Yankee Stadium N/A
15December 18at Atlanta FalconsW 57–335–8–1Atlanta Stadium N/A
All times Eastern

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 11, 1966): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 10 0 17 34
Steelers 7 7 17 3 34

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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

at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC

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

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

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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

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

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 8 (Sunday October 30, 1966): Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 7 0 21
Cowboys 0 24 21 7 52

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

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Week 9 (Sunday November 6, 1966): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 6 0 0 6
Steelers 0 3 3 10 16

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

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

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

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Week 14 (Sunday December 11, 1966): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 5 14 21 7 47
Giants 0 14 7 7 28

at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 6 24 21 7 58
Falcons 0 7 14 12 33

at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
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.

References

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