1966 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bill Austin (5-8-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1966 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1966 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.

Pittsburgh racked up 316 points, while the defense conceded 347. Ron Smith threw for 1,249 yards, and Bill Nelsen threw the ball, too. John Hilton grabbed 46 passes, while Roy Jefferson accumulated 772 receiving yards. Gary Ballman was targeted regularly also.

Willie Asbury carried the ball for a team-best 544 yards for the Steelers.

Marv Woodson, Jim Bradshaw and Brady Keys each picked off 4 opponent throws.

Bill Austin coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Ron Smith	181	79	43.6	1249	6.9	8	4.4	12	6.6	84	54.3
Bill Nelsen	112	63	56.2	1122	10.0	7	6.2	1	0.9	68	107.8
George Izo	81	35	43.2	360	4.4	2	2.5	8	9.9	37	25.3
Dick Hoak	6	4	66.7	87	14.5	1	16.7	0	0.0	42	149.3
Ron Meyer	19	7	36.8	59	3.1	0	0.0	1	5.3	19	23.8
Willie Asbury	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Amos Bullocks	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	401	188	46.9	2877	7.2	18	4.5	22	5.5	84

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Asbury	169	544	3.2	45	7
Dick Hoak	81	212	2.6	16	1
Cannonball Butler	46	114	2.5	19	2
Bobby Smith	24	93	3.9	21	0
Amos Bullocks	29	83	2.9	13	1
Roy Jefferson	2	36	18.0	24	0
Bill Nelsen	6	18	3.0	9	0
Dick Leftridge	8	17	2.1	5	2
Mike Lind	3	4	1.3	3	0
Ron Meyer	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Ron Smith	4	-9	-2.2	2	0
George Izo	2	-18	-9.0	-4	0
Totals	375	1092	2.9	45	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Hilton	46	603	13.1	32	4
Gary Ballman	41	663	16.2	79	5
Roy Jefferson	32	772	24.1	84	4
Dick Hoak	23	239	10.4	31	0
Willie Asbury	19	228	12.0	37	2
J.R. Wilburn	7	103	14.7	42	0
Jerry Simmons	6	68	11.3	21	1
Amos Bullocks	5	64	12.8	18	1
Cannonball Butler	4	93	23.2	66	1
Bobby Smith	3	26	8.7	21	0
Tony Jeter	2	18	9.0	11	0
Totals	188	2877	15.3	84	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mike Clark	34	34	100.0	32	21	65.6	97
Andy Russell	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	35	35	100.0	32	21	65.6	98

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Frank Lambert	78	3284	42.1	63
Totals	78	3284	42.1	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Roy Jefferson	12	29	2.4	12
Brady Keys	5	11	2.2	11
Jim Bradshaw	2	3	1.5	2
Jerry Simmons	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	21	43	2.0	12

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gary Ballman	20	477	23.8	70	0
Cannonball Butler	17	454	26.7	93	1
Jerry Simmons	10	196	19.6	38	0
Marv Woodson	6	113	18.8	20	0
Paul Martha	2	39	19.5	20	0
Bill Saul	2	35	17.5	22	0
Brady Keys	1	18	18.0	18	0
Mike Lind	1	15	15.0	15	0
John Campbell	1	15	15.0	15	0
Andy Russell	2	12	6.0	7	0
Dick Leftridge	1	10	10.0	10	0
John Hilton	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	64	1384	21.6	93	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marv Woodson	4	91	22.8	56	1
Jim Bradshaw	4	82	20.5	28	1
Brady Keys	4	0	0.0	0	0
Paul Martha	3	44	14.7	35	0
Clendon Thomas	2	24	12.0	24	0
Bill Saul	2	21	10.5	13	0
Rod Breedlove	2	10	5.0	9	0
John Campbell	2	6	3.0	6	0
Riley Gunnels	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	24	280	11.7	56	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Charlie Bradshaw			0	3	0	0
Ray Mansfield			1	3	-20	0
Jerry Simmons			1	2	0
Ben McGee			0	2	9	0
Larry Gagner			0	2	0	0
John Campbell		0	0	2	8	0
Roy Jefferson			3	2	0
Clendon Thomas		0	0	2	23	1
Bill Saul		0	0	2	0	0
Ralph Wenzel			0	1	0	0
Riley Gunnels		0	0	1	0	0
Rod Breedlove		0	0	1	0	0
Dick Leftridge			1	1	0
Mike Magac			0	1	0	0
Bill Nelsen			1	1	0	0
Gary Ballman			2	1	0
Frank Lambert			0	1	0	0
Jim Bradshaw		0	0	1	0
Ken Kortas			0	1	0	0
Paul Martha		0	0	1	0	0
Roger Pillath			0	1	0	0
Tony Jeter			0	1	0	0
J.R. Wilburn			1	0	0	0
Brady Keys		0	2	0	0	0
Ron Meyer			1	0	0	0
Willie Asbury			6	0	0
Cannonball Butler			4	0	0
Amos Bullocks			1	0	0
Ron Smith			2	0	0	0
John Hilton			1	0	0
Bobby Smith			2	0	0	0
George Izo			2	0	0	0
Dick Hoak			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	33	20	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mike Clark									21	34	0			97
Willie Asbury	7	2							0	0	0			54
Gary Ballman		5		0					0	0	0			30
Cannonball Butler	2	1		1					0	0	0			24
John Hilton		4		0					0	0	0			24
Roy Jefferson	0	4	0						0	0	0			24
Amos Bullocks	1	1							0	0	0			12
Dick Leftridge	2			0					0	0	0			12
Andy Russell				0				1	0	1	0			7
Clendon Thomas						0	1		0	0	0			6
Marv Woodson				0		1			0	0	0			6
Jim Bradshaw			0			1			0	0	0			6
Jerry Simmons		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Dick Hoak	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	13	18	0	1	0	2	1	1	21	35	0	0	0	314