1968 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Bill Austin (2-11-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1968 Pittsburgh Steelers RosterTeam Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Bill Austin (2-11-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1968 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Century Division.
The Steelers chalked up 244 points, but the leaky defense conceded 397, most in the circuit. Dick Shiner threw for 1,856 yards. Roy Jefferson paced the receiving corps, grabbing 58 passes for 1,074 yards.
Dick Hoak carried the ball for a team-best 858 yards for Pittsburgh.
Paul Martha, Clendon Thomas, Marv Woodson and Ray May each intercepted 3 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 | Dick Shiner | 304 | 148 | 48.7 | 1856 | 6.1 | 18 | 5.9 | 17 | 5.6 | 61 | 64.5 | Kent Nix | 130 | 56 | 43.1 | 720 | 5.5 | 4 | 3.1 | 8 | 6.2 | 61 | 45.7 | Dick Hoak | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 188 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.2 | 62 | 61.5 | Bobby Walden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 451 | 211 | 46.8 | 2764 | 6.1 | 22 | 4.9 | 26 | 5.8 | 62 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dick Hoak | 175 | 858 | 4.9 | 77 | 3 | Earl Gros | 151 | 579 | 3.8 | 44 | 3 | Don Shy | 35 | 106 | 3.0 | 39 | 1 | Roy Jefferson | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 22 | 0 | Dick Shiner | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 | Rocky Bleier | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 21 | 0 | Kent Nix | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 | Willie Asbury | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | Bobby Walden | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
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| Totals | 399 | 1721 | 4.3 | 77 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Roy Jefferson | 58 | 1074 | 18.5 | 62 | 11 | J.R. Wilburn | 39 | 514 | 13.2 | 41 | 3 | Dick Hoak | 28 | 253 | 9.0 | 30 | 1 | Earl Gros | 27 | 211 | 7.8 | 21 | 3 | John Hilton | 20 | 285 | 14.2 | 37 | 1 | Don Shy | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 | Rich Kotite | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 20 | 2 | Dick Compton | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 14 | 1 | Marshall Cropper | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 | Rocky Bleier | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 54 | 0 | Willie Asbury | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 | Jon Henderson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 | Jerry Hillebrand | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | Tony Jeter | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
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| Totals | 211 | 2764 | 13.1 | 62 | 22 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Booth Lusteg | 29 | 26 | 89.7 | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 50 | Bill Shockley | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 32 | 28 | 87.5 | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 52 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Bobby Walden | 68 | 2745 | 40.4 | 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 68 | 2745 | 40.4 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Roy Jefferson | 28 | 274 | 9.8 | 80 | 1 | Lou Harris | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 | Rocky Bleier | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 | Tom Watkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 38 | 308 | 8.1 | 80 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Don Shy | 28 | 682 | 24.4 | 90 | 0 | Jon Henderson | 29 | 589 | 20.3 | 44 | 0 | Rocky Bleier | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 27 | 0 | Marshall Cropper | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 23 | 0 | Tom Watkins | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | Lou Harris | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | John Hilton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Mike Taylor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
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| Totals | 70 | 1502 | 21.5 | 90 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Paul Martha | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23 | 0 | Ray May | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 25 | 1 | Marv Woodson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 | Clendon Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Hillebrand | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 32 | 0 | Andy Russell | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | John Campbell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
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| Totals | 17 | 151 | 8.9 | 32 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Dick Shiner | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jon Henderson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marv Woodson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Wade | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andy Russell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roy Jefferson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Walden | 1 | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | Clendon Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | J.R. Wilburn | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Don Shy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Taylor | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Rocky Bleier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben McGee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Hinton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sam Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paul Martha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | Frank Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Earl Gros | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kent Nix | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Hoak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 78 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Roy Jefferson | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | Booth Lusteg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 50 | Earl Gros | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Dick Hoak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | J.R. Wilburn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Rich Kotite | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Don Shy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | John Hilton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Paul Martha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dick Compton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ray May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bill Shockley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 |
