1967 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Bill Austin (4-9-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1967 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1967 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Century Division.

The Steelers scored 281 points, but the defensive squad allowed 320. Kent Nix threw for 1,587 yards, and Bill Nelsen played quarterback, too. J.R. Wilburn paced pass catchers, grabbing 51 passes for 767 yards. Dick Compton contributed to the receiving game also.

Don Shy carried the ball for a team-best 341 yards for Pittsburgh, while Willie Asbury and Cannonball Butler additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Marv Woodson picked off 7 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
Kent Nix	268	136	50.7	1587	5.9	8	3.0	19	7.1	66	49.5
Bill Nelsen	165	74	44.8	1125	6.8	10	6.1	9	5.5	58	65.3
Dick Hoak	8	4	50.0	69	8.6	1	12.5	1	12.5	21	79.7
Mike Clark	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	442	214	48.4	2781	6.3	19	4.3	29	6.6	66

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Shy	99	341	3.4	33	4
Willie Asbury	80	315	3.9	73	4
Cannonball Butler	90	293	3.3	24	0
Earl Gros	72	252	3.5	23	1
Dick Hoak	52	142	2.7	11	1
Kent Nix	15	45	3.0	15	2
Charlie Bivins	7	23	3.3	9	1
John Hilton	1	15	15.0	15	0
Dick Compton	1	1	1.0	1	0
Roy Jefferson	5	-11	-2.2	20	0
Bill Nelsen	9	-19	-2.1	11	0
Totals	431	1397	3.2	73	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
J.R. Wilburn	51	767	15.0	66	5
Dick Compton	42	507	12.1	40	1
Roy Jefferson	29	459	15.8	58	4
John Hilton	26	343	13.2	43	5
Earl Gros	19	175	9.2	22	0
Dick Hoak	17	111	6.5	20	1
Don Shy	12	152	12.7	55	1
Chet Anderson	8	141	17.6	48	2
Cannonball Butler	4	23	5.8	13	0
Willie Asbury	3	52	17.3	21	0
Charlie Bivins	1	24	24.0	24	0
Jerry Marion	1	16	16.0	16	0
Marshall Cropper	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	214	2781	13.0	66	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mike Clark	35	35	100.0	22	12	54.5	71
Totals	35	35	100.0	22	12	54.5	71

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Elliott	72	2744	38.1	55
Totals	72	2744	38.1	55

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Bradshaw	16	97	6.1	26
Clendon Thomas	9	34	3.8	17
Roy Jefferson	1	10	10.0	10
Brady Keys	2	5	2.5	8
Jerry Marion	1	2	2.0	2
Don Shy	1	-5	-5.0	-5
Totals	30	143	4.8	26

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Shy	21	473	22.5	45
Paul Martha	18	403	22.4	32
Cannonball Butler	10	223	22.3	32
Andy Russell	6	97	16.2	26
John Campbell	1	25	25.0	25
John Hilton	1	0	0.0	0
Ray May	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	58	1221	21.1	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marv Woodson	7	49	7.0	24	0
Paul Martha	4	41	10.2	23	0
Andy Russell	3	50	16.7	42	0
John Campbell	2	52	26.0	30	0
Clendon Thomas	2	39	19.5	33	0
Brady Keys	2	8	4.0	6	0
Bob Hohn	2	0	0.0	0	0
Ben McGee	1	21	21.0	21	1
Lloyd Voss	1	4	4.0	4	0
John Baker	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bill Saul	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	26	264	10.2	42	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bill Nelsen			7	3	0	0
John Baker		0	0	2	0	0
Don Shy			5	2	0
Bruce Van Dyke			0	2	0	0
Marv Woodson		0	0	2	0	0
Bob Hohn		0	0	2	0	0
Kent Nix			2	2	-3
Paul Martha		0	1	2	0	0
Jim Bradshaw			2	2	0	0
Ken Kortas			0	1	5	1
Chuck Hinton			0	1	27	1
Clendon Thomas		0	0	1	0	0
Brady Keys		0	1	1	0	0
Dick Compton			1	1	0
Mike Haggerty			0	1	0	0
Dick Hoak			2	1	0
John Foruria			0	1	0	0
Mike Clark			0	1	0
Ray Mansfield			2	1	-21	0
Roy Jefferson			1	1	0
Willie Asbury			4	0	0
Jim Elliott			1	0	0	0
Earl Gros			1	0	0
Cannonball Butler			1	0	0	0
J.R. Wilburn			1	0	0
Bill Saul		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	33	30	8	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mike Clark									12	35	0			71
J.R. Wilburn		5							0	0	0			30
Don Shy	4	1	0	0					0	0	0			30
John Hilton	0	5		0					0	0	0			30
Roy Jefferson	0	4	0						0	0	0			24
Willie Asbury	4	0							0	0	0			24
Kent Nix	2								0	0	0			12
Chet Anderson		2							0	0	0			12
Dick Hoak	1	1							0	0	0			12
Chuck Hinton							1		0	0	0			6
Earl Gros	1	0							0	0	0			6
Dick Compton	0	1							0	0	0			6
Charlie Bivins	1	0							0	0	0			6
Ben McGee						1			0	0	0			6
Ken Kortas							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	13	19	0	0	0	1	2	0	12	35	0	0	0	281