1965 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Nixon (2-12)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers RosterTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Nixon (2-12)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing seventh in the NFL's East Division.
The Steelers managed just 202 points, worst in the league, while the defense conceded 397. Bill Nelsen threw for 1,917 yards. Gary Ballman paced the receiving corps, grabbing 40 passes for 859 yards.
Dick Hoak carried the ball for a team-best 426 yards for Pittsburgh, and Mike Lind additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Jim Bradshaw picked off 5 opponent throws.
Mike Nixon coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelsen | 270 | 121 | 44.8 | 1917 | 7.1 | 8 | 3.0 | 17 | 6.3 | 87 | 52.7 |
| Tommy Wade | 66 | 33 | 50.0 | 463 | 7.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 13 | 19.7 | 49 | 43.5 |
| Ed Brown | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 123 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 27.8 | 39 | 23.4 |
| Totals | 354 | 161 | 45.5 | 2503 | 7.1 | 10 | 2.8 | 35 | 9.9 | 87 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Hoak | 131 | 426 | 3.3 | 42 | 5 |
| Mike Lind | 111 | 375 | 3.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Clarence Peaks | 47 | 230 | 4.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Cannonball Butler | 46 | 108 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Theron Sapp | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 11 | 3 |
| Tommy Wade | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 41 | 0 |
| John Johnson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Martha | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 407 | 1378 | 3.4 | 42 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ballman | 40 | 859 | 21.5 | 87 | 5 |
| Clendon Thomas | 25 | 431 | 17.2 | 80 | 1 |
| Mike Lind | 25 | 236 | 9.4 | 39 | 1 |
| Dick Hoak | 19 | 228 | 12.0 | 48 | 1 |
| Roy Jefferson | 13 | 287 | 22.1 | 50 | 1 |
| Paul Martha | 11 | 171 | 15.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Cannonball Butler | 9 | 117 | 13.0 | 43 | 1 |
| Lee Folkins | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 16 | 0 |
| John Hilton | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Red Mack | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Theron Sapp | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 161 | 2503 | 15.5 | 87 | 10 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lambert | 78 | 3518 | 45.1 | 69 |
| Totals | 78 | 3518 | 45.1 | 69 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Jefferson | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 67 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Jim Bradshaw | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 259 | 7.8 | 67 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannonball Butler | 25 | 509 | 20.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 20 | 429 | 21.4 | 58 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Theron Sapp | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Marv Woodson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 61 | 1238 | 20.3 | 58 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bradshaw | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 82 | 1 |
| Marv Woodson | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 61 | 1 |
| Bob Sherman | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Max Messner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Daniel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 282 | 23.5 | 82 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannonball Butler | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rod Breedlove | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Peaks | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Campbell | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ken Kortas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Lind | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roy Jefferson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Sandusky | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Wade | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Magac | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Hoak | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Riley Gunnels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Daniel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Baker | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clendon Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lee Folkins | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Max Messner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben McGee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Bradshaw | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hilton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Henson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Mansfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Pine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Ballman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bill Nelsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Frank Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brady Keys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 42 | 35 | 106 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Mike Clark | 11 | 19 | 0 | 52 | ||||||||||
| Gary Ballman | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Dick Hoak | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Mike Lind | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Lee Folkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Clendon Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Roy Jefferson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Willie Daniel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Marv Woodson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim Bradshaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| John Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Cannonball Butler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
