1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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The 1964
1964 NFL season
The 1964 NFL season was the 45th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season started, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle reinstated Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras, who had been suspended for the 1963 season due to...

 Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

 season
was the 32nd in franchise history. The team played all of their home games at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, and won five games, while losing nine, resulting in a fifth-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference
Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69
The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...

. Following the season, the Steelers dismissed head coach Buddy Parker
Buddy Parker
Raymond "Buddy" Parker is a former football player and coach in the National Football League who served as head coach for three teams: the Chicago Cardinals, the Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers....

 and replaced him with Mike Nixon
Mike Nixon
Mike Nixon is a former American football player, coach and scout who spent close to a half-century connected to the game...

.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time (ET
North American Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

)
Result
1 September 13, 1964 Los Angeles Rams L 26–14
2 September 20, 1964 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 27–24
3 September 27, 1964 Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

W 23–17
4 October 4, 1964 at Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 21–7
5 October 10, 1964 at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 23–7
6 October 18, 1964 at Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

L 30–10
7 October 25, 1964 Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 34–10
8 November 1, 1964 Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 30–17
9 November 8, 1964 at St. Louis Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 34–30
10 November 15, 1964 Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

L 30–0
11 November 22, 1964 at New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 44–17
12 November 29, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 21–20
13 December 6, 1964 at Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

W 14–7
14 December 13, 1964 at Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

L 17–14

Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1964): Los Angeles Rams 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,988
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Los Angeles – FG Gossett 9 0–3
  • Los Angeles – FG Gossett 39 0–6
  • Los Angeles – Wilson 1 run (Gossett kick)0–13
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman
    Gary Ballman
    Gary John Ballman was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Ballman starred at Michigan State before playing halfback and wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1962 to 1966, making the Pro Bowl the final two seasons...

     25 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–13
  • Los Angeles – Allen 10 pass from Munson (kick failed)7–19
  • Los Angeles – Lundy 14 interception return (Gossett kick)7–26
  • Pittsburgh – King
    Phil King (American football)
    Philip Edgar King was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Vanderbilt University and was drafted in the first round of the 1958 NFL Draft. Nicknamed "The Chief"...

     4 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–26

Week 2 (Sunday September 20, 1964): New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,053
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • New York Giants – Barnes 26 interception (Chandler kick)0–7
  • New York Giants – Webster 2 run (Chandler kick)0–14
  • Pittsburgh – Hinton
    Chuck Hinton (football player)
    Charles Dudley "Chuck" Hinton was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers , the New York Jets, and the Baltimore Colts . He went to North Carolina Central University.-External links:*...

     8 interception return (kick failed)6–14
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson
    John Henry Johnson
    John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...

     2 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)13–14
  • Pittsburgh – Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     2 run (Chandler kick)20–14
  • New York Giants – James 2 run (Chandler kick)20–21
  • Pittsburgh – Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     1 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)27–21
  • New York Giants – FG Chandler 22 27–24

Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1964): Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,594
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     3–0
  • Dallas – FG Van Raaphorst 16 3–3
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman
    Gary Ballman
    Gary John Ballman was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Ballman starred at Michigan State before playing halfback and wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1962 to 1966, making the Pro Bowl the final two seasons...

     32 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (kick failed)9–3
  • Dallas – Clarke 7 pass from Meredith (Van Raaphorst kick)9–10
  • Pittsburgh – Kelly 21 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)16–10
  • Pittsburgh – King
    Phil King (American football)
    Philip Edgar King was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Vanderbilt University and was drafted in the first round of the 1958 NFL Draft. Nicknamed "The Chief"...

     4 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)23–10

Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1964): Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Franklin Field
Franklin Field
Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania's stadium for football, field hockey, lacrosse, sprint football, and track and field . It is also used by Penn students for recreation, and for intramural and club sports, including touch football and cricket, and is the site of Penn's graduation...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 59,394
  • Referee: Bud Brubaker
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Philadelphia – T. Brown 23 pass from Snead (Baker kick)0–7
  • Philadelphia – T. Brown 87 pass from Snead (Baker kick)0–14
  • Philadelphia – Retzlaff 31 pass from Snead (Baker kick)0–21
  • Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw
    Jim Bradshaw
    Jim Bradshaw is a former professional American football safety for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. He graduated in 1958 from St...

     33 run with recovered fumble (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–21

Week 5 (Saturday October 10, 1964): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 80,530
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


John Henry Johnson
John Henry Johnson
John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...

 rushed for 200 yards.

Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     21 3–0
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson
    John Henry Johnson
    John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...

     33 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)10–0
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson
    John Henry Johnson
    John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...

     45 run (kick failed)16–0
  • Cleveland – Collins 18 pass from Ryan (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)16–7
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson
    John Henry Johnson
    John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...

     5 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)23–7

Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1964): Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

 

at Metropolitan Stadium
Metropolitan Stadium
Metropolitan Stadium was a sports stadium that once stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The area where the stadium once stood is now the site of the Mall of America...

, Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 39,873
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     12 3–0
  • Minnesota – Brown 6 pass from Tarkenton (kick failed)6–3
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak
    Dick Hoak
    Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

     17 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)10–6
  • Minnesota – Brown 59 pass from Tarkenton (Cox kick)10–13
  • Minnesota – Brown 1 run (Cox kick)10–20
  • Minnesota – FG Cox 25 10–23
  • Minnesota – Hawkins 56 interception return (Cox kick)10–30

Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1964): Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 38,393
  • Referee: George Rennix
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Philadelphia – Concannon 15 run (Baker kick)0–7
  • Pittsburgh – Peaks
    Clarence Peaks
    Clarence Earl Peaks was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1957 NFL Draft.-References:...

     70 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–7
  • Philadelphia – Mack 53 pass from Snead (Baker kick)7–14
  • Philadelphia – FG Baker 14 7–17
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     13 10–17
  • Philadelphia – FG Baker 47 10–20
  • Philadelphia – Snead 1 run (Baker kick) 10–27
  • Philadelphia – Cross 94 interception return (Baker kick)10–34

Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1964): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 49,568
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Cleveland – FG Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     36 0–3
  • Cleveland – McNeil 25 pass from Ryan (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)0–10
  • Pittsburgh – Peaks
    Clarence Peaks
    Clarence Earl Peaks was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1957 NFL Draft.-References:...

     5 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–10
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     26 10–10
  • Cleveland – Green 7 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)10–17
  • Cleveland – FG Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     22 10–20
  • Cleveland – FG Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     16 10–23
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson
    John Henry Johnson
    John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...

     1 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)17–23
  • Cleveland – Green 13 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)17–30

Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1964): St. Louis Cardinals 

at Busch Stadium
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, all but one of which were located on the same piece of land, the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street on the north side of the city.- History :From...

, St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 28,245
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 12 0–3
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     19 3–3
  • St. Louis – Gautt 2 run (Bakken kick)3–10
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     43 6–10
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 16 6–13
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman
    Gary Ballman
    Gary John Ballman was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Ballman starred at Michigan State before playing halfback and wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1962 to 1966, making the Pro Bowl the final two seasons...

     28 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

    13–13
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     38 16–13
  • St. Louis – Conrad 2 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)16–20
  • St. Louis – Gambrell 8 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)16–27
  • St. Louis – Meinert 18 interception return (Bakken kick)16–34
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak
    Dick Hoak
    Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

     22 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)23–34
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman
    Gary Ballman
    Gary John Ballman was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Ballman starred at Michigan State before playing halfback and wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1962 to 1966, making the Pro Bowl the final two seasons...

     29 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)30–34

Week 10 (Sunday November 15, 1964): Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 31,587
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Washington – Taylor 3 run (Martin kick)0–7
  • Washington – Coia 80 pass from Jurgensen (kick failed)0–13
  • Washington – Taylor 80 pass from Jurgensen (Martin kick)0–20
  • Washington – Sample 15 interception (Martin kick)0–27
  • Washington – FG Martin 31 0–30

Week 11 (Sunday November 22, 1964): New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 62,691
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     10 3–0
  • Pittsburgh – Thomas
    Clendon Thomas
    Clendon Thomas is a former American football halfback who played ten seasons in the National Football League.In college, he was a star athlete for the Oklahoma Sooners under legendary coach Bud Wilkinson...

     13 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)10–0
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson
    John Henry Johnson
    John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...

     10 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)17–0
  • New York Giants FG Chandler 22 yd FG17–3
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman
    Gary Ballman
    Gary John Ballman was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Ballman starred at Michigan State before playing halfback and wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1962 to 1966, making the Pro Bowl the final two seasons...

     22 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)24–3
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     28 27–3
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson
    John Henry Johnson
    John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...

     2 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)34–3
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     23 37–3
  • New York Giants – Wood 8 run (Chandler kick)37–10
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak
    Dick Hoak
    Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

     5 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)44–10
  • New York Giants – Barnes recovered fumble in end zone (Chandler kick)44–17

Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1964): St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 27,807
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • St. Louis – Crow 5 run (Bakken kick)0–7
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     30 3–7
  • Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw
    Jim Bradshaw
    Jim Bradshaw is a former professional American football safety for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. He graduated in 1958 from St...

     47 fumble return (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)10–7
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak
    Dick Hoak
    Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

     3 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick) 17–7
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     36 20–7
  • St. Louis – Smith 42 pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)20–14
  • St. Louis – Fischer 49 fumble return (Bakken kick)20–21

Week 13 (Sunday December 6, 1964): Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 

at D.C. Stadium, Washington, DC
  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 42,219
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Johnson
    John Henry Johnson
    John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...

     4 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–0
  • Washington – Taylor 36 run (Martin kick)7–7
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman
    Gary Ballman
    Gary John Ballman was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Ballman starred at Michigan State before playing halfback and wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1962 to 1966, making the Pro Bowl the final two seasons...

     47 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–7

Week 14 (December 13, 1964): Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

 

at Cotton Bowl
Cotton Bowl (stadium)
The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,...

, Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 35,271
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring drives:
  • Dallas – FG Van Raaphorst 10 0–3
  • Dallas – Norman 8 pass from Meredith (Van Raaphorst kick)0–10
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak
    Dick Hoak
    Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

     3 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–10
  • Dallas – Dunn 3 run (Van Raaphorst kick)7–17
  • Pittsburgh – Ballman
    Gary Ballman
    Gary John Ballman was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Ballman starred at Michigan State before playing halfback and wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1962 to 1966, making the Pro Bowl the final two seasons...

     36 pass from Brown
    Ed Brown (quarterback)
    Charles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–17

Standings

NFL Eastern
Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69
The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...

W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns
1964 Cleveland Browns season
The 1964 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 15th season with the National Football League. The Browns' championship is the most recent championship by a professional sports team in the Cleveland area.-The Upset Heard 'Round Pro Football World:...

10 3 1 .769 415 293 W-1
St. Louis Cardinals
1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 45th year with the National Football League and the 5th season in St. Louis.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-NFL Playoff Bowl: -References:**...

9 3 2 .750 357 331 W-4
Philadelphia Eagles
1964 Philadelphia Eagles season
-Offseason:Joe Kuharich is hired as Head Coach after he leaves Notre Dames. He is still their only head coach with a lifetime losing record while coaching there, going 17 – 23 in 4 years. Owner Jerry Wolman give Kuharich a unheard of contract of $1 million over 15 years...

6 8 0 .429 312 313 L-1
Washington Redskins
1964 Washington Redskins season
The 1964 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-11 record from 1963.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

6 8 0 .429 307 305 L-2
Dallas Cowboys
1964 Dallas Cowboys season
The 1964 Dallas Cowboys season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–10, winning five games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-References:...

5 8 1 .385 250 289 W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 9 0 .357 253 315 L-1
New York Giants
1964 New York Giants season
The 1964 New York Giants season was the 40th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* *...

2 10 2 .167 241 399 L-4
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